The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1891-07-09
TIE FARMERS MOVEMENT FROM

DISTINGUISHED STANDPOINT.
In compliance with yoar re-
quest | give my views regarding
the great Farmers Movement.
In the first place it would
seem the honesty of the allied
agriculturists is discounted and
their mental ability moderated
Can one doubt for moment
that the farmers of the country
have been preyed upon by cor
morant monopolists and oppres-
sed with hostile Iaws-evun, to
the verge of bankruptcy? Are
they not honest in saying so,
and in their determination to
call a halt, il they can?
In profound thought, and
with brains perfectly equipped
to do that thinking in their line.
the average farmers compare
1avorably with any class upon
the earth.
Whose takes them for fools
should look we'll to his own
capabilities Of judging.
They know they have been
hurt, and they know, too, what
-i y -haln-t ham a-,nan- will
take care Of another's interest,
as he viii his own.
Now, let us look at some
bald facts.
The farmers become ve;v
dear to all parties and politi
clans, when platforms are be-
ing constructed and votes are
wanted. This has always been
SO, and yet lelief has been in
nubibus. Republican farmers
IN the Northwest and West
have relied on the promises of
their party for for relief which
never came, except i'll added
taxes, in high tariff on neces.
saries, which, they were told,
would inure to their benefit.
At last in the despair Of des-
truct1on and broken promises
they arose in their agony, might
and wrath and hurled the party
yoke from their CALLED necks.
1T took big-braiued, full-blood-
ed, stout-hearted men to aban-
don a party in whose tenets thew
were Graded.
Think OF it, they were school
ed III the doctrine that the Re-
publican party contained all the
military glory for saving the
Union and all the honesty and
patriotism Cor preserving it in
tact in the future!
The "millions of treasure and
rivers Of blood" sacrificed in the
civil war was all laid at the
Demo cratic door.
These views they sucked in
with their mothers milk until
the whole wrap and wool of
their beings were 1mpregnated
They were heroes to cut off
from the Republicans, but it
would be expecting too much |
OF human flesh and blood for
them to join the Democ, ats
with their teachings of that |
party.
Is it, therefore, unnatural and
unreasonable 70: them to adyo-
cate a third party, bound and
Patterned to secure relief for
farmers and laborers?
In the South the case is DIFF
feEent. While the farmers have
not thriven and prospered for
much the same causes that bore
lnimically in the West, thew
vastly preponderate in Demo
cratic faith. Indeed, the far
mers and their friends abont
constitute the Democratic party
IN the South.
Such being the case. can they
De expected to permit the com.
paratlvely small contingent to
rpie them in way they do not
link beneficial to their inter
sst? To let the tail waggIe the
log? sno
- Certain stated measures thew
lmrm TO be necessary to their
lp'1Itlng and material prosperi-
y. will it not be madness rnn ,
lot Tor Southern Democratic :
eaders, out Of the Alliance. toI /
All TO hear and heed the tale | /
II the farmers woes? =
The Democratic platforms. {
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