The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-07-30

future is all darkness and blackness to
and for them, unless some Moses should
come forth to lead them out OF the
wilderness. and yet they are so con-
stituted hat they cannot. or will not,
learn by experience. They are as
plucky as a bald eagle, bold as a lion,
indiscreet as a an ostrich, and as de
void Of political wisdom and political
tack and skill as a ground hog is of
Christianity.
If all parties and all men were to
morrow, to voluntarily surrender the
government with its departments in
Guiding the army, nav, and both
houses Of Congress into their keeping,
with full power to make all laws and
repeal all laws and do their will. they
could not manage it. They have
neither patriotism, s~tatecratt or COM
non ems sufficient. They would
open negotiations at once with gold
bugs of America and Europe and sell
out within ninety days, or they would
surrender to John Sherman & Co. In
fact, they have already done both.
This is the opinion, SO far as it can be
learned, of the leaders of the party.
Now, you may think it strange that
1 have said nothing of the Republican
party. You ought not. That party
has been denounced by this writer for
more than twenty years for the com
mission of the very crimes the Demo
cratic party endorsed. And as now
organized and dominated, there is not
one iota Of difference between the old
parties, except the Republican leaders,
! are a great deal smarter and ADLER than
the Democratic leaders. Neither will
ever do anything to aid the masses Of
mankind, and the poor devil who pins
his faith TO either had as we'll say his
prayers and crawl into his hole. The
rank and file, the voting masses of both
the old parties are good men, honest
men, patriotic men, liberty loving men,
but they are misled, deceived, and
hood winked by the bosses of the ma
chimes of the old parties into security.
Newspapers and public speakers by
design, for a purpose, and I'd retain
either side in power that the millions
may be taxed for the thousands, mis-
lead, blind, and then capture the unin-
formed, the dependent, the reckless
and the unpatriotic.
Now, until newspapers and reporteys,
speakers and public men become more
honest, or until the people repudiate
them ALL see no hope to get the issues
of the day fairly before the people. 1t
can only be done by non-par5isan pa
pers and speakers and writer's. And
how to get their non partisan papers,
speakers or writers before the people
is a burning question. Your paper is
doing q noble work, and I hope you
will be greatly encouraged in your on
ward and upward march. Until party
spirit dies out, and men and women
become patriot s instead Of partisans,
and propose the glory, honor and sue.
cess of their party there can be no hope
for our common country. We must
remain chain d to the tyTant's chariot.
We must continue to bear the burdens
Of those more able to bear them than
we. We must be he'd bearers, and
make brick without straw and hew
wood and draw water for our tack
masters. We are in a state of bondage
more CALLING than the Egyptian or
African bondage.
How shall we free our~selvea2 Let
the people n wer at TIE polls.
w. Fl. KITCHIN.