The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-11-20
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They are Worth the Price of
One Paper q Whole Year.
Diamonds are on the free list, sugar
is taxed about II cents pound, and
tariff reform is at the bat.-LuraV
Union.
Wanted, newspaper that in it's
news columns at least will tell the
truth about political matters. The
Outlook.
A man who will vote against his own
interest in order that his party sue
ceed is a chump of the first magni
tude.- Weezly DatVn
How is it that some of our able
statesmen manage to speak to an au-
dience of 1900 people in a hall which
holds only 5OO7-AtLanta Constitution.
John Allen, the witty Mississippi
Congressman, said in the House re
Gently; I'm a Democrat yet, but I'm
out of the reasons why. Weekly
DaICH
Have we arrived at that period of
history where the world" has to put
down corrupt methods to save the
country and the Farmers
Outlook.
The farmer who sells twenty pounds
OF cotton or three bushels of wheat
for a dollar has the consolation of
knowing that the dollar Is ''good. .
Ohio PopuEist.
Did you ever hear a Populist advc-
eating the idea that we ask the British
if we could coin our own silver9 Never.
Missouri World
Ignorance is the chain which binds
the partisan dupe to his idol of party
name. His only release can come
through forging chain of intelligence.
Peoples Advocate.
The Constitution says that Mr.. At
kinson has about seven hundred pYums
to bestow and about seven hundred
applicants. We thought the Demo.
Gratis didn't want office. Ltvins
Issues.
And bless you, the Democrats want
to drop the tariff Well, they have
about dropped every thing save the
Offices but they are holding on to them
with death like grip.-AHi0mce Vim.
dicdtOT.
The Peoples Party is unequivocally
in favor of the coinage of silver at the
ratio of 16 to 1, and there is no quib-
bling about it, neither do they propose
compromise" on the ratio. = Chicago
Erpress.
Never in recent years have the
crowds attending the political meet
ings in this city been so meagre, and
speakers whose names in the past have
been potent in bringing out hundreds
have been compelled to be satisfied
with tens.-RicbmOnd Star.
The man or party that attempts to
obstruct the oWnward march of the
hosts of free silver will be crushed to
powder. Politicians who would as
pire to future, should make note of
this, and get out of the track of the
silver cyclone. Mercury.
One of the partisan dailies thinks
that Governor Lewelling, of Kansas,
has made money enough in the gov
ernOr business to keep him from starv-
ing until he can break into Office
again" If he has, he can join the
large circle of enterprising gentlemen
who in the last 80 years have become
millionaires off a S., 900 Congressional
salary. Farmers Voice.
When wheat brings price 30 low in
the West that the farmers have to fat
ten their hogs upon it, while at the
same time millions in the East con-
slider themselves fortunate if they have
corn bread, it is sure, indication that
there is something dead up the
creek" or in plain and more elegant
words, that a social system which
produces such conditions is sadly de-
ranged and needs thorough renova-
tion from top to bottom. Mere patch
work will not stop the leaks-Rick-
m1o1ad STAR
Beware of the swindling tree agent
and of every other kind of a slick