The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-06-26
THE sWURb's KEEN EDGE.
The MOnopolistic Class Are Near the
End of Their Tether.

cAIAU UuEneu lCS Keen edge against them.
The people in Jefferson's and Frank
Inns time permitted protective tariff
TO combat the commercial tyranny of
Great Britain; today it is used to pro
tect our own capitalists and to throw
the burden of taxation upon the masses,
TO protect home commercial tyranny.
The late war was urged for the pur-
pose of setting millions of men free and
the result proved the enslaving of both
races In the interest of few.
But this Is not what I commenced to
talk about. That the peoples repre-
sentatives have turned the keen edge
OF the law against the peoples throats
In a thousand cases goes without farther
argument; all denials to the contrary,
notwithstanding.
We commenced to talk about the
party sword. In the beginning, all
parties are of the people and for the
people. But anon the scheming and
robbing classes enter in and turn the
party built for good and true purposes
to their own benefit, to most ignomin-
ious uses. Then the innocent and hard
working people cling with tenacious
grasp to the old ship, although it's pilot
and sailors are their enemies, pirates
on board sapping their industries and
destroying their homes. 1t is a very
difficult matter to make some of the peo-
pie believe this, for the exploiters who
q fo& H0 oe H.
land with smooth tongues and ingenius
speech are continually telling them
that this is not true-hold on, stay en-
board and we will do so and so, bring
good to you and your household. They
stay and are robbed again. Many times
and often is this cruel tragedy enacted
over and the innocent victims are made
to bleed. All, cruel destiny! that the
people should have government, and
| that government commence plunder
ing the people; that the people should
have laws and those laws hold them fast
for the exploiters to pick their pockets;
that the people should have represen
tatiVes, and they ghould join the pirates;
that the people should have parties,
and the parties bossed and guided by
their enemies. There's the rub. The
people have parties, but anon their
enemies creep in with high-sounding
pretentions and control them.
Who are you going to nominate for
the legislature in your county9 Who
picks out and suggests the men for the
two old peoples parties3 Not the peo
pie. 1t is done by a clique guided by
selfish motives, and the machine boss
at Washington, head centre. How
many candidates for nomination. Two,
three, four or any number. Who puffs
these candidates. The plutocratic
press Should there be among the
number friend of the people, what
becomes of him7 He receives no notice
but few hints that he won't do while
there is a stealthy underground work
to pack the convention for the fright
man" or men. The more candidates
the better for the enemies of the peO-
ple-not so much work to set theirs
ahead. After the people have made a
choice, what have they done9 They
have nominated man, one Of several,
perhaps, in line with the machine die
tations under control of their enemies.
Nine times in ten this will be true.
This game is a great deal easier
played in Congressional district than
| in a county, for in a district few can
have any personal acquaintance with
candidates, and they are only known
as the plutocratic press paints them
making saint black or devil white.
The delegation to district convention
can be almost completely packed.
Pluocracv has several candidates for
nomination The same farce as was
enacse in the county is now enacted
| in the district. There is show or a
choice. but it is a choice between two
friends of monopoly and oppression
almost every time. Thus the keen
edge of the party sword is turned upon
the heads of the friends of the party
and the innocents are made to bleed.
They will whoop up for party and
throw up their stinking caps for the
"Great Caesar" their man, for they
helped nominate him. Such1gnorance
is ruinous
What is the remedy3 Form new
partv. Will it not be as bad as the old
ones9 No; for this exploiting element
is fighting, and will fight new party
till it makes a success; thenit will come
Aocking in. no doubt, to pilot and man