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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-01-27

States is doing with the peoples
money every day in the year. The
government pays these bankers ninety
Der centum of what it owes them,
and allows the bankers to draw the
interest on the debt just as if no pay
ment had ever been made upon 1t.
But, say the money barons, this ma
tional banking system is the best-the
most staole and secure system-ever
devised; and it must not be interfered
with. We grant all that can be
claimed for it's stability and security.
But neither of these qualities would
be taken away if the government
should say to the bankers, We do not
desire to interfere with your banking
business; but we do mean to stop
ninety per centum of the interest upon
the bonds underlying your circulation.
We collected this money from the
peo DE under q sacred contract with
them that it should be used for their
benefit, AMI no part of it can be paid
out to any set of men without secur-
ing for the people value received.
Let it be understood, from one end
of the country to the other, that this
wicked feature of the national system
of banking must and shall go. For
this the Farmers Alliance is pledged.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-01-27

DAVID KALAKAUA, King of the
Sandwich Islands, died at San Fran,
cisco, on the goth inst, of Bright's
disease. His remains will be sent to
Honolulu on the flagship Charleston,
of the Pacif; squadron, now at San
Francisco. Kslakaua was tina on y
King whom the writer evsr saw and
he was 4 splendid specimen of physi
cal manhood. The writer was in
Washington during Grants last ad,
minis ration, and was present az a re
ception rendered the King, then on a
visit to this country. He impressed
US as q man of intellect and culture.
He appeared in the simple unofficial
dress of a citizen, and put on no airs
of any kind.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-01-27

methods. We should encourage any
one who has anything to say for the
public good to speak out without re-
serve. We should be willing to
believe that brethren who differ with
US are as honest and patriotic as we
are. We should present to the world
the grand spectacle of a body of men
united to secure the highest good to
the greatest number, and yet tolerant
of all men and of all honest opinions.
This, my brethren, is real union.
This union we cannot have if we
suffer our discussions to degenerate
into personal wrangles and angry dis
putations.
We are convinced that the personal
quarrels between brethren grow out
of overweening personal ambitions.
An Allianceman's ambition should %
confined to helping his brethren to
solve the grave pub ic questions which
r pressing upon this genera ion, and
not to the work OF securing to himself
the advantages of place and position.
Nothing is, Or can be, more dangerous
to our order than the spirit Of self,
seeking, which seems to us to lie at
the bottom of the angry personal quar-
rels of which We speak. Let US dis
courage it altogether.
Then, every All!anceman his taken
the most solemn obligation not to do
anything to injuro a brother. How,
therefore, can our brethren rush into
print and call each other hard Z q nee
without the mos fagrant anl wicked
violation of their obligati Broth,
rem, let us avoid, if possible, all auses
of personal conten ion. But if we
cannot do this, then lat us settle our
disputes privately, and not bring dan
ger and scandal to glorious move
ment.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-01-27
o BROTaERLY.

We notice, with pain, that there
are some very unbrotherly controver,
sizes going on in the newspapers between
brethren of the Alliance. This is to
be regretted for the reason that a
house divided againss itself cannot
stand. We do not mean to say that
these unbrotherly controversies are
numerous, nor that they involve any
considerable number of Alliance
men. All we mean to say is, there
ara some such controversies going on
now; and we think there was never a
good reason for commencing these
quarrels; and now that they have
been commenced, they ought to be
stopped. Quarrels are dangerous.
No matter how small and incense,
quential the cause may be, there is
never any knowing where a quarrel
will end. And it is possible for a
quarrel between two influential Ali.
ancemen to assume such proportions
as to split our order up into factions,
and bring upon it i~ncalculable injury.
We warn our brerhren, we beg them
in the name of our noble order, to
compose their differences privately,
and let Ut stand together so unitedly
that all who observe u will say, see
how these brethren love one another.
We must not expect in a great
movement like ours unanimity of
opinion. Such unanimity is no. pos
sible, and would not be desirable if it
were possible. We want to scan care
fully the whole field of action; we
need to have the fullest AMI fairest
discussion of all public questions and
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-01-27

