The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-06-14
POLITICAL PARTIES.


learned IN pO14GoaA6COuOWyS
have O "a down because OF corrup
ton In political parties, or because Of
On idolatrous love Of power, and its
abuses. And the decay Of such, in
variably began at the heads Of depart.
ments. The history ofspain furnishes
q object lesson 20 prove the state
ment. The birth OF new parties and
nations emanated from persecution
and oppression, arising from selfish
ness which had crowded out patriot
ism.
Our own great nation was born amid
storms Of persecution and showers of
blood, fruits Of aggregated power and
wealth Of the moneyed a~ristocracy Of
England, showing itself i'm unlawful
taxation through political parties, and
corrupted leaders whose love for gold
and offices was greater than their love
for God and humanity. And now in
this, the second century Of our national
existence, we find the same hydra
headed monster from the mother coun-
try eorrupting our political parties,
and with the aid Of our disloyal citi-
zsns, by the formationlot stupendous
combinations, unequal taxation, class
legislation, and centralized power will
soon, il not checked, convert our free
republican government into q despotic
monopoly.
10 prevent this our political parties
have been changing bases, tactics,
names and increasing in number. But
it is q well known fact, that with all
this, thsy have not been able TO keep
the demon of sel6shness and greed out
Of their organic atoms aud legislation.
Every Convention, from the prima-
ries to the national convention Of every
party is attended by agents or friends
Of the ~eorruping power, and every
election increases the il-feeling and
bad blood Of individuals, because Of
their presence and influence. And
though our political parties are num-
erous and very diff aren't in offsets and
principles, yet every election year they
have arbitrary agents of this gigantic
power put upon every party ticket to
force honest voters to vote against
their convictions or stay at homs.
Such is the power of this enemy Of
all m)ral law and good government
ss that the vaults of bankers and peck
cts Of individuals have been almost
universally. Willingly or unWittitting.
~, opened annually to carry elections
and secure legislation in the i~ntererest
Of classified monopoly. For many
years this stealthy enemy has grad
ually, but rapidly grown to be a mon.
ster without being known TO the great
mass Of voters.
Prior to the last war, the two great
political parties (Whig and DamocraE
managed to keep each other in check
TO q good degree; but the war Matched
out an enormous breed of vampires
who fatten upon the blood of others
and curse their victims for not sub
hitting to their mandates with more
grace.
Bat bless God for a Christian civiIi-
cation in this ''land of the free and
home of the brave" The people are
being educatedl Ignorance is no lon
ger at q premiumI It is under par
and going down, and the political
hucksters must go to their graves in
ignominy. And as China has a law to
hang all bank defaulters, let US have
n to disfranchise and otherwise pun.
nish all political renegades and trick
sters. ALI new parties have had to
fight their way to the front at the risk
OF life and honor or die q premature
death and be- buried amid the ma
themas Of a political mobocracy; con.
sequently, the signs of the times point
to q dissolution Of all our political par
ties, and by the laws Of disiAegration
and absorption the reorganization of
two new ones with new namesand pur
poses. Let all lovers OF honest gov
eminent keep cool-With their hands
upon the throttle and their eyes upon
the rail-do the best we can i'm this
campaign and look to the year of grace
1900 for the organization of a party
with anew name and composed of the
working classes and all such as have
shown, or will show, q willingness to
perpetrate our liberties as handed
down to IS by the patriots of 1776
And the enemies Of those liberties Of
whatever order, occupation, name or
complexion will naturally fall into
line on the opposite side, continue to
worship the golden calf, corrupt the
ballot box, and use their time, talents