The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-02-23

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will not cost anything to do this and
will save the South millions of taxes
each year. Won't it be better 20 pen
sion the old Confederate soldiers than
to continue the penSiOning OF rich cor
porations and taxing the wealth pro
ducers as we are now dOing2
You won't have to pension the boys
who wore the gray long They will
soon pass over, but corporations never
die. There is no way to pension rich
corporations but by taxing the people.
You can pension the old soldiers with
out any cost to the people. Under
this plan the pensiOning of the boys
in blue and gray will cost but little If
you have one half the love for the boys
who wore the gray you have shown for
rich corporations, you will fall in with
us and carry out this plan. Help us
carry out this act and perform the
greatest act Of yOurlife and immortallzo
yourselves. Will you hesitateG If
you do not agree to this at once, the
better class of people in the South will
do it through the People g party. This
act of justice the South owes to the
broken down and destitute Confederate
soldiers aud their wives and dependent
children Just as certain as there is a
God in Heaven. the people in the South
will perform this delayed but righteous
act. 1t is a duty that should and will
be gratefully performed by the South
when the people are in power.
The hearts of the masses are in the
right place. In all -earnestness Isn't it
time to stop pensioning the rich and
spend a small portion we have spent
on the rich on the needY4
The people will do this gladly if you
will help remOve this pension burden
of two billions and two hundred mil
lion dollars and double their abilities to
pay taxes and debts. Won't you help
Us TO do this3
If you do not, then the boys in blue
and gray will do it through the PEG
Plies party. 1t is as certain to be done
as if it had been accomplished. Why
do you hesitateG Are you afraid the
none devil will deprive you of gov
eminent papH II that is your reason
then to the rear. The Peoples
party will bridge over the chasm and
take care of every worthy soldier
North and South and relieve the indus
trial class Of paying over two billions
in pensions to rich corporations, and
double the ability of the tax payers to
pay their taxes. Harkl ye Democratic
organs, we are going to ha e q govern
ment Of the people. for the people, by
the people, for the fret time IN the his
tory of the civilized world.
We are going to reverse the Or1er of
things. We ara going to make cor
poratiOns our servants. For ages thsy
have been our masters. We mold this
truIh to be self-evident that the South
owes to the destitute Confederate ssh
.diers, their wives and dependent chill
dren to furnish them q comfortable
home the rest of their lives. They
now have q chance to do it and relieve
the tOiling masses of aburden too griev-
Gus to be borne any longer. This
movement is not made by broken
down politicians, but 10y men who
have the supreme love of God and man
in their hearts. They are determined
that the race shall no longer be OBJ
pressed in tho interest of the few and
at the expense of the many. This
Alliance movement chrysCa lied into
law will bring relief at once to the
oppressed North and South. You can
help us to do it.
Whether you will or not, will not
stop this humane movement. We are
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every man, wOman and child will re
ceive a homo and the necessarleS of
life There In an abundance for all
and we are determined to establish a
correct system Of distribution. The
two Old machines have been weighed
in the balance and found woetully
wanting. We have had class legisla-
ton and hypocritical attacks on manu-
f@.sflTpao and gAnTOOIFo Hnfn1yn whTIa fhn
real pensiOned mOnOpOIies have re
ceived protection from these two old
corrupt machines. Every proposition
into law, will equally benefit every in
dustrial class. How can it then be
class legislatiOni [challenge the world
TO put their fingers on one proposition
that can yer be construed into class
legislation. | call upon every Alliance
organization to appoint q committee to
canvass for subscribers for reform
papers. Appoint a good jealous com
mlttee, and you can sOOn double the
circulation of your organs and support
ers. Patroniza no paper that opposes
the leading Alliance demands Ii you
succeed, you must put the Alliance and
reform literature into the hands of
every voter.
Rally to a man and down this cor
rupt system of pansioning the rich.
Stop pensioning the rich and give the
poor a chance The ri"h can take care
of themselves; the unfortunate helpers
and incompetent need help. Let us 40
legislate as to help those who need it.
In conclusion. we will say to those
Democratic organs if they will not help
us to carry put our noble plans, they
had better not monkey with this pen
sion business, as il is a buz saw with
ugly teeth and some are very long. and
in the end they will be sure to get at
your. JAMES MURDOCH.
APPEAL.