The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-08-13

cold and bribery she has controlled
both the old political parties since the
war. and made laws for US that have
we'll nigh reduced working people
To serfdom for all time to come.
So much for our past and PRESENT.
What will be our future3~
Our Revolutionary sires were a noble
set of reformers, and won for them
| selves and ~posterity, against great odds,
i~ncalculable blessings; and some of
their posterity have inherited their
God, given love of freedom and patriot
ism, and though we are now contend
ing with the British monster, gold, and
Tories,
WE WILL YET WIN!
For the God of Nations, who was
with our ancestors is with us who are
fighting for the second great emancipa-
ton from English power, and the Bene
dict Arnolds of the age cannot prevent
our final success. But the reformation
requires great energy, care, prudence
and honesty to accomplish what we
have undertaken, but as yet failed to
do. Very great stress is now being
placed upon the r~emonetizing Of silver,
which is all right as far as it goes.
But that great blessing will not give us
all the relief we need, though it may be
combined with any kind of a tariff
law. Equal amounts of gold, silver
and paper, sufficient to amount to $50
per capita should be issued by the gov
eminent, and all made a legal tender;
and then suspend the issuing of notes
by National or other banks. Sop the
issuing of bonds; pay off all those
already issued, according to original
contracts, Change our system of IN
ternal revenue for a graduated income
tax; and, if necessary, abolish the Su-
preme Court of the United States, and
substitute for it something like an In
ternationaI, or Inter State Commission
of Arbitration, composed Of one judge
from each State, and elected by the
people Of their respective States, to
which all appeals and other problems
difficult to solve should be Carried anG
finally settled. And the same Com
mission might settle all foreign claims,
and avoid the necessity of future wars.
Elevate our postal system by making
each p~ostofice Ito a limited extent) a
place of deposit, so that small amounts
of money may be deposited and check
81 m n~N+hna nG1nn ENa tho onunn hu
individuals; and place a telegraph and
telephone system at the disposal Of the
Postofice Department. And allow the
general government to have such con
troll of all railroads and waterways as
to secure the best possible system of
inter communication and transporta
ton for all persons. And to secure
these and other needed reforms speed
lily, let all reformers come together, lay
aside personal or smaller differepc S,
and form a party that will sweep the
country in 1896 and give all the relief
needed. 1t is now opportune to effect
such an arrangement, as the money
changers Of Europe and America have
80 many of the leaders of the old par
ties and their papers under their con
troll as to cause them now to CO OK etate
or fuse and form a new party to oppose
all these reforms. We have now upon
us a war to the hilt, the result of which
will make Of sixty millions of people a
nation Of freemen or a nation of slaves.
My country men, in the name of God
and humanity, which will you choose9
Will the supreme love of God and
the patriotic love for country and
homes that filled the the hearts of our
f%orefatheIs animate US and produce
similar results9 If used promptly, the
ballot alone will be necessary to accom-
plish as great results as were gained by
our sires in 1776 According to the
laws Of republics 1.-The people are v
ereign," and no foreign country, indi-
vidual or class should control a great
nation like ours. And, if necessary,
abolish Offices or disfranchise or other
wise punish all Cfandir & officials, go as
to make it unhealthy for any public
servant to oppose the best interests of
his constituents. Then the office will
seek the man and not the man the
Office. Let us, by a united effort of all
reform forces in the next camoaigr,
break the British yoke of oppression,
and the next century will dawn on the
freest and happies5 people on earth,
and then posterity will call us blessed.
80 mote it be-" Amen.
DIN, n. G.