The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-07-17
THE PRIESTHOOD TO THE RES
CUE.
Your Uncle Sam Jones Shown Up--Dr
Pritchard as a Political Solon


OF the people to maintain to themselves
just laws went floating around in the
plutocratic press. Now Rev. DIR. Pritch-
ard has said something to please them
and he is quoted as saving clause to
patch rent in their garments.
Sam Jones makes "Washington the
home of the deviP'-'' wickedest
place on earth" and "the average poll
tlclans little better than rascals." But
out of this comes clean laws. There's
nothing the matter with the laws" he
says. There never was a grander lie
than that through the law the rich are
made richer and the poor poorer ''The
Peoples party are fools"
This is plain talk for Sam Jones, the
divine evangelist, and it is exactly the
way like an enemy of the common
rights of the common people to talk.
Now the Rev. Dr.. Pritchard, who
ere while opposed Sam Jones' manner
ism in his delivery, delivers himself
with much thank goodness slackly,
loosely, but assertively. Yes, he knows
some things about the condition of the
people, and they ought to be quite
thankful that it is no worse. So they
ought to, but this is poor apology for
wrongs or injustice We will quote
some of his passages:
Our taxes are less than those of
any civilized country in the world"
How did the Rev. DR.. Pritchard
learn this7 While this assertion stands
improved, we assert that this people is
more corruptly and oppressively taxed
than any civilized country in the
world. Versus VS.. versus.
Oar Judiciary has clean hands
above suspicion in the administra-
tion of Justice"
Those who steal chicken and get
two years, and those WHO steal half
million and get promoted to high trusts
and honor, don't think so.
"And no taint of scandal has at
tached to any of our officials since car
pet bag rule passed away"
Ny good, sir, discrepancies of officials
in a thousand instances have been
commented on and some have been
brought to law.
I'VE have no devastating floods"
Every stream in the State large
enough to do damage has had it's dam
aging floods, devastating all crops and
property in reach.
''No terrible cyclones"
Many a one. One near Raleigh did
much damage and killed several peo-
pie.
For hundred years a gracious provi-
dence has sent the early and latter
rain.
Droughts in many sections have
caused much want.
''The farmers are in better
condition than they have been for
twenty years." Put this next. II
know too that the country is passing
through a severe ordeal-times are
hard"
The farmer, though, is in better
condition than he has been for twenty
years. We notice one thing, whenever
taffy and soft solder is to be used as a
part of the argument in plutOcratic
circles, the farmer and the laborer
comes in based on a preconceived
notion of their inferiority in some re-
spect, and hence these kind patrOniz-
ing airs. am farmer, but am ad-
vised thousand times a year by some
city gent, how to farm, how to vote,
how to be thankful. This would Ger
tainly be kind in them if they would
leave off the air of superiority and was
backed by no selfish motive.
"That our people are better fed, bet
ter clothed, have less to pay and more
morality and religion than any other
people under the sum-"
This, too, while passing through
severe ordeaI-the times are hard. But
now comes the milk in the cocoanut-
here's the apology for Wall street plu-
tocratic methods-here's the advice
that the devil gives to manklnd-be
content. move not, don't aim for higher
things. All this preparation OF his au-
dience by much taffy and thank good
ness ends this way.
"And do think it is wicked for poll
ticians - Populists, Republicans or
Democrats, to go among the people and
foment discomfort and happiness by
telling them that they are oppressed by
unjust and discriminating legislation
and are taxed to death to enrich the
more favored classes.
The Rev. DR.. Pritchard and the d.