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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-10-25
FREE RAW MATERIAL.

In his letter of acceptance Mr.. Cleve-
land said: 1--WE believe that the ad-
vantages of a free raw material should
be accorded to our manufacturers, y
says the Kentucky UniOnist.
We wonder if the manufacturers
will never be satisfied. They have
been. getting our cotton and tobacco
very nearly free for several years. If
Mr.. Cleveland had any intimation of a
desire On their part for free raw mate
rial he certainly was imposed upon. If
they r crying for high tariff and free
raw material at the same time, they
must be greedy Ire enough. We
ought to help them somehow, but free
raw material at one end and high tariff
at the other is too bad. One is Repub-
lican and the other Democratic,
t'dontcher know?"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-10-25
T ONE EXPLODED.

A circular has been distributed in
some sections of the South charging
President Loucks, of the National Ali
ance, with ''selling out the farmers to
the wheat combine in the Northwest. "
The facts are that Bro. Loucks and
associates conducted elevators and
tried their best to save the wheat
growers from the combine. They held
the fort as long as possible, but the
members of the wheat combine were
too numerous and powerful, and they
were aided by the banks and railroads,
also foreign syndicates. If the farmers
themselves had made the charge there
might be some credit. But the scoun=-
dreIs who succeeded in their scheme
of robbery and are at it yet r the
same scamps who issue the circulars.
Farmers, you will go into slavery yet
unless youstick together.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-10-25
MORE ROTTEN EGGS.

kilograms to daily papers Saturday
state that eggs were thrown at Marion
Butler as he was boarding the train at
Wilson Friday night. He and other
speakers addressed a crowd at that
place Friday.
nh. Butler is not a Northern man. He
ws) lbut an infant when the war closed.
He be there can be no excuse for bit
tex lGss against him, except that he is
with and for the people, against the
hell srn schemes of p~lutocracy. The
honest people of all classes should re-
pudiate this egg-throwing gang at the
polls. Unless the people rise up in
their might and crush such business
the end of this republic will soon come.
Freedom of speech and thought is no
longer tolerated. Not only that but
every scheme to prevent an honest
ballot is being brought forward. By
another election, If the masses r not
true to themselves this time, two-thirds
of the poor and middle classes viii
be debarred from voting privileges.
Friends, no matter what party you are
with, study well the future before you
cast your ballot this time. Keep a cool
head, do nothing rash, don't be guilty
of intolerance if others are. Be true
to yourselves and your country.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-10-25
sow PLENTY OF WHEAT.

The weather has been rather I'M
favorable for sowing small grain for
sometime. but it is safe to say that
much will be Owl anyhow. Here in
North Carolina, especially the central
and western portions, this is an i'm
portant matter. There is but little
danger of sowing too much. While
the prospect for good prices is not en-
couraging, still the low prices of all
money crops should stimulate our
farmers to raise their own meat and
breadstufs. The system of all cotton
or tobacco will no longer pay, if indeed
it ever did pay. AS far as possible
prepare to live at home and board at
the same place.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-10-25
col GREEN'S T

We publish this week a letter
ten by Col. w. J. Green, of CnmboI
land county, announcing his witI
drawal from the Alliance. Also co,1
ments on the letter by Bro. Downina
Door keeper of Cumberland Connt
Alliance, and a copy of some parrish
resolutions introduced by Col. Gree
at the April meeting of CumberIaI
County Alliance.
This letter and the resolutions bo =
troduced should be carefully road
though a Supreme Court Judge comb
not solve the enigmas in the letter, +
Is a rare curiosity and should be ORA
served.
heAlllance brethren can now eetba
character of the men who are with
drawing from the Alliance in a fam
places throughout the State. Thaso
men have tried every way possibleh
run the Order in the interest of tbei,
respective parties. Democrats, Repuh
hcans and Peoples party men have all
tried these plans. Where such men
have succeeded, the minds of Alliance
men have been more or less poisoned
If nothing else has been done thew
have produced discord.
Col. Green tried to ride into Congress
on the Alliance horse. Failing in this
he later on tried to get the organic.
ton to pledge its support to one party
CHS own.) This was unconstitutiond
and he failed. At last, having failed
to boss the concern and run it into
politics, he withdraws and writes q
letter entirely inconsistent with bis
own efforts in the past, and which,
nothing but meaningless twaddle, I'm.
worthy of a man who has been in Con
gress.
The rank and file of AHianceme,
have not hurt the Order politically. 1t
is disgruntled ofice-seekers who want
the Order to run in their own or the
party's interest. They are trying the
rule or ruin system. A good many Of
this class are already out. The sooner
the balance get out the better. The
Alliance is a great fraternal organiza-
ton, capable of unlimited good, so
long as politicians keep their hands of,
Compel them to do so or get out
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-10-25

