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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-12

VA ANTED--A Roy TO DELIVER
Wv TIE TINES In Salem. Apply to
j. ERNEST WALKER, korner build
fEE, Salem. novis-tf.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-12
A scnl Among na,,,ers

a big leopard seal came up in the
midst OF n lot of bathers at Santa Bar.
bara. Cal. causing n good deal of alarm
ut first. as some thought the creature n
shark or sea serpent Some of the
boys parked like n seal and the visitor
seemed for time to think it was,
among friends of its own kind and
kept coming closer, until finally, talsin:
In the situation. it turned tail and fled
out to sea again.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-12
Professor OF iIi.tnrx.

Profcssor-Aboutth this time John IIuss
was burned at Constance.
Student-Did he belong 70 crcma
ton society, professor:--Tcxas StftinSs
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-10-13
FRATERNITY AND UNITY.

The North Carolina State Farmers
Alliance, non IN session assembled,
to the brethren of the North UHd
acknowledgements
Having turned our backs upon the
issues of the dead past, we hencefOrth
look resOlutely, earnestly AMI hopeful
ly to the future, determined upon the
discussion and settlement of living is
ues involving the rights, liberty and
property of the people. We clasp
your hands, brethren, hands frater-
nally and periodically extended to us,
and standing boldly and firmly upon
the Ocala demands, we will move
unitedly and hopefully to the rescue of
our country from the hands of the
spOiler, that we may restore the gov.
eminent to tie people, for whose sole
good it was instituted and to whom it
rightfully belongs.
The above resolution was unanimous
ly adopted by the North Carolina
State Alliance at it's recent meeting at
Morehead. That body was composed
of representative North Carolinians.
chosen by the members of our Order,
from every county in the State. SINH
lar expressions were given out by each
of the State Alliances of the South.
All of these adopted similar resolutions
in 1890. And herein lies the hope and
strength of u Order. Fraternity and
unity between the great industrial ele-
ments of the country, without regard
to sectional differences or divisions, is
the sheet anchor of our safety, not only
as an organization but as a people.
Upon this rock of fraternity we must
build. We a never cure the evils
which af1ict and Cypress us by Sec
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-10-13

4he unskillful pilot who means well
and will do his best to miss the shOal?
But who runs this country, anyway?
Take the farmers out and it would soon
be a bowling wilderness. The politi-
clan of to-day would then have his
abiding place in the caves and cliffs or
bury himself in the sand.
When a man wants to become
prominent he withdraws from the ALI
ance. He gets lots of puffs from the
papers. But every time a man with
draws a thousand are added. Did you
ever think of that? A few days ago a
Sub-Alliance in Alabama surrendered
its charter. The opposition papers
made a great noise about it. But the
same day that charter was surrendered
several hundred new enes were issued.
Johnny get your gun!
* Col. Polk is today in Des MOines,
Iowa, attending the annual meeting of
the State Alliance. He will go thence
to California t. attend one or two mass
meetings and be present at the State
Alliance on the goth at Los Angeles.
He expects to leave that place on the
21st and be at Elizabeth City, in this
State, to speak on the goth, TO-mOr-
row morning will be the time for a lot
of falsehoods to appear through the
press dispatches, manufactured for the
occasion.
* OF the hundreds of kind and
~appreciative letters from all parts of
the State and country, expressing APP
proval of the course of this paper, we
extract the following from a private
letter of one of North Cardinals truest
and most patriotic sons: Permit me
to congratulate yOn on the zeal dis
played in circulating our organ 1t
has done more towards opening the
political eyes of the people to a true
sense Of the situation than all the par
tisan mud-slingers of the State put to-
gether. 1t richly merits the hearty
support of all fairminded men"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-10-13
QUESTIONS.

