The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-06-02
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HE'S 4 "PoPULIsT."
There must be some short and easy.
way of designating a member of the
Third Party. To say he is a member
of the Peoples Party" would be com
~Drehensive enough but would take too
much time. Henceforth a follower
aud affliator of the Peoples Party is a
Populist; for a new party needs and
deserves a new term.
HOW THE PEOPLE ARE BEGINNING TO
INTERPRET IT.
Some of the phases of the new revolu-
Ftion have been the endangering of the
tenure of honory offices and positions
held by men who have been promi-
nently influential in the councils of the
nation and various States. In instances
where such men have been timid or
slow about acqUiescing in such meas
ures as are being agitated for the public
veal, the people have shown impa-
tience, and there have been mutter-
ings indicative of calling forth new
men, and when these m~utterings were
heardy the men in political danger
would be pointed to as a hero and
benefactor. "See what he has done
for the people" is a common plea for
the retention Of such men. But the
people are not SO gullible as they were
twenty, ten, or even two years ago.
They are beginning to exclaim; "See
what we have done for him. We,have
given him the highest honor; we have
elevated him to the most honorary
position, and we have kept him there
year after year. His name will be in
history because we made for him the
opportunity. Now we suffer from Ma
tional legislative irregularities and
determinations, and we ask for relief.
He does not heed us. He knows not
what to do. Then we present a meas
ure forour relief, saying give us this or
something better. Mind now, if you
can give us anything better, we will
thank you and honor; but if you can
not, then give us this" And the peo-
pie are dazed and hurt and wounded
by the way in which their reasonable
requests are received by the man they
have honored for years. He turns
from them pooh-poohing and mutter-
ing unconstitutional, and offers moth
ing better These are some things the
people are perceiving, and that's why
they get impatient.
COMMENCING THE PRINCIPLE.
The Atlanta Constitution comes
s~quarely to the front and says that
the issuing of money by the Sub
Treasury plan does not involve a
greater stretch of Congressional au-
thority than does much of the legis-
lation which has been enacted for
commerce and manufactures. The
Constitution article is nothing short
of a strong commendation of the Sub
Treasury. This paper is the acknowI-
edged leading paper Of the South, from
which section the bitterest opposition
to the Sub-Treasury system seems to
come. The Fort Worth Gazette, one
of the most prominent papers in the
great State of Texas, recently com
mended the plan in strong terms. One
by one they are coming over A good
and great thing is bound to win.
THE ALLIANCE CAMPAIGN VIGOROUSLY
SUPPLEMENTED.
The great National Alliance educa-
tional campaign which WILDE a feature
Of Alliance work this year will be vigor-
ously and gloriously supplemented by
mass meetings, county meetings, en-
campments, etc., all over this whole
country. Never was there such a
stirring up among the people. Never
was there such an eager, consuming
desire to study and be informed In
great political questions and issues.
Never was there such a political neu-
trality among the maSses-a neutrality
that will be preserved until they shall
get rock bottom information on the
issues of the day, and then they will
choose their own course. The speak
ing and harranguing of the political
crater will be wasted breath. During
the last week information has been
received at Alliance headquarters of
meetings and encampments to be held
in, Pennsylvania, Missouri, Ohio, ILL
nois, Indiana, New York, West Vir-
ginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, South
Carolina, Mississippi, Virginia, Ar
kansas, Texas and other States, and
from three to six of these notifications
have come from each State.