The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-10-21
NUTS TO CRACK AT THE FARM
ER'S FIRESIDE.
Press Opinions from Many Sources.

Puck suggests that politicians are
a good deal like shoes. You can't
expect the machine made one to be of
the highest grade.
Don't find fault with your Alliance
paper If its opinions on any matter
are wrong, write to the editor and
correct him.-LWray, Va, Union.
Corruptions in governments and
organizations begins at the top and
works down; puri6cation begins down
and works up.-Huron Independent.
The fate of large number of Kan
sas ststesmen will be decided once and
forever at the polls this year-the con
ventions simply prep are them for the
burial.-C Champion.
Wall street got hard up for money
a few days ago, and Uncle Sans cash
boy took a run over there and laid
down $3O,0OO,OOO. Glasses, classes.
--Laborer's Tribune
John J: Ingalls, will find the Kansas
legislature hard thing to buy this
year if they don't succeed in heading
off those Alliance fellows. Johnnie,
git yer gun. n."-S. LOUIS Monitor.
The Dublin (Texas) Progress gives
this sensible advice: All voters should
give the Sub, Treasury bill an honest
investigation and neither approve nor
condemn it without good reason.
Kansas City Star 1t is stated that
the debate on the tariff has cost fully
a million dollars. But that is a mere
drop in the bucket to what the bill it.
self will cost the people if it becomes
a law.
Old parties do not grapple with
new issues, but, like men who have
passed the age of usefulness, they put
in their time relating the wonderful
things they did in times gone by
ST. Louis Monitor
We are sorry to see so many Ali
ance papers taking such an active part
in politics. Politics will never build
up the waste places of our country, or
put money in the pockets of the pao
ple.-AHjance Record
Mr.. ingalls,, of Kansas, processes
great interest in the Kansas farmer
He not only takes great interest in
him, but great interest out of b m,
about ! 8 per cent. on money loaned
on mortgages Wilmington Star.
There is but one way for the farmer,
mechanic and laborer out of the many
troubles and difficulties which now
harrsss them on every side, and that
is, to stand firm and united in one
grand movement-G Grangs Advocate
Pomeroy says in his Advance
Thought: Fatten your COWS instead
of poor saloon keepers, and your house
will be better furnished at the end of
the year" This is good advice, and
if needed will make many a. happy
home that is now desolate. .-LabOrer'S
Tribune
Scarce money is always dear money.
Dear money is fine thing for those
who have money to sell and for those
who have stated incomes, but it's
mighty tough on the fellows who have
to raise hogs and corn to swap for
money to pay taxes with.-&. LOUIS
Monitor
Some Congressman are offended
because the farmers insist upon ask
ing reason for their opposition to
the farmers measures These gen
tlemen cannot realize that the people
have been doing some thinking for
themselves while their lead srs have
been absent; and they rather enj joy
the exercise. They will keep it up
Cotton Plant
In another column we publish a
tariff resolution introduced into the
United States Senate by John Sher-
man. If John is in earnest in this
mAtter-if the groans and tears of the
oppressed have begun to melt the
heart of the great American iceburg,
the small fry and preachers should
repent in sack cloth and ashes.-
Gilman Advocate.
We are strong B r. Tillman men
up here, but we are not for u. D.
Tillman, unless he gives his reasons
for opposing the Sub Treasury bill,
and then give US better one. We
want to know now, not after they are
elected; we can't afford to vote for
men who are not in favor Of the Sub
Treasury bill and do not propose to
give us a better 7VLtDaantte, IN
Cotton Pant
The Congress of the United States
during the past twelve years has been
the battle ground of the two great
parties of this country, and the fight
has been so fierce and so closely con-
tested that legislation conducive OF
good to the ma zses has been neglected.
Tho farrnars all over the country re-