The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-08-08
THE NEWSPAPERS TALK.
All Shades of Opinion Represented
Some Democratic Papers Commend
Vance's Letter, But Most of
Them Condemn It.

Them Condemn 1t.
The Senator'S views on silver are par
TALLY correct, but we are sorry he
wrote such a letter at such a time. -
Mt. Airy NelUS.
great weight, for he is loved and fol
lowed as no other man in the State is
-MittOn Gazette
Senator Vance says the financial
strlngency is ga rich mans panic. u
This IS the sort of a phrase one would
expect from Third party speaker
Winston Sentinel.
Senator Vance has written a letter to
4. w. Elliott, Esq , Secretary Meek
lenburg County Alliance, which NAV
be Injurious to the Democratic party.
-NeIC6er1l Journal
This letter of the Senator is unworthy
of him and an insult to the Democracy
Of the people who have so long sus-
taIned him and made him what he has
been. Salisbury Truth.
We call special attention to Senator
Vance's letter. 1t is sound Peoples
party dOctriu0. L. seems that the old
Senator intends to come over on the
side Of hepeOple. -BeGUer Dam Home
Senator Zeb Vance, Of North Caro-
lima, has always been a faithful friend
Of the masses and his cham OiOnship of
silver is the strongest card, in our
view, yet played for the white metal.
-ChQTLeStOn Sun.
In regard to tt Sherman law, Sena-
tor Vance is opposed to its repeal, just
as the Alliance Is, until some salts
10 [rI
in this opinion he is sustained by prob
ably the great bulk of the people Of
this State. Chatham Record
He is against the Sherman law, but
does not propose TO vote for it's repeal
unless O better law for silver coinage is
substituted, and IN this position the
Free Press thinks Senator Vance is up
held by the national Democratic plat
form. KinStOn Free Press
Just what he was striking at in said
letter we confess we do not know. The
letter as this time is quite singular and
we fOrbear making any comments on
it whatever just now, bit may do go
later -DaUidSO1o Dispatch
Senator Vance has undoubtedly
crossed the most influential part of the
Democratic party in North Carolina.
x x We believe that Vance is hon
est in what he says, believing every
7Ord of it and at the same time placing
himself square upon the State platform.
High Point Enterprise
His age, his services to his State and
country, as we'll as his unf1inching de
votion to duty and to principle, make
his utterances second to no man in the
South. He has always been Of the
people and that confidence reposed in
him has never been betrayed Lam
6ertOp RObeSOniGf1
He remains firm in his convictions
and will fight the gold bugs to the
death. In standing by silver he is
firmly convinced that he is standing
by the best and truest interest of the
people. He will be faithful even in the
midst of the faithless-u -unterrided, IN
seduced, unyielding. - Wilmington
Messenger.
This action on the part Of Senator
Vance was entirely unexpected, and it
is feared will greatly strengthen the
Populist movement in this State.
Along with many other well wishers of
our illustrious and venerated Senator
we fear he has taken a step in the
wrong direction. Rocky Mount Ar
gOnGut.
Just at present business men are not
concerning themselves so much about
silver as they are about currency.
What is needed is more circulation.
1t is not a theory that interests us, but
a condition. Senator Vance's warm
and generous sympathies for the suf-
fering masses will always lead him to
give ear to their cries for assistance.
That goes without saying. Raleigh
NetUs and Observer.
The Third party will take much en-
cOuragement from the encouragement
given the Alliance by the distinguished
Senator, and the cause of free silver
will gain adherents from so able, bold
and influential champion shying his
caster into the ring. The Senator in
the particular language chosen for the
statement of his views, has unwilling
ly placed powerful club in the hands
of the enemy. -StGteSUttte LG11dnoGTE.
It has been evident of late years that
the influence of this once all powerful
man was waning In North Carolina,
but no act has ever shown in so marked
a degree his utter loss of 'his grip" and
the further fact that he knows it. In
stead of stepping boldly to the front
and shaping and leading public
thought, he is content to play second
fiddle at the rear end of the procession
which Marion Butler leads. Winston
Republican.
In other words, the members Of Con-
gress are so many Of them like Cover
nor Vance-men having the courage Of
their convictions and believing that
they know better what they ought to
do than the men who attempt to IN
struct them in their duty--that 1t will
be exceedingly unwise for any as
sumed experts in finance or IN bank
ing, or in the natural law OF commerce
to undertake to force through Congress
measures which shall not commend