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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-11-04

the resolutions explained, We wor1,
have done so. "0uId
The National banking measnro
the greatest burden that the nao. u
have to carry. All the speculaior oPS'
money follow it and support i n
the President and Congress are ir 4ro
enced by it. The bonds are avam po
from taxes, Mr.. Vanderbilt, a. ~
80, 900, 900 of bonds, does not nav u'
much as the man who own . "
horse farm. If the masses of the nv nns'
pie fully understood the iniusricp9 ' ~
the laws effecting their moaes,r.
affairs, and how the people have bao!
betrayed by Congress and the nres;
dents for the last twenty five Tearo
they would feel like hanging tba
prominent betrayers, Some Senate,
have grown fat under the laws t6aS
championed, while business men baTo
gone into bankruptcy, the farmer,
produce will scarcely sell for enorob
to sustain MS family and pay his taxes
while the masses r poor and lean
for the want of money to EXCHANGE
for the necessities of life.-7He 4o93i
CuLtuTLSt.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-11-04
MRS MORGAN WRITES AGAIN.

PENELOPE, n. O..
Mr.. EDTToR:-My subscription to
your ever increasing valuable
expired yesterday and [ hasten to re.
new, because we do nol want to miss
even n issue, much less be without
II all tne time, as many are. | don't
know what the laboring class of peo-
pie mean when they spend their
money tor these little underline, tenth
rate sheets IN preference to papers
friendly to their interest. | am glad
to say many of our people read The
PROGRESSIVE FARMER and are alike
posted on all the issues of the day. |
Distributed the sample copies you sent
me among those who are not regular
readers of the paper, and think they
will eliminate in good. [ have tried
to get others to subscribe, but they
keep putting it off.
Penelope Alliance though small in
number Is sound in the faith. If we
have any doubling Thomases or Ju-
dases they are ashamed of themselves
and SO mute or sly it can't be found
out on them.
From what l can learn bossism is
playing out in politics. The rings"
and "cllques" are terribly exercised
over the pending election-afraid the
state is going Republican and we
viii be put under "negro rule" etc.,
and all such stuff which we have
heard for the last twenty five years.
fhe farmers have danced up to the
music, but have gone down year ate
year and are nov so low that it is a
question with them "can we get
lower?" regardless as to what party is
In power. The parties are afraid of
the Alliance and the leaders, or rather
The little office seekers In the Alliance
are afraid of the parties. They tell
me 1t was amusing to hear our little
county candidates in their few, feeble
remarks before the people. They
claim to be Alliance men, but are
wiling to wave Alliance principles
and swallow the whole Democratic
party, and Henderson and Vance
10 boot, for a little Office; and that,
LOO, when there is no opposition.
That's where the weakness comes in.
could say " good deal more on tn S
line, . but will stop, for fear some
TOOL will ask: care you a roman ?'
b. A. MORGAN.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-11-04
UNION COUNTY IN SESSION.

Nh. EDIToR:- AT a called meetino
of Tindall Alliance, No 237, be13
Oct. 81, 1890, the following resoID.
ton vas adopted and the Secretary
requested to present a copy to the
Secretary OF the County Alliance of
Union county:
Rosotved, That we withdraw from
the Monroe Register as the official
organ OF the Alliance and recommend
that our County Alliance Withdraw
J. S. GoRDAN, Pres't.
JOHN A. Polk, Sec'y.
The above resolution WAS amended
by the Union County Alliance by
adopting THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER as
its organ, at our regular meeting in
October, 1880, and as thus amended
the resolution was adopted.
J A. MARSH, Sec'v.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-11-04
WANT LOW
The Farmers Demand the Same Privi-
~ leges that are Granted to
- the Bankers,

The Federal Government loans
money to the National bankers at l
per cent. interest per annum. 1t will
not let the farmers, merchants, me
chanics or manufacturers have money
at all. This is class Legislation which
gives the rich privileges which
men in poor circumstances do
not have. Why have Congressman
permitted this unjust law to
remain unrepealed for the last 25
years? They certainly are not lgnor-
ant of its injustice to $1,000, 900 of
people. The AgrlcuitUTaSt more than
a year ago marked out the way the
National banking law could be
amended so that farmers own.
ing land and mechanics having homes
could borrow money by p.edgIng their
lands or homes as security. Senator
Sanford, of California, has introduced
a oil conveying the i ca that we ad-
vocsted and set forth In the resO u
tions that we introduced at the State
Alliance, held In Auburn, August,
1889, and had the officers of the ALI
ance shown any disposition to hear
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-11-04
A WOMAN ORATOR.
The Most Wonderful Speaker in the
West is a Woman.

