The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-10-31
CLEVELAND AND SHERMAN.

When THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER
spoke Of Cleveland and Sherman in
the same breath a year ago, and even
more recently, certain people in this
country were very indignant. But we
had the proof and it has been verified.
The two men are the same in principle
and practice in all matters relating to
finance, and that overshadows every
thing else. On the 9th the Whining
ton Messenger said:
1t is known in Washington that
but for John Sherman there would
have been a compromise carried. He
and Lamont interviewed the President
and 10! presto! change! the news, like
a bomb, was thrown among the bi
mgGafists that Mr.. Cleveland had de
-termined to stand by the Voorhees, bill
and would hear no farther to any
compromise. He ignored the truce,
listened to the begGlllng serpent who
had entered the White, House as the
serpent entered Eden" and with Gun
ming plea and InsldlOus ART had 50
charmed the President as to make him
resolve to upset the compromise. IL
need not be argued now VINO Is respOL-
sIble for the fatal stab to the silver of
the Constitution. An enemy hath done
it. John Sherman, the hoary R9publi
can, the inveteraJe enemy of hone It,
economical. constitutional Govern
ment, who all along has been leading
the Presidential party in the Senate, IS
the willy fellow who COmpassed the
wrong and caused the hurIling bomb
to explode IN the Senate"
That is indeed a nice kettle of fish,
John Sherman leading the fight in the
Senate for Grover Cleveland agains,
80 Democratic Senators. The White
House captured without firing a gun.
The passage of the ~''cOwardIy make
shift repeal bill of Voorhees,, touches
only one small portion of the sherman
''cowardly makeshifG." 1t does not re-
peal the whole bill by a great deal, but
deals a fatal stab to silver. 1t violates
the Constitution by leaving silver
stripped of it's highest rights under
that sacred instrument. 1t practically
forces silver to the rear, and thereby
destroys the rights of the people. The
Constitution gives silver all the rights
and privileges of gold. The greatest
American statesmen, including Daniel
Webster, held and hold that the Con
gress could not demOnetlZe silver,
could not deny to the people their
constitutional rights to have gold and
silver coined into money at the minis.
No one but an ignOramus will deny
what the Constitution allows and de-
mands. The great men who framed
the Constitution put silver in the
organic law, and with a wisdom far
beyond all the Clevelands and Carlisles
and Shermans who could be packed in
the White House under the pressure
of a compress.
The goldbug organs are now saying
it is the triumph of the President and
it is owing to his indOmitable self will.
He has under Sherman's leadership
carried his point, but he has surely,
practically divided his party in the
West and South. Future elections will
probably reveal this fact. Wall street
that originated, propelled and finished
the panic will rejoice.
The Voorhees, bill will pass-repeal-
ing the purchase of silver-and will go
to the House and be accepted. Then
What2 Wait six or twelve months for
the answer and you will get it right.
The goldolators will throw up their
hats perhaps sing psalms owe the
grave or silver, but there may be yet a
resurrection of the white metal at the
call OF the mighty people whose voice
IN politics has been likened unto the
voice OF VOr pOpuLi, VoT Del"
Won F0a7 uaak