The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-04-12
Politics.

hello! Mr.. Editor"
R-"Good morning, Mr.. Bllkins."
B-"Say, I'm in a big hurry this
,ornin'. Betsy says I must do a big
avis work, but I want to hear from
Ibs Statesville meeting"
R-"It passed off very quietly. The
Alliance in that section is in better
sbape than ever"
ri reckin Maj. Robbins will let
honest people alone now fer a while"
R-"He will if he knows they are
B-"Say, I want to know how
things are gettin' on. Is there any
for reform7"
R-"The only chance is for the peo-
ple all to get together and put the
out Every farmer, every
mechanic, schoolteacher, merchant,
manufacturer, editor and lawyer who
wants to see justice done should stand
shoulder to shoulder against the politi-
clans and tools of monopoly (Which are
one and the same) or the country will
90 to decay"
B.-"That is just what Betsy an me
sayin' the other night-at least
Betsy said so an 1 wouldn't di'agree
with her for a thousand dollars. You
Just call Betsy an have a talk. I've
got to finish plantin' corr to-day"
R-"Hellol Mrs. Bilkius,"
Mrs. B-"Hello, Mr. Editor. Talk
fast for 1 must watch after Zeke. I'm
some of these politicians will
come along an put deviltry into his
head; men are such fools in campaign
times. They are willin' to put their
wives and children in slavery rather
than act sensible and vote for good
who will make honest laws"
R.-"What is the outlook in your
township
Mrs. B.-"Well, all the neighbOrs
who have been to see us seem to think
that everybody who wants honest gov
eminent must sand together. They
agree that f1ghtin' each other is not
any good, an they talk like they are
goin' to stand together through thick
and thin. 1 seen n old gentlem an
who said he was goin' TO vote his party
ticket whether it had any platform or
not. I tell you, Mr.. Editor, it is we'll
I didn't marry such a man. 1 would
get a divorce or make him migrate
somewhere.
R.-"True. There is no use in work
ing for reform if you don't work as a
unit"
Mrs. B.-"There is one thing you
editors don't say enoughabout. If the
parties had been doing their duty,
there would have beenno need of the
Alliance. Yet some cranky members
don't insist on reforming their party OF
putting something in the platform
Zeke was fool enough for a long time
to think that all that was needed was
to vote his party ticket straight an
the politicians would do the rest. L
the politicians n all right and the
party platform all it should be, we are
fools for kicking an oranizing."
R.-"You are right, Mrs. Bilkins
We should study ami discuss thes'
questions more. If our parties are al
right, we should disbah. If they ar,
not right, we should rehse to vote will
any of them until they Ee made right.
Mrs. B.-"Tve been studying thes
matters a good deal. Our State Gov
eminent has been coducted mode1
ately well-it could be much bet
but looking over natDnal mat
find that both parties are q
hen eggs five years 3D..
been quarreliins eEeE)tY
enue, force bills aria
their ugly mouthsfol
ing their pockets Ieg
we working peop h
the bills" by
Ri would Ia
With Mr.. Bilkins.9 an
Mrs. B." You
is at work tryin'exu
eat like all honesem
I'm running the g,
like every woman
men avenO sensF
teach them some. f
hereafter an don A
bye.
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