The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-10-16

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full, or partially full, OF money. What,
then, can be more absurd than to as
sumo that such stockings eXist9
The organs of p~lutocracy frequently
indulge In q biz of refreshing calamity
bowling in q harmless way for the
purpose of keeping in touch with the
people. But the above is remarkable.
No one can doubt the sincerity of the
writer, and it is hard to imagine the
severity of the scolding this editorial
writer got from the owners of the pa
per after they read the editorial. In
deed he was lucky if he didn't get q
notice of dismissal for writing an edi-
torial so out of line with the usual rosy
hued ~utterances of the Times, in which
it constantly pictures better times and
an overgorged money market-always
just a little ahead.
The writer of the above told the truth.
Money is disappearing in every country
except where silver is coined. That is
the secret. 1t is all well enough for the
Bank of England to claim immense
quantities of money. A few banks In
the United States have great piles Of it,
too, but that doesn't amount to any
thing. The millions of farmers, bust
ness men of all kinds, manufacturers
and the professions are short Of cash.
1t has disappeared. America is a small
section of tee world, and yet it is esti-
mated that no less than $50, OOO, 600 dis
appears every year. The same is true
of other countries, money constantly
growing scare and that enables the
strong to Cypress the weak, the shrewd
to outwit those not so smart; hence
what money is in eight is growing
dearer-takes more Of anything to pur-
chase it.
When the farmer closes up his years
work, houses his crop, he may take a
short rest. But he can't remain idle
long. His store of corn, wheat, meat
and potatoes is growing empty. He
naturally plants another crop. Sup
pose we stop the mills that are grind
ing grain. How long would it be until
hunger would stare US in the face2
There would be calamity bowling day
and night. Sop the hat factories and
soon mankind would be bareheaded.
Stop the shoe factories and all will soon
go barefooted. Then it is plain that
when the minis are closed throughout
the world there is bound to be a grow
ing scarcity Of money. Switzerland,
Mexico and other Republics have plenty
of money, no beggars, nc paupers, no
or strikes. But England, France,
India, China and the United
have stopped the minis at the
behest of a few greedy lords, there is a
money drouth and the earth will soon
be parched. We will offer no advice
to the foreigners, but in America there
are some great organizations working
to break I'm this money droUth. The
Alliance took the first step. Other in
dustrial organizations have followed.
The Peoples party is the medium
through which the reforms are to be
secured. II is the only political party
in America to day thathas the courage
to declare for the free coinage of silver,
Is to 1, in it's national platform. Other
may inject it into State or local
platforms, but they have shown their
fear of the money lords and will not
put it into national platform or enact
it into law at Washington. The PEG.
pies party declares for it nationally,
for it by States, by counties, townships
and as individuals. 1t means what it
says. If the country is saved from the
fate of the Roman empire, we believe
the great organizations mentioned
above, the hackers of the Peoples
party. will do the work.