The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-07-19

the report. It seems that the report
started in Nash county. We know
that the Messrs. Stronachs are enthu-
siastic partisans, but have no idea
that they have or would stoop to such
work as that.
~ The President has sent most of
the standing army to various points in
the past few days to suppress outraged
workmen whose wages have been re
duced to raise campaign Doodle. We
suggest that the remainder of the troops
be called out to suppress Congress.
That body has done the country more
harm than all the strikes heard of.
"They say" that Weaver is the
weakest man that could have been
nominated at Omaha. Of course he is
weak(O Any nan who would have
been nominated would be called weak
by the moneycratic organs. Well,
the little politicians who are SANDER
ing James B. Weaver couldn't wake
him up when he is taking a "cat nap"
That is enough.
The New York Morning ADDER
tiser, speaking of the "paternalism"
in the Peoples party platform, says
those who favor paternalism in gov
ernmentaI affairs should go over and
live with the Gar of Russia, for he
has reduced it to a science. Perhaps
he has. But the people will rule here
instead of a Gar. That makes quite
a nice difference.
Cleveland refuses to allow his
wife's name used in political clubs or
the picture of his baby to appear in
papers. Now he is a great hero, and
don't you forget it-according to the
apers. But has he ever done anything
to advance the welfare of the people,
except a favored few in Wall street?
That is the big question that remains
unanswered.
A number of Democratic news
papers are jumping on Col. DR.. King
bury, of the Wilmington Messenger.
Fact is, gentlemen, THE PROGRESSIVE
FARMER has had him at the anxious
seat for some time. If we don't make
a Peoples party man out of him we
will make a good Democrat. A good
Jeffersonian Democrat is just as respec
tableas aPeople's party man, but they
are not so numerous.
~ The Wilson Advance thinks we
are "in a hole" since the Omaha plat
form declares against the force bill.
Not at all. We are as much against
the force bill as anybody, but feel
sure that there is no danger. If there
is any the Peoples party is the only
one honest enough to knock it into a
cooked hat. The Omaha convention
did right in going or record as against
all Federal interference in elections.
Mr. Alexander Mcneil, of Cum
berland county, says he has voted the
Democratic ticket for 81 years, but is
now for the Peoples party. When
those sturdy old Scotch Democrats
leave a party it is time for everybody
else to get wide awake. The Scotch
are noted for their firm and unwaver-
ing allegiance to anything they belong
to, but it lookslike they are will nearly
all change for the only great party in
this State.
The Wilmington Star, in urging
the necessity for placing reading mat
ter in the hands of the people during
the campaign, says: brass bands
and b%arbecues r very good things in
their places, but they are not vote
winners. Spasmodic enthusiasm they
may evoke, but that is not the ele,
ment needed in the formation of a
Democrat. This is a year in which the
people are reading and thinking. One
issue of THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER will
do more harm than forty marine bands
could repair" That is rather compli-
mentary to THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER.
The "harm" it does is legitimate and
neces sary. You must keep your old
snaggled-toothed party straight if you
don't want The PROGRESSIVE FARMER
to shell it.
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