Topeka, Oct. l2.-The Farmers
Alliance has enrolled 1870, 600 mem.
bers. The greatest political power
within it's ranks, its abIest organ er
and most powerful speaker, is a wO.
man, Mrs. Mary A Lease, a lawyer
of Wichita. Mrs Lease is possessed
of o~ratorial powers and a comprehen'
sion of the political situation when
are, in a woman, wonderful. She has
ma e up to date $50 speeches. each, II
is said, dsffering materially from the
other, averaging an hour and a hall
in length, and dealing with every
phase Of the situation. AT Troy 8le
delivered a speech of three hours ana
seventeen minutes in length TO a
Gro Wded hall, and only two people -el'
during the entire time. she Is a W.
man of SO years of age, married anu
has two children. Sne was compaL,
atively unknown until the opening o.
the present campaign. In k+nsa' anu
In Kansas alone does a posslolIity %
Ist for a woman arising from oos'uL.
ity and springing forth in 'nls0
months as a mculder of public opinion,
a leader in puolic &C ion, a p 1~+r y.
public governmental Chicago I'"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-11-04
HON. B. F. RAD

Mr.. EDIToR:-On Monday, the goth
inst, at Newton's voting precinct, in
Cumberland county, l had the pleas
ure of hearing B F. Grady, our
Democratic nominee in the Sd con
gresslonal district, with a speech
which told the truth beyond question
that his selection was a wise one for
this people. We had quite a good
turnout, although his coming was not
generally known. Again, we had the
finest KIM of weather to induce our
people to stay at home to attend to
their work. When l say that he
gave general satisfaction l am sure
that l voice every white man present.
Respectfully,
W. DREwRY SMITH.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-11-04
LETTER FROM URK

Mr.. EDITOR: Permit me a small
space in your valuable paper for a few
lines for No. 453. We are very quiet
up he e in this mountain section, but
we realize the necessity of standing as
a unit in the election which is drawing
nigh. There are a good many sore
headed politicians that will be left, but
the farmers are not the ones to weep
for them. Rather than weep for them
we might say amen to their condem.
nation In regard to their public life.
We realize the fact that we cannot
reach out and grasp all the Alliance
wishes. The Alliance, like all other
great organizations, must have a firm
foundation; it must have something
to build upon. Il Is, therefore, PLAIN
That we cannot reach out and grasp
national legislation until we obtain it
In our respective counties and States
and then national legislation will
come (not maybe) but it will come.
We know that if we derive any great
benefits from our organization it must
be national. Therefore, brethren, let
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-11-04
LETTER FROM PITT COUNTY
Col. Harry Skinner.

| am not a member of the Farmers
Alliance but am a reader of your val
liable paper, a d would like to say to
its many readers that Col Harry
Skinner, candidate for the Legislature
in Pitt, is making an effective and
brilliant campaign. He talks Alliance
doctrine Dol lily, and takes about an
hour each day in explaining and dis
cussing the different phases Of the
SUB Treasury system and makes it
plain that it is constitutional, practical
and sound in finance and ought to be
accepted by all classes as the one
measure that will give the farmer and
Iaborer an equal showing under ouI
government. wish The P~RoGREssIyE
FARMER could hear him upon this
subject. You would feel like we PEG.
pie here feel-that we made a big mis-.
take, that he ought to have gone into
the councils of toe nation and cham
piOned this cause. READER.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-11-04
LETTER FROM PAMLICO
COUNTY.

