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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-04-07

The Goldsboro Headlight in a recent
issue expresses the opinion that the
late session of our legislature did
nothing for the benefit of the farmers.
Our contemporary mentions also sew
eral bills that it thinks should have
been enacted into law. AS to the i'm
provement of the public roads, the tax
ing of dogs and the lowering of the
rate of interest, we think with the
Headlight. But we do not agree with
our brother when he says nothing was
done for the benefit of the farmer. The
increase in the public school fund, and
the establishment of the Training
School for girls, and the provision
made for the A. & M. College will
greatly benefit the farmers of the
State. Even the Income Tax bill,
which the Headlight condemns, will
tend to lessen the rate of taxation
which the farmers will have to pay.
Then, the benefits that are to come
from the Railroad Commission will
inure more largely to the benefit of
the farmers than to any other class.
Some people supposed that, inasmuch
as the Alliancemen had a majority in
that body, the legislature would devote
itself to the passage of laws for the ex-
elusive benefit of the farmers. Such
action would have been in violation of
the foundation principle of the ALI
ance. All that the farmers of North
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QUESTIONS.

LIBERTY, N. c., Mar. 31,u1891.
Mr.. EDITOR At a regular meeting.
of Liberty Alliance, No. 1922, it was
unanimously agreed to ask THE Pro
GREssIvE FARMER to answer the follow
ing questions:
1. How much money does the STATE
pay to the University, and who gets it
2. How much did the last legislature
appropriate to the same?
3. What caused Bro. Ramsey to
leave The PROGRESSIVE FARMER?
4. What was the meaning of the
caucus held in Secretary Beddingfields
office on the " of the meeting of the
legislature?
5. How did it happen that every Al
hanceman and Democrat voted for
Vance for u. S. Senator when there
was a howl in the Alliance against
him? F~raternally yours,
S. w. r. STALEY,
Sec'y Liberty Alliance.
1. Twenty thousand dollars per year.
2. A few hundred dollars for repairs
to building. The exact sum we do not
know.
3. He wanted to go into business for
himself.
4. The caucus was held to consider
the organization of the House.
5. We suppose the Alliancemen and
Democrats voted for Senator Vance
because they wanted to do so. We
know of no other reason. They could
have voted for any one else. -EDITOR
PROGRESSIVE FARMER.
We again call attention to the AN
Gnce song, Clasp Hands, and dedicGted
to Mrs. Ben Terrell, pUhGch zoe are offer
Gng as q premium for taco neU SUD
scTibers
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For THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER.
THAT PLEA FOR CLEVELAND.

