The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-07-08

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and country--between the farma own
orlngs his product to town And VINO vac
merchant who buys it and in tne
Sails him his daily supplies-tbat oft
the farmer is taught to believe O Tn
the lawyer, the doctor or the 'na'
slonal man is hostile to him or -
some way responsible forthe ills u5ioL
ne suffers. | need not say to Won tbot
this is all wrong, unwise and bI,r sF~T
to a degree to all concerned. L sana
the strength of our people and weakapS
their power to procure redress W.
need everyOody's help because on
pressors are a greatly party e~ntrencbed
in the strongholds of the government
Naturally the redress of WRONGS ~.
casioned by unjust legislation IS the
repeal of that legislation. The great
Democratic party of America, now in
a large numerical majority, but del
prived of the control of the govern.
ment by the most unscrupulous
methods, openly and almost with
unanimity, favors the repeal of all
the legislation of which you complain.
A little strengthening of it's hands,
and but a little, will enable it to tri.
umph. It's triumph will be yours. A
little sapping of it's strength, a little
division in it's ranks, will be it's defeat
again. It's defeat will likewise be
yours. The danger is that oppressed
freemen become impatient and impa,
tient men are often unwise. Your
great organization is but little more
than two years old--it is not yet
grown. It cannot look for great har.
vest of results before the sowing and
the maturing of the crop. Already
wonderful things have been achieved.
Venerable legislators, lifelong ser
wants of corporations and Wall street
policy have already come to know
that there is large class of the Ameri.
can people called farmers, and who
have rights and privileges like others.
greater shock for years past, has
been given to the sleek and comfort.
able recipients of class Legislation tn N
the recent passage through the Senate
of the bill to restore the unlimited
coinage and legal tender character of
silver. This was undoubtedly due to-
the Farmers Allan 3e. For the past
six months, there has been more dis
cussion upon the condition of the
farmers and matters pertaining to
their interests, than had taken place
within ten years previous. The more
of this talk the better for the farmers,
Their wrongs are so palpabIe that the
justice of redressing them will become
more and more irresistible as the
light is turned on. The policy of the
farmers, being now right, is to keep z
within the right. Demand nothing
that is illegal-ask nothing that is
unreasona able. Especially it seems
to me, they should be care
full not to injure their friends. They
should hold their forces in hand
ready to aid those who favor them
and to strike those only who are hos
tile to their purposes and principles
To attempt to make a political party
of the Farmers Alliance for the pur.
pose of supplanting either Of the great
parties who divide the American peo
pie would be a great mistake. In the
South it could only destroy the Demo.
cratic party and leave in undisputed
control that other party which is the
and upholder of the evils by
which we are afflicted. By your own
rules you exclude from membership
majority Of the community and for
ahat reason alone you should not III
dertake to become a p")lit.cal party. !
see many indications of that tendency
give me much concern. n
the neighboring State Of South Caro-
lima there is a contest raging which
it looks to me, can only have the
result of putting that State back unde
African rule. This, too, among men
protesting to agree upon all matterSo 0.
principle. Let US hope that we may
avoid such dangerous and un8eemI7
contests in our Sat-. trust mnt
to you, my dear sir, and 10 tie CO
servat SIN, good sense, moderation AZ
patriotism Of the farmers Of Nor
Carolina, to avoid the taking Of a
position or the doing Of anything IL
prevent the Democrats who
in the Alliance and the D2mocr
who are not in the Alliance, tr1
working together for principles VIII
are common and for interests wh
are general, with that harmony viii
so triumphantly brought US outF
the house of bondage in the PEREZ
from 1870 to 1876, and which has
20 great a measure restored our St
TO a reasonable degree of prosper
and credit. Let US not initiate
conduct of the Jews when their sac
,ity was besieged by the Ron
who fought their enemies
Incredible valor all day and fou
zach other with incredible fury no
Let US, on the contrary, st