Mr.. EDIToR:-Not seeing anything
from u county in your valuable pa
per, we regret it very much, for it
may cause the bro5hers of the differ
ent counties to think that we are not
much interested, but it is entirely a
mistake. We are alive to the work,
for silence gives consent, and we
heartily co operate with all the ALI
ance plans. W. have ordered a good
many goods through u State Bust
ness Agent and expect to rider a good
many more than we hav before, as
u cotton crop is mucu oetter than
it has been for a number, years, We
can now discover that Q 4 farmers are
rafting a few pennies, and we hope
that they will soon an unit to dollars
of Alliance money. Z" p say Alliance
money because the Al nee is causing
US to economic and Use the mort
gage which has been long hanging
over our heads, U~ncancelled. Our
motto should be, buy ,ess and pay
less and have more none Of our own
and not have someone eise's money
and afraid to shake it. We are hop
ing to have us a CO operative store at
our county seat OOH and wish it
much success
A good many of our members take
The PROGRESSIVE FARMER and we hope
to send more subscribers soon. Wish
ing the paper much success, l remain,
Yours truly, j. E. G.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-11-04

EmlgrablOn mas De0u buo PaC0LU
ally of capital, and has injured both
the farmer and lsborer.
To make this proposition clear l
will suppose 500, 600 aole- bodied wage
workers emmigrate to this country
yearly. If employed by the manu-
f%acturer they increase his profits just
in the same proportion as they lessen
his wage account, thus decreasing the
price of labor.
Suppose the rate already stated
should continue for the next ten
years, labor would be as much cheaper
as laborers were relatively lore plen-
tiful This applies with the same
force to the farmer.
The wheat raised on lands taken up
by Immigrants alone, since 1870,
amounts to more than our entire ex-
port Of wheat.
Suppose there were enough foreign
ers to come here and take up puOlic
lands so as to swell our wheat crop to
900 million bushels. Wheat would
fall so low that every farmer who
made wheat his money crop would be
broken. The natural ratio of increase
will supply the labor needed. The in
crease IN amount Of labor one man can
perform, owing to the augmented
force of labor, due to the crystatiga-
ton Of brain and muscle in machinery,
will supply the increased demand for
exports.
There was a tins when w IL eded
immigration. That time has passed.
Unless immigration is stopped, the
children born IN the year of grace
1890 will not, when they are 81 years
of age, lave any public lands to home
stead | assert, and challenge refuta-
ton, that immigration has had far
more to do with the depressed conGl
ton Of u country than the present
rate of tariff has.
Some one is ready to say: " Ne
can. keep people from coming TO tbe
United States. We have tried that
with the heather Chinese"
Suppose State legislatures AMI Con-
gress were to q law prohibiting
any. corporation chartered by the State
from employing any one not a citizen
Of the United States, and make it
necessary for an actual residence OF
five years before a foreigner a apply
for citizenship. Then Immigrants
would not enrich corporations and i'm
poverish the Iaborers of our country
longer.
In connection with this, prohibit
any Il from taking up public lands
until he has actually resided in this
country five years, and prohibit any
public lands donated to railroads from
being sold to any one not a citizen.
Strikes on railroads would cease.
Employees, dissatisfied with wages or
work, could easily get employment
elsewhere. Railroad companies would
not refuse to arOitrate with labor, did
they net know that thousands of idle
men would take the places Of the
IaDorers discharged.
This me mod of reducing competI
ton IN farm products and labor would
do wha5 the Australian ballot never
csn dot would make the employer
anxious to retain his labor, making l.
more difficult TO get, aud Ghus emOve
That persuasive argument-hUnger-
from Influencing the voter to vote as
MS employers direct.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-11-04

US all strive to elect men to the legls
lature that will represent us, and they
will elect men to represent us and the
result will be the farming and labor
ing class will be restored to where
they have been all those years OF de-
preston.
At our last meeting We passed the
following resolution:
ResOlUed, That we will not vote Tor
any man that will not sign the Ali
ance demands, either for Congress or
the legislature, regardless of party.
Wish success to The PROGRESSIVE
FARMER, l am your we'll wisher.
II NJ. CONLEY, Sec'Y.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-11-04
The CIRCULATION OF MONEY

We give herewith the circulation
of money per capita. The figures for
the last few years are from the Ma,
tonal Economist and the others are
taken from the liner Ocean, both papers
claiming that the complications are
from official sources:
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1890-09-05
Democratic State Convention.

