The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-11-25
NUTS TO CRACK AT THE FARM
ER'S FIRESIDE.
Press Opinions from Many Sources.


oppression. Lockwood, (Mo) Inde
pendent.
The stringency in the money mar
kets of the country is effecting the
price of cotton all over the country.
Cotton nowhere is selling for its true
value. Mississippi ClOdhopper.
Some of these fellows who sit In
the doorway of the court house defam
ing Farmers Alliances and whistling
up their courage had best take vermi
fuge.-AShland, Ohio, Free Lance.
There is but one way for the farmer,
mechanic and laborer out of the many
troubles which now harrass them on
every side, and that is, to stand firm
and united in one grand movement
Grange Advocate.
The only proper kicking that might
be done about the farmers and work,
ingmen going into politi IS is that they
ought to get some one to kick them
for not doing it ten years sooner
Kansas Commoner.
Yes, ye men of brawn-shout aloud
for the Mckinley bill It will prove
your salvation-for do you not know
that dried blood, bones, bladders, bees
wax and g-intessines are on the free
list ?-Ihe Crest West
TIE working people have as much
right to organize standing army to
enforce their demands, as the corpora.
tions have to keep standing army of
Pinkerton cut-throats to intimidate
their.e Employees. .-IeraS Labor Journal
Tom Reed boldly stated this week
at st. Paul, before 5000 people, that
sugar was on the free list. That is
sample of high toned political lying
Only grades used in refning-below
16 Dutch Standard are on the free
Iist:-I'ae Great West
The Kansas City packers announce
rise in the price of canned meats and
further rise of / cent pound on
canned lard The new prices take
immediate effect This is all on &C
count of the Mckinley tariff on tin
plates Rockdale Messenger.
No vote can be lost or thro wn away
which is cast against corrupt political
parties to express desire for a reform
in government. Always vote for
principle though you have to vote
alone, and you can cherish the sweet
reflection that Jour vote is never lost.
-EIrchamge.
All the old party hacks complain
that the Sub Treasury bill involves
class legislation. What if it does
Farmers as a class are injured by class
legislation and now they propose to
right themselves by the same kind of
law, and call upon all good mon to aid
them Weekly MOnatOr.
1t is amusing to observe the eager
ness with with which the 2x4 editors
print the remarks of some other fellow
against the Sub, Treasury scheme.
Like the small,fry politicians they wait
till the bosses have spoken, and then,
parrot,ike, jump up and say, "me
too I''-ArkanSdS Economist
The most dangerous element that
enters into political campaign now
a,days is the free use of money. And
the more hopeless the condition of the
people becomes the more influence
does money WELD in shaping the re
suits of the election. Moral: Give
the people prosperity Western Ad-
VOcGte.
The new tariff lowers the duty on
live poultry from 10 cents pound
down to 3 cents, and on dressed poul,
try, from 10 cents to cents. Why
the tariff was put up on eggs and dOOn
on egg producers, 1t is difficult to say,
unless it was intended to stimulate
egg production and discourage the
killing of hens for market
Last Saturday as two girls stood
watching the long procession of farm
ers passing in the streets of Fremont,
one of them said, "Let's 60" "No, D
said the other " Let's stay and see
the end" A farmer standing by re
marked: "Little girls, you will not
see the end of that until it reaches the
White House two years hence. y
Arlington Ne6, Defender.
What a spectacle to see man hall
clothed and living in a poor board
shanty with a poorly clad wife and
children, voting for party ticket that
will always keep him in rags and
poverty. 1t is shame for hard work
ing men who can't get enough ahead
to buy home nor to bury his dead,
to vote with the parties who have
placed him in those circumstances
Labor Tribune.
The man or the party that attempts
to defend the national banking sys
tenn holds an unenviable position. The