If there is a secret political society
in North Carolina known as ''Gideon's
Band" we can find out nothing about
it. Certainly it keeps hid. If there is
such an organization, those who belong
to it evidently keep their own council.
If there is, it is no part nor parcel of
the Alliance. If any members of the
Order are members they are members
on their W responsibility, for the
constitution gives no authority for
such organizations. IF Col. Odds or
Chairman Simmons can find the critter
they are welcome to the reward. We
can't find it.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-10-25
E YOUR NAME.

We hear that registrars are telling
voters to rest easy, that their names
are on the book all right. If only the
initials are on the books it is not in
accordance with the new law. Hence
if you vote this year you must demand
that your name is on the books as the
law requires, and do it at once. No
registrar a refuse. If he does, see
that the courts have a chance at him.
See that every man in your township
is legally registered-irst christian
name in full.
1t seems that the p~lutocrats have
been preparing for emergencies.
Chairman Simmons evidently could
see no other way to carry the State
this year., and sent out his confidential
circular. If the base game had not
been discovered not half of the people
in the State could have voted, and
can't yet unless they get their names
on the books as the law directs.
No matter what party attempts a
crime of this sort, it should be con-
demned by honest people everywhere.
IF your party can poll more votes than
mine, Ishould accept defeat gracefully,
but if my party has the election ma
chinery and gets up a scheme to keep
any but members of my party from
voting, then it is no longer entitled to
G edit for anything. What sort Of a
untry would we have if only one
rty could vote. It would be a re
lblic no longer. It would be a party
garchy.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-10-25

every summer and furnisbe. ~
for dlsconsolate ladies and haShea
the balls. The North Caro Err'Ger' at
has some good material in ;t Guard
largely composed of cigarette =, out is
The annual encampment i 9lnokers.
service it renders. If it 10 all the
thing, we are for it, but bavnt good
any good it has done. Tho Seen
North Carolina will take care Of fl %ot
Carolina without uniform u North
When 5000 troops of the Ma.
Guard went to Homestead in .lOnal
they SIMPLY stacked arms and oS1st
frolic. The same was repeated 81 l1a a
falo. At the Tennessee coal az Dut,
part of the troops were cantnra n5lIes
the miners. Later on their o,,na W
all secured by the miners, Tbo we're
business is a farce. Troops ara n.y.
only in case of war. When tbo
try is a tpeace only citizens are nooS.l
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-10-25
MORE POETRY

Our poet is hard to hold dow
Some months ago, when Col. Odds Oh
covered "Gideon's Band sitting on
log, tapping water like a dog" %
poet broke loose like a bull in a chm
shop, and was at large for an hour .
two. The poet did more EXECUTE
than tGideon's Band"
Recently Chairman Simmons, aa@
by Col. Old's powerful telescope WE
brings things a thousand miles off rS'
under your nose, discovered moreN.
ing Gideon Bands" This accouD5
for another outbreak by our celeDfD''
poet.
Have you seen Gideon's Band
Towing over the land2
II must travel at night
For IL Is out of sight,
A Buncombe county msn
says he belongs to the clan,
Ex state Senator Bell
a horrible story doth tell.
These mo~untaineers bolc
Malted until the story got OLD;
heed admits that he took book
raw, bloody oath, not fOundm"
Bell saws the Grand Gideon
Made him promise to never tel, c,saon
Grand Gideon tbsn to prospt ctive glu'
Did secrets d lose to senaler beD
If they fell the ruth .
Their promiseaete re not kept Re u3s
evidences &Out desr b9nF
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-10-25
COTTON RECEIPTS.

