Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1896-08-20
VANITY. VANITY
ExcIaims the PopuIistic Georgia
Cracker.


from one of the remote counties
and behold he lived in a small
cabin home built of the logs of
the foresG, in which the wild
beasts go forth with their young
to seek their meat from natures
hand. And as he lived there
came 10 this simple man of ma
ture strange stories of the wealth
that was to be found in the
great cities wealth that made
him open his eyes. Lo! it was
told unto him that men had Car ,
pets on the floor that cost as
much as dollar a yard, aud that
the inhabitants of the cities had
much meat and fed on milk and
honey aud grew fat in body and
saussy in spirit, and it was told
this simple son of the soil that all
things we're not equal and that
the men living in the cities were
living IN 50 much style that it
m lde him poorer and yet poorer.
And it came to pass that as he
fed on the corn meal and the hog
meat that had been his child
hoods diet, a feeling of great
wrath arose in his heart and he
felt that thinas should. be equals
lied.
And 10! when a little man
from the South came forth
preaching the doctrine of equals
ity and more money to the
farmers; when he cried forth
that the denizens of the cities
were wicked men and were robs
bing the Inhabitants of the coun-
try, the soul of this man from
the wild woods throbbed respon.
sive and he joined himself and
his family unto the leaders of
the party, chief of whom was a
man Of little stature, but of
mighty lung power, and through~
out tae borders of the country
from the rising of the hills round
about Habersham even to the
going down of the cooters in the
county of Chatham, he gathered
much people unto his standard. 4
aud 10! he was named Tommy
Watson and his chief lieutenant
was a man who was king over a
mighty peach orchard. and he
was grown fat with much feed
ing, and they called him John,
the Cunningham. So these
mighty men in the land issued a
decree that all the wronged men
in the country who were not as
rich as those in the city should
gather themselves together and
arm themselves with a mighty
weapon known as the ballot, and
should drive the wicked city
men from power, together with
their leaders. And it was noised
about that these two great lead
ers had opened up a strong
hold in the city that is
called Atlanta. in the street
Wall, where they, poor in purse
but rich in resources. were to
gather about them men whol
yer willing TO better their con-
dition in life.
And behold as the days rolled
on the simple denizen of the
country who was wanting in
money determined in his heart
IL at he would see the simple
headquarters opened by the
leaders of the people, and quench
his thirst from the gourd that
hung by the we'll. He said unto
himself, Il will arise in the
morning and go hunt my people
and together we will weep at the
misfortunes that have come upon
our land" And as the morning
came up over the great hill that
is called Kennesaw he had turn-
ed his back upon the farm and
was journeying toward the great
city.
After much wearriness and
vexation of spirit he found the
headquarters that were opened
yesterday, and mp the steps he
wendell his way. He stopped
upon the threshold in astonish-
ment, for no poverey was writ-
ten there. on the other hand
opulence was on every side. He
began to remove his dusty shoes, |
for, 10, the floors were covered
with rich Brussels carpets and
the walls shone with beautiful
flowers that CLEANED from out
the rich covering that hid the
logs from sight. But r his
shoes were removed Cunning
ham, surnamed John the Fat. |
came forth to meet him and said, |
MAY, nay, my friend, 1 pray
thee do not thus debase yourself, |
come in and together we will
make merry"
And the coultry Populist did
enter, and, 10, instead of the
poverty he expected TO see. there
was a rich lounge of plush upon
which the mighty Cunningham.
surnamed John, was accustomed
to rest as he dictated the for
tunes of the cause of the common
people, and instead of the pine
table with which the visiting
brother was familiar with, there
were handsome rolltop desks in