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Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1890-01-09
couiphT 20 OTHERWISE.

Mr.. Ba.tine went into the Re
publican caucus and voted for Hen
derson. Reed, however, was tn
caucus nominee, and when tn
regular vote came in the House 0
Representatives, all who had at
tended the caucus abided by the
results OF the caucus, and voted fo
Reed, as all the Republican mem
bers did, and as the Silver State
ought to know was the only thing
left for HIM to do under the circum-
stances.-[Carsoa APPEAL.
The APPEAL is correct in its
statement of the case. Mr.. Bar
tine was elected by the Republl-
cans OF Nevada with no authority
to bolt the caucuses of his party.
He was in fact expected to act with
his party in the House, and as an
honorable man he could not do
otherwise, under the circumstances
than vote for Mr.. Reed after that
gentleman had received the nemi-
nation in caucus. The Times Re-
view hopes however, that such &C
tion will be taken by both parties
in Nevada next year that our repre-
sentatives will not be sent 20 Wash
ington with their hands tied, but
that they will be free to act with
any body of meh i'll Congress most
favorable to the silver cause. I'm
less this is done We might as well
send the most radical mono metal
lists to represent us, for any good
our silver men can accomplish
when bound down by the action OF
inimical party organizations. The
fact that our Congressman vas
obliged to vote on the floor of the
House for perhaps the most bitter
opponent OF the wLite metal, that
helds a seat in our National Legis-
lature, ought to awaken the people
of Nevada to the necessity of snch
action as will avert such an incon-
gruocs condition of things in the
future Times Review.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1890-01-09
PACIFIC COAST ITEMS.

There are forty feet OF snow en-
some of the Central Pacific sheds.
Almond trees are in full bloom in
Capay Valley, Yolo county.
Sckoel teachers In Sacramento
county, who failed to attend the
County Institute, are to be sus-
pended for ozs month.
A genius has succeeded in in
venting a machine for wrapping
oranges that does the work oil
three men. He SAYS that it can
wrap $500 oranges in one hour.
Saturday a railroad collision &C.
cured near Arlington, Or, but the
fatalcircumstances connected there-
with, if any actually occurred, were
suppressed by the railroad people.
1t is stated that several persons
were killed.
Judge Deadly, at Portland, holds
that the Union Pacific Company
has the right to receive freight at
any point on its system destined to
any point on the Northern Pacific
line, and that the latter is bound to
receive it and charge its rates for
the delivery Of the SANE.
During the recent floods at Ana
holm every hummock was swarm
ing with hare and rabbits that were
driven from the plains. They were
slaughtered by thousands by boys
and men, who used sticks, and
when tired of the sport they would
run the poor beasts off their dry
places into the raging waters.
The Tacoma murder mystery is
still unravelled. The body Of the
unknown man has been exposed for
five DAYS and is till unrecognized.
Andrew Christu, aged twenty
five years, rushed IN front of the
local express at Portland Or, yes.
terday, with suicidal intent, and
was killed
Daniel E. Bandmann has begun
suit for IS 900 against the Northern
Pacific, because it failed 10 deliver
his baggage at Spokane Fails in
time to fill his engagement.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-05-13

Alliance is not bound to employ them
again, and it ViU not. 1t will give a
part of them a rest. The Alliance
don't think they earned their salt,
that is the trouble. Some of our
Congressman need a little recreation:
If they faint by the wayside, we will
let them stay at home hereafter. 1t
is better to discharge sorry hands and
hunt up some good ones, even though
the "crop is in the grass" We are
Just going to rubbish" up a little,
blow some of the chaf out OF the
wheat, etc.
No, Nh. Argonaut, we are not going
to do anything wrong if we can help
it. You may draw the Constitution
of the United States on US, and If you
will show that we haven't the right to
discharge worthless laborers, then we
will submit and try to pay the cost.
But for the present we hold that your
proceedings are entirely illegal,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-05-13
A WORD ABOUT ADVERTISING

