The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-10-20
SAM HANKER EXPRESSES HIS
OPINIONS.


Mr.. EDTTOR:-I feel like Dragging
Our side has just gained round or two
on you. How we kerwhOpped you on
the news from Kansas! Colonel Polk
kept the Andersonville prison during
the war, and the old soldiers simply
tarred and feathered him. Guess he
won't go there any more. And ne
Joined the army to help the Union.
Guess he won't come back here any
more. The character of this person is
shown up. He's s%quelched; he's
smashed. It was news and our jour
nal was bound to publish the news.
Do 0 see? Hah! hah! hun! Don't
YOU know we're bound to get We? So
sweet are our darlints thai run the
journals. They eve tell a lie. Simply
upset the lies some niger tells from
ming. We'll get the wool over your
eve yet. It's a great art, this art of
lying and then gettin out of it. So
beautiful to start q lie and ten thou
sand journals to repeat it. Don't you
know some poor ignorant fool will be-
lieve? Then we've saved one poor soul,
at least. By this mean we hope to
convert the ignorant and save the
country. There's nothing like lying
to save the country. 1--WE must fight
the devil with fire, =" says a Washington
Journal, And we're fghting-fighting
with the fiery darts of gingo. You
know what [ mean. Mr.. Editor, I'm
jumping up now. I'm encouraged; I'm
full of iOy. Four broad-faced lies have
made many a poor hayseed weak in
the knees. Well get you straight by
voting time. Then we'll have you
hemmed between the devil and the
deep sea. No choice but to vote for
one Of our parties both good servants
for us. Well accept all your demands
except your fOOlishnesS about money
and then find means to do as we
darned please. We've fooled you so
often, don't you know we can fool you
again? What are we here for? What
do we run I'll p~rintshOps for? Oh
LOrdy. How the idea makes me
laugh. How we swell with big patriot
ism! What big things we are going
to do! Jump on the ship, or none of
you can be saved. That is to say,
Jump on our ship; pray for goodness
sake don't jump on the wrong ship,
Our ship is the one. 1t will lead you
to & peaceful and quiet home where
0 trOubleth not and labor, sweet
labor never ends. Wen take the filthy
Iucre and you the healthy exercise.
Wen collect it by laws c]uriOusly de
vised and you'll not miss it. Stand to
your parties like men. Love and cher
ish them. It's your religion; It's your
assurance of heaven. Amy man who
deserts his party will go down to hell
like q kissing firebrand. Come to think
we're safe. safe in the hands of either
party. We've got you where the wool
IS short. Vote as you please the plu-
tscracy IS safe. We've got you be
tween the high mountain and the roll
ing sea. Our main purpose IS to kill
out the peoples party. This would
give YOU another choice and call us to
taw. Down with the Peoples party;
it is death and destruction. This will
break the letters which hold you down.
Our birds will fly, sheep will go
astTay; all of u labor lost. Alas,
what a sad havoc it viii make. Wen
do anything you want us to do, that
is will promise: and if that holy caucu
and the king Of the house don't let us,
we're not to blame. Come to think
there are O great many Republicans
and Democrats messed together. What
a sickly set come to demand their
rights Of heightened gentlemen. Skunks
and traitors. Who would be a traitor
to his party. Oh how you stink! Talk
about lying? It's a gospel ause to save
poor sinners from such a mess. Talk
about SANDER and abuse? It's saving
means of grace. Yes, MI. Editor,
when you come to reflect on the evil of
your ways and come to find out what
is at the bottom of our hearts or our
pockets, you will shed tears over your
little words you have spoken against
us. Since our journals have set to
work in heroic style several have come
out in a spank new dress What shall
[ say more? Repent, oh We people re
pent and come back to the house of
plutocracy. Why do you imagine a
vain thing? Rear and pitch, rip and
snort, roar and below and make an
effort ever so nightly, the plutocracy
have you tied hand and foot and your
actions will be in vain. This is what
gives me consolation. Besides, we
have some of your best men already
bought and sold; and those we can't
buy will sling mud on them so thick
you'd take them for mudturtles. That
is our scheme. 'Tis a righteous war to
save the people and the country.
SAM HANKER.