The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-10-14

have robbed the people of t6o;. lney
stance by doubling the wealth of SUD,
gang, halving the labor of the ,aelr
and doubling their burdens. poor
This oligarchy is a gigantic con.
idated power. On the party mao LSo'
it rolls and brushes all 0nnas;Ge
The voice of the people is brs i5o9,
The craven image is set IN. TS~
people must worship or be foronuas
fallen. There is manifested in o's'
parts of this empire a factions onna
ton to the rule of the oIiga rTIS.
Blind fools, don't you know Won a!Ny
too weak and ignorant ? Don't r a1s
know when these master lords sb3oG y
their little fingers at you Won ~S
shrink away in shame and confnsion
Break party ranks! You had inst =.
well go and break your necks. Il a.
against the laws. Have not vons
masters mustered you in, rank AND
file, and have they not at their CON-
mand a thousand patent enoina,
loaded to the muzzle to dreDcb y
contumely and disgrace all who ~
not obey orders Out with sncb
desperation. Stick to your partr
To your party belong the pIutocrsI.
who have gone to Europe. To vorr
party belong the grand moons
in Washington. To your party 6o
long the millionaires and the news
papers. Stick to your party. DOWN
with this factious opposition to the
oligarchy.
Thirteen farmers in Congress,
What impudence! What audacitvr
What assured rights have they there
They should blush and p home
They are out Of place. A poor farmer
in such fine company Shamel where
is thy blush? Go home and tell your
companions that they are no Longer
worthy to be a factor in this govern.
ment; that nine tenths of the people
who speak through the peoples organ
izations are perfectly insignificant,
and what they may wish done in their
ignorance is perfectly unconstitution.
al and absurd. The bankers, who
have studied finance; the railroad at.
torneys, who have studied transporta.
ton; and tho politicians, who have
studied economics and the science of
government, are the only men capable
Of running the machine. All Others
would make a botch Of the business.
Suppose, for instance, you should
listen to the voice of four ffths of the
people and pass something like the
Sub-Treasury bill. Would that not
tear up the whole government by the
roots? We, sir; we must suppress
the voice of the people. In would be
perfectly ruinous to let the people run
the peoples government. We know
more about that than they do. We
will run the thing to their best inter.
ests if they will let US alone and stick
to their parties. That is all we ask,
That is all we want. Now let me tell
you a little secret right here. If the
people don't attend to their business
and stick to their parties we will
burst up hill out of an ant hole, bring
On a foreign war, or play thunder
in some shape. But this is sort of a
secret.
Votes, gentlemen, votes; your pre-.
cious votes; your blood bought votes.
Every vote Of a freeman first and last
has cost the life blood of a human
victim. Like the souls of men, It's
the price of blood. Sell your votes to
the oligarchy, and you cruelty afre8h
a fallen hero. To vote right requires
moral courage. towards and slaves
easily follow the current. They learn
nothing. They dare nothing. Think
you tbs an easy matter to vote right?
Have you ever stood on the trembling
ground amidst the laundering artil.
lery, the whistling ball and the scream.
ing shell playing havoc with the
capering of death ? Well, you are a
soldier. But it takes a soldier twice
as brave to vote his convictions. 1t
takes a soldier twice as brave to part
with his friends, his party, his indi.
vidRal interests, and vote for the PEG,
pies good. But if you help to re,
establish the people in their lost in,
h~eritauce, you will help win a noble
victory. peace hath it's victory no
less renowned than war" The PEG.
pie are contending for the control OF
this government Their opponents
who have possession, are the plutoc.
racy. They have changed the repu0'
lie to an o~ligarchy. Both sides want
your votes. Votes, gentlemen, votes
Brave votes. Patriotic votes. We
will do we'll this time. The next
time we will do better. Farewell,
plutocrat. Well meet again at Phil
lippi.