The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-05-12
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Hard Hits, Bold Sayings and Patriou.
Paragraphs From Reform Pane,

Hard Hits, Bold Sayings and Patr;..,.
Paragraphs From Reform Papers,
The people should not be afraid =.
take hold of the government and ~
minister it. -Southern Mercury.
The gold advocates and the nationo,
bank pirates have the audacitv -
claim that Thomas Jefferson and Az
drew Jackson were of their set. WIZ.
gall!-Current Voice.
Congressman Bowers CRep) sor.
gold is a yellow thief. That's corrac.
Mr.. Bowers, and you ought to get ont
of a party that worships that kind ofo
thIef.-PeOple, Erie, Pa.
Four doses of bonds ia two vao,.
ought to settle the hash for n nartD
that issues them, but the "besottaa
tyrant" will likely issue another batch
for good measure. -Searchlight. Car.
sonville, Mich.
Dunn's report gives us the cheering
news that times never were 80 had,
that there are more failures now than
ever before, and no prospect of that
myth, COrf fence, putting in an ar.
pearance very on.-People's Pitt.
If some New York banks are NOT
obliged to l~iquidate in a ehort time we
miss a guess. E Their that or they will
unload the large firms they are carry,
ing, and even the attempt to do this
will set the ball in motion. -Brockton
Diamond.
Toe cotton mills of Rhode Island
have decided to cut wages or run shorter
hours at once. Another sign of restored
confidence and returning prosperity.
What alying institution our daily press
has turned out to be.-American En-.
terprise.
The soundest thing on this earth is a
standard silver dollar. 1t has always
been considered so, and it has grown
into a proverb in the expression las
sound as a silver dollar But our god
friends have tried to abolish it.-Pro,
greesive Age, Scottsboro, Ala.
Collections are slow. This is the
universal cry. Well, vote for the re-.
tirement of goldbug Cleveland and the
placing of goldbug Nick lnley next fall,
AID they will be just as slow as ever.
A change in goldbugs won't help mat.
ters any.-Courier, Preston, MINI.
If the postal system was a private
monopoly the wealthy and powerful
would have franking privileges-send
their mail free-while the people would
pay two to five times as much postage
as they do now. This is true of every
other monopoly Alliance Vindicator.
We favor the free coinage of silver
at Is to 1 without waiting for the action
of England, or either of the old parties.
We are in favor Of nominating for
President a man who is a Populist to
the core No milk and water old
partyites for U.S. Silver Dollar, States.
boro, Ga.
The cowardice of guilt was never
more forcibly shown than by Grover
Cleveland at this tinoe. He is guarded
by twenty-seven body guards. He
fears some harm from an outraged and
betrayed people. The guilty flee when
no man pursueth. Midland, Md,
Journal.
Failing prices financial crashes; the
cries of the starving for food; the call
Of the unemployed for work! Is not
that the situation today Gold bug
gerry has done it. You never heard Of
these conditions, prolong'd year after
year, until you had gold buggery.-
Charlestown, W. Va, Advocate, Dem.
Rothschilds have a corner on gold,
and every gold using country must
pay them tribute. OhI for just a little
of that spirit of :76 which declared and
maintained millions for defense, but
not one cent for tribute" Dump the
gold into the briny deep as they did
the tea and be men and patriots and
not mental servants and tools. Courier,
Minden, Nebraska.
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