The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-04-26
THE DUTCH ARE TRYING TO
TAKE AMSTERDAM.

Two or three of the plutocratic jour
mails of the most pronounced type in
this State seem to be shaking in their
skins o fear the people will capture
the Democratic party. They are blow
ing their horns Ong and loud with a
trembling sound and a fainting re
QUEEN We cannot trust the people
to say what Democracy is" say they.
I'VE must have a test" All along
they have been persuading people to
believe they were for the people, their
party was the peoples party, and 10
n behold the people are taking them
at their word and propose to come in
n make one among them. and they
say no sir, not unless you take a test
n promise to make no propositions
but what have been previouslH fixed
upon by the machine. This they call
true Democracy" If this is trSe De
mocracy give us false Democracy
Say they, Lord deliver us from the
people" IF the committee had fT3e1
backbone they would prescribe a test
oath. Why don't the committee get
to work? Why arg h not organic
ngI Thirty. days only left US. Post
RPone q convention, oh!y We committed
TnUSCPone What shall we do? The
GuIcn are coming-even unto Amster-
aami Ut guards. Set guards. Be
99,1orGa The people are coming. Set
REII"s to watch at every corner.
b np' Help. Oh help! How often
n navG we warned the committee Of the
PooPlG 20 be sure that they have no
Ps%radTs - these conventions, but dull
Ike they have let matters run on
nonuotfaming Of the enemy. Now the
r, the people, we r afraid will
have something to say in these cOnven-
tions. If they do all is lost 1 sink in
despair. My gaul meltf hin me.
My bowels gushes out anu are split on
the ground. The enemy comes.
He comes waving the sword Of Justice. |
He comes with the baton of power, the
ballot. He comes with the laundering
tramp of millions pressing on to vic
tory. Come Caldwell and divert the
strong arm of the enemy. Smith,
speak, let your voice be heard. Send
warning all down the plutocratic line.
Put every plutOCrat on guard. Awake
ye mighty men. Asleep? Yes, asleep
IN the very midst of the enemy. The
peoples will is our de~sOlation.
To these two or three plutocratic ed
ltors who are thus quaking in their
boots we would say, peace, be still.
Let the will of the people be done.
VOT pOpuIt o Del. We would ask
them if they now intend to reject what
was done by the Demo tracy in 1890 in
the convention and in the Legislature
following, and are going to repudiate
and eXpunge the record? If so, you
will tear from the fair forehead of
Democracy the evergreen laurel and
write there in black, damnable ink the
character HypOcrite. These are the
enemies whom Democracy has to fear-
these tools Of plutocracy. She need
not e the common people. So let
the people take charge Of every pri-
mary, every county convention and
the State convention and rescue De-
mocracy from the hands of the pluto
Gratis.
Where the people go Democracy
goes, the rest is ~plutocracy. All those
who are lighting against the voice of
the people Ere pfutocrats. If you wish
70 lorna party Of yoTG own, don't
SSGal our name which yO1~could b u
v with ignominy. Assume the
nan plutocrat and be honest at leaS6-l
in the name you bear.
The fight is on. The contest has be-
gun. The people On one side and the
going about to deceive and to plumber
the people. The ~plutocracy has only
one plank in the ''win." This is all
they'll have-the word 'win." They
have the people under subsection.
They have laws of slavery robbing
them every day. They wantno change.
They only want Office. Two gigantic
plutocratic armies contending for the
spoils. The people PROSTATE at their
feet, deceived, stripped and plundered.
The only issue, How can we win7"