The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-08-01
WISE WORDS.
Words of Wisdom from Patriotic Papers
that are Standing by the People
Read them Every Week.

Cleveland and his Republican allies
can gloat over the ruin they have
wrought Pioneer Exponent.
Cleveland is swapping patronag efor
anti-silver votes. In other words he is
bribing Congressmen.-B"llettm Of Re
form.
The fellow who has got to go through
the summer on confidence will feel
mighty thin before Christmas. Living
Issues.
Men can be Democrats without agree
ing with Mr.. Cleveland on everything
or John Sherman either Hickory
Mercury.
l. An able writer and inancier says
neither a high ore low tariff will meet
the requirements Of the present dan
| gerous situation. "1FdrmerS' Tribune.
Six thousand four hundred failures
for $168, 600, 900 during the six months
of the year already passed, will pass
for hard times.-BrOcEtOn, Mass
Diamond.
Let the Alliance be non partisan, that
is right; but let it trea0 with respect
the party that not only Incorporates
it's demands in it's platform, but votes
for those demands in Congress.-HoL
ton Tribune.
When the mortal remains of Roths-
| child, John Sherman and Cleveland
are placed in the grave the monument
| should be inscribed: Sacred to the
Memory of Three Twins, "-PiOneer
Exponent.
These are the days when great men
are born-when if there is any patriot
ism, loyalty, courage, unselfshness,
good, old fashioned everyday honesty
in a man, it will surely manifest itself.
- Weekly Republic.
1T is publisher that the New York
Herald will soon issue a Republican
New York Herald and a Democratic
New York Herald; and the New Nation
asks, why now publish the newe?'-
Coming Crisis.
Whether the extra session Of Con
gress will result in q restoration of
public confidence will depend en- irely
upon itself It's every act will be very
carefully scrutinized, and if it makes a
"break" the consequences may be ter
rife. -Sandy HUI, ~ Y, Herald.
C~leveland's statement that "mem-
bers of Congress are very obstinate in
their views on the silver question" re-
minds us Of the juryman who could not
agree with the other eleven and said
they were the most stubborn set of
men he ever saw y. his fe."~HoeG0n
+Ertoune.
Talk about the Alliance people being
visionary. If there ever was anything
more visionary than the confidence"
game that is being played by Wall
street in order to force the repeal of
the Sherman act, it is beyond our
power of comprehension.-TecumSeh
Neb., Republic.
The government just now in its tinan-
cial policy is like q pyramid standing
on it's apex and as long as it continues
to whirl with tremendous speed it can
stand, but it will stop and topple over
directly, then the people will get down
to the bottom of things and readjust
the whole fabric.-Ihe ReUOlutiOn.
The Messenger can have no sympathy
with that class Of politicians and edi-
tors who regard platforms as only
waste timber-or a mere thing of
straw; that they are built only to be
neglected and spit upon so soon as the
fight is over. Hood winking, befooling
the people will not answer now.-WII-
mingtOn, N. c., Messenger.
Gold has proved itself a sneak and
coward in times Of war and a robber in
times of peace. This is why the pluto
cratic press Of the country always refer
to it as the Honest Dollar" That is
that it may be depended upon to do the
work that is required by it's masters,
who live by usury-confscating the
wealth created bylabor. Alma, Kan.,
| Ne1C8.
When the farmers get tired of being
farmed by the politicians and public
pap suckers, they will probably "go
into politics" and do a little political
farming on their own hook. When
they make their minds to do this in
earnest, as many of them have already
done, there will be "wailing and gnash-
ing of teeth" but it won't be from the
farmers.-KGnsas TIdjngs
When a farmers home is taken from
him under mortgage it is because of