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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-10-16
THE VALE OF ROSES.

Somewhere hid in lands of sun,
Lies the Vale of Roses;
Where of golden seasons spun.
The golden year uncloSes.
Between the rose flushed peaks and skies
The hidden valley hidden lies,
And happy he whose mortal eyes
Shall see the Vale of Roses.
Seward from the mountains high,
Slopes the Vale of Roses:
Lazy sails go drifting by
Where the vista closes.
Never stormy wind may roar
Round the placid lower shore
Silence reigns for evermOre
In the Vale of Roses.
Long dim aisles of roses shine
Up the Vale of Roses;
Scarlet flowers load the vine,
Where the palm reposes.
Oft the Persian minstrel filings
Wilder music on his strings,
As upon the plains he sings
OF the Vale of Roses,
Sweet the story is to hear
OF the Vale of Roses;
But the heart that holds It dear
On its secret closes.
Not to eastern lands alone
Is the tabled valley known
Every cline has for its own
Some fair Vale of Roses.
Heights that lie Just out Of reach
These are Wales of Roses;
Longing never set In speech
In each heart reposes.
Every soul its vale has sought,
Glimpses of its beauty caught,
And is nobler for the thought
Of the Vale of Roses.
Florence May Alt in New York World.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-10-16
WEATHER BULLETIN.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, :
WICHITA. Kan. Oct. Is. 1891.

"
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE,
WICHITA, Kan, Oct Is, 1891.
Forecast for Wichita and vicinity
Warm and fair.
The highest temperature was 70, the
lowest $50 and the mean SIS, with colder,
weather in the morning and warmer
weather in t he afternoon; southeast winds
and clOudless; falling barometer.
For the past three years the average
temperature for the month of October
has been 56', and for the 18th day So 9.
FRED L. JOHNSON, Observer.
WASHINGTON, Oct .5.-Forecast until 9
.. m, Friday:
For Kansas-Fair till Saturdays slightly
warmer, except stationary temperature in
the southern portion; southeasterly
winds
For Missouri-Fair till Saturday; slight
ly warmer; southerly winds.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-10-16

Col James R Halloweu returned from
FL Reno last night. where he has been for
several days engaged in trying an import
ant cattle case. The colonel reports the
country along the line of the railroad look
ing very fine. He states that most every
farmer is now getting I'm his best ticks in
blowing and seeding. He will remain in
this county from now until election and
will take an active hand ia the campaign.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-10-16

A merry party of Fort Scott people, con-
sisting of Mr. and Mrs w. A. Germany,
Mr.. and Mrs. H. W. Pond, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. A. State, Mrs Mary Crow, and Mrs. NJ.
Liepman spent yesterday in the Peerless
Princess and enjoyed a few hours among
the Wichita people. They were en- route
to their homes from Hutchinson where
they attended the annual meeting of the
grand lodge of the l. o. o. F. They re-
port pleasant time and a good meeting.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-10-16

Wichita division No. los, Order of Rail
way photographers, is one of the mutual
benefit orders that is enjoying an era of
prosperity Some time ago local organ
izer was appointed and during the last six
weeks the membership has been increased
just an even hundred. A. j. Apologize,
the newly elected secretary, was busy yes
terday sending out the semi-annual pass
words, which are composed Of a lot of
topsy turvy letters formed into words that
are liable to give somebody the lockjaw.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-06-23

only what I believed in my inmost
soul to be true. 1 lay it down with
the full assurance that the man who
takes it up after me will find no filthy
stain upon it.
l want to express my deep sense of
the kindness and indulgence shown to
me by the members of the State press
during my brief time Of editorial service.
No gentleman of the North Carolina
press has written an unkindly thing
about me during these months; and l
value this more than can say.
I do not personally know the gentle
man who is to succeed me. But l have
no doubt he will bring to the paper a
ripper experience and greater ability
than I can ever hope to command
and I bespeak for him the same kind
and indulgent treatment I have re-
ceived. I cannot wish him more.
To the readers and friends of the
paper, 1 extend my warmest wishes
for their happiness and continued
prosperity. BAYLUs CADE.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-06-23
TRY 1T.

