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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-01-26

good trim for the approaching cam
paign. AS Democrats we must bn
united if we win. We cannot afford
to risk any important legislation his
session, for it might not suit every
body and the party would suffer-
B.-"Hitch me to John Sherman -
"Hello! Mr.. Sherman. What !,
your party going to do2
Senator Swell, our policy this
year in the Senate will be to keep anv
legislation back that will interfere with
the admirable financial system we
now have. The Republican party has
always stood like a wall to keep the
people from changing anything so as to
injure the manufacturers or bankers.
As a party we must stand between the
people and the monopolists."
B.-"Say, Mr.. Editor, [ believe you
are right. They all sing the same song,
which is, Wei stand by the party
though the country goes to the devil"
Betsy heard all these big fellows talk
an she is so mad she's jumpin' nine
feet high. Excuse me; I'll have to try
an quiet her
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-01-26
TWO BILLS.

Capt. Alexander has introduced two
important measures in Congress-one
relating to gambling in agricultural
products, the other to facilitate ex-
changes through the United States
mails. We know the general interest
that pervades the public mind in all
matters looking to the relief Of the
people, and especially with what inter
est the farmers of the country are
looking to their representatives for
remedial legislation. Hence we take
pleasure in publishing Capt. Alexan-
der's bills, both of which are in the
right direction. One thing is notice
able: Many bills to stop gambling in
futures have been introduced into Con-
gress for the past years, but they ex-
cited little or no comment. But when
Capt. Alexander introduced his, it was
promptly heralded on the wing of cleo
tricity and some of the leading oppo-
sition or gold-bug papers came out
next day in long, swashy editori-
d1S O4 H. 41S CNAuS4IGAy "CI4G W C1S
spot to draw fire so soon. It is our
purpose to publish all measures of u
State representatives which may be of
general interest. The enOrmity of the
great schemes for robbing honest toll
may be judged when we state that for
one day, in April, 1890, in the Ex-
change of New York only 5000 BUSH
els Of aUheGt tUere sold, while the OPP
ton SateJ fictitious bushels Of wheGt
on that same dag amounted to M,OOO,-
900. On the oath day of October, 1890,
only 404 actual bales Of cotton acre
sold IN NelU York, while on the same
dog the sale Of fictitious bales of cotton
amounted to 1876, 800. With trusts,
combines, syndicates, ~poOls-all organ
lied to rob the farmers, we still have
people in the land who pretend to be
silly enough to believe, that the prices
of the farmers products are ''regu-
lated by the law Of supply and de-
mand." Poor fellows9 They ought to
open their eyes, and see what is going
on around them. But we have very
little hope that Capt. Alexander can
get his measure through this Congress.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-01-26
P OF

In What is known as his great speech
Of June 9th, 1890, in the United States
Senate, Senator Plumb summed up tho
supply of currency IN a way that no
other Senator pretended to call in ques-
ton. After saying that the Treasury
Department has always contributed to
the policy Of contraction" and that
1.-The Treasury Department is con-
sciOusly or uncOnsciously deceiving
the people," he said: LET us see,
therefore, how much money is avail
able for actual use mons the people.
From the total of 81, 500, 900, 900,
arrived at as shown above, must be
deducted an average of 5000, OO), 900,
which the treasury always keeps OF
hand, and about which something has
been said in the debate on this bill, and
hat leaves as the maximum, which
may by any possibility be used, ST.
800, OO0,O 900
There ought in fairness to be deducted
from this $3.50, 000, 600 error in estimat-
ing the gold in the country, which
would reduce the money outside of the
treasury to 81, 100, 600, 900. From this
should be subtracted the $500, 600, 900
kept as reserve, as before computed,
leaving a balance of but $3.50. coo, 900
which is available for delivery or
actual use in the transaction of the
business of the people, or q trifle over
So per capita. But the force Of my
argument is not materially weakened
by cOnceding the gold coin to be as
estimated by Treasury Department,
which would leave in actual ~circula
ton 500, 900, 900. In order to makeup
this amount all doubt must be resolved
in favor of the treasury and against
the people, but the doubt as to the
amount of lost and destroyed notes
and that as to the good supply. Ii l
were deciding this case upon what |
considered the best evidence, l would
be bound to say that I considered th9
money in actual circulation did nov
much, if at all, exceed $500, 0OO, 900.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-01-26
WILL YOU COMPARE FILEs7

