The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-12-19
THE YEAR 1902.
The Party in a Predicament--A Dog
That Will Allow Itself to be
Robbed Seven Times a
Day is no Dog
At All.
HEAD OF PUNGo. N. G.

AhAD OH L ONOOy IN. ~.
Mr.. EDITOR: The political campaigu
of 1892 produced astounding results.
For the first time since 1856 the Demo.
cratic party was intrusted with power
to make laws. The free trader thought
wonders had been achieved. The poor
old darkey had waited long and patti
emily for forty acres and mule and
now the conscientious Democrats who
because of the tariff had never been
able to wear plug hat, felt like his
time had come. But before the hat
was imported Congress, by the Buffalo
bull of Wall street, was called to-
gether, not to repeal the tariff but to
destroy oneshalf the money that the
purchasing power of the remainder
might be doubled.
| shall never think of the triumph of
the Democratic party without think
ing how deep must have been the morti-
f1cation and humiliation of the adher-
ents OF that party when they had
shouted themselves hoarse, spent alb
their surplus money for powder to cele-
brate the advent of a Democratic vic
tory, and done many other things un-
be coming to civilization, and again
when this same party has refused to
fulfill a single promise pledged to it's
supporters believe, and am con-
strained to say, that their modification
must be severe. They remind me of
the old man who, when drunk, refused
the counsel Of his friends, and for spite
drove his horse and buggy up road
in dest rted woods to spend the night
and sleep off his intoxication. The old
man succeeded in unhitching his horse
but before he could tie him to a swing
ing limb deep sleep took possession
of his physical abilities and he was
victim to the consequences Of inebriety.
He awoke next morning feeling like he
had been dragged through seven cities.
His surroundings were incomprehensi-
BILE; his vehicle was the only object he
could recognizes During the night the
faithful horse had become hungry and
gone out. The old man had a faint
recollection of being in town the day
before and drinking freely Of the good
liquors in the bar. Again a thought
flashed through his mind that it couldn't
be possible that he had put himself in.
such place and in his great anxiety
to investigate that bewildered and mys-
titled predicament he tried to console
himself with the idea that it wasn't
him, that another man had got in the
woods, and under the stress of such q
delusion he exclaimed: eff it isn't me
I've found buggy, but if by chance
it should turn out to be me, as sure as
hell I've lost horse"
This is a predicament that character
ICES many whose political actions have
been controlled by partyism. They
have refused to listen to reason and
common sense. Their experience, how
ever bitter, counts but little in convinc-
ing them that house divided against
itself cannot stand. I have no ambi-
ton to be dictator, expect no one to.
adhere to what say; but do expect
the laboring people of this country who
have been andcontinue to be robbed Of
the hard earnings of their labor, to say
to the fascinating politician whose only
motive is to captivate, get thee behind
me, Satan, for it is written in the law
of common sense that a dog that would
allow a thief to take seven bones from
him in one day isn't any dog at all.
NJ D. CHAMBERS.