The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-10-09

content in two years than all the
parties combined that have existed
since we have had q Republic.
It is a condition and not a theory
that confronts us. While differing on
8 me National issues, the two parties
co opera ing are nearly a unit as to
State policies. They believe that re-
form must begin at homo. They start
out by agreeing to vote for four of the
purest men in the State for Supreme
Court Judges, and for Mr.. Worth,
also one of the purest OF men,
for State Treasurer. These men
will be elected, for the cooperation
movement has probably 10000 ma
iority to begin with, and there
will be many acceesions. In the varl-
GUS counties reform men from both
parties will be nominated for county
offices and for the State legislature. II
this turns out we'll, we will not have a
legislature that will attempt to repeal
our Alliance charter by stealth nor do
many other things done by u last
legislature. For twenty years North
Carolina has had but n representa-
tive in the United States Senate. He
is dead, Ransom is there yet. 1t is
common report that he is still gambling
with cards, on the Stock Exchange
(through his SOM and betting on race
horses. Jarvis is ga mere visiting
statesman" We trust that the CO.
operative movement will give us two
United States Senators in touch with
the people of our great State. There
will also be cooperation in the various
Congressional districts.
Politically, our country is in the last
throes. Something must be done, and
done quickly. Cooperation means that
there is a log too heavy for one man to
carry, but it can be carried by two
men. You clear a piece of forest land.
If heavy timber grew on that land you
are very likely to ask at least fifteen or
twenty of your neighbors to a log roll
ing. You ask them to CO operate with
you in rolling logs, and care nothing
about their politics. The trunks Of
those giant trees must be carried and
placed in heaps to be burned. Co-opera
ton means that the charred trunks of
Wall street trees shall be piled up in
North Carolina. Instead of burning
them, the object is to carry them out
Of the new ground" altogether. We
can't even afford to pillow around the
l@4~r OT4 NaVTnk ala H. hoIl~G L.
rogues so they will be out of the way.
We must have an honest election law.
Your votes are your liberty. The man
or men who steals your suffrage steals
everything that is dear to you. The
party that steals into Office will never
give you honest government.
We have stated the case as we see it.
Everything has been done in an open,
fair and honest manner We believe
that the objects sought r praise
worthy. We believe that it will sue
coed. Our motto is equal rights to
all" and if our Republican friends see
the need of certain things we want and
are willing to cooperate with US in get
ting them, we will offer no objections.
1t will be charged in every Wall street
newspaper that certain leaders want
Office and have taken this step to get
it. Well, we want them to get office,
provided they mean to carry out their
promises. A party without men who
are willing to accept positions of honor
and trust would be a curiosity, a farce.
But we want the Offices filed by men
who are of, for and by the people
men who are real reformers. All others
ahould be retired to the rear.-FrOm
Progressive Farmer, Sept. 18th, 1891.