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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-08-02
THAT SAME OLD WEAVER"

So says the Chicago Tribune, and
for one that unreliable tool of mo
nopoly hit the nail square on the head.
Yes, it's 1.-The same old Weaver"
The "same old Weaver" who, in 1880,
against the most adverse circum-
stances, polled $50, 600 votes as the can
didate of the Greenback party.
The same old Weaver who during
his six years in Congress, NJ de things
so hot for the two old parties that they
fairly turned heaven and earth to de-
feat his re election, which they accomp-
lished only by outrageous lying and
scattering Wall street money like leaves
of the forest over his entire district.
It's the "same old Weaver" who
made that scathing speech in Congress
against the governments ~depositing
$50, 600, 900 among national banks as a
compen sation to partisan politicians
for service rendered.
It's the same old Weaver" so noted
in political debates for calling by right
names and giving figures and dates
and book and page.
It's the same old Weaver" whom
the farmers and mechanics of the
whole country have been booming for
President for the past twelve months
and who next November, will make
both Cleveland and Harrison look ten
times sicker than did Bonnie when he
heard Gresham was going to run.
Yes, Mr.. Tribune, Its the same old
| THE EEDreSS.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-08-02
A GANG OF ANAH CHIsTs.

PTTsBURG, July 26.-The police made
several arrests here to-day. 1t is be-
lieved that they have unearthed a
regular gang of anarchis. The found
large quantities of secret correspond
ence in cipher and much anarchistic
literature. The men arrested are of
the same sort as the Chicago Hay mar
ket gang.
Mr.. Frick is doing fairly. Mr.. Car
negie has been cabled not to come
home as he is not needed.
The police arrested among others,
Henry Baner, the head of the anarch-
lists, and also a Long Branch man
named Monck, who sent money to
Berkeman, it is ascertained.
A warrant is out for Herr John Most
as it is sustained that he is complicated
in the shooting of Mr.. Prick.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-08-02

For it's second place, no less has the
decision of the convention been wise.
representing in it's highest form the
culture Of the South, James 6. Field is
noted as a man of high purpose and
blameless life, whose eloquent pen and
tongue have always espoused the cause
OF reform. He was among the first to
see the trend of the Alliance movement
In his State, and is a recognized friend
OF the plain people.
But there is an issue before the
American people which has been forced
TO the front by the great political ma
CHIMES now so industriously engagedin
the sham battle for supremacy. AdroiG
appeals to sectional prejudices and old
anlmositics must fail of their purpose.
and howlers of the bloody shirt and
the force bill must sink away in disap-
polntment, when the Peoples party
candidates are named. The bloody
chasm yawns no more. The veterans
OF the Union, led by one Of their num-
Der, have shown that they will join the
veterans of the Confederacy, led by a
manned and honored soldier of the lost
cause, in a patriotic movement for the
emancipation of the wealth producers
from a thraldOm CALLING as the chattle
slavery destroyed by the desperate con-
hlct which made them veterans At
LGntG Peoples Party Paper.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-08-02
A

Mr., EDITOR:-Saturday, July LIST,
1892, at Ring Mount Farmers Alliance,
mo. 645, Orange county, P. H. Massey
delivered an grafton upon the Alliance.
We had a nice time. I am not going
to try to write his words and utter
ances, for that would be impossible.
He spoke of the Alliance as the great
educator. The short yet thrilling his
tory of our own Alliance thus teaches
us in lessons too plain to be misunder-
stood and which it would be criminal
to disregard. On the one hand where
our danger lies, and on the other where
our safety is to be found, we need not
go back to history Of antiquity to
gather instruction. Our own brief but
splendid history is all sufficient and is
fraught with lessons of wisdom which
we would do we'll to heed, and with
this history before us as it reads to day
We "a e Illustrated the truth of the
earnest words of the great fallen son
Of North Carolina, l. L. Polk; educate,
educate. We must educate our Order
to inspire life with no other intentions
but peace on earth and good will to-
ward men. And now in order that it
may be lived out, give to us an eco
nOmlcal administration of government
declaring equal rights to all and special
favOrs to none. l wish that | could
impress the truth of these words upon
the heart of every one. l would con
fer a lasting benefit upon our common
country. The progress of the people
and the nation toward wealth needs no
legislation to stimulate it other than
the proper encouragement in the agri-
cultural and industrial interests of the
country. The energy and industry of
u people and our vast material re-
sources demonstrate the fact too plain
ly to be misunderstood that the highest
acme of wealth and Of power is the
sore and speedy destroyer Of the nation.
Yet this wealth and power, if not &C
companied by intelligence, morality
and public virtue, will but prove a
Ssource Of weakness and hasten the
downfall of this our beloved country.
1t should be the duty of the statesman
of this 1892 to legislate concentrating
influences from off and out of our capt.
tai at Washington. In our country
and in our times nc nan is worthy the
honored name of statesman who does
not include the highest practicable
education of the people in all his plans
of administration. He may have elo-
quence, he may have a knowledge of
all history and have his diploma, but
unless he speaks, plans, favors at all
times and in all places for equal rights
to all and special privileges to none, he
is not, he cannot be an American states
man. j. L. WEAVER,
w. r. ROBERTS,
w. D. LATTA,
Committee.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-08-02
REVOLVERS, KNIVES, AND
CLUBS.