The total receipts of cotton at all
ports and interior towns is already
more than 500, 900 bales less than at
this date last year. The weather has
been quite favorable for picking all
over the cotton belt, too. If this bean
indication of the shortage, and it IS
reasonable to suppose that it is, then
the crop may fall at least two million
bales short of the amount reported
last year. The price should go up cor
respondingly, but will it?
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-10-25

present rate. Monopoly must be
checked. Votes is the thing to do the
work 70 vote right, you must study
the issues from a non-partisan stand
point. Many have done this, but many
are still blind. We will not say vote
for this OF that party, but earnestly
urge every citizen to try to realize the
gravity of the situation and on the 9Th
day of November put your vote in for
yourself and family.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-10-25
zee LEAcHRuRe REsoLur1oNs.


We publish in this issue the resolu-
tions recently passed by Leachburg
Alliance. These resolutions are a re-
markable production While every
true Allianceman in the State will re-
greet such a step, most of them will
laugh at such d~eliverances.
We have some information about
the meeting at which these resolutions
were passed. We are informed that it
was a call meeting on a day of the
week that the Alliance was not ex-
pected to meet. All the members pres
ent about one-third of the member
ship except one were Democrats. 1t
seems that the meeting was called for
this special purpose.
They first resolve that the Alliance.
under the constitution, is nor. partisan.
So far SO good. Then they say the
forming of a new political party is in
violation of said constitution" Now
will the Leachburg brethren show
where the Alliance constitution saws
Gnytbin JOr or GgGinst forming O neoU
party, or anything about a party of
any sor52 Show it, gentlemen. In the
fourth resolve they say: eve shall
support the Democratic ticket as here
tofore." That is all right, but will they
prove that this section of this resolu-
ton is not partisan; that it is not a
glaring violation of the Alliance con-
stitution9 Have you any constitu-
tional authority for resolving that you
will support Gny party in Leachburg
Alliance with closed doors9 You have
not only violated the constitution, but
you have also violated the laws of
North Carolina in holding a secret po-
litical meeting and passing political
partisan resolutions. You pledge your
selves to vote the Democrat ticket in
a secret meeting, when you have no
legal right to take such partisan action.
Not only do that but publish it to the
world and ask the party press of the
State to copy. You are self-confessed
law breakers.
The next deliverance is as follows, in
the 9th section: Ito the members of
the Alliance who are Third party
men, we would say farewell; we can
not affiliate with you; you have been
miseducated you r fatally injuring
the Order and your own selves person
ally. Come back if you will; we will
forgive and receive you as brothers; if
not, a sad farewell"
That is another plain violation of the
constitution. Such a spirit of intoler-
ance is rarely ever heard of, not even
among savages. Has any Peoples
party Republican or Prohibition ALI
ancemen ever told their brethren to
get out of the Alliance or give up their
party afiliations9 If so we pity them.
Does the Alliance constitution say that
members shall only belong to one
party9 Don't it say plainly that they
are permitted to belong to any party9
The portion of the members of Leach
burg Alliance voting for these absurd
resolutions have not only violated the
c institution, but have violated the
laws Of the State and made themselves
objects of pity. Unless they repent
they ought, in justice to themselves
ard the Order, withdraw or ELSE Ego
and sin no more"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-10-25
H STATE GUARD,

There seems to be a division Of opin-
ion as to the necessity Of keeping up
the State Guard. We think there are
two sides, both fairly debatable. There
is more stress put upon the military
than conditions would warrant. The
q. s. standing army Is simply a home
for dudes. The navy manages to
anchor near seaside summer resorts
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-10-25
N. r. P. A.
IMPORTANT NOTICE.

