The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-03-15

other countries. She derives a revenue
of one hundred and thirty five million
dollars annually from this country.
H3r revenues from other countries are
immense
The money devil is waxing rich off
of the toiling millions. Shall the In
dustrial class of this country be longer
tied to the money devil of Europe3
Will we declare ourselves q free and
independent nationH Shall we reap the
fruits of what our forefathers fed from
Europe to escape? They planted the
tree of liberty and Vanished 1T with
their blood. Let us see to 1t that It's
branches spread their protecting lnHu-
ence ove the whole nation. Soon Eu-
rope will pass through the throes of
revolution. Her people, down trodden
and oppressed, will rise l their might
and overthrow kings ar1stOcracy n
plant the tree of liberty in Europe. To
accomplish this they will pass through
seas of blood and suffer as only the
oppressed suffer when eXertlng all
their energies to secure their freedom.
This nation must protect herself or
suffer with them. We must protect
every Industry. every class-we must
he independent. This we can do as we
are UuS I1OOO oCAA SN"O N
ton on the globe. .
The farmer beng out of debt he will
b1v for cash and sell for cash. The
ms nufacturer knowing that cotton is
worth IA cents per pound will buy at
this brice-fx a price on his goods to
correspond. Every industry will be
able to fix a living price on their wares.
The farmers have never been able to
fix a price on his produce. Under the
new regime he will have this privilege
for the first time in the history of his
class.
If the money devil of Europe can de
feat the farmers movement they will
do it. The writer is no novice in the
tariff. Ae began an earnest study of
fnanse in 1865 on the close of h war.
He had hardly begun when he found
the tariff played al important part In
the working of our finance. l came to
the finances of 1887, 1S47 and 1857. |
found contraction of the volume of
none proceeded the panics. What
produces the contraction OF b volume
of money? The export OF specie on
which one promises to pay were based.
What caused the export OF specie and
turned the balance of trade against us?
The lowering of the tariff and flooding
this country with cheap goods. We
bought more than we sold and the bal
ance was paid in gold and silver, and
the lieing promises to pay were worth
less. Who instigated this legislation?
The money devil of England wanted
our gold and silver and the bears of
this country made their millions out of
this transaction. | learned that the
politicians of the past were like the
present-they wanted office and were
Just as ready to cater to the money
devil for office as they r o-day. The
lesson learned was, keep your money
at home by patroniEing home indus
try, and panics will not come by the
export of specie. Pay as you go and
YOU will not get in debt to the money
devil of Europe. That a cash business
saves two-thirds Of expense attached
to the credit system. That people In
debt are slaves without q master to
take r of them. That buying other
nations cheap goods would not induce
them to buy of us to the same amount.
That men running around making this
statement we're living for Office.
If Amis thinks my arguments are
not conclusive, all he has to do is to go
to Canada and see the arguments illus
trated. The tariff, as discuss d by the
two old machines, is q fraud and they
intend to deceive the people. Demo.
Gratis will debate with Republicans and
quote from the first and second list and
make his points. The Republican will
quote from the third list and make his
points. Each are right and each are
wrong and each aim to deceive and
keep the people divided. Relegate the
tariff to the rear until the people are in
power, then it will be discussed by
men who have no other object but to
get at the truth. As it is Alliance
Democrats and Alliance Republicans
are tinctured with their party bias on
tariff and discuss this question from a
Democratic or Republican standpoint.
Each stop The discussion of the tariff
or take off your Republican or Demo
cratic spectacles or you may run against
a sawyer. We must not be tied to the
money devil of Europe.
Europe can take all Jul gold at any
time she sees fit to return securi-
ties to this country. Mold them into
bricks and let her name them until we
get out of debt. Give us fifty dollars
In full legal tender United States notes
and they will stay with us and men
tain a uniform volume of money and
we would have a uniform standard to
values. Repeal the credit sys-
tenn, compelling every man to invest
his money in giving employment to
labor in some of our industries. Euro
pean holders Of our securities can take
all our gold out Of the United States
Treasury. What is to hinder them9
They hold billions of our promises to
nav in GOLD What 10 To hinder them
ing them into gold certificates and pre-
senting them to the United States
Treasury and demanding every dollar
of gold and placing a premium on gold
to suit their c~upidity3
AS things are to day we are complete
" at the mercy of the money devil.
The declaration of the champion of
the money devil that chean siIZar and