The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-10-17


He dedicated it to God and afterwards
to Liberty. The old colonial days are
over and have almost passed away
from the recollections of history, and
over a century ago independence was
declared, and a government of the peo-
pie, for the people and by the people
was established, which became the
pride of the nation and fit and worthy
example for all other nations and made
the United States the grandest country
on the globe. 1t was then that true
manhood exerted it's influence, and
such men as Washington, jefferson
and Jackson become ornaments to the
country they loved and served SO well.
They were men who were not afraid of
the truth, and one of them remains in
history as 1.-The boy who never told a
ie." They foresaw the present condi-
tion of the country, and made their
voices resonant with the great truth,
and proclaimed the necessity and the
Importance of maintaining our strength
by the powerful exertion of our own
intellect. They established rules which
if they had been followed, and men
who succeeded them, been possessed
with true manhood, we would to day
not have been witnesses of the greatest
financial depression the world has
ever known. Dem ocracy, as estab-
lished by these great and good men,
has been ignored and trampled in the
dust, and Republicanism has failed to
do it's duty. The condition of our coun-
try then at present requires that some
thing be done to regain our former con-
dition and to restore to US our lost lib
erty. The greater portion of our peo-
pie are lovers of liberty and are people
who hate to see this country sold for a
mess Of pottage, so to speak. The
laboring class has seen the great need
and Importance of showing their true
manhood and have manifested that
fact by organizing themselves into a
grand body, demanding equal rights
to ell and special favors to none."
They saw the liberty that their fore
fathers fought, bled and died for was
no more and unless they organized
they would lose all chances Of regain
ing their lost liberty. They see and
know that the liberty of speech has
been almost denied them and even the
liberty of free ballot has been cast
away and the country stead Of being
Republic has been made a monarchy
with gold as its king. Gold reigns in
stead of the people, and this is gov
ernment of money and corporations
and for money and corporations.
Every sanctity of human hope and life
is consecrated to money, and while
this is not a golden age still it is the
age of gold. The gods Of silver and
gold are set up by many hearthstones
and the people made to sacrifice at
their altar. The money power has
brought the country to its present con-
dition-have come out of Wall street
and swept our liberties from US as
by a mighty tempest Such actions
as this demand a reform movement
and true manhood is now showing it
self in sticking to principle rather than
party. Look into the action of both
the Democratic and Republican parties
last year and show me how much man
hood there was. Is it manly, is it
honest to take away from liberty low
ing people the right, the constitutional
right Of casting their ballOt2 Is it right
to steal votes to gain party favor9 Is
it right to pledge ourselves to a certain
thing and when an opportunity pre-
sents itself to fulfill that pledge to
ignore it and act contrary to reason
and Justice? Is it just to rid one man
! Of his productions to enrich another9
Is it right for Grover Cleveland to
spend his time fishing in Buzzard Bay
and listen to the voice of the people
praying for relief, without doing his
solemnly sworn duty9 If so, then it
is right for the law makers Of this land
to 20 contrary to the constitution and
for man to take the life of man and
steal direct from the orphans hand.
| God grant that we may soon awake to
a sense of duty, put conscience and
principle above party, and let us make
our material growth the servant of our
necessities. Let us maintain the en-
pire of the brain and the conscientious
convictions of the heart over all the
selfish cunning Of trade Let us put
on the armor of truth and honesty; let
our sword he principle and valor and
the world will soon see that this Union
is as great in it's liberty as in its terri
tory, and as great in true manhood as
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