The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-12-02
WHAT WI ASK FOR, AND WHAT
WE GET.
Mt. OLIVE, y. @.

6Wo papers, Lney Call
themselves, that you have attacked
Senator Vance again. Though a con-
stant reader of your paper, and have
read the articles in question, we failed
to see you made the attack.
We, the farmers of this country,
have at last been bold enough to step
up and very politely, we think, ask
for certain legislation that, we think,
will not only be for our relief, but in
relieving US, will add greatly to the
prosperity and good of everybody,
Except a few who are running this
land and government that we all love
so well, ana those few are fast run-
ming us into anarchists, socialists, etc.
And without some stop or halt in
some way u once happy people will
be without homes aud many might
have to mourn their first born.
This is the first thing ever asked
for by us and our people, both North,
South, East and West, mean business
in this thing. l said above politely
our measures, gave its dimensions,
and then addeI, if you can't give us
this, give something better. The
question has been asked time and
again, has any Senator or Representa-
tive offered anything in its stead ?
SO, 900 900 of people don't expect to
be kicked under the bed COMMITTEE
room) by a few bulls and bears and
lay there and let them do all the bel
lowing and growing.
Was Senator Vance or any other
Senator or Representative ever at
tackled untl they gaze us the first lick !?
" Unconstitutional" Admit that il is
so, must $4,000, 900 people suffer,
perish and die, or tramp this country
over for peace and find it not because
such measures as would bring relief
are no. in strict accordance with con
stitutional laws2 Was it constitution
al to pay DR.. Bliss $25. 900 for his
attendance on President Garfield,
make donations to several families Of
several hundred thousand dollars
when honored heads had been taken
from them, although with plenty of
means to live comfortably all their
lives2 Does our Congressman think
we have royal blood in this land OF
the brave and free, that they must
draw hundreds of thousands from our
treasury for the agrandizement and
opulent living of the few and our tax
burdened millions silently submit
when they ask nothing from the gov
eminent only as they secure 1t, and
then pay 1t back into the treasury?
"This makes an issue and will be
sure to create a stir. The guns of the
Democratic papers will % double
shotted, no douOt. This, Mr.. Editor,
is the writing up of the comment by
the Messenger, of Wilmington. What
does this mean? Since Tuesdays
election every Democratic paper has
hal from one to four roosters crow
ing over their victory. Now, sir, who
fought that battle ? Was it the Demo
cratic rarty? Good men, you who
have the true, genuine principles of
Democracy in you, ask yourselves the
above question, and your own con
science will answer no. Then is any
man in North Carolina or any other
State above the laws of right and
justice ? If so, and that man be our
own honored Senator, then let him
alone in his royal path; but if he, like
all created beings, be imperfect, we
hope the "double shotted" Demo.
cratic papers will either shoot very
high or very low and be sure to miss
the mark as they will do.
Remember, Democratic papers, you
have nothing to crow over, only so
far as the principles you pretem ! to rep
resent correspond with the Alliance
movement and their aids.
Double shooters" indeed claim
everything to your own aggrandize
ment, and then when the true victors
claim anything at the source of legis
~lation, you Democratic papers must
reload and drive the working man
from the field that old sectionalism
and party strife and low wickedness
in high places may again rise to the
surface and declare y r yet Wmder
the Democratic party.
Remember, Democratic papers, that
there is a wide difference between the
party and the principles of true De
mocracy; one is for the good of a few
while the other is for the good of the
whole people, and inasmuch as the
principles of any party correspond
with this they will be victorious,
otherwise they must suffer defeat, and
hereoOih be content, for the people will
not be fooled any longer by their ma
chine politics.
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