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

places himself upon the Populist plat
form, and of course they have seized
upon his utterance and roll it as
sweet morsel under their tongues.
Some of them go so far as to claim that
they. have captured him bodily. But
| the truth is, there are more Democrats
who agree with Senator Vance in this
position than there are Populists in the
land, every one of whom is as far from
being Populist as lion is from being
a jackass. Monroe Enquirer E'rpreSS.
We suppose from this that the Sena-
tor will disregard the Democratic law
as given above so far as the repeal of
the Sherman act is involved. The
| Messenger has all along favored the two
standards-gold and silver-or rather
double standard embracing both
metals. It has also declared itself as
| bound by the Chicago law It has not
| believed and has so stated. that the
| Sherman law Is responsible for half the
sins laid at its door. But it has in good
faith accepted, urged and defended the
law of the great Democratic party at
Chicago. If Senator Vance shall put
himself in open opposition in decided
antagonism to that law the effects may
tend to divide more and more the party
in North Carolina. 1t is weak enough
noW-in the minority. - Wilmington
Messenger.
l. surely could not have been writ,
ten in earnest, it is so full of ridiculous
statements For instance, Senator
Vance says that though the enemies of
silver money are scattered through
out the civilized world, they have
obayed single voice from headquar-
ters in London. This is the old Cob
den Club joke, which Senator Vance
himself has laughed at immoderately,
in a new guise; it is the same kind of a
joke. for which London newspaper
had to pay a thousand pounds few
months ago. However rough some of
his wit may appear to be, it is we'll
known that Senator Vance does not
mean any harm, and this is why we
say that his letter must be regarded as
joke Otherwise he certainly would
not advise the organization of class
movement against the established com
morcial institutions of the country
Charleston NelcS and Courier.
We publish this week an open letter
from Senator Vance giving his position
on the silver question, and incidentally
giving his opinion Of the gOldite ad-
ministration. We are not surprised at
the position of the Senator on silver
for we have known for some time that
those were his honest and well mQtuFed
convictions We are not surprised to
learn that he knew that Cleveland is
using the peoples patronage to bribe
COlsgressmen to vote to serve the gold
bugs and the bondhOIders, but we are
surprised that ne has written this let
ter and given public expression to those
convictions at this time. Yes, we are :
c1IFT0piCoH that q man HhOIIOh YNT.nh0 hlxy5D
one of the purest men in the part-nass
who had been cheetPby jowl with L.real
Democratic machine SO long, who has
managed to try to serve the people,
when he could do so without breaking
with the machine, should at this time
have the nerve and the courage to de-
clare for the right and for the people,
when it means political ostracism and
persecution from now on by the ma
chine. The Caucasian is agreeably
surprised. Vance may yet regain the
great love and confidence of the peo-
ple.-GOIdSbOrO Caucasian.
We cannot undertake to follow all
the queer misapprehensions Of fact and
misconceptions of the actual state of
affairs which mark this extraordinary
letter. 1t indicates, however, the
character of some of the difficulties
JQo dOVOCdLCS Oh d BCuuu
rency and safe financial policy will
have to encounter when the Senate as
sembles. Here is a Senator of the
United States, not from the wild and
woody West" nor from mining camp
amid the Rockies, but from the old,
safe, conservative State of North Caro-
lima, who sees no harm in the Sherman
law, recognizes no financial distress in
the country outside Of Wall street, has
heard of no losses by anybody except
by spectators who deserved to lose,
and recognizes no demand for change
of silver legislation except On the part
of combination of money dealers,
stock brokers, gamblers and specula-
tors who assume for themselves to con-
stitute the business interest of the land"
= In previous sentence already
quoted he includes gamblers in the
same enumeration of business" rep
resentatives. A politician once trans
lated Arcades ambo-blackguard
both. Senator Vance's idea seems to
be-rogues all. But the genial Senator
has always enjoyed high reputation
as humorist, and it is quite possible
he was in the vein" when he wrote
that letter.-BdLtinlOTe Sun.
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