The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-11-14

American Union, the best of all free in
situations, and the grandest Of govern
ments.
If things were not wrong such a con-
diti0n could not exist as farmers starry,
ing with too much wheat and labOrers
starving with too much bread. fittings
were as they should be every man who
wanted work could get it and could
get food and clothing for his family.
What do those ~milIionaires up there
care so long as they a clip their cou-
pons and 20 to Europe and buy such
official positions as Minister TO Italy
did [ say buy2 Oh, no! daughter. J
YO1 must not think that sort Of a thing
is done when a Democratic President
gives a nice fat position to a fellow who
helps out a campaign fund-like Mr..
Van Allen did. Bu5 the Republicans
were Just as bad. Look at Little john
ME Wanamaker. Laughter Right
here I will take occasion to say that L
haven't q word of abuse for Mr.. Cleve
land; don't think it Goes any good. l
was sorry to hear the gentlemen from
Alabama (Mr. Skaggs) pass these strlc-
tures on him this morning. He IS the
President of the United States, and he
was put there by alarge majority, and
uuder circumstances that ought to
make him the prOudest mar in Amer
| lean history, because it is something
that has never been done in this c0un
try before. His future place il the
history OF statesmen will depend or
whether his party elects his successor
or not, for l believe be has absolutely
smashed the Democratic party to
! atoms. I will leave him to his own
! conscience and the judgment Of his
c0untrymen.
As said, it is a certainty that with
! ou9 crossing either Of these rivers we
| can capture both the President and the
Senate, and lam very certain that we
! ought to have q fighting chance OF get
ting three # the States east OF the MIS-
! ssis;ppi and maybe four, and certainly
enough neutrality-suspicious. "hoare
patriotic enough to vote tor the coun
| try as a whole rather than their iual-
! viIual interest or at the dict4tiOn Of
Wall street to give us a majority l II
| CONGRESS and restore I'll country and
bring it back to its original purposes,
which were the greatest good 10 the
! greatest number - without interfering
with the rights and liberties of any sec
ton. Applause.
SccsionalIsm. Well, we can't help
it, if the interests of part OF u
country are antagonist to those Of an
other. Are we Of the South and West
in this proposed alliance seeking to do
any wrong or injury to any enc? /
consider that we are simply trying to
take care of ourselves, and saving u
selves from ruin, and our States from
bankruptcy. [AppIause.] And, IS l
said this morning, the promotion Of
our self interests is patriotism, provided
self interest does not goso far that you
rob your neighbor, and make him your
slave. LApplausa.l The South and the
West possess the strength to run this
country and to rule it; and We will rule
it unless we have become so besotted
and 50 lost to our interests, and unless
we are 50 far enslaved by the money
kings that they can come out here and
buy you. Can they buy you? A voice
Mo-"
Governor Tillman; Alb, that's mighty
weak. You seem to fear the power Of
gold in elections, but I can tell you
there isn't enough money in Wall
street to buy South Carolina. [Ap,
pIause.
Gentlemen, I beg your pardon for
t~respassing upon your time 50 long.
You will have opportunities to consult !
with your people; let them understand |
the situation. You can get your organ
izations and political bearings; you can
find out where you are. And when
ever you are satisfied to let the past be
past, and turn your faces to the future, !
reaching to us the hand of brOtherly
love, we will come to your standard
from the Potomac to the RIO Grand.
Applause.
Governor Lewelllng, who had re-
the chair, followed Governor
Tlllman in a sharp speech. He said he
was willing to meet South Cardinals
Governor at the line, but he thought
the fact that KANSAS $4,000 Republi-
can majority had been obliterated
to show how bis State stood. He
said they cared nothing for the color
question. He wanted patriotic senti
which monlA inolnLA IL -