The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-08-19
NUTS TO CRACK AT THE FARM
ER'S FIRESIDE.
Press Opinions from Many Sources,

in the circulation of some of the Kan,
sas papers, HObile Register.
The farmers and lAboring men will
probably learn after few more years
of toll and starvation, that one Of the
impossible things in this world is to
obtain the repeal Of bad laws through
the parties that enacted them Col
Orad0 Workman
Crops grow in f8lds suitable for
their culture, in ike manner trusts
form in atmosphere inviting to their
growth. Tell me not they are too
young for destruction. 1t is easier to
drown a gosling than it is to choke a
gander to death.-Eye Opener.
Mr.. Hayseed to Freedelivery-
"Say, Pard, how long 'erfore you
bring our letters out to our doors ?"
Freedelivery-" Free delivery is for
cities-not for country people" Mr..
Hayseed-" Yes, but don't help pay
the tones to pay your salary 2'-Ali1-
amce Quarterly.
If the g. o. p can get the people to
imagine they are happy, they will
have made fine point against the up
heaval of the labOring class. But it
will be rather hard to convince the
corn burners Of Kansas, and the
poor miners Of Pennsylvania that they
are happy.-Eye Opener.
England loans Irish farmers $50,
100000 at 81 per cent. interest, The
New York Sun must regard the Eng
lish as very wicked Socialists, The
funds should be loaned to English
lords at per cent.-that would be
our plan, and would, Of course, avoid
| all socialism.-IoaUa1 Tribune.
1t has long been rumored that
President Harrison will veto a free
coinage silver bill if he gets chance,
This is either an effort to bulldoze
congress on the part of the gold wor
| shipper, or it shows that the president
is totally unworthy his Office and ought
to be impeached.-I0e0a Tribune.
Some very scientific wire pulling
was done at the court house on Satur
day when the e. o. p funeral was in
progress Have your fun, gentlemen,
and make the moss fy-we have no
objection out we'll whisper to your
palm leaf auricles that you are wasting
valuable time-the perslmmon patch
is on the other road-The Weekly
Union.
The old money hen sets on m monop-
oily eggs and is continually Matching
out trusts, com bines and corporations.
The business of our so called statesmen
seems to be to care for the old hen,
and occasionally to appoint a commit
tee Of Senators and Representatives to
chase one of the brood to where it
roosts and robs, but they are very
careful never to harm it.-Ihe
Newspaper.
Adolph Busch, the St. Louis beer
king, is at the head of an establish
ment which employs 5000 men, and
he receives a salary of $4,000 year.
How many poor laboring men who are
complaining of hard times, and whose
families are suffering for the neces
stiles of life are contributing to pay
that kingIy salary California Prohj.
bitiomis, July 3.
The ass in lions skin-Senator Vest,
announced on the floor Of the Senate
that Cleveland had changed fronts and
now stron ely favored free coinage Of
silver. Silver Democrats say that
Cleveland will soon publish his reasons
for this change of front. HIS con
tinual hob nobbing with Wall street
are the ears that stick out and betray
the fraud. .-Ark Dispatch.
The reform press is Ignored and
sneered at by some of the partisan
papers, They do not want their read
ers to know what a terrible power the
reform press has become among The
farmers and Iaborers of this country;
but it is of no use, they may as we'll
give up; the reform press is ahead, for
truth and justice ttheir motto) will al
ways come to the frOnt.-Er.
It may be worth something to GER
tain gentlemen in this city and county
to learn just at this time, that not one
man will be nominated by the u. L.
party in this county for Office who is
not a well known and we'll esta oljshed
Union Labor man. The U. L. party
does not propose to take up any man
for Office who has not already been
measured by the purest rules in our
platform.-La6ors Tribune.
The following is the opinion of the
Baltimore Free Press as to the condition
of the farmers of this country: "Is
it to be wondered at that he kicks
We trnw no. The Farmers, Alliance