TINE Durham Sun of a recent date
contained a well written and SEN
sible article about Cheap John adver-
Using from which we extract the fol-
lowing:
"Our State press appears to be
prospecting, but it could be made
more so If strict business principles
were pursued.
"Things have come to a pretty pass
when an advertising agent somewhere
North, can sit in his cushioned chair,
and a $50, 900 diamond on his bosom,
and dictate to so many of our papers
Just the rates they shall insert an ad-
vertisement for. They will send
notices set in small type, or oily
tongued agents will come around who
have been editors and know all about
the business, and if a fellow hasn't
grit, they will gull the publisher into
taking it for about half what his le-
ultimate rates ought to be-"
That is a good picture of a number
of our State papers. 1t is time for
a radical change along this line.
About two months ago The PROGRESS
sIvE FARMER raised its rates and now
even the advertising agent with the
$50, 900 diamond has no terrors for
it. We did lose some money by 1t at
first, but hope to come out all right.
When the agents sent $50 worth of
advertising and offered to pay $40 O.
Sl2 for it we declined with thanks.
Since then some have been sent at
regular rates and no questions asked.
Many strictly local papers will allow
some agents to talk them into taking
their advertisements at much lower
rates than they charge their local
business men for the same space.
The PROGRESSIVE FARMER has never
done that. No, patent medicine
agents and other oily tongued
fellows are in the wrong pew
when they try to beat The PROGRESS
sIvE FARMER. We are not able to
run a charity concern, but if we cut
rates with anybody it will be home
advertisers, not with Northern mil.
lionaires, as many papers do, we
think.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-05-13
MARTIN COUNTY IN LINE.

Mr.. EDITORIAL the regular meet
ing of the Martin County Farmers
Alliance the following preamble and
resolutions were adopted:
WHEREAS, We, the members of the
Martin County Farmers Alliance, do
believe that the present depression in
all branches of agriculture to be the
result of unjust legislation; therefore
be it
Resolved, That we will support no
man for either branch of the State
legislature or for the National House
Of Representatives who will not pledge
himself to use his best efforts in favor
Of any measure or measures that
promise to advance the welfare Of the
farmers.
Resohed, That we do heartily cor
cur with the St. Louis Convention in
the action taken relative to the Sub
Treasury system, and do request our
Senators and Representatives in Con.
gress to use all honorable means to
ecu it's passage and enactment into
a law.
Resolved, That we hereby tender
our thanks to our Senator, the Hon.
4. B. Vance, for what he has done IN
introducing what is known as the
Sub,Treasury bill.
RESOLVED, That a copy of these re8o-
lutions be sent to The PROGRESSIVE
FARMER for publication and one to
each of our Senators and Representa-
tives in Congress.
@. @. PAGAN, Sec'y.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-05-13
BEN BUTLER ON THE FARM
ERS' MOVEMENT.

At the annual dinner Of the Butler
Club, of Boston, Thursday evening,
Gen. Butler made a lengthy speech
which was devoted almost wholly to
the subject of the present deplorable
financial condition of the farmers of
the country. He referred to the
Farmers Alliance, with it's formidable
proportions, which if held together
will be irresistible. 1t claims to be
non political, but, if successful, it will
destroy both political parties and be-
come a political party itself.
The General compared the condition
of the farmer as a workman with that
of a carpenter, showing that while the
farmers profits would be $ll2.5O for
his crop, the carpenter for a less ex-
penditure of time and energy, would
get $3.50, figuring upon the basis of
the present value of corn within
twenty-four hours ride of Chicago.
We have no faith in Gen. Butler,
and can't see how any n can admire
him unless it is on account of his
shrewdness. But nobody can doubt
his having a big head. For this reason
alone we give, in part, his view of the
matter.
But Gen. Butler IS mistaken about it
destroying both political parties and
becoming a party itself. 1t probably
would be easier to destroy both parties
than to reform them and it could be
done more quickly, but that would
hardly be in keeping with our repub.
lican form of government. If the
Alliance should destroy both parties
and set itself up as a Farmers mon
archy," we would no longer have a
republic. W. only hope to put those
belonging to each party who are an
tagonistic to our interests to flight
and then take a rest.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-05-13
U

A S will be seen by a letter from
N Mr.. w E. Jackson, of Augusta,
Ca, and from a clipping from the
Augusta Chronicle, on our 9Th page,
the cotton bagging pro olem is solved.
Our State business agent has a sample
of this bagging. and it is hard to dis
tinguish from jute, and though this
was made from the fore of stalks
which had stood in the fields all
winter, it is strong and sound. The
color is a little darker than that of
jute, but otherwise any n except an
expert would pronounce it to be jute
bagging. But it will be impossible to
make it for the crop of this season,
even if the factories were built for
the fibre cannot be had until the cot.
ton crop is made and gathered. So
we must prepare to use cotton bagging
or some substitute to cover the pres.
ent crop. By next eason millions of
yards of cotton, stalk fibre bagging
will be ready for use. Mr.. Jackson
will not permit any monopoly to con-
troll its manufacture and so it will be
a great boon to the farmers of the
cotton belt. Three cheers for Mr..
w. E. Jackson
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-05-13
AMONG THE ALLIANCES.
What the Organization is Doing
Throughout the Country.

