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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-10-06
A EXHIBIT.

One of the most attractive features
of the Great Southern Exposition, now
in progress IN this city, is the collection
of paintings by Randall the Artist, In
it you find the familiar faces of some
of the most distinguished men in the
State-GOv. Holt, Bishop Lyman, ex-
Lieut.. Gov. Stedman, Associate Justice
Davis, Maj. C~renshaw, the first mem
Der of the PhiloElathesian Society of
Wake Forest College, beautiful ladies
and children, copies of some of the
odd Masters" &c.
Those who have examined it pro-
nounce the collection the finest ever
made in North Carolina.
The exhibition of talent should be
peculiarly gratifying to the people of the
State, as Mr.. Randall is anative, being
born and bred on a farm in the noun
tains of Burke.
Everyone visiting the Exposition
should study those pictures thoroughly.
1t takes time to fully appreciate them.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-10-06
A BOOK.

By the courtesy of the R. D. Robin
son Publishing Company, Raleigh, we
have just examined a new and useful
book entitled "Profitable Farming in
the Southern States" by Mr.. J. W.
Fitz, a well-known agricultural writer
of Virginia, assisted by other promi
nent agriculturists. 1t contains numer-
Gus illustrations showing the crude
agricultural implements of the Egyp-
tians thousands of years ago. the i'm
plements used in this country fifty and
one hundred years ago and those in
use to-day. 1t contains exhaustive
classifcations of soil, manures and
their application, preparation and cul-
tivation of crops, treatment Of stock;
tells all about fertilizers, plants, trees,
in fact everything likely to be valuable
and interesting to our farmers. We
believe it to be a good thing and don't
hesitate to recommend it to u
friends.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-10-06
ARRESTED AND THEN COMMITS
SUICIDE.

We publish extracts from the report
of Bro. Morgan, Secretary Of the Ma
tional Reform Press Association, show
ing the character of the men who were
delegates to the anti Sub Treasury
meeting at st. Louis a few days ago.
Last week the Union Banner brings
information that @. L. Graham, one
of the delegates from Missouri, had
just taken his own life by shooting
himself. Graham had given mort
cages on stock and borrowed money
to the amount of So, 600. Upon inves-
tigation it was proven that he owned
no such stock. He was arrested and
gave bond, and afterwards killed him
self.
This is a sad story, but it seems that
all of these delegates are having a bad
time. Many of them were not mem
bers of the Alliance and some that
were don't seem to have borne good
regulations. Truly the way of the
transgressor is hard.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-10-06
mot A WORD IN THE PARTISAN
PRESS"

The following is from a prominent
gentleman who heard the speeches OF
President Polk, Congressman Simpson
and Lecturer Willetts, at Charlotte,
recently:
AS afarmer, but not an Allianceman,
[ wish to say that so far as | have seen,
the Charlotte press has not done JUS
tice to the Alliance speakers here on
the 26th.
No man can truthfully say that Mr..
Simpson advocated negro social equal
ity. Nor did the Charlotte Chronicle
at first make any such charge. 1t was
all an after thought from the ring
politicians.
Nor did the Chronicle report Polk
Polk as to the depression of agriculture
and other industrial interests in North
Carolina, and as to the cause OF so
many people and especially so many
young men leaving the State, On this
point Col. Polk vas exceedingly effec-
tive and pointed to the census as show
ing nearly 400, 600 North CarOlinians
in other States, and usually our bright
est young men. These facts made a
profound impression, but not a word
in the partisan press.
Of course the Charlotte papers did
not do the speakers justice. They
didn't intend to do it. Why, the Char
lotte Chronicle waited until the speak
ers got to Reidsville before it came out
with that "after-thought" suggested
by the ring-politicians" that "Jerre
Simpson favored negro social equal
ity" in his Charlotte speech. Why
didn't that paper charge it on him then
and there? Because 1t kneW 1t UGS
false and Simpson would denounce it
as false. But this falsehOod answered
it's purpose. 1t was greedily caught
up by the Democratic papers who are
''friendS to the Alliance" and her
aided to the State and country as the
truth. It was further charged that
President Polk sat and heard this
negro equality" preached and "was as
dumb as an OYSTER" when the papers
making the charge EneaC that President
Polk was not present. "How this
world is given to lying!'
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-10-06
AssAssINS OF REPUTATION.

