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

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this line. You all know what the bill
is, so it is needless to tell you. But
will say this much; it is quite an i'm
provement over the once famous sub
treasury plan.
But you will hear nothing further o.
it, only it was referred to some kind Of
a committee. I must say though, thai
if his bill become a law, cotton would
have that great, mighty intrinsic value,
which would prevent it's declining in
price-overproduction and cotton
futures to the contrary no~twithstand-
ing.
This is not the only bill that was in,
troduced by the cranky Populists"
that would redown to the glory of our
country and the good of u people.
There were several set forward while
the last Congress was in session, and I
notice it vas always a member of the
Populist party who had the intrepidity
to present them.
l know politics is considered by some
"tony" persons as being too low-too
degrading-for ladies and preachers to
NEEDLE with; and this song has been
sung so much that the ladies, gener-
ally, are afraid to listen while politics
is being discussed. And the majority
Of the Preachers holdup their hands in
holy horror il you only hint that they
should speak a word in behalf Of the
down trodden masses Of this land, and
against the OppressOrs of the poor.
But you know when the Rev. Diaz was
imprisoned, a short time ago, by the
Spaniards. Baptist ministers could pass
resolutions asking Congress to exert
all its IL hlence to have him restored
to liberty. If it was righteous to Pc
tition for the freedom Of one man away
off in the Island of Cuba, it certainly
cannot be sinful to pass resolutions,
asking for the freedom of the masses
of our OWL country from the CALLING
bondage of the gold standard, which
has brought 80 many Of III country
men to the verge of starvation and
misery. Our colleges, 1 believe, all
profess to teach political economy to
the youth of this nation, so l may, I
hope, be pardoned for dabbling IN pol
itics enough to say that the first step
towards reform and prosperity is for
the voters of these United States to
place men in the executive, judiciary
and legislative departments of our
country, who will enact these very
good bills into statutory laws.
Brethren, If you want good laws,
you must vote to place good men in
office. And right here l wish to re-
mark that if the women had the priv
lege of choosing our lawmakers, l
think you would see some of the ras
Gals routed in a hurry.
But we cannot vote, go we can only
ask you to vote for US. Now, breth
rem, this year you will have the oppor
tunity of giving us better officers and
having better laws made. In the name
o. your wives and your little ones, l
beg you lay aside party prejudice and
for this once, vote for the benefit of
yourselves and your country and all
that you hold dear; for unless this gold
syndicate is robbed of It's power in this
nation, the homes Of the farmers will
soon pass into the hands Of a few men,
and the landlord and tenant system
and the rack rem of Ireland will pre-
vail, and starvation, ~nakedness, mis-
cry and crime stalk abroad in this
land, which has once been the 9 ieen
among nations and the glory OF the
world.
Oh farmers awake to the dar gers now threat.
ming;
The golden calf is reared high on the hill.
Dethrone him, | pray GU with ballots dethrone
In Amert,a. our country, let manhood rue
still.
MRS SARAH &. MITCHELL
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