The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-07-08
GOOD READING FOR PoLITI-
CLANS.

The I tOTEUA OCOpUIOtS UtU Ii WCG
c.o,oer: At st. Louis the Farmers
Alliance and Knights of Labor locked
shields and issued a pronunciamento
in Which the "sub treasury" system
was offered as a panacea for the ills
which beset The sons of toll. Since
then we have observed the patrons of
busbandry falling into line by their
hearty approval of the measure.
Various farmer organizations through
out the country are altering to the
doctrine, and we note with pleasure
that on the 18th ultimo the powerful
organization, the Georgia Agricultur-
al Society, met at Hawkinsville, and
by resolution unanimously agreed to
CO operate with the Farmers Alliance
in their effort to increase the Volunae Of
money an circulation for the benefit 0fhe
people, and adopted the sub treasury plan
of the Alliance as their guide for future
action. This guarantees a solid sup
port from Georgia for the measure.
With the Empire State of the South
in the lead, we may hopefully expect,
State after State, to fall into line; and
soon we shall present a solid and un-
known front that will send dismay
into the ranks Of the enemy.
The enemy is now cajoleing and
threatening in big terms. First, you
are to be read out of the party; next
o are too good a Democrat or Re,
publican to leave the party, but will
leave the Alliance first, etc.
Derter (Kan) Free Press: The
farmers are studying and talking poll
tical reform to such an extent they
have lost their interest in the old
political parties. In fact, they have
lost confidence in politicians to such
an extent they have come to the con.
clusion that a farmer is capable Of
making laws for farmers, and under
the present order of things, farmers
may occupy the majority OF the seats
of the new legislature to be elected
next fall
The farmers are fast losing interest
in political parties. Both draw their
inspiration () from Wall street.
Twentieth Century (Nea0 York;: Re-
garding money, the simple truth IS
this: number of thieves get together
and assume the monopoly of its manu-
facture. interest is the result Of that
monopoly; and by interest laborers
are robbed and the owners of money
are enriched. AS long as these cum
ming thieves can make laborers believe
that there really is such an authorlta-
tive thing as the government behind
them the laborers will call the thieves
statesmen, they will call devotion to a
mythical patriotism, they will rever,
ence the thieves and will call unsuper-
sGitious persons traitors and stone
them because they puncture the
myth bladder.
This is clean cut and anybody can
readily understand it. When papers
of the class the Century represents
takes this stand farmers may feel en-,
couraged.
The Li5sral) Cuth5ert, Gay: Liv.
ington's scheme is troubling some
people terribly. The idea Of the gov,
eminent aiding the farmers is mon,
strous. Well, it's not Livingstone
scheme, but it is all right and the
farmers intend to demand its enact
ment into law. The Farmers Alliance
means business and its going to work
some big changes in tue policy of our
government. Capitalists, monopolists
and politicians are uneasy, and well
they may be. The farmers have been
serfs in the United States a long time.
But they are going to turn the tables
and be the masters. There will be
weeping and wailing and crashing
Of teeth about it, but the tide is chang
ing and no combination can stay its
flow.
The wailing and gnashing OF teeth
has commenced already.
The National ALGance Houston,
Ier.(, organ OF the Colored National
Farmers Alliance: The farmers are
banding together because of the neces-
sity for such action. They wish to
discontinue the credit system, the
mortgage system, and all other sys-
TENS that tend to impoverish them.
They have, therefore, organized them,
selves into councils for the purpose of
meeting together, talking together,
working together, and in general plan,
ming together for their mutual protec,
ton and interest. They propose to
establish the most friendly relations
possible between producers and con,
sumers, farmers and manufacturers,
and to bring about a better under.
standing between the agricultural and
business interests of the country,
How is that for the colored Alliance
organ. Does that look like race
troubles Recently before the Wavs
and Means Committee of the House
H. NJ