The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-08-15
LETTER FROM
A North Carolinian Now There Writes
Entertainingly of the Re-
form Movement.
LEE POPE, Ga.

form Movement.
LEE Pope, Ga.
Mr.. EDTTOR:-While l soJourn LOT d
short while down here IN SouInern
Georgia. it is a greater pleasure II sucn
could be to read THE PROGRESSIVE
FApwEp than when at home IN the OLD
North State. That paper still has the
right ring as has always been n OF Its
chef characteristics. Long may it
live. grand champion, as it is, Of the
peoples rights, in whose columns and
principles there is yet a likeness of him
who, just a little more than a year ago,
was standing just behind the curtain
and in full glow of the coming sunset"
and wished 50 much when he mingled
with the waters of the dark river he
might cast one lingering o upon a
country whose government was of the
people, for the people and by the PEG
nle," Who could be so ignorant or so
evil not to want such a governments
If such there brt athe, go mark him well,
For him no miCistrel's raptures swell"
As citizens of this Republic we have
n of two things to DO: We have got
to toll and labor as slaves for plutOc-
racy, produce wealth for others to
spend in riotous living, OF stand up in
manhood's might and burst asunder
the chains Of slavery that are daily be
ing made stronger. 1t is every mans
duty to see to it that he who labors
shall have the just products of his
labor.
Men cry peace, peace, but there is
no peace" This country is not alright
for the largest number of it's citizens.
TIE war is already on; the fight has
begun. The reform ball is rolling, nor
will it cease to roll until it has rolled
all over this great country and got
things on g more level condition, eau
ing him whom the government bene-
fits most to pay the most Of the ex
pense, and he whom it benefits least to
pay the smallest per cent Of tax.
There never was a time when our
cou try and liberty herself called
louder for men, not figures and busts,
but those who deserve the high appel
lation OF men. Not even when this
country was on the eve of the revoIu
tion and in the midst of that dark
struggle did the goddess Of liberty ap,
peal in such unmistakable words to
American manhood that she might
continue to WELD the sceptre Of liberty
over this nature made garden spot of
the world, than she does to-day. The
day for action has fully come. "Thhe
die will doubtless s9Qn be cast, and
without some noba<' sublime action on
the part OF t9S true men of this nation,
the RubHon of American liberty will
soon JBe crossed and America will be
no more"
= But, all! despair is eve quite des-
pair" There is an organization in this
great country that can ave her, yea,
that will save her. The most envious
will admit that the Alliance is one of
the most important factors in rescuing
this land from the t]yrannical hand Of
the destroyer. 1t was the Alliance
that put the ball to rolling in this
grand reform movement. 1t will be
the main agent in solving the great
problem that c~onfronts this nation and
threatens it's future liberty and pros
perity. Then as AIliancemen ought
we not feel proud Of the organization
when it has a work to do, a duty to
perform that is of grand and great i'm
~portance to myriads of people?
Then, brethren, let US take courage.
Let every Allianceman sally forth in
the full discharge Of his every duty,
remembering that each and every one
has his part to perform and if he does
not perform it it will never be done. A
general may be a good tactician, he
may be a military genius, yet when he
marches his troops into the battle if
they fail to do their dutybe will never
gain a victory. The infantry is, in
fact, Of more Importance than the
comm anding officer, yet both are i'm
portant. So in this battle for reform,
for ''equal rights to all and special
privileges to none," our leaders have
their part and the foot soldiers have
ours to perform.
Let US be up and doing
With a heart for any fate
J. H. w.