The dangerously smart Alex who
conducts the Southern Tobacco Jour
ual, says a good many hard things
about the editor of this paper and our
course toward the American Tobacco
Company. A week or two ago we
mentioned the company, and asked for
any information that might be given
concerning the operations Of the trust.
The Journal alleges that The PROGRESS
sTvE FARMER has just found out that
there is a tobacco trust. The item re-
Gently was simply a suggestion to GER
tain parties to send information. We
are willing to compare files with the
Journal, and believe that this paper
has had more matter against the trust
than the Journal.
However, there is no use in crying
out against q trust unless you use your
efforts to purify politics SO that legis-
lation can be enacted that will put
down trusts. You must go to the root
of the evil. To abuse trusts Is non
sense, without working at the same
time for reform in politics.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-01-26
YOU ARE RIGHT.

The Graphic, a very able paper pub
lished at New Castle, Pa, has the
following sensible article about the
reform movement:
The reform orators who, seventeen
years ago, predicted a depreciation in
land values, were laughed at and
hooted by nine-tenths of the general
population. They told us farmers that
within twenty years our lands would
be reduced in value one-half, and we
thought the calamity howlers" were
crazy. Andyet every prediction made
by that old advance guard has come
true. Now the orators of today who
predict a crisis in the affairs of this
country are denOminated cranks and
fools, but that should not deter them
from lifting their voices in solemn
warning. AS the poet says:
The man is thought a knave or fool,
Or bigOt plotting crime
Who, for the advancement Of his race
Is wiser than his time!
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-01-26
JERRY T JERRY.

Jerry Simpson is a brick, socks or no
socks. He is having lots of fun in
Washington and doing some valuable
work. He recently introduced a bill
to have the agricultural department at
Washington aired. Speaking of it, he
said:
CT have been as much among the
farmers as any nan in this country"
SAID Jerry, land l know that there is
a widespread opinion among them
that the agricultural department is not
conducted on the square or solely in
the interests of the farmers. InfOrma-
ton from the department which should
first reach the farmers is given in ad-
vance % prOprietOrS of bucket shops,
Then the seeds purchased are old and
worthless. The seed houses palm their
old stock off on the government. The
department is simply the nest of a lot
of politicians, who are kept there owing
to their influence to help the Republic
a party. Now Uncle Jerry RuSk is
an old gentleman and I would Ike to
see him stand well with the farmers.
It he runs his department. on the level
and only IN the interests of the farm
ers, they should know it and have con
fdence IN him. Possibly the depart
ment is run as the farmers believe and
Uncle Jerry doesn't know it He may
be imposed upon. That is the reason
[ want an investigation. Hope it will
prove that the farmers are mistaken
and that the agricultural department
IL only in their interest, for I want
Uncle Jerry to stand well
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-01-26
A NEW PHASE OE THE SITUA-
TON.

A most interesting illustration Of the
c~rookedness and uncertainty Of party
politics is now being given to the
American people. We can all remem
Der with what emphatic opposition
many of the leading Democratic poll
ticians and papers met Mr.. Cleveland's
anti silver letter. 1t is now humiliating
and almost painful to see their crying
back down since they have heard from
Wall street on the subject. One Of the
pimps of the bloated and arrogant
power has the audacity to say that if
the South votes for silver that Congress
lat the bidding of Wall street of
course) will put the Force bill upon us.
Another tells the Democratic party
that if the Democratic Congress passes
a free silver bill that the Democrats of
New York and New England will not
support the Democratic ticket for
1892. And now the Philadelphia
Record warns the Democrats in Con-
gress that if they dare pass the bill
that it will surely bring about the
Third party.
This silver question is getting some
body into trouble and a trouble that
will not end, even by obeying the
dictates Of New York, Wall street and
New England. What insolence, AFRO
gance and bigotry. New York and
New England and Wall street Demo
cracy standing up and threatening the
South with the Force bill and the
Democracy with defeat if the free
silver bill is passed. And to the eternal
disgrace Of American manhood there
are thousands of would be leaders, who
will bow in cowardly submission to
such insolent d~ictation. But isn't that
a rare and rich dodge about the Third
party-the worst a of all. II the
Democracy don'tobey Wallstreet, there
will be a Third party in the field, says
the Record. Springer, Hill, Wallstreet
& Co, swear that there must be no
free silver bill passed. Bland and the
Democracy of the South and West say
it must pass. So this financial question
is troubling some folks, besides the
farmers.
Well, the Alliance is going to stand
by free silver. There is no division
among us on that question, nor will
there ever be. We will stand for it,
whoever is against it.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-01-26