The IcOnoclast calls the press Of TO-
day IAN unclean bird of prey" 1t
says INSTEAD of the trainers of the
Federal Constitution giving the press
so much liberty they should have
established a strict censorship in
stead" Again it says:
What is to be done? Make it a
penal Offense to put in the public print
anything rejecting upon the good
name of man or wOman-Whether 1t
be a matter of court record or not
until it's truth be distinctly proven.
Malicious libel is a crime equally
as heinOus as murder or rape. Then
why not put it in the same category
and make it punishable by death!
That may appear to some a very
severe penalty; but why should the
man who in the heat of passion rObS
another of life be hanged, while the
publisher who, for the sake of a few
pence, which a sensation or a scandal
will insure in additional sales, rObS a
fellow mortal of reputation, brands
HIM before all the world as a villain, a
thing to be Stunned and despised; who
ruins his hopes, blightS his future and
makes life for him ~hencefOrth a curse
instead of a blessing, not swing be-
tween heaven and earth also? Why
should the man who assaults the body
be punished more severely than he
that assaults the soul-the jewel of
which the body is but the poor, perish
able casket? By all means hang the
malicious hbeler-hang him higher
than HelicOn, hang him until he is
dead, dead, dead, and may the Lord
| do with his infamous soul as seemeth
to him best
w do not understand the McOnO,
czast to mean that a newspaper should
be held accountable for anything that
is true. But when newspapers, for
the purpose of fighting a mans politi-
cal prospects, goes into s~landering him
without reason, they ought to be pun
ished. If this be true, some news
papers who have been 50 malignant
and reckless in their publications
about leading members of the Alliance
should come under the head of "assas-
sins of reputation" The man who is
guilty of it only lacks the courage to
be an assassin in a murderous way,
He is not too good, but too great a
coward.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-10-06
READ AND DECIDE.

This Third party trick is nothing but
a scheme to gobble up the Democratic
vote of the South and elect a Republi-
can President. -AtZanta Constitution
(Dem.)
Kansas Republicans should feel that
the sole purpose of the Third party
cranks is to elect a Democratic Presi-
dent in 1692.-TopeEG Capital (Rep.)
At the next meeting of the Ananias
Club the NeWs and Observer and the
Topeka Capital should get together
and decide which is which. Some
body will conclude after awhile that
there is some tall lying going on.
Remember th0t o. paper run ut the
cost Of The PROGRESSIVE Farmer cannot
be published on credit.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-10-06
A NORTHERN MEMBER OF THE
ANANIAS CLUB SPEAKS.

Polk escaped to come to Des MOines
to repeat the soldering utterance by
which he is attempting to aid the
Southern Farmers Alliance in it's
scheme to divide the Republican vote
of the North, prevent an election of a
President by the people in 1892, and
thus enable the Democratic House to
place a Democrat in the presidential
chair in 1892. Think of the prisOn-hell
keeper at Salisbury, N. O., coming to
the great Northwest to tell the people
how to vote to save the country! The
man who is said to have publicly stated
during the days that the Union soldiers
daily sank down in death by the dozens
from starvation, disease and the other
grizzly horrors of the prison hell at
Salisbury, that 81 can kill more Yanks
here than a whole Confederate division
can kill on the battle field" is not the
man who can masquerade in the North
west in the interest of the party he
served at the prison hell and succeed
in the object of his masquerading.
The above is clipped from the Io1Ua
Register, a radical sheet published at
Des Moines, Ia. 1t says Col. Polk tried
to entrap the Republican party, and
according to the NeUCS Gnd Observer
he is trying to ruin the Democratic
party. We commend the above speci-
men of refined, elegant and chaste
Ananias literature to the NeWs and Oh
serUer, According to 1.-The eternal fit
ness of things" it should, by all means,
have a place in it's columns. Is there
an honorable, decent North Carolinian
who is not Inundated at the disgrace
full and shameful methods employed
by the Ne1Us and Observer and papers
of it's ilk? In all it's history has that
paper ever pursued a man with such
m~alignity and venom? But go ahead!
Col. Polk can stand it if that paper
can.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-10-06
OUR BIG OFFER.

