The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-04-21
the closing year of the war, as fol

ABRAHAM LINCOLNS PROPHECY.
I see in the near future a crises aris-
ing which unnerves me and causes me
to tremble fort the safety 0 fmy country.
AS a result of the war, corporations
have been enthroned, and an era of
corruption in high places will follow,
and the money power of the country
will endeavor to prolong it's reign by
working upon the prejudicies of the
people until all the wealth is aggre-
gated in a few hands and the republic
is destroyed. l feel at this time more
anxiety for the safety of my country
than ever before, even in the midst of
the God grant that my fears
may prove groundless."
Yes, said the speaker, Lincoln could
not have written more prophetically
had he been inspired. We read it's
terrible translation On the lintels of the
home of every farmer and laborer Of
the land, and we hear it on every
breeze in the heartrending wall of
poverty and distress.
H ALLIANCE PLATOON.
The speaker referred to the platform
Of the Alliance and said that it en-
bodied all the great principles of Jeffer-
son Democracy and Lincoln Republi-
canism. He showed that the platform
was intended to relieve the farmers.
They were now living under the pres
sure of nine millions of mortgages
nearly a mortgage to every family in
the UniOn-and in this desperate con-
dition they we're made to pay so cents
in every dollar of the taxes paid by
the whole people. These suffering
millions beseiged the doors of the Capt.
toll during that time pleading for relief.
They were turned away empty handed
their opportunities disregarded, their
~entreaties ignored, and they were inso-
lently admonished to keep out of
politics." to Give closer and work
harder" x 4 4
UNITING IN A COMMON CAUSE.
The great mass of the industrial
classes, North and South, Democrats
and Republicans, without regard to
sectional or geographical lines, with
one purpose and with one heart, have
locked their hands and shields in a
common cause.-the cause Of a common
country.
The evils under which they suffer,
and which threaten the obstruction OF
the republic and it's institutions, are
national in their character and cannot
+ be corrected by sectional remedies
, Hence, recognizing but one fag-the
flag of our common cOuntry-impeded
by a common purpose, actuated by
common motive, confronted by a com:
mon danger, they have solemnly re
, solved to turntheir backs upon the past
and make n mighty effert to rescue
our government and institutions from
3 impending peril.
They have wiped out, and forever
the last trace of Mason and DixOn'S
: line across Alliance territory. African
slavery is gone, thank God, and in the
= spirit of manly magnanimity and fra
ternity the Alliancemen of the blue
and the Alliancemen of gray" say
LET the bitterness, ~animosities, anC
preiudices, born of it's existence, perish
| with it and forever" The proud Saxo1
r spirit, and courage, and patriotism
s which crowned the heroism of the
"blue and the gray" with undying
foroo oco NOW o,7roDoOroJ RI brooIz 4b1
s CALLING and degrading chains of white
a slavery, the slavery of honest labor
f and how fitting that they should leaC
in this glorious struggle for God anC
humanity.
One hundred thousand copies O
:. President Folks speech will be printed
l and distributed though the country.
SENATOR EDMUNDs RESIGNS.
Last weeks Bureau letter foreshad
owed the resignation of Mr.. Edmunds
: of Vermont, as United States Senator
: He has been a member Of the Senat'
since 1866. His resignation was Offered
e to take effect next November, and h
will draw a Senator's salary up to tina
time. No reasons are given for tn,
resignation, and none can be givel
from absolute knowledge. But Mr.
n Edmunds is acknowledged to be one o
the abIest corporation lawyers" il
the country. The indications are tina
s some great railroad matters will com'
before the next Congress for considera
ton and adjustment, and if they should
much railroad legislation will be in
volved; and in these matters Owe
3 which there will be tremendous strug