What the Organization is Doing
Throughout the Country.
The Ro6eSonG1n says that an Ali
ance warehouse will be built at Lum-
berton this summer.
The cooperative store of the Will
TO- county (Ga.) Alliance at Rochelle
isSdoing a good business.
Dorchester, Maryland, County ALI
ance was organized on the 26th of
April with six Sub-Alliances.
The farmers of Massachusetts are
going to organize. They can't stand
it any longer. So says the Boston
Post.
The Alliance store at Graham, Ca,
was burned last week-Ioss So, 500.
No insurance. The fire is thought to
be the work of an incendiary.
Two hundred and fifty Alliances
were organized in Nebraska during
the month of February. The mem,
bership now is nearly 100000.
The Alliance men of Worth and
Irwin counties, Ca, purpose erecting
a cotton warehouse as O as their
cooperative store is completed.
The Alliance men Ia Colorado have
an investment and loaning feature. 1t
gives members a chance to borrow
money at a low rate of interest and
pay off the cut throat mortgages.
The members of Rolling House
Alliance, No. 81, in Kansas, have
resolved that they will use no more
coffee after the first of May until the
price is reduced to 20 cents per pound
or less, and ask all members in the
country to help them to break the
trust in this way. It would be a good
idea.
Salisbury Waterman: Mt. UIla
township has many a kind heart in it.
Fourteen plows, run by IA nejghbors
and neighbors' teams, were to be e
in a widows field one day last week.
Mrs. Joshua Miller had lost her
daughter and her son had burned his
hands while trying ito save her life.
Therefore they plowed her fields. 1t
is Goods country where men act in
that kindly way.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-05-13
SIDE ISSUES.

OEVERAL substitutes for the Sub
- Treasury plan have been offered.
But our people should be careful how
they bite at the bats thrown out.
The strongest advocates of the bill
have said time and again that they
would accept anything better. But
has such been offered? Senator
Stanford has presented a bill for the
government to loan money on real
estate at a low rate of interest. No
permanent relief would come from
this. We want something that would
last. It is plain that those who are
not in debt would receive no benefit
from that arrangement. This is
simply a side issue, if we be allowed
to so term it. Such men as Senator
Stanford hope to pull over a portion
Of the people, especially in the North
west, and get US divided. United
we stand, divided we fall" That is
the game. We must stick to the Sub
Treasury bill or something better.
But some of our Senators are not
we'll up in logic. 1t would be poor
economy for US to ask the government
to tax us and then loan the money
back to us at even a low rate of in
terest. If it be loaned at n per
cent. we would just be n per cent.
poorer. No, thank you, Bro. Stan
ford, the "same old game" won't
work any longer, we mean business.
There has been too much of this high
tax business already; too much
money-lending. Let US keep our
money when we get it; protect US
from robbers, is all we ask.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-05-13

Pennsylvania farmers do not belong
to any farmers organization. At the
time this call was made there was
not a member of the Alliance in that
State. The lesson it teaches is that all
farmers feel the need of more and
better legislation, and that they are
going to work to get it whether organ
lied or not. But the Alliance ban
ner has been planted in Pennsylvania
and the good work will continue. The
farmers of that State will make it hot
for the corrupt demagogues who have
been "misrepresenting" them.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-05-13
JOURNALISTIC.
What the knights of the Quill are
Doing.