Hon. GEORGE BANCROFT, the histo
rian, died at his home in Washington,
D. c., the 18th inst, at $40 o'clock
p. No., in the ninety first year of his
age. The cause of death is given as
old age. He was confined to his house
two days; and then calmly passed
away, full of years and honors. Mr.
Bancroft was a profound scholar, a
most pains taking historian, a tireless
worker, a warm friend, an upright
and patriotic citizen, and an honor to
to his country. In politics he was a
Democrat; and, in earlier life he held
important and RESPONSE ole positions, in
both the civil and diplomatic service
of his country. But he is best known,
and will continue to be best known,
as the historian of his country. We
lay our garland on his grave, and say,
wei done, good and faithful SER
want"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-01-27

sled an egg until the egg had hap
peued. The Herald seems to have
adopted the wisdom of the hen. But
that Is no. the point we r after. We
implore the Herald to q1it tinkering
with the weather. Europe is frozen
up now, and if the Herald man cannot
be induced to let the weather alone,
some other part of the world-Alaska
for example-will be frozen up, we
fear.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-01-27

The Indian wa is over, and Gen,
eral Miles is preparing to send a
d~eputation Of chiefs to Washington to
arrange territorial differences between
the Indians and whites with the In.
dian Commissioner. The agencies are
rapidly gaining the confidence of the
Indians under the management of the
new agents who are officers of the
United States army.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-01-27
LILEsYILLE. N. G

4AAAg @'s ~
Fall Branch Alliance, No. 2O5, met
at the regular place of meeting, Jan.
lst, to offer thanks to our Great and
good Alliance Father for his many
fold blessings. Rev. Mr.. Seago con
Quoted the service. Song, "Come
thon Fount," and prayed a very good
and appropriate prayer, after which
Mr. Seago, Mr.. Maners, our President,
and several others made some re marks
or rather short but spicy speeches.
Soma of members DO not attend
verp well of late. Hope they will at.
tend better now a new year has come
in, and that grert and lasting good
will be accomplished before another
new year.
Wisning the editor and all the
readers of The PROGRESSIVE FARMER
a happy new year, l close.
HATTIE DowNER, Cor. Sec'y.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-01-27

EVERY reader of the New York
Herald must have noticed how prompt
ly that paper claims that it predicted
it just as soon as any unusual weather
occurs in any quArter of the globe.
Now, we do not question the Herald'S
infalibility in predictions of this sort.
We think it was that homely philos-
opher, Josh Billings, who said a hen
was the truest prophet in the world,
for the reason that she never prophe.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-01-27

Some scoundrelly correspondent of
the London Times ~telegraphed a
sensational aud lying dispatch from
Philadelphia about two weeks ago to
the effect that the United States was
concentrating a large naval force in
the Pacific Ocean. This lying report
caused great excitement in London,
and might very easily have led to
serious consequences. Such men
should be punished.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-01-27

In the item in our last issue in rela.
ton to the taxation of the railroads,
we had no intention to reflect upon
Governor Fowle. We mentioned in
the item the officers whose duty it is
to see that all property is properly
listed for taxation. If there is no
such officer connected with our State
government, then the present legisla
ture should make speedy arrangements
to connect such an officer with our
State government.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-01-27

WE will send one copy of the beauti.
full song and music, Clasp Hand IN
Hand, by Jonathan Jones, and de3i
Gated to Mrs. Ben. Terrell, to any one
who will send US the names of two
new subscribers and So. Let the
names and money come on, and we
will send the song.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-01-27

= SENATOR INGALLS, shows, by the
speech he delivered in the Senate the
other day, that he is occupying just
now a very humble seat at the
mourner's bench. We congratulate
the Senator; and we congratulate
other Senatorial sinners also. We
congratulate Ingalls,, because his
action shows there is hope for him.
And we congratulate other Senatorial
sinners, because the ~penitence of the
Kansas Senator shows that no man is,
or can be, outside the pale of mercy.
w. insist, however, that Mr.. Ingalls,
must be taken upon probation. l.
would hardly be safe to take him into
full fellowship at once. We never
before saw such force and beauty in
the trite couplet of the old hymn:
"While the lamp holds out to burn,
The vilest sinner may return"
Next.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-01-27
KEEP OUT OF DEBT.

