The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-09-06
LETTER FROM GEORGIA.
A Georgia Brother Expresses His Sur
prise at the Action of Some of
Our Brethren.

prise at the Action OF Some Of
Our Brethren.
BAYBoRo, Ga.
Mt. EDITOR am surprised to learn
that some of the prominent Alliance
men in your State are going back on
themselves in repudiatlng their w
handiwork. They have been promi-
,nent In formulating and demanding
certain things as Alliancemen, pledg-
ing themselves to vote for no man,
support no political party that did moi
favor those demands. Now when the
test comes to try mems souls they raise
their hands in holy horror and advise
their brethren to "stay In the g.. o.. L.
that has done so much for US, know
ing at the same time that both old par
ties have denounced and pointed the
finger of scorn at every important de-
mand made by the Alliance. Tnose
same men have been warning the PEG
pie against the party lash and now
they are the first to be whipped or
bought in. In my judgment there are
but few who will follow them. The
time has come when no man or set Of
men can do the thinking and acting for
the people. They are determined to go
back as near as possible to the old
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the so called Democracy of Our day has
drifted so far. l for one would much
prefer remaining in the Democratic
party if there was any hopes of relief
from that source, but l see none what
ever; it has been more clearly demon
strated in the last Congress than ever
before. And furthermore, If either of
the two old parties were to incorporate
III their platform every Alliance de-
mand we could never reach them while
the prejudice exists betweenthose par
ties that does at this time. | have ever
been taught as a Democrat to put no
trust in any promise a Republican
should make and I am frank now to
admit that [ could not trust them. And
the very same feeling exists with my
Northern and Western brethren in re-
gard to the Democrats. Now for re-
form in our government; they must
have mutual ground upon which to
meet. Just so long as we give heed to
the clamor for a solid South against a
solid North we will be ruled and op
pressed by the money corporations of
Old England and New England com.
tbined. We don't need a solid South,
North, East or West, but we need a
solid uaion against all outside en- smies
and against all inside wrongs as it was
in the days of our ancestors. Further,
1t is written that a nation divided
against itself must come to desOlation.
i am glad to see the tendency in the
people to turn their eyes to measures
and not to men and party. The people
are getting far in advance of the poll
ticians and party press. While the
Democratic press is eulogizing and
praising Cleveland and abusing
Weaver and Harrison, and the Repub-
1ican papers praise their Harrison and
abuse Weaver and Cleveland, ETC., the
people are looking directly at the diff
ferent platforms and the great issues
of the day. General Weaver is setting
to be a very bad man since Col. Folks
death. But if Weaver is guilty of
nothing worse than to pay soldiers for
their service in good money, he must
be an exception of a man. Since / have
seen that bill of Weaver's it is not so
bad as represented by the party press.
For instead of taxing the people to pay
the difference in the money in which
they were paid and gold, it provides
that the government issue legal tender
notes to that amount and pay to the
Union soldiers. That woul0, Of course,
increase the circulating medium and
would to some extent benefit the
whole people.
We see from the action of the Peo-
pies party convention Of Kansas who
nominated an x-Confederate soldier
for Governor of that State, and from
the action of the Peoples party con
vention at Omaha, who gave a South
ern man the second place on that
ticket, that as far as this great reform
movement Is concerned they are will
ling to give the South a fair showing
with all other sections. What party
has dared do this before7 We are very
certain that had our lamented Polk
lived the South would have had a
nominee for President for these United
States, a thing that has not happened
in my remembrance. I think the PEG,
pie has been used as tools by designing
men long enough. Do your own think,
ing. Study the political history of the
nation and prepare yourselves to cast
an intelligent vote. A T. OLIVE.