Mass meetings, picnics and harvest
country within the next few months
by the members of the Alliance. Much
will be said on the stump and in the
press of Alliance principles and meas
ures. Men will pounce upon the Sub
Treasury bill with all their power and
will boldly denounce it without even
offering a suggestion as to any method
by which the people may get the relief
offered by that bill. They will even
go so far (as many of them have done
and are doing rs to say this: 1.-The
Alliance is all rights principles are
sound, but they must give up that
wild, chimerical scheme, the Sub
Treasury bill" Are they honest and
earnest? There is one way to find out.
Are they friends to the AIliance2 Do
they believe that all their other de-
mands are right9 Is their objection
only to the Sub-Treasury bill? Nine
times out of ten when you find a man
who is opposed to the Sub-Treasury
bill, if you will sound him you will find
that he is equally opposed to other de-
mands. When a man makes a speech
against the Sub-Treasury bill, let some
brother rise and inform him that there
are other demands equally as impor-
tant and the people want to know how
he stands on the other demands. Then
ask him the following questions and
demand that he give a prompt and
plain yes or no answer to each one as
they are read, and you will find him
finching on many, if not most of
them:
QUESTIONS.
1. Do you favor the adjustment of
national banks2
3. Do you favor the issue OF a sufi-
cient volume Of currency to meet the
demands of legitimate business of the
country, direct to the people, at a low
rate of interest?
3. Do you favor the prohibition of
gambling in futures3
4. Do you favor the prohibition of
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-06-23
PERSONAL.

With the present issue of The Pro-
GREssIvE FARMER my connection with
it as editor terminates. I retire from
the paper of my own motion, and am
led to this step by a sense of duty. Tt
is right that I should give to the
readers of the paper, and to the gen.
eral public, my reasons for retiring.
After a careful and patient study of
the S~ub-Treasury bill, I am convinced
that it's enactment into law would be
disastrous to the country, and espe-
cially so to the agricultural interests
of the country. Holding this view, I
cannot write n word in favor of that
bill. The dominant sentiment in the
Alliance upon this measure is in irrecon-
cilabIe conflict with my views; and the
only manly and honorable III left
open for me is to retire, and let an
other editor take charge of the paper
whose views are in harmony with
those of the friends of the Sub-Treas-
ury bill.
1t is due to Col. Polk and to all the
other officers of the Alliance that I
should distinctly say, that no pressure
of any kind has ever been brought to
bear upon me to induce me to take
any position that I could not occupy
with a conscience void of offense. I
have been treated by all the brethren
with whom 1 have been associated in
the management of the paper with the
most marked, and the most uninter-
mitted kindness; and I retire with the
kIndliest feelings for all my associates.
Seven months ago l took up the pen
as editor with many doubts and mis-,
givings. During this time 1 have used
1T to write no personal attacks upon
any one-to write no sentence that car
bring a blush of shame to the face of q
gentleman. I have used it to write
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-06-23
EXPLANATORY.

AS farewells and introductiOns are
the order of this weeks issue of The
PROGRESSIVE FARMER, I feel that it will
not be amiss for me to say my howdy-
goodbye altogether. Editor Cade has
gonea and Editor Duffy has been detained
on account of the protracted illness of
his wife. So it has fallen to my lot, in
addition to my duties as Business Man
ager, to act Editor pro tenn. this week.
If you find anything in this issue that
you do not think ought to have been
admitted, please charged to me individ-
ually, and do not hold The PROGRESSIVE
FARMER responsible for it. I, and l
alone, am responsible for permitting it
to appear, and l did it because, under
the circumstances, I thought it best. I
found files of communications, ALI
ance correspondence and obituary
notices in the editors Office and have
tried to clean them off this week. And
then I have just fairly given scissors"
to exchanges. Hope by this that
you will be entertained and benefited,
and if it should fall to my lot to have
to get out another issue, I hope this
one long weeks experience may enable
me to do better next time.
We hope Maj. Duffy will be here in
time to get out the next issue.
J. w. DENMARK.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-06-23
H E ISSUE.

