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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-07-05
A CONVENTION.

We are sorry we cannot give more
news from the Omaha Convention this
week. But to hold the paper later
would cause it to miss many star route
mails this week.
About 1900 delegates are on hand
and great enthusiasm prevails. One
hundred thousand visitors are ex-
pected. Congressman Ellington, of
Georgia, was made temporary chair
man.
Mrs. Ben Terrell presented the chair
man with a gavel made of wood of a
tree planted by Geo. Washington and
which grew at Mt. Vernon.
Much of the day Saturday was spent
in memorial services in commemOra-
ton of the late President Polk, which
were very appropriate. Many touch
ing speeches we're made.
1t is likely that the st. Louis Confer
ence platform will be adopted with a
few changes. 1t is not possible to tell
who the nominees will be. Judge
Gresham had been mentioned, but he
positively declines any nomination.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-07-05
B STATISTICS.

The manufacturers of the State gen,
orally have refused to give much infor-
nation to the Commissioner of Labor
Statistics. They evidently don't want
the public to know how much they are
making in the business.
In the department of farming there
are 154 reports from 70 counties. Of
these, IS report that the expenses of
their farms were greater than the re-
ceipts. In other words, after a long
year of toll and privation, they find
themselves in worse condition than at
the beginning.
We take it for granted that the
blanks were seLt to the most intelli-
gent and progressive farmers. If more
than half of those men find their ex-
penses greater than their profits, it is
plain that those who are not so intelIi-
gent have done worse. In that report
is included a goodmany Eastern truck
farmers who did a profitable business
last year, but who will fail this wear
unless the business improves.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-07-05
PATRIOTISM,

Patriotism is defined Glove of coun-
try" says the Hickory Mercury. In
the wonderful and unprecedented sue
cess that is characterizing the reform
movement, let us studiously avoid sell
fshness and partisanship, the rocks on
which enemies have split, and
which have necessitated this action OF
u part. From Key West to Seattle,
and from Bucksport to San Diego, we
hear of the formation of reform clubs.
A general unrest seems to be permeat-
ing every locality of our common
country. From present appearances,
the people have determined to disre-
gard the dictations of their former
leaders and try the experiment of a
government of, for and by the people.
Judging the future by the past, no hui
man hand can stop the tidal wave of
the popular will that is sweeping from
ocean to ocean. 1t is said that there is
nothing so hard to bear as success and
prosperity, which seems to have been
proven and exemplified in the past saw
ings and doings of the old political mar
ties. Their success has made tbou
oppressive, arbitrary and uni1st Tbn
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-07-05
THE CHICAGO PLATFORM.

AS most of the papers throughout
the country will publish the Republi-
can and Democratic platforms, we will
not surrender space for them, as
neither platform is what the people
would naturally expect from two great
parties.
The Republican platform is not much
different from similar documents thrust
before the public in years gone by. 1t
declares emphatically for protection,
but in all it's rambling English not a
word of hope for relief is found 1t is
all against the people -.
The Democratic platform is different
from anything we have yet seen. 1t
is nearly three columns long; and, like
the Republican, contains nothing that
is of material value. It starts off with
a long tyrade against the force bill and
winds up with an endorsement of the
Republican party. This will cause
some people to open their eyes very
wide, but here is the 22d section:
"Sec. %. Upon this statement of
principles and policies the Democratic
party asks the intelligent Judgment of
the American people. It asks a change
Of administration and a change of
party, in order that there may be a
change of system and a change of
methods, thus assuring the mainten-
ance unimpaired of institutions under
which the Republic has grown great
and powerful"
In the first of that section they de-
mand a "change of administration
and change of party" but go on and
ask for the maintenance unimpaired
Of the institutions under which the Re-
public has grown great and powerful"
The Republican party has been in
power thirty years, and if the above is
not an endorsement of it's labors, then
we are at a loss to know what it means.
In another part they Recommend
the repeal of the ten per cent. tax on
State banks, and tender their profound
sympathy for the oppressed people of
Ireland.
Upon the whole the platform is a
mixture of nonsense and deception.
The Supreme Court of the United
States could not define the meaning of
a single section. Any person who can
vote for it could easily vote the Repub-
Iican ticket, and the man who a vote
either has but little regard for his own
or the country's welfare.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-07-05
H PARTY LASH.

