The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-09-22

"0dILu Dy Legislative ala Will ne be en-
thusiastic in resisting Hobbies organ z I'd
to obtain unfair advantage9 The fact
that he is a Maine Yankee residing in
a State bounded on two sides by Brit.
tish Canada and on another side by
the North Atlantic-which also belongs
to Great Brittain-does not progresses
our people in his favor, when the war
against British interests is the chief
issue of the campaign9 Great Britain
has than two thousand million
dollars invested in New England and
the Middle States, and which she wants
paid back in the currency Of which she
holds the monopoly gold. Can Mr..
Sewall hold his seven millions and at
the same time conduct an honest fight
/ against the British and American
agents of all this wealth7 But soma
body will ask, "Why 30 solicitous
about the Vice Presidents" He may be
the President! A thimbleful of pow
der in the hands of a Guiteau will
make him President.
Then MS interests his sympathies
and his record will be material. Death
with Oh without violence is not impos-
sible. Two Presidents have besn muir
dered and ones life attempted already.
Of the four great men who have been
President, Washington, J If ,rson,
Jackson and Lincoln, one was muir
dered and the life Of another attempted.
Aud Bryan is a great man too. Jack
son in his war on the bankers, and
Garfield in his war with New York
ofic3 seekers created enemies no more
bitter than those which now assail the
cause and character Of Bryan, for
Bryau's fight is against both these
| classes combined. The mOnopoliets
who assail Bryan are the spiritual de-
scendants of those who drove traitors
daggers to the heart Of julius C8 Ikr
because he would not increase nor
secure their special privileges Of rob.
bing the provinces under the forms of
| government. And in this respect
Bryan is like Ce 3ar; his fight, too, is
to stop the plumber of the agricultural
provinces-though for their own sakes,
not for Ca ;ar's. Like their spiritual
ancestors In Judea (some Of them are
still jews they devour widows houses
and for a pretence make or hire some
preachers to make long prayers about
the benefits of sound money to labor
ing men. They garnish the sepulchers
of Jefferson and jackson and deny
and rid!cuIe the principles which they
held sacred. Verify the Pharisees sit
in Moses seat.
With such enemies then it is very
important that the Vice President be
of like mind with Mr.. Bryan. Lat ua
find put her who is the best N An and
vote for him, especially when by COM
Jog together on the Vlce-President we
make certain our State electoral vote for
President-and it may be needed.
I do not know Watscn's character
and record very we'll, but ne must be
personally more in harmony with
people than this Maine Yankee. None
but crl codile tears will be shed in
North Carolina if our eleven electors
all vOte for Watson. 1t cannot defeat
Sewall, Il wish it could, and it is the
surest way to cast this States electoral
vote for Bryan. 1t every State in
which the POpulists hold the balance
of power should vote only for Bryan
and Watson electors, still SeWall could
not be defeated, because it takes a ma
j0rity of all the electoral votes to elect,
and Hobart will not get a ma )rity
unless Mckinley dots. 1t could only
then result at the very most in throw
ing the election of the Vice President
in the Senate, where the election must
be between the tJUO receiving the high
| Get number OF electoral votes cast, i. e.,
between Sewall and Hobart-and Of
course Sewall's election there is fer
more certain than Bryan's by the cleo
5oral college; for the Senate is safely
for free silver.
There are many States where it
might be very foolish to put up Wat
son in his place, and if this be 90, the
Populists are great fools to demand it
1t is said the Grand Army silver vote
in the northwestern States, for ex
ample, greatly prefers the Maine Yam
kee to any Southern man, though he
was too young to have been in the war.
1t is an ideal situation then for Bryan
and silver that we are able to present
these pivotal States with a tickets tail