The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-11-24
ABOUT THE sJzR OF 1T.

to saw of the situation before and after
the election:
We do not call in question the action
Of any earnest Popuiist in this cam
paign. Whether he supported or voted
the Populist ticket, the Democratic
ticket, the Republican ticket or some
of the other tickets, OF took no part
and didn't vote at ell, the honest re-
former should not be questioned by
reason of his vote November 3; because
the Peoples party was formed to an
tagoniz9 both of the rotten old parties,
and its members joined it with that IN
derstanding.
The action Of cur National conven-
ton was looked upon in different ways
by Populists. TIE time between the
adjournment Of the Democratic CON
vention and the assembling of cur was
short; excitement over the the change
Of front by the Democratic party was
running high; Bryan, the Democratic
NOMINEES was pretty well known as be-
ing an advocate Of some Of the Popu-
list principles and not known to oppose
Any Of them. There was no time for
calm and co~neiderate action, either by
the masses Of the Populists or the dele
gates. Under these circumstances the
convention nominated Bryan. For the
present leaving out Of consideration
the bull doing action of Chairman Al
Ian, and other unfair means used to
wards securing endorsement Of the
Democratic nominee, WE will say it Is
our belief Row and was then that the
convention made q great mistake. AS
q delegate the ,dltor Of this paper v0-
ted for a straight nomination and at no
time since the convention has he
thought ho was wrong in doing SO. We
had had many years experience n the
third party movement; had seen the
Democrats Of Missouri check the ad
vance of reform by adopting the plat
form of the GreenbRckers in 1873, and
had seen them afterwards a unit for
Grover Cleveland after Cleveland had
proven he was worse than John Sher-
man. The Missouri policy was being
played in the nation. That was the
way it looked to US. Bat under all the
cir circumstances this paper thought best
to support the nominees of the owen
tion-Bryan and Watson. A majority
OF the Populiets came to the same con-
oJ,,ciou l. ICrCo C11v7Lo~ bOuouor do.
manded a new head TO the ticket. and
failing to geJ it either wintered their
votes or voted CONS other ticket. What
I'VE action P0puiI8ks sock on NOvGm-
Der 8, they are certainly welded to the
principles Of the Peoples party and
willing TO march forward now that the
policy OF cur National convention has
run its course Those who favored
Bryan'a endorsement and making the
campaign on one issue did so with the
understanding shat the fight would be
reopened for the Peoples party and it's
full platform Immediately after the
election.
Now, with charity to each other and
q sharp eye On the place hunters, let US
ali unltedly and vigorously push the
grand work Of educating the people
not in bi~u1etalIlsm, for the double epe-
Gle basis is only q lesser fraud than the
single gold basis, but in the true SCI
ence Of money money thu creation Of
Law; paper money, the money Of pro
gross and Intelligence. Let US chow
what q great blessing government rail
roads would be to the people and how
they would cut the claws OF piutocracy.
Les light shine upon the land question.
Land monopoly IS already casting it's
blight III several parts of the union,
ana only awaits tho time when large
bodies OF land will be more profitable
to the plutOcrRts than scattered mort
cages, to make land monopoly the
greatest curse Of the nation.
The Campaign just closed proves that
the people Cannot be united under
Democratic leadership.
The party that toist6d Grover CIeve
land upon the nation for the second
time and backed hin With a Congress
and thus brought ruin TO the people
will not be trusted. The people must
unite OF be ground ben8&5A the heel OF
the money power. they can look no
L for relief except IN the Peoples
party. Educate them as to what IS the
Matter aDd the remedy and they will
come to US. Are you ready to take up
the fight where it was LETT eff in July