The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-04-21
AND SUCCESS.

lG seems to me that q great mistake
reformers make lies in the direction Of
so many SO called leaders, desiring to
be the bell sheep" Of the flock. We
need HARMONY among the leaders az
we'll as in the ranks, and he, be he vino
he may, that teaches that bis IS the only
1Uay to harmony Gnd success sets him
self up for a political Pope, and is to
be dreaded-ought to be di5trusteG-
and should not be followed.
Success politically, means to win,
! but win what? The officers TO be voted
for-is that aII2
Such success politically is the Dead
! SEA- Of Reform.
AS a greenbacker I know the danger
to party SUCCESS When offices and lot
principles are the goal at the polls.
What then ought we to fight FORE
Surely for principles; not for loaves
and fshe8 only, for if we 90, we are
no battcr than those we Geek to dis
place.
II then our fl zht is IS we have SO
long taught-for principle, nos gJcr-
they why soy, Let US fuse with tho
Republicans, or Democrats" Why WIN
one more taan with the O.her2 WIS
nor, like plain practical man, cut down
and cultivate ten acres, is we cannot
do more, however much we may tes.Ec
the enc hu06r. d acre cleared.
The Christ sGG: Come unto me I'll
ye that la5-e and are heavy I#de9,
ard / viii give you rest"
His invitation Was not to his own
peopIo-the Jews only-nor yet 10 the
Geutiie5 alone, hut 10 ell that were
! oppressed, whether Jew or Gentle
So let US say, Come MO u, eli ya
that are weary and heavy laden with
political burdeus-mith heavy taxes
with r~uincus,y low prices for your
products-apd we VIII 90 you good"
Carry these glad tjdines to the RaP3b
Icans, to the Democrats, to the green
hacker, to the members of the Alliance
and the grange alike, crying, who
soever will, let him come.
If the Republican truly and sincerely
believes that without a greater volume
of money, times cannot get better; and
jt he sees the way to a greater per
capita of currer cy through the silver
dollar, then lot there be a fusion, for
we, as well as he, 80 believes. But if
he cares more fer the euccess Of his
party than for principles, remem
ber that Holy Writ teaches US tba5
the devils believe and trembln, but
if his belief is not such as to cause
action for the right, then we do not
want to fuse with the wrong, and We
bad better do without his vote than to
have him enlisted in our ranks.
If the Democrat remembers the good
old days when cotton sold for Is c ms
per pound and wheat at $I.50 per
bushel, and says we had neither god
or silver then but greenbacks only,
then let him come to US, for we oppose
the retiring Of the greenback to further
contract the currency, and we viii in
crease the volume Of money-legal
mOney-by three hundred and fifty
millions, by making silver the psor-
the equal before the law Of gold. and
we Will further increase the volume Of
money by coming al silver into money
then let him come to us, for he, like
! NOah's dove, cannot find q restingplac8
longer in his party. But If he wears
! the party collar and would rather see
the Democratic party win than to see
prices of the products of labor find
sale at remuneraUlve prices-then "fel
lowship not with him"
To all who desire a greater volume
of currency LIT u say, ''ComG7 Cell
no man hard names, but show the
erIing brother how great the danger is
to our Republic-to his poaterity and
thus induce him to fu5e-to become
one-with US.
That man, whoever he may be, that
desires his party 8 success more than
the success of the principles he advo-
Gates, IS not sincere, however loud ne
may bawl or Eeat-nO matter whether
he is labeled Democrat, Republican or
Popujist.
lam che Of the original grecnback
ers. I have been in the fight 81 80
1873, and so far have never felt a.
posed to kick owe the traces, becaosr
my plans or viows were not adopted.
nor YET, because the Alliance or the
P0pulists do not advocate ali that | b.
lteve to be best. Cannot a sincere
Popu}ist do as much?
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