The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-03-10
SILVER AND RRPUBLIcANIsM.

1G TO oe8Cn, the happlneRS ana pros
perity of our country devolves upon
the silver and r publicans.
The great Question now is free silver.
Toe silverites and Pops are safe, sound
and trustworthy on this issue, but
where are the R9publicans9
I have been very much aft 'ctcd by a
statement Of Senator Pritcbard in the
Caucasian Of February 1914 where he
said, The Republican party Of North
Carolina will never consent to aban-
don it's organization and vote for a free
silver independent electoral ticket"
Does this mean that the Senator will
vote a party ticket in preference to a
free 8lUer tlcket9 Does it mean that
unless be can get free silver through
the Republican party be will not have
it aI7 1 hope the Senator will ex
plain hlmself on this all important
question.
1t is well known the Northern wing
Cor headq ~larters) of the r publican
party, as well as that of the Demo
cratic party, is in favor of the single
gold standard. Now shall l under
stand the Senator to mean that he
wants a portion OF the electoral tickets
to be cast for the Republican nominee
for President of this Northern wing
kind OF Republlcanism. 1 hope not.
l am in favor OF the Omaha plat
form from head to foot, but at this
time the silver Question i5 the que5
ton above ell others. the most needed
and the most desired; and I think 1t is
best not to be too much tied down
to our minor preferences Just nov;
every additional plank that is put in
will be otj cted to by somebody, and
because they find one obj ~.ctionable
feature they will not only vote against
Us themselves, but Influence others to
do the same. If we cannot get the
whole thing at once, let US TAKE one or
two planks at a time, and bring in the
others later on. OQe loaf is better
than no loaf. Aud if 1 should sacrifice
my vote on free silver for the sake of
a party nama, I should consider my
self unfi5 to be trusted with the silver
question at the White HJuso.
/ am in favor of fusion-a fusion
with enything that is good and in favor
of free silver. Let US have free silver
without thinking about party; there
has for a long time been too much
party for principle. Let goldnug De
mocracy and goldbug RepubIicanism
go where they belong; the peoples
rights, liberGies and independence are
what we want. Idon'G care a fg for a
party name Or what party is ID power
so long as they give Us the right
laws
I like the idea Of a silver convention,
where we can form a band OF silver
ties, drawn from any name or raak, to
unite in one solid mass for our inde
pendent money, AMI we should nomi
nate for President a man whose sta
bllity for free silver is as slid as &
rock against whom the gates Of he'll
cannot prevail, without asking what
his former party name was.
If we nominate for President some
0t4 "a EAAChEA " ~ hOR~S ths1OAS4 Az
silver element to carry L of the o!d
parties into Office, we simply va our
own Threats, probably never to De
healed again.
don't like to hear a man bring in
his Democracy or R"puolIcani-m De
fore free cOjoage. Il he wants free
silver let him bring that in first, for
that is what the people want; after
this is settled we can talk about tariff
or no tariff.
l hope that sill patriots will let all
party ties and names be forgotten for
the present and Concentrate upon the
great need of the people. Unless
a man cares more for his party name
than he does for his soul AID eternity, !
his party name would be but little
thought of when dying If this is so !
IN the case of one man, why should We !
care for q party name when our c3un-
trymen- our nation is suffering, !
bleeding and d7Ing.
AS far as the State ticket is CON F.!
cerned, we ear easily fuse with the
Republicans and should do so. We !
did much good when together before, |
aud we a do gocd again But as for !
the President, let the whole silver el9- !
ment go in one solid mass for a truSty I
silver man, ind pendent of any par
ticular party name, for both cid party
bosses are alike. l would as soon trust