The "Plea for Mr.. Cleveland" by
Mr.. R. L. Beall, in the last issue of THE
PROGRESSIVE FARMER, is in some re-
spects a very remarkable production.
He begins by saying: Joining the
Alliance has not destroyed my faith in
the principles of the Democratic party"
and then devotes more than a column
in defence of Mr.. Cleveland, who has
repudiated, violated and trampled
under foot one of the great principles
of the Democratic party. Does not
Mr.. Beall know that the party has,
time and again, declared to the people
of the United States that it was in favor
of free and unlimited coinage of silver?
Is Mr.. Cleveland the Democratic party?
Are its principles and declarations no
more than sounding brass Dr. a think
ling cymbol." Are the thousands and
millions of men in this country, who
have honestly advocated this great
and just measure, to abandon it simply
because one man, even a great mana
leading Democrat says SO? Are they
to stullify themselves before the world
simply because one of their leaders has
gone wrong This thing of hero wor-
ship may do for such Allianeeman as
MI. Beall, but the great body of the
Alliance has discarded it. We will not
vote for Mr.. Cleveland nor any other
man, we care not what party nomi-
mates him, who is opposed to the great
measures of reform which our Order
advocates, and politicians and their
"understrappers" would do well to
make a note of it. Grover Cleveland
is as thoroughly committed to the
of the oppressive money power
of the land as it wants him to be and
no true Allianceman can or will vote
for him. The farmers of the great
West and South do not intend to vote
for him or any other man who thus
stands in with Wall street on the
money question.
The logical sequence of such reason
ing as characterizes this article of Mr..
Beall, would be the revocation of all
penalties and force of all law, moral
and divine. But with all the sophistry
and cringing excuses brought forward
to sustain Mr.. Cleveland in the position
he has taken against the people, they
will "spew him out of their mouths"
I presume, from a remark in said ar
ticle, that I should call your correspon-
dent "brother" Beall. It is well that
he informed us he had joined the ALI
ance, for we never would have in
ferred it from his argument. The
whole article would doubtless please
very much the "gold-bugs" of the
country, but no one would ever have
suspected it was from the pen of an
Allianceman if he had not so stated.
By the way, is not this the same Bro.
Beall who wrote several articles last
year against the S~ub-Treasury bill and
which were quoted SO extensively by
the partisan press of the State? And
did not his County Alliance ''sit down"
on him?
The Sub-Treasury bill and the silver
question IT the only two Alliance
measures that have been prominent
before the people, and we find this
brother CD standing squarely in the
ranks of the enemy on both of them.
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Brother, let us beware of Greeks
bearing gifts" and when men who
claim to be good Alliancemen, are
found always ready to fight with u
enemy, against us, we should ask them
to take off their Alliance uniform and
go over to the enemy and fight us like
men. No half-handed support, no
half-handed service will do in this
great struggle for God and humanity.
AN ALLIANCEMAN.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-04-07

IF the members of Shady Grove
Alliance. No. 2,158, had read THE Pro
GREssIVE FARMER carefully they would
have known why we did not publish
the latter part of the proceedings of
the legislature. We explained at the
time that the proceedings were left out
to give place to important Alliance
matters. We refer Shady Grove Ali
ance to page 2 of THE PROGRESSIVE
FARMER of March Sd. Better read your
papers, brethren.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-04-07

The members of Oak Grove Alliance,
No. 1913, are not only entitled to the
gratitude of the aged brother for whom
they bought a horse, but to the very
high EST praise from all their brethren
for their noble generosity. Such &C
tions as this show that the Alliance
has come to make itself helpful in all
ways possible. We most heartily COM
mend the members of Oak Grove ALI
ance for their kindly action.
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r. Mclean tells you how you maya get
twenty dollars, but you viii have to
move to get it. IF you have not frac-.
tured two or three of the command
ments before, you will break one into
smithereens when your eye glances
over what the Palace Manufacturing
Company has to say about the ease,
comfort, beauty, elegance, &C., of
certain articles they tell you about.
While Jas. B. Mason, Esq, tells you
how he can help you collect that direct
land tax you paid the Government
several years ago. Messrs. w. A.
Slater & Go. tell everybody something
that you and I and everybody else is
and always will be deeply interested
in, until we return to the primitive
fashions of our fore-parents.
If what we have said has not inter
ested you, read the advertisements
and see for yourselves what bargains
are offered.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-04-07

WE assure A. w. Ambrose, of Even
ing Star Alliance, No. 1895, that it is a
great pleasure to us to know that his
Alliance is getting on so WE'LL The
success already won should be an en-
enlargement to the Evening Star to
press onward in the good work. Let
others follow the example of brother
Ambrose and tell us about the good
work.
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SHALL WE TAX OR REPUD1ATr.
WH1rAKERs, N. c., Mar. 81 ~

