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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-10-07
AGRICULTURAL NOTES.

Now is when weeds seed Are
yours ripe?
Repairs are now in order, and will
be until winter comes.
Wait until the frost kills, the flies;
before pain sing your buildings.
Many farmers fail because they are.
farmers by circumstances and not by,
choice.
Clean agricultural fairs have a.
certain moral value as we'll as hnaR
cial and educational value,
Mixed husbandry is advisable, and
frequent seeding Of clover, to keep the
subsoil open to the admission of air
and moisture.
To the market gardener as we'll as
the ordinary farmer an exhibition Of
his products and the various varieties
that he grows is of the utmost value.
It is not fiction but sober fact that
western farmers sometimes moved
their stables rather than haul out the
manure. Those farmers now haul o1t
all the manure they can.
A few days ago at Garfield, Dakota,
four carloads Of sacks were unloaded
for the Farmers Alliance. At con
ssrvative estimate, the farmers have
saved fully 81, sos on the tranGetion.
When the Atlanta, HI, Fair AssO.
citation awarded prizes tosfarmers who
had killed the greatest number of rats,
there were 20, 94S tails presented, and
a man who had killed 4,300 rats took
first money.-FaTna, Field and Stock
man.
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SHALL THE RAILROADS OWN
THE PEOPLE?

The railroad strike in New York
will enable US to get the public ear at
last.
If the government resumes its right
of " eminent domain over the high
ways by paying fair value for the
railroads, and runs them as Germany,
Australia and Russia do, there can be
no more strikes, as there are none IN
the other departments Of the National
Administration.
The antsgonism Of the railway EN-.
ployees comes of the vicious system Of
all rob oeries-the departure from nat
ural justice
Whether the strike fails or prevails,
we, the farmers and laborers and pro-
ducers pay the cost The cities look
on with equanimity when the strikers
of all trades reduce work to eight
hours a day, while they cause our
work to run up to sixteen hours a
day But we are robbed all the
time, as all the world knows-and our
cries are spurned. But now New
York City suffers, and she cries out
After q while, when We are reduced
to poverty and slavery, these strikers,
about 100000 possibly armed men,
will go into a combined outbreak
the railroaders being the nucleus OF
tho movement The United States
Army is about 10000 men, scattered
over the whole Union. There will
probably be armed and drilled men
enough in Chicago to defeat this army
even were it there concentrated ;
but the railroad strikers cut off all
concen tration, and Chicago is given
over to anarchy and rapiDe-!
What can be done in Chicago can
be done in every city in America.
The general of the army calls for aid,
the President of the United States
calls upon the cultivators and pro
ducers, are we going to fight for our
destroyers
There is anarchy and civil war
lowering along the whole horizon.
There comes anarchy, and then, like
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-10-07