We want to say to all u readers,
and especially to our farmer readers,
some things about debt. We are sure
that what we say will help every n
who will carefully read it and act
upon it.
The time is at hand when is is
necessary to prepare for another crop.
Do not go into debt to buy what you
want to enable you to run another
crop, if you can help il. 1t is better
far better-to make a small crop,
and let it be all your own at harvest
time, than it is to go in debt in order
to pitch a big crop and take the risk
of failure. If you must have means
to start another crop, it is better to
borrow the money on your farm for
a year or two and pay cash for what
you buy. Be sure to not buy much.
Again We say, it is better to make a
small crop and have it all your own
when it has been made, than it is to
go in debt. We are sure that the
man in deot is not free in any sense
cannot consider himself free-is not
considered free by his neighbors-and
worst of all, is not considered free by
his creditors.
Many debts that hang over and
threaten the farmer could have been
avoided if he had managed his farm
as 10 make his bread and meat and
clothing at home. We are deeply in
earnest when we say we want to see
our farme 8 make their meat and
bread and clothing at home. Any
farmer can raise and keep a few sheep.
The wool from these will make the
very best of clothing for both men
and women; and the lambs come in
splend1dly for fresh meat during the
Flax will grow splendidly
in this latitude; and, in addition to
furnishing the warp for jeans, the
seed is very valuable as a market
crop. Let our farmers, then, raise
some sheep and swine, and grow some
flax, and make their own clothing,
and live on the farm, and live off the
farm, and keep tree of debt, and they
will become prosperous and happy.
1t is the duty of every farmer to
buy as little as possible; and what he
does buy should be bought to the best
advantage and paid for on the spot.
Alliancemen now have purchasing
agents, through whom they can pur
chase to the very best advantage; and
they ought to form clubs and make
their orders through these agents
But the main thing is not to buy any
thing you can do without, until you
are full handed and able to indulge
your tastes for elegant things. Let
us economic this present year and
not go in deot, and the prosperity you
have been signing for will surely
come and come speedily. Let us
keep out out of debt at any hazard,
and all will be well.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-01-27

The old political stagers of this
State got themselves in good trim to
laugh heartily over the ga osurd :" do
ings of farmers legislature. But up
to the present time the funny part
of the programme has not been forth
coming. There has been no attempt
upon the part of the farmers in the
General Assem- ply to ostracise lawyers,
or any other class of professional men.
The legislation presented so far is not
covered with hayseed, as was expected;
and We know, from a personal inspec.
ton, that there is not a single mem
Der of the legislature who wears home.
spun breeches stuffed into COW hide
boots. Numbers of men, and some of
them lawyers, have told us that a bet
ter looking, more conservative, more
sensible set of men than the present
legislature has seldom, if ever, been
assembled I'm Ter the dome of the
State House. We are perfectly sure
that the interests of the people are
safe in the hands of the present legis
lature, and we are unfeignedly proud
Of the record our friends are making
in the present General Assem- oily.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-01-27
WHY NOT STOP THE INTEREST,"

