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HOW 1T IS IN KANSAS.

B. II. Clover, Vice-President Ma
tional Farmers Alliance and Indus
trial Union and President of Farmers
and Laborers' Alliance of Kansas,
sends the following characteristic
communication which every member
of the Alliance, North and South, can
read with profit, and no doubt with
qualification
The long looked for time has come
and gone. Our Bro. L. L. Polk, has
been to sunny Kansas, and we have
met him face to face, and I'VE are
his" He captured us by that great
heart of his. The last vestige of sec
tional hate is blotted out. The white
rose of peace is blooming as it never
did before. Such crowds, such hearty
greetings. Bro. Polk won the hearts
of all he met, not only for himself, but
for the grand cause he represents. At
Emporia, Winfield, and at Columbu
the crowds were only equaled by the
honest, patriotic enthusiasm.
Our Bro. Beaumont also kept up his
end. The happy scenes cannot be
described, and only by being present
could any one fully appreciate them,
and now brothers of the South, is it
not time that we, the great common
people; we, who in time of war, or
time of peace, must bear the heat and
burden of the day, is it not time, I
say, that we should get still closer to.
gether, and say to the oppressors of
humanity, Hitherto shalt thou come,
but no farther 2" Shall we longer
listen to those who would "alienate
us only to prey upon u.s." and have
greatness thrust upon their own uR-
worth selves (? "Listen no longer to
the voice of the charmer, charm he
ever so wisely. y."-National Economist.
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their interests to be in the re building
Of the farmer, they must do obeisance
to them. One day they greet you
with a long editorial lauding the
Farmers Alliance for what it has
done and. is doing, in putting down
monopolies, fraud and corruption,
and in the Western States for taking
hold of the political reins and driving
through to Democratic success" The
next day, and by the same editor
you are confronted by as long An ar
ticle berating the Farmers Alliance
for ''going into politics" for being a
political" party, or disrupting the
Democratic party; for attempting
class legislation; trying to pass cum
constitutional measures, or thrusting
the State back under Radical rule, and
the like. Of course we think what we
please.
Within the past day or two the
writer has heard quite an outburst OF
unfair criticism upon "THE PRoGREs-
s1vE FARMER man" and the Alliance.
Upon the parties being asked if they
had read The PROGRESSIVE FARMER,
every ore answered "No." Such crit
icism is not worth a ftp. They have
no mind of their own, and only adopt
the sentiments of some adverse polit-
ical editor, whom they happen to be
reading. One intelligent (0 gentle.
man said: "Any man who would
say a word against Vance is scoun-
drel and rascal" and that "Vance
has more sense than every man in the
Farmers Alliance"
Tha5 man evidently regards Vance
as super human-the god Of the re-
public-and therefore infallible. That
Vance is a man of sterling worth and
integrity we are are all equally ready
to admit, but that he is totally incapa.
BILE of error is quite another thing.
Did you notice, too, in the Sena.
tors letter how in long paragraph,
he gives the usual wholesome advice,
namely: "Don'C go int, politics" Is
it true, as he states, that "a majority
of the community are excluded from
membership in the AllianceY" This
only shows the misconception that all
those who are out of the Farmers Al
lance too readily adopt.
May you continue to write correct
ly for the principles of the Farmers
Alliance until there shall not be a pub
lie official who, so long as those prln-
ciples are within the bounds OF jus,
tice, will dare lift his voice against
them. T. IvEY.
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No. 25

company will lay off the property in
town lots, grade streets, etc, and is
privileged to construct light and
wa erworks. The capital is 100000,
which will probably be incre 1sed.
Morganton-The stock company
lately mentioned has been organized
by S. R. Collett and others, received
franchise, and will build waterworks
at cost of $4,000. The supply is
to be obtained from Silver creek by
natural flow.
Raleiyh-The Raleigh Paper Mills
has been incorporated with J. B.
Brewer, of Murfreesboro, N. c., presi.
dent, and j. w. Holding, secretary,
and purchased the Askew Paper
Mill. 1t will put in new machinery
and operate. The capital stock is
$4,000.
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GRANTsBORo, PAML1CoCo., NC.