WHITAKERs, N. c., Mar. %, 81
Mr.. EDITOR:-The secular press
the State, without an exception, is Il,
in arms at the action of our late legis
lature imposing an income tax, wa,
the act of "malice prepense" or simpR
one of undesign Were they mapping
and did His Majesty of the cloven foa
play this prank on them Be th
cause what it may the thing is a mat
ter-of record. Shall it be undone?
so, what then9 Revenue must be had
from what source is it to come 2 Ar
we ready for the George theory 'tht
single tax2" will realty bear a large
burden? What say you, our farmers
Are your operations so ~remunerative
your pockets so plethoric, that you
will gladly deplete them? Are the val
ues of your realty increasing to that
extent that it will be advisable for the
extra session zone that is to be cor,
vened) to authorize a new assessment
to appraise them higher, say so to 100.
per cent Your perishable p~ropertv
live stock, farm implements, etc, by
reason of recent large additions, the
fruits of several consecutive prosper.
Gus years in your avocation, demand
that a large additional revenue be
placed on them? Who can answer
these questions better than you3 Now
don't all speak at once, hear n first
and if I misrepresent them, correct
me. &
Have you sought to borrow money
of late offering land as a collateral?
have, what value does the money.
lender place on it? Not TO exceed one
holt present tGI assessment. Who Of
you have purchased, within the past
two or three years, new and improved
farm implements? Not I, have YOU
Has there been wear and tear on your
team? If not, there has been on mine.
To you is the future outlook all gilded
with hope? IF so you see through
optices different from mine.
Can we carry a larger tax, or think
you it is already excessive? Popula,
ton increases, civilization makes con.
slant demands. To go backwards, re,
treat from present position we cannot.
Forward move is the word and to that
tune we must march. Can you keep
step to the music? To fall from the
ranks is to be crushed. What will you
do? Ny good brothers stand to your
post assert your rights, let's see that
the burden of taxation rests where it
properly belongs-on the shoulders Of
every one who seeks shelter under the
protecting wings of our laws. There
should be, there must be an income
tax, but let it be from 25 cents to the
incomes of the Goulds, though I would
graduate 1.-THE larger the protection
the greater the tax. To this it is com,
ing nothing save dire repudiation
can avert it. FARMER.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-04-07

Our correspondent, W. M. Evans,
declines to answer through the public
press the questions we recently asked
him. He says, however, that he has
information which he can commune
cate privately to us upon the questions
at issue. If his information cannot be
made public, we care nothing for it.
But we think he should not have made
a public attack upon a public measure
upon private information. We have
no taste for that sort of discussion, and
we do not care to pursue the matter
further.
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AMIssvILLE, Va, Mar. 80, 49,

A~M1SSN1LLE, Nd., Midi. OO, III.
inf MR; E 4oI 3Raf t6 am o 19dee ID RT2 }2pyyn to
is steadily increasing each day. We
have issued from this office $50 new
charters since the first of September,
1890. We now have 1880 subordinate
and "a county organizations, with an
approximate membership of 40, 900.
We are adding fresh recruits every
day. Maj. Venable, our State Agent,
is doing a very safe and satisfactory
business for the brotherhood. l am a.
constant reader of your valuable paper
SO much. Allow me to congratulate
you upon the success of the order in
your State. Wishing you God speed
in the noble work in which you are en-
gagged, | am
F~raternally,
j. J. SLvEY,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-04-07

WE cannot publish brother Silas
Wetherington's letter, because he calls
peoples names in it; and such calling
of names makes his letter personal.
We cannot publish personal letters.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-04-07

Carolina want, is an even chance with
all other classes of their fellow-citizens.
They want no advantage over any
class. We would much rather have
the Headlight complain that an Ali
ance legislature did too little for the
farmers than to have it complain that
it did too much for them.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-04-07

Col. WIN. L. SAUNDERS, Secretary
of State of North Carolina, died at the
Marlboro House, in this city, on the
morning of the Sd inst. Col. Saunders
had been an invalid for many years
previous to his death; but feeble health
did not prevent him, until recently,
from attending to his duties as Secre-
tary of State. Col. Saunders was a
gallant soldier in the wal between the
States, going into the army as a pri-
vate soldier, and winning the rank of
Colonel by his bravery on the field and
by his devotion to duty in camp and
upon the march. Col. Saunders was
for quite a number of years connected
with journalism in his native State. He
was a clear and vigorous writer. The
Colonial Records of North Carolina
were prepared and published by Col.
Saunders at the expense of great care
and labor. Col. Saunders will be re-
membered in the future for his SER
vices to his State and to the cause of
accurate history rendered in the diff
cult and delicate task of preparing and
publishing these ancient records of the
struggles and triumphs of Saxon men
to found and perpetuate a free State
amidst the wilds of the Western
world. .--
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-04-07