The Concord Daily Standard has
been received. Bros. Cook and Har.
ris have made the weekly Standard a
success and no doubt the DAILY will
meet with hearty support.
The Roanoke Patron, published at
Potecasi, N. c., has entered on the
18th volume. 1t is the organ of the
Grange in that part of the State. We
wish you a long life and greater pros
perity, Bro. Beale.
Mrs. Isabel Mallon, of New York,
has been added to the staff of the
Ladies' Home Journal, of Philadelphia.
She will have charge of the fashion
columns of that excellent journal.
The North Carolina Farmer, of this
city, will celebrate it's l4th anniver-
sary this month by an enlarge nent
and change of name. In the future
it will be known as the South rrn
Farmer" Mr.. Jas. H. Ennis, Wl:o
has always had editorial charge, VII
be assisted by Mr.. P. G. Ennis, who
will assume the business management.
We wish it continued success.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-05-13
NOT MEMBERS OF THE ALL
ANCE.

The agriculturists of the Twenty
sixth Congressional district OF the
State of Pennsylvania have issued a
call for the holding of a non-partisan
convention to nominate candidates
for Congress and both branches of
the State Legislature. The call is
signed by over 1900 farmers and
bids fair to work a revolution in
the politics of that part Of the State.
To those who blame the leaders Of
the Alliance for creating a desire on
the part Of the farmers for reform
along certain lines this action on the
part of 1900 Pennsylvania farmets
should be of more than ordinary i'm.
portance. A large portion of these
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-05-13
FARMERS AND OTHER PEOPLE.

eve have no patience with the
claptrap that represents farmers al
'Ishmaelites whose hands are against
everybody, and everyoody's hands
against them They are a part of the
body polite, and cannot be severed
from the rest of their countrymen."
The above is from an editorial in
the Newberne Daily Journal Of a
recent date. We are not disposed to
find fault with or criticize the words
of the Journal, for they are strictly
true in every respect. But why does
our contemporary feel called upon to
defend the people engaged in agricul-
tural pursuits? Almost every day
we read something that prompts US to
use about the same language. The
sentence, "they are a part of the
body polite, and cannot be severed
from the rest of their c~ountrymen,"
is the most significant part of the
text. AS the Journal says there are
cIaptrap papers and individuals, too,
who feel it their duty to be forever
casting slurs on our4best people-our
farmers. When-we-say cur best
people we do not mean that there r
no good people engaged in other occu-
p~ations, but in a general way they are
the best. True our farmers have
made many mistakes. They have
been too good natured. They have
allowed other people to outstrip them
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-05-13
COL. L. L. POLK.

Col. Polk, at this writing, is some-
where in Texas, but in his Office in
Washington, D. c., are piles of letters,
sent tt his address, by his admiring
friends not only in n. c., but all over
the South and West. To give you
an idea 1 will give you short extracts:
"Your speech just read. The Ameri.
can Senators never heard such an
array of facts before" Your speech
shows that you are the right man in
the right place" e.
"The people of North Carolina are
justly proud of you"
owe want you in the Senate"
ave want you in Congress-"
eve want you for Governor"
"The people want you to fill the
highest place in their gift"
"You have shown yourself a states.
mar ranking with Clay, Calhoun and
Webster"
Now, my brethren, l want you to
understand that it will simply be i'm.
possible for Col. Polk to answer all
these letters. | know he would do
so if he could. [ know [ cannot get
the time to tender by letter his thanks
to you for your kind expressions. He
will read them all and l know he will
be nerved to go forward in the right,
battling for you, az in the past, but
with renewed energy. l write this so
you will know why your personal
letters are unanswered.
ON EOnY
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-05-13
LETTER FROM MR.. JACKSON.

A FEW days ago we wrote Mr.
II w. E. Jackson, at Augusta,
Ca, asking him for any and all infor,
nation in regard to his plan for con-
verting the bark of the cotton stalk
into bagging which would be of in
terest to u readers. The following
letter from him will show that he is
sure Of success. The clipping re-
ferred to will De found on the sixth
page of this issue:
AUGUSTA, Ca, May 5, 1889.
). l.. RAMSEY, Raleigh, N. c.:
DEAR SIH Your esteemed and
valued favor of the first inst. received.
l enclose you a corrected clipping
from the Augusta Chronicle which IS
true so far as it relates to me- and
what [ have accomplished.
Just at present l an not in a posi-
ton to say anything more for publica-
ton than what is contained in the
clipping.
When this new industry is de-.
veloped it will open up a field of adj
Vancement and progress that our peo-
pie have been sleeping over all their
life. l do not propose to conGne it to
Tue cotton stalk alone (that, however.
is a big thing but my machines for
utilizing the cotton stalk will mo- lie
idle like the cotton gin, until another
crop is made, but can be adjusted 81
as to utilize many of the other fbres
now to be found in the South.
may visit your city this summe,
and Will be pleased to call on you and
discuss the question at length.
Sincerely thanking you and Col
Polk for your good wishes in the
matter, and with assurances of nv
highest regards, believe me.
Yours respectfully,
WIN. B. JACKSON.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-05-13
THE WATCAMAN ON THE
WALL"

