The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-05-06
GLORIOUS NEWS!
Glad Tidings !
BY OLD FOGY.

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Last September in an address Of
mine, published in The PRoGREssIvE
FARMER, you will find that cold
Foov" said: Elect men who will
not need to be pledged-elect men
who are with you in this reform, do
as YOUR ~forefathers did; select your
legislators, your Congressman and
your Governors from u own ranks
from the plow." /
This was then thought to be radical
advice. To day it is common talk in
the Alliance circles all over our
country.
Georgia has virtually gone into
politics. Kansas has given notice that
She will do so-the farmer and laborer
will fall in-no, that is not good ex-
preston, for the leaders are all con-
Sentative, and they are trying to have
us keep cool and bide u time.
Strange as it may seem, the people
today are in the lead. They are no
longer being led. To-day they are
not begging-they are demanding
their rights.
have met many brethren from the
South that one or two years ago felt
that the North was depressing them,
and they felt bitterly TOWARD the
| Northern people. [ meet many that
are from the North, men who a few
months ago were the standard bearers
: of the bloody SHIRT. They, too, felt I'M
kindly toward the people of the
r South. Note the change! To day
/ they grasp each others hands as
: brothers ought-they look into each
t others faces and say: 81 want to tell
you, l have thought badly of you, |
t have distrusted you, l have doubted
you, but bless God that | do not now.
| have learned that it is the profess
sional politician, the demagogue, the
partisan newspaper that stood between
n US, that they did all this to keep us
) apart for fear we, the people, would
see that we had a common interest
e for fear we would unite"
e The Alliance is destroying section
alism.
A few place hunters and profes
d sional grumblers may howl, but th'
ii time has come when "the lion and th'
lamb shall lie down together
" The people are nc longer bette.
,e Democrats or better Republicans thar
a they are patriots. They are no longe
70 anxious for this or that party to sue
10 coed, but are anxious for the counh.
to prosper as the tOWnS and cities ar
lie prospecting.
a This mighty wal of brotherly low
d and patriotism can no more be stoppe'
le by politicians than they could sto
le the waves of old ocean.
le Brethren, I would that you coul
see as | do--Western men, Souther
of men, Northern men, all working hal
in moniously together, each rid1culin
IN himself for being duped by his oil
a. party, you would feel as l feel-ver
hopeful.
h. Could yon read the thousands {
or letters that | read and answer tina
in comes to your national headquarter'
is you would feel that se~ctionalism wa
about to die, that once nor we wi
ly be a free people, free from part
he chains and last, free from party prejl
es- dice, and hat the great doctrine
les the Brotherhood of Man and tn
if Fatherhood of God is our themC
ed Old parties can afford to die to a.
in. complish this grand end, and We ca
~. afford to give them a decent buria
is Let me tell you the great secre
ng Where the Democratic party
he strongest, have at the primaries a
it'll of our membership present, see thu
he our best men go Is delegates to tn
in county convention, see that good me
eat are elected delegates to the Congre
nj sional convention. To be sure th'
on they are good men elect no one th'
it you do not know is your friend,
mel our Shiboleth cannot be given, tru
to him not. Send a man that is all
lch K. Then the proper men will
to nominated, and then see that they 3
lch elected.
ing In Republican strongholds do tt
her same way-no difference what par
nes the brother has affiliated with, if
.eir is an honest, honorable man, one tn
Ugh the community respects and his i
cen terests are Jul interests, persue Il
ON same plan, and then see that he
SER elected.
ng, Where the parties are evenly {
ain, vided, say to the leaders we wa
to Jones or Smith as our candidates f
lies the legislature or Congress. Pla
ask them in nomination and we will VIC
bly, for him; if you do not we will get t
attic other party to nominate them. TIL
l.. dare not jeopardize their interests il
close district and they will do 20
) bidding. for politicians wiU take
husks if they cannot get the Kernel.
We have reached the stage in Q
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