The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-06-01
CREAM OF THE &

Hard Hits, Bold Sayings and Patriotic
Paragraphs From Reform Papers.
The Globe Democrat says: ''The
sound money sentiment grows stronger
every day" So does aged butter
Labette Statesman.
Do not let the principles Of the ALI
ance go to sleep. Keep them continu-
ally on the move Spread them broad
cast over the land.-Pa. Alliance AID.
vocate.
Congress in one respect is much like
a good many American people in the
fact that it takes a little time to settle
any bill that is laid before it.-Brock-
ton Diamond.
Railroad overcharges are the big
fishes eating up the little ones. Let
the little fishes meet at their school
houses and try to think out a plan to
secure protection.-People's World.
Prosperity has struck twelve thou.
sand tailors in New York city, and
they are now out on a strike trying to
force terms by which they can retain
q fair share of the dollar of a large
purchasing poWer.-Farmers' Tribune.
Old mother England will certainly
laugh to see the new tariff bill, which
puts a tax of ten cents a pound on tea,
when it is remembered that a two cent
tax caused such hubbub a hundred
and twenty-five years ago.-Chicago
Express.
1.-THE great silver champion" r. P.
Bland, Of Missouri, seems ohave 'tlost
his jerk" with the Democrats in con-
grees. and one Bailey, of Texas, who is
rather inclined to the Cleveland side
and who desires state bank money, is
on top.-Miasouri World.
The committee to decide the time
and place for holding the Alliance
encampment met at Tirzah a few days
ago, and unanimously agreed that
Tirzah will be the place and August
the 9Th and 9th the time for it,
Kings Mountain Reformer.
Wishy.washy, sentimental, tafy
newspapers are like a season of un-
broken sunshine, without q storm to
clear the atmosphere or q cloud to
form a contrast. A tactfully, ably
edited newspaper can no more be
printed without offending some one
than q rain can fall without catching
some one without an umbrella
Grange Advocate.
The small shopkeeper is going where
the old fashioned tinker, tailor and
candle stick, maker has gone, namely
to the dim deburned. He has been
swallowed up by the 4 -devouring,
Big Department Store. And now the
small banker may as well get ready to
be swallowed by the Big Department
Bank. We r sorry for the little fe.-
lows but really we can't c~ry.-People's
Advocate.
Florida ambles nimbly to the front
with additional evidence of her fealty
to democratic precedent in q default
ing state treasurer, who managed to
have a little discrepancy in his cash
account of about $50, 600; and the legis,
lature talks about impeaching him for
q little thing like thati It ought to
have passed a resolution of thanks to
Mr.. Collins for not stealing all in the
treasury, selling the safe for old junk
and skipping out to Neutrality-suspicious.
Monitor.
Suppose the government should re
quire every citizen to mail a certain
number of letters every year, and
print just enough postage stamps to do
it and nc more, and then allow specu-
lators to buy the stamps and.Hhold the
people up for any price they asked9
Wouldn't there be a revolution
thought But that Is exactly what the
government does with it's money. Tt
compels people to pay their taxes and
other debts in money and then allows
q few to monopolize it.-Peoples Adj
Vocate.