The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-05-15
pUr AT LIGHT WORK.
A Reply to the Vienna Correspondent OF
the Western Sentinel.

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anneared in the Sentinel of April 10Th,
1894. over the signature OF JENNA l
have been noticing for some time the
faithfulness of this servant to his party
bosses, Notwithstanding his inability to
do good work. Well, in time OF war it
ia unite common for the officers to put
invalids on light duty, and l suppose
that Vienna has been assigned to light
duty by his party bosses, owing to his
inability for heavy work, and that his
chief duty is to watch and report as far
az he is capable the condition and work
incs of Oak Grove Sub-Alliance, judg-
ing from the squibs we have CHANGED
70 see from Vienna at different times.
But the one to which we refer now:
after the speaking at Oak Grove
recently the hat was passed around
and an old-fashioned collection taken
up for the benefit of the Third partyite
who has just been discussing hard
times. This is a new departure in po-
litical campaigns. Some Cheap John
politicians had better go to work and
make an honest living"
Well, we readily admit that after
the speaking at Oak Grove SubAll-
ance an old-fashioned collection was
taken up for the speaker, who had
been invited there to speak to the peo-
pie, and the Bible says: 1.-The laborer
is worthy of his hire" Then why
should Vienna refer to it as "a new
departure9" To pay speakers when
invited to speak has been a custom
dating back to long before the Vienna
light duty man was born. How wise
Vieuna's bosses were when they as
signed him to light duty! I knew he
was not fit for anything else, and but
mighty little of that. The only grounds
that we can see for his surprise or his
conclusion that it was "a ley depart
ure" lies in the fact of his ignorance, or
that it was a far more honest way of
doing business than Vienna has been
accustomed to, Judging him by the
company he is keeping. The old adage
is pretty correct that says, "a man is
known by the company he keeps"
Had the meeting been a Democratic
one, and the hat had been passed
around on the sly to make up money
to buy votes and bride judges Of cleo
tions and returning boards, then vi
enna would not have concluded that
that was "a new departure" but an
old trick played for years by some of
the leaders of the party with which he
is anliating. Or had the meeting re,
ferred to been a Democratic legislature
appropriating $500 of the peoples
money to have a big dance and hire a
negro band from Richmond, Va, to
make music for them to dance by, I
guess Vienna would not have looked
upon that as "a new departure" but
would have looked on approvingly, as
that would be in perfect harmony with
the record the leaders of the party
have been making for years. wonder
if they were+'Oheap John politicians9"
No, indeed; they were very dear ones
TO the people, who had to pay for their
dancing, mileage on the railroads and
then s. a day while they danced. 1
say, and so do the people, give us more
Cheap John" legislators in preference
to those who dance at our expense. The
above is what the last legislature did.
Deny it if you dare.
Or had Vienna been looking on at
that Democratic House of the SD Con
gress with their 149 majority and seen
them raise their W salaries at mid
night from S., 900 to So, 200 per year,
would he have published that to the
world as "a new d~eparture3" No,
doubtless he would have done like the
party press-remained silent-and per-
haps vote again for the rogues to go
back and make another midnight steal
from an innocent and oppressed peo-
pie. Oh how the people do need some
Cheap John" politicians and legisla-
tors, since they have been 90 unmerci-
fully robbed by the present Democratic
administration.
And now, Mr.. Vienna, let me say to
you, just as far as you lend your in
fuence, money and votes to keep in
Office such men in both the State and
National Government, you are acces
sorry to the crimes they have and are
committing, though they be as black
as the midnight hour. If any man
ever did wear a party collar with the
big letters My Dog" surely Vienna
must have one on; for no doubt he
once was a Jealous member Of the ALI