The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-11-01

mopopolies. Do you think he would
be working with a party that refused
a proposition for the election of nine
free silver and anti monopoly Congress
mapi No, there can be no doubt as to
the position Of Col. Polk were he living
to day. He would be fighting as ever
for honesty, sobriety, the farmers
rights, and honest elections.
In fact, all your questious may be
summed up in this one: why does
The PROGRESSIVE FARMER support the
fusion Tickets And the answer IS the
same as the answer given to your ques
ton regarding Col. Polk. We are
fighting for his principles. And we
are opposed and abused even as he was
opposed and abused. The same News
and Observer, with the same following
that abused and maligned him now
abuse and malign US.
If you read THE PROGRESSIVE FAR
MER carefully, you know that we are
opposed to fusion with the Republican
or any other party in either State or
National matters. But as you know,
there are times when it is not advisable
to cut off your nose to spite your face
In 1896 the Democrats nominated
Bryan for President and although
Populists dislike fusion, they voted for
Bryan almost solidIy. Had Democrats
done likewise Bryan would to day be
President.
And this ear, although Popul Is dis
like fusion, they have CO operated with
the Republicans in order to keep the
State from falling into the hands of the
clique, the record of which 1 have just
presented, and who r enemies not
alone to Populism and reform, but to
the principles advocated by the rank
and file of their own party.
The same State Chairman and the
same gang that managed the Cleveland
goldbug campaign of 1892 are now
managing this Democratic campaign.
The same E. M. Simmons, whom Vance
declared unfit to hold an Office to which
he had been appointed, is again Safe
Chairman Of the Democratic Commit
tee. The same gang that then rotten
egged and abused PopullsIs, the same
gang that then circulated secret Cir
culars and fixed up plans to disfran
chise honest voters is now in control of
the Democratic machinery and the
same methods again adopted. The same
JdO D Bellamy, who was the chief
prom otter Of the plan by which the en-
tire Populist vote of Brunswick couoty
was thrown out is now q Democratic
candidate for Congress. The same
News and Observer that then declared
that Populists were liars, traitors and
hirelin. s is again the State Organ of
the party. The same gang that re
iected Bryan's recommendations at the
recent State Convention is al the helm.
Have not the Populists acted wisely
in adopting the surest measures in order
to defeat this clique9 The man wto
believes that they will give reform or
good government is welcome to the be-
lief, but if he wants to keep out of the
insane asylum he should not make q
public confession of it
True they are now bowling niger
Don't you remember that they also
hOwled incompeCenCy, until their own
incompetency was g posed2 TAen they
said we were attacking the dead,
Don't you remember that they also
howled "pardons" until it was shoan
that in this line Gov. Carr had a worse
record tnan RUSSELL
Don't you remember that they also
howled about increase in expenditures
until they were challenged to show a
single cen mIsappropriated9
Don't you remember that they also
hoWled about the farmer being taxed
for this until the cnarg g ives proved to
be utterly falseG
Don't you remember that they also
howled about escaping convicts until
We showed that there we're SO escapes
in 1926 and only 40 last year under
the new regimL9
Don't you remember that they also
hoWled about the penitentiary until
their own record then was made
Don't you remember that they also
howled about Jun Y ung inspecting
the white Blind Institution until it
was shown to be Democratic work9
And now-ot Course, they give that
meaningless, hypocrltical yell, mig
garf' They have nothing else to do
Ii Is a last resort, and you know that
the drnwninp man Will n.tch Oft q ntrnm