Financial reform is and must be the
great issue before the people for the
year 1892 and for all the years to come
until the country is relieved of the
blighting single money standard. Tariff
is not the great question. Suppose the
tariff was reduced to a horizontal level
of % per cent. and the money system
nowin vogue should continue. Does any
sane man believe that it would bring
to the people any appreciate relief9
Suppose the government should issue
one hundred or five hundred dollars per
capita and have no change in our
financial system, does not any sane
man know that it would but
strengthen the hands of the money
power to Cypress us? No, we want a
great modification of the wicked tariff
system-we want the volume of
currency increased but first and above
all this we must demand and must
have such change in our financial sys-
tenn as will secure to the people the
benefits of a reduced tariff and an in
creased volume of currency. The
tariff, free coinage, transportation, in
terest, all these and more r very i'm
portant matters, but are not to be com
pared to the great, vital, important
and overshadowing question of inan.
cial reform in the system which now
gives the g~old-bugs of Europe and
America the power to crush out the
industrial energies of the people.
MI. Cleveland succeeded in imposing
upon the people of his party the belief
that tariff oas the GREATEST of oil issues
but the whole people have learned
better. They ooiU force the issue
financial reform-and 1t 1UiU haze tt
be met.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-06-23
MR.. P. F. DUFFY.
J. w. DENMARK

1t is with pleasure that we introduce
to our readers Mr.. P. f. Duffy as the
Editor of THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER.
He needs no word of introduction or
commentator to those of our friends
who have favored this paper with their
patronage from its beginning, for it
will be remembered he was the Asso-
ciate Editor of THE PROGRESSIVE
FARMER during the first and trying
year of it's existence. AS to his posi-
ton, his principles and his loyalty to
the people, we ask that he be judged
by his works. He is one of the best
known writers of the State, and we
feel assured will prove himself entirely
acceptable to the readers and friends
of THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-06-23

alien ownership of lands in this
country9
s.. Do you believe that no one indus
try should be built up at the expense
of another?
6. Do you favor taking the heavy
tariff tax from the necessities of life?
Z. Do you favor a graduated tax on
incomes?
8. Do you believe that all revenues,
State and National, should be limited
to the necessary expenses of the gov
eminent, honestly and economically
administered?
9. Do you believe in a rigid, honest
and just State and National Govern
mental control of railroads and tele-
graph lines, and if such control cannot
be had, then that the government shall
own them?
10. Do you believe that United
States Senators should be elected by a
direct vote of the peoples
Note carefully his answers to each
of these questions and send them to
THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER for publica-
ton. 1t will be found that the oppo-
nents of the Sub-Treasury plan are
generally, if not invariably opposed to
other demands equally as important
to the people, and that their attack on
this particular measure is only a dodge
to conceal their opposition to u other
demands. Try it, brethren. Ask the
questions, demand plain and une-
quivocal answers. Add another ques-
ton to the above: eff you favor the
issuing of money by the government
direct to the people what plan have
you for getting the money in the
hands of the people?
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-06-23

WAKE up there, brother. The Pro
GREssIvE FARMER knocks at your door.
Tt seeks admission. 1t comes brimful
of the latest and best Alliance and re-
form news. 1t will be worth many
dollars a visit to you and your family.
For one dollar it will come 50 times,
and you will get free the Groupe Pic
ticture of the officers of the N. F. A.
and l. u, which is worth another dol
lar. Tell your neighbor about this.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-06-23
GUILFoRD COLLEGE, N. c.,
June 10 1900

OuAAO W. ACOS"
Mr.. EDITOR:-In the letter of in
s~tructions containing my commission
it was stated that a synopsis of the
report of each District Lecturer would
be published in our State organ. Now,
Mr.. Editor, to make an official report
is comparatively an easy task, but to
make one that will be of interest to the
mass of your readers and avoid person
alities and egotism is quite a difficult
undertaking.
This being al "of year" upon leav-
ing home 1 confess 1 felt apprehensive
lest / should find a greater degree of
apathy among the Alliances than ex-
listed last year, but this I found not the
case. On my first trip, beginning on
the 23d of April and ending on the 18th
of May, I visited the counties of Gran
vile Durham, Person and Caswell and
found not only greater interest mani
tested, but also had much larger audi
ences of members and of the people
generally, 1t is encouraging to see
those of other occupations turning out
so much more largely to hear our lee
lures, as this the only way we have of
placing sur demands fairly before
them, and to hear them express their
appreciation and endorsement of the
same. Another encouraging feature is
the revival or rather Increase of inter
est IN the Alliance work shown by our
ladies. Their work is being manifested
in the improvement of those Sub-Al1i-
ances cheered by their presence. If
asked to name the most striking result
of this great organization in three years
l should unhesitatingly pronounce it to
be as an educational factor. On this
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-06-23

