The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-12-02
NUTS TO CRACK AT THE FARM
ER'S FIRESIDE.
Press Opinions from Many Sources.

1t is about time for Colonel Elliott
F. Shepard to call out his 100, 900
men and crush the rebellion in the
Republican party.-Mobile Register.
1t is an illegal trust, founded on a
violation of the United State constitu-
tion, but too rich to be controlled by
law. 1t is the outgrowth of foul
treason at Washington during the war
At present there is too much salary
and too little harmony in the Worlds
Fair commission The country will
overlook the big salaries, but it will
have no patience with squabbling.-
Mobile Register.
The Farmers Alliance is causing a
great deal of anxiety among the
political frauds who have been robbing
the people for the last twenty years.
Looks ominous, don't it, old Boodlers
Pacific Union.
The time has come when ignorance
of the questions that are before the
people by those who have an oppor-
tunity to inform themselves, is not
sufficient excuse for neglect Of duty.
= Western AdvocGte
The farmers of the United States
have rebelled against the Wall Stree
policy and the two old parties have
marshsled their entire forces to whip
them oack into subsection, but they
don't whip worth a cent Wheel
If the Alliance places a man in
position of trust and he advises them
to do just as the professional politicians
do, is it any evidence that he is work
ing in their interest, or is it evidence
he is not doing his duty 2-The Monitor.
In the Supreme Court at Topeka
last Saturday there we're seven cases
between railroad companies and pri
vate individuals. Six were decided
in favor of the corporations and the
other vas dismissed. = Western AdvO.
cdte
We sorely need a new psrty-a party
of progress, of ideas, of lofty objects.
Unless such one is established the
time will not be long in coming when
imperialism will step in, and the
republic be no more.-B Building Trades
Record.
That New York World interview
was the greatest mistake of my life.
The people didn't care how often l
plagarized Massilon, but they have
more respect for the decalogue and
golden rule than l thought j. j.
ingalls,.
The shock from the great political
earthquake was felt throughout the
nation. The people staggard some
With surprise, others in dismay. To
account for this political phenomenon
is the question of the hour Banner
Of Liberty.
Major Mckinley is doubtless a
great man but as statesman he is
rather belated The procession 10
which he belongs has passed by
High protection has been weighed in
the balance and found wanting
wanting the earth.
The Secretary of the Treasury
knocked the life out of the silver bill
by issuing silver notes only of the
$500 or $1,000 variety. This is to
prevent the money from getting into
circulation Can't the American peo
pie put ahead on this rascallty p
Exchange.
We notice that nine men out of ten
who are accusing the farmers of being
} rebels are men who never did years
honest work in their lives, and the
most of those who tell how extrava
giant the farmers are, would literally
starve to death on the fare that half
the farmers of Kansas are compelled
subsist upon Western Advocate.
Farmers Voice: Corporation at
torneys, party bosses, subsidized news
papers, high saIaried oficials-fellows
who like fat jobs where there is light
work and heavy professional
robbers of public treasures, and
piratical riff raft who make a trade of
politics, have been doing all the efec-
tive political thinking that has been
done in this country during the last
twenty years
That Jews will succeed in farming
is almost certain. They are indus
trious and ingenious. They possess
what most American farmers lack
the trading faculty. A farmer to
succeed must be a good merchant.
He must study the wants of the market
and endeavor to supply them. Jews
always keep themselves informed about
prices and the value of everything
that is bought and sold.
The Atchison Champion is authority
for the statement tn 1t since the election
t men have been sent out for the purpose
of buying or in some way securing
the votes of the newly alecIad legisla