The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-05-03
LET'S CATCH THE PIG,

The would-be leaders in North Can
lima say the farmers are going to
to capture the Democratic conventd
and convert it into a "people's party
by putting in the Ocala and St Lou
platforms or, as much of them a ts
desire.
We have an idea that tire Democrat
party in North Carolina belongs tot
farmers, for they are the bulk of ID
voters in it. Why object to peI
capturing their own property1 HaVl
they said all along that it lis the pa
PIES party9"
The trouble is that democracy b
gotten away from those who hsV
been pretending to hold it. Chairma
Smith let loose to spit on his hand
some time ago and he can't catch
Democracy is like a creased pig at
fair. Capt. Ashe has caught it by I'd
tail a time or two, but he can't hold
he being a delicate man. Col. KiDg
bury, LII D., declares that he aintg
ing to dirty his hands with the mast
thing. Governor Holt is too busy try
ing to keep down the price of cOttd
and keep up the price of cotton goods
via the Cone Plaid Trust, so he can
catch it. If he should he would ID
clare that it is somebody else's pig, tg
it didn't bear This mark" Maj. R0
bins, of Statesville, has gotten too ID
and short winded to run much. Cd
Paul B. Means, of Concord, has too
tend to his railroad business. COL ]
Caldwell don't like to run and he
been calling on Vance, Ransom au
the other leaders in Washington
come and catch the "cussed thing
But Vance has to tell jokes at the caE
toll restaurant" for the fellows wit
white aprons on, to mix with I'd
drinks. Ransom is hard at work Try
ing to get an appropriation to fill
Mosquito Lake, in the eastern part
the State. He declares that
wouldn't know what to do with III
he could catch it." Hon. John 8, Hl
derson can't catch it, for he has bee
putting in the last six weeks of b
eight years in Congress trying TO ~
prove the postal. system of the Unit
States, and he is tout of breath" 30
Furman, of Asheville, declares that
has had a rabbit hollow" set to tsl
the blasted thing for years, but ?
can't catch it. Maj. Finger has hear
the pig sQueal twice in the last @
years, but he couldn't locate it. p
thinks it is hid somewhere in CataWD
county. Several leading" and "pron
inent" Alliancemen have headed y
off a time or two within the pastp:
years, but they tried to catch it in I'll
old way by putting soap on the
hands and chalk on their feet. II
result is that the pig slipped out
their hands and their feet slipped Of
from under them, leaving them cor
pletely demoralized. Quite recent
somebody reported that the pig W
seen down in Georgia. A reward W
offered for it's capture. Col. Livingst>
left his crop badly Gin the grass"
Washington and has been runnin
with tears in his eyes, ever since.
he wouldn't know it from any otE
''pine rooter" down there, for
hasn't seen it, only in his dreams, +
years.
The only chance we see for Nor
Carolina is for the farmers to captu
the pig. They know more about
than politicians, anyhow. We
wager a watermelon that they CT
of sand on their hands an
ture it before the 18th of May
they will hold it, too WheA
it they may call it "Iod +
"Dennis," Justice" ass
pies hog" or what they ~pleasesow
genuine democracy is good enoss
Boys, now is the time. PutSe
sand on your hands and fl
pockets. Let's capture the p
a big barbecue on the
Nay. Watch out for it at Ii
naries, watch for it at the couI
zentions. Be sure to bring II
state Convention. Only Tho
ry to catch it will be allow
he barbecue.