The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-10-03
WISE WORDS.
WOrds of Wisdom from Patriotic Papers
that are Standing by the People
Read them Every Week.

Words of Wisdom from Patriotic Papers
that are Standing by the People
READ them Every Week.
There were more evicfions in New
York City alone in 1892 than in Ireland.
National Waterman.
Banking is a neat, pretty, easy bust
ness. 1t is loaning other people'smoney
and shutting up shop, when the money
is demanded.-Farn1eTS Voice.
Cleveland's gold bug policy was sus-
tanned by 80 per cent. Of the Republi-
can members of the House, and 81 per
cent. of the Democratic members.
If Mr.. PETER had lever grown his
luxurious whiskers, the sapient politi-
cal editor would some times have had
nothing to write about.-Farmers'
Voice.
Banks are still going Democratic,
business is going Democratic and even
the Republican party of Iowa has gone
Observation-Disclosures Tribune, DeS
MOines, IOUd.
The cry of "honest dollar" is just
like its twin fraud ''protection to the
American laborer." Down the collos-
sal frauds wherever you meet them
The PopWlist.
There is a prize fight now on that
out smells the Roby infamy. 1t is the
struggle between John Bull and Uncle
Sam to see who shall control Congress.
-NOncOnformiSt.
Money is just as much a necessity as
postage stamps. What would we think
of a government that should supply
less than half enough postage stamps7
-NOncOmformist.
Hurrah for the Populists of Knox
county, Mo. A special election to fill a
vacancy for sheriff was held last Satur-
day and the Populist was elected by
200 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. World.
There remains no difference between
the two old parties. They are indis
tinguishable, have lost identity, and
together work for their master, the
money power of the world-London
and Berlin bankers .-Home Alliance.
If jefferson and Jackson we're living
to-day do you believe they would be
touching elbows with the statesmen
who believe in removing the immense
crops of America with certified checks
and clearing house certificat TeHas
Sentinel.
The Alliance has done more to help
the farmers of America than any other
organization in the world. It teaches
them the cardinal doctrine of indie
pendence and when learned they be-
come more self sustaining. They plan
their own policies in business and in
politics. -LiUing Issues.
A meeting of farmers was held near
Memphis recently and the following
resolutions were adopted: With us it
is absolute loss of confidence in the
~financiers, in the present administra-
ton, in Jul member of Congress whom
we believe to be a time server, and
above all, a loss of confidence in our
selves to much longer remain law-abid-
ing citizens under the laws as they
exist and as executed.
Cheer up, boys. Cleveland is going
to give US State banks. Then we will
all have plenty of money, even if it
some times isn't worth the paper it is
printed on. The ''coon" crop is good
this year, and we suggest that we go
back to the old custom of using coon
skins for money, letting Congress fix
the ratio between the different size
hides. Just give Grover time AMI we
will soon have money to throw at the
birds -Hjc Mercury.
DO you know" said reader, "that
this fiat money idea is growing among
the laboring classes, and may yet be
tried. Something valueless in itself,
but having the power of a full legal
tender for every debt is the modern
idea of money, and not that it should
be in themoney itself, which is the old
Jewish idea Let the bankers bring
on one nor such panic as they have
this year, and fat money will be with
us."-PomerOy, Ohio, Democrat.
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE,
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