The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-08-05
ARE THE POLITICAL GRIEV-
ANCES COMPLAIN OF
REAL OR IMAGT-
NARY7

Mr.. EDITOR: 1t is alleged by some
would be politicians that all is well;
That there is no cause for complain
that all are, or may be, happy and
prosperous under the present laws as
they are now adm nistered; that nQth h
ing can help the farmers except a
president that can give them good
crops, and none are dissatisfe1 except
those who fail to get Office. Is this
so? If It is, then every man elong-
ing to the Alliance or in sympathy
with it is either a knave or a fool.
All the Alliance demands, both State
and National, are unjust and uncal ed
for, and all the politicians and political
platforms that have promised the re
peal Of the internal revenue, the pas
sage of the Blair educational bill, the
Su Treasury bill, or any law aiding
the farmers, are all humbugs, for
none of these things have been done,
and if the people can and do prosper
without them, then it is folly to pass
them, and they are nothing but the
clap. trap Of demagogues gotten up 0.
catch votes
We for one cannot agree with the
political siren who sings that all is
well and says to the farmer 60 to
work and [ will attend to the finances.
Nor do [ intend knowingly to initiate
the :abled fly by walking into the
parlor of the political spider only to
be consumed by him. We have had
enough of that, and thank God the
dear people are beginning to think for
themselves and do not propose that
the politician shall, longer think for
them. It appears that the thinker
" gifts the coon and the farmers are
getting tired of doing all the hunting
while others get the meat and fur.
Then let the laboring classes stand
firmly together, irrespective of old
party affiliations, and support for
Office only such men as are in accord
with, and will pledge themselves to
use their influence to have passed the
laws now demanded by the Farmers
Alliance.
1t is not the purpose of this COM
munication to discuss in detail the
demands of the Alliance, for they
have been ratified by every Alliance
in the State, and that is or ought to
be enough to Justify the farmers in
not voting for any man who is not
pledged to their support.
Let US have no wavering, no weak
knees, no falling into old ruts under
the old party lash, nor no more boss.
ing by the politicians, but let the peo
pie say to the political candidates
what they want done and demand
that they do it, and unless they will
pledge themselves to do what they
want, let them alone.
All who have a common interest
should join hands and march shoulder
to shoulder and vote together until
the last politician, wao is opposed to
the interests of the IaOoring class, is
put to flight. Do not go to sleep
under the lullaby that all is we'll nor
be deceived by the old politician who
says that what the farmer asks is
unconstitutional, nor the U. s. Sen
ator who tells you that he has known
for ten years that you are oppressed,
yet during all that time has offered
no relief, and now has no substitute
for the g unconstitutional"
1t does seem that we have had
enough of that kind of statesmanshi ;,
and no thinking people will longer be
deceived by it. So we say read The
Progressive. FARMER, thereby keep
posted in regard to your interests,
vote and act accordingly and all NIL
be we'll
Fr&ternally, H.