The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-04-16

the one which fills the color liners with
| barrels of wrath, is the fact that they
would not stop work and stamp the
streets of Raleigh with high heeled
boots and cotton socks in honor of Bob
Lee and George Washington, and upon
that they went on and worked one half
hour longer than they were wont to do,
in honor of Fred Douglas.
Now this Frederick Douglas was a
runaway niger, and they say a naia-
tbe11GtiO1eist. .Mixthenation is something
bad, l expect. I have never seen one
who was in favor of it, but I am told
that Grover Cleveland pulls that way.
All men are ready to make a scapegoat
Of old Grover and pinch him black and
blue, and so he deserves it. But he
has made his jack and laughs them to-
scorn
~ When first old Grover and Uncle
Fred met there was an affecting scene.
cannot tell it now without my eye
balls swimming in tears. Twas at the
dinner table.
Good morning, Mr. Douglas" says
Grover. The Africa and the America
meets this auspicious day. Now is my
cup filed to the brim, thou son of free
dom.
'Mr. Cleveland I am glad to meet
you. Glad to know a man in whose
bosom glows those kindly sentiments
so characteristic of John Brown and
Charles Sumner. Your mixthenation in
New York shall neversforget."
Grover says: ''Mr. Douglas, full elk
thousand years have rolled by and we
have met before. Now come let's dry
our tears and drench our sorrows in
bowl of the pure juice of the vine."
Before we do that, Mr.. President,
here'smy lady, Caucasian brown; what
joys and SORROWS we feel let her share.
She remembers your magnanimjty well
in recognizing my race in the division
of public Office"
Very well, Mrs. Cleveland and Mrs.
Douglas will discuss domestic matters
while we discuss affairs of state"
So old Grover and Uncle Fred, after
shaking hands five times across the
table and sharing such joys as made
tears well up in their eyes, which they
wiped away with the table cloth when
their bandannas had slipped to the
floor, grew more familiar as the wine
grew more familiar and entered into q
| ENT
Bruce, of Mi; sissippi, was unable to
form with a Republican President
around the same table. Three cheers
for GroverI
Come, now, if it be fact that it is a
disgrace to work like a ''nigger" in
honor of a niger, it is equally as dis
graceful not to play like a white man
in honor of white man, and that too,
when hired at 81 day. don't know
how to take it, anyway. But they say
it was disgraceful some way, and I
guess they know.
A few days ago letter addressed to
''Rev. Harry Hinton" came to hand
with two tracts stating the reasons why
teosood man should not vote nor hold
Office. "-~~~~~~,
First reason dads law is ignored
and the will of the people tne supreme
law of the land and the will of he peo
pie may be in rebellion against God. =
Second. The government is guilty oi
Sabbath desecration, and every voter
being pGrticep crinaiuGs with the gov
ernment becomes Sabbath breaker
and rebel against Christ, the king Of
nations.
Third. The government legalizes the
liquor traffic.
Fourth. The government is guilty of
emasculating the oath in favor of in
f1dels.
To the great party leaders, we say
address ''the Committee on Testimony
Bearing" "a Boyle street, Allegheny,
Pa, and this committee will furnish
you the argument why it is sinful for
any good man to vote or hold Office.
The government is given over to satan,
it is league with hell and is covenant
with the devil, and who is going to dis
pute it7 So we recommend to the NesUs
and Observer, the Wilmington Mes
senger, the Charlotte Observer and the
Union Republican to post themselves,
and if they find the facts will warrant
it, being they are all good men and
preach the truth, that they sound aloud
and let their slogan be: Come out of
her, my people, that you be not par