The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-09-04

to the Lords of Great Britain on the
other side; a party that has brought
about more ruin, desolation and dis
content in two years than all the
parties combined that have existed
since we have had q Republic.
It is q condition and not a theory
that confronts us. While differing on
some national issues, the two parties CO.
operating are nearly a unit as to State
politics. They believe that reform must
begin at home. They start out by
agreeing to vote for four of The purest
men in the State for Supreme Court
Judges, and for Mr.. Worth, also one of
the purest of men, for State Treasurer.
These men will be elected, for the CO.
operation movement has probably 3d.
600 majority to begin with, and there
will be many accessions. In the vari
GUS counties reform men from both
parties will be nominated for county
Offices and for the State legislature. If
this turns out well, we will not have a
legislature that will attempt to repeal
our Alliance charter by stealth o do
many other things done by our last
legislature. For twenty years North
Carolina has had but one representa-
tive in the United States Senate. He
is dead. Ransom is there yet. 1t is
common report that he is still gambling
with cards, on the Stock Exchange
through his SOM and betting on race
horses. Jarvis is "a mere visiting
statesman" We trust that the co
operative movement will give us two
United States Senators in touch with
the people of our great State. There
will also be cooperation in the various
Congressional districts.
Politically our country is in the
last throes. Something must be done,
and done quickly. Co operation means
that there is a log too heavy for one
man to carry, but it al be carried by
two men. You clear a piece of forest
land. If heavy timber grew on that
land you are very likely to ask at least
fifteen or twenty of your neighbors
to a log-rolling. You ask them to 20
operate with you in rolling logs, and
care nothing about their politics. The
truI ks of those giant trees must be
carried and placed in heaps to be
burned. Cooperation means that the
charred trunks of Wall street trees
shall be piled up in North Carolina.
Instead of burning them, the object is
to carry them out of the new ground"
altogether. We can't ever afford to
plow around the heaps. We must pile
the ballot box rogues 20 they will be
out of the way. We must have an
honest election law. Your votes are
your liberty. The man or men who
steals your suffrage steals everything
that is deal. to you. The party that
steals into Office will never give you
honest government.
We have stated the case as we see it.
Everything has been done In an open,
fair and honest manner. We believe
that the objects sought r praise
worthy. We believe that it will suc
coed. Our motto is equal rights to
all" and if Republican friends see
the need of certain things we want and
are willing to co operate with us in get
ting them, we will offer no objections.
1t will be charged in every Wall street
newspaper that certain leaders want
office and have taken this step to get it.
Well, we want them to get Office, pro-
.ided they mean to carry out their
promises. A party without men who
are willing to accept positions of honor
and trust would be a curiosity, a farce.
But we want the Offices filed by men
who r of, for and by the people, men
who are real reformers. All others
be retired to the rear.
The PROGRESSIVE FARMER is the or
gan of no party. Party leaders never
have dictated it's utterances. We ap-
prove only that which merits approval.
If we q that the movement is wrong
will say so in no uncertain terms.
AS it now appears, there has been no
sacrifice of principle, no underhand
work, but simply a temporary step for
equal rights, for good government, for
the perpetuation of civil liberty.
The Peoples party is said to be com
posed of office seekers. A squad of