The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-01-19
THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER ,
LAST WORDS.

The Progressive FARMER l'thCS rs i"S'
lick Mt the Senatorial contest in It's issue
that appeared yesterday morning II
devotes nearly a column to reply to Col.
SINNERS statement in the Tribune that
..tbe Progressive Farmer is an ally and
assistant of the News and Observer to
defeat Senator Pritchard," claiming that
Col. Skinner and the News and Observer
are both converts of the Farmer, with
this difference:
Beyond a doubt the editor of the
News and Observer is more consls-
tent convert just at this time than
Col. Skinner, for it is not trying 10
elect goldbug Senator and Col. SKIN
ner is making every effort The back
slider who will try to drag his fellow
converts into the mire is meaner than
the non-professing sinner. Please
don't tamper with our converts. Ii
the News and Observer is trying to
Ev., an upright life and atone for the
mast give it a chance, lend helping
hand.
But in this particular instance the
News and Observer has added sew
eral shining stars to its crown, while
Col. Skinner has backslidden several
hundred miles and has fallen INTO
WAYS that are dark rs night
It states the situation most succinctly
in this para graph:
"As we go to press There is no
change In the Senatorial situation.
DIR. Cyrus Thompson, Secretary of
State. was nominated for Senator by
the Populist caucus Friday night.
Both sides seem confident THE ON
LY CHANCE TO ELECT
PRITCHARD is FOR MARK
HANNA TO BUY SOME P0PU-
LIST VOTES. IL there are any for
sale we hope they win go at once. We
can then see who VIII do to depend
upon"
These paragraphs throw light upon the
attitude of those Popui.sts who will vote
for gold, and prophecy their future:
THE Legislature adjourned Satur-
day to have the old carpets and mi
crobes taken out Of the capitol. / { any
of the Populist members vote for
Pritchard to-day, the voters will clean
them out later on.
Mark Hanna has met his match at
last He can control only small
fraction of the Populist party in
North Carolina. His sixteen million
dollars corruption fund can't buy the
party in this State"
Under the head ''The Jury VIII Take
the Case is the following:
& 1T is a fact that the Rothschiids-
Morgan-Hanna syndicate heartily
fayors the reelection of Mr.. Pritch-
ard. Then he isn't silver man.
1T is fact that Senator Sherman
the king of goldbugs, favors the re-
election of Mr. Pritchard. He can't
possibly be a silver man.
at is fact that the Tribune,
which says it IS a goldbug paper, IA
yors the reelection of Mr.. Pritchard.
No silver about the man it favors.
1t is q fact that every goldbug Re
publican in North Carolina fayors
Pritchard. Ii is also ii fact that every
goldbug Democrat in the State pre-
fers Pritchard, and some of them are
secretly doing all they can to aid
him. His silver professions are alb
surd. to say the least. Take the case,
gentlemen of the jury"
Under the heading Freedom of
Thought" this editorial appears, and it
leaves no standing ground for those men
who claim to be Populsts and will vote
for pritchard:
Some of the boiling Populists in
sist that The Progressive Farmer was
too severe on them last week; that
this paper has taught and practiced J,
free and independent thought, etc,
but is not willing to grant the boilers
the right to believe that Pritchard is
an all right man for Senator. If
they believe it, enough said. But the
point we make is that no Populist be-
lieyes Pritchard is a silver man; no
Populist believes that it is good party
policy to re-elect him, no Populist be
lieves that Pritchard's course has
been consistent one. For years the
very Populists who are now support
ing Pritchard have been LOUDLY
PREACHING EXACTLY THE
OPPOSITE DOCTRINE TO THE
MARK HANNA INSPIRED ROT
THEY ARE NOW EMITTING
FROM THEIR TREACHEROUS
MOUTHS
I'VE have great respect for the
man who believes in the gold stand
ard. We have profound respect for
the views of Republican or Demo-
crat who really believes that his party
doctrines are right, but UNMIlAS-
URABLE CONTEMPT FOR THE
POPULIST WHO PROCESSES
TO BELIEVE THAT IT Is
RIGHT TO ELECT A GOLD
STANDARD MAN AND A POLL
TICAL JUMPING JACK WHO
WILL ASSIST IN THE WORK
OF MAKING MILLIONAIRES
OF THE FEW AND pAUPERS
OF THE MASSES"