The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-11-11
NUTS TO CRACK AT THE FARM,
ER'S FIRESIDE.
Press Opinions from Many Sources.


In FIVE States the farmers have de
serted the old political parties and
formed a new one on their own &C
count, with regular tickets based on
the Alliance platform, in the field
Cllmar advocate.
Do you endorse the principles O:
the Alliance -? Then stand by them
A man may go wrong here and there,
but the prime pies of our political faith
a,e as firmly grounded as eternal
truth Western AdVpcate.
There are some people in every
community who are only happy when
talking politics or wire pulling II
these people ever get to heaven-and
We hope they will-how are they gong
to employ themselves Mobile Reg
istcr
1t is strange that men whose inter
ests are identical with the farmers, and
whose success depends upon the pros
perity of the agricultural classes,
should work so desperately hard to
def-at the people in their struggle to
better their condition. Western Ad
U0c0tc
Our people must not expect too
much in the shape OF relief by legisla-
ton. They must make agriculture q
business. Business methods, untirlng
energy, intelligent labor, intensive
farming, varied products must sup
plant the loose methods a. pre- sens pre-
vailiDg Nontezuma Record.
The South is in favor of free coin
age and circulation Of silver, and the
West favors the free and unlimi Ell
production and circulation of agricul
tural products. The South and West
are united in many interests and in
many wars, and it will not be long be-
fore their united efforts viii succeed
-DaLlcs N>a0S.
If the farmer hal the privilege o.
putting his cotton and wheat in a safe
place and drawinL 80 per cent of its
value at 2 per cent. irteresC per an
mum, if the buyer would not pay him
its value; the buyer would be pretty
apt to pay good price at once and
De done with it, wouldn't be ?-South.
ern Alliance Farner.
No farmer, 10 matter how wealthy,
Influential and seemingly independ-
ent can afford to hold himself aloof
from the general movement which is
now manifest IN a agricultural communi
ties TO unite the farmers and secure
for themselves a better recognition OF
their interests in the halls of Iegisla
ton Wichita Repu6hc.
Suppose the grand jury should in.
quire by what authority the Wander
bits wateret Central sto k to the
amount Of $48, 600, forcing the
public who use the road to pay divi
dends upon this bogus extra capital :?
A Vanderbilt might pass his autumn
at Sing Sing, instead of Newport, if
this inquiry were faithfully pushed
TsraS SJt>"gs.
The reports received at this office
from the Alliances il different parts
Of the county indicate that the work
is in a very healthy state, But few
Alliances are at standstilI, whie @
most of them are taking IN new mem
bers at nearly every meeting. The
only ones who are dropping out are
stiff-necked old party men who have
never been in sympathy with the
movement Western Advocate.
The railroad system as at present
managed is unjust It's enormous
bonded debt at fictitious valuations is
absor Ding the substance of the people
in the interest of millionaires. The
general government should own and
operate the railroads and telegraphs
and furnish transportation at cost, the
same as mail facilities are now fur
nished, and that our legis ature shall
enact freight rates no higher than
those now in force in Iowa Voice
Every dollar you use carries with it
the curse of interest. AS interest is
suance from banks is our only means
of getting money, how can it be
otherwise The price of all com
modities therefore must be regulated
in some degree to correspond with the
amount of interest paid. Govern
mental issue of money would there
fore prove a two fold benefit, by re-
ducing the rate of usage and appre-
ciating the value of commodities
Western AdUOcnte.