The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-11-08

Is dull and dreary performance over
which the shadow OF defeat and dis.
aster seems to hover.
Three years ago DR.. Sanderlin in the
course of his speech delivered here on
some day during the fair, highly com.
plimented the Alliance for it's en-
deavors to bring about better under
standing among the farmers In matters
relating to their interest. He said the
farmers were diEcriminated against
and did not receive their share of the
national prosperity. The politicians,
he continued, after they had accom-
pllshed their purpose by the farmers
vote, treated them like the white
huntsman did his companion, a In
dian, after the chase. In perverted
language he offered him the buzzard
three times but said turkey no time
The farmers think the Democratic
politicians havn't changed since. Have
they, Doctor9
A day or so after this Senator Vance
spoke here to a large crowd of farmers
He also commented upon the Alliance
and counselled steadfast adherence to
the principles of that organization. We
were, he said, In the hands of gigantic
trusts and monopolies which lower the
price of what we have to sell-our cot
ton and tobaccO-and increase the
price of what we have to buy ad Libi-
tam. And, he added, these trusts and
combines receive the fostering care of
government administered in the
interest of the few TO the detriment of
the mar y Your homes, he continued,
the happiness and Wellbeing of your
wives and children is Mt stake All
this brought about by the rapacious-
ness and the greed Of combined capital
1t Is for you to see to IL at the polls
that no man enters the halls Of Con
gress who will not make the interest
of the masses your interest and his in
terest. The Alliancemen applauded
the Senator loudly for his speech Some
of the town people, nOn-Alliancemen,
censUred him by saying "he was off
from his usual way of speaking" A
few months later, the Alliance III ma
tlonal meeting at st. Louis formulated
the Sub-Treasury plan which, if en-
acted INTO law, would enable the
farmers to keep their crops for GER
tain period out of the hands of the
trusts described by Senator Vance
Petitions with hundreds of thousands
of signers praying for the enactment
of the Sub Treasury plan or something
better to relieve the debtrldden farm
ers were sent to Congress. Back came
the answer from Republican and
Democrats alike that the Sub Treasury
plan was wildcat scheme and Senator
Vance said it was impractical and he
could not advocate it. AS something
better the Republicans promised the
farmers high protective tariff; the
Democrats tariff reform The National
Alliance at it's next meeting In Ocala
re indorsed the Sub Treasury plan and
adopted several other demands known
as the Ocala platform, In which the
abolition of the national banks of issue
is the first and foremost plank. But
like the Sub Treasury plan, the Ocala
platform has not met with the ap
proval of politicians of either party,
and Democrats and Republicans have
We'd with each other TO misrepresent
and ridicule every plan for relief that
emanated from the people. That great
leader of Democracy, Senator Vance,
was solely re elected by the late Legis-
Iature on the Ocala platform pledging
himself to advocate the demands as set
forth therein. But what has he done
in furtherance of the measured Nothing.
Does he think il not worth while to
keep faith with that mob Chat is what
a prominent railroad official and lead
ing Democrat called the late Legisla
ture) that reelected him?
Now that mob has once more become
the patriotic and intelligent farmers
and are invited to come and hear the
Democratic issue of tariff reform and
the force bill discussed. They again
have become the mainstay of good
government and are asked to get the
chesnuts out of the fire and vote for
Cleveland and his henchmen who are
singing In an undertone:
"Grovor, great Grover,
when you get in
The Reps come out
And we get in the clover
Tho A1Iio1oo hoe hea0 and IS now