Maj. Scott, of the Lemon Topic, is
still mad. He used up most of the
space in his paper in trying to make
things look ugly for the Alliance.
After all, though, it manages to call
or THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER to dis
cuss the financial question, We are
always glad to do this in our feeble
way, but the Topic is very indefinite
in its demands. There are several
plans for financial reform. These have
been suggested by men both in and out
of the Alliance. All of them are, in
our opinion, improvements OF the
present national banking system. The
~Sub-Treasury scheme, the land loan,
State banks, and a system by which
money can be issued from pOstoffices.
Hon. T. NJ. Norwood, Of Georgia, who
spoke in Raleigh on the 9th, thinks we
should have a lower rate of interest,
and a system entirely different from
that now in use. Until some bill bet
ter suited to wants is presented,
we will cling to the Sub-Treasury.
But not knowing what the Topic
wants, we will state that the objections
to the present financial system is that
every dollar we use costs us from -
cents upward. There is no business
on the globe that can stand this unless
it be lotteries, burglary or "holding up
trains" Jefferson opposed all such
schemes for enriching private individ-
uals at the expense Of the masses.
Now the Topic can have it's say, and
perhaps the editor will get over his
nervousness and get down to business.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-10-13
Mr.. and Mrs. Bilkins are Again on Speak
ing Terms--They Believe in Unity.

B.-"Hello! Mr.. Devil"
D.-"HelIo! Mr.. Bilkins. What's
up?"
B.-"I want erbout a dozen words
with the editor.
R.-"Au right, Mr.. Bilkins. How is
Mrs. Bilkins?"
B.-"She is all right now. We have
hid the Ratchet and this household is
bloomin' all over with peace and unity
and SIGH like. Betsy was sorter mad
at some of them lynn sheets, but they
git the worst of it generally and she
says she amt goin' to get mad no more
until all the old politicians are made to
do their duty"
R.-"How did you like the speaking
Friday, Mr.. Bilkins?"
B.-"Part of it was all right and
part was not. l don't care anything
about that old war talk. We will
never get any good legislation that
way. President Butler made a good
talk. Betsy kept jobbing me with her
elbow while he was speakin'. Bro.
Bell didn't make any speech, but Betsy
says she knows in her mind that he
can make good ones"
R.-"How about that dude that you
told us about last week."
Bob yes, forgot all erbout him.
Well, he said we are a sufferin' from
Iaziness; said if we farmers would
work like other people we would be
the richest, happiest people in the
world. l told him that we had worked
too much already. We now have more
cotton than we can sell, more corn and
wheat. So it can't be laziness. This
sorter staggered the dude. He said
there were a few exceptions and then
he left. 1t made Betsy as mad as an
old wet hen when [ told her erbout it.
She sed she would pour hot water on
that dude if he ever came out way
ergain. Say, how is the Ne1cS and Oh
SerU2r gettin' on now? Betsy says she
can boil that paper up and make soap
of it any time. That paper missed it
when it refused to publish Col Folks
war record. Betsy she says she is goin'
to inquire into the val record of the
editors of the NelCS and Observer. But
I told her that it wouldn't pay, for this
record was not put down in any Of the
books and therefore couldn't be very
satisfactory. Good bye"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-10-13
COL. WEAVER'S ILLUSTRATION
OF "HARD TIMES" AT
NEWTON FAIR.

How many people had we in the
Northern States when the war closed?
Less than 25 million.
How many people had you in the
South? Less than II million.
What was the financial condition of
the North when the war closed? l
know that there never vas such a
blessed time in the history Of our
country. Notwithstanding the strain OF
the war. The people were out of debt,
even boys had money in the bank;
times We're good, prices high.
What was the condition of the South
when the war closed? God bless you,
you had been trodden down by two
armies, and had nothing but royal
energy and courage left.
Now where was the money? Was it
down here? 1t was all up North.
What effect had the close of the war
on the money in the North? Let me
Illustrate: Suppose l had two reser-
voirs of water side by side. The large
one full to the brim; the little one
empty. Now take out the partition
between the big and the little one.
My brethren, the north was the big
reservoir, full of money and prosper
ity; the South the little Tt reservoir,
empty. When the war stopped what
took place with the money up there?
A share of it had to come South to re
habilitate the whole country.
What effect had that on us? Twelve
million people added in a single day to
share u money.
North? Two billion dollars was the
available money. Two billion dollars
among 25 million people! No worder
the times were good and prices high.
No wonder the farmer boy could ride
sidewise on his prancing colt, a perfect
-cture of rural independence.
My personal eXpel fence has been
that as a mans family increases his
expenses increase. The same thing is
true Of Uncle Sans" family, l think.
How many people were using the
money at the close of the war? Twenty
five million.
How many people are using it to-
day? SiXty-three million. Thirty
eight million more people today using
the money Ct this country than were
using it at the close of the war. If
there are any men here who abuse the
Alliance, will you pretend to say that
we do not need more money?
Mr.. Foster, Secretary of the
Treasury, has issued a circular, and he
says that we have in circulation one
billion five hundred million dollars.
Thirty-eight million people; 500
million less money. That is the con
dition today.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-10-13
SPEAKING, FRIDAY.