Mr.. EDITOR:-I thought as | had
few subscribers for your valuable
paper, [ would pen you few lines
from our AllIance-Prospect, No.
l,O78. We have between eighty and
one hundred members, the most of
which are true grit. We have traded
some through our business agent and
it gives general satisfaction to all ex.
cept some of our merchants and they
are making all kinds of bad remarks
about the Alliance and give it twelve
months to. be thing of the past and
predict dark day for the farmers
O. North Carolina. But we are not
scared worth a penny if we can get
students enough to our great school,
The PROGRESSIVE FARMER. Don't
think our day will be so dark as some
pre- 'lct for US. l see but one danger
in the way, that is politics, and l hope
and believe that we have good mem,
bers enough in our order to overcome
that danger. That is and has been for
sometime our enemies great hope of
stOrming our camp. Brethren, let us
keep a watch on the tower and know
no man by Id party lines but unite
on good men apd then manfully do
our duty, and If any brother or sister
don't know their duty, l would just
say to the Il to take few lessons at
our grand school; subscribe three
months for The PROGRESSIVE FARMER.
1t will do you good. The time has
come that we have got to act for our.
selves, we have depended on others
long enough.
will say that old Prospect en-
dorses all Alliance principals and ex.
poets to stand by them. A long and
prosperous life to The PROGRESSIVE
FARMER. Fraternally,
ELIJAH CASEY.
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dollars, rescued endangered liberty
with their conscientious ballots and
defended, time and again, the stars
and stripes with their loyal blood.
Vigorous in body, strong in character,
striking in individuality, lovers of
home, massive in common sense, fer
tile In resources, devout believers in
Providence, the farmers of America
will never allow themselves to be
overwhelmed by tie fate that sunk
the tillers of the soil in India, in
Egypt, in Europe. Prof c. s.
Walker, Of Massachusetts,.
An agricultural paper gives as
reason for the failure OF farming as
voca ion, that the farmer does not
keep books. There is something in
this. If the 10000 farmers of the
country would devote par5 of their
time to posting a set of books each, day
perhaps there would be less of " over
production" to allege as cause.
Bending all his energies to produce,
he loses largely in the Distribution.
At present 1t takes 60 per cent. of his
crops to pay for the bookkeeping,
transportation and handling till it gets
to the hands of the producer. How
much of that goes to pay book keep
ers is unknown, but 60 per cent is an
awful lack EcOno mist
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"EMFATTIC" RESOLUTIONS.

Mr.. EDIToR:-Wil yew plese print
the follerin in yure paper mex weak,
as we in this korner are feerful of
sumthin' politically if doc notis is not
give rite away:
WAREAs, the sines of the times
indicate the downfall of the great
partie.of 80, 900 majoritie; and
WAREAs, when we jined the ALI
ance we tho't there was goin' to be
enuf of US to kontrol the organizashen ;
and
WAREAs, We have found, to our
sorrerful regret, that the organizashen
was bigger than US that joined; and
WAREAs, - she Alliance organiza
shen should work against the Repub-
lican partie, it would be going into
politiks; and
WAREAs, We ar specially oppozed
to goin' into pollytiks, as an Alliance,
specially if the organizashun keeps a
headin' the wa it goin now; therefore
ResoZved, That Lonesome Alliance,
number thirteen, RACES this, there en-
fattic protest against going eny fur
ther in that line; and
Re,olved further, That next meetin
we dlskuss the best method Nv
thrashin' kaster beens, bein' as beens
is not politikal kreation.
STICK TO 1T ANY HOW,
UNALTERED FAITH, President.
Secretary.
-NOnconJormlIst.
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RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY
ROANOKE FARMERS ALL
ANCE NO. $40, AT THE
July MEETING.

