The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-08-08

State whose heart is bigger with love
for his State and his country than
Senator Vance's and every position he
has ever taken upon any public mat
ter; every sentiment he has ever enter
tained or uttered upon any matter
affecting the interests of his people,
have been dictated by the loftiest
patriotism. Furthermore the
Senator's position on the silver ques
ton is not inconsistent with the nation
al Democratic platform. Shelby Re
UielU
His letter sticks to the Democra tic
party and favors silver as well as gold
for our currency. He opposes contrac
tion of the cur ency as detrimental to
the interests of the country. His views
are opposed t. the New York bankers
and capitalists who favor the uncon-
ditional repeal Of the Sherman act, the
sale of all the silver dollars in the
treasury and the use Of gold as the only
standard of commercial values. He
favors preserving the parity of gold
and silver and opposes any surrender
to the money power or gold bugs.
These have have been his views on the
silver question for years, and he is not
bidding for Alliance votes, for his term
OF office does not soon terminate.
Senator Ransom's term of office will
expire frst-Shelby AurOr0.
1t is impossible to express the pain
and modification it brings to all Demo
erals that the man who has been looked
TO for third Of a century as one of the
| ablest and most trusted leaders of the
| party, and man who has been loved
universally as few men in North Caro-
lima have ever been, should hold COM
municatiOn of any kind with the ALI
ance, which is identical with the Third
party. the mortal enemy of Democ-
racy. And it is specially mortifying
and regrettable that he should address
to this opposing political party his pur
pose to antagonize one of the plainest
and most vital planks in the Democratic
platform and the efforts of our wise
and trusted President and the majority
of his Democratic colleagues to relieve
the country Of the distress brought on
it by bad legislation .-Ne1UtOn Enter
prise.
Senator Vance has written a very
clear, strong letter to a Farmers ALI
ance, commencing the principles of
the order and standing fat footed for
silver. He is opposed to the repeal of
! the Sherman ec5 unless a good substi
| tute is offered -LHUrinburg EG
change.
Such letters by suca men as Vance
tend to strengthen that element in our
| politics. If the past campaign was not
enough to convince Democrats of the
political character of the Alliance, and
that true Democracy could no longer
afford to pander to It's demand" and
resolutions" what in the name of
common sense will convince them?-
LincOLntOn Courier.
His Democracy has never been ques
toned before and judged by thenation-
al Democratic platform he is infinitely
nearer it's standard than some of those
who now criticise him. What does he
say? He says 'the preservation of
silver as a part of our currency is one
of the most vital of all the issues which
our people have been called upon to
decide in half a century," He don't
say the free coinage" but the ''preser-
walton. ."-MeckLenbGtrg Times.
His views on the currency, as there
in expressed, are well known to be
those which he has held for years and
in this letter he expresses them with
striking boldness and with a rugged
ness which indicates that the ''gray
haired Senator is not intimidated or
lutte. That part of the Senator's letter
which would encourage the idea of
control of politics by a secret order, we
believe that the better Judgment of all
people will now disapprove,- Wades-
bOTO Messenger.
Senator Zeb Vance is standing
upon the currency question. The re-
suit is a cOmmotiOn in North Carolina.
Vance is the Hampton of that State,
and upon his stand on the silver ques-
tion depended in large measure whether
he should continue to represent that
Estate in the United States Senate or
lose the confidence of the people and be
retired to the rear, like Hampton was
when he ceased to keep in touch with
the people.-COZatnabi0 Register.
The letter is another evidence of
| Senator Vance's heartfelt sympathy
with the bread winners of the land.
He knows their trials and sufferings.
He knows how they have been ground
to the earth and is indignant at the at
tempt to still further increase their
burdens. Old and decrepit, having
worn himself out in the service of his
people, yet the lion in him arouses at
the attempt of the New England plot
pal ty and the consultation of the coun-
try, and he characterizes them in fit
ting TERMS Webster's Weekly.
The letter, coming as it does from
Senator Vance, so long great light in
the party which has trusted him is cal
culated to do that party vast deal of
injury, as it will be construed by Re-
publicans and Populists. It's a radical
departure from the policy of the Demo
cratic party is set forth In it's platform.
However it may have been intended as
a kindly encouragement to number
of gentlemen of the Senator's old