many of our people were dlsap-
pointed last Friday when it was an
nOunced that Senator PETER had not
arrived. Heno doubt had good reasons,
but we think he should have wired us
what the reasons were.
A good crowd came in early, ana
owing to the cool breeze, it was decided
that the meeting be held at Metropoll-
tan Hall instead of BrOOkside Park.
The Greenwood, Indiana, Female Cor
net Band, which is engaged to play at
the Exposition, was sent for. They
came in and furnished good music.
Hon. 7. NJ. Norwood, of Savannah,
Ga, was introduced by President But
Ter. Mr.. Norwood has been in the
Senate from his State and is a deep
thinker; in fact, he is a philosopher.
His speech consisted Of statistics con
corning the finances of Our country
from it's earliest history up to the pres
ent time. 1t was interesting and valu-
able.
At the close of his speech, President
Butler made a speech which was highly
appreciated by his audience. He was
frequently interrupted with applause.
His reasoning was sound and i'll full
accord with true Alliance doctrine.
At the close of his speech, State Lee
turer Bell was called out. Owing to
the Iateness of the hour, he only made
a few remarks, but they were of the
right kind and had his time not been
cut short, he would have made a good
one. Bros. Butler and Bell left for
Warrenton Friday night to speak
there on Saturday. Up to this time
we have no report from that meeting.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-10-13

that the NeaUs and Observer would so
far change it's course as to show at
least a spirit of manliness and fairness
now that it has been utterly over
whelmed in all it's bitter and futile
attempts to besmirch the character of
one of our leading citizens; but we
again say to that paper that the friends
of truth and justice and honor cannot
and will not endorse and sustain a
course of conduct so utterly at vari-
ance with every conception of true
manhood.
We pledge readers that here
after we will devote less space to these
small matters.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-10-13
AN ALLIANCE

The Southern Alliance Farmer of a
recent date gives an account of a
romantic wedding near Austell, Ga,
lately. Richard Hornig was a poor
German farm laborer. He had won
the respect Of all who knew him, but
his poverty was a social barrier. Miss
O'Shields was likewise a poor girl in
the neighborhood. Both were mem
berS Of the local Alliance. This &C
quaintance ripened into love, but both
felt that they were too poor to marry.
Recently young Hornig learned that
by the death of a relative in Germany
he had fallen heir to three million
marks NEARLY $3.50, OOO), He went to
Germany, secured the money and
came back, and now two hearts beat
as one HOrnig says the girl loved
him when he was poor and had no
prospects of wealth, and he considered
such love and confidence worth more
than his money could buy, They cele-
brated their honeymoon by subscrib-
ing for the State Alliance organ.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-10-13
THE WEST ALL RIGHT.

Bro. Marion Butler paid us a pleasant
visit last week. He was with Gen.
Weaver, of Iowa, on his recent trip
through our mountain counties. He
is greatly encouraged by the spirit and
condition of the Greer in that section.
Bro. Butler says he gave close atten-
ton to the speeches of Gen. Waiver,
and said: Il endorse every sentiment
uttered by Gen. Weaver" Bro. Butler
is working with great zeal and is do
ing good service to the cause.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-10-13
STRAIGHT GOODS.

