The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-09-15

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Oh the editorial page. The devil, with
all his power of inspiring to envy,
jealousy and murder, has found a
willing suppliant tool in this editor,
and they together have taken III hand
the task of destroying the reputation
of the nOblest work of God" an hon
est man." He is honest; the devil and
his tool both know this. He dareS
have an opinion" He dareS to express
it, " and though he may belong to and
be a true member Of the same political
party of which the editor claims to be
the mouthpiece, 1.-The circle OF his IN
fupnce has always been outside the
ring" He has never been consulted
about matters of statecraft. His
opinions have not been sought - land
we must not allow any Independent
thinking" He knows too much and
will tell it. If he let's the people
know what he knows, it will damage
our party" 1t will never do; we must
crush him at once.
Thus they reason and put their heads
together and this flaming batch of
false, malicious filth is prepared; the
shafts sharpened and poisoned with it
are hurled it may be, at the purest
most honest, most Self-Sacrificing
patriot IN the State, or perhaps IN the
Nation.
This is the customary tactics Of the
partiZan press. 1t has been for years
and it is yet. Slander and lying and
hVpOcricv and deceit, and everything
that is vile and filthy has been apprO-
priated and dedicated by the devil to
the use of the partizan press, and sue
cess has usually fallen to the party
,K-hi II nj h w
One starts it and another takes it up,
and it passes down the line The deca-
lOgue and the golden rule have nOplace
in politics. says one, and it passes
down the line. Conscience has no
place in political work, " says another
and it passes down the line. THE
purifcatiOn of politics is an irredescent
dream" says another" and the same
passes down the line, all adopted by
partizans Of all parties, and recognized
as fixed principles by the leaders of
the two leading political parties of to-
day. This IS the science of parties,
not of politics; this Is the science of
robbers, gamblers, Cut-thrOats. not OF
politics. Politics is the science of
government. But the science of poll
tics has driven out the science of gov
ernment and the science Of robbery
now sits enthrOned VIII it always
be thus, or will the reforms proposed
by the Farmers, Alliance and Indus
trial Union drive out these money
changers and stock jObbers, and par
tizan thieves, who do nothing butQuar
rel over, and divide the spolls, from
the seat Of government, and place
men there who will remember tnat
this is a government of the people and
e 10 Tf.,
the party, but for the whole people;
not Of a certain section, and for that
section, but for the whole nation?
Hitherto this mode of warfare has
been resOrted to by the leaders of both
political parties, and it has been ac-
cepted by them as the most effective
way Of defeating the principles advo-
Gated by the opposition. Now that
the Alliance is showing it's head and
demanding reforms for the good of the
whole people the leading papers Of
both the parties have come together
and mixed and compounded the filth
held in reserve to throw at each other,
and with all the genius of their master,
whom they serve, are they throwing
it at the leaders of our Order. Observ-
ers Of the methods of partizans for the
past twenty-five years will not be dis
appointed at this. They have been
looking for it, and calculating upon
it. Our leaders are not the men they
would have selected for us. Our code
of principles are not such as they would
have us adopt; hence, as we did not
leave it to them to frame our platform
and select our officers, we have, in
their estimation, "played the fool, and
the country will be ruined" Their
i
tacks to injure our Order Or break
down our leaders. AS Alliancemen,
wemust stand together unselfshly and
fight the enemy to the last ditch. The
Order is stronger to day than ever be
fore, and gaining strength every day,
and every attack Of its enemies but
solidifies our ranks. The enemy is
tricky and unscrupulous, hence eternal
vigilance, unity and perseverance is
essential to our success.
JAS. DRYDEN.