as in the French Revolution of 1887,
despotism.
Let US then have a department of
commerce, of railroads, canals, turn
pixies and waterways of all kinds, in
cluding telegraphs. Then the rail
road strikes will no longer be possible,
and the strikes of the other unions of
no importance.
There is but one law which can
peaceably and justly control capital
and labor-that is supply and de-
mand-with an open field and fair
play for the achievement, accumula
ton and security of property, and
then the "Devil take the hindmost." !"
The railroads are the fathers of all
the other com bines, trusts and rob-
bing and, being possessed by the
government, they all go to the wall
Armour says to the Secretary of
Commefce: g want you to move for
US 10000 pounds of dressed beef. !"
The Secretary responds: 1" l learn that
you are against the common law and
the statute in combination to fore
stall and reduce the price of beef to
the producers I won't move pound
your beef" The beef trust is ruined,
and the carload of meat which is sent
to New York at $40 to Armour &
Co, ard $lOO to producers and other
traders, is carried by the governmen4
for $40, or less, for all alike, just as
the letter postage has been reduced
from twelve to two cents to the whole
people
So the Standa d Oil Company, sell
ing oil for fifteen cents per gallon,
which is worth only FIVE cents, and
all other trusts and robbeTies are
crushed in an hour
The lottery banditti, who are now
buying State legislatures and corrupt
ing Congress and bulldozing Wash,
ington by force and armed thugs, but
follow in the wake of the railroad
robbers, who for years have used the
same tactics, and who, in this, Madi
son, county, KY, in August last,
crushed the Democratic and Rapubll-
can parties to powde~.
Shall the people own the railroads,
or the railroads ot09a the people p Cos
sius M. Clay, IN The Nea0 York Lnde
pendent.
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original package cases, .has dispelled
that fattering delusion.
Who, then, shall say beyond ques-
tioning that a statute that should pro
vide for further extension Of the fnan
cIal system; for expansion that would
relieve congestion, and congestion that
wou: prevent expansion; for expan
sion when needed, and contraction
WHEN expansion would be hurtful; for
the protection of millions from the
rapacity of few; for a stable cur
rency; for the prevention of specula-
tion in the necessaries of life; for an
increase, per capita, Of the circulating
medium, would be unconstitutional :?
In the light of congressional legjsla
ton to grant bounties, build monu-
ments hold fairs endorse as surety
for persons, lend money without in
terest, enlarge and deepen inland
creeks, to make paper legal tender,
to tax State banks out of existence to
make room for favored few, to pay
$l25 for bond of only 500, TO con-
duct the fish business, to support suf
ferers by fires and floods, to establish
and support weather bureau, to save
Wall street gamblers from bankruptcy,
to search for the north pole, and TO do
many other like deeds, who shall set
himself up as the judicial authority TO
decide ex cathedra the unquestionable
unconstitutionality of your Sub Treas
ury plan
THE QUESTION OF CONsTITUTIONALITY.
It is a lamentable truth that in
questions that can be brought oy con
structlon under the powers Of Con-
gress relating to finance and revenue,
to the regulation of commerce, to the
rights of a State and the general
welfare, it is hazardous to the repu-
tation of the best legal mind to give
an opinion on the constitutionality of
any stated proposition. Therefore, II
is an idle task-a waste of time-to
be discussing whether certain details
of your measure are or are not consti-
tutional. Stand by your plan for re
lief; press it on the attention Of GA
gress; demand its consideration, and
le41 1e oate not only the constitutional
ity, but the practicability of your meas
ure as one of relief. Take no farmer s
opinion as your guide; be not disheart
ened by any one lawyers opinion. In
sist on action and "in the multitu te
of counsel" relief in some form will
come. Division of opinion on this
measure may be your defeat. You
are comforting the enemy by this
division and halting. Already some
of the northern press have predicted
your downfall at the hands of one
man 1t may be that zone man put
10000 to flight" but it is not recorded
in history or fiction that 100000 of as
brave, determined, earnest, we'll or
ganized men as you are ever surren-
dered to one or to 10000.
T. M. Norwood.
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NEW INDUSTRIES.

Enterprises Of Various Kinds to be Put
In Operation and Things Likely to be
DJae at an Early Day-Rip Van
W5nke Cannot Stag in the
Old North State.
CManufatcurers' Record
Durham-A bed spring factory will,
it is stated, be established.
Murphy-William Bsal is develop.
ing a tale mine near Murphy
High Point-C. F. Call contemplates
establishing a mattress factory.
Bryson City-E. G. Coffin & Co.
will manufacture locust insulAtors
Jarret:s--Keener & Co. contem-
plate the manufactre of insulators
Greensboro-L F. Ross contem-
plates the establishment of hosiery
mill.
New Berne-Howard & Green will,
it is stated, es solish the steam laundry
lately mentioned.
FayettevilIe-TheC Carolina M chine
Co., lately reported as organized, has
been incorporated.
Oxford-Pinkney Meadows is, it is
stated, erecting an addition to his
prize tobacco factory.
Charlotte-Fred Balcom, of Atlanta,
GA, will probably erect Is ton ice
factory in Charlotte.
Marion-The Vein Mountain Gold
Mining Co. is reported as opening a
gold mine near Marion.
Bryson City-Arthur & Lipscomb
have increased their capacity for
manufacturing insulators.
Gastonia-The Gastonia Manufac,
turing Go. is reported as putting new
machinery in it's cotton Mill.
Windsor-A co operative stock com
pany is being organized, it is stated,
to establish cotton factory.
Nor Hood-C. n. Bennett, S. j.
Pemberton and c. D. Bennett have,it
is stated, O. oganized a land improve
ment company.
Eliza Neth City-E E jackson, of
! huud 49, NIL O1O 4O6uNlu0 Auu1OO
Co. and others will, it is reported, erect
$35, 600 ice factory.
Marion-It is stated that the Saler
Gold Mining Co., recently reported,
has commenced the development of
gold mines near Marion.
Danbury-A $4,000 stock com
pany has, it is stated, been organized
to develop the Piedmont Springs
property lately mentioned.
Oxford-The Oxford LAM, I'm
provement & Manufacturing Co. has,
it is stated, contracted for tb location
of a 100000 cotton factory.
Southport Henry Daniel, A.
Bell, A. E. Stevans and others have
incorporated the Southport Lumber
Go. to erect lumb r mille, etc. The
capital stock is $4,000.
High Point-The High Point De
velopment Co., with capital stock of
$4,000, has been organized with J.
T. Mallory, of Durham, as president;
E D. Steele, vice-president, and a. E.
Tate, secretary. 1t is stated that the
company has purchased 80 acres Of
the Russell property and will i'm
! prove it.
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MR.. NORWOOD TO THE ALL
ANCE.
A Strong Document from a Forcible
Writer.
TAtlanta CoDstisution.1