The average newspaper correspon-
dent has recently reached high water
mark as a bold, reckless and malicious
liar. When President Polk was recent
ly in Kansas dispatches were sent out
to this State and other parts of the
country, crediting him with using Ian
guage so prepOsterOus that the most
prejUdiced mar could scarcely give
credence to it. They represented Polk
as apologizing before a Kansas audience
for going into the Southern army. say
ing that he did so only that he might
help to defeat the South. No sane man
believed this when it was published,
and since the facts have come out all
see that there was not the slightest
foundation for it. The same reporters
represented that some of the old Union
soldiers had gotten proof that Col. Polk
had during the war cruelty mistreated
some Northern prisoners and that they
tried to take him from the stand and
tar and feather him. This also turns
out to be equally false and malicious,
completely without foundation. It is
humiliating to see journalism sinking
to such degraded depths. The organ
lied money power that is employing
and in%structing these correspondents
to misrepresent the Alliance and it's
officers should have their hirelings to
tell plausible lies at least; when you see
such stuff published in the partisan
press do not be disturbed by it, simply
wait a week and hear the truth. And
further, watch and see which papers
make the corrections when the truth
is presented to them-which papers
make the corrections freely and can
didly and gladly. Some papers make
the corrections grudgingly and in an
insinUating manner. They are meaner
than the papers that make no correc-
tions at all. This applies not only to
the abuse Of your officers, but also to
the misrepresentation of your meas
ures. Only a few days since a dispatch
was sent out from Atlanta that the
Georgia Legislature, a majority of it
being Alliancemen, had refused to en-
dorse the Ocala demands. All the
papers published the reported fact and
commented on it. It now turns out
that the dispatch was a wilful misrep-
resentatiOn. Mark it! How many of
the papers have made the correction,
made it gladly, in the interest of truth
and fair play? We say to the farmers,
beware of such papers. And if this is
prescription, make the most of it
Clinton Caucasian.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-10-13
IS THIS PLAIN ENGLISH7

Last week, in answer to an insulting
and mean, i~nsinuating question by the
Statesville Landmarks, we gave the
following polite answer:
I'm answer to the Landmarks query
will say that neither the editor and pro
DrietOr OfTHE PROGRESSIVE FARMER nor
any n connected with it owns a pass
on any railroad on account of the paper
at this time, nor have we since we quit
publishing the schedules nearly a wear
ago. Next"
In addition to the above we wrote a
plain explanation which we thought
due the Landmarks, owing to a mis-
understanding. To the reasonable
person the above answer is plain and
complete. But here is how the Land
mark treats it:
eve can no more be put off by his
e~vasions than we can be frightened off
by his bravadO; and ignoring his Quib-
bles we come back to the original
ground and here charge that since
he has been President of the Alliance.
since he began bowling about cor
pOrate greed, since he espOused the
cause of the people against the OppreS-
sions of monopoly, he has held passes
from the greatest railway monopoly in
the South. His paper, in the para
graph above quoted, confesses it and
we defy him to deny it."
That there is any "quibbIing" in
our answer we pronounce false. Presi-
dent Polk has never carried a pass
from any railroad only as editor Of
THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER, and then it
was before his election as President Of
the National Alliance. His paperneve
confessed it as the answer to the Land
mUrE printed above will show. The
whole thing is a lie of the blacklist hue,
and whoever started it is a ~scoundrel.
Is this plain enough?
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-10-13

tiOnal remedies or sectional organize
tions. The patriotic, reasoning, tbinIS
ing men of the country realize this inn
portant truth. The Southern STATE
Alliances feel and know it's forco
hence these declarations. The All
ance people of the Northern States arc
equally impressed with it and hence
they meet is fully half way in this
great and patriotic work and heartily
reciprOcate advances.
Much concern is manifested bv q car.
tain class of partisan papers in the
South at the appearance in our midst
Of certain Alliance representatives Of
our Northern brethren. Much indis-
Greet, not to say unjust, criti ism has
been INDUCED, and in some instances
gross misrepresentation of these
brethren has appeared in their col,
umns. It has been charged that they
came here at the instance of certain
National Officia S. The above resolu-
ton is sufficient warrant for the action
Of our State authorities in inviting
them here. We are glad they came.
We are proud of the kindly and frater-
nal reception so cordially extended to
them by our people. We hope they
will continue to come and in increased
numbers. It will do us all good. 1t is
significant that a certain class of par
tisan papers in the North are adopting
the same mode of warfare on u
Southern brethren who visit that sec
ton and preach the gospel of peace
and reconciliation. We say to all
such papers: quit your fears and cease
your unjust and needless criticisms,
for you cannot stop Or prevent it. The
Alliance of North Carolina has a right
to invite Northern speakers here-the
Alliance of the North has the right to
invite Southern speakers there. and
you cannot stop it by your offcious in
reference. You give more attention
to your own business and you will do
and feel better.
Bros. Marion Butler and J. T. B.
Hoover will ca h deliver public ad-
dresses at Fremont, Wayne county. OF.
Saturday, October 18th.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-10-13
THEIR OLD WAY.