TIE circulation of the national
banks is secured by bonds of the gov,
eminent deposited in the Treasury of
the United States. This circulation
is equal to ninety per centum of the
bonds 80 deposited. Upon this circu
lation the bondholders pay one per cen,
tum. Upon these bonds so deposited
the bondholders draw their interest,"
ssmi.annually. From the foregoing
statementsit will be seen that the banks
have all the benefits to De derived
from the bonds; and, in addition, they
have ninety per centum of the value
of the bonds to use in business. Now,
for the government to give a man his
money and then pay him interest upon
it too, out OF the taxes of the country
is unfair and Immoral tried by any
code of ethics known to men. There
are no terms OF a contract that can
bind the people in morals to. the OBJ,
servance of any such wicked scheme.
There is no reason why the national
banks should have this enormous ad
vantage, but the plain one of a
desire upon the part of those who
have been in power to give these
bankers something for nothing. These
banks have in their han Is and are
actually using ninety per centum of
the value of their bonds, and they are
drawing interest upon the whole
amount of bonds, underlying their
circulation. We want the people to
remember this plain fact. And to
get it before our readers we will use
an illustration:
John Smith borrows from Tom
Jones n thousand dollars, and gives
Jones a bond for it, payable after two
years, but with a provision in it that
Smith may let it run ten years at his
own option, the interest on the bond
to be six per centum payable twice a
year-that is, half yearly-in gold.
After two years have passed Smith
goes to Jones and tells him that he,
(Smith) will lend him (Jones) nine
hundred dollars to put into business,
and take his own bond as security for
the loan, and allow him (Jones) to
draw the interest upon the bond, Just
as if the last loan. had never been
made. That is, Smith agrees to pay
Jones ninety per centum of the debt
he owes him, and givs him In addition
interest on the debt at six per centum
in gold for eight years, simply on &C
count of the natural affection he has
for Jones. Now, any private citizen
who should manage his own finances
in that way would be considered in.
sane-mentally insane. But if it
should turn out that a private citizen
should use trust money-money col.
lected from other people and held in
trust for their beneit-in that way, he
would be pronounced both mentally
and morally insane. But this is Just
what the Government of the United
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-01-27

The absence of three Democrats
came within one of resulting in the
election of Senator Evsrts, of New
York, to succeed himself in the United
States Senate.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-01-27

The Mentor is a new paper published
in Boston, Mass, to promote the well
being and happiness of the blind. 1t
is we'll edited, attractive in form, ca
tertsining in mater and we'll worthy
of a wide circulation.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-01-27

WE assure brother B. T. Hicks, of
Flint Alliance, that his request about
The PROGRESSIVE FARMER is all right.
We are sorry that his letter came too
late to be published IN time to do any
o. I'D
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-01-27

w. L. Spoon, JR., a student at
Chapel Hill, has gotten out a nice
little pamphlet explaining the art o:
soldering me ais of all kinds He
will send you a copy for Is cents.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-01-27

al HU0S6AOAS AOA
and passenger rates. On its face this
transaction seems to rs to be a simple
outrage. Any newspaper man knows
that the space occupied by the sched'
ule of q railroad in any good news
paper il W orth several times the value
of the pass. 1t is such conduct, on
the part of the officers of our rail
roads, that convinces the people that
there is no fairness in railway manage
ment. The R. & D. may be able to
explain this matter. Oar columns are
open TO them if they wish to usa
them.
x The Charlotte Chronicle is misin.
formed abous the caucus upon the
railroad commission bill. It was not
an Alliance caucus 1t was a caucus
of the friends of the measure of all
sorts and parties. The Chronicle is
misinfor ned as to the part Col. Polk
took in the caucus. If we are not
mistaken Col. Polk was asked to ex
press his opinion upon she question
of salaries by a Democratic Senator
who is not q member of the Alliance.
The statement of the Chronicle to the
effect tina, Col. Polk was debating to
the legisl lture is without foundation
in fact, and does Col. Polk a great
wrong. The writer was present at
the caucus, and has personal knowl-
edge of the facts; and those facts are
as We state them. We want to ask
the Chronicle a few plain questions in
all kindness: Do you think it either
fair or manly to use imperfect and
even false information as the basis of
an attack upon a nan who never did
you any harm ? Who appointed you
to be high priest and guardian of the
Democratic party in North Carolina
anyhow Where did you get the
authority for your en cathedra utter
ances as to what is Democratic, and
as to what is not Democratic q? Does
it not seem just a little presumptuous
in you to slash into men in your reck-
less style who were good Democrats
before you were born2 Would it
not be more to the ere lit of the
Chronicle, and would it not inure to
the success of that paper if its editor
would treat those whom he differs
with upon public questions fairly II
the Chronicle knows of any instance
wherein Col. Polk has dictated to any
man or to any set of men, at any tiRe,
let it speak out and give the chapter
and verse; aad we will join that paper
in condemning the wrong, no matter
whom it may please or displease. AS
a public man, Col, Polk has no right
to claim immunity from criticisms of
his puolic utter&nces and acts. But
he has the right-the right of the
humblest citizen-to be treated fairly
by his critics. Aud Re insist that the
Chronicle has not treated him fairly
in the criticism we are writing about.
We leave it to the Chronicles own
sense of right to correct the wrong
impression it has made, or else prove
its criticism to be well founded by
plain facts.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-01-27