RH- Our friends in writing to any of
our advertisers will favor us by men
tioning the fact that they saw the
advertisement in THE PROGRESSIVE
FARMER.
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Do you want your communication
published If so, give us your real
name and your postoffice. -n.s T.
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80 The date on your label tells you
when your time is out.
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Send as taUO meoC subscribers and act
o. cOpy of the ALLIANCE GRAND MARCH,
Prof. j. @. Mears. 1t is beautiful
Be sure and oct 1T.
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Do you want your paper changed to
you have been getting it.
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A CORRESPONDENT who signs himself
"Old Hickory" says we said in a re-
cent issue that we advocated and was
the of the election of Vance to
the Senate; and then he tells S the AL
liancemen of this country will never
forgive us for what we did. We will
give "Old Hickory a nice present if he
will find anything we ever wrote in
The PROGRESSIVE FARMER either for or
against the reelection of Vance to the
Senate. All we did was to publish the
correspondence between President Carr
and Senator Vance, and then expressed
the opinion that the opposition to his
reelection would be satisfied with his
agreement to support the Allience
demands if instructed to do so by the
legislature. When Senator Vance
agreed to obey instructions from an
Alliance legislature, THE PROGRESSIVE
FARMER was bound in all honor and
fairness to cease it's opposition to his
reelection. This it did. And this was
all it did. We defy our correspondent
to make good his assertion. We under
stand that we are bound, as an editor
to give a reason for any position we
may take. But we are not bound to
furnish u correspondent with an
understanding of that reason.
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Be sure to get one Of OWr premiums
for t1CO neW subscribers.
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o o VII HL3
Sec'y Virginia State Alliance.

We are not Offering either the songOr
the march for TeneWGLs. We are offer
ing them for NEW subscribers only.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-04-07

BARON FAvA, the italian Minister to
the United States, has been recalled
by the King of Italy. The reason for
this recall is given out to be dissatis-
ia ;tiOn upon the part of the Italian
government with the part the United
States authorities are taking in the in
vestigation of the mobbing of the Malta
at New Orleans. Opinion as to the
recall is much divided. Some people
think it is only intended to be an ener-
getic way of protesting against the
attitude of our government towards
the question under discussion. Others
think the recall means war. To us it
seems that Italy's action is hasty and
illadvised in the extreme. The recall
of Baron Fava is likely to weaken
Italy's position in the esteem of the
~sisterhood of nations; and any action
that may look to the American people
like a threat may not only wholly de-
feat the demand for satisfactionswhich
Italy makes, but it may result in the
exclusion of Italians from our shores
in the future. We are in hopes that
this affair may blow over without
further harm to any interest. But no
American can have any cause to dread
the worst that may come.
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Send as tao me1U and Sc and
aUe oUiU send yoW the Alliance Grand
March, by Prof. MeGrS.
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The Progressive Farmer is the Official
Organ of THE N. c. Farmers State Alliance
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RALEIGH, N. G., APRIL 7, 1891.

This pGper entered as secOnd-ctdss matter at the
Post Office in RdLetgh, ". c.
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THE WATER FRONT.

