The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-07-14
OUR EXCHANGES.

fiat money, the creatures Of law
PittSburg KGnsdn.
President Polk deserves great credit
for his able war on sectionalism. He
has led the van in demolishing the doc
trine of sectional hate. It is a grand
cause, and he has been an able standard
bearer for both blue and gray.-NU-
ti0noI Economist.
Alliance Farmer: The toiling masses
of our great country are on the verge
of a rebellion, that will make a sweep
ing change in the politics of this gov
eminent. The few men who have so
long controlled the millions will be
swept from power, and new officers,
fresh from the hands of the people,
chosen in their stead.
On the Alton special train from Kan
sas City to Topeka, en- route to Cincin-
natl, were 232 delegates. Ninety-seven
of these were of Republican anteced-
ents, fifty seven Democratic, and sew
eventy-eight that had been for years
independent of either party. Eighty
three were ex-Union soldiers, seven
ex-C onfederates. Seven editors of re
form papers who were Union soldiers.
Topeka AdvOc0te.
The Alliance house passed the mort
gage, the usury., the bribery, the Aus
tralian ballot, the election by the peo-
pie of railroad commissioners, legal
tender, stay Of execution, women stuff
rage and the salary bills as promised
in their platform, and everyone Of
them was killed in a Republican Sen
ate, the only exception being the alien
land bill, which ran the gauntlet
Kansas COmmOneT.
The true test of all civilization is the
character of the people who participate
in it. If it serves merely to produce
luxury, enervation, selfishness, and
pride, it is a curse and not a blessing;
but, if, through it's opportunities, the
physical nature of man is strengthened,
his mental powers + increased and
exalted, and his moral character is
purified and elevated, then has civiliza-
ton done her finest work and fulfilled
her highest missiOn.-EI.
Alliance Stdr: The farmer is GER
tainly treated unequally and unjustly
in the financial system Of our country.
There are two remedies for this wrong.
One is political, the other is personal.
The political is to send men to the halls
of legislation, who are willing at least
to try to secure equal and exact justice
to the farmer classes. The personal
remedy is to unite together and secure
as soon as possible all the benefits of
the present system.
About thirty years ago there were
eleven millionaires in this city and
twenty in the whole country. Among
the eleven New Workers were only two
native born, four were Germans,
two Scotchmen, two Frenchmen and
one Hebrew. To-day we have over
1000 millionaires in New York and
overt 5000 in the United States. But
then the number of paupers and one.
dollar-a-d day men has increased to over
IL. 600, OOO.-NeU York EUeni3eg World.
If there be no danger of the Alliance
and Peoples Party succeeding, what
means all these bankers conventions?
One in Texas denouncing the Alliance,
Democratic, M in Iowa weeping it's
soul out over the robbery Of labor and
widows and orphans with a cheap dol
lar Republican,, one in Mississippi
resolving against the wild financial
schemes of the Alliance and declaring
that sit was time for the banks to
assert their power and oppose such
schemes" Democratic. o, no, there
is no danger, the banks r doing this
for fun.-InduStriGL Union, Mo.
The Nebraska Alliance has grown
from 70, 900 to 10, 900 since last cleo
| tion.-Atchi8on Patriot. Yes, this is
about the way the Alliance is going to
pieces all over the West. In the next
general election in Kansas the Alliance
will make a clean sweep of everything.
Kansas Democrats in 1891 will vote
with the Alliance to do up this infamous
old Republican rule. Perhaps then, in
the wreck that will follow, Democrats
and re-submissionists may be given a
hearing. IF they are not, matters can.
not be any worse, SO we are willing tc
take the chance Topeka Advocate.
Loyal A~lIiancemen everywhere have
reason to feel encouraged, especially in
n.-a Ill., O-Jo, =, ~o;oso~ -