The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-04-28
MR.. KRsrLER AND HIS VIEWS.
Correspondence of the Progressive Farmer,
SALISBURY, N. @.

IOOaOAF uihL1y s2AHO L. ON&A8
reading after Mr.. Kestler and others
without fully understanding the points
of difference between them. They are
all PJpulists aud all silverites, yet l
see there is a difference as to their
views. Therefore, I write for infoma
ton for myself as well as for others.
1st. l have not seen anywhere that
Mr.. Butler proposes to fuse with the
Democratic party, or to deviate from
his solid stand for free silver; If he has,
then he is going wrong by many de
grees.
2nd. If Mr.. Kestler proposes to
have five or six electoral votes cast for
a goldbug Republican President, then
he is as far out of the way as Mr. But
Ter; but if Mr.. Kestler proposes to have
five or six Republican electors who will
cast their votes for the man nOmina
ted by our silver convention, then l
think his position is as sound as a dol
lar; but if we must vote for such cleo
tors as will vote for a goldbug Presi-
dent of any name, then l think we
have lost the victory. Had we not bet
ter lose the victory without saCrric-
ing principle than to lose all we have
anyway. Shall l understand Mr.. Kes
tier to wa, t a Republican President
before a free silver Presiden,? l think
we can easily divide the electors be,
tween the Populists and Republicans,
provided they will all vote for the sill
yer man nominated by the silver con
vention; and if we are true silverites
and have no laundering after an old
party name, we can easily do this.
The people have lest confidence in
both the old parties on this n plank,
and I think they have good grounds
for it; and if any of the silverites will
try to carry either n of them into
Office with the silver element they will
do aus and u country much
harm. Brethren, let US mind what we
do, any for the present let party name
go and let US form one solid phalanx
for silver and for liberty.
4uo SI0hG pIOOdOl4bH rs, IAdG GAS
Republicans North will nominate Nc
Kinley for President-a man as near
the silver element as they can allow
and still be under their control; but
what has been his record7 Our silver
convention in July will know if he will
do to tie to; and if, in their judgment,
they fad a more trustworthy man
every electoral vote shall be cast for
him, and if this is the position, then we
can divide the electors between the
Pops and Republicans, or elect all OF
either name and will be safe.
Mr.. Kestler as we'll as myself is a
Populist, and l understand him to be
for free silver; but are these brethren
stronger for free silver than they are
for their old party9 This is the point
Will you hold to your party and let
humanity suffer and our country die9
Brethren, we must work together and
there is no time to lose on party lines,
The silverites are the only men who
are bound together on this one great
issue, and l cannot feel myself safe
under any other organization. If we
cannot trust our own convention, then
we cannot trust ourselves or any other
convention, and every silver man of
any name should vote for a silver nom
inee. Here we can get together and
here only. If you are a Popu ist and
a silverite, then be one and stop suck
ing the old party COW, and let us be a
free and Independent people once more
From the history of the two old parties
for the last twenty years, there are no
hopes Of relief through them, and
everybody ought to know it. After
being fooled for twenty years will you
be fooled again for party sake2
Are any of these Populist brethren
still trying to get free silver through
n of the old parties and is this the
point of diff 3renc39 Please answer
this in plain and simple words, 80 that
the wayfariDg man may not be mis-
taken, and it will give us much salts
faction and a much better understand,
ing of each other.
We should talk all these things over
in a friendly manner now, so thai IL
minor points we can agree to disagree,
but on the silver question we should
go forward in one solid mass. This is
the object of this writing, and for this
your brother works and prays.
REV r. L. BROWN,
AVOICE FROM GUILFOED.