The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-06-11
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Hard Hits, Bold Sayings and Patriotic
Panoramic from Reform Papers,

Hard Hits, Bold Sayings and Patriotic
Paragraphs from Reform Papers
II have never scratched a ticket
means the same thing as II have never
been a free man."-TenneSSee Current.
The cause of bimetallism is progress.
ing steadily in England. The world
must come to it, and the soone the
better.-BostOn Globe.
1t is the only desire of the goldbugs
to muddle the water to keep the people
from seeing the bottom of the financial
question.-GGinesUiHe Signal.
Will somebody tell us why the silver
men don't all take their silver to Mex,
leo and "dump it," Mexico is a silver
country.-WashingtOn Republic.
The best thing that can be said of
the Democratic party is, that it has
placed itself where it a do but little
harm for the next thirty years. = Union
Signal.
If a farmer borrowed money enough
TO buy a good horse in 1890, he would
now have to sell two equally good
horses to get money enough to pay
back.-HendersOn Courier. -
The Baptists are doER0n Grover.
He did nOtS6oW the Southern Baptist
Convention respect enough to remain
m Washington while it was in session,
but went fishing on Sunday South.
sTn Mercury.
The politicians of the old parties are
trying to perform some wonderful aero
batic tumbling by trying to jump on
the PopuIist S liver platform. They are
exposing too mucho of their anatomy
WetUtOn Herald.
Consumption is limited only by the
ability to buy. But the lack of a suh
Gent medium of exchange causes
breadstuf to rot while weaver go
hungry, and good clothes mildew while
farmers wear patches and rags.-Ad
Udnce Courier.
The word eternity is mentioned in
the Bible but once-the word eat is re
peated in the sacred Scriptures eight
hundred times. 1t is q more solemn
duty to help feed the hungry than it is
to harp about eternity all the time
Peninsula Farmer.
The Sun declares that there is mo
definable moral principle" at the bot
tom of the demand for silver remone
tzation. But there is. Thou shalt
not steal" defines a moral principle. The
gold standard is a steal. It spells rob
berry and confiscation for millions of
honest Debtors NetU York Recorder.
The national deficit since July 1st
last is only $50, 900, 900. Puta mortgage
on the White House and the tomb of
Washington. The national credit must
be maintained in the markets of the
world though the bones of the patriots
be pawned. The respect of money lend
ers is of more Importance to this couu,
try than the prosperity of the people.
-DenUer NeUs.
It is a great deal easier to advise
others how to do anything like editing
a paper or organizing an Alliance than
1t is to do it yourself. If you don't be-
heve me, brethren, try either to edit
and make readable a paper or organize
an Alliance where everybody kicks |
and believes everybody else not fl fo
bePresident or Secretary Of ~gnocioI
o@ace.-COttOn {GIn,+
Snn-AIIIAIE-NM ~ G ELHGs
When the farmer was selling his
crop of cotton ope dollar would buy 30
pounds. We were told that this was
an honest dollar" now the specula-
tors have the cotton and the same dol
lar will only buy 16 pounds of cotton,
and the dollar is just as ''honest" as
ever What have you got to say about
il? What is "honest moneyG"-Farm-
erS' Outlook.