The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-10-25
THE tsISSUE" RAISED BY THE
DEMOCRATIC PARTY.

DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
The issue +" of the present State cam
paiqn was MADE and FORCED by the
Democratic machine. It was made for
the purpose of attempting to side-track
and obscure the true economic iSSR%S in
which the people are vi,ally interested,
and which the Democratic machine de-
spises. because said issues are virile and
mean good government for the people
instead of "iobS" and grabs - for a
few Democratic bosses; and the same
tissue Twas FORCED beCause the Demo
cratic machine owns and controls the
Democratic press, which is disgrace to
the State and people, and ordered that
press to howl +" Niger"
'tL Leading Democrats, in connection
with the machine, have gone to their
natural level in promoting this issue.
Government has always meant with them
the power to effect q Jobs " IN the interest
Of a few individuals who fool themselves
into believing that other people
WERE BORN TO SERVE THEM,
either directly or indirectly. This gang
recently tried to command the respect of
the people by making platforms which
profess to favor the peoples interests; but
sucll professions were so much at variance
with the intentions and purposes OF the
Democratic machine, that 1t has proven
impossible for the gang to continue the
advocacy of the platforms 1t has made.
No INTELLIGENT and HONEST man has
ever believed that the Democratic party,
as at present organized, managed and con-
trolled in this State, is sincere in its advo-
49, of the reforms declared for in its
recent platforms. which platforms were
e-~,r1 the paOrieiS PARTY.
Some HONEST men may believe 1t, but
r. so such men are sadly lacking IN IN
rEIIIGENcE and KNOWLEDGE.
Anv INTELLIGENT man who saws that
this democratic machine is honest In its
advocacy of such reforms is NOT HONEST,
NO matter who he is nor from whence ne
comes. He may think he IS lntetlgentg
but such a thought of himself IS suthcient
TO stamp him as a fool
No sort of combination OF INTEL.LI-
-.4s-zszE. Tss7nsz- can patiently 1ol-
crate the Democratic gang by which TINS
State is cursed and dishOnOred to-day.
This party has lost all hope of ever be-
inc able to- convince the intelligent c1l1zen
and virtuous voter that there Is any truth
f71ness or honesty in it, and as last, des-
perate resort and despalrlng effort, mas
undertaken to arouse the widest Prelu-
dice and fercest passions OF men ana Clu-
seus toward one another, with the nope
that they may gain by
LYING. LAWLESSNESS AND RIOT,
what they can never attain by argument
reason, record and truth.
Such a course brings the basis OF the
campaign to a disgusting and wretchedly
low level, and forces gen 'lemen, VINO rear
for the honor and safety OF the State, II
tbe Democratic machine should get con-
troll of if. to descend to Ikaf /eUe IN order
to successful ly fight that machine ana
nreveut the contamination OF It's heIaIIOus
6urDoses and sinister designs. II IS no
fault of the Peoples Party that TINS IeFeI
is the fighting ground. mat parry Oe91n
the campaign with VlSoIo 49, e.
of principle and economies, ana the hrSI
document issued by it dealt with such
matters. but the re was suddenly and ST.
rnultaneously sprung Preconcer'eu de-
gicr,, of the Democratic machine to make
tIS9 sG,iooer crv'' the great rallylng slogan
Of the = nocracy in the hope that such
cr,, rr7iort confuse. rattle" and daze the
P0DuliSts and stampede them 10 the Deln-
ocratic ranks.
If must be asserted here that any Popu-
list. Republican, Democrat or ahyIhiHS
else that can be Influenced or sIaIl :.
nv auv such a scheme or plan as TINS Is
nj uOlli4LS DhAN
disgusting, contemplate
POLITICAL PIMP AND MONOPOLY
SLAVE
as the Democratic machine Will MAKE Oh
him if II gets the chance. He would oe-
serve TO be put in such a position as to
,,,al,e every two out of three hicks OF MS
Iabor belong to the trust and monopoly
GANG that is trying to stampede MIN, ana
fhatis lust where he would soon IND MIN
self If The monopoly and trust oTganlza-
tiors should get control OF the Hta:e
throuoh the Democratic party ms Is
INV the machine raised the cry OF nlg-
ger" o :, s,,ch a
,,,oy-a and the main object OF this pam
phlet is to prove this, ana al s tne 49,
t;r1a to show that aoy who may fear ., Ne
GRO Domination" must also ledI anu
spise the Democratic machine; i"T II Is
under the control and domination OF lnat
machine that the nearest aPPIO1aCH5 ~ ~
'snegro domination" has ever Deen Lidu III
this State. And yet this same riachlne
has the astounding impudence and Drazen-
ness to cry out that some other party Is
seekiug TO establish negro rule IN NOIlh
Carolina. 1.-,+;,
THE living fact is that the Democratic
partv and its managers have preferred
that the : egro should be voter; but
Unen the Democratic party was In power
that vote was either purchased, coerCedi
rnauiDulated or stolen in such manner as
to always inure to the advantage OF tnat
party. Numerous rich instances OF TINS