WHEREAS, The Farmers Alliance
is not a political organization, and
under its Constitution should not have
anything to do with partisan politics.
Whereas, It's membership consists of
individuals from different political
parties. Whereas, We deprecate any
cl 4ss feeling as we'll as being op
posed to class legislation. Whereas,
The PROGRESSIVE FARMER, in its issue
of the 9Th inst, has seen fit to make
aR unjust, unwarrsnted, inexpedient
and injudicious attack upon our hon
est and tried friend, Sen stor Z. B,
Vance, therefore be it
ResoLved, By Roanoke Farmers Al
lance of Martin county, n. G. lst,
That we do believe the course adopt
ed by our honoroble Senator to be
manly, open, candid and straightfor-
word, and that the facts of the case
do not justify the adverse criticism of
the paper above alluded to, and that
his action in the matter has in no de-
gree shaken our confidence in his sin
cere devotion to the lest interests of
his constituents. Resolved 2. That
the evils that flow from class legisla-
tion can be remedied only by the wise
an iudicious efforts of the members
of their respective p ,litical parties.
Resolved 3. That we recommend to
all Alliance men to be prompt in at
tendance at all primary and other Po,
litical conventions, and there endeav-
or by all honorable means to secure
the nomination of men for political
position, whose sympathies are with
the demands OF the Alliance, and that
we will stand by and abide by the &C.
ton of the political convention to
which we respectively belong. Re-
solved 4, That a copy of these reso-
lutions be spread upon the minutes of
this Lodge, and that copy be for
Warded to The PROGRESSIVE FARMER
for publication.
W. L. COFFIELD,
Secretary Roanoke F. A. No. 8i9.
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THADEUS IVEY ENDORSES THE
COURSE OF THE PROGRESS
SIVE FARMER.
WAKE FOREST. y, c.,

July TO- lo5V.
Mr.. EDIToR:-The Object of this
communication is to thank you, Mr..
Editor, for the successful defense you
make against the onslaught and un-
Just criticisms of the leaders Of the
party press of the State, and also for
the manly way in which you give
expression to your views without, as
you say, going over the country to
see what other people think. The
writer is especially prepared to ap-
preciate your independent action. He
once knew an editor in a country
town who engaged a man to take
charge of and write for certain de-
partment in his paper. Full OF ener-
gy and devotion he entered upon his
work, but soon something was said
not the most palatable to two certain
classes who largely composed the
town, namely, lawyers and merchants.
Naturally they twitted the editor for
the expressions of the sub. Imme-
diately the sub was sent for and
drilled in the newspaper business, the
editor saying that all the lawyers and
most of the merchants, vice versa,
in town were his relatives and all his
friends, and he could not afford to Of
fend them. Accordin gly the sub was
instructed to be more guarded as to
his manner of writing; "fnd out
what the people want and write
more in a direction to suit them"
Now, that was such servile obedience
as to make the very people whom he
was trying to please, had they known
It, not only lOathe his lack of manli-
ness, but despise the man himself. l
wish to thank you again for your out
spoken manner, and for the true AL
lance ring of your editorials.
Independence, and especially Of the
press, is a condition much to be de.
sired and much dotted on by some as
existing. But, alas, frequently the
so called independence and freedom
of the press" is hampered by some
external infuences-the party lash, a
MOI tgagee, some monied corporation,
free pass, etc. Such a condition is an
imposition upon the confdiDg public.
Newspapers are great factor in the
education of the people, and as such
they should always deal candidly and
honestly with their subjects. If an
honest difference of opinion arises
there is then an opportunity for a
taIr discussion, which in it's very ma.
ture would enlighten the people.
1t is interesting also, as we'll as
amusing, to notice the comments and
criticisms upon the Farmers Alliance
by some of the leading political papers
of the State. They do so perfectly
reveal the situation they occupy. They
evidently want, and know they must
have, in order to survive, the support
OF the farmers, yet with equal anxiety
to please their party leaders who, un.
fortunately heretofore, have not seen
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The Demand will be Great.