The party lash is being applied to
Senator Morgan, of Alabama, because
he has had the moral manhood to de-
fend the free coinage of silver, and to
rub Mr.. Cleveland for his anti-silver
views. Because he does not choose to
support an enemy Of free silver, and
because he will not tamely submit to
party dictation, a Democratic caucus
will be held in Congress to either whip
him back into party lines or make him
take sides with the people. Mr.. Nor
gan has endeared himself to the masses
by his bold, independent stand, and
we hope he will continue to use his
voice for the people.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-07-05
THAT PLATFORM.

We don't think President Butler is
in love with the Chicago platform. The
last number of his paper, the Clinton
Caucasian, says:
1.-The platform as offered by the CON.
mittee at Chicago was a cowardly
straddle on both the tariff and the silver
question. The tariff plank was a square
back down from the position of 1855
and a bid for the manufacturers votes.
Henry Watterson condemned the plank
and succeeded in defeating it before
the convention. He wanted to know
if this was a Democratic or Republican
convention. He saved the party from
disgracing itself on that question. The
silver men made a fight for a plain
silver plank, but failed"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-07-05
A SECTIONAL APPEAL.

The New York San, which has a
reputationEfor hysterical appeals, has
opposed Cleveland's nomination from
the start, but has been induced,
bought or forced to support the
"stuffed prophet" 1t now appeals to
the Southern people for their votes and
says the country will be ruined if Har-
rison is elected. That was the song
four years ago. The Republicans said
it would be ruined eight years ago
when Cleveland's election was about
certain. 1t did get some worse. There
has been a decided change for worse
since. Harrison was elected, but he
didn't do it all, neither did Cleveland.
All this nonsense about the country
being damaged absolutely beyond re-
pair by the election of any one man is
too absurd for anything. Of course a
President is leader of the party and
can have much to do with shaping leg
isIation, but as a matter of fact Con-
gross is what we should be alarmed
about. If the men there are not
changed, "a majority of both Houses)
without regard to party, and honest
men put in, the country will be ruined.
What is the New York Sun? Is it
the paper to tell the Southern people
how they should vote9 Has a line
ever appeared in it to show that it
cares a continental about the welfare
Oh our people9 Not a word. Yet South
ern papers are quoting this base.
fraudulent, inconsistent sheet and ex
pect the honest, patriotic people of
thls section to listen to it's vaporings
ana vote against their interests. The
people OF this section are expected to
array themselves against the Republi-
can States North and make faces at
them just because the New York Sun
says the country will be ruined if
Cleveland is not elected. Brethren,
don't allow these sectional agitators to
make you lose your head again while
| you live.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-07-05
mo QUORUM"

The United States Congress is a dis
grace to u people. After all the talk
about negligence, i~nattention, dishon-
esty and everything else, it seems that
nothing can be done to induce the
members, a majority of them at least,
to act the part of good citizens, 1t is
a regular thing to find mo quorum
present" throughout the proceedings.
We believe that there are honest men
in Congress. Some of them attend to
their business. But a large number
fritter away their time in ~debauchery,
idleness and i'm looking after private
business. There is danger in a contin-
uance of this, and unless all signs fail,
or a change is made, this country will
regret it's own acts in retaining rascals
in Office year after year when they
prove every day that they are worth
less.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-07-05

we may avoid the same evils, let us In
our social dealings and intercourse
with each other, and wen with our
enemies, be guided by those principles
upon which the Farmers Alliance and
Industrial Union was founded, and in
the exercise of our rights as freemen,
as voters, as citizens of our common
country, stand square upon the peoples
platform, ignoring everything like sell
fshness, greed, avarice or spite; but
let our motto be 1.-THE greatest good to
the greatest number" showing by our
actions that we love each other; that
we love our country, and that we are
honestly seeking to propagate and
practice the principles which actuated
the patriots of 1776. If we do this, if
we act in accordance with the loud
professions which we have made,
future generations will, in the midst
of unparalleled prosperity and happi-
ness, "arise to call us blessed" If we
fail, if we prove ~recreant and direlict,
u descendants will, ages hence, be
found like ourselves at present, clamor-
ing for reform.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-07-05

