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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-09-17
dangers which threaten our institu-

dangers which threaten our institu-
items.
In subscribing for and patronizing
newspapers devoted to the interests OF
the farmer and laborer you not only
educate yourself to a true state of our
affairs, but you help the cause of
suffering humanity, and tits an encour
agement to the man whose hand is at
the wheel. You also help to disemi-
nate the principles of the order, it
will strengthen your resolves and en-
tighten you as to one object besides
educating you generally.
In looking at the present we must
not lose sight of the future and see
that our children should have a proper
education. We have a public school
system which opens it's doors two or
three months, allowing sufficient vaca-
ton the balance of the year for the
children to forget the little they had
learned. Can it be said that educa-
ton is widely difused in our State ?
Can it be truly said that present
system benefits our children and
will make them enlightened
citizens e? Let US put our.
heads together, adopt some plan,
event it entails more expense, whereby
we can have the youth of North Caro-
lima better educated, and let it not be
said that we, the people of this State,
are so Indifferent for the future vel
fare of our children that We have ne
elected to institute such a system of
schools that the reproach can not be.
cast upon us that this is one of the
" ilhterate States in the Union"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-09-17
RAILROADS AND RAILROAD
COMMISSIONS.
No. ".
NO. ~.
From Scotland Neck Democrat.)

NCEOAh 0COu6nO 4CNA OCaAOOAdGJ
1t has been openly charged that by
means of free passes the political con.
ventions of both parties have been
packed in the interest of some can
didate seeking the very highest honors
at the hands of the people. Can this
be true? Can it be said of Norsh
Carolina that her officers in the highest
stations, or any of them, have been
put in their positions, forced upon the
people by a few men of large capital,
who of course seek only their own
personal aggrandizement 2 Is it pos
sible that the fortunes, the aspirations
and the hopes of men are in the hands
of two or three railroad managers 2
Can no man expect or hope to have
his brow crowned with laurels unless
it should happen to please the fancy,
or be to the interest of two or three
railroad lords !? If this be SO, ever
in part, then what has become of our
boosted government of the people and
for the people? Why not put an end
to the farce of township, county and
State conventions, which have been
supposed to represent the grand and
glorious majesty of the people, the
supposed sovereigns of this beautiful
land, this free country save all the
expense and excitement of these as
semblies, and let Nh. -, presi.
dent of this system of railroads, and
Mr.. -, president of that system
of railroads, quietly get together and
agree upon and issue their edict as to
who shall occupy this honorable Office,
and who that?
Get together, my countrymen, as
semble ye men of the people, and dill
gently enquire into and discuss this
matter, for | assure you that if one
tenth of these things are true this
government of the people, for which
our fathers made SO many and such
glorious sacrifices of blood and money,
is on the eve of becoming a govern,
ment no of the people for their mu-
tual and common happiness and pros
perity, but a government of capitalists
for the benefit of the rich and power
full; and whenever this may come to
pass, may God have mercy on the
poor and the weak.
| again ask why should free passes
over railroads be given to our judges,
who almost sit in judgment upon con
%troversies between private persons and
railroad corporations. Are not these
judges, Notwithstanding their exalted
position, only men, after all 2 and are
they any stronger, o pure, or less
susceptible to fattery and favors than
other men? What a strange world
this is On one occasion a certain
judge in calling over the docket OF
cases for trial before him come to the
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-09-17
GRAND CANE, La, Aug. 80, 49,

GRAND ZANE, La, Aug. o., 90.
Mr.. EDIToR:-There are just now
two questions gravely confronting
the North as well as the South, and
the one section awaiting the action of
the other heightens their Importance
and deepens their gravity rather than
a~ccelerates a proper and speedy adjust
ment. The two questions involve
such gigantic and far reaching inter
ests, such extraordinary Legislation as
precludes the possibility of immediate
and satisfactory adjustment, but it is,
Notwithstanding, none the less inevi-
table. The questions alluded to are
as apparent as they r important;
they occupy the public mind and were
dwelt upon at the recent session of
the Interstate Farmers Convention of
which you are the efficient and hon.
ored President, viz: The aggregation
and corrupting influences of enormous
wealth welded by individuals and
corporations to the detriment of the
masses, fostering National decline and
running agriculture, breeding trusts,
monopolies, combines and virtually
breeching confidence in every depart
ment of law and justice, demoralizing
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-09-17

Yellow fever is raging at Vlgo'
seaport town on the Atlantic coast
the Province of Pontevedia.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-01-15
H HOMESTEAD.

