The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-08-11

operation with the silver Republicans,
aid Oh what a dismal shout went UP
from these Bryan folks because it was
not principleI Just see how they bel
lowed for principle, principle!" No
party can fuse without being absorbed,
they said. And the first thing these
'principle" angels do is to fuse with
the grandest humbug on earth, the
most un~reservedly goldbug extant, the
Democratic party. Such hypo .racy is
too evident to even argue. It is ''prin.
cIple" with them to turn our party
eve to the Democrats, but it would be
a sdisgrace to have an honorable CO.
operation with honorable silver Repub-
leans. This same set of ''principle''
cheruOs are now, after they were foiled
IN their attempt to nominate Mr..
Sewall, a national banker and CO opera
ton tool, cuesing out Mr.. Sewan and
saying that we won't support him, and
they turn right around and boom for
Governor Major Guthrie, a corporation
OSEtOA NY N1C6J Country lLNCGu ! III
like to know why we can't have one of
the many able and honorable farmers
Of North Carolina TO lead a farmers
movements
l would like to know why the PJpu-
list party has taken upon itself the
duty Of giving every dead Gu *, every
broken down politician from the old
parties honorable positions and not
recognizing at all the able and earnest
men who quilt this party from a sense
Of duty and conscience. l say away
with these old worn out politicians and
tricksters and give US the young, fresh,
manly blood Of Populism in our coun-
sells. So long as these old moss-backs
and manipulatCr5 are allowed 0dictate
to u party, 1t can never prosper.
These fellows never came to US until
we made it possible for somt body
to get offices and they want to be the
somebody" appeal to the patriot
ism and manhood of party to rally
to our State Convention and let us
have a les deal; let us let the people
have a say so; let us bury the traitors.
If ten men in the St. Louis Conven-
ton from the little State of North
Carolina could save the party organiza-
ton, then why can't ten men in North
Carolina save the State organization?
Come down TO Raleigh, boys, on the
18Th, and let US prevent this sell QUITO
to the Democrats that our leaders are
contemplating. Will you do it2 No
matter how humble you are, no mat
ter how ugly you are, no matter how
poor you are, come there and help us
save u party, and if you don't come
then, l fear it will be good bye to our
grand party, that We have toiIed 30
hard to build up, and that we love so
dearly.
Soma of you P, pIlists cussed me out
some SIX months ago because l told
you that some men would land our
party in the Democratic camp. I ask
il my prediction has not been carried
out, partially, and if they are not pre-
pairing to carry it cut entirely.
View the landscape over and see
where you are at, and remember that
to day is the time to act, ito morrow
never comes" We men who made so
many sacrifices to build up this party
will not make another one, if this one
is obIiterated by ~demagogues. Weare
too tired OF tolling for naugbt as we
hoped and thought we were building
to the good and glory of humanity and
our country.
I warn u people against tie ten
dency of things, and beg them to get
down to a peoples rule or the jig is up.
q Tn KTSTT TIP