-. President Polk is proud Of his
military record, but he never sails
under false colors. The press in some
parts of the country speak of him as
General Polk" He was only a Lieu
tenant, gentlemen, and does not wish
to be styled General"
:. Mr.. Geo. 7. Walton: If you will
write again to Messrs. w. S. Powell &
Co., Baltimore, Md, and be sure next
time not to forget to mention your
postoffce they will send you the
A. B. G. of agriculture you saw adver-
tised in THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER.
~ We are getting a lot of communi-
cations now. We are glad to hear
from the brethren. It is a good idea
to enclose a dollar bill with your
articles, or better still, enclose $40 or
$50 for that many subscribers. Such
an act will be published along with
anything else you may send.
Cabarrus County Alliance re-
commends that no farmer in that
county plant over ten acres to the
horse in cotton. The reduction should
be more than that. From two to five
acres would be more like it. Buy less
guano and make more things to eat;
cultivate and manure the land well
It is said that the iron mannfac
turers in Pennsylvania have reduced
the wages of their employees for the
purpose of saving up money to help
out the Republican campaign fund. If
this is true the workmen should strike
and not allow the factories to operate
until their wages are raised to what
they were.
The Ladies Hone Journal for
1892 is better, if possible, than for any
previous year. Several able writers
have been added to the already large
corps, thereby giving it increased
value to it's many readers. The Home
Journal is published at Philadelphia
and is the leading publication of the
kind in the world.
Again we must say to u sub
scribers that we cannot undertake to
publish long death or marriage notices
in this paper. If we should publish all
that might be sent in it would fill the
paper. We cheerfully publish in brief
form all notices of deaths or marriages
sent us, but must treat all alike in this
matter, and nothing but short notices
can be published.
Col A. B. Andrews has been pro
NOTED to the first vice presidency of
the Richmond & Danville Railroad
Company. This is a very responsible
position, but no one doubts his ability
to perform the duties. We r glad to
e any of citizens climbing up the
ladder, and we trust that Col. Andrews
will use his influence to make the line
OF the R. & D. Company useful to the
people of our State.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-01-26
TWO INTERESTING LETTERS.

MoCLAMMY, N. c., Jan. 81, 1899
Mr. j. L. Ramsey, Raleigh, ~ c.:
Ny DEAR SIR:-So much has been
said about Col, Polk espousing the
cause of the Farmers Alliance for
policy only, | send you a letter re
ceived from Col Polk long before our
Alliance was thought of i'll North Carr
DINA, which will show to an unbiased
mind the true position of our worthy
National President, Col L. Polk know
ing long before we farmers did where
we wer drifting, and he took up the
cudgel to stop us in u wild career and
help us out of trouble.
It the letter will be of any use to the
Colonel or the cause, use it, if not,
please return it. I had put it away
and found it the other night while look
ing over my old papers. I sent him
the bylaws he asked for, which helped
him where he now is.
Long may he and his co-workers
live
F~raternally yours,
J. a. STEVENS.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-01-26
n. r. ?. A.
NOTES.