The PROGRESSIVE FARMER has ever
maintained that the present home
stead law, under the manipulations of
trade and speculation, is a curse to the
poor people of the, State. 1t is not,
however, opposed to a proper and
safe homestead law; on the contrary,
it is strongly in favor of it. Wewant
a homestead in fact, and not merely in
name. We want a homestead, that
will belong to the family and that
cannot be taken away from them, and
that cannot be made an excuse by
heartless spectators for grinding the
poor to the earth. We are led to these
remarks by the recent reception of
resolutions demanding the absolute re-
peal of the present law. It is true it
is a heavy weight on the necks of our
people, but it's repeal would involve the
great mass of u people in hopeless
bankruptcy and ruin. We think the
Legislature should modify it and make
the homestead an fee simple, and then
we can begin to see a way by which we
may rid our people of that blight to
their energies-the mortgage and lien
law. But these will stay with us and
curse u people SO long as the home
stead law remains in it's present form.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-01-15
DUFF LEGISLATURE.

We hazard nothing in saying that
for moral worth, good, sound, practi-
cal sense and substantial character,
the body now sitting in our Capitol
equals any that has been there within
the past twenty years. We shall conf
IDENTIFY look for good work at its
hands. The members, as a rule, do not
look as though they would tolerate
any foolish or unnecessary waste of
time, or that they will be betrayed
into any " wildcat legislation"
The PROGRESSIVE FARMER will be
an interested spectator and will faith
fully note such action and measures
especially, as are of interest to its
farmer friends. Of course it cannot
undertake to give a detailed report of
the proceedings, as it would neces-
sarily occupy all u space, but we
trust nothing will escape our notice
which may be of special interest to
our friends.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-01-15

~ The indications are that the next
General Assembly of u State will be
composed largely of farmers. THE Pro-
GREssIvE FARMER proposes to discuss freely
such issues and questions as will most
likely be brought before that body and in
which every farmer in the State is directly
interested. 1t will keep its readers thor
oughly informed on all matters of legisla-
ton affecting their interests and will give
the ayes and noes whenever necessary.
The people shall know who are their
friends and who their enemies. If you
want to keep up, subscribe nov for THE
Progressive FARMER.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-01-15
IT WOULD INSPIRE CONFI-
DENCE.

Our neighbor the Meas and Observer
in an admirably written article on a
railroad commission, says:
Composed as we suggest we believe
a commission would be a valuable pub
lie agent. 1t would have the effect OF
preventing the encroachment of corpo-
rate power upon the rights of the peo-
pie and at the same time of preserving
to the railways all the rights they have
unimpaired at the hands of the public.
1t would free the railway management
of the day to a great extent from the
popular prejudices with which it has
to contend. It would inspire greater
confidence in railway management
generally and would enable the rail
ways thus to act with greater freedom
and consequent better effect. It would,
we believe, bring greater prosperity
to the railroads and greater prosperity
to those whom the railroads serve
the merchant, the farmer, the profes-
sional man alike.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-01-15

North Carolina when such Offices as
Railroad Commissioner, the Superin-
tenient of Public Instruction, the
management of our penal and Chart
able institutions, our Judiciary and
our Agricultural College shall be par
celled cut to any man or men because
of service rendered to the party. To
recognize and to reward such service
is well and proper, but in the above
named positions, is not in our judg-
ment, the place to do SO.
The Commission should be con-
stituted of such men as will, by their
ability, integrity and high character,
command the respect and confidence
of the people and of the railroads.
And there r plenty of lawyers in
our State who have never been o n
nected with the railroads and business
men who have never figured in poll
tics, and farmers and manufacturers
who are able and just, to make up
such a Commission.
The PROGRESSIVE FARMER has no
cake to grind" in this matter, but it
must speak what it knows to be the
earnest desire of the great mass of our
people when they have so much at
stake.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-01-15

refer to these facts to say further that
we are at loss to understand how it
is claimed in the face of these figures,
that three of the professors had to be
discharged because the, Legislature
had weakened the Institution by
taking the interest on the Land Scrip
Fund away from it. For as a matter
of fact we learn that this interest
$500, has been used by the Univer-
sity,. and it is enjoying it to-day. And
this being, so, we, as a friend of tour
Agricultural College, cannot quietly
allow the impression to go out@that
taking the interest on this fund for
the Agricultural College has weak.
ened the University, when in truth it
has not been taken as yet.
He discusses highways, pensions,
railroads, education, taxation, &c.
When we have more time and space,
we will present his views more fully.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-01-15
THE GOVERNORS MESSAGE.

