The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-10-02
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OO-NS0POAAoO4Co u Inc progressive Farmer
The duty OF those who oppose the
conditions that is shrinking values,
making panics, inaugurating strikes,
breeding poverty and crime, is to
organize in every county, township
and school district and appoint com
mltteemen in each who have the love
of God and man in their hearts and are
ready to devote portion of their time
to the cause of humanity.
Organize at once and appoint this
class of men. Let the school district
committeeman canvass each district
for reform papers, put reform itera-
ture in the hands of all who will read.
Let everything be done that can be to
unite the industrial classes into a solid
phalanx. Make no nominations until
the last of August or first of Septem-
Der. Devote all of your energies to
organizing and educating the people.
Let the organizations be composed of
ladies as well as men. Make the meet
ings interesting. Let the spirit of
brotherly love prevail. Avoid denun-
Citations and use the weapon of reason
and persuasion. Remember that de-
nunciation never moves any one. Men
can be persuaded but few can be
driven. The enemies of reform will
denounce reformers and seek to stir
up strife that they may get Office, but
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ofice-seekers inside the party and hold
them in check or they will do mischief
The people have been robbed of 60 per
cent. of their paying power in % years,
and of all of their increased ability to
produce wealth, and from this they de-
mand relief 1t is the duty of the Pop
ulists to formulate remedy and dem
onstrate to the people that it will give
relief. Good prices will bring pros
perity and this is what the people de-
mand, without regard to party. Will
the Populist leaders heed this demand
or will they filter away their chance
in trying to make combinations and
make the fight on minor issues7 The
issue is, shall we continue the present
rotten system that is robbing and inn
poverishing the people, or shall we
establish another that will enable each
class to price their labor and products9
The improved sub treasury and postal
banks is the only system so far formu
lated that will enable each class to CO.
operate and price their products.
The following declarations of princi-
pies covers the whole ground:
Resolved, That we are in favor of the
adjustment of the tariff and financial
system so that each class can price
labor and products and receive their
share Of the output Of wealth according
to merit.
2. To accomplish this end we are in
favor of the improved sub treasury
and postal banks, or something better.
The first resolution will capture the
free trader, revenue man and protec-
ZIONIST. 1t is immaterial to each how
the tariff is adjusted 80 they get relief.
Adopt resolutions for home rule and
fair elections and you have the gist of
the reform movement These organi
zaUions should be permanent and the
education of the people should continue
until victory crowns our efforts. Moth
ing can be accomplished without organ
lied effort. The committeeman in
each school district would be greater
power to extend the inculcation of re-
form papers and advance the cause
than all that has been done yet, The
undersigned desires to correspond with
reformers in every county who have
the cause of reform at heart. Address
Bryson City, Swain county, N. @.
JAMES MURDOCH.