The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-03-17
THE WAY IT'S GOING.

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a few days ago an invitation was
sent out to the people who voted the
CO operative TICKET in 1894 to meet at
Oak Grove School-house, this county,
to see what Chey were going to do IN
tho cDmiug election. About every
vOtt 7 In the vicinity wac present, and
all expressed themselves freely. A
rising vote was taken and every one III
the house stood up for CO operation
on honorable terms between PopuIists
and Republicans.
The Republicans Of Vance county
will never go to the Democratic party
or any part of it. The Pppulists of
Vance county, who left the Democratic
party, for many reasons, will neve
again return to them or anything or
part that has the semblance of the so
called Democrat in it. We will fight
it alone and go down rather than be
victors-so ca!led-by the aid Of schem-
ing and deceptive Democrats. The
Democratic party in North Carolina Is,
at the present time, Cry ing for free
silver; then if they are honest in their
convictions, let them come to the Poo-
pies party, the only silver party in cx-
Is enca to day. Oar demand for silver
Ia plain, simple and emphatic. But for
the POpulists, the demand for silver
and financial reform would never be
the leading issue to day.
l believe in giving honor to whom
honor is due, aud in doing this I do
not give an iota of credit or honor to a
few men, who are mIscalled leaders.
and who are to day enjoying the
fruits Of our Gee They were
driven to do what they did by the rank
AID file of the plain, common people
of the State. l shall never forget an
utteraDce of DIR. Exum in our fret
State Convention IN 1892: III be
I'D if 1 want to hear any uncer-
tain sound in ranks!'
If we will only keep up can
paign of education as carried on by the
Farmers Alliance and the Peoples
party a short tIma back, it would only
be a q IestiOn of time when the POpu
list would gain cOltTOl of our State
and nation and then run the govern
ment in the interest of the American
people.
Yes; the Democratic party will be
defeated again in the ext election.
The POpulists and Republicans are
going to do it. It is a necessity to keep
a fair election law, low interest and
home government. The Republicans
want CO operation and the POpulists
want co operation and the Democratic
party can't prevent it.
The Populists in Vance county
worked hard to have the ticket in
1892 We were abused and ridicuIed
from one end of the State to the other
for first organizing and advocating the
formation of the Peoples party. We
fought everything that came in our
way then, and now we have just put
on new e; fiji IS and are ready to fight
the gObbleTs struttiDg around in our
yard trying to lead US into a Demo
cratic coop, and especially are we
ready to jump the old Democratic
horned owls who are just at this time
trying ID make us believe that they
have a silver lining in their eyes and
that we are out in the cold, and that
il is very necessary for them and us to
perch very close together that we may
be kept comfortable and protected
from the black ,minks-negro domino
ton.
NJ! We will have no State saved
in ours-only the plain sovereignty of
North Carolina.
S. G. SATTERWHITE,