~ Iredell County Alliance con
demned the Democratic Address at its
meeting last week.
The Greenville Reflector is ten
years old. 1t is a very interesting
paper and well printed.
A New York beggar died the
other day leaving money to the amount
of $50, OOO- It paid him to beg.
When the d. O. p."papersg get the
states fixed we will all hear what has
been done in the interest Of reform.
The reports from the various
county Alliances are quite encourag-
ing. The Alliance is not dead yet. 1t
will outlive all opposition.
~ N. w. Aver & Sons, advertising
agents, Philadelphia, has our thanks
for the handsomest and most business
like calendar we have seen this season.
~ Some of the I'd O. p" papers
say one day that the Third party will
be organized. The next day they deny
it. We wish it could be settled def
nitely.
~ The WOrkingmGn's Helper is a
new reform paper just started at
Pinnacle, Forsyth county, by Bro.
Wilson. It is a neat paper and well
edited. We wish it much success.
Jason Edwards" is a new novel
by Hamlin Garland, published by the
Arena Publishing Company, Boston.
1t is in the line of Alliance work and
can be read by everybody with profit.
About 81, 600, 900 were spent in
North Carolina for fertilizers last
season. Whether this was a wise ex-
penditure or not we cannot say, but
anyhow raise your OWL supplies and
buy less of everything.
We suggest that if we do have a
war with Chill that President Harrison,
his Cabinet and the members Of the two
Houses do the fighting. If they get
over there this country will be safe
for a time at least.
~ Mr.. Geo. L. TOnnofski, represent
ing the Southern Soap Manufacturing
Co., Raleigh, has presented us with a
handsome calendar and a sample of
the soap. This concern deserves the
patronage Of our people.
y. Messrs. O5good & Thompson,
Birmingham, n. Y, have sent US a
beautiful illustrated catalogue and
price list of Osg0od U. S. Standard
Scales. If in need of scales, drop them
a card and they will send you a cata-
logue at once.
~ Mr.. Wannamaker says he likes
the bill introduced by Congressman
Alexander, of the sixth district, but he
is afraid the redeemable stamps will
~"interfere with the currency of the
currency" They are awful anxious
about the currency.
Mr.. J P Caldwell, editor Of the
Statesvillo Landmark, has bought q
half interest in the Charlotte Daily
Chronicle, and will have charge of it
after the first of February. We pre-
dict that the Chronicle will be the best
daily Charlotte has had since Mr.. Cald-
well was connected with the Observer.
He ought to soften down in his views
on public questions, but as a man, as a
journalist, he is second to no editor in
the South.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-01-26
Below is the letter referred to:

RALEIGH, N. g., July 26, 1885,
Mr. John 4. SteUens:
SIR:-Will you kindly supply me
with a copy of the constitution and
bylaws under which the Young Farm
ers' Clubs are organized2 AS you will
see, l will now be in a position to aid
in the good work. One of the distin-
gushing features of my efforts to aid
in building up the agricultural inter
ests of our State shall be the interest I
feel in s~timulatinga and encouraging our
young men to higher ambitions and
higher attainments in farming. Please
do me the great kindness to give me
all the information you can, and be as
sUred it will be highly appreciated.
Address me at Winston, n. O., after
the first prox.
Your kind attention will greatly
oOllge yours, L. L. Polk.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-01-26

In writing to anybody, always be
sure to give the name of your p~Ostoftice,
and sign your own name plainly.
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another Office? State the one at which
you have been getting it.
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our advertisers will favor US by men
sioning the fact that they saw the
advertisement in THE Progressive
FARMER
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-01-26

~ The date on your label tells you
when your time is out.
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The Progressive Farmer is the Official
Organ of the N. c. Farmers State Alliance
The morning call., 1892-10-12
DEATH ON THE RAIL.
A Terrible Collision on a New York Elevated
Railroad.

NEW YORK, Oct 11.-A rear-end collision
occurred on the Eighth-ayenue Elevated
Railroad at One Hundred and Twenty-ffth
street this evening. in which Miss Agnes
Lyons was so seriously injured that she
may die, and dozen others were more or
less severely hurt. The accident Is at
tributed to the carelessness Of the engineer
of the rear train.
The injured are : Mrs. Kate Hodgkins,
Mrs. Angerine, Cond uctor Brown, II. Ran
som, Mrs. r. Boyer, the Misses J. and Alice
Weiner, Frank Rogers. Frank Hipson, Mrs.
Rosa Mccormick, Miss Maggie Fitzpatrick
and L. j. Lowery.
The rear car Of the forward train was
partly teescoped by the engine of the rear
train. and one end of the car was demOl-
lshed. All the passengers in the car and in
the one ahead were violently thrown to the
floor. Some were hurled half the length of the
car. Windows were broken and glass flew
cries for aid filed the air as the imprisoned
people madly struggled aud fought to
escape from The wreck.
The unfortunate passengers only had time
TO regain their feet when there came second
shock, more violent than the first Again
they were thrown from their seats and more
glass was broken.
There was hardly person in the rear car
who had not received wound. Blood was
everywhere visible. Shortly after the
second shock there was rush f.. the
gates, but somebody commanded the crowd
to keep cool. The windows in the cars were
promptly raised and those who could not
find their way to the gates at either end Of
the cars climbed out OF the windows.
The morning call., 1892-10-12
4 GRAND NAVAL REVIEW.
The Host Brilliant Spectacle Ever Wit.
messed in America.
VIEWED BIZ OYER 4 MILLION PEOPLE.
TiSitiHg Foreign Var Vessels Accorded the Position
Of HOnOr-The Columbus Festivities
In Spain.
VIEWED BIZ OYER 4 MILLION PEOPLE.
Special to THE MORNING CALL

