The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-12-08
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AAA0 W Auu ouG. are we EOpuIlsGs, he
publlcans, Democrats or pie hunters?
We hear one element accused of SELL
ing out to Democrats and the other of
selling out to the Republicans. Ger
talnly no n sold out. If they did,
they failed to deliver ali the goods.
What's a Populist7 Is the man who
voted for goldbug Republicans where
we had no nomination, or the man
who voted for a Democrat whom he
knew was for free silverQ I thought I
was a Populist-voted for the fusion
county ticket all except for the legisla-
ture, where they had out a goldbug
Republican pledged to vote, if elected,
for a gOldbug U. S. Senator. That I
could not and would not do, so I was
taken off the township ticket the day
before the election and a McKinleyite
put on instead and accused of going
over to the Democrats. I also voted
for w. W: Kitchen because I preferred
him to goldbug Settle. All knew that
there was no chance for MI. Daily.
Are the voters who voted this Way to
be put out Of the Peoples party and
branded as Democrats2 Ifso, what shall
be done with their accusers who voted
for all the fusion goldbugs and some
who were not on the fusion ticket?
Some of the same stripe pasted Mr..
Russell's name over Maj. W. A. Guth-
rie's and cried that he had gone to the
Domocrats9 Why's Because Mr..
Guthrie stood square by the demands
of the Peoples party end advocated
the election of free silver man and for
a non partisan judiciary, which was
Popu9ist doctrine two years ago. If
so, why not SO now? o., because he
advocated the election Of Democrats.
What has become of our non partisan
judiciary3 They have the power to
pat them all out now, SO w need it no
longer. Strange, is it not9
Still no one has gone over to the Rs,
pubiicans. o.! no. And strange, is
it not, that those Z R spublicans think
they are the only genuine Populists il
North Carolina7 Ab-ut two more
years end we will fnd some Of them
4 4 Republicans.
l bOltod the convention in my county
when it endorsed Cleveland, and will
bolt every time when a convention en-
dorses a goldbug for a lawn 4king
body, either in the State or Nation. I
am for free silver and all the other de.
mands of the Peoples party, and will
not vote against them if l know it.
Still I have gone over to the D 3mocrats.
But no one has gone to the Republi-
cans. Ga! no.
If the Peoples party is for free silver,
how al We ever expect to get it by
fu5ing with a party that has come out
boldly against silver and in favor Of &
gold standard? Would it not be just
as reasonable for the Christian people
to compromise with Stan, giving him
half Of their labor and claim at the
same time to be working for Christ's
kingdom. Gould sinners putc confidence
in such Chrietians4 l think they would
deserve just about as much as those
free eilverites who are giving their sup
port to the Republican party, which
every admits to be a gold party
and it's leaders donot deny it.
Now if we are going to be O party
(Which we. must) let us get closer to
ootbor oo1 90 70 uyOrh Of - md or
ganize closer than ever and become a
unit on our demands and never more
fuse with anything that is not going
our way. Let everything alone that is
against demands; for the sake Of
getting a few of our people Office, we
must quit working to please Office
seekers. We never can grow by fusing
with our worst enemies and giving only
half of our WI support to our de,
mands. How can we expect a Demo
crat to come to us while we are voting
for Republicans ourselves2
Please tell me of some good free sill
yer goldbug f%usionist. I stand ready
to do what I can, and vote what I can
for the demands of the Peoples party,
il our leaders don't trade half of our
votes to the goldbugs. L don't expect
to be traded that way any more, my
self. l have stood it tWice-took it all
down the first time and a good part Of
1T the second, but is my last dose of
such medicine. If we are for more
money and cheaper money and a better
way to put it in circulation, for an in
come tax and against National banks,
let us c 0ntinue to say so and work and