The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-06-02
BRO. F~ARABAUGH's VIEWS.

say in regard to fusion that we are Will
ling to fuse or principle, and no other
way. Unless we can fuse on principle
we went fuse at all, if we don't elect a
man from constable to president, and
il we fuse we don't want the fusion
party called Democratic or Republican.
Call it silver party if the people like
that name better than PopuList, u l
think the Populigts should 90 the nam
ing, as we were the first to advocate
the principles we demand. Free silver
will just be a start in reform. We are
not anxious to fuse at all, because none
of us want to vote for a man who was
g hot headed Democrat or Republican.
We have come out from among them,
and don't want to be again entangled
with them. We think that We can
elect Jul men without fusing, sc let US
keep u party pure, only nominate
good men, end then stick to it.
There is no chance for the Democratic
party to get in in the State, or elect
their president. / think all the Demo
Gratis in this neighborhood who have
got sense enough NOV Clovelandlam
from Jefferson and Jackson D moCracy
will vote with US. I think q great
many of them will either vote with us
or not vote at all. l have heard several
say they had lost confidence in the
party ard want to form a new party,
50 I think they will join US at the polls.
Some of our men think baet to put out
our ticket as soon as possible, before
the other parties put theirs out, so
they can endorse ours if they like.
The preachers! Oh, the preachers!
I am surprised, and not much either,
at the stand they take. Where are
they and what are they doing to help
the poor? To make it more interesting,
1 will make the assertion that most OF
them are no better than political dema
gCgues and blind politicians. Why
are they SO quiet, where the institu-
tiOns of the church are stuff 9ring, be-
cause of the depression of labor, though
I may be mistaken, they may not be
suffering, the rich men may supply the
deficiency Of the labOring class, just to
keep the preacher quiet, and not oppose
their diabolical schemes. You know
how Rockefeller M ade q donation Of
81. 500, coo once and then raised the
price of oil a cent Or two IN the gallon
and soon got it back 80 we paid ii after
all.
I have been informed that Z Or
more of the Dukes. OF Durham, have
dealt largely IN cotton futures, which
is nothing but gambling in a moro de-
cent wGy, but none the Less base, aud
our preachers have and do bold him or
them up as worthy examples Of liberal
ity, instead Of exposing the baseness of
such unchriatianiy gotten gain, to say
the least of it. It seems that they Che
! ~praacherS) have taken the side With
| The rich and against the poor. ! vii!
m&&o the charge that they have. l
want Is know why tho most OF the
| preachers have their lives incurred
when they advise fathers not 10 work
to get homes for their chi3GEeE, tbat
the Lord will provide for them" 7
have heard them advise farmers to even
| zell their land which they Intended for
hons for their children and give it to
the Lor0. bi:& il would have to pass
through their hands. # the Lord Will
provide for the farmers cnn@tcn, why
can't or won't He provide FIR tLSl-"a'
It they don't have their lives insured
for that purpose. why do they have
them insured2 I certainly want come
one to answer that questionable sure
to. All the preachers that we have
had since I can remember, instead of
wanting their salary cut in proportion
to the cut in the products Of the farm, |
want it raised. Does that show them
to be in sympathy with the labOrlng
class, when if their salaries were cut to
half of what it vas ten years ago they
could live just IS well, because they
can buy the necessities Of life for half
as much9 l want to know why they
are not willing to have them cut. lam
sorry that they have acted so as to
cause the people todoubt their veracity.
Such mutterings among the lower
classes has a tendency to drive them to
heathendom. To avoid that turn on
the light and let US see who is right and
wha wrong
There is just such sranbIing as =!
have stated; not by a few, either; it