Steamship City of Puebla came up from
Nanaimo yesterday and sailed for san Francisco
coal and took only fifty tons OF freight from
Seattle. Among her cabin passengers from
Seattle were: W. s. Eaton, wife and child; Miss
Charles Bonm misn Miss [. Sherry. Mrs
Daniel Jones, J. v. Martin and wife, III. Choice,
Joseph Connell, Miss Minnie Fay. Miss F.
Abbott A. Gutman, Grant Vaughan, Miss Carrie
Templeton and Peter La Chair. There were
thirty steerage passengers
Steamship ST. Paul sailed for San Francisco at
p. m. yesterday with q cargo OF 500 tons OF coal
Among her cabin passengers from Seattle Were:
r. Z. smith, Mrs. Schroeder, Miss Schroeer, Mr..
Larson, w H. Rue, Miss W. Bryant, /. Gam
a. Cliffe, G. q. snyder, w e. Fitzpatrick and
wife, G.. Sebolt, w. Beakbane, 7. w. Mead, T. w.
Pope, and Miss Kate Entwissel There were
twenty two Storage passengers. She had eight
cabin passengers from Tacoma.
A fire engine for Mt Vernon was tested yester-
day ct the fireboat slip The test appeared to be
satisfactory, and il was taken to Bakers wharf
to be loaded on the steamer W. +. Munroe.
The tug Politkofsky was in yesterday and
took out about fifteen tons of car wheels and a
large quantity OF oil for the Port Madison Mill
Company.
The tug Mascotte brought over scow of
shingles for the American Lumber Company
yesterday to be shipped East on the Northern
Pacific.
Steamship walla Walla arrived from San
Francisco yesterday with a good list of pas
sengers and 20 tons of freight for Seattle.
The tug Violet brought IN scow OF brick yes
terday from up the river, to be taken to Port
Townsend for the new sehoolhouse.
Captain c. E. Clancy, port captain of the
Union Pacific on the Sound, came in yesterday
from Tacoma.
The ship Alexander MeNail did not go to sea
yesterday as intended She is to leave some
time today.
The little schooner Marguerite came in yester-
day with a light cargo OF hides and skins from
Quilceue.
The tug Chinook arrived yesterday from LISA
lady with a boom of logs for Newell Mill Com
pany.
The tug J. F. Boyden was ready to be taken
from the ways at the dry dock yesterday.
The ship Ivanhoe and the bark Hope are over
due from San Francisco.
The tug Bee towed in barge of brick yester-
day for Seeiey d Mundell.
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supply came from this spring. which belonged
TO The Northern Pacific. the charges were higher.
Major Rinenart said OF course there was some
reason in the argument that Taxpayers snoeiu
be supplied at as low rates as people VINO came
only for tire, and bore none OF the burden OF
taxation stIil. there was no coupt that the
slight additional rental tsaat might be imposed
UPON taxpayers would be far more than made Y p
BIZ any reduction 70 shipping which would IN
dGce il to prefer Seattle to another port.
Mr. Chalk mentioned incidentally that the
actual cost OF operation Just now was cents TO
10 cents per go gallons
T was resolved TO make the schedule the spe-
cial order OF business for Monday.
on apDiieatipn for a sewer at Madison and
Thirteenth streets. discussion arose as TO
the rule to be adopted IN regard TO sewers. MI.
Hebron said be thought it would be a very ex-
penSive undertaking TO put IN sewers wherever
they were asked for IN fect, the city would be
swaTnped. The only way be could see out OF the
difficulty WIS 70 make district, aud assess the
cost OF the main and branch sewers 10 the prop
erty benefited.
Mr. Compton reported that it would be neces-
snry to Ixlt in some boiler iron IN the ireboat
where IL was necessary TO prevent ashes falling
from the furnace down to the lower part OF the
boat II seemed desirable, as there was danger
of the boat catching fire. Major RiDehart con-
firmed this, and Mr.. Compton was directed to
do what was necessary II the cost was 70 De no
more than 500 or So
The heaith officer recommended that sewer
be plaeed on Virginia street, at Second; referred
to superintde of sewers.
1t was decided 70 repair sidewalk on Eighth
and Jackson streets.
several other matters of minor Importance
were dealt with
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American bark Theobald, aS1 tons rantair
killman; loading lumber for New Cs.Iedonis
Chilean ship Emma Louisa, 1,4leyfons. loaIline
lumber for Valparaiso
British ship Ilnlithgowshirer1 .357 tons. Can
tain Stost discharging general cargo.
American schooner Robert Levers, sos tons
for orders. -S
American barkentines Kitsap. 46s tons. fo,
orders II 1890 -''