The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-03-31

the great burdens of a heartless tyrant;
how they petitioned for redress in the
most humble terms; how their repeated
petitions we're answered by repeated
injury; how their patriotism burned
wiihia them, and how they pledged
70 each other their lives, their fortunes
and their sacred honor" and after pas
sing through the smoke and conflict Of
many hard fought battles, the tyran
meal yoke fell from their shoulders
and they became a free and indepen
dent people. They bought their free
dom with their blood. But how is it
with us to day2 Where is that gov.
rrnmeu5 which was of, by, and for the
peopleR GOnel Yes. gone. The money
lords (O have it by the throat choke3ng
it to death.
When we consider the condition of
this cuuntry-how the cry of distress
and want up from millions of
hOmes-how the dark cloud Of debt
hangs over us-how we are forced to
sell our products for less than cost of
prOduction-we a but exclaim, 'OaI
freedom, where art thou9 Ga! patriot
ism, hast thou gone f~oreverF"
Talk about standing by the Monroe
doctrine, why not initiate j fferson,
Jackson and other great men as well9
There never was an effect, be it good
or bad, without a cause. When we
desire to remove the effect we must
remove the cause. Aman may be sick
but know the cause of his sickness.
As a nation, we have been financially
sick for a long time. The political doc
tors would come around and look at
our tongue and feel of our pulse, and
tell US that our trouble was caused by
the opposite political arty, and that if
we would let him prescribe we would
get we'll in a minute. So we swallowed
it down, but continued to grow sicker.
Thus we grew from bad to worse and
in 1892 Cleveland, the Democratic doc
tor, aud his gang came along and told
us that if we would let hun prescribe
for us, he, (Cleveland) would relieve"
@ US so qIick that it would make our
beads swim"
Some how, it may have been by
"duplicity and fraud, " he was declared
our doctor.
But, unfortunately for US, he felt of
England's puise and gaveit the golden
discovery" which has made us so SICK
that he did not only relieve Us of our
medicine (uOney) but some who swal
lowe HIM have been relieved of their
stomaches trying to throw him up
Still we are growing sicker.
Since we have tried two doctors, rep
.resenting two great political parties,
who not only increase our suffering
but have produced every cause, wOuld
1t o be wise and patriotic TO choose
the third doctor~fr, m another political
par y 1 think so
l. is said that all bad laws are the
direct fruits Of ignorance, The Farm
ers' Alliance is g great educator, but it
does not give any diplomas because it
has no graduates. l. is the only or
ganizatIon that's lighting for the rights
of the people. Turn your back on it if
you please, ''cuss' it If you will, bu5 if
do, you insult your best friend 1t is
through this organization that tenn
poral salvation mu7 t come, and from it
we must obtain the meiIciue to heal
this nation of Its polite IL ~roEtenness.
Now, in conclusion, brethren, let us
open the great throttle of truth wide
and let foods of light and truth come
upon the people, teaching them to De
wise and patriotic; to demand their
rights and 10 have manhood and patri
otism t o stand by them at all risk. Let
it be country first and last, though we
let political parties go to the ''sea post"
"Then let u he up and d~trg,
WITH q heart Tor e er, fate,
Still a hiel1. & still pur uInR.
Learn to IaOUr and 10 wait
J Q. LAsLRY,
Sec'y Treasurer R ckingham q. A.
Berry, N O.