ATLANTA Constitutional
To THE GEORGIA ALLIANCE: l have
invitations to address the people from
counties that lie between Haber-
sham and the sesboard, and. as
it is physically impossible for me to
respond, and the election is but four
days off, l have concluded, in lieu of
speaking at two or three places-an
that 1 could do-to say to you through
the press a part of what L would say
we're I to speak.
Though 1 address you by name, l
am speaking to all the people of Geor
gia l am not separating you and
your interests from the interests of
those not members of the Alliance.
In the great warfare you are in, you
hold the same relation to the whole
people as did our soldiers in the late
war, to the old and young, the women
and children who were at home You
are in war. You have declared war
against the enemies of the whole peo-
pie You represent the rights Of all
You contend for justice to all. 1t is
sufficient for me to know, you were
patriots in '6l, and are the same to
day. 1t is enough for me to know
you are the same Democrats who have
preserved the true principles of JEFF
tersonian Democracy ever since we
furled our flag. say, that knowl-
edge of these facts should strike dumb
the man who assails your organization
as uudemocratic, as unrepublican, as
dark lantern and midnight plotters, as
agents in disguise of the black Repub,
ican party.
If deiverance is not given to the
people by you, see no other hope.
You are the reserve forces-the last
possible levies-fOr you are the great
body of the people.
THE FARMER IN POLITICS.
1t is objected that you should not
enter politics. That is to say, your
enemy is in politics-is nowhere else
and you must fight, but must not
enter his territory. To make this as
clear as light let me say the monev
power is your enemy; it has crushed
you by financial methods; those meth
DDS are put into operation almost ex
clusively by Federal legislation; Fed
eral legislation is done by Congress
Congress is controlled by the money
power; the people elect Congress; cleo
tions are the only means on earth,
snort OF revolution by arms, by which
relief can come; you are organized tc
give that relief "But," say your Op
Ponents, "you should not have any
thing to do with politics; you are
making big mistake to meddle in
politics; If you do, you are bound to
go to pieces"
When you hear man say that, you
need not hesitate to decide that be
can not reason logically, or that YOU
are IN his way in politics, or that he
belongs to the enemy.
Your mission is essentially political.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-10-07

A violation of the Constitution in
admitting new members ought to be
punished promptly by taking away the
charter, because every member who
votes a white ballot, in such case, vic.
lateS his obligation, and is q perjurer.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-10-07

s.arH CAROLINA FARMERS STATE ALLIANCE.
President-Eias Carr, Old Sparta, NC.
Vice-President-A. H. Hayes, Bird
own, n. @.
\. G.
treasurer. D. Allen, Falls, N: @.
Lecturer-Ihos. B. Long, AsheVllle,
N. G.
Assistant I,scturer-R. B. Hunter,
CbanIaiu-s. ]. Veach, Warsaw, N G.
Doc Keeper-W. Il. Tomhnson, Fay
,.+eviIe, n. c.
Assistant Door Keeper-H. E. King,
Peanut, N. G.
8ergeant-at-Arms-J. S. Holt, Chalk
Level, N. @.
State Business Agent-W. H. Worth,
Raleigh, N. G.
Trustee Business Agency Fund-W. A.
Graham, Machpelah, N. G.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF TIE North CARO-
LIMA FARMERS STATE ALLIANCE.
s. B. Alexander, Charlotte, N. c.,
Jhair nan; J. NJ. Mewborne, Kinston N.
G.:J. S. Johnston. Rufdn. n. @.
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ruz NATIONAL, FARMERS AL
LANCE AND INDUSTRIAL
UNION.