NEW YORK, Oct. 11-Wbile il is Impossi-
bic yet to make an accurate estimate Of the
number of visitors at the Centennial cele-
bration, it can be safely said the number Of
visitors now here exceeds the number pres
ent at the former celebration. All the rail-
roads increased their facilities for handling
passengers to-day, and in most cases were
running trains in two sections.
The greatest increase was noticeable In
suburban travel. 1t has been found neees-
sary to add two to four cars to all the local
trains on the Pennsylvania, New York Gen.
tral, Erie, Delaware. Lackawanna aud
Western, New jersey Central and West
Shore. On the New York Central travel
has increased to q notable extent. The
crowds are handled without difficulty and
the utmost order prevails. A conservative
estimate places the arrivals In town to-day
st 10G, 600
Castle Garden was sight. Through the
old dismantIed windows the people clam
bered upon the roof, sat In the wide port
holes which once boasted cannon, ana
stood upon stones piled high against its
side. Some mounds Of earth near the castle
were godsends. By standing on tiptoe upon
them sll the people could really see little Of
the parade. All around the curve. sweep
ing from the dock department TO the barge
Office, the stone quay was jammed, and
back of them, on the benches and fence
chains, stood people precari0usly. strug-
Cling to see all they could. a rough esti-
mate of the number Of The multitude on the
bluff at the Northern extremity of Riverside
Park, " here Grants tomb is and where the
naval parade was disbanded, is between
10o. coo and 100000 people. Even this num-
Der may be too small. 1t was so hard TO
estimate it because the people were every
where, and the lay of the land prohibits a
view in which everything may be seen.
The morning call., 1892-10-12
THE DEAD POET.
La-S TennysOn'S Remains Removed Quietly
to Westminster Abbey.

LONDON, Oct I-Lord Salisbury Will be
one of the pal-hearers at Lord Tennyson's S
funeral In Westminster Abbey tomorrow
with tho name of Hon. Robert L. Lincoln,
the American Minister, with the explana-
tion that Henry White, secretary of the
American legation, will represent him.
The list includes besides Lord Salisbury
the Very Rev. Henry Montagu Butler and
Sir James Paget.
When living Lord Tennvson often ex-
pressed an aversion for heaTses, and to-day
when his body was removed from Aid
worth. the coffin was carried from the house
by old servants and placed in small cart,
waiting TO receive Il. The relatives then
formed in procession behind the cart, and
started Tor Haslemere Station. Owing 10
the ignorance of the public as to the time
the train would arrive in London, only a
few persons were gathered in Waterloo
Station when the cars rolled in, and thus a
crush was avoided The coffin was at once
removed from the car, and without osten-
tation OF any kind, placed on an ordinary van
anu In this homely conveyance quietly
borne to Wes minister Abbey.
a large number Of persons had gathered
about the entrance TO the abbey, and 1t was
with difficulty that the policemen detailed
Tor duty there succeeded in forming a pass
age Tor those selected TO carry the coffin
from The van TO ST. Faiths Chapel. where
the body will remain until the funeral takes
place tomorrow.
Canon Duckworth and others received
the mourners aud gave directions for the
arrangement OF the coffin. Mrs. Hallam
lennyson placed handsome floral wreath
on the coffin, Canon Dackworlh offered a
ended,