The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-11-03

over their heads. Many time and
often are the rights of the States and
the will of the people smOthered In this
manner
The Farmers Alliance and Industrial
Union has appeared on the political
tapis none too soon; for the sovereign
rights of the States, the voice and vote
of the citizen, honor, patriotism and
integrity were all being submerged
into one black sea Of party prOSCrlp-
ton and intolerance. The demands OF
our State conventions are no longer
heard or considered at Washington.
They are as the wind whistling down
the vale-an expression of an opinion,
nothing more. What are the good
DeODle of North Carolina in favor of?
Free coinage, the repeal of the national
banking act, etc? Well, let them adopt
all those and more and let Them send
representatives to Washington subject
to a caucus and they will put a cob in
their mouths and let one Of them obey
instructions who dare. If he does he
Is a traitor; he IS no good party man.
This party prescription and intolerance
is q huge iron wheel crushing and
maShing all that is essential to human
freedom, Christian virtue and an hon
est administration of the government
"a menace to republican institutions
and the antecedent of imperialism and
tyranny. 1t has already established
an obllgarchy IN favor Of plutOcratic
interests and one short step will land
the nation into Imperialism. This Is no
figment of the brain but an absolute
fact. A year or SO ago the republican
party was in favor Of the free coinage
of silver. The OlgarChies spoke and
she quailed. Congress adjourned with
Democracy in favor of free coinage.
The Oligarchs are raising their hands
and Democracy is quailIng. There is
no power in this land if the people yield
of the Oligarchy for with this potent
weapon il will drive all interests and
all before it. That caucus action Is in
some instances advisable no one Will
attempt to disprOve. But when It's
action nullifies the express will OF the
people made known by their lnstruc-
tiOns to their representatives, by their
State conventions, by the pledges of
candidates, no one viii have the hardi
! hood to affirm that it is not right. SO
| the party is the rule Of the plutOcracy.
the rule Of the now firmly established
! Oligarcy if fealty to party In Ieglsla-
| tive questions Is to be measured by
fealt to party caucus.
This prescription, this intolerance,
this political AntO de fie this clavish
subiection of all that is good, pure and
holy to party ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, this null
! LITIGATION Of States rights, this breaking
| of pledges, this ignoring Of State con
ventiOns, this tramplIng upon the votes
and will of the people all IN the name
of a good, true party man would be
| barbariSm if it was not satanic, would
be heathenISh if it was not hellISh. In
this view Of the case what should the
good people of this State dDl Tins Is
what they should do and set their feet
down fiat. That they Will nominate
no man for office and vote for no man
that will nos pledge himself to carry
out the instructions of his State con
vention and the pledges he may have
made to the people regardless of his
party caucus. For the people cannot
20 to Washington to attend to their
rights, and if they could they cannot
carry as big pocket books as the
OIgarchy. If they don't do this they
Will be as we'll do if they never see
another ballot box as long as they live.
LUCIUS LAGONE.