3 o GOO. 900 per annum, or about 1886
per capita. But now don't say that
the Democrats would do differently,
for their record is against that state
ment, The leader of the party is a
pension grabber-Grover Cleveland is
his name.
r. Bro. w. S. Barnes, State Secre-
tary of the Alliance, asks that each
ub-Secretary fill out under each de-
m and, State and National, sent to them
for ratification, and state adopted ="
or mot adopted" Many have been
returned to sub secretaries for failure
on their part to fill out as requested,
causing much expens e and time in re-
turning for an answer
~ Oak Ridge Institute has just
closed it's fortieth year, having had an
enrolment of 300 students. This school
has had phenomenal success, probably
because it was the first school in the
State that combined with a thorough
classical course of study a practical
business department. In point of
buildings and appliances it is the best
equipped school of the kind in the
South. See ad. elsewhere.
~ Poor, dependent, patched clothes
farmers and w~age-workers all over this
country, who have not, never have
had and with no hopes of ever having a
dollar in a national bank, and never
expect to get a dollar out of one, are
standing around with hands raised In
holy horror and exclaiming, "These
fool Alliance fellows are trying to take
our national banks away from usI'
~ Mr.. Sample S. Brown, the lead.
ing dry goods merchant of Greensboro,
made an assignment last Wednesday,
Financial depression" and "deprecia
| ton in real estate" is said to be the
cause. OF course such men will con
tinue to vote the old party ticket
They would rather be ruined in bust
ness and allow their families to suffer
than to denounce the parties that are
responsible.
- An acre of corn in 1870 brought
SIS 81, in 1880 $40 81, and in 1896
1892. Anacre of wheatin 1870 brought
$14 so, in 1890 SO 25. An acre of oats
in 1870 brought $12 Is, in 1890 81 %
Since 1870 about 40 per cent. of the
value has been squeezed out of these
products and added to the value of the
dollar, through the demonstration o.
silver and subsequent contraction Of
the currency.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-07-05
is THE ALLIANCE DYING?

secretary Barnes informs us that
o orders for application blanks
have been sent to his office for the past
thirty days than for the whole twelve
months preceding. One su~b-secretary
writes: We have 20 limitations for next
meeting and other applications pend
ing. Let the brethren bestir them,
selves, and let each one work for the
cause as he never has before. Stand
by the Constitution of your Order, and
see that it is not overridden in your
lodge room.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-07-05
TARIFF TINKERING.

1t IS only now and then that We
agree with the Wilmington Messenger
but it ges on the right track some
times and kicks like a Texas steer
When it does, we are bound to praise
it. Read this: =.
sit seems to us something tarclal
to hear of the Democrats in the House
stopping to reduce the tariff tax orglSf
ing up the pressing of the reduction 81
that fateful Radical instrument ~
destruction by various bills. Wna'
has been done thus far during this en-
tire session beginning early IN DeGEm
Der Iast-nearly seven mOnthsE III
much reduction has really been mau1
by the House bills? We see thattorGls9
tourists must have eirinterestsIookeu
after, but free lumber and free "
and free iron r may have to De lev
over and wait. They concern the PEI,
pie who do not go to Europe anu ~ ~
their wants are not supposed to De ~
pressing. If members Of CongrG5S%9
were not above being addressed "
plain people at home we Woula n LIZ
that the more effort they make 10 GuV
down the villainous, foolish Mckinney
tax for the benefit of the money oevL,
the better for them, for their Pr!y
and for the country. At least Try w W
do something for the, relief OIL 'U0
DeODlo"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-07-05
THE SILVER R1r

Last week the Senate passo,
Stewart silver bill. 1t provides f., ID
free coinage of silver and matosa5 '
silver certificate a legal tender %
We don't know what the Hon..
do. But both parties are in . W.
plight now. Both of their pIatf .S'9
practically declare that there obo% 9
no material change in the siIvo~1
and now what are they going r. ~ !,
with the Senate and House.
Gentlemen, your hypocracv i,
plain. You waited too long, Won - 70
not defend your position. Won UU Ia ca
committed political suicide, aaV
to your ashes. 1eaC
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-07-05
AN OUTSIDER LOVED HIM.