His Excellency Governor Scales,
submitted his message to the Legisla-
ture on Thursday last. 1t is compre-
hensive and so far as a hurried glance
will allow us to judge, it is plain,
Straightforward and practical. We
note that he favors an increase of the
Judges, the Governor, Attorney-Gen-
eral, Secretary of State, Auditor and
Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Of our MANNED soldiers, he says:
"Cost what it may, North Carolina
must take care of them" He argues
at length and with force for the crea-
ton of a Railroad Commission. The
only branches of the Agricultural De-
partment touched upon are the Chemi-
cal Station and the Oyster Survey. No
reference is made to the Governors
Palace.
He is not very clear as to u State
University. He places the income
from tuition and escheats at $40, 248,
which is all that is to meet the pay
roll of $22,7 700. We think the Uni
versity under the act of the last Legis-
lature gets an annual appropriation of
$40, 900. We learn that it had in
1887 and 1888, the interest on the
Land Scrip Fund, which is $500
per annum, making a total of $27, 500
for each year, to which is to be added
the tuition, which from reports of the
number of pupils at $50 each, should
add $4,000 to $4,000 per annum
Our understanding, therefore, is, that
instead of $2O,24S the income of
the institution from the State
was certainly $27, 500 to which
is to be added the tuition. We
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-01-15
TO WHOM TO WRITE.

Again we must ask our brethren
not to write to the State Secretary on
matters pertaining to the State Bust
ness Agency, but write to the Bust
ness Agent, Bro. w. A. Darden, Raj
eigh, N. G. The Secretary has 1880
Alliances and that number of Secre-
taries to look after and serve. He is
receiving an average of about 100
letters per day. 1t takes three good,
active, hard-working men to attend to
the pressing work of this Office, and it
is simply impossible to attend to any
matters not belonging to the Office.
We hope our brethren will remember
this and thus relieve us to that extent.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-01-15
WHO SHOULD BE ON THE COM
MISSION7

It is altogether probable that a
Railroad Commission will be estab-
lished by the present Legislature. We
have every reason to believe that the
friends of this measure are anxiously
DESTROYS of having only a just and
equitable law. They do not want to
Cypress the railroads. nor to circum-
scribe their legitimate powers and
rights. They desire to protect the
people and the railroads each in their
respective interests. But they may
pass the best and the most perfect
railroad commission bill, and if they
fail to place its execution into the
hands of the right men, it will be worse
than a failure. And just here they
will encounter their severest trial.
The reasonable assumption is that a
good salary will be attached to this
office, and it is already very clear that
there will be perhaps scores Of appli-
cants, for a position on the Commits
sion. TIE PRoGREssIvE FARMER be-
lieves that it should be composed Of
three men-one a good lawyer, n to
represent the business and shipping
interests, and one to represent the
agricultural and industrial interests of
our people. We know that it has be-
come a custom for those who have
been active and prominent in the SER
vice of party, to claim that they should
have precedence in the distribution of
offices, whatever the character of the
Office. The Progressive FARMER has
naught to say as to the patronage to
be bestowed in consideration of party
service rendered, provided it be con
fined to political Offices. But it is bold
to say that it will be a sad day for
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-01-15
SENATORIAL cHIT-cHAT.

