The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-09-21

proving upon the fruits of the others
toll, and not the other. To stop short
with reforming our monetary system,
with taking it out Of the hands OF those
who seek to use for their own enrich
ment and the impoVerishment or the
many, is to stop short of protecting
our producing classes from despoil
ment, for they are despoiled through
the agency of our transportation sys
TENS as effectually as they are despoiled
through q dishonest monetary system.
Therefore it will not suffice for those
who seek to direct the struggle for the
emancipation of our producing classes
from the slavery of poverty, to tie
| themselves down to the issue raised by
the abuse of our monetary system. The
issue raised by the abuse of our trans
p~ortation system must be EQUALLY met
and the issues raised by the abuse of
our protective tariff system, which has
been made q monopoly tariff system;
by our system OF national taxation
which throws an undue share OF the
burdens Of government on the poor
and by the usurpation of legislative
and executive authority by the courts,
in the interest OF centralized capital,
cannot be ignored.
The party that ties itself down to
one issue involved in the emancipation
of our producing classes from indus
trial slavery when there are many.
cannot be trusted with leadership, and
it is down to one issue involved, and
that one issue the silver question,
which is in fact but a part of the none
tary issue, hat Mr.. Bryan and others
seek to tie the Democratic party. Thus
led, the Democratic party cannot be
trusted with leadership for it is untitled
to lead with success, untitled to &C
complish theeemancipation of our pro-
ducing classes even if crowned with
authority, untitled even as was the
Wing party under Henry Clay, to lead
in the struggle for the sncipatiOn of
the negro from chattel slavery.
1t may be that Mr.. Bryan and other
Democratic leaders who seek to tie the
Democratic party down to the silver
issue, and make the struggle for the
new emancipation on that made quate
issue alone, are not blind to the aggres
sions of the moneyed oligRrchy on the
rights and liberties Of our producing
classes made through the arm Of our
transportation system and the indus
trial moDopolies built up by the abuse
of transportation facilities. 1t may be
urged that the Democratic party en-
trusted with power, after a campaign
narrowed down to the silver issue,
would develop in flee though failing
to develop out, arise to the necessities
of the occasion, combat the aggressions
of the moneyed oligarchy wherever
and however made, preserve CAe indus
tries from despollment through the
medieum of our transportation system
as well as through our monetary sys
tenn, bring about the national owner
ship of our transportation facilities and
do whatever else was needed to bring
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from industrial slavery.
Indeed il is said, let us get into the
saddle on the silver issue, and then we
can take up the other issues But the
party led by men who lack the courage
to Rvow their position on other great
issues than the silver question, whose
convictions on those questions are held
so su0servient to the thirst for power
that they willingly snf9 them, in the
fear that announcement would inter
tere with dreams of self, advancement.
cannot be trusted in the saddle. Men
who have n t deep enough convictions
on great questions to stand or fall by
them when seeking Office, cannot be
trusted to stand unwsveringly by such
convictions after election. Such men
cannot command the confidence that
makes successful leadership, are un
fitted to lead in the great struggle for
the emancipation of our people from
industrial slavery, are untitled as were
similar men to lead in the old struggle
for OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES from
chattel slavery. There is chaos among
those struggling for emancipation ana
the men and party that can success
fully lead must not cringe before this
chaos, fearing that to take the bold
and advanced positions demanded of
leadership would lead to the wrecklng
of personal and party fortunes, but
must give direction and force to the
chaotic movement.
Among III producing classes who
are deprived of an equality of oppor.