The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-09-11
CREAM DE- THE E
Hard Hits, Bold Sayings and Patriotic
Paragraphs from Reform Papers
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If it is order we would like to ask
what the Chicago platform was made
for, anyhow9-OhiO PopWlist.
You can never down the corporations
and trusts by voting as they do and as
they want you to.-Arkan8as Farmer.
We don't need politics mixed with
religion, but we need a great deal of
religion mixed with politics. Farmers
Outlook.
Democracy for revenue only"is the
wall of the old parties-both rocked to
sleep in the Cleveland cradle. Wood
6ine, LoWG, Sentinel.
The metropolitan dailies charge for
obituary notices. Who pays for the
thousand and one such articles they
have given the peoples party
souri World.
Democratic and Republican plat.
forms. 1--WE point with pride, etc."
If they had any shame they would ask
the people to forgive and forget.-Ar-
kansas Farmer.
The fence is down now. There is no
obstacle in the way of the free silver
men coming over to the Populists as it
is now the only free silver party in the
feld.-Soutbern Mercury
1t will now be in order for the entire
Democratic outfit to resign in favor of
Havemeyer, of New York, and let the
country get a square look at its real
ruler. National Waterman.
We said years ago and have repeated
it since, that a party that will deny the
people a just money system will never
make a just revision Of the tariff. Now
we have the proof.-MissOuri World.
Rhe jaw-bone of an ass is as deadly
now as in the time of Sampson. If
German will but keep on working his
jaw he will kill all the voters his party
had twoy years ago.-PeopEe's Advocate.
The money question is one that de-
mands prompt action and will be the
leading question until settled. Tue
man who cannot see beyond the money
problem is behind the times. Chicago
Erprtss.
a few more bonds just now would
be very acceptable to the bankers who
have millions of idle money that they
can't loan. Bonds draw interest just
the same in hard as good times Ten
neSsee Current.
The mission of the two old parties is
to discuss the tariff and keep on the
right side of RothschiIds, the National
banks, the sugar trust, the whiskey
trust and such like tip top company
Midland Journal.
There is no reason, sense or good in
a shilly-sha'ly Allianceman. This will
and won't, can and can't policy never
did any man any good. Let us do,
and in doing dare to do right, and do
our duty. -COttOn Plant.
The State Democratic platform says:
I'VE admire the courage and lofty
patriotism of the President" To make
it complete and consistent the words
land John Sherman" should have been
added Puper.
Il has been said that hard times exist
only in the hearts of the discontented.
If they had gone a little further and
said that hard times exist in the peck
cts and stomachs also, we could have
said amen.-PeOple'S Tribune.
Only a few years ago a bushel of
wheat vas as big as a dollar; now a
dollar is nearly as big as three bushels
of wheat; handy for the fellow who has
the dollar, but how about the fellow
with the wheat7-IndustriGI Union.
The sugar trusts, the iron interests,
the Standard Oil Company, the rail
road combines, the gold bugs, bankers
and bond holders, will please come to
orderl Revised call of the sergeant
at arms in opening Congress -Kamsas
Com1moner.
The Jute bagging trust is making
itself felt again. The Alliance should
down this demon-at once, and if the
forces will only get together again we
can do the same thing again. Every
Sub Alliance should put itself in shape
for business at once.-LfUing Issues.
In the Democratic convention at
Raleigh last week a platform was
adopted asking for the free coinage of
silver at the ratio of 16 to 1 Last year
26 Southern Democratic Congressman
voted to strike down silver And TINS