Raleigh is literally swarming with
United States officials. If there be
those who could not come, they must
have sent their kinsfolk. Internal
Revenue officers, United States Mar
shals and District Attorneys. Where
did they all come from ? What is
their mission Are they planning q
raid on the farmesrs' legislature?
News for the Mecklenburg peo-
pie. Here is the description, as given
to some of the farmers Legislature, of
Capt. Alexander as a private citizen.
"Why, he is a regular nabob-rides
out every day in his magnificent liver
led turnout, is president of bank and
don't notice common people"
Query: Why is it that if a farmer,
by attention to his business, makes
money and has pride enough to dress
decently, is criticized and misrepre-
sented, while Others can ride free, in
gilded palace cars, without comment ?
The DAILY Plant " supposes that
Mr. Leazer was elected Speaker of the
House "to keep the farmers from
feeling too sore over the coming de,
feat of their candidate for United
States Senator"
THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER had sup
posed that MI. Leazer was elected on
merit and for his peculiar fitness for
the position. And it further sup
poses that the farmers in the Legisla-
ture will most gratefully appreciate
the condescension of the mysterious
but august power which has thus
deigned to pity them. "Sore over
their coming defeat /" Suppose the
sturdy farmers of the Legislature
should say 10 the Plant that they had
concluded not to accept this generous
profer of sympathy and kindness I'M
til after the 22nd inst?
General Clingman, whom it is
said is a candidate for the Senate,
thus epitomized his views of the situa-
ton, the other day: "The candidate
will be elected who has the most men
under obligations to him." Before the
war, a negrowas worth $500. Judge
Douglas said that a white man, if he
behaved himself, was as good as a
negro, Now don't sell out for less
than $500; if you do, you won't be
as good as a negro"
-Rumor has it that there Is more
than one man who is willing to be
side-tracked on a Railroad Commission.
We shall see.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-01-15

chairman; Messrs. Aycock, Abbot,
Farthing, Blair, Green.
Corporations: Mr.. Barber, chair
man; Messrs. Bailey, Pou, Means,
Aycock, Lucas, Thomas,
Agriculture, Mechanics and Mining;
Mr.. Williams, of Pitt, chairman;
Messrs. Reid, Robinson, Emry, Az,
cock, Shaw, White, Hughes, LeGrand,
Lineback, Brown, Payne.
Penal Institutions: Nh. Pou, chair
man; Messrs. Bailey, Twitty, Smith,
Hughes, Green, Wimberly. ~
Salaries and Fees: Mr. Leeper, chair
man; Messrs. Briggs, LeGrand, Brock,
Bennett, Rice, Wimberly.
Federal Relations: Mr.. LeGrand,
chairman; Messrs. Williams, of Pitt,
Little, Moore, Smith, Farthing and
Lusk.
Insurance: Mr.. Long, chairman;
Messrs.. Toms, Stills, LeGrand, Thomas,
Copeland, Brown.
Institution for the D. D. and B.:
Mr.. Reid, chairman; Messrs. Bailey,
Twitty Hughes, Crawford, Copeland,
Banks. ss
Fish and Fisheries: Mr.. Lucas,
chairman; ,Messrs. Abbott, Stubs,
Brock, Robinson, Copeland, Rice.
Claims: MI. Campbell, chairman;
Messrs. Shaw, Brock, Smith, Briggs,
Hampton, Waters.
Propositions and Grievances: Mr..
Turner, of Iredell, chairman; Messrs.
Long, Kerr, Robinson, Turner, of
Catawba, Waters, Thomas, Crawford.
Military Affairs: Mr.. Stubs, chair
man; Messrs. Aycock, Emry, Reid,
Leeper, Faulkner, Green.
Insane Asylum: Mr.. Bailey chair
man; Messrs. Kerr, King, Aycock,
Turner, Of Catawba, Turner, of Ire
dell, Means, Shaw, Stubs, Holton,
Banks, Williams, Of Cumberland,
Blair.
HOUSE COMMITTEES.
Propositions and Grievances: Messrs
Hampton, Hood, McGill, Baird, Blan-
ton, Blue, Deford, Franks, johnson,
Marsh, Pearson, Reynolds, Starbuck,
Trull, Holloway.
Penal Institutions: Messrs. Hoke,
Gibbon, Newland, Marsh, of Union,
Overman, Miller, Long, of Mecklen-
burg, White, Wooten, of. Richmond,
Yancey, Walser, Starbuck, Trull.
Education: Messrs. Doughton, Over.
man, Alexander, Clifton, Littleton,
Hewitt, Jones, Outlaw, Cheek, Cooper,
Hendricks, Pugh, Ward.
Privileges and elections: Messrs.
Lyon, Sutton, Jones, Newland, Gil
man, Cherry, Chadwick, Dunlap, Long,
of Columbus, Walser, Hendricks,
Amis, Crisp.
Internal Improvements: Messrs.
Cooke, Chadwick, McCubbins, Makely,
Coffeld, Wooten, of Lenoir, Matheson,
Mcdonald, Cheek, Pearson, Scot,
Cooper, Reynolds, Holloway, Crowder.
Engrossed Bills: Messrs Walker,
Wilmington, Blue, Dills, Bell, Bed
dingield, Crowder.
Inauguration Committee: Messrs.
Carter, Hoke, Walser, Beddingfeld
and Anthony as House branch.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-01-15
THE LEGISLATURE.

