The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-10-04
A REVIEW OF vANcR's LETTER.

Mr.. EDITORIAL the power and
strength of the Democratic machine is
being put forth to squelch tee PEOPLES
party. 1t is altogether INSCRIPTIONS
as to the means employed so it is done,
Senator Vance claims in his letter for
the democratic party which cannot be
sustained, but that makes no difference
with the rank and file so it deceives
somebody. First it claims the party
as the Constitutional parry when the
facts are it asks the Constitution no
odds. Where is the Constitutional
provision allowing $40, 900 to buy a
dead millionaire Senator which his
party voted FORE Where is the Consti-
tutional provision to give two and a
half millions to the Chicago shoWY
Where is the Constitutional provision
allowing States to have banks of issue9
All these things the party has espoused
contrary to the plain letter and spirit
of the Constitution.
Second. The Republican party has
done all the damaging legislation,
while the facts in the case are that if
the Democratic party had not helped
it could not have done any damage at
all. The funding bill ten times more
Democrats voted for it in proportion
W. " AACS ASOPOOAAOC5GSs LII ud~
tiOnal bank act could not have pasted
without Democratic assistance. While
all the time except once the Democrats
could have prevented the passage of
any obnoxious law and instead of doing
this enough was always ready to assist
the Republicans. The ground on which
they claim their excuses is they never
had a majority. This is not good.
They have had a majority in one or
the other branches and one in bothand
once with the President except one
Congress since 1879. But while they
could do nothing to relieve the people,
look at the unconstitutional and bad
legislation it has helped. Look at the
bond buying bill of Roger O. Mills.
Look at the unconstitutional legislation
in making donations to private con
Germs.
Third. Senator Vance claims that
democrats are almost in power. All l
need say to this is they have been ex-
actly in that position ever since the
war.
Fourth. The leaders of the Peoples
party are ambitious demagogues. How
are the leaders of the Democratic
Fifth. They are trying to deceive
the people. Please look to the other
side. How r they9
Sixth. They can. do nothing, there
fore they had better surrender to the
bosses and become party slaves. The
question arises here if you yield what
can you expect in the way of relief
with the last Democratic House, the
most extravagant and debauched In
the annals of u country, passing the
most grinding and unconstitutional
measures, failing to fulfil every expec-
tation of the people. It you yield you
endorse the last Democratic House. If
you yield you endorse the gold-bugs If
you yield you forfeit every principle
and every privilege contended for.
Seventh. You will let in the Repub
cans. What if we do, we will have an
open enemy who sets up no pretensions
to relieve the people of their burdens
and then falsify those p~retensions. We
will have that for consolation.
The advice l would give to honest
men and brave men: vote for principle
and let the party bosses and the party
machines go hang. If you are in favor
of the free coinage of silver, against
an income tax, in favor of the sovereign
PO"OA "a viz P0OP40 dSdAL4SO COrpOrdG0
or monopolistic power, vote those prin-
ciples. The only way to get anything
from a ~plutOcratic party, either Demo
cratic OF Republican, is to show YOUR
metal. AS long as you are party slaves
which such a e as Vance's letter
can lash you into line, they hereafter
will never care what they do, for they
well know they can subjugate you with
gush, boast and Islander at any time,
That is the danger. A yarty yields to
get brave votes; it never yields for the
votes of towards. ALI safe party votes
get nothing; all cowardly kickers get
a party flashing, brave voters get their
rights in the party Or out of it. This
is the way it works.
w. r. LINDSAY.