The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-06-09
LETTER FROM RUTHERFORD
COUNTY.

There is a strong probability of co
operation between the Populists and
Republicans in this State next fall, on
everything except the electoral ticket.
Why7
Since the election two years, up to
within a few weeks, the air was murky
with smothered rage against Cleveland
Democracy. Men all over the country
were swearing that they were done
with the rotten concern. They would
never vote for a ~goldbug, g., SC.
When our State Chairman, in noble
and generous spirit of Cancellation
offered an easy and honorable read, by
which all who desire to break the grasp
of the money lords on our throats,
could throw off the party collar a. d
get together, what do we fnd2 A sud
den revival of the old party cry Of two
years ago, Sick to your party"-a
rapid Dining together of all the dis
cordant elements under the GLORIOUS"
time honored" banner of Democracy.
1tSG "CCA UuS DSLIOC4 o.O h4SU III Ll0
court house OF my county andeppointed
delegates tc the State and Congres3ion-
al conventions. The Chairman of the
Executive Committee who called the
convention to order is a sound
money" Jewish lawyer, recently i'm
ported from Maine. The chairman of
the meeting is a sound money" native
of Virginia. The secretaries are sound
money" men from parts unknown; Ger
tainly not natives nor long residents of
this country. The delegates appointed
to the State Convention were the afore-
said ''sound money" men associated
with other sound money" men from
various parts of the United States and
Europe and a few plant free silver
tools who think that the Democratic
party organization is immortal.
Now what al we expect at Raleigh9
What at Chicago7
But the great me- )rity of the farm
ers in this broad farming country,
have been giving Cleveland and his
Tory policy the most bitter denuncia
ton. Why were they not appointed
delegates instead of the Cleveland
wing of their party2 Didn't have the
money to go, and so contented them
selves with getting appointed to list
the taxes in their townships, and the
glorious O. old Democratic party is
once more solidly welded together.
And l expect some of these free
silver Democrats would take it as an
insult if 1 were to offer them a half
dollar to rob a hen roost.
These things make say what I did at
the head of this article.
God knows I wish the industrial
ella sas would rise and turn down
both the old rotten aud corrupt par.
ties which put the Almighty dollar
above all other consideration. Bat the
masses seem to infected with the SAFE
disease, and are not yet fit for better
times.
Four years ago, when we were or
gan the POpulist party in this
country q resigned as a member of the
Democratic Executive Committee to
do So q friend told me, Poor white
men and negroes have a boss, ard they
are going to vote as their boss tells
them to. You fellows will get left"
He has not said, Il told you So" but
l do not know why he don't.
Tho hrOo1 liUhf mhiOI tho CoISn~1 |
of the Farmers Alliance has thrown
on all public affairs cannot be sup
pressed. Our ignorant prejudiced and
blgoted part z ms may make it neces-
sary for US to fight on ground, not of
our choosing, but if the utter disre-
gard of principles, among the silver
(Who, many of them, were
once loud mouthed Alliancemep) per
vades the State, which has been shown
this country, | see nc other way,
but to keep the channel by which we
expect relief open, and after a fair cleo
ton law is secured, work with all our
to get men to see the truth and
beg them to follow it when they see it.
The people are not yet fit for the
grand and glorious Republic which the
leaders Of the Peoples party are trying
to establish here. Tney may have to
toll or with their wives and childr.n
in poverty and rags for years yet, the
of party masters, but the dawn
will come in due time.
Allow me, in conclusion, to warn our
people against undue suspicion of our
noble pioneers who have borne so much
for the truth. BLtler Is not oninn To