The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-05-03

bv simply kicking against the platform
of the Order. But funnier still is his
early death after the political papers
laud him to the skies.
- No man who is a member of a
plaid trust or who has anything to do
with the American Tobacco Company,
or n other trust, for that matter,
should ever be allowed to hold another
office in North Carolina.
~. In whose interest was the con-
~vention of the Fifth congressional dis
trict called9 Is it possible for all in
terests to be as fully represented as if
it had not been called the day before
the State convention meets9
~ AS all the State offices seem to
be going begging for the want of aspir-
ants, the writer hereby announces that
he will be a candidate for all of them.
We will see that every N of them are
swept out just as they now are.
~. Bro. J. r. Miller, editor of The
LiUing Issue, organ Of the Prohibi-
~tionists, published at High Point, gave
us a pleasant call last week. Bro. Mil
Ter is a jealous worker, and is getting
out a strong paper for the cause.
A Missouri exchange says: I'VE
don't want any broken-down politician
to go to Congress from this district"
That will apply in North Carolina.
We don't want any such cattle to go
from any of the nine districts. Send
men,.
~ And they do say that it is wrong
for the farmers to want their measures
for relief put in the platform. Why,
of course it is. But amt it just as
wrong for the politicians to want to
force their peculiar views on the
peoples
X. Let the straightouts bolt if they
want to. None of the honest, sensible
straightouts are going to bolt if a
reasonable platform is made. If the
fools and rascals want to bolt let them
go. No party can succeed if they
control it.
- When a politician asks you If
you will stick by the result of this O.
that convention, tell him that the
Alliance has declared against speculat-
ing in futures; that Y on will tell him
whether or not you will stick when
you see the platform.
~ We are glad to learn that the
good peopleof Edgecombe are all right.
The rantings of the Solomon who edits
the Tarboro SOutherner cannot inter
fere with them in the discharge of
their duty as citizens. They will be
on hand when the roll is called.
~ Again we ask our friends to write
as briefly as they can. Correspondents
from all over this and other States want
a hearing in our columns. We want
them to have it, but when so many
write long winded articles, even if good
ones it is impossible topublish them all.
~ Why hold the convention for the
Fifth Congressional district just on
the eve of the State Convention9 Is it
possible that some trick is on tap7
Hadn't it better be postponed so all in
terests can be represented properlyG
There is no occasion for such an early
convention.
r. ~ How about Governor Hollis "de
mocracy2" Three years ago as Presi.
dent of the Senate he cast the tie vote
of that body against a railroad commits
sion. Is he a true Democrats Chair
man Smith ought to keep him out, for
he is opposed to one of the planks in
the platform.
~ The Wadesboro Messenger and
other papers are stating that DR.. N. M.
Culbreth, Lecturer for the 9Th district,
is opposed to the st. Louis platform
and says SO in his speeches. Bro. Cul-
breth writes us that this is totally un-
true. He endorses it and advocates it
in his speeches.
~ Andrew Carnegie, the great iron
king of Pennsylvania. who is worth
many millions, says he wants to spend
all his wealth before he dies. That
may be true, but he reduced the wages
of his employees 10 per cent. recently.
That don't look like he is ready to
spend much yet.
= ~ Don't be uneasy about the
straightouts. They will swallow every
bit of the Ocala and st. Louis platforms
and beg for more Their bluff game is
getting weak. But there must be
enough to hold them down. Go to the
primaries. Take your knitting along
and spend the day.
~ The feature of the approaching