The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1892-03-10
From Steedsville,

o1EEDSNl LILLE, y. L., March ., 92.
EDITOR GOLD LEAF This has been
rather tough winter. but as a gen
eral rule the farmers in this neighbor-
hood have done more work than | ever
knew for the past two months.
The GOLD LEAF is hustler. but
you forget to publish the tobacco sales
days. My kind neighbor and good
friend, Mr.. Robert Switzerland, wished
to take a load Of his fine tobacco to
your market few days ago. but did
not know who had the first sale. So
he drove up to my store to consult the
newsy columns Of the GOLD LEAF
(Which can always be found on file at
my office, but he failed to find what he
was looking for and was as much in
the dark on this particular point as
ever. Now, Mr.. Editor, for the ben
eft of us country folks, l hope you will
publish regularly the sale days in your
paper, and new subscriber you shall
have from this Office.
How about the Third party around
town? [ don't hear anything else out
here-so much Of it that l have either
been converted or am converting. but
do believe Since l became farmer)
that the farmers should stand by each
other and pull together. Other people
combine for mutual help and protec-
ton, and why not the farmers? At
any rate | believe that farmers should
have seats at the first table and par
take OF the good things that abound
without crowding other working people
away. a good farmers organization
in anyneighborhood will help the men,
bers out of the old ruts | wrote about
last summer.
Right now, in this month of March,
While we are ploddiug along with a
faded team, with only half a load,
through the mud and in the same old
ruts, it is time for us to make up our
minds to pull together with our neigh
oors and get out Of the old way OF
tarming-wOrk every day in the week
except Sunday of course), every week
in the month, every month in the year,
and for poverty's sake don't drink
whlskey and spend money for any un-
necessaries, use tobacco in no way.
buy 20 fine clothes and raise all the
" something to eat we need, and
then next fall sell our market crop at
the market price and then see what 9
| pile we would have.
Muscle and politics alone will mover
do for agriculture what it once did. II
is union Of brains that is needed now
We live III an era Of rapidly changing
conditions, and if farmers and mer
chants don't unite as other people do
and mind their own business. thew will
not be able to keep up with the pro
cession, but will fall farther and farthe
to the rear.
| The farmers ought to march in from
OF all other industries as they Away:
have done in settling up new country
We need fewer politicians and offic
seekers. and one party instead of three
And right here / will ask why is ou
sister State. Virginia. called tn
''Mother of Presidents?" WHY is no
the old North State so called? I ar
sure we have the material. and if 1 O
any other man in this county could g
to Chicago to the Democratic Ma
uonal Convention we would place i
nomination your townsman. that hig
toned Christian gentleman, Mr.. A.
Zollicofer, who would wave the ban
ner of reform and hold the scales G
justice abovs reproach, for l believe a
yet the next President Of the Unite
, States has never been heard of in COZ
:, nection with the office. He has bee
: attending to his own business. Tha
: is the kind of man that will win.
Wishing the GOLD LEAF all poss
bic success and a blessing upon i
: patrons. | remain.
= Very truly yours.
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