The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-03-13
CREAM OF THE PRESS.
Hard Hits, Bold Sayings and Patriotic
Paragraphs from Reform Papers
They are Worth the Price of
One Panar q XEYhnIn Va.

They are Worth the Price of
One Paper a Whole Year.
Farmers, have you felt that bre Ee
OF good times yet9 It's on it's way, it
has got as far as Wall street. Tennes-
see PopUEist.
More bonds, more debt; more debt,
more interest; more interest, more
mastery for the creditor, more slavery
to the debtOr.-San Francisco Press
The man who is farming and is op-
posed to the Alliance going into poll
tics is candidate for some Office. We
have never seen this test fail. il.-Living
Issues.
A large increase in the money vol
ume is the only thing that will bring
good times. The Democratic party is
travelling the opposite direction. .-Mis-
souri, World.
The money question is the one great
issue before the people and will con
tinue to be until the hold of the mil
ionaire usurers and schemers is broken.
The Albion CoEIiope.
Seven cents to a poor shop girl to
make shirt, and 10 cents to China
man to spit on it and iron it each week
That is what they call protection to
American industry--ISenecG NetUs
Cleveland is the first President of the
United States to keep a body guard,
and as there has never been any threats
against his life, he must be actuated
by guilty conscience.-Moratgonsery
Mail.
Wheat drops of one day last week
d cents, then it goes up cent the
next day, then down Scents few days
after. Funny how this law of supply
and demand sometimes acts. Kansas
COmmOner.
The Wilson bill might properly be
called "a tariff providing deficiency
to make it necessary to issue gold
bonds" It's a pretty shrewd job, but
the country can readily soc through it.
The Tribune.
1t is reported that Jerry Simpson has
consented TO become a candidate for
re election to Congress. Why mott
Such fellows as Watson and Simpson
is the kind of Tom and Jerry the coun-
try needs.-BWlIetis Of Reform.
The farmers should perfect their or
ganizAtions as rapidly as possible. The
first great fight against the money
power is to be made this year, and the
forces should be organized and work
harmoniously together. - Southern
Mercery.
1t is an old saying that the devil
finds mischief for idle hands, but so
many idle ones have been furnished
during the past six months that his
satanic majesty has been put to his
wits end to find even mischief enough,
to keep them all at work.-Anserjcan
Enterprise.
A Baltimore paper prints the views
Of Southern bankers on the improved
financial condition of agricultural in
terests in the South. We should much
prefer reading the views of the farmers
themselves on this subject, because we
think that then we would get near the
exact truth. Grange Advocate.
Grover Cleveland was so poor fifteen
years ago that he hung a couple Of
men in Buffalo (both Democrats) with
his own hands in order to save the
regular hangman's fee; and that is
poorer than any man ought to be. He
is now worth at least a million. How
did he make Chicago Sentinel.
The Alliance is developing some
strong debaters among their members.
If you do not belong to the Alliance or
Grange, you are missing the first class
for social and mental i'm
provement, and thereis no better place
for farmers to exchange ideas on farm
ing, stock raising, ETC., etc.-FGrnaers'
Tribune.
About the meanest man living was
arrested in Chicago few days ago on
on the charge of robbing his dying
friend and then selling the body to
medical college. More ungrateful con
duct would be hard to imagine. 1t is
equal to Cleveland's stealing the Demo
cratic party and delivering it over to
the gold bugs.-SOuther'a Mercury.
SOME MORE LIGHT.
Whenever there is a quarrel in the
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