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

bership of the National Dopoooro+io
committee since he betrayed his naonIo
by voting with John Sherman against
the further coinage of silver9
10th. Will not ex Senator R,nsom
continue to
BOSS THE DEMOCRATIC MACHINE"
in North Carolina2 If you think not.
please state the basis of your opinion,
11th Was not Ransom's vote against
silver bought with patronage by Grover
Cleveland, who is hand in glove with
capitalists in Wall street3
12vh. In coercing Congress by with
holding patronage, by ise uing his infa-
nous letter to Governor Stone, threat
ening in substance his 300, 900 office
holders with loss Of position if they
failed to support his administration,
and to disseminate gold standard argu
monts against the money of the Con
stitution, and by sending his cabinet
JuDketlng over the country at the
EXPENSE OF THE TAXPAYERS.
to attack their views and to j8opardize
their welfare, has not Grover CIeVe
land sho IN himself tyr0rat and has
not GENERALIZATION, heretofore de-
nounced by the Democratic party,
reached it's zenith under this so called
| Democratic administration
18th. Does not Senator Morgan de-
clare that the repeal of the Sherman
law caused the issue Of $3.50, 900, 900 of
bonds which were sold at 1 O43 when
they we're worth 12O, involving loss
to the tax payers of the country of
more than 50 900, O0O2
14sh. Has not this bond deal of Cleve-
lands been denounced as infamous
throughout the country9 Was it not
intamous9 Was it not done in the
INTEREST OF BoNDHoLDERs,
capitalists, and gold monometallism2
How can it be defended7
18Th. This is the richest and most
po Rerful country on the gloh1
Why did Mr.. Cleveland give the
Morgan Rothscbild syndicate. in that
bond transa cSion, an option On any
further bond issue Of this government
until October, 1895? Has the credit of
the republic sunk so low under Demo
cratic administration that it must, in
order to sell it's bonds, pay bonus by
way of granting an option to New York
and London bankers9 If not, is it not
clear that there is some corrupt, con
cealed motive behind that option9
10th. What hope is there that the
Democratic party will be purged of
Cleyelandism, Sherman and Ransom
ism?
If you entertain such hope, please
state the foundation for the same.
175h. What hope is there in the
D mocratic parry for free, unlimite
and independent coinage of silver?
Please give me the grounds of such
hope if you entertain it
18Th. Has not the Democratic party
in State after State, declared for the
gold stand ard, and has not a large part
of the party and it's pre- s5 in North
Carolina rebeIled against the silver
resolutions recently adopted by the
Democratic State Executive Commit
tee?
18Th, Why has not the Democratic
party of North Carolina, if it is true to
the people, and not dominated by a
goldbug machine-in State convention
assembled protested against, denounced
and repudiated the treachery and
methods of Cleveland and Ransom,
and demanded the ex Senator's resigna-
ton from the national committee?
goth. Will not Mr.. Ransom continue
his grip on the machine" in North
Carolina7 And the legislature should
be Democratic il 1896, would it not re-
turn Ransom to the United States
Senate9
21st. What scandal has been uncov
cred in a Republican administration,
not barring Credit Mobeler, Delano
Babcock, Star Route, Whiskey Rings,
&C., that q lalled or at least surpassed
that of the sugar scandal Of the late
Democratic Congress7
22i. Grant concentrated the UaiCed
States Army at Washington to give the
Presidency to Mr.. Hayes and the Re,
publican party. But has not Clevs-
land given his army Of off1cehoIders
''ordeTs" to help him deliver the pros
perity of the people and the destiny of
the republic into he hands of American
aud British goldbugs2
23rd Are mems party status fixed
by what they say, or by what they do3
If a man claiming to be a Democrat