The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-06-05
DR. THOMPSON IN DUP s.
MAGNnr-.

1;naaEoK:-l will write Won
llnes from old Magnolia to let YOU YOU a few
we are still in the fight f." S o. know
Justice. LUZ reform and
1t was our good fortuna -.
State Lecturer, Dr.. Thomnsonn ear Our
speech at our last conptU n makea
which was held at Concord An meeting
we had heard before that Dr. T 18TH 18th.
son was an elegant speaker hn tnOnp,
we heard him we found the T ba,t when
never been told. He held his a uat had
~speIlOOund for about two and " oa
hours and told US everything tS 6at,nat
good. 'uaF was
Next to silver-tongued Hor.
graceful and gifted Marion ~ and
slider him the next in our State con-
Some OF u members seem
cold but we think they will wor n''e
as the campaign advances P."n up
the time has now arrived wb"u usFs1
must arouse ourselves from tbo We
argy into which we have falIon ~ .0'n'
to work with a will to do or die ~. 60
we don't arouse ourselves and oot
work and vote for reform wo on CIV |"
and die slaves, too. We must raar Ie
that our country is on the eve ~
OF the greatest political revolTt;"
that has ever been known in ~" ~!
tory of the world. We now bonas
within u power to make Americo ~"
home of the brave and land ~
free" in reality, or we NAV sit ;SI0
down with our hands folded until ~.
enemy, the money power, has ho,,u5
us hand and foot and we will then !.
past helping ourselves. Then will II"
people of all free countries look IN -"
with contempt and ask us where ID o,,S
great country, Columbia, which nos
to be the queen of the world and tbo
child OF the skies9 They will ask ~.
where is the country which our foro,
fathers passed through revolutionarv
fires to save that we, their children
might have a country the most pros.
porous and free under the SUM- Then
what could we answers Nothing hit
drop our heads in shame and say that
we had not the courage and manhood
to keep u country after our fathers
died to save it for Is. But will we do
this9 No, we will not. We will stand
up for our rights; we will vote for our
rights and we will haze our rights. We
willact as though the spirit of the illus.
trious dead, such as Washington and
Jefferson, animated our bodies. We
will organize and stand firm together,
and with thu righteous war cry of
equal rights to all and special priv.
leges to none, we will sweep dishonesty
and corruption from the face of our
glorious land.
Brothers, it is evident we must get
our reform at the ballot box. There is
no other way to get relief but by Vot-
ing for it, but think not we may idly
wait until election day and then go to
the polls and vote for the man who
says he he is with us and then pay no
more heed to it. We can neve get our
demands that way. You remember
we did this last election, and the scoun'
drels stole our votes and put their men
in Office. If we would have reform we
must work for it, and one of the great,
est steps toward it is to have a fairelec,
tion. We must have honesty at the
ballot box. Let us be careful about the
men we vote for. Let them be men we
know are all right, then let us vote Tor
them and see that vote is counted
and, if needs be, let us fight for our
liberties and the honor of u country.
a thief is alwaysa coward, and WeWM
have only to let them know that We
mean business, when they will give up
and be as peaceful as lambs.
And, brothers, above all things 40
not neglect your iAlliance, for 1t Is 'nS
blood, bone and einew of the reform
movement. The Peoples party may
be an offspring of the Alliance, but"
is far from being the mother Of reform
Take the Alliance out of our country
and in fifteen years the Peoples parry
will be. os corrupt as either OF the OH
ones. Let us keep up our mee'lnss
often and get all the memberst TO goanO
take an interest in them.
Now, in conclusion, let me tell yUt
one thing above all else to keep QUIZ
your Alliance, it is that douOle-nS: y
monster they call prejudice, tof ~
one of the most abominable Vn!n6'
which ever got into any organlHatuI'
and ell other evils, such as MY y'a
ousy and strife, r sure to I0lOS #