The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-05-02
The News and Observer-.The Secret
Sub-Treasury Circular--The Presi-
dent Interviewed.

The News and Observer-.The Secret
Sub-Treasury Circular--The Presi-
dent Interviewed.
B.-"Hello! Mr.. Editor"
R.-''Hello! Mr.. Bilkins. Any news?"
B.-"I reckin l have. Betsy was
readin' in the Ne1Us and Observer whar
the editor said he had stated five hun
dred times that gold is too scare to
form the only basis for money That
is news to lots ov folks an I think it
oughter be published"
RIFF the Ne1US and Observer will
reproduce the editorials in his paper I
will reproduce them in THE Progress
sIvE FARMER and help spread the news
as fast as possible"
BIT don't know that it was in the
paper, but the NeaUS and Observer sent
out a secret circular a year OF two ago
Stain that it endorsed the Ocala plat
form and the Sub-Treasury. That was
maxim cotton, tobacco, corn, land and
everything a basis for money. I guess
the editor said so in a round about way
more than five hundred times fer he
sent out several thousand ov them
circulars"
R.-"But those secret circulars were
never published in the Ne1Us and o.
SerUer until after THE PROGRESSIVE
FARMER secured one and made it pub
lie. Then the Meas and Observer pub
lished it and suffered out some excuses.
That won't count"
B.-"Well, Captain Ashe is a power
full smart man an l reckin he can hash
up some sort of an excuse in this bust
ness, Me an Betsy is comm to town
as soon as we get through plantin' the
crops, and Betsy says she in goin' to
see the editor of the NeWS and Observer
an get him to show her some Of the
editorials whar he howled calamity at
such a rate. She says he ought to send
out another circular an tell the people
that his paper endorses the Memphis
platform an everything else that the
Alliance has done. Say hitch me to
President Cleveland. If he is sur
rounded with wild eyed Office hunters
he can talk to a man who voted for
him twice chat was before reformed)."
R.-"AIl right go ahead"
B.-''Hello! Mr.. President. Hello! I
want to talk with you about five min
utes." (No answer.) "Hellol 1 say,
Mr.. President" CNo answer) Say
Mr.. editor, he wont come to the
phone"
R.-"You don't go at him right. Tell
him you want to talk to him about
finances"
B.-"Hello! Hello! Mr.. President,
finances, money, gold, silver, banks,
sound money, wild cat money, money,
money"
President-"HeiIo who is that?"
B.-"Bilkins from North Carolina"
President-"Oh! yes. 1 think I
have heard Of North Carolina, but I
forget what State it is in"
B.-''Say you can't honeyfuggle me
that way. North Carolina is a State
itself. Where are you at anyhow?"
President-"Oh yes! 1 remember
now. Fine old State. Her resources
are almost Iimitless."
B.-'Say hold up a little, I wan ter
ask you about your policy"
President, POLICY, policy, you
don't mean insurance. Oh! I under
stand. You want to know what 1 shall
do during the next four years. Well,
1 am opposed to wildcat money and I
think everybody ought to get married.
1 shall do all I a to prevent wildcat
money and all I can to induce people
to get married. Ny party pledged me
10 that, nor rather I pledged the party
to let me off with only that. Good
bye"
B.-"Gosh! he is gettin' way off. He
must be sailin' without any rudder or
compass. Well, he has wrecked his
party and is going to run on the shoals
himself. Goodbye"
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