The following call for state conven.
ton has been issued by the democratic
state central committee:
A delegate convention of the demo-
Gratis of the state of Kansas will be held
on the 9th day OF September, at II 80
o'clock a. m, in the city of Wichita, for
the purpose of nominating candidates for
governor, lieutenant governor, secretary
of state, auditor of state, treasurer of
state, attorney general. superintendent
of public instruction and chief Justice of
of the supreme court.
Delegates to the convention shall he
selected by the different counties of the
state, in the manner prescribed by the
democratic committees of the several
counties. The basis of representation in
said convention, shall be one delegate
for every $50 votes or fraction thereof in
excess of 1s1 votes cast for John C. Sher-
idaD, candidate for elector at large in
1888. Upon which basis Ford county
has three delegates.
The secretaries of the conventions
selecting delegates in the respective
counties are hereby instructed to for
ward to the chairman at Leavenwortn,
Kan. certified copies of the credentials
OF the delegates Immediately after their
selection to enable the committee to pre-
pare correct roll for the convention.
By order of the democratic state cen.
trail committee of Kansas.
EDWARD CARROLL, Chairman.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1890-09-05

We have talked with dozens of farm
ers who sowed wheat last fall, and every
one of them inform US that the yield
turned out twice the number of bushels
they had looked for. Just how this un-
looked TO: and surprising state of affairs
came about, is beyond us and cannot be
explained by them. The drouth during
the spring and summer was unprecedent
ed in length and severity, yet the yield
has reached high water mark for West
ern Kansas. We haye not heard of an
acre producing less than fifteen bushels
while it has gone enough above that to
bring the average up to twenty, not
counting the fields under the ditch where
thirty and thirty-five bushels are not un-
common. What has been, apparently,
one of the worst failures of crops known
here, has turned out to be one of the
most profitable years in Ford Counts
history. The wheat finds ready sale at
% cents to 81 per bushel, and farmers
who are able to hold the grain until
spring will realize from s1.50 to SO. 90 per
bushel. 1t is fact that In actual value
the crops of Ford county this year win
bring twice the money of those of any
other year, and what is true of Ford
county is true of Western Kansas. Farm
ers are turning to account the exper-
fence gained in former years. and instead
flarge corn fields of from fifty to one
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1890-09-05
An Important Change.

An important change has taken place
in the Santa Fe's order of arrangements
In regard to freigh, and passenger runs.
Trainmen were notified this week that
all freight trains would be run through
to La Junta instead of Coolidge, and
after the 18th of this month passenger
trains will make the same run. This will
do away entirely with the division at
Coolidge, and add to the importance of
Dodge as division. 1t will necessitate
the building of the long looked for round
house and machine shops. 1t is rumored
that the division at Nickerson will be
done away with, making the run east to
Newton. A special train containing high
officials was in the city Friday, presum-
ably to look over the grounds preparato-
~ to having work commenced on the
new shops.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1890-09-05
A PRESENT
TO SUBSCRIBERS.

1t is with pleasure that we
announce to our many patrons
that we have made arrange
ments with that wide-awake
farm magazine, the American
Farmer, published at Fort
Wayne, Ind, by which that
great publication will be mail
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dress of any of our subscrlb-
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in advance from date, and to
any new subscriber who will
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American Farmer is large
I6-page journal of national
circulation. The regular sub
scription price of the Ameri-
can Farmer is 81 per year. 1t
Costs you Nothing. Call and
see sample copy.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1890-09-05
Pacific Coast Points,

The Santa Fe route will take parties
through to the Pacific coast under per-
sonal escort on trains leaving Kansas
City every Friday .norning-the luckiest
day in the week for those on board.
Pullman tourist sleeping cars run
through withou, change to San Francis
co. Los Angeles and San Diego. close
connection being made for Oregon and
Washington. Second class tickets arc
honOred in tourist cars, and a small
charge of s3 is made for double berth.
Special conductors accompany each par
ty. and ladies, ch ildren, the aged and in
firm are thus relieved from anxiety about
details of journey. Geo. T. Nicholson,
G. P. and T. A., A. T. s. S. F., Topeka.
J. j. Byrne, A. G. P. and T. A., Chicago.
Fred Gardner, Agt. A. T. & S. F. Dodge
City, Kansas.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1890-09-05
How Does This Suit2

