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

of those whom they represent. We
all know what the Constitution Is; we
all know that the first principle of it is,
that the subj 9ct shall not be governed
by the arbitrium of any me man, or
body of men, but by certain laws, to
which he has virtually given his con
sent, which are open for him to exam
inc, and not beyond his ability to I'm.
derstand."
And upon such a principle I called
for the people TO look to their inter,
ests, and 1 hope I have not called in
vain; but this siren song Of ambi
ton has charmed ears that n would
have thought were never organized to
that sort Of music"
lam not in favor Of giving up a GER
tainty for an ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
! at shadows and letting the substance
| slip" Add I bid my comrades of the
| Peoples Party to screw your courage
to the sticking place and we'll not fail. "
| The Democrats have all to win and
| nothing to lose, and it is no wonder
they desire to monkey with US; but we
| are not such fools as to monkey with
| them. The good old Alliance doctrines
are good enough for me, and I think
| we ought to uphold them. They were
! good enough for Weaver and Watson
| and Allen and Donneny and the Is, 600
honest P0pulis5 in North Carolina, and
surely they ought to be good enough
| for Butler, Green s. Co." without
! going to a non partisan basis. Suppose
a fellow jumps up and runs for any
| thing on a non partisan platform, who
would vote for him? Parties are in
! stituted to put certain things into law,
| and you cannot get them into law ex-
| ccpt by makiDg them the tenets of
! some one party. You have got to do
this and put the party IN power and
then expect results; and Our business
should be to try to put the PJpulist
party in power everywhere WE can.
I hope the people will soon call prima-
ries in each county and settle this dis
cussion one way or the other, and we
will abide by the voice Of the people.
What county will claim the honor Of
being the first to lead in this patriotic
m vement? Iregret that we are com
PEELED 10 resort to this to save our
| party, but we have hUmbly waited for
months and months and our people will
drop away like leaves Of autumn and
there is no leader to stand UP and say,
God bless the Populist party-the
only party of the people-the only me
dunn by which the people can get re
lief"
In support Of my position, 7 quote
Mr.. J. B Lloyd's letter to the Caucas-
ian:
DANGER AHEAD"
"TARBORO, April 30. 1895.
From the reform papers I notice
| thai there is considerable agitation
over the formation of a new party,
with silver as the only issue, for the
contest in SO
la my judgment it is, at this time,
uawise and inexpedient to engage in
the agitation for a new party, for the
Peoples party has, for three years,
| fearlcssly and ably champiored the
cause Of silver and financial reform.
Then why not wait until the members
Of the Peoples party in their conven
tons, throughout the Union, give e
| preston to their views on the issue or
issues upon which the next battle is to
| DE fought2
Thee is some diversity Of opinion
! as to the measures that are to be in the
platform For the present, until the
| National convention meets, we should
! stand by our colors.
The writer endorses and advocates
every plank in the platform, but is
/ willing to subordinate his views to the
will of the majority.
1--WE cannot afford to do anything
that will bring defeat in the next strUg-
gle. Our liberties may be gone forever
if the people lose the next battle.
Therefore, while there are differ
ences as to issues upon which the next
campaign is to be fought, let us pur-
sue the even tenor of our way and
await the calm and candid Judgment
OF the people of the country, as ex-
pressed by their conventions.
Let US, therefore, be steadfas5 in
the advocacy of our cause.
"A house divided against itself will
fall. JAMES B. LLOYD"