any one Of our subscribers achO
mag be IN arrears, and WhO CiH
pay as 1Uhdt he is due us and send
additional dollar before the 1st
Of November, shall hare The Pro-
gre8SjUe Farmer till the 1St of Jam
udry, 1898. Remember that this offer
holds good only till the 1st Of No
Uem6er. All WhO are IN arrears
after the 10th of November, WiH be
drODDed from Our list.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-10-06
AND THEY

\ brother editor says that when he
was a boy his grandmother taught
him to whistle when passing a grave
yard in order to keep the hants"
from getting him.
The political parties are now engaged
in the whistling game. They have no
new issue, no new remedies to offer.
The Alliance spectre is constantly
looming up as they go about; the peo-
pie are asking relief they ever demand
it in unmistable language, but still the
politicians continue to whistle.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-10-06

EDITORIAL NOTES.

During October and November
we will issue 25,O 900 papers. Adver-
tisers should be on their guard.
The Kinston Free Press has come
out in a new suit of clothes. 1t is one
of the handsomest and brightest week
ly papers in the State.
Reform papers will please add
the Agricultural Bee, Goldsboro, and
Columbus NeUS, Whiteville, to the
standing list of reform papers.
~ W. are likely to have a dry fall.
But that can't be helped. Go ahead
and prepare you land for politics,
select good seed and all will be we'll.
~ A grand Alliance rally was held
at Spring Lake Park, Talladega, Fla,
on the oath of September. A number
of prominent Alliance speakers were
present.
j. No other paper in North Carolina
contains half as much editorial matter,
State and general news and other read
ing matter as THE PROGRESSIVE
FARMER, Stick a pin here.
A representative of The Pro-
GRESsIvE FARMER will be on the grounds
during the speaking at Brookside Park
next Friday. Come prepared to renew
or subscribe. Don't forget it, now.
~ The Granville brethren will have
a picnic at Stovall on the 18th of o.
tober. Hon. A. H. A. Williams and
Rev. P. H. Massey will both speak.
We return thanks for an invitation.
Among the many callers at this
office, all of whom we were glad to
meet, since the Exposition opened, was
Prof. w. H. Neave, of Salisbury, who
stands at the head of musical in
~StructOrs.
AIliancemen, be temperate in
language. Be calm. Be firm. Do
your own thinking. Act on your con-
victions of duty. Wear nc mans col
lar. Reach your conclusions with due
-deliberation and stand by them. Be q
man.
~ President Polk will deliver an
address at Albemarle Park Fair, Eliza
beth City, on Thursday, the 29th of
October. A friend writes that such a
crowd as will be there on that day has
never been seen in Eastern North Caro-
lima.
~ The Alliance fires are burning
bright and with increasing warmth.
The outlook is most hopeful and en-
couraging. The great work is moving
steadily forward. The people have, at
last, opened their eyes. They are com
ing together all over the land. Our
order as groaUing eUery1Uhere. 1t is
more SOLID and more determined than
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-10-06
O MUCH LYING.

