The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-09-25

enecGs upon the happiness and nroOraes
OF mankind, for q moment NJ b1o
Wltn money In quantity sufficient to
enable all men to be uninterruntedIV
employed In the labor of their antif.
Cuoes and to enable all exchanges of the
products OF their labor to be EQUITABLE
o same reason that money when
IN ample quantity Ian i~mmeasurable
to mankind, so when it
GmS TO be deficient in quantity It ia a
OI1gnClng curse, not by reason of its
nsGure, put or the deficiency of a
GlCy: Inc most important duty of or
canned soclety-that is to saw. of
governments, properly understood
should De to see that q suficiencv of
money exists. The aim of political
parties should be directed not to the
enactment of laws reducing the 0uan,
Clty OF money, but of laws ~pronerlv
n nationally increasing it. The diff
Guilty In the way of reform is that PEG.
pie who are r of one mind do not at
Cne hitting time come together. Yet
this Is the indispensable condition of
success. Men are the children of a
remote past and are, as it were, wrapt
ABOUT with the bands of tradition.
with the progress of their growth they
can burst but one hand at a time. So
c!ety, like the individual, can c
pIlsh u one great purpose at q time
and should undertake first that which
IS most important and urgent. For
this purpose those who believe in the
supreme importance and urgency of q
reform should unite to give it effect.
WE MUST ADVANCE OR OUR CIVILIZATION
VII PETRIFY OR DKCAY
The memorable law of progress is that
achievements results only from concen-
tratlon. It is only as men have unfet-
tered themselves from tradition, as
they have developed aggregations,
united their energies and intelligently
directed the vast mass of those united
energies to the accomplishment of a
common purpose, that their aspirations
have resulted in fruition. Mankind
has developed q wonderful civiliza-
ton, but progress does not end now.
We are yet far from the goal. The
process must continue, or our present
civilization, like the civilization of
other countries and of former times,
must either petrify or totally decay.
Men who wish to embody into laws
their most cherished convictions must
learn the lesson of aggregations. They
must learn that truth is greater than
tradition; that principles are greater
than men that causes are greater than
parties, and that a great cause-a cause
destined to advance and ennoble hui
manity as no other cause ever did or
ever can-is worthy of distinct recog-
milton and advocacy for its OWL sake.
Formally and as I believe finally re
jected by both the old parties, which
hnun 0nno hTnnd RI nIonn tho ONITntRU
squarely on the gold standard, none
tary reform must, in my judgment,
look for present advancement and ulti-
mate realization to a party which shall
treat it not as q secondary or collateral
question, but as above and beyond all
others the most transcendent issue that
can be discussed or decided by q PEG
pie. Should we not assert ourselves as
becomes men of independent minds
and decline longer to be held in the
thraldom of mere names7
WHY hesitate? Ye are full bearded men,
With God implanted will and courage If
But found some way ormeans to worn it out,
Nor e'er did fortune frown on him who dared.
Shall we, in presence of this grievous wrong,
In this supremest moment Of all time,
Stand trembling, covering, when with one bold
These groaning millions might be ever free7
And that one stroke 50 Just, SO greatly good
so level with the happiness OF man,
That all the angels win applaud the deed.
In the immovable conviction that
the progress, prosperity and happiness
of not only the people of Nevada, but
of those of the entire country, are more
Immediately dependent on monetary
reform than upon any other issue that
can be presented for political action, I
shall henceforth vote for and act with
the party that brings this overmaster-
ing issue to the front.
Yours truly, JNO. P. JONES.