~ Our gr4en1z IL writing 10 any Of
or advertisers, viii favor us bY mention
ing the fact thst they saw the advertise
nent in TgK P~RoaazssIvE FAR&ER
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-01-27

D. Q want your paper cnaaged to
another office? State the ore At which
you have oeeu getting it,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-01-27

WI ire glad TO see that Brother n,
NJ. Culbreth has been made Chalrm'n
of Senate Branch of Joint ConVen'l"A
on re di~stricting the State.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-01-27

Do 0 uant yoCI communication pub
ished2 Is 50, giTe Is your rea! name
and yocS p~ogtoA5ca.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-01-27

~ T1a late or your labei tells you
wnen your time is out.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-01-27

WE print in this issue an article
from the Daily Standard about the R.
& D. Railroad boycotting that paper
because it criticised certain freight
rates Of the road. We know nothing
about the facts besides what we learn
from the Standards article. 1t seems
the Standard advertised the schedule
of the road. And for this advertising
the road gave the editor a pass. 1t
would seem that the R. & DIS officer
understood that the arrangement with
the Standard about the pass was also
an arrange nent by which the road
had bought the silence of the &andard
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-01-27

The Progressive Farmer Is the
o Hcial Organ of the N. {. Farmers
State a stance.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-01-27
RALEIGH, N. c., JAN. 81, 1891.

{ This DaDS4 esetsTed as secOnd-lGsS matter at TIE Post
O6Ecs IN Raleigh, y ~
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-01-27

eyes. l should have belonged 70
the order long ago, but as l was .
candidate, or expected to be a canol.
date, for political Office, 1 fearet my
motives might be misinterpreteo.
Now, however, thai | have six years
of official life before me, if l shall i've
that long, there is now nc posslOlLl1y
of my action being TaiscOnstrued ol
misinterpreted as dictated by any per
sonal considerations
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-02-07
CONSTANT PIGHTINo.
A GOVERNMENT VICTORY IN SPAIN,
1t Enrages the Rspublicans-Petards ar
Exploded-Trouble Appreciated.
[By Anglo-AmerIcan cable to the Dispatc

[By Anglo-Amerlcan cable TO the Dispatcn'I
BARCELONA. February 6.-The Conserya-
tive candidate for member OF the Chamber
of Deputies has been elected, defeating
Senor Salmeron, the Republican leader
This victory has greatly elated the sup
porters of the Government. Inc Conser'
vative candidate, according to the returns
announced, received 1914 votes and Sal
meron is stated to have received o,2o5
votes. The Republicans are enraged al
the result of the electoral contest, and &C
cuse the officials who had charge OF the
election with tampering with the ballots.
The Republicans insist that Salmeron IS
duly elected.
The Conservative victory has caused
peculiar discomfort which has been
smouldering for long time TO break out
in all directions. The court and clubs are
crowded with people, who excitedly dis
cuss the situation. Yesterday evening two
large petards were exploded in a public
thorcu hfare, causing panic among people
who were IN the neighborhood OF the ex-
plosions.
The Government officials are thorough
ly alarmed and are making preparations 70
resist popular uprising. The. military
authorities in this city and in other large
towns have been ordered TO hold troops on
the alert II Is also understood that the
military authorities have been instructed
in the event of disturbances to act VIII
promptness and vigor. In other words any
revolutionary movement Is 10 be promptly
suppressed by troops.