The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-02-28

now the party rise in their places In
! the Senate and say that they are nde-
! pe1dent and are not subj ct to the
orders of national convention" The
! Dem IcratIc national convention that
nominated Cleveland for the Presl
dency now finds ats leading Senators
and congressman flying IN the place
OF the resolutions and dong their ut
| most to defeat every effort TO carry
out their evident intent and III this
they act in close concert with the lead
ing Republicans III both houses. After
all that has been said only Cleveland
Democrats In the Senate could be mus
tered for the repeal Of the Sherman
law.
There is good reason TO fear that
when the next Congress assemblies a
like disregard will be paid To the
declarations of the Dem JCratlC ma
tlOnaI convention. A set of men that
Will VOCe as the D-m }cratIC House in
the present Congress on the question
of SILVER and the prUGtCGL,n of labOTerS
on our railroads. Is not likely to Iuter-
fere seriously and effectively either
win the tariff, corporations, land
graOOers or trusts and mOLOpOIeS. Mr.
German viii look carefully alter the
interests OF the manufacturers III Mary
land, and Mr.. Harris will ste that the
granite and marble mteress6 Of Ten
nessee are pro ,ected, while the Sen-
atOrs from louisiana will protect
oranges and sugar. The platform may
go to The devil now that the election Is
over, and they viii treat the Demo
cratic platform with the same con
tempt aEQ defiance Jnzt Senator Harris
has publicly announced he enterGaius
towards all pOllUlcal party platforms
They are good enough Maryan5 y
until after the election.
The debate IN the Senate about car
Cuupiers and brakes Tor the raurOAds
REVEALS some lnJt resting matter. Mr.
HuEtOn Is tvIuonIy not yet recon
StrucJt q and Ill arguing against the
oil, brings up the old argument SO
often uSeu In the past III uGGenuIpg
slavery. He says: Inc railroad
companies themselves are Interested 10
save the lives Of their employees ana
passengers, ana they Will dO IL better
and save more lives than # he III tn
aSemenU OF their roads Is taken out Of
their hands and put IN the hands OF
others" He says further that lG VIII
rum the raurO4dS, especially those of
the South. And Yet Mr.. HuntOn calls
other leading ID, m0cTaUs, dealing gTItv
Gus ami deadly wounds upon the plag
form or his party MIR. HunJOl Is ap-
ply ing an CId anu exploited argument
u a new case. Tne law did not trust
Lhe STAKEHOLDER in the matter of per
eOnal slavery, and IL should not trust
the corporation, trusts ana combines
with the IIGeTesJs OF LABOR and lives OI
tnUse who, under cur laws, are III tact
anu III effect industrial slaves.
Senator Kyle, there Is n doubt, tells
the UruJn when ne said during the
course o. this debate that the men wEO
came - the great nominating cJnVen,
tIOHs Of the Democrats and RepuOli-
cans and who appeared before the
committees there - get these planks
placed IN the platforms, were Tie rep
TeSenUaUlvtS OF the great labOr OrSanl
ZALIynS OF this country, the many thou
sand OF voters VINO were the employees
OF the RAILROADS The parue5 wanted
votes and they bId nigh fJr them; now
they make default and allow their
promises To pay To be dIshOnOred and
say with Senator German that there Is
10 time u take up the subject and GhaC
II Is better TO let the whole matter rest,
and III TINS are representing tie wishes
of the railroad corporations.
But while the large majority take
the risk they clearly recognize the
q tnger. German, who Is SAID to
stand near to Cleveland, " said during
the debate in the Senate: ih@ labor
ug men, the men engaged IN railroad
iuS and In all OGner occupations, have
been disturbed not only III TINS country
III the last two or three years but all
over the world. Thcre Is an upheaVal
that Is almost uuaccOuntaOie, but that
1t Is formidable, that 1t Is Threatening,
that Il Is aggre ~sIve, we all must al
MT. No man can tell WherG II VIII
stop. This fully accounts for the many
petitions To CJngresS III favor OF this
legislation To this even the hOary
Osd HOar said amen, yet German him
self endorses HuutOn exploded rgu-
menU and says leave 1t to the empio e5
ana the railroads, the are the only
inL rested parties, and further eX
presyts regret that the resolution on
the subject ever found It's way INTO the
Democratic or Republican platforms.
A bill emasculated envoIved verbose
and utterly ineffi leut finally passed
the Stua.e ana by the time ~ gets
through the House and the conference
committee, if 1t Is not IOsJ on JhG way,
il viii be sh0rn OF all It's power to do
good an3 will reach the exc ;utlve too
lac for his signature
AS it Is with this bill as to any effec-
tive action, So IS 1t also with the tariff,
with free SILVER, with the public lands,
WI transportation and other lmpor'
Caut matters. The time Is spent on un
Important matters ana private CLAIMS
ana side roads ON the treasury; In ex-
penslve funerals fulsOme eulogle5 on
the dead they had no use for when llV-
Ing, ana mainly upon bills TO apProprI
ate and get rid OF the money III the
peoples treasury, the product OF their
labor, OF which the law robbed them
by tariffs, Ii 5enses and impOsts OF many