The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-03-03

lower figure. We have never under
stood that there was any proposition
by the Capital and its friends to change
the system" If the Capital vii
bring forward a proposition to change
the system" we will give our opinion
of it within five minutes after we as
sure ourself that we understand it.
We did advocate the lowering of the
rate of interest. And we were defeated
in our contention. And we did say we
meant to get a legislature elected that
would lower the rate Of interest. We
were defeated. And we take u APP.
peal to the country. The Capital, and
it's friends, made a fight upon the
printing. They were defeated. we
advise them to follow our example, and
take their appeal to the country.
The Capital holds the Alliance re
sponsible for the State printing con
tract, and, as we understand, eXempts
the Democratic party from blame In
connection with that contract. Well,
speaking as the organ of the Alliance
in North Carolina, we + inclined to
accept the responsibility the Capital
seeks to impose upon us. But we do
not intend, as an Allianceman, to &C
cept the blame for any unwise Ieglsla-
ton that may have been passed and
give the praise of all the wise legis-
latiOn to the Democratic party.
We intend to have all or none.
Is the Capital willing to con-
cede that the Alliance sent Vance
back to the Senate Will the
Capital grant that the Alliance
passed the Railroad Commission bill
that the Alliance increased the school
fund-that the Alliance created the
Training School for girls-that the AL
lance provided for the future existence
and usefulness of the Agricultural and
Mechanical CO"ege-that the Alliance;
in short, is to be credited with all the
good and wise legislation of the present
year? If the Capital will cOncede us
all this praise we shall gladly accept
any blame that may attach in the
mind to the printing contract.
But we do not intend to take the one
without the other. DOyOu understand,
neighbOr We do not intend to allow
orators to shrek them
hoarse praising themselves for
the good done by the legislature in
1891, while they put upon the Alliance
all the blame for any mistakes said
legislature may have made. We are
h~ayseeders, it is true; and we may be
green as the fodder we sometimes feed
to the COWS. But we are not green
enough to make any such divide as we
have indicated above with the Demo
party.
We thank the Capital for it's good
opinion of the editor of THE PROGRESS
sIvE FARMER, and we can reciprOcate
it's kindness most freely and heartily.
But we cannot allow our neighbOr to
praise us, and call our associates in
this movement demagOgues. The editor
Of The PROGRESSIVE FARMER-Baylus
Cadets responsible for the position Of
nutrality the paper has taken in the
printing discussion. If that position
anybody appear before the peo-
pie as a demagogue, the said editor is
that demagogue and no one else.
We say again, that no power on
earth shall drive or wheedle us into
any part in the unsavOry and
unhappy and bitter controversy about
the public printing. And we say
further that we do not intend to be put
in a false light about this matter. We
have had nothing to to with the mat
ter, and we intend to have nothing to
do with it.