The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-03-22
REVIEW OF THE NEW YORK
PLATFORM.

AOO UlI0 P6Opl0 ODey. InanKS De To the
memory of the dead, a few souls vet
remain who will not bend the knee.
There IS manhood enough, honesty of
purpose enough IN this State which first
resisted British oppression to still resist
oppression, let 1t come, clothed ever
So nicely in the garb of hypW rlcy. To
the deep, infamous tyranny, cOuched
IN the New York platform, we will now
draw attention.
Section 1 Declares gold and silver
the only legal tender. No currency IN
convertible with coin.
This section declares what it is in
aVOr OF; now let us gather up from
this and other sources what 1T Is OPP
posed to. First, it is opposed to green-
backs. Why? Because the city of
New York cannot control the green
back; but by eliminating the debt pay
ing property of over one third of
money they enhance the value of the
debts 335 per cent. and then place the
gold aud silver in their hands so as to
control it. the money devil will have all
industry and labor bound in bonds and
slavery. The pubic anu private debts
of this nation have been v%arIOusly estI-
mated to be from 30 to SO billions bear
ing interest. This, if true, places the
PAOPC1GJ VI ULIS L1dUuOI1 ulluC4
contribution to the me icy devil ThIe
Is equivalent to a quasi mortgage on
every mans property and the payment
of an annual stipend. Then comes
along this party platform, contracting
the currency by owe m third, IN
crossing h intrinsic value of this debt
by 8 or II billions, making the debt
dOubly hard to Jay. This proposition
il also made by a set of THE YES and
robbers, called by some the friends of
the people.
Not only the money Oy this means is
placed more absolutely in the hands of
a few men so as to control it to the loss
of the people, not only are all debts IN
creased in intrinsic value 338 per cent
which covers all property waiting for
a climax to transfer it's ownership or
make the owners work and Jay all the
profits to those pirates; but also all
salaries, pensions and government FIX
penses are increased in value in the
same proportion and everything pro
duced by labor is reduced in price &C
cOrdingly. This is a direct robbery of
labor for the benefit of a few men,
This, too, proposed by a party who
pretends to be the peoples friends!
This contraction of the debt paying
LAAO44Cy COL pOI OICuiC11J ~ ULIC
South. 1t pa, S its proportion Of the
1876 millions of pensions and receives
none in return. 1t pays it's proportion
Of the debts and receives very little of
this money. 1t pays its proportion Of
government salaries and expenses and
lacks a great deal of receiving it's pro
portion of favOrs. 1t Is in debt and its
creditors are not In her territory. Thus
you see every time the thumb screws
of tyranny are twisted OF the people of
America they bring tine blood from the
South.
This section contains another idea.
No currency ln~cOnvertible with CON-"
What does this mean? Send for the
archfiend who dwells in the lower
depths and ask him. Don't ask a poor
white man what it According
to the blackness of the souls of those
men, as displayed in this platform, we
will guess what it means by hat meas
ure. This non legal tender paper
money shall be an Outlawed money,
and all money dealers can place a dis
count Upon it when paid in at thu
banks. Thus we will have two kinds
of mOney-One for the people, subject
to be shaved so that the banks can
make another profit or the labor of
the people, and another kind of money
-gOld-fOr the bankers to hold and
| speculate upon. So when a man wants
gold for any purpose he must &C to the
banks with his OuGlawed paper and pay
about 5 or 10 per cent. according to the
mercy of arObbertO procure theneeded
| gold; and remember, too. gentle reader,
all debts are proposed to be made pay
able III gold or its equivalent. Thus by
law I'LL debts ar made dOubly burden
some, our currency subject to discount
at the mercy of the shylOck. a pre-
ferred money for the rich and a de-
preciated dollar for the poor, subject
to a shaver. and the conversion OF all
debts to a gold basis which was con
tracted years ago by an inflated paper
currency. This these pirates call hon
esty, equal justice, an homes dollar.
Never since the world began has a
more nefarious scheme been projected
Oy any gov eminent for the wholesale
robbery of its citizens. No monarchy
of Europe to-day has 50 many tyran-
meal laws robbing the people of their
hard earned substance as the American
Republic.
l have not time to review the re
mainder of this platform. 1t is not
worthy of notice, for it is composed of
the regular old party fummery which
has succeeded so well in the past in
catching flies. The other wing of plu
tOcracy had previously occu lied the
financial ground on which the Tam
many camp now stands. Thus by a
quick movement Hill and his braves
have ~preOccupied the financial field.
The G.. 0. P. Is thrown on the manu-
facturers Of the East for the sinews of
war. The interests of the millions of
American voters is not counted in this
conflict. Their interests are trampled
under foot, bought and sold for party
advantage. The South and West are
sold for all they will oring. How long
will the American people allow this
black tragedy to be re-enacted on