We makethe following extracts from
an editorial in the Kinston Free Press
last week:
Lying is becoming too general in
journalism, o especially daily
papers. Why don't the dailies that
wish to print the true news, and not
sensational fakes and lies. make
complaint to the association or associa-
tions that supply them with the press
dispatches? For instance the report
of Col. Folks ridiculous talk recently
in Kansas r undoubtedly false, and
all such as this does a great deal of
harm. 1t has come to such a pass
now that a person can't tell whether
to place credence upon almost anything
he sees in the press dispatches; there
fore even when the truth is told it is
doubted.
Most of the daily papers are filled
with sensational press dispatches con-
corning Alliance leaders and measures,
some Of which, at least, has the appear
ance of being wilfully false. 1t looks
very much as if there is an organized
effort to ruin the Farmers Alliance by
sending false news about it all over the
country, especially by slandering its
leaders,"
The Progressive Farmer fifteen
months for One, dollar. Read "Our
IS0 49,, - 80 oo~>-7 ~
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-10-06
FAIRNESS.

In these times of lying, Islander and
malignant persecution, it is refreshing
to find a paper that has the manliness
and the honor to stand for truth and
Justice. Such an one is the Charleston
World. 1t is one of the few Demo
cratic papers of the South that has
manifested a spirit of fairness toward
President Polk, 1t is appreciated by
himself and his hosts of friends.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-10-06
THE ONLY TRUE POSITION.

At Ocala the Supreme Council de-
cided that at u next annual meeting
the Supreme Council would arrange for
a National Conference to be held on the
22d day of February, 1892, when it
would be decided what political action
we would take, if any. Until then,
all true Alliancemen are expected to
stand firmly by the Ocala demands.
This is the only true and consistent po-
sition for Alliancemen. This they are
doing and this they riH do, They
know that their demands are just and
right ard they will stand by them.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-10-06
THE STAFF CORRESPONDENT.

The staff correspondent of the Robe
sOniun last week uses up a column OF
space about THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER
that is entirely ~uncalled for. 1t goes
outside the limits Of the issue and at
tempts to slur the associate editor
without cause. Two weeks ago we
took the RO6eSOni0n to task for pub
fishing very bitter matter about Jerry
Simpson. The "staff correspondent"
calls the writer a "suppOser," Now
let us see: This "suppOser" heard
Jerry Simpson speak. He did not use
the language with which he was cred
tied. Hundreds of Alliancemen and
non-Alliancemen in this State heard
his speeches and no n except the
editor of the Charlotte Chronicle has
attempted to cOnstrue any of Bro.
Simpson's1anguage into anything but
a real instructive Alliance speech. The
Chronicle started the lie and others be-
gan to repeat it.
1t has been charged that Simpson
made no denial of the charges. The
Charlotte Chronicle waited 80 hours
before it published the falsehoOd. By
that time Bro. Simpson had made
his speech at Greensboro and Durham
and got toeReidsville. Just as Don as
the paper was shown him, he replied
to the charges on the stump at Reds
vile.
Did the '"staf correspondent" hear
him? No. But the writer did, and as
a free citizen of North Carolina, as a
member of the Alliance, as editor of
the State Alliance organ, we claimed
the right to defend a stranger in our
State who had been slandered. We
also claimed the right to lecture the
RO6e8Onidn, or anybody else, for say
ing hard things about a brother who is
equal in character to any man in
North Carolina; a man whose record is
clean so far as the world knows. We
still claim this right, and believe that
any court and jury in the State will
sustain us.
The staff correspondent is dis
posed to give us some advice, W. will
also give HIM some. He should let his
light so shine as to convince all that he
is as thoroughly imbued with the
principles of the Alliance without hav-
ing to tell them himself. He should
never aid in circulating things derOga-
tory to the character of a str anger,
whether he be a member of the ALI
ance or not. The character of a man
is his most valuable possession. 1t is
a terrible thing to say things about a
man that will injure him before the
public. Then where is the wife, the
mother, the children? Think of them.
They must suffer, too.
We do not know the brother who is
the staff correspondent of the Robe
sOnian. But evidently he is a man of
ability. We ask him to read his own
article in the RObeSORidn of the 3Oth,
then compare it with the declaration
of purposes and the Constitution of the
Alliance. Beyond a doubt he will see
that they do not correspond. Brother,
first pull the mote out of your own eye.
A BEAUTIFUL EXHIBIT.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-10-06
N. r. p. A.
THAT CIRCULAR.
THE NEWS AND OBSERVER,

