The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-09-03

United States without earning a dollar;
Wall street, which deals in production
and does not produce; Wall street the
vampire, that lives upon
THE BLOOD OF THE PEOPLE;
Wall street, which governs the Demo
cratic and Republican parties; and
Grover Cleveland, this tool of Wall
street, masquerading in the sacred
robes of Thomas Jefferson, received
the suffrage of a trusting and patriotic
people, then threw those robes aside to
appear in his proper character-a Re
publican, an ally of British gold, a
servile instrument of Wall street., and a
TRAITOR TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
and our free institutions.
To quote another:
''Hate is q hard word, and we use it
advisedly and with regret; but we hope
the fathers and mothers Of this genera
ton will Jake their little one upon
their knees and teach them to hate the
name of Grover Cleveland. He has
broken more hearts, caused more sui
cides, brought about more business
wrecks, done more to kill American
ism among Americans, starved more
children, wrecked more American
homes than any other nan who ever
put foot on American soil"
MATT. w. RANSOM.
The people of this commonwealth
will not be apt to forget that Minister
Ransom stood with Cleveland and the
bankers against the toiling masses of
America. He is the leader of the Demo
cratic party in North Carolina whose
hold
THOUSANDS OF GOOD MEN
in the party, who despise his methods,
have not been able to unloose. He has
shown himself false to his people and
a consummate hypocrite to some of
the best men and Democratic workers
in the S ate.
General Rars)m having helped to de-
stroy silver by voting for the repeal of
the Sherman law, found himself in a
sad plight on the financial subject be
fore his silver constituents in the last
campaign.
He avoided the issue IS best he could,
but at Smithield IN September. he said
Il believe in gold and silver and paper,
redeemable in the metal. The Demo
cratic party has only one more duty,
that is to give you good currency, and
thai it will do
EI~;~~%or bo IooloroS. H6 O
sure as December comes the Demo
cratic Congress will work out the great
financial problem, and pass a financial
bill which will recognize gold and ell
yer as the standard of money in this
country"
On February 18Th, a vote on Senator
Jones bill, providing for the free coin
age Of silver was taken in the Senate.
Mr.. Ransom then had a chance to
prove true to his promises and to his
people, but unfortunately, three days
before the vote, the death of Isaac P.
Gray, United States Minister to Mexico
was announced. Having failed to re-
tain his seat in the Senate by his vote
on the Sherman law and the conse
quent control of the patronage Of this
State, Senator Ransom was now very
anxious to go as Minister to Mexico.
And when the vote was taken on the
Jones silver bill, he voted with Cleve-
lands men and the r apublicans,
The Washington correspondent to
the New York Sun wrote: Senator
Ransom's vote against taking up the
free silver bill in the Senate is regarded
as an earnest bid for the Mexican mis-
sion"
On February 23i, the President sent
to the Senate the nomination Of Sena-
tor Matthew Whitaker Ransom to be
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
Plenipotentiary to Mexico.
Toe New York World, on the 9th Of
June last, called upon the various Ma
tional committeeman Of the Democratic
party for their opinions as to the ad-
visibility of a National Convention.
The replies poured in red hot in favor
of silver. But North Carolina, though
overwhelmingly for the white metal,
was silent. Her National committee
man, Mr.. Ransom, made no sign.
The Newborn Journal of July 10Th,
declared: minister R snscm is very
much opposed to the free coinage of
silver, and thinks honest money will
eventually win the day"
And this is the man who now con
trols the machinery of the Demo cratic
party of North Carolina, and who was
recently declared by Mr.. Joseph Cald
we'll, Of the Charlotte Observer, to be