THE Wilmington Messenger writes
an editorial on "Polk's Order" but
leaves it's readers in total darkness as
to what the order is. THE PROGRESS
sIvE FARMER has been fortunate
enough to keep up with the National
President in all orders" but it frank
ly c~onfesses that it knows nothing of
the one of which our esteemed contem-
porary writes so fuently. The truth
is that President Polk has not issued
any "order" to the order. If so, will
the Messenger state what it is? The
Alliance is not in the habit of receiving
or obeying orders from any man, and
none knows this better than it's Presi-
dent.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-06-23
J. B. SMIT1
Lecturer 5th district.
SEAL LETTER FROM DAKOTA.

HURON, SOUTH DAKOTA, June 10, 81.
W, S. Barnes, Sec,g ~. C. T. S. A.,
Raleigh, ~ c.:
MY DEAR BROTHER -Yours of the
9th inst, enclosing $3.50 donation by
New Hope Alliance, No. 76O, Hamer,
Caswen Co., N. c., to our relief fund
is received. I have by this mail for
warded a receipt for the same to T. J.
Taylor, Secretary, Hamer, Casweu Co.,
as you request. I want to say to you
that your State has remembered us
most generously in this our af1iction,
and that we are very grateful to you
all. l do not know what our people
could have done had it not been for the
aid they have and are receiving from
the benevolent outside world. It is vet
too early in the season to safely pre-
dict what will be the crop outcome this
season. There have been generous
rains in the larger portion of the State,
while the parts not touched by these,
rains + being burnt out. There is a
section of several miles around this
city that is exceedingly dry, and the
crop prospect is gloomy. Also a Sec
t1on of country around KimbaIl. Rrule
county my home, and some fifty
miles square, is fearfully dry. In my
judgment, a total crop failure is our
doom. What we will be able to do
God alone knows. To me it seems
certain that we have got to abandon
our farms, our homes, and our all, and
walk out of this country, whittier the
Lord may lead us. It is enough to
crush the strongest of us. I can't
write of it. May our Heavenly Father
have compassion upon my people and
bless you all for your kindness,
Yours most kindly,
w. 81. CURTIss, s. A. R. Com.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-06-23

line the effects accomplished in 81
short a time seem miraculous, sur
passing our most sanguine expecta.
tions, and the credit for this work in .
great degree belongs to our State and
| National organs, which are now beino
ably seconded by the district organs Of
the State.
take this means of expressing nv
thanks for the cordial welcome and
hospitab1e entertainment bestowed
upon me by both members of the order
and those not members wherever nv
work called me. And let not that
brother Lecturer in the Eastern field
assume to monopolize the honor of
having reversed the proverb that "a
prophet is not without honor save i'll
his own country, ETC." Am certain no
lecturer in the field has had a warmer
reception among his own people and
been honored by the attendance upon
his appointments of more pretty girls
and ministers of all denominations
Indeed the attendance of the latter
was so uniform that your modest
servant was vain enough to 1atter him
self that it proceeded from a desire to
listen to Alliance doctrine as ex-
pounded by him, but "alas for human
hopes" this illusion quickly vanished
when dinner was announced. Speak
ing of dinners I have never seen greater
profusion of substantials and d~elicacies
spread before the public day after day
than was the case on this trip. To-
Fairport Alliance, of Granville county,
belongs the credit of furnishing, for
our meetings, the only trained choir
supplied with our Alliance music, and
rest assured the audience was charmed
with their singing. How much would
greater attention to this musical
nature contribute to the enjoyment
of our meetings. We often read of
muniicent gifts bestowed upon educa-
tional institutions in towns and cities,
but who ever heard of the like being
done for the country children? At Mt.
Tirza, in Person county, situated in a
nice grove, is the neatest country
school-hOuse I have seen in North Caro-
lima with all modern fixtures for com
fort and instruction. The school is.
presided Over by a most accomplished
young lady principal and her assistant.
The entire cost of building and salaries.
Of teachers have been and are now paid
by a noble-hearted Carolinian. The
Hon. E. G.. Reade takes this method of
showing his love for the vicinity and
interest in the welfare of it's rising
generation. Yet so transformations is
he in his deeds of benevolence. that I
doubt if a half dozen people outside of
Person county know of his generosity
in this instance. I almost feel guilty
myself in unwilling this monuments of
love to the gaze of the public. My plea
of justification is based upon the hope
that others may thereby be led to fol-
low his example.
To the brethren in the other counties
in the 5th district I beg to say that
they r neither forgotten nor over
looked, but in view of the press of
business, have decided it best to defer
future work until the farmers have
more leisure, which explanation, l
trust, will meet with their appgroba-
ton. Yours fraternally,
J. B. SMITH,
TacturaP 5th dict1.iot
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-06-23
THE TRUE

