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

the Victory Complete " hat VIII tne
} nd be 1:..Gnd Mil the People Stun
> Der On7
Corrssponuence of the Progressive Farmer.
I5 appears that the National Banks
have captured n l7sG ditch and are
soon to have the sIxay or seventy mil
lions of am slaves completely at
their mercy and sweet will
The papers announce the passage by
the House Of representative Ct the
currency bill, which virtually cover
all the evil features of the Baltimore
plan with other special features calcu-
lated TO comOlstely transfer the Ameri-
can finances from the people to that
class of money dealers Il makes the
gold dollar the uuiE of value, stops the
coinage of silver and completes the
last link in the chain
But what do the people care about
this measure, what do they know
about the Baltimore plan, what inter.
est have the people in the money qles-
ton, anyhow3 After iE Is all done,
and it's crushing IF cts begin to be
fully realized Oy the people, they will
then begin co inquire what Is the cause
Of all this depressluni Then comes the
thousands of DIFF rent ans Eers account
Ing for the trouble. The man who
has encouraged the spread Of unmuz-
sled papers, who has taken aud read
the papers published IN the interest Of
the producers, know s the aus and
has sought to arouse the stupid TO q
realization of the dangers which
threaten us. Such men are called po-
litical' cranks. Those bod &c iCors who
refuse to b0w the knee TO the monPyed
o~,iksrchy are denounced as agIta5Ors,
anarchists. &C. II they have sought
to impress the masses with the d 9 OF
q system of goverDm. nt by which the
people would have a voice in forming
the laws under which they are 60
struggle for ext 'tence; by having the
Initiative and Referendum, in which
case the peoOle by their votes could
ratlfy or r. isct the laws after they
were psssed OF the often briOed legis-
lator, q howl goes up from shop and
field, That's anarchy 1t won't do;
why, the people would ote down
many la ws after Congress has passed
them"
such our American slaves. The man
In the last G4Dersl Assembly, Who
would have had the bach bone TO intro.
duce and fatBer q bill conferring the
veto power upon the people Of tht
State at large, by which they could
vote yes or no on the laws, would have
been regarded as a fool. It is the
grandeat boon that could be bestowed
uoon any people, the right TO ratily or
r j9ct the laws under viii b they arr
TO live. Had this been the law Of the
Lar d., The peoples money could DOT
have been d. 8 roy ed Suver would
not have been destroyed as q bssIc
money. A great many obnoxious
measures under which the people groan
and suffer would not be In existence
today.
The Initiative and r ,ferendum and
imperative mandate are Issues in poll
tics, seeking their way INTO platforms
and are cumIng TO the front Reasons
are as numerous sc the Rands on tn
sea coat c, why the PEI pie should have
them. Direct legislation Is the deep
foundation stone upon which the whole
tsbrIc If tue democracy rests; with
II iE. monarchy exIsts II we had b ID
it Cleveland could not have cold our
grand republic TO the ROChschilo Jews;
our treasury notes could not have been
DESTROY 60 the present oil before Con
gresE could not pass the people. The
four Ihrussnd bankers would not hGd
it 30 easy I o oespoIl produGtIve energy
and by class la steal the peoples
earnings az fast as produced But az
long as the ignoran5 dolts love TO be
plundeTed, tr ey may Re. l sure that the
KID Rloved vampires will pocket their
produces and laugh at the dOlts who
faii Co zee how It R6s d me.
But To" currency DILL that seems Ger
tain Tn Da-s Congress does not STOP at
tn Baltimore plan; it goes n UGH
further But surprising it 60 stop
Il ere, It then RODS the people of all
their surplus. 10 discussing this meas
ure Me-. Horace White, o! New York,
ssio:
Bankers are the only class who can
arc mplish good ID this diI ection. the
m srses do not understand the suit ct,
AM are certsir " not fG TO settle IG by
their votes. Toe fools who go in for
fat money and Kindred evils don't
knnw vnat they are talking ABOUT.