The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-11-26

the Democratic party buried under such
heavy majorities at the North, but next
year will be the last of Mr. Cleveland's
administration, and with his retire
ment the prospects will be brighter.
We understand he is fond of hunting
and fishing, and perhaps is a good shot
On the wing; and in some other re-
spects he is doubtless a very smar man.
But his forte apparently does not lie in
preserving the Democratic party"
Didn't the Captain split his cutaway
coat to help elect Nj. Cleveland9 Didn't
Mr.. Cleveland tell the party that he
was going to run the machine before he
was elected9 Didn't he tell the party
and everybody else during his first term
as president that if Congress passed
any financial legislation that he would
veto the measure, and he referred a
ticularly to the silver question, show
ing his antagonism to the remonetiza-
ton, and his s9rvility to the money
power9
Says the State some more:
''The Democrats must come together.
reorganize the party and begin to build
it up again. 1t is particularly sadden-
ing to us who for a quarter of a cen
fury have been laboring to bring about
the establishment of Democratic poll
cies in our country to have these ter
rife backsets. But for ourselves we
will take a long breath and join hands
with the others in starting over
again."
So it must be reorganized2 Well, we
told you that before Mr.. Cleveland was
elected. We went even further and
said it would be necessary to reorgan,
iz9 the whole country. Both jobs are
before you, Captain. The country Can
be reorganized if honest men are put
in power, for the country is not guilty,
but the Democratic party cannot be
reorganized. But why attempt to Join
hands with the others and reorganize
the party when you admit that your
fellow Democrats North of the POto
mac are not existing for any practical
purpose; that you have no confd 9nce
in them9 Better advise the people OF
the South and West, regardless Of party,
to i)in hands aud overthrow the New
England-Old Eogland gold oligarchy
and redeem the country.
The Captain may be a good adviser,
but he can'G be depended upon to reor
ganize anything. O1ly a few weeks
ago he Joined several of his fellow citi
zens in a call for a silver convention tC
be held at Raleigh. He was the rank
est silver man in seven States. A large
delegation of his fellow citizens, IRE
gardiess of party" responded to thf
patriotic call. These citizens, like Cap
tain Ashe, wanted silver remonetized
They even wanted it bad enough t.
say that they wouldn't vote for any
anti silver man for any office. Tnil
was demonstrated in a caucu held
prior to the convention, composed o.
probably tbr5e hundred citizens
adopting a resolution pledging theil
votes to none except true and tried
silver men for legislative and congress
sjonal offices. Up to this stage of the
proceedings the Captain was right ur
with the band wagon " as the boys say,
but then he disappeared as quietly and
AS suddenly as if the earth had swal
lowed him up. So far as he was con.
cerned he ''existed for no practical
purpose
Now just think! S :ppose the Cap
tain and a few other lights do get to,
gether and attempt to reorganiz9 the
Democratic party. All will run like
CREASED lightning until the Captain dis
covers something like a pledge to vote
for this Or that, and then forty grey
hounds couldn't catch him. The
trouble with the Captain is that he
would rather vote for what he don't
wants and not get it than to vote for
what he wants and get it.