The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-01-30

neither feed nor clothe you.
But one b NEST la ~yer of Baltimore,
Mr.. 8 8 Field, had the honesty to
speak out In open meeting and de-
snri led the proposed as fol
lows: The act should nave the follo~
iog title. viz An act to take from
the people $500 600 600 and give it to
the National Banks, and Co author "a
the Nation II Banka to take away from
the people all che rest of their prop rty
of every kind as fast as the banks and
the people will submit without a revo-
luton"
IL is said of another very distin-
guished American CITIZEN and friend
OF the American people, Wendell Pnll
lIps, that some twenty three years ago,
seeing that our debt of the Civil War
had been doubled by tchemIng bank.
ers-seeInR that by contractionHof the
currency they had filed the country
with tramps; seeing that they had de-
monetiEsd silver and me ant to destroy
che greenbacks-he declared that il
such q career we're much longer con.
tInued, ''oankers would be hanged to
lamp posts in New York and Boston
as unceremoniousIy as horse thieves
had ev-r been hanged in Texas" But
Me-. Phillips mlstoOk the cowRrdice of
the proleaariat and common business
men of these places for patriotism
Since his prophecy was uttered the
streets of Ma ? Y,rK have been blocked
wiGh idle tramps, Boston made the
scene of the arrest or dispersion of
thousands OF people assembled to pray
for employment rnd bread, e%VicEions
by the Thousands, suicides Oy the hun.
dreds, scores of hungry laborers 8 tarv.
ing for lite's comforts shot down in The
open day lighE at the bidding Of sworn
cmcers OF the Law on the soil of the
gr a. SAFE Of Pennsylvania. England,
Ireland, R IssIa. Italy, Germany, Egypt
and India are atsndIng N numen Is of
the degradation TO which a peoT le
may be brought when it is done grsdu.
ally A. p pli'ic Il Ignorauc e cress ss,
90 manhood deer ast g. Thu mOneyed
olikarchy of England and America
know this, and for that reason they
see il to their interest TO as far as pos
stole close the doors against the educa
ton OF the proietarIat classes.
Note tbIs-the more mills the greater
the nuu, Der of places TO engage the
children in seeking to earn breed
rath r than learn letters.
What class o. our people are paying
ans attention to the great economic
problems of this sReI
D res the merchant and shop keeper
eV' stop hue struggle for the dollar
long enough to read anything on the
subjec Z NJ
Does the clerk. the salesman stop to
read thar and writing on the WALT No.
Does the book keeper who sees his
wages growing lees every year stop to
il q ire the caust3 No
d. the rail way hands ever stop to
re al gu b dry trssrf No
D. the poor o~ver~orked policeman
give this subject a thought No.
Has no time TO read.
Do Inc great daily papers yer print
any hing on tn 81 Iiues9 No, they
dare not: it would cost the editor his
bread.
D, the small partisan cabbage leaf
county or city papers eve r sound q
note Of warning Co their readersI M, |
SIR; might lose the favor of the party
boss
Does the farmer ever seek to post
himself as to why it ia the harder he |
works The less he has3 No He can
dnd out all be wsnUs Il know from the
commission mprcnaDt.
D SO the farm laOorer eve search
for the cau~e Of starving wsges3 No;
& 1t no time to SCARE
Do the farmers, mechanics. artieape, |
clerks and mhlmen patroDIz4 such
papers and magazines as are devoting
their time, talents and energies. to de
Tending the riRh,s and interests of
wage esrners aud producers Not
man, ! l. all whore interests The Pro-
RressiVe FArmer Is struggling 20 de
fend and advocate would come to it's
rescue, and give it their hearty sup
port, so that it, or some oEner paper ae
good, would be found on the table of
all whom il labors TO defend and en-
light N, what mighty reforms would
we soo have! 1t all of US who feel
the need of a radical retJrm, and are
so anxious for a Country in which we
can live, would go TO work and get all
nanar SOC Ia tn fnrnIsh To all .hn nod ]