The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-10-24
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ISOLATED with a political party devoted
to the farmers interests, as we'll as
those who have not, but who have the
farmers interests at heart, let me ad-
wise you to make no new political an
tagonists, but to hold yourself ready
as a class of men to throw your whole
weight in behalf of any measure and
of any man and of any party who
agrees with you as to the issues which
are to be decided by the people. When
ever you do that, l have hope for the
people of North Carolina. Ihave hope
for the great issues which are before us.
The silver fight is now nearing its
completion. 1t is so near that a few
ago I received a belated petition pray
ing for the passageo Of the unconditional
repeal of the Sherman law, and l re-
fused to present it, on the ground that
/ belonged to a church which does not
believe it is lawful to pray for the dead.
We Will get a compromise, fellow Cltl-
Zens. We are bound to have a com
promise, and that is being realized
among all those who favor uncOn-
ditional repeal and the return to the
gold standard. The Constitution itself
is a compromise of conflicting inter
ests. There is not a law on the statute
books o flour State; there is not a statute
III ally OVdGO III GAI0 AIuC1 LCdA OhAOhg
that is not the result of a compromise.
ALI human institutions are the result
OF q compromise. Even marriages are
the result of a compromise. If it had
not been, where would most of US have
been? That compromise will embrace
the continuance of the coinage of sill
yer. There are several of them offered.
/ do not know which one will be agreed
upon; but it was we'll ~ascertained when
/ left Washington that there was
strength enough on the moderate side
of the question to pass n or the other
ofthem. Probably the compromise in
troduced by Senator Harris, Of Tennes-
see, will be adopted, which provides
for the coinage of all bullion which is
now in the treasury and the continued
purchase Of silver at the rate of two
millions and a half ounces per month
for five ears during which time We
can see better what to do,) and that
the small bills of the national banks
and the grGenbacks under ten dollars
were to be taken up and cancelled in
the treasury In order to give silver q
chance to supply its place as a money
of the people. Some compromise of
this kind will be undoubtedly adopted,
and that is bound to be the result of
the determined efforts of men who pro
fess devotion to silver money as was
done and has been done at every CON
vention in the State of North Carolina
for several years past and ali yer the
Union. I say that is so, aud iJ will
have been effected by the determine
ton of those who were in dead earnest
when they said so. Men VINO did not
profess devotion to silver money in
nr6nTS RI co0IIro on nlnOGTnn onH than
went to Washington and denied it
thrice before the cock crew once
Ihave had my share in this work,
fellow citizens. Although it is known
to you that my health has not been
strong for a year past, yet thank God
/ am improving. And I have taken
my full share in this excitement about
this contest going on In Washington
City, and but for the private letters
which I have received from every part
of the country I would not have known
so far as any popular voice was con-
cerned whether l was serving you or
not. Now you should make yourselves
known. You ought to make yourselves
often heard, and rest assured that in
doing 80, and in my advising you to
do so l am not preaching anything like
class legislation, 0 would you be fol
lowing anything that could be demon
mated such.
All other classes are associated to-
gether. Why should not you? It is a
matter of self defence, and so I say you
should do so simply as farmers, not as
Democrats, not as Republicans, not as
Populists, but as the people Of North
Carolina; and when your voice as such
reaches Washington that voice will be
listened to. That voice is the voice of
God so far as the legislation of this
country is concerned; and you should
not fail to try it..
know there has been a great deal
of trouble in this country, fellOw-citi-
zens, [ am aware of that. And not I'm
frequently I am appealed to for Gods
sake to do something. Let unCon
ditional repeal pass in order that this
crisis may be put off, and times get a
little better Fellow citizens, if | were
to do ever at the entreaty of every
man in North Carolina, l would be q
traitor to the men I serve, so deep is
my conviction that it is better to n
dure these ills, which are for a moment,
for the sake of the more far reaching
remedy. Double standard of money is,
l think, the remedy, and l feel that l
must stand by it. It cannot be for
long.
Now as for this panic. When it
comes down to the ultimate analysis,
what produced it. At first everything
was attributed to the Sherman law.
They say the Sherman law takes the
gold out of the country, while in short
time the gold commences coming back.
Then was the Sherman law responsible
for its going out and its coming back
both. Was it a trap like the old ne
groe's trap for varmints that "kotch
iem going and kotch 'em coming"