The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-05-24
oNsLow COUNTY POLITICS.
Where we Stand in Politics, State and
National.

National.
Mr. EDTTOR:-It is needless for me to
say that am unaccustOmed to writing
for a for you will soon find
ont that I am not aBIl Nye nor Mark
Twain. But l am not writing for edu-
Gated lawyers o great statesmen,
hit write for that class OF people like
mvself-the common or labOring class
and so far as number is concerned is
much the largest class. This Is the
class that stir the soil and feed the
world. This is the class that dig deep
and lift the treasures out of the earth.
This is the class that dot the ocean
with vessels and steamships. This Is
the class that build railroads and high
ways. And an fact this class IS the
great balance TheeL that mOUeS the
lUhoIe machinery Of the 1cOrld. Yes,
this class | am writing to can put
three fourths of the votes into the bal
lot box, and l believe this is the year
they are going to put them there. For
the last quarter of a century the peO-
pie have been voting according to di
rectiOns, and having at heart more
party name than principle But | am
inclined to there will be more indepen-
dent and intelligent voting hereafter
AAt&A AOo CSNA4 NOAC AC1CLO1O1Cs MY
reason for thinking so is this: There
has been more of the right kind of
reading matter and more reading done
by this class of people within the last
four years than ever has been known
In this country.
The people are trying to educate
themselves upon these important ques
tiOns; they are trying to think and act
for themselves. 1t has been said by
some ~rlngleading Democrats that such
independent thinkers wouldn't be ad
mitted IN the Democratic conventions.
l, for one, cannot see how such could
be prevented. These are the people
that should so into the different con
ventiOns. Their principles are purely
democratic, and none have a right to
question their political principles, as
there is no third party organized in
this State. 1t may be the case vet that
the Alliance will create a third party
or the Peoples party, and l believe
Will But when this is the case it Will
be brought about by injustice from the
two old parties, for this class Of people
Will no longer stick to the parties for
the sake Of the name. They will vote
for principles hereafter instead Of
party names, and their motto will be
equal rights to all and special priv
legeS to none.
But, my dear Democratic friends
who SO much oppose the Alliance IN
North Carolina and elsewhere, don't
be alarmed when you so to the State
Convention, for this class of thinkers
are going to get there sure. And again, |
don't be alarmed when Marion Butler
or some other man of equal ability
from the ranks Of the Alliance be nomi
mated for Governor of North Carolina.
But if this should be the case it will
only mean equal rights to all and spe-
cha privileges to none, and this should
be sufficient to satisfy all honest men.
This class of people pre- "o+ie6nA- WITH
State poliEPq hid your bulldozing an
trickerX 50 h hereafter they pro, |
pose to have a finger in the pie. And
again / charge you don't be alarmed
when you hear from the Omaha Con
vention of July 4th of the nomination
of Col. L. L. Polk as President of the
United States And, again my dear
friends, don't be alarmed, on the first
Tuesday in November, to see this host
of thinkers deposit their votes for
whoever may be nominated by the
Peoples party convention, for that is
just what they are going to do and
never ask the question as to what
party they belonged to heretofore. In
fact. to get the whole thing into a nut
shell, this class of thinkers will vote
for no man who refuses to stand
~squarely and firmly upon the st. Louis
demands. +. d. SHAW.