The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-03-24

The Major Attends the Meeting Of the
Republican F Executive Committee as an
Admitting and Patriotic Spectator--His
Heart Wells up With Pride and Emo
ton.
B.-"HelIol Mr.. Editor"
Rood morning Major. Hope
you are we'll this morning"
B-"Oniy ~tolerable. I caught a bad
cold while 'tendin' the Republican Elk
ecutive Committee meetin' in r sleigh
lest week
RI didn't know you were a Re
publican. Have you played the Bill
Day actG"
B-"L amt. You'll make me mad
az blazss dIreckiy. I j's5 went ter De
a goin'. You can't never tell whar
lightnin' il goin' ter strike. thought
maybe they'd be short on Mandates
fer governor, but l found they had
erbOuU two Mandates from every cOun-
ty an thous8n' dark horses hitChed
out in the woods. Besides it ain'C no
di7grase nowadays fer q Dymakrst ter
be seen Ground a R~apuUhkin camp.
We sound money dymakraCs feel pur-
ty kindly toward the sound money Re-
publikrns. We ain'G fur apart on that
nor perteckshun, either"
r But a great many Republicans
have gotten their eyes open, especially
here in North Carolina. They NO
longer favor & single standard, and
they care very little about the sham
fight over the tariff. In other words
they realIze that something else must
be done or the country Is lost"
B.-"Oh!I don't care anything err
bout SIGH stuff az that. l seed Ben
Bum, Charley Cook, Ed. Chambers
Smith an lots ov other true an tried
dymakrats Ground the hotel whar the
Republicans held their meegin'. l guess
we awl know how ter Ell y life. | do,
anyway. l h8int had az much excite
ment an fun since 1 ned the army
duriu' the Civil war by ear " a
substitute. We were there ter help the
Republicans ter Loge roll. I awlwaise
RO LCI BLlC COA CuklDhSs i abSClAuC0 LDC
Republican State c~onvenshun two
years ergo Ever since that I've called
Dr.. J. J. Mott an Z .ves dropper, II he
didn't down J Jhn B Eaves Sucker than
ice my lame il not z Ike. But as l
wuz say IN l enjoy ed the Executive
Committee meetIn'. 1t did my ole heart
guide ter see D-ckery an Russell
sashayIn' Ground shakin' hands. They
must hev bin pracIIsIn' on a pump
handle fer at least three weeks. I'm
goin' ter try that myself when / 60
inter trainIn' fer the guvernorshIp
Moody he wuz gittin' IN some purity
guide WORK, too, but he amt got Il
down ter a fine pint lks RUSSELL an
Dockery. Judge Russell il big enuff
ter purity nigh fill the governors nan
sion fTum cellar ter garrett He looks
like he will weigh at least $50 pounds.
1t made me real paCriOtick an purity
nigh brought tears ter my eyes ter see
awl them candidates. l felt that they
Looked jisU like l look awl the time.
It made me feel so guide that 1 wanted
ter buy a new carpet fer the church or
endOw a college. l realized what a
great country this land Ov the free an
home Ov the brave is, whar awl ov us
can aspire ter fill high ofises an none
dare q IestiOn rites. We are ser
tinly In the swim. With equalrltes ter
run fer offs Inscribed on our banners,
an a rite ter believe in awl sorts OF
doctrines an still be members Of the
great an only dymakrat party in guide
standIn' Is sumthIn' ter be proud ov,
an az the Irishman said erbuut every
body dom az they please in America,
if we Ii proud we orGer be made ter
be proud OF awl these great blessins.
GudeOye."
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