The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-06-03
VOTERS, LOOK TO YOUR IN
TERESTS.

Importance. The people should De
alive to this fact and determine that
their ballots shall be cast for only
those officers who are in sympathy
with them and their interests-not
simply those who, for the sake of
their own promotion pretend to pos
sess great love for the people in the
usual spolitical" way, but those whom
they know to be identified with their
interests and really desire ar improve
ment in their condition; and who,
when elected, will be true to their
profession of fidelity and not traitors
to their constituents.
By far the most important OF those
elections, as regards the welfare OF the
people. are the members of the lower
house of Congress. Through legisla-
ton of the most corrupt kind have
the evils which now upon the people
been brought about, and only through
good and proper legislation can these
evils be remedied. 1t is then of vital
Importance that men be elected who
will be real and not nominal represen-
tatives of the people; men who, when
they 60 to Washington, will vote for
no measure detrimental to the inter
ests of their constituents, but will
work for and vote for every measure
that will better their condition.
1t is tacitly admitted by all Except
those who are blinded by interest)
who have looked into the causes of
the present general depression, that it
is due mainly to the scarcity of
money; and this scarcity is produced
mainly by the fact that the amount
coined or stamped and put into the
channels of trade is totally insufficient.
Though a scant currency is beneficial
to those who have accumulated money
and to all officials who have fixed
salaries-its purchasing power being
thereby greatly enhanced and its
power to Cypress being greatly in
creased-both history and experience
teach us that it is to the interest of
the masses of the people that there
should be a full volume of currency,
amply adequate to the demands of
business.
Whenever measures r suggested,
and whatever may be the character of
these measures, for putting more
money into circulation, the capitals
tic press begins to howl initiation"
Heed not this howl; tbs a false alarm.
Any one familiar with the present de-
pressed condition Of agriculture and
the hardships of our laborers, and
who has studied the causes of this
depression and of these hardships,
must know that several times the
amount of money now in circulation
might be issued without The slightest
danger of imitation" If you wish
to see the effect of this scant currency
upon farms and farm products, read
the strong and eloquent speech of that
noble champion of the rights of the
people, Col L. L. Polk, before the
Senate Legislative Committee a few
days ago. 1t is, it seems to US, ar
unanswerable argument in favor o.
an increase in the volume of the cur
rency.
1t is thought by many that a sufi
cient number of negroes left this, the
Second Congressional district, during
the past winter, to leave it with
white majority. If this be true, anc
we hope 1t is, the question is who
shall be our standard bearer for Con
gress in the CO coming election ? II
fact, this is the question any way. W.
believe that if the proper man is nom
mated he can be elected. Nominal,
q man who is for the people, who vii
exert himself to bring about the re
forms that are necessary to their pros
perity and happiness, and the people
sill rally to his support and elect him
They have awakened 0 the fact tina
some of their former representative
in both the Democratic and Republi
can parties have been untrue to thei
interests in regard to some of the yer,
matters most vital to their prosperity
and we believe that they are determ
ined that they will have no such rep
resentatives in the future.
The proper reduction and adjust
ment Of the tariff is all well enough
as far as it goes, but arrange this a
you may, as far as is consistent witt
the revenues necessary to carry OF
the business of our government, am
it will then be found hat the prope
relief will not be given. There ar
deeper-seated evils than this, and tn
people desire a man who appreciate
this fact and who will strike wit
might at the root OF these evils.
We believe there are only two gen
tlemen prominently mentioned TO
this important position TIE position
of one of these, Mr.. Elias Carr, 0
Edgecombe, on all reform questions
is we'll known. Where stands tn
other a? This is a question which yer,
nearly concerns a majority of tn
voters in this district, and one upol