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

NIT. BilkinS Has a Little LIN WIN (O4'
0lds--He Believes in Reciprocity.
Hellol Mr.. Editor"
R.-ssHelIo! MI. BiIkins."
B-"Hitch me to Kurnel F. A.
Olds.n
R-AIl right. Be careful when
talking to Col. Olds, He is a whole
electric battery himself and is liable to
SO of at any time"
B-"Hello! Colonel"
Col. O.-"Good morning, Mr.. Bill
kns. Any news this morning7"
B-"Not a bit. I'm goin' to ask
sou fer news. Say, what does the IF.
a stand fer in your name?
Col. O.-"Frederick Alphonso."
B.-I thought it stood fer Farm
ers' Alliance as you are always writ
IN something about the Alliance
Col. Ono that is my name. Any
news, Mr.. Bilkins?"
B-"Say, Colonel, what is that you
have been writin' about me? You say
that / am tryin' to get the people to
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into the Third party"
Col. OOH! I judged that from the
tone of your interviews"
b reckin' if you would see me
pickin' my teeth with goose quill, you
would think I had swallowed a goose.
Look here, Col. Frederick A|phonso,
I'm in favor of the people havin' some
sayso about these things. Asa matter
OF business you would advise people to
buy goods where they can get them
the cheapest. believe in people vOtin'
with the party that gives them the
most fer their money. If that amt
sound advice, l don't know what you
want. IF the Democrats will rub the
cobwebs off their old party, shine it
nD. make it the best, then I'm fer that
party first, last an all the time. If
you kin get up any logic that willdown
that / want ter know it."
Col. Ooh ! Your logic is all right.
fully agree with you, that every man
ought to do the best he can for himself,
but YOU should not abuse the party
leaders"
- Look here Col Ifrobbers should
70 to your house an take a whole lot
Of things you wouldn't feel like saying
tthat is all right boys, just wait about
twenty five years an [ will have you
punished Robbers have bin work
Ia on the farmer for years and
they have got tired of w%aitin'; we
want them punished right now an
we want their Outra8es stopped. If the
Democratic party i going to do 1t let
the good work begin If not we want
10 know it. amt goin' to stop kickin'
either an I'm goin' to fire bullets here
after instead of blank cartridges. Amt
that the way to rout the enemy Col?
Coo yes, that is the way, but
you must be patient"
B-Haint | bin patient ? Haint l
waited until I raised a whole family ?
Haint l waited n'sweated an growled
an prayed for all these long years an
with things a gittin' worse every year,
Say Col. I've stood more than Job did.
He was afflicted, but he did not have to
help to make millionaires az give
mOrtgageslike we poor farmers are do
n Job didn't listen to promises that
were never fulfilled as | have done. He
didn't get half as much hypocritical
advice as l get every year. He didn't
have to listen to tariff reform an did
not get a rakin' from his wife four
times aday like l do. I believe in re-
procity. The politicians have bin havin'
plelnc n we have bin havin' the
trouble. Now we have got them in hot
water and they are sheddin' tears an
puln' out their hair. Col. 1 amt sor.
nv for you and the rest of the politicians
IN bit. Every dog has his day" The
politicians have had theirs. Our time
has IL Good bye Col. Frederick
Aphonzo,