THE Nashville ArgOnaut of a re-
Il cent date sounds a note of warn
ing. 1t says there is a deep laid plan
to entrap the Alliance and dema-
gogues are to use the organization to
further their own selfish ends, if they
can. w would be glad if the Argon
aut would give its reasons for this
belief. Who are they, Mr.. A~rgonaut D.?
1t is generally admitted that the
membership of the Alliance u the
affair, and shape it's course be it wise
or unwise. The members of the ALI
ance know nothing Of these political
affiliations it speaks of. The leaders
of the Alliance have positively denied
any knowledge of the "dicker "
mentioned. So the ArgOnGwt and a
few other people who r easily
alarmed must be responsible for the
trouble. If the leaders of the order
should undertake such a thing it
would be ruinous to themselves indi.
vidually. The Republican leader
which the Argonaut has unearthed in
Nash county must be a Solomon, and
if there is a democratic leader down
that way who is of equal calibre they
should be made general managers of
their respective parties. They could
make a success of the business we are
sure.
The plans of the Alliance are n
secret. They have been published
time and again. The Argonaut or
anybody else can see them at any
time.
The Alliance does not seek to create
q third party, neither does it seek to
tumble all of the parties together and
make a new one The plan has al
ways been to get relief through which
ever party that may be in power at
the time the demands are made. If
certain laws are to be passed in North
Carolina or Georgia, it would be ex-
pected that the Democratic party
would pass these laws from the fact
that it is the dominant party and has
more members in the Senate and
Legislature. But, Of course the Re-
publican members need not cast a
strict party vote. In Kansas or Mas,
sachusetts the Alliance will expect the
Republican Senate and Legislature to
grant relief as they have the legisla
tive power, and so on to the end. AT
present the Republican party, on a
strict party vote, would have to carry
any measures through our National
legislative bodies. Now to illustrate:
Two years ago the Alliance demanded
the passage of a railroad commission
in North Carolina; also other meas
ures. The bill was defeated. Who
defeated it? Well, the Alliance
knows and the Alliance expects tc
defeat those who defeated II. liz
Alliance knows it's enemies by theI
ear-marks. How will we do 1t
Simply by letting those smart AIeck
stay at home hereafter, no matte
what party they belonged to. If tn
Arg6naut hires a man to do som
work and pays him, and he fails to d
the work, neither the editors religion
nor his political views hinder hin
from discharging or refusing to hir
that man again. So with the farmer
of our State. They employed lot {
men to do a job of work in Raleig
eighteen months ago. a part of thel
were faithful; some YER not. I'll
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-05-13
HON. B. H. BUM.
A Constituent Asks Him Certain Dues.
tons Upon Public Measures.

I4OuS OPOA uDLS measures.
Especial Cor. of State Chronicle.I
Our Representative, Hon. B. H.
Bum, in an interview published in a
recent issue of the State Chronicle,
gave his views as to certain prominent
questions now before the public. But
he failed to make himself clear. We
desire to have unequivocal answers to
each of the following questions:
() Are you in favor of the bill n.
troduced by Senator Vance in The
United States Senate, known as the
"Sub- Treasury Bill" for the relief Of
the agriculturists ?
(2) Do you oppose the present IA,
tional banking system?
(3) Are you in favor OF the free
and unlimited coinage Of silver ?
< az Are you in favor of a railroad
commission for the regulation of
freights and tariffs on the railroads in
North Carolina Z?
A plain answer to each of the
above questions is desired by your
CONSTITUENTS.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-05-13
A SMALL Favor AsKED

Will the judges, members of the
State Senate and members of the
Lower House who have refused to &C
cept free passes from the different
railroad corporations in the State be so
kind as to drop US a postol card to
that effect ? We would appreciate
this little act of kindness very much.