The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-06-25

6raa0l two roads at the same G1u0 auU
be right, when one road leads direct TO
Jerico and the other to Mount Zion. 1t
is impossible, ais Judge Whitaker said,
for a man to ride two horses at the
same time while the horses are going
In opposite directions. To accomplish
this feat will require more skill than
either of the old parties leaders pos
e The straddle would become so
wide that all men would discover it
and denounce it as a straddle. But
that is about what the leaders Of the
so called silver Democrats are prepar-
ing to do.
When you hear a man talking about
restoring silver to it's full money func-
ton inside of either of the old parties,
you may brand him right between the
eyes as a very poorly informed nan
on the history of the two parties since
the war, or as a blind partisan, o. as a
knave. a hypocrit, or a fit subject for
the lunatie Asylum.
When a Democrat or Republican
says he is a bi-mettalist, that means he
is a dodger, a trimmer, a deceiver, a
hypocrit, a straddler, a man who
would prefer to see his country go to
perdition than to see his party defeat
ed, or he is an ignorant man and does
not know the meaning of bi-mettalism.
MI. Cleveland, Carlisle, German, Voor-
bees, Ransom, Glenn, Crisp and their
kind are bi-mettalists. So is John
Sherman, Tom Reed, Ben Harrison,
Mckinley and their kind. They are
all hi mettalists. That is, they all
favor using silver as subsidiary coin,
to a limited extent, in the shape of
dimes, quarters and halves. ORR it may
be they would favor making a silver
dollar as big as a cart wheel and keep
ing it on a parity with gold, This would
be bi- metallism. The man who is, not
in favor of silver 16 to 1, whatever may
be his professions, and plausible may
be his pleas, belongs to the goldbug
order, and he is either a hypnotic fool
or a fit subject for the insane asylum,
or a wolf in lambs skin, if he says he
is not.
Trust not such a man, believe him
not, he is unfit to lead and unworthy
to follow.
And the man that let's party fealty
come between him and the restoration
of silver in this contest is a traitor to
silver, to his people, and to his country.
Of course I mean the man who believes
in the coinage of silver Is to 1, Or pro-
fesses to so believe. We want men
more sure in battles. When we fight
in the future we want victory. We
want some political blood letting. We
want no more big political fights where
no one is killed or wounded. When
the next fight is over we want to see
the battlefield covered with the politi-
cal dead and dying.
We must turn our guns upon the
enemy in dead earnest, and give them
solid shot, shell, grape and shrapnel
until they are all killed, wounded or
surrender. This is the only way to
win in the end. We cannot afford to
compromise or surrender, There is too
much at stake.
Let us go to the American people
with a clean cut, clear-ringing platform
on the financial question, holding all
other issues in allegiance, and appeal to
their judgment, their commonsense,
their patriotism N, their Christianity and
love of justice, and we verify. believe
the god of battle and victory will be
on our side. Let's have no lodging,
no trimming, no hedging, no time serv-
ing, no o6ce-seeking, but let's march
straight to the front, with honest
hearts. brave arms, trusting to the
righteousness of our cause, the smiles
of Heaven, and do our duty es we un.
derstand it from pure motives, doing
our best to lift up bleeding humanity
and better the condition Of mankind
the world over, and doing this, leave
all in the hands of Providence, remem-
bering always to keep your powder dry
and your political gun loaded and ever
keeping in mind that the battle is not
always to the strong, but to the honest,
the active, the vigilant and the brave.
W. Fl. KITCHIN.
HARNETT COUNTY MEETING
CHANGED.