The true position for true Alliance
men is, to stand by and defend and
advocate the principles e~nunciated and
promulgated by the order, to extend
the cordial right hand of fraternity
and friendship to any and all men who
will stand with us on these principles,
and to oppose any man or men who
oppose these principles.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-06-23
THE FIGHT AGAINST THE PEG
PIES PARTY.
BEAVER DAM, N. c., June II, 81

BEAVER DAM, n. g., June IL, 81.
Mr.. EDITOR:-When it was pro
claimed that the Peoples Party had
been born, the foundations of both the
old parties shook and trembled. The
money lords reasoned among them
selves, wondering what the result
would be. And still they are scared.
The leaders of both the old parties put
ting their heads together and saying,
eve must down this thing, or we
will lose our places" One said to an
other, 1--WE must divide the people on
the tariff. By this we have been abund-
antly successful, and this plan is our
only hope to survive"
And thus they reasoned. So their
literature is distributed gratuitously
to citizens from one end of this coun-
try to the other. They r using their
press for all it is worth. Both the old
parties seek to destroy this reform
movement, and both resort to the
same methods. In a word, they are
united against the Peoples Party.
Does it look as if they want a govern
ment for the people, when they r so
desperate in their efforts to prevent the
free action of the people? Oh, you
fraudulent parties! What makes you
so bold? How have you the audacity
to ask the people to stick to you, when
you have established a system that
robs them of their earnings, robs them
of their homes and turns them out into
the world as slaves and paupers? And
when they ask you to stop this system
and establish one that will give justice
to all classes, why doyou ignore them9
Do you think the laboring people are
getting out Of their business when they
begin to study politics2 Why does it
hurt you so to be told Of your robbery?
Verify, we know where your power
lies. You old parties have evaded the
living issue-fnancial reform. The
Peoples Party embodies the only real
issues, and the people are determined
that they shall be considered as such.
The Peoples Party means life to
American industries. The old parties
mean life to bankers, trusts and
monopolies. The Peoples Party means
to save the homes of our people; the
| old parties to make tenants, slaves and
paupers.
"A guilty conscience needs no &C
cuser." You old parties have exercised
great dread since labor organizations
have come into existence. You have
feared that they would Ego into poll
TICS" and have earnestly advised
against it. Are you afraid that our
government will not rest in the hands
of the people? If so, why do you try
to hinder them In their move? Do you
take the laboring men to be fools, too
i~gnorantt to know what they need? Ifso,
send out some of your men to discuss
living issues with them. Are you so
shallow as to think the people will vote
with you and against a party whose
platform embOdies all their demands?
You may ridicule and SANDER this
movement, but it is like shooting
straws against a brick wall. The time
has come when people are not to be de-
ceived by party bosses.
J. 2. GREENE.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-06-23
REV. BAYLUS CADE.

Brother Cade retires from the edi-
torial control of THE PROGRESSIVE
FARMER with this issue. He carries
with him wherever he goes the respect,
esteem and good wishes of all who are
connected with the paper.