The NeWS and Observer did not com
ply with the request of Col. Polk last
week, to publish his statement in reply
to charges made by that paper, and we
were informed on the next day that
the editors said it was impossible
to make room for it. This infOrma-
ton was obtained through a reliable
gentleman, and we could readily see
at a casual glance at the columns of
that paper that morning why it was
that they could not make room for Col.
Folks statement. They only had a
little over two columns of their space
in that mornings issue devoted to mis-
representation and ~villification of Col.
Polk. We saw at once that there was
no room for a truthful statement from
Col. Polk, of course, That paper, how
ever, did publish it on Wednesday
morning, and it's readers will remem-
Der the prejudiced and unmanly criti-
cisms made by that paper. The Ne1CS
and Observer says that Col. Polk "will
have to answer before another court
martial but Of a different character, -
and we desire to inform that paper,
that Col. Polk is not the only one who
stands before the bar of public opinion,
as the Ne1Us and Observer will soon
find out. 1t was sincerely hoped by
many leading Democrats of this city
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-10-13
PLAIN AND UNEQUIvoCAL.

Re8OIUed, That it is the sense of the
State Alliance in session assembled,
that every man standing for office in
the gift of this body, tO-wit: President,
Secretary, Lecturer, delegates and al
ternates to the National Council de-
clare or define his position on the Ocala
platform; and further, that we will
not support any man or set of men for
these positions who does not stand I'M
conditionally and u~nreservedIy upon
said platform in its entirety.
The above resolution was unanimous
ly adopted by State Alliance. 1t
has the right ring! The existence and
safety of our Order depends on the
loyalty and devotion of it's officers to
it's principles. Our State Alliance,
approaching this truth, wisely laid
down the above resolution as the guide
for it's action. We call the attention
of our brethren to it and commend it
to them for their guidance in selecting
men who are to be their officers in the
subordinate bodies, or who are in any
manner to represent them. Let us
not forget that the next Alliance year
is to be the crucial period in life as
an order. Put none but true Alliance
men on guard.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-10-13
COL. POLK'S

OAKRIDGE ALLIANCE, Wake Co., n. c.,
Oct. 3, 1891.
At a meeting of the Oak Ridge ALI
ance, held this day, the following pre-
amble and resolutions were presented:
WHEREAS, Some Of the partisan
papers of North Carolina have pub
lished the report that Col. L. L. Polk
was black-balled where he applied for
membership in the Alliance; and
whereas, this slanderOus lie is without
even the shadow Of foundation; and
whereas, Bro. Polk is held in high
esteem by us as an hOnOred member OF
this Alliance. Therefore
ReSOtUed, That the report that Bro.
Polk was black-balled is a most mall
ciOus falsehOOd.
I'd. That this and all other falsehOOd5
published against Bro. Polk are not
directed against him as a man, but for
the express purpose of weakening our
cause and its glorious work.
Sd. That we denOunce and condemn
the wicked, unmanly and oUtrageOusly
unjust course of such papers. and we
earnestly call upon our brethren every
where to withdraw their support from
all such papers.
4th. That it is a duty we w to our
cause, to each other, to the country
and to the cause of justice and liberty
to put the seal of condemnation on
such base uses of the public press.
9Th. That a copy of these resolutions
be sent to The PROGRESSIVE FARMER
for publication and that the reform
papers be requested to copy.
On motion the above resolutions
we're adopted unanimously.
F. j. HOLLOWAY, Pres.
f. I. HOLLOWAY, Sec'yk
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-10-13
THE GAMUT OF E

Taking 81, 600, 600 is called genius.
Taking 800, 600 is called shortage.
Taking $50, 900 is called litigation.
Taking $25, 900 is called insolvency.
Taking 80, 900 IS called irregularity.
Taking s., 900 is called def tlcation.
Taking $1,000 is called corruption.
Taking $500 is called enlightenment.
Taking 800 is called dishonesty.
Taking $50 is called stealing.
Taking $25 is called total depravity.
Taking one ham is called war on
society Washington Star.