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

speeches until Congress adjourns in the
summer. What a contrast between
Watson and Livingston and Moses2 the
two latter being now in Georgia trying
to fool the people, while Watson is
trying to do something in Congress.
~ The Alliance has declared against
dealing in futures" time and again.
Yet the politicians want us to swear
that we will support any and all plat
forms they make and any and all can
didates they put out. Gentlemen, let
us see your candidates and your plat
forms. Then, if they are all right, you
may swear us.
The Wilmington Star is crazy on
the tariff question. 1t wants to see it
reduced to Al per cent. So far as we
are concerned, we don't respect the
more than we do the one who robs us
of AZ dollars. Away with such a meas
ure. If the tariff is a robbery, crush it
out altogether.
About this time some ex-mem-
bers of the legislature and others, are
going into the letter writing business.
Some of the members of the last legis-
lature didn't make a very favorable
impression on the public. So members
of the legislature had better let the
country run itself unless they are sure
that they stand well.
A gentleman at Vesta, Mime
sofa, writes that he received a sample
copy of The PROGRESSIVE FARMER re-
Gently and was so much pleased with
it's bright, spicy article s that he en-
closed the money for the paper during
the campaign, and also for a copy of
"Bond-holders and Bread winners"
and PETERS Farmers Side"
Let every reform paper, every
reform speaker, every private in re-
form ranks throw aside personal and
party preference and go in for solid
reform and honest government in
North Carolina this year. Begin in
the primaries and keep on till you get
to the State Convention. Then call a
halt and see what has been done.
y - The S~tatesville Landmarks is sur
prised to know that any great number
of Iredell people would endorse the st.
Louis platform. The Landmarks is
just three years behind the procession.
Three years ago the people of Iredell
endorsed the st. Louis platform, at
least all AUiGncenten did. Why in
the world should they dodge now7
Weare indebted TO the publishers,
Messrs. Brant 6 Fuller, of Madison,
Wisconsin, for Vols. 1 and 2 of 'hCyclo-
pedia of Eminent and Representative
Men of the Corolinas." The portraits
and sketches are excellent. These
books are elegantly bound in real
morocco, and will be a valuable adj
dition to any Library. The price Of
the two volumes is $25,
~ The papers are still telling that
the pension plank is in the st. Louis
platform; THAT northwestern papers
are publishing it" that the Secretary
of the meeting, who is editor of a paper
is publishing it in his paper. This is
all a lie. 4 good many e taken in
by the Associated Press report and
published it a time or two, but it is out
of all papers that r friendly to the
cause now.
~ Your Uncle Zeke Bilkins says he
is ready to bolt any convention that
has met, may meet, or that is likely to
meet. But adds that he is going to
see what the convention does before he
bolts. He says further that when the
dinner bell ringsh he don't know whether
he is going to get a square meal or not.
But after ar hours hard work at the
table he can make a pretty correct
estimate.
- r The Wilmington Star says: 1.-The
truest and most thoughtful men in the
Alliance today, those who wish to see
it perpetuated, are trying to keep it
out of politics." Yes, they are true.
Those who are untrue are the ones who
are trying to make it the Democratic,
Third or Republican party. "But they
can't make" The Star would like to
see the Alliance bossed by the Demo
cratic party. But the reverse may be
true.
N** And now they say the Alliance
is split up and going to pieces On &C
count of politics. The paid-up mem
bership of Alexander county, is double,
for the April report, what it was in
January. Every county gives an in
crease in new members and a number