The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-05-03
THE DECENTRALIZATION OF THR
EAST.
BY DIR. A s. HoUGHToN CONN

BY DR. A s. HOUGHTON CONN
Mr.. EDITOR Boston has been called
the "cradle of liberty -" Lexington,
Concord, and Bunker Hill were per-
petual figures of speech thirty five or
forty years ago at 4th of July celebra-
tions.
No race of people ever existed more
jealous of their rights or more Jealous
III the strict performance of their duties
than the citizens Of New England half
a century ago.
The developments of the civil war,
the rapid accumulation of judicious in
vestments, the growth of protected in
dustrles and the rapid influx of foreign
immigrants have ali combined to
change the patriotism of the well to do
New Englander into the greedy parti
zanlsm of quasi Old Englander.
The Massachusetts mugwump is
simply Republican masquerading in
the garb of o Democrat in order to
leaven the Eastern Democracy with
the leaven of plutocracy. And this
b rs been accomplished.
Last night, april 9TH in Boston, at
the Hotel Brunswick, Mr. J. Fred Viii
liams, absent from his seat in Congress
ION account of important business. I"
was given a banquet by the Massachu
setts Reform Club, in recognition of
his eminent services in defeating the
Bland Bill. According to the New
York World of to day, "he paid a
glowing tribute to the heroes from the
South and West who imperiled their
future political existence by their op
position to the free coinage of silver"
He Is reported by the World to have
said:
" want to serve notice on the gen
tlemen here that they must in the
future remember that it is to such men
as Wilson, of West Virginia. and
others similarly situated, they owe
their salvation from the great danger
that has been threatening their bust
ness interests, and that when. as very
likely shall, I address a little note to
them in the fall, calling their attentiCn n
to the fact that these gentlemen are
engaged in a struggle for their political
life, | want the gentlemen then to re-
spond freely and generously for these
men in the South and West who so
nobly stood by US" (Cries of we will,
we will.)
Mr.. Sherman II ,ar spoke in the same
vein, and when he declared that equal
honor was due to Speaker Reed, Con
gresham Dingley and Henry Cabot
Lodge, the club rose and cheered again
and again.
The infamy of all this is but too ap.
parent but 1t Is the braZen facedness
of it all that astounds.
Men of the South and West, mark
these men who are to be aided by east
ern capital in their " struggle for their
political life"
1t is far more important to sink them
into the depths of political hell than to
elect a president
Here are their names: Wilson, of
West Virginia. Wilson, of Kentucky;
Logan and Meyer, of Louisiana; Braw-
ley, of South Carolina; HOuk, of Ten
nessee; Catting, Grary, Loud and Nc
Kenna. Of California; Cable, Flthian,
Hill, Hopkins, McGann, Newberry,
Post, Smith and Taylor, of Illinois;
Johnson and Waugh, of Indiana; Bow
man, Dollion, Flick, hamilton, Hayes
Henderson, Hall, Perkins and Surley,
of Iowa. Belknap, Burrows. Chapman,
O'DOnnell, Stephenson, Stout and
Wheeler, of Michigan Castle, Hall and
Lind, of Minnesota; Cobb, of Missouri:
Johnson, of North Dakota; Wilson, of
Washington; Barwig, Brickner, Bash
nell, COburn, HaUgen, Lynch, Miller
and Mitchell of Wisconsin
Another thing to remember is that
the eastern Democrats who opposed
free silver and threatened another
force bill if the South does not aid them
in defeating free silver fraternize with
Reed and Lodge in order to defeat it.
1t is but short step from eastern
Mugwumpery to Republicanism, and
it is a step which will eventually be
taken. God speed the day.