The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-09-27

of charge. We suggest that every re
form paper use their exchanges in this
way.
Gen. Viewers Denver speech
was published in the issue of Sept.
18th. We only had a few copies OF
The PROGRESSIVE FARMER left over
and they have all been sent to appli-
cants. Many others have sent for the
paper, but we cannot supply them.
You will have to borrow it from
subscribers.
IA vote for Weaver is a vote
for Harrison" Southern Democrat.
"a vote for Weaver is a vote for
Cleveland" Northern Republican.
In the language of the Pennsylvania
Farmer, "both are liars" A vote for
Weaver is a vote for good government,
reform and justice to all the people of
this country.
A graveyard rabbits foot was
given to Gen Stevenson by Democrats
at Winston. If people who accept rab-
bit feet and present them, and are
superstitious enough to believe in such
things are to govern this country, it is
time for sensible people to emigrate.
North Carolina will give Weaver and
Field votes in lieu of rabbit feet.
~ Billion dollar Congresses are
great luxuries, but still a free wool bill
was introduced and a vote was taken
on the free coinage sof silver. Per
haps we shouldn't complain. The
next billion dollar Congress will ap-
point an Investigating committee to
find ''out what has become of the Eng
lish sparrows. Truly we shouldn't
complain.
"a dollar will buy more to day
than at any time in the history of this
country" says the politicians. Yes,
that is so. 1t will buy more of the
farmers cotton, corn, wheat, meat,
horses and cattle. Yes, almost three
times as much as it would fifteen or
twenty years ago. A dollar will buy
nearly three days work now on the
farm where it only bought one a few
yeare ago.
~ Republican bosses in Texas are
advising their followers to vote for the
Plutocratic Democratic State ticket in
preference to the Peoples ticket. Just
sol We have argued all the time that
this would be the result. The pluto.
cratic element in both parties are con
solidating to whip the great reform
party in almost every State. Men,
wake up and save the country. 1t is
doomed if p~lutocracy gets another grip.
~ Hon. B. III. Bum having hailed
to get a joint canvass with Mr.. w. f.
Stroud, Peoples party candidate for
Congress, we see has been making joint
speeches in Franklin and Vance coun.
ties with John Williamson, colored,
editor of the Gazette, who is an indie
pendent candidate for Congress in this
district. They say that Ben and John
go nip and tuck in the canvass. Won.
der if Ben isn't paying John?
For years the Democratic press
of the State have been full of charges
against the Radical party, p" the "high
tariff robbers" the "base negro Low.
ing" party. But for the past few
months they don't say a word. Pluto.
cratic Republicans and plutocratiC
Democrats now lay their heads on
each others shoulders and weep over
their prospective downfall. They say
"can't we put heads together and
save ourselves9"
The press associations have given
orders, it is said, to operators to cut
off a cipher in reporting the crowds
that go to hear Weaver speak. In
that way $1,000" would read 1900"
1t looks like this is true, for at one
place in Georgia the press report said
he had a crowd of 900. We learn that
5000 were present. At another the
press reported 800 when there were
5000. IL a lie is traced up they intend
to get out by saying that a cipher was
left off by mistake.
~ Some of our exchanges are pub.
fishing editorials and extracts from
The PROGRESSIVE FARMER in 1898,
We have no objections in the world.
The only difference is in regard to
methods. Remember that "fools never
change, but wise men do" Three OF
four years ago it was thought that the
Democratic party was a party of the
people. By its acts it has proven tc
the contrary. 1t has left the people,
They now propose to leave it. Leaders
read the handwriting on the wall,
Neither of the old parties can ever re.
gain the confidence of the masses.
r. Some of our EXCHANGES orn n,.ot