The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-10-31
zEKR BILKINs.

7hYTW
gress Has a Job--Betsy's Opinion
of the Voorhees, Repeal Bill.
B.-"Hellol Mr.. Editor"
R.-"Hello! Major. We T having
beautiful weather and a great scarcity
of the filthy lucre."
B.-"You are right. I guess the ad-
ministration is partly responsible for
the guide weather. They are not givin'
us ennything else, an 1 reckon the
weather is calculated ter take the place
of tariff, pension and financial reform.
Betsy lows that is what is going on
an / reckon she is right, as usual. As
fer money I've done quitthinkin' about
it. Wall street has got most Ov the
that hes bin foatin' Ground, an now l
see that they are drainin' the United
States Treasury. l reckon they are
preparin' ter pay the Senators an Con
gressmen their salaries every Saturday
evenin' fer they have got a job with
Wall street now. Old Senator Sher
man is bossin' the job an gettin' a lot
ov work out ov EN- fer Wall street."
R.-"You~ evidently have everything
down correct. Congress is serving its
master with a devotion that would be
highly commendable if properly di-
rected."
B.-"Me an Betsy had a big dispute
the other mite after supper. I tole her
l thought the Senate could do moro
good by confirmin' Kope Elias an Sim
mons so we could git to work than they
could by spendin' so much time tryin'
ter reform the money question. Betsy
said 1 didn't know as much as the Cap
tain ov a college football team. Sac
lowed that three or four hundred reve
nue. officers would git work at frum
two to four dollars a day, but that
would leave about sixty three million
people without any relief. l tole her l
could prove my assershun by twO
thirds of the papers IN the State. She
lowed that two thirds ov the papersk4'
the State had admitted that Cleveland
had more sense than all the~Adfance ov
the people intke country, an that they
went competent judges. This wuz a
hard hitter, but 1 lever said anything.
1t won't do ter dispute with Betsy very
long at a time, fer she is a dangerous
woman. But l do think times would
be guide if we revenue fellers could be
gin ter draw our pay an cut up stills.
R-"What do you think Of the
VOORHEES, repeal bill2'
BIT hain't got any opinion on that
question. You see I'm still hOpin' KOpe
Elias and Simmons will be confirmed,
an l must be non partisan until that is
settled. When a Teller hez an offs or
wants one, he mustn't have any opin-
ions. Betsy is blue W the newsfrum
Washington. She says she expected
the result would be a victory fer the
gold bugs, as they are in the saddle,
but she don't know what will be done.
She thinks Congress will now pass a
bill ter keep folks frUm goin' ter to wn
unless they have a pass signed by the
board of county commissioners The
object in this bill is ter keep farmers
frum bein' present when their products
are sold, so the Wall street men can
fix the price accordin' ter a gold basis.
Betsy says she is goin' ter get even
with EN- on all they undertake by
goin' ter town and standin' by when we
sell ennything. I'll bet none of 'em
bid a low price when Betsy is along.
Now is the time fer farmers ter stand
together an organize. That is their
only hope. They must not only organ
ize and stand together, but must vote
together, and all good people in every
business must stand with and vote with
them fer self representation. I'll let you
hear frum me again if Betsy don't stop
me frum talkin' altogether. Good,
bye"