The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-08-28
BILL ARP DIsGUsTED.
He Writes That He is Thoroughly Tired
ard Wants to Join a Respectable
Party He Can Become Populist


Correspondence of the Home and farm.
Great sensation! German has made
a speech. He scored the President.
Unparallel historic scene in the Senate
Tremendous applause -
What is that to us9 Whether Mr..
Cleveland deceived German or whether
he should have written that letter to
Mr.. Wilson or not is of no consequence
to this long suffering country. Pass
the bill! If you can't pass it without
German, then kill it and go home and
let the Republicans run the govern
ment according to their liking
The people of the South are fast los
ing confidence in the Democratic party.
Go where you will, in towns and cities,
in hotels and on railroads, and nine
men out of ten, except the Office hold
ers and Office seekers, have lost their
affection and their respect for modern
Democracy. If there was any other
decent party to go to they would 60
We hear intelligent, conservative, pa
triotic citizens talking that way every
day. Intensified disgust is the univer-
sal feeling. Day after day, week after
week, month after month, the people
have been promised relief. Just look
back over the newspaper files and see
the record of broken promises. Every
Flittle while some sanguine editor says
that the country is just on the eve of
period of unparalleled prosperity,
that the tariff bill will be passed in
few days and the stagnant capital of
the country will be turned lose, and
old wheels will be put in motion and
new ones built, and the country will
awake from it's long sleep. found
paper yesterday that was six months
old and it talked that way. German
who cares whether his infantile feel
ings have been lacerated or notV His
individuality has been lost in the dis
tress Of the millions. Pass the bill and
doctor the feelings later.
The fact is, wish there was another
party, party after Ben Hills kind
that he foreshadowed in his Cri 5tenden
letter-a party composed of con erva-
tive Republicans and intelligent Demo.
Gratis North and South. There was a
time when Jeffersonian Democracy was
something to boast of, but not the
spurious kind we have now. The old
Wing party would be a god send in
these lawless times. I wish that we
had it right now. wish that Webster
and Clay and Calhoun were ia the
United States Senate to day. Then how
small would German appear. But
there was comfort in David B. Hills
reply. He rose above his own resent
ments. He exhibited noble patriot
ism and high order of craftsmanship.
Is it possible that there are not two or
three Republican Senators who will
elevate the country above their party
Is it possible that Republican is
obliged to be a protectionist or nothing2
Is craftsmanship altogether partisan9
Are there no middlemen-no peace
makers, no mugwumps in COngressG
Are there no great men there great
and good, like there used to be in the
days of Berrien and Forsyth and How
ell Cobb and Calhoun and John Bell
and Gentry and Nathaniel Macon and
Davis and Prentiss and Clay and Crit
tenden and Webster and Pearce and
Polk and Wise and host of others
who led their parties for their country's
good7 Did they ever in times of great
peril leave their seats and go home to
mend their fences and canvass for re-
turning votes9 We're they ever accused
of secret speculation in tariff bills or
trusts or subsidies9
The standard is lowered. The flag is
at half-mast. Statesmanship is at dis
count and the highest consideration of
the average member of Congress is to
have returning board. But our hope
and consolation is that there are some
good men there. We have some from
Georgia and Alabama and the other
Southern States-good and true men,
but not many. Maybe the good Lord
will save our country for their sake.
If He would have saved Sodom for the
sake of ten, maybe He will save US
His mercy and long suffering are won
derful, and our good people everywhere
can take comfort in it. Sodom and
Gomorrah were infinitely worse than
our worst cities, and We have thou
sands of people where they could not
find ten. know good people all around
me, both in town and in country
good, kind-hearted, charitable, law
abiding people-and 1 love to think