The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-02-11

that day. Your action in accepting this
invitati n Is equally as patriotic and
equally as necessary to bring about a
union of patriotic forces and give a
chance for victory. Applause
The Peoples party and the silver for
| ces, as represented here to day, do not
by any means constitute all Of the
| forces that will be united before next
| November n g common fight against
a common enemy. Tnere are lens Of
| thousands and millions of voters who
are still nOmlnally IN ne two old par
ties VINO will no5 stay Ill them q Gay
longer than their national conventions
are held. T1ey love their party name
| and love tha principles wnc1 those
, party names used TO represent, and
they are hoping against nope tina the
trai5Orous leaders vi their party VIII De
converted to principles Of trU Demo
| cracy, as represented by Thomas JET
fersOn, AND TO principles OF true R4pub-
! lie 4nI5m, as represented by Abraham
Lincoln, and Uha5 bhoIr next natIonal
convention will to Lhs53 great
fundamental ana basic principles OF
honest government. Yes, they hope
against hope, because rhelr leaders
nave long sILc3 Deen mOrCgagEd, body
| and soul, to Jhe gold combine and 30
organize monopoly. The campaign
fluids TO run these two great parties
have come II IT, past and NUT come
IN the future from those very moncp0-
lies and class interests which aret 10 day
! sucking the life blood Of the nation.
Both of these parties 1--we on blood
money they batray and help roO the
people aud live on a part Of the spOlls
wrung from The rank and file OF their
own members. Tlere are hundreds OF
! men II Congress to day vino know
these facts. yet they insist on their
people sJay log in the oil parties uupi
tie u.X5 national conventions as neli
T0eiefore, It - absolutely necessary
for the silver forces t. begin 20 org Al
ize now, and for them u the rsopi. 5
party 20 form enc great n"uveCtenr, s.
biz ana 90 strong shat the people viii
nave Some place to 20, where victory
Is possible. In short. before tie oid
pavJy cOHv-ntIJls are ned It Is abaJ-
iureiy necessary 10 bulld Up tai great
movement as a nucleus around which
those, who viii TenCu0ce the action OF
the next national convention Of the
two CID parties, can rally.
LIT Us 60 this. and then if tire lead
ers OF the people from the South and
the West in the next national conven
bions co not bolt and condemn the
work Of the geld comoine. then the
people at home will coademn their
leaders aud rat}y TO the movement
win every other patriot ln the
try. The hope for reform Is not In the
politicians or the members of Congress,
but II is in the people. When the PEG
pie will not be fooled and betrayed NJ
longer then the politicians wall follow
the people. The d4legaces to The 2
national c~Onventivns uf both of the
: OlN pa gNES III lsbU NCLC, IL lIthltCl
| what Kind Of a platform Is adopted
and no matter who Is nominated, eX-
cept IL such States as the delegates
know That a majority of the voters vii,
vote if they do not. Delegates from
States where they think that they can
tool the people and whip them into
line will not vote, but SO home and
try to explain why the people should
sand by their cid parties just once
more.
There are not enough goIdbugs 10 the
| United States to elect a President. The
~gOldOugs themselves are not the great
est danger. L. is the politicians and
the Congressman who claims to be O
friend OF the Peep G, but who Is willing
TO sacrifice the interest and the pros
perIty, even the hb3rby Of the people,
for office and party success Surh men
are the worst epemIes of the people
and the most valuable agents Of the
gold trust Taey do work for the gold
men hat no ono else can DO. They
have the confidence of their people at
home and they trade on that confidence
| and batray Il at .O06dence ! IL thename
Of party when they know that the sue
| cess Of their party means the success
Of the British gold trust ard the III
crets d poverty Of tho people. L2t the
people beware of such false friends.
Had it not been for such hypocrites,
such tr i or+, the rank aud file of the
Democratic party ard the r publican
| party would have repudiated both OF