GIBSON STATION, N. G.
Mr.. EDIToR:-I wish to call your
attention to an important fact con-
cerning cotton. AS you are aware
the statistical position of cotton is
very strong, with the present light
stock on hand, and the heavy export
demand for cotton will by the end of
this season exhaust the stock avail.
able, which you see should warrant
good prices for the next crop, should
it be a very large one, and if only an
average one we should get still better
prices
There seems to prevail an opinion
in the Northern markets that cotton
is too high by many of the spectators
and they are making an effort to sell
the market down with the expectation
of heavy and early receipts of the
growing crop, to meet the shortage.
You can readily see the opportunity
to advance and keep up the price by
the united effort of the Farmers ALI,
ance men throughout the cotton belt
of country to retard an hold back the
cotton gatherings of August and Sep,
tenn Ger. This could easily be done
and result largely to the benefit of the
farm producers and defeat this bear
scheme in selling the market down,
as they are trying to do now. The
cotton crops have eviously been re,
ported to be very favorable which is
bringing about this bearish element
to slaughter the market. [ feel very
confident that a publication on this
subject explaining facts as herein
stated, and asking all the other States
and county organs of the Farmers
Alliance to publish the same through
out the South and urge every pro
ducer of cotton to cooperate with us
in this effort would do good.
merely give you this as an outline
of some of the facts and beg that you
will frame it suitably and publish it
at once for the public.
Yours respectfully,
FARMERS ALLIANCE.
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LETTER FROM ARK ANSAS.
MORELLTON, ARK.

MORELLTON, ARK.
Mr.. EDITOR will write you a
few lines from this State as l don't
see anything from here. The State is
very well organized at this time. We
have men in the field at work.
Franklin, Johnson, Crawford, Sabas-
ten and Conway counties are making
preparations to erect their cotton
yards for the fall trade. We are do
ing some cooperative work in this
State at this time.
Fraternally,
FRANK ALLsTATT.
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n 9TH CAROLINA FARMERS STATE ALLIANCE.
President-Ehas Carr, Old Sparta, NC.
Vice-President-A. II. Hayes, Bird
town, N. G.
seoretary-E. G. Beddingfeld, Raleigh,
treasurer. D. Allen, Falls, N. @.
Lecturer-Thos B. Long, ASheVllle,
Assistant Lecturer-R. B. Hunter, Char
.otte, N. G. -. .,
Cbaplain-J. J. Scott, AlfOrdsville'
Door Keeper-w. H. Tomlinson, Fay
4rteviIle, N. G.
Assistant Door Keeper-H. E. King,
Peanut, N. G.
Sergeant-at-Arms-J. s. Holt, Chalk
level, n c.
State Business Agent-W. II. Worth,
Raleigh, n. G.
Trustee Business Agency Fund-W. A,
Graham, Machpelah, N. G.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE NORTH CARO-
LIMA FARMERS STATE ALLIANCE.
5. B. Alexander, Charlotte, N. c.,
hair nan; J. NJ. Mewborne, Kinston N
O.; J. s. Johnston, Rufin, n. @.
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Keep the brain bright by use and
the muscles we'll exercised; hard work
is a good remedy for the blues.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-07-29
THE NATIONAL FARMERS AL
LANCE AND INDUSTRIAL
UNION.

President-L. L. Polk, North Carolina.
Address, 511 9th St., N. W., Washington,
DC.
Vice-President-B. H. Clover, Cain
bridge, Kansas.
Secretary. Il. Turner, Georgia. Ad-
dress, 511 9th ST., N. w, Washington,
D. G.
Treasurer-W. H. Hickman, PuxicO,
Missouri
Lecturer-Ben Terrell, Texas.
EXECUTIVE BOARD.
G. W. Macune, Washington, D. @.
Alonzo Wardall, Huron, South Dakota.
IF. Tillman, Palmetto, Tennessee.
JUDICIARY.
R. c. Patty, Macon, Mississippi.
Isaac McCracken, Ozone, Arkansas.
Evan Jones, Dublin, Texas.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-06-10
HIS A WAS BAD.

Johnnie Parsons Got on n Spree and
Kicked Up "a Big Row.
by the Standards Special Wire.
BUTTE, June 9.-John Parsons conducts
a saloon on East Broadway, and the fiery
liquors he handles seem to have the effect
of causing his heart TO get bad OCCASION
ally. One Of these occasions occurred
yesterday afternoon. A messenger APP
peared before Officer McLaggan in a
breathless condition and informed him to
go to Parsons saloon to prevent serious
trouble, alleging that the mixing chemist
was chasing a woman about the premises
with a revolver. The officer hurried to
the saloon, but when he arrived there Par
sous defied him and refused To be arr ested.
Seeing that he could not make the
arrest without serious difficulty she officer
went in search of reinforcements. While
he was gone Officer Waters passed that
way and seeing the crowd about the 9 iloon
went in TO ascertain the cause. He soon
learned il and attempted to arrest Par
sons. The latter again resisted and
showed fight. Waters was not to he foiled,
however, and drawing his club used IL
with such excellent results that he soon
had Parsons subdued n marched him TO
the station. Late Mt night some of the
friends of Of the imprisoned man offered
to bail him out and the bond was APP
proved by Judge Newkirk. Marshal Damn
was aroused from his sleep and went to
the city Jail to release Parsons.
Before Parsons left he Jail he used
some rather severe language and was
promptly locked up again and allowcd To
remain until this morning when he was
arraigned and took statutory time in
which to plead. The charges, disturbing
the peace aud resisting an officer have
been preferred against him..
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-06-10
HER HEAD is ALL RIGHT
She Insists That She Has Been
Robbed by COMMUNICATIVE
yers Who are Suffering
Gods Displeasure.