The wall of the politician is heard
throughout the land.
A reasonable man sometimes
changes his opinions, but a mule never
does.
Silver is cheaper than it has been
in a hundred years. So are farm
products.
The New York cotton dealers are
estimating the present cotton crop at
1850, 900 bales.
The number of acres cultivated
IN cotton In the United States in 1891
was 30, 555, Ss7.
How can the people ever get out
of debt when the interest on the debts
is greater than their incomes?
The New York papers claim that
Cleveland's chances for carrying that
State are better than Harrison's.
Bishop Hood, colored, of Georgia,
states that he will vote for Cleveland,
and urges the negroes of the State to
do the same.
~ We are glad to state that Judge
Merrimon and State Treasurer Balm
are both better, and hopes are enter
tanned of their full recovery.
Nebraska and North Carolina
can sympathize with each other. Each
State has four State tickets in the field.
All of them are going to "get there,
Eli"
There are people who think
Chairman Simmons and Col. Olds both
belong to "Gideon's Band" If any of
u readers can find out they will be
rewarded.
The average yield of cotton per
acre in 1891 was 2O9B pounds. This is
the largest average on record. The
next largest average was 1879, which
was 2064 pounds.
~ Last fall wheat sold in the West
at 90 cents and 81. Now it is bringing
40 to go cents. The G. 0. p. papers said
the Mckinley bill did it. Wonder what
is the matter now9
From 1873 to 1891 inclusive the
cotton product of the South has been
115, 21O, 728 bales averaging 45S pounds
to the bale, net, an average of $685.,
1924 bales per year.
~ Mr.. Julius w. Young, of Stokes
county, is now connected with the Alb
bott Sc Jones Tobacco Warehouse in
Winston. He would be pleased to
have his friends call.
The labor organization at Dallas,
Texas, has decided that the next and
all future strikes shall be al the ballot
box. We think that is the correct way
to settle such troubles.
Weaver electors were put out In
South Carolina on the 18th. This com
pIetes the work in every State in the
Union, though some of the papers con-
tinue to tell it otherwise
Mrs. Frank Leslie, of the Frank
Leslie Magazine, says & strikers ought
to be shot down like dogs-like mad
dogs That is some peoples idea OF
justice-the moneycrat idea.
The Charlotte Observer bemoans
the report that Capt. g. NJ. Cook, of
L~ouisburg, cannot get a respectful
hearing in his ownicounty. W. don't
know anything ab ut the matter, bus
suppose that Mr.. pok can get a hear
- .
ng almost any Ehd , The trouble IS
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-10-25
wHEREprp liz COME FRoHl

Mr. j. id Davis, of Iona. t RoO esb
county. cal ght d pigeon on tng %
of October 1892. with a brass t ;oS %
his right Eg with this inscrlPsSTis
n acSosa ne ring: 1922" lengtnnans
a49..I IE K.n If the owner happ
to see thid please inform me- y g
K. DAVIS, Iona, ~
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-10-25

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published ! If so, give US your real
name and your p~ostofice.
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another office State the n at which
you have been getting it.
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In writing to anybody, always be
sure to give the name of your postothce,
and sign your own name plainly,
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our advertisers viii favor us by men
Eioning the fact that they saw the
advertisement in The PROGRESSIVE
FARMER.
R- The daUe OH your label tells you
when your time is out.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-10-25

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RALEIGH, N. O., OCT. 25. 1892.

tThSs pdper entered ds sscORd-cJdSs matter at the
Post Once t1 Raleigh, N. C.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-10-28
ABOUT PEOPLE.

George w. Childs has approved the de-
signs for q beautiful marble fountain
which he is to present to the town of Mil
ford. the county seat of Pike county, Pa.
Mime. Bertha de Coionne, tho famous
poet and author, is both blind and deaf.
She is a young and beautiful woman and
is happily married to An architect of Eu-
ropean fame.
Thomas E. H~odgkins, who has given
100000 to the Royal Institute OF Great
Bsitain, to be applied to scientific research,
is a retired New York merchant, living in
S%etRuket, Long Island.
James G. Baxter. Jr., who has been APP
pointed fire chief of Philadelphia to sue
coed the late John Il. Cantlin. is about 80
ysars of age, and has been connected with
the department since 1870.
In 1876 Senator Perazzi, OF the Italian
parliament, while coming down an Alpine
glacier at the heig t Of $4,000 feet, dropped
his cont i'll a creyasse. The guides, knowing
the annual rate of glacial movement, told
him that it would probably como ont from
the glaciers mouth in about sevsnteen
years. Last August some tourists saw q
coat in the moraine. and on examination it
turned out to be the senator's.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-10-28
1T WAS CAREFULLY AVOIDED.