President-L. L. Polk, North Carolina.
address, 5I1 9th ST., N. W., Washington,
= TTice-President-B. II H. Glover, Cain
seq SeST'etary-J. h. Turner, Georgia. Ad-
3ress, 5lI 9th St., N. W., Washington,
TTeasurer-W. H. Hickman, Puxico,
Missouri.
Iecturer-Ben Terrell, Texas.
EXECUTIVE BOARD.
G. W. Macune, Washington, D. G.
AIonzo Wardall, Huron, South Dakota.
J. F. Tillman, Palmetto, Tennessee.
JUDICIARY.
r. G. Patty, Macon, Mississippi.
Isaac McCracken, Ozone, Arkansas.
swan Jones, Dublin, Texas.
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1t is to right our overturned finances;
it is, in short, to establish justice,
insure domestic tranquility, promote
the general welfare and secure the
blessings of liberty to ourselves and
our posterity. Those ends for which
our Federal government was founded
and which it, under control of the
money power for thirty years, has al
most destroyed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-05-28
Mr.. Eustis's Speech.

The Senate yesterday resumed tho considora-
tion OF tho bill suhjec.ug imported liquors to tho
provisions of the laws of the several Ststos. Mr..
Eustis said:
1t bal been amusing TO h AZ republican Few
England Senators preaching tho doctrine OF States
rights. He had been surprised at the s1ddon con.
version Of these republican Senators, he could
not understand how it was that they had adjured
their political faith, ranOnncsd their political Cd
ucAtion ropudiatod their political convictions and
falsfied their political records. Such perform
apce, intended only 10 capivate the excited imsg-
instion of q prohibition audience, had been to
him inexpressibly comic. But tho novitiste of
these Senators had been too short, their probation
too slight, to justify their being admitted into
full fellowship with believers of States rights If
on the question of federal election law and on
the question of civil rights, those Senators should
show that they had counted their beads and said
their prayers, and were truly penitent. States
rights men wonld be ready TO give them their
holy blessing.
The bill went over shont action.
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Associated PRESS DISPATCHES.
Proceedings of Congress.
WASHINGTON, D. o.. May 2S.
SENATE.

Mr.. Sherman reported an amendment to
the consular and diplomatic appropriation
bill, authorizing the President to carry into
effect the recommendations of the inter
national conference by the appointment oil
three commissioners to represent the United
States in the inter Continental railway com-
mission, also to detail army and navy Ell
gineers to survey line for an international
American railway.
Among tie bills reported favcrably were
tho following: Senate bill sppropriating
SIS, 900 for a postoffics building at Fortress
Monroe, Va and Senate bill to provide for
g. con mission on the sur ject CT the alcoholic
liquor traffic.
Mr.. Spoouer offered resolution (Which
was agreed TOY calling on the Secre aTy Of
War for information as to the completion Of
the work of indezing The official records Of
the rebellion; and as to what steps are ne
cessary TO be taken so as to expedite the
work so that the erti,e publication mag be
accomplished within three years.
The Senate bill suteotiDg imported liquors
to the laws of the several States was egain
taken up, and Mr.. Morgan made an argu-
ment against its constitutionality.
HOUSE.
The House was called to order this morn.
ing by Speaker Reed.
An immense floral tribute, fully four feet
ia height, adorned front desk in honor o.
Mr.. Yaux. Mr.. Randsll's successor, who
was present and the recipient of many coE
CALCULATIONS and friendly greetings.
After the reading of the journal, Mr
O'Neil', of Pennsylvania, presented the cre'
deptials CT Mr.. Vsuz, and they having beer
read by the Clerk he escorted Mr.. VHux &c
the bar of the House, and the latter gentle.
man qualified as a representative from the
Sd district CT Pennsylvania. Mr.. Vsux af
frmed, and as he took his seat he vas
greeted with applause.
A bill YVES passed approptisting $125 .00C
for national military park at the battle
field OF ChickaDauga.
a conference was ordered on the naval
appropriation bill; and then the House
went into committee Of the whole (Mr But
rows, of Michigan, In the chair on the river
and harbor bill.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-05-28
OFFICIAL.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