This body convened formally on
Wednesday at noon. =
. THE SENATE 40=4
Was called to order by Lieut. Gov.
Stedman. Mr.. r. M. Furman was
elected Chief Clerk; Mr.. D. B. Nichol-
son, Of Sampson, Reading Clerk; Mr.
w. V. Clifton, of Wake, Principal
Door Keeper; Capt. A. M. Mobiles, of
Johnston, Asst. Door Keeper; Mr.. M.
Bradshaw, of Randolph, Engrossing
Clerk.
Mr.. Payne, of Robson, introduced
two important resolutions, n for
creating a special committee on con
tested elections and the other for a
joint select committee, three on the
part of the House and five on the
part of the Senate, to whom should be
referred all matters relating to a Rail.
road Commission.
IN THE HOUSE,
Mr., Geo. M. Bulla, Principal Clerk of
the last House, called the House to
order and the oath was administered
to the members by G. B. Root, Esq,
of this city.
Mr.. Augustus Leazer, of Iredell,
was elected Speaker over Mr.. z. B.
Walker, of Davidson, by a vote Of 81
to 80. Mr.. T. B. Womack, of Chat
ham, was elected Chief Clerk; Mr.. Fl.
A. Latham, of Beaufort, Reading
Clerk; Nh. w. 7. Crawford, of Hay
wood, Engrossing Clerk, MI. T. NJ.
Brown, Enrolling Clerk; MI. D. R.
Julian, of Rowan, Door Keeper; Mr..
G. L. Fitzpatrick, of Lenoir, Asst.
Door Keeper.
Mr.. Kings resolution providing for
the Inauguration of Gov. Fowle and
authorizing al expenditure of $500
for the same passed the Senate. Sena-
tor Williams again places himself on
record in favor of cheap money by
introducing a resolution to reduce the
legal rate of interest. Mr.. Mcdonald,
of Cabarrus, and Mr.. Beddingield, of
Wake, each a bill to create a Railroad
Commission. Mr.. Amis, a bill relating
to public roads: one in relation to con-
victs and for the encouragement
of sheep husbandry.
MI. Moore and Lineback, each, reso-
l~utions requesting Congress to repeal
the internal revenue laws. Mr..
Thomas, bill to prevent frauds in sale
of lands and chattles under mortgage.
Mr.. j. M. Brown, of stanly, was
elected Enrolling Clerk of the AS
sembly.
M. Newland a bill to establish a.
Railroad Commission.
MI. Wooten a bill to amend Stock
laws.
SENATE COMMITTEES.
Judiciary: Mr.. Kerr, chairman,
Messrs. Pou, Means, Bailey, Turner,
of Iredell; Little, LeGrand, Barber,
Stubs, Payne, Lucas, Green.
Privileges and Elections: Mr. Lit
tie, chairman; Messrs. Pou, Campbell,
Briggs, Williams, of Cumberland,
Payne, Rice, Lineback.
Education: Mr.. Shaw, chairman;
Messrs. LeGrand, Stills, Bennett, Reid,
Campbell, Bailey, Jones, Lucas, Blair,
Moore, Faulkner, Lineback.
Internal improvements: Mr.. Means,
chairman, Messrs Long, Barber, Kerr,
Tw1tty, Campbell, Lucas, Smith,
Lusk, Thomas.
Banks and Currency: Mr.. Toms,
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PLEASANT RIDGE, N. c.,
Jan. 10. '88.

To the Sub-Agemts of Farmers Alliance
Of CASTOR county, N. c.:
Dear Ssrs II have complied with
the instructions given me by our
County Alliance at Dallas on Monday,
January 18th, 1889, and having received
an answer from our State Business
Agent, Bro. W. A. Darden. Stating
that the the matter is all right, this is
to notify you that an Agent will be IN
Dallas on Monday, January 21st to
meet all the SubAgents of the counr-
try. Let there be a full meeting.
F~raternally yours,
3. L. WILSON, G. B. A..
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