The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-06-16

to passion and to prejudice. and then
see them ignoring the interests ana
welfare of the tOiling millions and
"feathering their own nests" farbear-
ance will cease to be a virtue, and the
farmers will take the bit between their
teeth and can no longer be controlled
by the party lash. A square fight Will
be waged in 1892 between the politicians
and the people. One side is working
for s~elf-interest and power; the other
for independence and bread. There
are now In the United States {, 500, 600
brave and determined voters, whose
slogan next year will be equal rights
to all and special privileges to none"
X
Ibid it ever occur to you that the
man who claims to "lead the people"
is an egotistical fraud? You can't lead
the free and independent voters of a
State, when they are once aroused but
any one can follow them. This was
Mr.. Stephens policy. He gained the
reputation of being a leader of the
masses, when, in truth, he vas endowed
with great foresight, and when he saw
a change in public sentiment coming
always fell into line and was carried
onward on the tide of popular senti-
ment.
"But eve before were the people
SO aroused and united as they are to-
dav. Not only throughout Georgia,
but in every State in our Union, the
masses r arrayed in solid phalanx,
and threaten revoltf from their old party
leaders. No earthly power can stay
or change them. They feel that they
have been wronged and oppressed. 1t
is a battle not for party, but a struggle
for bread. They are going to ecure
their rights and a redress of wrongs if
it be necessary to Overturn the pOliti-
cal machinery of our government.
Any student of history will discern
that a change is now threatened in
American politics. Since the estab-
lishment of our government, regularly
every twenty-five Or thirty years old
parties are swept away, and new ones
are formed. The long reign of power
by the Republicans is owing to the war
issues. This rule does not only apply
to great national parties, but to States,
counties and communities as we'll. At
regular intervals old leaders are rele-
gated to the rear, and new men take
their places. This is easily accounted
for. A continuous reign of authority
produces corruption and abuse Of
power. Then the people 'take the bit
in their teeth" as it were, and drive
from office these old rulers, and select
a new set of men.
q sometimes see the words, royal
AIllancemen" in print. love a loyal
AIlianceman. When [ find one, l see
a man who is true to Alliance prin-
ciples, who is ever ready to work for
the triumph of the Alliance cause, and
who always acts so as to bring no re-
proach upon the brotherhood. Suppose
a Baptist brother should rise at his
church meeting, and declare that he
could not approve of immersion; that
he believed the church should baptize
by pouring. What would be done
with him? The brethren would point
him to the Presbyterian church. as the
suitable one in which to place hisnem-
bership. So when an Allianceman says
he can't stand on the Ocala platform
he ought to be shown to the platform
thathe can stand on. Why would man
desire to be in any church, or order, or
organization Of any nature unless he
approves it's tents and stands ready to
contribute to it's ~succesS?"