The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-05-22

ULAO VA N~NS@ NA@ SO H@NS
Lucts of labor, brought about stagnatlon
in business, closed both mills and banks
and made tramps and paupers OF three
million of souls anxious for work., Is
such a qualification of ones common
sense that it is hard to believe that
anyone but a fool or knave would ven
ture to make the assertion.
Now I believe the whole financial, |
commercial and agricultural troubles
not only of this country but of all civ
ilized countries is the result OF hostile
legislation in this and other countries
against silver for the last twenty five
years. Of course the fact that the
Democratic party was honor bound to
destroy the protective system OF taxa
ton is the direct cause of the trouble
in this country with the manufactur-
ing establishments and their labOrers.
know it is said Mr.. Cleveland is not
the party, that we a get rid of him,
that principle and not men are to be
considered, that the principles of the
party has not and will not change, that
the best way is to still fight under the
old banner and trust to luck and all
that sort Of stuff. Well, l have been
doing these very things for IS Of 80
years, and begging others to do ike
wise. I know men are nothing IN
sense of the word, but l know they are
all things in another sense. l admit
| Cleveland ought not to constitute the
party, but I am sorry to know that he
is much bigger than the party in one
sense. He has been the master Of the
party since he has been in public life,
and will be as long as he Is In public
life, or if he should die, the class to
which he belongs will dictate and con-
troll the party and dictate its policy.
The Nor. hern and Eastern Democrat
will e }ntrol the Southern Democrat as
long as they are allied politically. All
you have to do to the leaders of the
Southern Democracy. il to squall out
Treas IN, Rebel, Traitrc, and he sur
renders, becomes lim'rr legged, be
comes so conservative hat he for gets
his manhood and falls inJ0 line.
If there was any ground upon which
I could still hope for better tlules fCri
the party I would gladly remain in It's
ranks. But l have lost all hope of eveT
seeing the government in the hands Of
the Democratic party. Cleveland is
the head and front of Wall street and
bOndholding, creditor class. Tom Reed
is the leader of the Northern wing of
the Democratic party in the House
with a smart sprinkllng OF Southern
Democrats; John Sherman is the leader
in the Senate, and ten Southern Sena-
tors with the solid Northern Demo
cratic Senators cheerfully and obedi-
emily followed his leadership. There
is no difference between a Northern
Democrat and Republican. When the
test comes, they are together. In fact
party lines and allegiances do not
amount to much when interest is at
stake in these degenerate days. David
B Hill declared the Wilson bill could
not pass with his vote, unless the tariff
on collars, shirts and cuffs was retained
Faulkner and German said it could not
pass with their aid unless iron and coal
was protected; White and Coffeny de-
clared the bill should not pass unless
sugar was protected, and many more
I could Dame.
If the Democratic party ever puts it's
principles IN practice in this country,
it will be thrCtItn n mistake or bIunder.
1t will Rever a. J, intentionally as now
Organ'z d and controlled. It's prin
ciples and rights Gre eternal, but it's
leaders and d~ict8tOrs are unfaithful
stewards and will not do to trust any
longer.
For thirty years we fought for prin-
ciples and finally won as we thought a
victory. Our Chief Captain and all his
lieutenant generals, deserted US and
went over and joined the enemy. They
sold us out horse foot and dragon.
In the last campaign we promised if
trusted one time with all the law max
ing power and1did not undo the wrongs
of the enaHHy, we would leave the
party. We'll, from u standpoint, the
pledges and promises of the party have
been violated, ignored, and repudiated,
the platform trampled under foot In
stead Of unloing the Republican crimfs
Of 1873, W. Rave added a Democratic
cTim3 of 1888 more Infamous, because
done by tb" danOuncers of the crimes
of 1873; instead of wiping out the prin-
cip!es Of class protection which we
have Away I'd :nOunced, we h2EerecCg
niz@d tha5 principle and made it per
maUent. In other words ne Demo
cratic leaders have followed closely in
the wake OF the Republican party ever
since tue war on all great q iaatiOns.
AS the Republican party Ie,v.s q camp
the Democratic party marrtloa in at
the tap of the drum witt Il. lag ban
neTs. The Democratic parry stands TO-
day on tbs financial gu sion where
the Rep i0lican party stood twenty
years ago, dprDl0c i by the Demo
cratic party.
d Dem0cFi*i3 party to-day stands
on the tariff i - stlon ahead of the old
Wing party before the war, and Just
where the Republican party stood dur
ing the war, and for some year there
after.
The four years Of the first Cleveland
administration cost as ROUGH as the
preceding four years of the Hay es ad-
mlnl8tratlon. AS the parry Is now or
| gan1Zed n controlled, and az the gov
eminent is now administered. I can see