The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-06-06
RALEIGH, N. c.. JUNE 6, 1893.

parry appeared IN Cn6 held. Nor would
the Republican or any other party exist
without opposition. The Democratic
party to day is trembling in it's boots
for fear the Republican party is about
to leak out and a too powerful opponent
brings 1t to account. The best friend
the Republican party has to-day dress
ing its wounds and tanning away the
flies is the Old war chumps of the Demo
cratic party behind the curtains. They
fear that it's death will be their death.
Their haste to make overtures to the
political money influence has placed
both parties on the same side of the
fence without anything to fuss about
except past history, which is truly bad
enough. Having nothing to fight
about, the fight ends and peace i3made.
So there must be
ISSUES
II don't matter what kind Of issues
SO that the bang whangers can excite
the people on them, and it don't mat
ter how often these issues arc changed.
They will run the internal revenue
racket till they elect and the free silver
racket for awhile, and now they are
placing their political salvation on the
antitrust racket which John Sherman
played on for awhile. Having issues,
the parties are set in fighting trim, the
lines are drawn, the banners are waved
and the bugle sounded. On and on the
conflict thickens. They meet and
clash and mash, spit fire and sling
mud. They fight for victory and to
the victors belong the spoiIs far more
valuable than those the Roman army
found in the sacking Of Jerusa' lem.
This sham battle on false and sham
issues brings cut al the game, prcju-
dice, passion, bad blood trickery and
wickedness, which help to cement and
consolidate a party. These are not
necessarily component parts Of this
wild flower, bus are excre5enccs and
slime produced by gnaJs and other in
sects. But it kindles into fame with
out reason and judgment
SPIRIT OF RIVALRY
which is omponent partof al parties
''Hurrah for or side" goes ringing
down the line I'm a Democrat, 8"
says one. The HI you are; I'm a
Republican" says another. "Were
going to beat you this time" L
reckon you viii, having the election
law made for the purpose, what votes
you doa't get you'll steal"
Things get quite warm during elec
tion, all on accountof aspirit Of rivalry.
We have now mentioned the prin-
cipal parts of a political party, and
with these a party would be quite tame
and conservative. Take all the voters
array from our parties who vote from
blind faith or confidence; take all
away who vote from the sake Of public
plunder or selfish interest; take ali
away who vote from a previous educa-
ton, right Or wrong; take all away
who vose from a spirit of rivalry alone;
take away the sham issues and the
counterpart and what would be left Of
our parties? You see plainly they are
balloons in the air sailed by that old
wicked one who once visited the Gar
den of Eden.
The Alliance holds the true position
founded on wisdom and true religious
principles on which rest the hope Of
man and the American Republication
partisanism. | use q mattOck, a grub
bing hoe and a hilling hoe, all hoes. l
use the one best suited to the work on
hand; next time another, and then an
other; using each as an instrument best
suited to the work. I don't love enc
hoe better than the others, don't bind
myself to one hoe and belong to it.
Thus President LCuoks says you must
use political parties-as instruments,
not as a religion. This is the only way
to freedom and the regaining of your
lost rights. It is a Christian way, a
wise, manly, independent way, and the
only way that the sunshine of heaven
smiles upon. Let Satan's world roll
and rock and the partisan imagine a
vain thing; let the spoilsmen hollow
cavort, lie and deceive; it is their ma
ture; but as patriot, Christian, a
Republican and a Democrat in favor of
justice, all this should pass as the hol-
low mind And if you-well, be men.
HARRY HINTON.
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