The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-02-25

whatever.
appeal not only to Republicans in
my own State who can appreciate the
sacrifice l make in renouuciDg party
obligations on this question in advance
of party action in the premises, but to
the people throughout the country
without regard to party, to cooperate
in this great nOn-partlsau patriotic
American NOV, menG to sustain the In
dustrial and financial independence Of
the United States in the pending IRE
presslble COZ fl!ct.
This senGimeat iLfIence8 me to &C.
cept the Craftsmanship of the National
Silver party. shall give to this move
ment my best services and thought,
and successful or otherwise, | shall re-
alize the satisfaction of having done
my duty to the people and the country,
as [ see ard understand it.
In my own State I confidently ap-
peal to the rank and file Of Doth parties
to support my efforts. North Carolina
is an ayr cultural State, and nine tenEhs
Of its people are directly and disastrous
ly affected by the operation of the sin
gle gold standard. l appeal to them to
lay aside party feelings, ignore party
obligations on this social QUESTION DIS
regard party appeals, forget The exas
perations of past party contention, and
spurn the offer of place and enolu-
ment.
We have the example and experience
Of the last campaign IL North Carolina
10 show the pracCIcaOlllay and safety
Of men OF different parties co operating
TO carry out q graf measure essential
TO the welfare of the people, where
neither Of the parties fAvOrlng IL could
etfec5 it alone. That was a cO-opera-
rion on one issue, the issue of taIc eiec-
lions. Ii Is nov arranged to extend
such q plan through all the States on
another vital issue Of ever greater i'm
pOrtance to the country. No party
can do this, out d maj prIGy Of the PEG
pie IN all the parties want IG done, ana
they C.n DO II If they viii. co operate.
TIE peril that menacas the people III
nln!sJraLiOu Of the government means
a peTpeJuatlOn Of The present financial
~ stem, can only DE aveTtei by the
people themgolve5. Il may be too late
four years hence. Present abnormal
cUndI1iUES do not warrant belief IL the
peaceful submission Of the people to
further oppression aud i~mp0verish-
ment. The colo gamblers may deride
the popular ebulIGion as / system OF
harmless socialism" but II they are
wise they will heed the Ammunition,
aud not persist IN their greed Of accu-
mutation at the expense Of the t0llln,,
ard suffering people. The plain, pa
lrlOtic American VINO loves ana hOnOrs
his country, who would jealousy guard
its institutions, who would die for the
principles that have made l. The great
est, the richest, the ~proudest, the most
independent nation on the face Of the
globe, is TO assert Ms manhood aud su
D0rdinate party success to the "a
Try 3 welfare il the impending conflict,
Let us have this metal money re
stored and in the proportions found IN
natures stOrehouse, and as il existed
IN W~ashlugton'a time, when the flg
and the Constitution were fresh, and
God seemed to speak to tue people
through an open book.
The men who are for gold stand to-
gether, no matter what party they be-
long to. They have control OF both the
Republican and Democratic parties.
The people in their distress, striking
at e~ntrenched power, knock out first
one and then the other party, but no
matter which turn is taken gold comes
uppermost. The gold leaders are keen,
determined aad loyal TO the gold stand
ard. Are the silver leaders less deter
mined, less intelligent and less loyal?
If they are equal to the others in these
qualities, what is the matter with them
that they allow victory after victory to
be scored against them, and that, too,
when the silver people in the country
are In the vast maj rity?
The people are enraged, and justly
so. Must they say at last to these lead
ers, 'Lo !these many years have we sent
you for silver, and you have returned
to Us without it; you are improbable
servants, and have led US through the
bog and q1agmire of disappointment.
We like TO honor you, but you must
take US by some other road and reach