The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-10-04

.uross now regulates the mail facili-
W Of the country, appropriates
w" for the purpose of carrying
LII from one point to another as
n.,;ckIv as possible and at the lowest
4oot It should regulate the transmits
.;on of news by telegraph and the
s-onsnortation of human and other
s.oigbt at the lowest possible cost
- in the interest of all the people
"o+ber than a few. Then if Congress
has all this power, delegated to it by
tba neople, should not the people have
the power to regulate Congress, and in
the interest of the majority instead of
the few. [Great applause We are
NOT fighting bankers, owners of tele-
rraphs nor railroads. We are fighting
the systems by which the people are
being daily robbed. IF you put the
saddles on your backs you must expect
somebody will ride you. Don'tdo that
any longer. [Applause.]
THE MONEY QUESTION.
Il have two children, a boy and a
girl. Suppose my son wants to Dor
row 81. 900. I tell him / will only
charge him a nominal interest," per
cent. In a week or two my daughter
comes to me and says: Father, did
YOU lend brother a thousand dollars at
/ per cent. INTEREST," Yes I reply.
wei I borrowed two hundred from
him to-day and he charged me s per
cent. Can't you let me have the money
at 1 per cent, tooY' If I refused to let
my daughter have the money at the
same rate, you would consider me very
mean. Well, Uncle Sam is letting out
your money to bankers at that rate.
You are one of Uncle Sans children,
but he don't let you have any money
at that rate.
"In1665 the population of the North
ern States was 25, 600, 900. The South
ern States had a population of 0 ,OOO,-
900. The South was devastated by
two armies, your currency became
worthless when Lee surrendered. But
the North still had plenty of money,
times were good. There was two bill
lions of dollars in circulation, nearly
all in the North. But good prices for
farm products soon put the South on
her feet again, and there was much
progress until the contraction of cur-
rency and the increase of population,
and the formation of trusts has made
you poor again. The entire country
has suffered. Since 1865 our popula
ton has increased by 80, 900, OOO-almost
$50 per cent, yet there is only sixteen
hundred millions of dollars in crcula-
ton tO-day-four hundred millions
less than in 1865, and when the popu-
lation was only a little over half what
it now is. The money question is a
great one. We must have more money
or ruin will follow. The old parties
are equally responsible along this line.
Democrats have aided the Republicans
in all this contraction legislation. Only
recently a Democratic House, with 148
majority, supplemented by nine PEG
pies party men and eleven Republicans
who voted for free coinage, refused to
pass the free coinage bill, and gave as
an excuse that "a Republican Senate
would defeat it, Pretty soon we see
the Republican Senate pass the bill.
Again the Democratic House voted on
it and defeated it by a bigger majority
than before. Applause
THE great common people are tired
waiting The West is going in for a
change. l believe the South is ready
to join them. I know your people are
brave, for ! found that out on several
battlefelds. I believe you are still
brave enough to vote for home and
country" prolonged applause
MRS. LEASE.
Mrs. Lease, of Kansas, was then in
troduced. Mrs. Lease is a practicing
lawyer in that State, and has been con-
spicuousIy identified with temperance
and other reforms. In 1890 she took
the stump for the Peoples party and
reform. AS a result the Republican
majority of 80. 900 in that State was
wiped out and a legislature elected that
were pledged to defeat Senator Ingalls,.
This was done and Senator PETER was
elected. Senator Ingalls, is one of the
ablest and most sarcastic speakers in
the country. But he refused repeatedly
to meet the female cyclone as he
called Mrs. Lease, on the stump.
When Mrs. Lease arose she was
greeted with loud cheers. She seemed
at home, and doubtless was, for few
men have addressed as many audi