The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-11-13
THE TARIFF QUESTION.
Correspondence of the Progressive Farmer.
EAGLE Rock N. O.

has an article upon t4riff legislation,
and he makes several suggestions, in
the beginning, worthy of the attention
OF all parties but the flood soon passes
away and leaves the dregs of pluto,
cratic drilling to close the epistle. He
seems to be totally ignorant of the
present condition of affairs by his sug
gestlon of political tonic" as a rem
edy for existing troubles. l want to
tell the people that is the cause of
the trouble now. The rural districts
have been taking it several years
and when they dared to claim their
rights, they invoked the slander and
abuse that they are receiving at the
hands of such pure and spotless sages
as K ON, Ave y, etc And from the
lords clear on down TO the cross roads
demagogues you can hear the echo of
contempt resoundlng upon the heads
OF the oppressed. Our present troubles,
as see and believa them, are caused
by the country having no representa-
tlves in our State and national halls.
The government has been ruled and
cJntroled by the city governments for
the last 80 years one of the rOttenest
and most corrupt governments on the
earth, as is shown by recent Investiga
ton. And if the reform movement
fails, and we have to continue being
robbed by the same degenerated class,
this Republic, which our forefaihers
gave US, Is gone. Just for one moment
look, think of our own beloved State
the majority of the Supreme Court
giving a decision to the world that our
officers, who are paid to do a specific
work, and they do it contrary to in
structiOns, for the express purpose of
defraudlng a citizen out of his legal
vote, should not be held accountable
for the same. 1t appears to the world
as if they had rather applaud crime
than to punish it, if in their favor. The
acts of the last General Assembly in
attempting to repeal the charter Of the
State Alliance, and the amendments
passed to the same, is another good ex
ample of class legislation. They have
never said to bank or railroad that
they would suspend their charters if
they paid their employees over a GER
tain amount, but they hampered the
farmers with it in the begun ng 1t
should be gross insult to every tiller
of the soil. 1t is very common thing
for those who call themselves Demo
Gratis to say, if we cannot beat you 4ot,
ing we can counting, we have the
money. During the last session Of Con
gress a Democratic Senator said that
both the Dem Dcratic and Republican
nominations we're purchased with
money, and no one could deny it.
Away with such democracy; it is
diametrically opposed to a true Repub
lie, and you might go further and say
1t is an enemy of the same and stands
ready to buy it at any time. l was
talking with a man two years ago,
who is running for Office in this county
now, about the laborers in Raleigh
They said their labor was their bread
and meat and if they we're afraid to
talk they would be afraid to vote My
friend Is willing for free citizen-his
own cOuntrymen-tO be deprived Of bis
legal vote by threatening TO stop his
meat and bread To cap the climax
my friend says if the people want
cheap legislation let them vote for euch
men as Marion Butler, and take 1T for
granted he would have added the I'M
mortal L L Polk, had he been living,
to his list. For good legislation, such
as Ransom, Clevt land and Avery,
"surely they are all honorable man. !"
The good book says: by your acts
We shall be judged" If my friend will
look around he will readily see that
they have been weighed in the bal
ance and found wanting" And by
what 1 see in his pieces 1 judge my
friend has not that prophetic eye to tell
what Marion Butler, the only North
Carolinian who has ever been rotten
egged because he dared to differ with
the SO called Democratic party.
NV friend makes some suggestions to
Mr. Pou which he would have left out
had he been well acquainted with the
politicians here for the past year or
two. mean the suggestion in regard
to the distribution of Vance's ashes
over the State. Not long before he
died [ paid so cents to hear Hon. 4 B,
Vance speak, and to my great surprise
there were but few Democrats out to
hear the distinguished statesman after