The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-05-05

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and never surrender to the enemy,
either under a Republican or Demo
cratic canopy.
In order to prove we are for principle.
and that we are patriots, let's remem
Der what I have outlined above and
act as patriots for principle. Let us
nominate a straight ticket on this line
and vote it, too, in 1896. as we did in
1892, defying all opposition and delu-
sive bats hung out by the enemy 50
tempting to these who value office alone
as the most tenable part in Populism
IN North Carolina; thus prove our faith
by u works, ~endearing our organiza-
ton in the hearts of the masses as no
other in the country has d ne for years
past, yielding the certainty of Office
gains as secured by the fusion of 1894.
10 the fight of 1895, and go alone for
the grand old Populistic principles and
leave the result in the hands of destiny,
though we might not carry a plurality
OF votes in the Safe, we would leave
our party uncontaminated by false and
wilful actions, and raised as a beacon
light high above the surrounding DO
litical waves Of Democracy and Repub-
lican seas, that to every stranded cleo
tor u bark Of passage safe and sure
would carry as a patriot in principles
found eve thereafter.
l admit all the frauds you aJlege
against Democrats in the South by their
machine rings, IS true!
But, my brother, don't let us forget
that in the West and Northwest, we
find Populists and Democrats suffering
at the hands Of the Republican party
the same outrages the PJpuli8ts and
r spublicans in the South have Fuffered
at the hands Of the Democrats. Just
in 1894 found the R 'publican8 in Kan
sas holding the State Capitol by force
against Populists. Let US be free Of
either. You ask why, If in 1894 1T
was good policy to co operate, why
should it not be now principle for US TO
co operate to preserve them?'
In 1894 we agreed to co operate with
the Republicans to secure g. new cleo
ton law in the State; one that would
give US representation in judges and
elections independent Of the will of
any machine ring, and one less liable
to admit Of frauds at the ballot-box,
that was necessary, and one Of the con
ditions required to gain any principles
through our ballots and to maintain
the republic; the plea of ''co operation
now to preserve them" is a Republican
bait and trap for Populists, and one
that may retain year in and year out,
long as they might need to use it. See?
can't say whether CO operation will
be had in Wayne or not, but I do say
the same reasons advanced above
against it in the State hold good as to
our county, and all others in the Safe.
Ny dear brother, you esk which I
had rather have, free silver Git seems
they have got the watch word down to
thi7), or the right to vote?") Right
here is another one Of those Republican
catch traps set for Popuiists. The free
silver one seems to have nabbed a
good many they started out by saying
Senator Butler was trying to carry the
P0pulists into the free silver Democratic
party, when they knew it was false.
They did it for effect, and with the
hope that it would be beneficial to the
Republican party; they are not inter
ested in building up the Populist party
in North Carolina, but they are in
building up the Republican party, and
especially in downing the Populists in
1900. So they begin in 1896, while they
have got your ear, to beat Gu in 1900.
Free silver is used to lead up to aud
educate people to the great necessity
for more money, and silver alone will
not give US relief, but it is n step, and
the first step, because more can be got
to take il, then they will see the neces
sity fer taking others. Our State
Executive Committee used silver and
protection as a basis Of co operation be-
tween Populists and Republicans
in their proposition to the Re-
publican committee, knowing full
well that a majority of Populists and
Republicans in North Carolina were in
favor of those two principles, one from
Republican and the other from Popu-
list national platforms. This, if it had
been accepted, would have bound every
Republican officer in the State, elected
byPopulist votes, to work for silver and
left them free to work for all the balance