THE NEWS \ OBSERVER,
The old R~eLuble-AICdyS True and Faithful.
Advocates the Sub-Treasury bill. Advocates
unlimited cottage of silver and the issue OF
S5O0,0O0,OOO more paper money.
Advocates distributing SlOO,OOO,OO Of the
money now in the Treasury to the States on
the basis of their agricultural products to
relieve agricultural depression.
Advocates repeating the national bank law,
and allowing State banks to issue notes.
Advocates the repeal of the internal revenue
system and a tariff for revenue only.
FaVOrs the Farmers Alliances; seeks to pro-
mote its objects, and advocates the protection
of the freemen of North Carolina against impO-
sitiOn from any quarter.
Advocates that the white men of North Caro-
lima shall all stand together and work for the
prosperity of all classes and conditions of men.
We print a large eight-page paper. Price
Sl.25. In clubs at 81. :. A. ASHE,
Ed. N6lCS and Observer,
Raleigh. y. G.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-10-06
COME TO THE ALLIANCE RALLY

Next Friday, the 9th, will be a big
day for Raleigh and for the Alliance.
Senator PETER, of Kansas, is to be here.
President Marion Butler, State Lee
turer J. S. Bell, and President Polk are
to be here. Ten thousand Alliance peo-
pie are expected to be here. Five hun
dred will come from old Granville. All
Wake county will turn out. Let them
all come mounted. Buy your ticket at
the low rate for the Fair, which has
the Fair ticket" on it, and you can
come the day before and use it, or you
can use it on the 9th, or stay over and
use it on the 10th. 1t being imprac-
ticable to speak on the Fair Grounds,
the grove and pavilion at Brookside
Park has been secured. So the meet
ing will be held there.
Come early. Be on hand to greet
each other. Let every AlIianceman in
all the surrounding counties come and
have a good time. Let the fires of
patriotism and enthusiasm be kindled
afresh. Let it be a mighty gathering
of the people.
Come eGrly and cOme direct to the
StrOnUcb Warehouse.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-10-06

We call attention to the new adver-
tisement Of Julius Lewis & Go. This
firm was established in 1865, and is some
OF the oldest hardware houses in the
South. There is no better hardware
house to be found anywhere. Forlive,
energetic and straightforward dealing
men, we commend you to julius Lewis
and N. w. West, constituting the firm.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-10-06

thing of the kind. The Landmarks has
always treated the railroads courteous
ly, which is entirely unobjectionable.
It opposed a commission, but had a
right to do that, hence we had no
a to accuse it of being anything
more than courteous to the railroads.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-10-06

In writing to anybody, always be
and sign your own name plainly.
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e published on credit.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1891-02-28
Hon ". J. WcCoNNELL has agail

Hon. w. J. MCCONNELL has again
placed us under obligations for a
copy Of the Congressional Record
also a bill introduced by him to
provide for the reclamation of arid
lands. Like all of Mr.. McConnell's
work the bill is timely, thoughtful,
practical and if passed will prove
useful. Feeling as we do that MIR.
Mcconnell has made serious mis-
takes since his election, we yet re-
alize that his courage, intelligence
and activity fully compensate for
all of his errors and entitle him to
the gratitude and encomiums of
every citizen of Idaho. Politics
aside, we very much doubt whether
there is another man in the State
capable of even continuing to a
conclusion the work he has so we'll
begun. Our people will yet learn
that their greatest mistake was in
not electing him for the six years
term