The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-06-21

to return the compliments of this
eason
-. Four delegates we're elected to
Omaha by the Second District Conven-
ton. Capt. E. A. Thorne, of Halifax,
was nominated for Congress and Rev.
J. T. Hover for Presidential elector.
- Six-cent cotton doesn't make a
man love the dear old party. A man
will desert his sweetheart if she re
peatedly mistreats him. Then why
not desert a party that mistreats you9
"Black Beauty and Country
Roads" is the title of a handsome pub
LEGATION by the Frank Miller Company,
$40 and 351 West goth st New York.
Price 10 cents by mail. 1t is we'll worth
the price.
~ The sugar trust is having lots of
fun and scooping in pots of money.
Where, oh where is that 14S Demo
cratic majority that vas looking for
trusts so much before 1T uCaS elected?
1t must be asleep.
~ The Peoples party convention
for the Fifth District met at Durham.
w. R. Lindsay, Chairman Of the State
Executive Committee, was nominated
for Congress. The vote stood; Lind
say, Sc; Williams "a.
The leaders of the g. o. p.'s are
nOnplussed on account of the Peoples
party. 1t doesn't show very much,
out they think it is vastly stronger than
appearances indicate. Perhaps they
are guessing about right.
The following are the delegates
elected to go to Omaha from the Ninth
district: J. G. Yancey, A. NJ, Parker,
w. H. Malone, w. A. Robertson.
Alternates: &c. Brown, w. L. Henry,
w. D. Miller, A. J. Dula.
The following are the delegates
elected to go to Omaha from the Fifth
district: 7. J. Oldham, w. r. Lindsay,
w. D. Smith, J. B. Smith. Alternates:
Eugene Wilson, A. S Peace, B. F.
Stanfield, James E Lyon.
Rev. J. w. Wellons, of Franklin
ton, advertised an early variety of
seed corn in this paper some weeks
ago. He has sold all he has and asks
that people quit sending orders. 1t
pays to advertise in this paper.
The freest COY ment Nmaot1
endure long when thd tendency Ofthe
law is-ts-ereaEe 8 raptdeaccumul alton
of property m the hands of a few and
to render the masses of the people peof
and dependent. -Dsniet Webster.
The New For9em Says Cleveland,
the STUFFED profit, will be nominated
on the first ballot. Well, between
Cleveland and Harrison the Wall
street crowd can take their choice.
The people are not in that business.
Women and men sew on boys
knee pants in New York at the rate of
cents per dozen pair. There are $50
shops where they are made. Many
thousands work there at less than 81
per week. And this is free America!
The Atlanta Constitution de
clares that it will not support any man
for office who is not for free silver. The
Republicans have made no nominal
tons that it can support, and the Dem
ocrats will not. Now what will it do?
~ One of the very last letters writ
ten by our lamented President con
tanned the following words: There
is but one course left the great c ommon
people, and that is to stand solidly with
the Peoples party, organize it, and
take charge of the government"
* Mr.. R. S. Patton, of Burke, was
nominated for Congress in the Eighth
district; w. w. league, of Alexander,
for Presidential elector. L. N. Durham,
of Cleveland, A. G. Thompson, of Gas
ton, W. w. league, of Alexander, and
A. Cobb, of Burke. are the delegates
to Omaha.
~ The Republican party in Kansas
has decided not to make Jerry Simp-
sons socks the leading issue in the
coming campaign. But it is charged
now that Congressman Otis, who is a
member Of the Alliance, shall be the
issue. 1t is charged that he runs a
dairy farm.
The Alliance must be on a big
boom in Rowan County. The Sails
bury Waterman states that twenty
applications for membership have been
handed in during the past two weeks
at Elm Grove Alliance. We don't see
why every man who is eligible should
not join. Let the good work go on.