Leave Kansas City 1000 a. m, geo p.
m. or S:45 p. H., and arrive in Chicago
at :25 a. NJ, $50 a. IN. or II: 80 a. m the
next day. The Santa Fe Route runs
three through trains, Kansas City to
Chicago. Ten o'clock train carries free
chair cars and has Pullman sleepers at
night. Train leaving at $50 is a solid
Yestibule train, with free chair cars, din
ing cars, sleeping and library cars
in the world. The one 60
ing out at s:45 is finely equipped with
sleepers. diners and chair cars.
Geo. 7. Nicholson, G. p. and T. A.,
Topeka, Kansas.
J. j. Byrne, A. G. p. and T. A.
Chicago, Illinois.
Fred Gardner, Agent,
Dodge City Kansas.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1890-09-05
ScrofuIa All His Life.

l consider my cure by S. S. S. one of
the most wonderful on record. l had
the worst type of Scrofula from my in
fancy until was % years of age. My
whole Young life was embittered and
made miserable by the loathsome disease
l not only suffered from Scrofula, but
was so marked with the disease that
was ashamed to associate with, and was
avoided by, my. playmates and fellow
wOrkmen. l tried every known patent
medicine, and was first and last attended
by more than dozen reputable physi-
clans, but in spite of all the disease con-
tinued to grow worse. About four years
ago friend from Plttsburg advised me to
try S. S. s., which did, and after taking
seven bottles was cured sound and we'll.
The old skin peeled of and was replaced
by new skin, as smooth and free from
blemish as any person. l have had no
return or symptom of the disease.
HENRY V. SMITH, Belmont. W. Va.
Treatise on Blood aud Skin Disease mailed free,
SWIFT SPECIFIC co. AtlantaGa.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1890-09-05

O'Clock and by 12 the grounds were well
filed. The exercises were opened with
song by choir from Dodge, which
was followed by prayer by Rev. Pow
elsOn, and short address by j. L. Finley
the president of the society. The
meeting then adjourned for dinner. On
invitation of Prof. D. Swinehart, We
writer and several other gentlemen took
dinner with the Professor, which WAS
very highly relished After dinner the
orator of the day, Mr. Ed Madison was
and delivered an Grafton. Mr.
Borton followed for Hodgeman county,
and Rev. Wright of Dodge City. The
old settlers then followed with short ad-
dresses. One of the features of the en-
was the song of Capt. W.
d. Stricken, THE Flag of America,
which was sung by Miss Gilbert Mr..
LAUDER and others.
LEROY.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1890-09-05

Married-On Sunday, August 90. at .
p. m. in this city, at the residence of H.
Hantz, brother of the bride, Mr.. Walter
Adams to Miss Lena Hantz. Lena was
raised in Kinsley and is well known to
most of the people here. and liked by
all who knew her Mr. Adams is a rail.
road man and resident of Dodge City.
The young couple left the same evening
for Dodge City where they will reside.
-kinsley Graphic.
MIR. Adams, while a young man. is one
of the best engineers on the Santa Fe
road. We welcome his bride to this city
and trust that long and happy life
awaits them.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1890-09-05
Royal.

Sunday school convention at the Ride
nour school house the first Saturday in
October.
Meeting at Royal school house last
Sunday evening.
There was an ice cream supper at Mr..
and Mrs. Hiram Wray's Monday evening.
The Royal Farmers Alliance meet at
the Royal school house Monday evening.
Bible class reading at W. T. Bayless'
last Sunday afternoon.
The Ford and Hodgeman county Old
Settlers meeting at POgue's Grove last
Thursday was largely attended. Vehi-
cles commenced to arrive as early as 9
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1890-09-05
Utah Potatoes

and after hearing the general
cry that no good potatoes were
raised this year, we were sur
prised to see such big fine fell
lows. 1t seems to be human
nature for people to begin to
like things as the price goes
skyward, or they become I'M
attainable. Potatoes, or rath-
er the price of potatoes is on
the move. We are selling
these potatoes just as reasona-
bic as justice to ourselves will
allow. The raisers of the DO
tatoes are making a big thing
out of them, but that is no
reason why we sh ould.