at regular meeting of the Board Of ALL
men held May 81 1890, there were pr .-.aet,
VIM. II. Marbury, esq, President and M iJ9'l1'
Burke, Bryant, Hinken Mckenzie and LIS f,s's'
The certificate of election OF Mr.. Noble IL!
az Aldermen from the First ward to serve .ei
until July 1st 1891, was read, and Mr.. Lin5-.I-
appeared before the bar and was sworn in bv NJ
Mckenzie, who occupied the chair PENDING -,
arrival Of Mr.. Msrbury. 'Ae
An ordinance imposing and COLLECTING tsr..-
persons, property, income, &c, within the citv ..
Alexandria, Va, for the year commencing on w. y.
LIST of June, 1890, and ending on the 5lst Of wsr
1881, was read the second and third times ON;
passed by the following vote Ayes, Messrs Iir5
sey, Burke, Hinken Bryant, Mckenzie and NJ
President-6. Noes, none. MI
An ordinance for imposing and COLLECTING =;
censes within the city of Alexandra. Va f,r H..
year commencing on the 1st day OF June 1sg0
and ending on the 31st day of May. 1891. was
read the second and third times and passed BIZ tro
following vote Ayes, Messrs. Lindsey. B6r ir'
Hinken. Bryant, Mckenzie and Mr. President 6
Noes, none.
An act to appropriate part of the c:y's reveo.
ue for the fiscal year ending May 81, 1891. wa,
read the second and third times and passed bv tho
following vote: Ayes, Messrs Lindsey, Burke.
Rinken, Bryant, Mckenzie and Mr. Presicent-G
Noes, none.
The petition OF various residents OF Lee street.
between King and Prince streets, for the removal
Of the frame stable late'y erected by Smco: <
Son was received from the Common Council and
their action concurred in
The resolution that the Auditor be instructed
to have $50 copies of the license law printed FOR
distribution, received from tho Common Council
was laid upon the table by the full vote present,
The board then adjourned.
Teste: NJ. P. VINCENT Clcrk.
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A LETTER TO 'CoL" SHEPARD.-Mr. D.
G. Richardson, of Richmond. hiss written q
letter to "Col." Elliott F. She pard, of the
New York Mail and Express. who has re-
Gently been writing so bitterly against the
South aud of the Lee Monument, to be un-
yelled in r chmond tomorrow. After suit
able introduction, the letter proceeds as fol-
lows:
I'VE therefore ask that you will releut In
your wrath, fold the ensaueulned garment.
reaiZ. that the war is over. allow The hottest
emotions of humanity to find place In your
bosom, and permit US, the citiz4ns of CON-
mon country, to obey the promptings of low
ing hearts and do honor to the memory Of
that great and good man General Robert E.
Lee. II this favor should be granted ns,
we cordially invite you to be present, and TO
show our graft ude we promise you ell the
notoriety you seek by publicly exhibiting
you before half million of our PEOPLE as
the only man in this country who has ever
conceived the thought that our sincere d. :
sire to honor our dead meant disloyalty to
the Uaion."
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-05-28

ordered q favorable report On the Dill 10
purchase the square of ground commencing
at the south west intersection of Pennsylva-
MIA avenue and lib street for City post
Office.
A large number OF people lsft here today
fer Richmond. Every train had double Sec
tons, every section extra carr, and every
car was crowded. Ali the Virginia demo
cratic Congressional delegation have gone
except Mr.. Edmunds who remains here TO
lock after his bill for public building 81
Roanoke which be has been Informed may
come m at any moment. The republican
mem hers of the delegation are still here.
It ia probable the House will adjourn to-
morrow evening until Monday next.
The bar at the Congressional Hotel, near tho
Capitol, and the Senate restaurant did largely
increased business to-day, in consequence of an
order issued by Mr.. Speaker Reed prohibiting the
ss!e of liquor in the House restaurant.
The following is the only change in tho fourth
class postoffices of Virginia that was made to day:
Richland, Stafford county. Mamie w. Moncure
appointed rostma ter, vice g. D. Edmonds, re-
signed.
Mrs Lewis Washington, the vice regent for
West Virginia, took party to Mount Vernon yes
terday evening among whom were e1-Congress
man Valentine, OF Nebraska, who is candidate
to succeed Mr. Canady, as Sergeant'at- arms OF the
Senate. Dr. p s. Roy Mr.. George JenisoD, Of
Chatham, N Y, Judge J. B. Sener, Mrs. Z. s
Bunker and Miss j. Laura Dunbar. The party
Were trested with great courtesy on the new and
handsome iron steamer, Charles Manchester, by
Captain Blake and on the grounds by Suporin'
tendent Dodge.
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German Catholics

MILWAUKEE, May 2S.-Last night the
g.. rman Catholics of this city made q decara
ton of principles which was adopted by the
mass meeting. They assure the Pope Of
their unconditional submission to him, and
express their ardent wish that he be return
ed during bis lifetime TO his temporal pow
er. The declaration further demands
that religious liberty and liberty OF
conscience shall remain unaltered ard
unabridged. 1t concludes as follows {:
''We consider the maintenance oisuch rghte
absolutely dependent upon the education OF
our children in cur own schools; we de-
mnnd this privilege and shall, independent
OF all other political interests. join at the
polls those citizens who are OF the same
opinion concerning church schools, 30 that
In the struggle with oppressors we may be
more sure OF victory and maintain for our
paop!e Christian principles. We therefore
fully indorse the resolution adopted by the
convention of Catholic benevolent societies
Of the State In reference to the Bennett law"