The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-05-22
WHAT HAVE THEY DoNR
SAINT LEWIS, N. G.

cal monOpolles, gOldOug organs ana
politicians of the same ilk proclaiming
that there is no room for another politi-
cal party in this country. Now l don't
pretend to be a Solomon or to know all
things; but there is n thing 1 do
know, room or no room, and that is
this: If Cleveland don't bell Carlisle
and yoke old John Sherman and then
go a fishing there will be another party,
and if I am not mistaken in the signs
of the times, under the great financial
depression and the uprising and rebel
lion of the people against the policy
and practices of the two old parties,
there will not only be another party
but it is going to get there, sure. OF
course this year, as in the past, the
leaders of the two old parties will come
forward pleading and preaching pre-
tended principles of financial salvation
of the people; but in case they do let
the Populist leaders be able to meet
them and show how they stand by
record. The Republican leaders will
come forward and show what their
party has done for the country and
how it has built it up and made it the
greatest nation on earth. This Is what
you will hear from Republican leaders
and their goldbug organs, and what
has the party done, sur enough3 1t
has made the people pay millions of
unnecessary interest; it has made
thousands of millionaires and millions
of tramps; it has turned over the fnan-
cial management of the country to
Wall street and the R~othschilds of Eu,
rope, and finally it has formed a CO.
partnership with the Democratic
party, all for revenue only and for the
interest of the millionaires The record
of the Republican party has been one
of fraud and one that it's own intelli-
gent leaders cannot and will not
attempt to defend in the South or
West; and the Democratic party, of
which 1 have been amember for thirty
years, and educated to believe was
above censure and could not err be-
cause it was that of purity, has now
emerged itself into what I have been
educated to believe the corrupt Repub-
lican party. What am I to do3 l love
the name of Democracy yet, but from
a spirit of charity I love principles of
equity and justice more. Now shall I
let my idle notions and fancy for name
and party overcome the better ele-
ments Of my being on which depends
the prosperity and happiness of the
same and acknowledge to the prayers
and cries of suffering humanity of
America that I am destitute of charity,
manhood and patriotism by following
a party regardless of principles To do
so is nothing more or less than such an
acknowledgement; and furthermore,
to blend to my idle fancy notions for
names and parties, my being, both po-
litically and financially speaking, is
wrecked. Why? Because to stand by
my first love for name and stay in the
party I have got to acknowledge that I
am a Demo Republican so far as the
Democratic party's policy of govern
ment i9 concerned, because to be a par
tisan Democrat I have to indorse Re-
publican principles, and to be a Repub
lican I have to indorse partisan Demo
cratic principles, and to be a Democrat
I am a Republican and to be a Repub-
lican I am a Democrat, and under
these conditions if 1 am not a Demo
OroE o~6 Pon1Th11noa h@%L ~ %Io 4~o 1
time, a yard-wide for Wall street and
all wool for Lombard street and the
Rothschilds of Europe, l am out of
politics unless I go to the Populist
party.
Now, Mr.. Editor, you see from the
tone and spirit of this letter that there
has been a great warfare going on
within my being, as with thousands of
others, between the idle notions and
fancies for names and parties; against
the better element and judgment as to
what is best for myself, family and the
whole people as regards politics. And
I will here state to the public, after a
long warfare and many hard fought
battles between the two factions, that
peace is at lost restored at our homes
and that the better element, such as
charity, manhood and patriotism, has
come out victorious over the wicked
elements; and with a knowledge of
finance and the true spirit of law.
backed by a judgment that has always
yielded me fairly we'll, has pointed out