BY the Standards Special Wire.
BUTTE, June 9.-Mrs. r. H. Hoyt came
In from Burlington this afternoon for the
purpose of having her head examined by
the p~henologist, Professor Alexander.
She did not succeed in having her head
examined, but she said 10 q STANDARD
reporter that her object was to prove 10
the people Of Burlington that she is not
insane.
~ was imprisoned for a year In Deer
Lodge she said, "on n s~upposition that
l was insane, and was ut the time swim
de out of 5000 or 5000 belonging To
me. ! was not In the least crazy, but
there was a conspiracy formed 10 deprive
me OF all i possessed. I have tried
to get lawyers to take my
case but they say II is outlawed. have
tried to bring suit for false imprisonment,
but they say that il rs outlawed, having
been six years ago..
II see a good deal In the papers about
precinct "a. The lawyers are kicking be-
cause II has resulted in setting their cases
back. But ! know what precinct "a is.
II is n judgment of God on the lawyers
and officials of this state for their treat
ment OF me. The only mel who showed
n sympathy Tor me in my distress were
Carter, j. X. Toole and Warren Toole.
They have succeeded. The rest nave
failed and ii Is Gods judgment. Twice
have been divorced and both times my
husbands obtained false divorces. oh, |
have been terribly treated since | came
here from Canada. | have had my head
examined by several phrcnologists and
all have given me splendid recommends.
They could not do better"
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-06-10
MORE JAIL ROOM NEEDED
Sheriff Lloyd Points Out the Great Ne
cessity for Additional Cells.
Prisoners Herded Like Sheep or
Run Free In the Corridors
Children Locked In with
Hardened Criminals.
By the standards special Wire.

By the Standards Special Wire.
BUTTE, June 9.-Sherif Lloyd to-day
petitioned the board Of county commis-
sioners for the erection Of a separate
jail for female prisoners. The need for a
separate jail has been growing more APP
parent weekly as the number OF female
prisoners increase. To-day there were
seven females In the Jail, and there are
only two small cells reserved for females.
These open into the hall which leads 70
the main Jail. One cell Is . by IL feet,
barely large enough for one and the other
is 10 by II and can hold two. With
seven, the officials were nonplussed.
Some Of them had to be allowed in the
hallway during the day, and there they
were visited by men on their way to the
courtroom. At night some OF the women,
owing to the crowded condition, have TO
for unruly prisoners.
Sheriff Lloyd said i'm regard to the mat
ter: "A little brick jail could be built
complete for $3.50 or $500. My plan is to
have six cells, each large enough for a
double bedstead. As it is now The female
prisoners cannot be separated; OFTEN
when two men are arrested together II Is
important that they be kept separate be-
fore their examination, so that they an
not cook up n story. But this has been
impossible with female prisoners under
the present circumstances. The number
of female prisoners is constantly increas-
ing. as the lower class of women resort
to more daring methods for extorting
money than formerly. Competition has
driven them to %thieving, and as they are
brought to us we must have a place for
them.
Furthermore, to-day we had two little
girls of II to IA years, who had been ar
rested because they were going TO the bad.
They had to be put in the same cell with
women stepped in vice and crime. IL Is
the worst possible school for them. We
often have boys just i'm their teens. They
must be put in with hardened criminals
and IL is fortunate il they are not much
worse when they get out. With a new
Jail we could keep the boys separate"
The commissioners will consider the
matter of the new jail tomorrow.