The following letter was received
last week. We are getting many such,
but a only publish a few of them:
CHARLOTTE, N. c.,
July l, 1892. j..
Mr.. EDITOR:-I am not a memberd
the Alliance, but am in full sympathy
with the Order. My business will not
admit of my becoming a member Of
the noble order, but it can't keep me
from being a friend to it. never was
so shocked as when the telegram came
here announcing the death Of your
great leader. I am glad to say that
knew Col. Polk personally and had
personal interview with him about a
year ago, and I shall never forget the
advice he gave me concerning business
Iguess some of you will think strange
of a young man in the commerClaal
business taking an interest in the ALI
ance. Wishing you all much success,
l am Yours truly,
LEONIDAS n. WEBSTER.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-07-05
N. r. P. A.
EDITORIAL NOTES

The L%incolnton Courier calls for
10000 cheers for Cleveland" That
is all he will get.
Western farmers are kicking be-
u whiskey men are furnished cars
to transport grain and they r not.
Everybody has seen C~leveland's
picture, we suppose, so it is not neces-
sary to remark that he is a pretty bird.
Can anybody tell why the Peo-
pies party cannot win this year9 If
so, speak out. North Carolina is going
to win her part.
~ Why don't the Republicans and
Democrats join forces and push the
force bill for all it is worth? They are
handicapped at present in their opera
tions.
- The most delicate things nNorth
Carolina have been the Cleveland rati-
fcation meetings. A span of humming
birds could have pulled the carriages
drawing the crowds.
The next session of the North
Carolina Press Association, which
meets at Charlotte, will be largely at
tended, it is said. The hard-worked
pencil-sharpeners will get nice enter
tainment.
An exchange says the free silver
advocates are dissatisfied, but will re-
main in the Democratic party to fight
the force bill. A man that would stay
in a party to fight a thing that will
never exist is a pretty sort of a crank.
Thirteen hundred and seventy
four new subscribers and renewals
were entered on the list of the Peoples
party paper, Atlanta, Ca, week before
last. This is an Indication of the
strength of the Peoples party in
Georgia.
~ The Spirit Of the Age, a temper
ance paper, has been published in Raj
eigh for 25 years, and SO quiet has been
its existence that thousands do not
know such a paper is published. But
it stands the storms and is true to the
cause it represents.
The Wilmington MESSENGER
throws out the following danger sig
nal: do not believe all the Dragging
you see in the newspapers. A needed
cautionary signal" That is evidence,
we think, that Col. DIR. Kingsbury sees
the handwriting on the wall.
x SiOOn1u hooo17Co - - 10 -
farmer, a lawyer, or a professional
politician is no reason why he should
be elected to office. What the country
needs at the present time is the best
men, regardless of the class to which
they may belong, says the Rocky
Mount Ph9niH.
The Richmond Dispatch says of
the Democratic silver plank: This is
at least as good a silver plank as we
had expected. Mr.. Patterson, of Col
orado. offered an amendment inserting
the word "free" and pledging the
Democratic party to free coinage, but
it was voted down.
The Presidential issue between
the two old parties is "Baby Mckee
and "Baby Ruth" These children dt
fer somewhat. hence it is thought best
to make them the issue as Harrison anC
Cleveland are as two eggs. But isn't Il
awful to think that the greatest Re
n1blic on earth has come to this pass
x. Another pension appropriation
hill nassed the Senate last week. Il
will increase the pension outlay to
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-07-05

Do you want your communication
published Ii 50, give Is your real
name and your p~ostofice.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-07-05

In writing to anybody, always be
sure to give the name Of your postofice,
and sign your wv name plainly.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-07-05

Do you want your paper changed to
another office State the at which
you have been getting it.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1892-04-06
DEEP-SEA SPONGES.