Through carelessness or intentional
neglect, Mr.. Hartman failed to explain
important matters at the auditorium
last evening.
While The INDEPENDENT is not con-
Quoting a republican campaign lecture
bureau it made certain suggestions to
Mr.. Hartman in the belief that he would
give a frank expression of opinion. His
failure to come to the front is evidence
that he has nothing to say on the SUBJ
jects in question and is all the more
lamentable when We remember that he
is a candidate for congress.
Mr.. Hartman was asked to say some
thing about that defeated educational
qualification measure which he intro
duced in the constitutional convention.
He was asked to explain the probable
result of Its passage and tell why it
would not have deprived many good
citizens of the right of franchise. Mr..
Hartman discussed silver instead.
Then, again, Mr.. Hartman was asked
to tell why he voted to table a propo-
sition to make eight hours a days work
in the construction Of state, county and
municipal buildings. MI, Hartman
thought it more agreeable to rap the
peoples party.
The gentleman from Gallatin in seek.
ing congressional honors should not run
away from his record. He may not
choose to follow General Weeds methods
and ask for questions from the audience,
but he should protect that record. His
failure to do SO leads us to believe that
it is something beyond protection and
that Mr.. Hartman should be defeated by
a round majority.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-10-28

number of campaign appointments in
this county. None OF these speakers
are candidates for office.
On the republican aide Of the house
we find in the field United States Dis
trict Attorney Weed who would be
classed as the representative republican
orator in this campaign, il no would
get out of the habit Of asking questions
from the audience. On another circuit
is that veteran republican Warhorse,
Col. Sanders, who has been on the stump
nearly every night since the campaign
Power and ex-Chief Justice Wade are
now stamping the northern counties of
the state, while Col. Botkin's eloquence
is heard in various directions.
The fact is that Helena is furnishing
more campaign orators than any other
city IN the state, and both parties in
Lewis and Clarke county are working
night and day to win. In this connec-
ton we may observe that no democratic
speakers have appeared from the Ana
conda end of Deer Lodge county, nor
are there any democrats from thai sec
ton actively connected with the man
agement OF the campaign.
Democrats this yea are out to win,
and it is earnestly hoped that the Stan
dard's prediction will be fulfilled, and
that Deer Lodge will be ready for the
roll call one week from next Tuesday.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-10-28
THE VALUE OF BUTTE SMOKE.

The Anaconda Standard finds a live
issue IN Butte smoke at all seasons Of
the year. When it's contemporaries in
dulge in playful reference to that sub
ject, the Standard with beautiful sar-
casm points to Butte smoke as substan.
tial evidence of the big camps wonder
full prosperity. On the other hand,
when a capital fight is on, the same
smoke is referred to as an insurmount-
able obstacle to the location Of the CAPT.
tai in Butte. Indeed. the Anaconda
organs local columns are fairly lurid
with descriptions of Butte smoke as it
appears from day to day. If it is to be
believed, even the cable cars are lost in
the density of sulphur fumes and are
sometimes found between Gregson
Springs and Meadervllle.
We do not know how the citizens of
Butte take to this sort of a campaign
against their town, but if the old Mon
tana spirit still lives. Anaconda ought
not to get more than half a dozen votes
from her big neighbor.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-10-28
VOTE FOR YOUR HOME.

Between the gold bugs and the tariff
leeohes of the east the interests of Mon
Jana are being ground to destruction.
The price of silver is dictated in Wall
street, and the nine owners of Montana
are forced to accept the terms offered or
shut down. Under this beneficent
administration of Benjamin Harrison
silver has reached it's lowest value, and
there will be no signs Of a permanent
rally so long as the republican party CON
tinues in power. The history of political
parties as we'll as the record of votes in
congress shows that relief from this de-
preston is only to be obtained through
the success of the democratic ticket.
How about the tariff?
The great difficulty in establishing
manufactures in Montana is the inability
to pay Montana prices for labor and COM
pete with the eastern concerns that
flood this country with their goods. The
tariff, therefore, is not starting any in
FAINT industries in this section.
On the other hand our people are
forced to pay a double price for the
necessities of life in order that these
eastern millionaires may be protected"
in their accumulation of fortunes.
Let us protect ourselves by voting to
make the tariff fair for all.