curious and Beauti. al Forms Found In
Ocean bcPtis.
Some of the most beautiful things
that live in the ocean arc the spongcs OF
> great depth, which have often very
:rious and interesting forms" said n
.aiuraliSt to a reporter of the Washing
tom Star. 'NoC least remarkable are
TIC sn-caIlcd 'sea-lests,' which are in
t'm form of spheres or sometimes egg
ahlDcd.
IL he outer coat of one of these speci-
rirns is q complicated network: over
''iich n delicate membrane Is spread.
An 0~yuHyaental' friil adorns the upper.
nirt while the lower portion throws
HIt u maze Of flossy flSments like fine
white hairs.
These hairs penetrate the seIhi-luid5
mud in every direction, thus holding
the sponge i'll it's place, while Il continu-
niS current of water is drawn hY. wav-
avg ella through all parts of the mass,
''A3airg out by n hole ut the top. Iu
his manner the animal abSorbs what,
over food may he atloat, .
"A mother singular sponge is the.
'scIuaS ropes, which sends down into the
mud II coiled %isi, of Glnments us thick
: III t"pSt "HnSf nSStiS. Inc lattCr opens
vat into Il brush, fixing the creature in
.u"N after the p>auaeF of u screw pile.
still another remarkable sponge is
i"rIl'in the deep water Off the L.offodcn
;,ihnds. 1t spreads out into a tim cir
.'riar calse, surrounded by what looks
il" ~ fT,nTc. OF white floss silk.
Vet another curiosity is The 'eupec-
I -: sponge of the Philippines. which
I"'SphUeddcd W it's lid in the aud and
~eI92orted by a lovely frill."r
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1892-04-06
No, Isnclish Go0sobsryin. i,dts,.

what 10 called the English goosebcrryn
~ This country is not such, bpt II lay ln.td,
l3iA English gooseborry will. rot lnStyc
" Jhis part Of America, for no sooner.
. 9HH the berry begin to- forin, tl,nu. u,
mliew appears upon it, ami on4y. by!
- constant application Of line AMI!
'i2huT can the crop br brought tHNlS-,
= h.,ron, The climate tSt,oy hot rpr t!a.
n AHh EHrcScberryy anl9 oven ~. thc'
"i..d" the hrrri"s scale ard fay
81" Ih&t winch Is Ca'iHd, We, LnEliSh
. JtShar" f'@ = wraft n.$om the mtivc
, ~'k, II 81. II The hardness of y!c
81" . 10y and Lhe dv.leious
g.. Iui ,.. SD,
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1892-04-06
Her WEIGHT &. GOLD:
mo E~xtrAOedinar1 vslue . Moxiosa Miasr
Placed Upon HIS. Bride.

E~xtrA0edInary vslue . MexioSa Miaer
Placed Upon HIS. Erido.
There Is an old lady living in
southern. California at the patriotic
LITTLE mountain settlement known al
American Flag. who Is an object
Ut much interest to strangers from
the fa t that she is probably
the only woman on earth the valuation
of whose person vas ever literally
appraised at her weight in gold" said.a
New Yorker recently returned from a
trip across the continent to o reporter
for the Sun. "She is sixty-cight years
old now and the widow of one Jesus
Castro, q Mexican. The Mexican was
one of the first miners who struck. a
fortune. in gold in the pioneer days of
California. He lived in the Santa Cata-
lima mountains and returned home
1aorc than loaded down with gold dust.
lie fell passionately in love with his
Erother's,daughter, 4 handsome girl OF
seventeen. She returned her uncle's
love and. consented to marry HIM. The
priest to whom they applied learning of
their close blood. relationship refused
TO marry them. Castro offered. as
high as FIVE thousand dollars TO the
~ I'll No III ~ VIZ "a NOoO
- perform the marriage ceremony, but
the offer vas refused. Then, as the old
widows story goes, Castro asked the
priest what. amount of wealth would
induce him to marry them. The priest,
Nth the intention and expectation of
Expressing Castro with the hopeiessness
OF his appeal, replied:
The girls weight in goldr.
Nov the Mexican maiden, while not
being o~verbuxom, was well to do IN
figure for one of her age, but Castro did
not even pause long enough to ascer-
tin what her weight might. be-. He
exclaimed:
"'Good, holy fntherI'
1.-THE. he ordered scales. to be
brought, and begging the girl to
"tand On one side of them he poured
"~riittcTing gold dust into the other side
until the precious stuff balanced, the
YYeight Of his inamorata. The priest
was dumb with amuzcmenk. and it was
Il long time before he recovered suf1i-
GENTLY 20 say, the promised words that
made the twain one. Castro. had won
his bride at the cost of one hundred and
twenty-five pounds of lris boarded gold.
t'e bad q snug lot left, however, and
the story is that he lived. long enough
to. sec the time that he would have
taken a good deal less than. her weight
in gold FOR the wife his youthful ardor
placed so grcata value on"