MASCOUTAH, Ill, July 25.-News has
just reached here of a bloody riot at a
turner picnic at Queens Lake, seven
miles southeast Of here, in Clinton
county, last evening. The fight lasted
about two hours and was bloody from
start to finish.
Six strangers, thought to be from St.
Louis, came to Queens Lake in the
morning and ran a three shell game
near the picnic grounds during the
day. A number Of men lost heavily
betting on the game.
Toward evening a dispute arose Dc
tween one of the minipulators of the
shells and an outsider. The trouble
soon spread and a free fight followed,
in which revolvers, knives, sling shots,
and clubs were used in reckless fashion.
The gamblers finally gave up the
fight and took to the woods and made
their escape. Two or three of them
were badly hurt, but the full extent of
their injuries is not known.
Upon the other side, Peter Miller
hotel keeper of Veneday, was cut up
in a frightful manner, and, it is
thought, cannot live. David Shelton,
a nail worker of Belleville, was shot
four times and had his finger mashed
off. He is also in a very bad condition.
Joseph Miller of New Memphis had
one a cut off and one eye knocked
out. George Kraul and Herman Miller
of Queens Lake were also badly used
up. A dozen more were more or less
injured, but none seriously besides
| those named,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-08-02

Sparks from the Wires--MOst Important
Events Throughout the World
for a Week


Sparks from the Wires--Most Important
Events Throughout the World
for a Week.
Northern Mexico is again confronted
by a total crop failure.
The flour millers of New York Citv
nave combined with a capital Of
Canada has obtained one of the
choicest locations for her exhibits at
the Worlds Fair. 1t measures about
10, 900 square feet.
It is now said that Lord Salisbury
will resign on the first vote showing
the majority III the House of Commons
to be against him.
There is a prospects of trouble in
the clothing trade of Boston which
may throw several thousand men and
women out of work.
The President has issued a proclama-
ton requesting the observance of o.
tOber 81 as a general holiday in honor
Of the four hundredth anniversary of
the discovery of America.
NEW YORK, July 26-The six story
brick building, occupied by the New
York Biscuit Company, was burned
this morning. According to the police
returns the loss is $500, 900.
Within four months $4,000, 900 bush
els of corn have been shipped from the
United States to Mexico, selling on
this side at 80 cents a bushels and Oh
the other at from 81. so to So.
ELIZABETH CITY, N. J., July 90
Cooke Brothers, lard, tallow and Meats
foot oil works at Elizabethport, were
destroyed by fire early this morning.
Loss SIS, 900. The works covered more
than three acres of ground.
WAYNEsBORO, Va, July 26.-Mary
Brizzalia, a white nurse. was drowned
in a spring in the Hotel Brunswick
park while attempting to save her
charge, the child Of A. Fl. Grandy, of
Norfolk, who had fallen in.
The recent British elections have
cost $12, 500, 900. Every Shilling has,
to be accounted for in sworn state
ments. Corruption of voters has been
rendered almost impossible by the
s~tringency of the reformed elections
legislation.
The Louisville and Nashville Rail
road Company fixed the valuation of
it's property in Mississippi at 1904, GIL.
The Railroad Commission of that State.
however, raised the figures to 81. 553,-
681, and on this valuation the company
will be taxed.
The eruptions of Mount Atna are
increasing in violence, especially on
the western side of the mountain.
Villages at the foot of the mountain
are shaken almost continually by
earthquakes The inhabitants pass
hours daily in prayer in the open
streets.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-08-02
SILER CITY ITEMS.

SILER CITY, N. &.
Mr.. EDIToR:-The Peoples party has
a strong following in old Chatham and
will doubtless yet develop much more
strength than its opponents anticipate.
The laboring classes of people realize
their condition as never before, and
they have become convinced that in
order to get needed relief they must go
after it Immediately, armed with the
sovereign power of the ballot.
Crops in this section are unusually
good. The wheat crop is thought to
be better than it has been in several
years, and corn is looking very well.
There is but little cotton or tobacco
planted in this immediate vicinity.
Times have been rather dull in our lit
tie "city" since the school closed,
though there are several young men
attending Thompson School and Bust
ness College, studying bookkeeping,
penmanship, t~elegraphy, &c. The
business college department of this ex-
cellent school is building up very rap
idly receiving liberal patronage from
other States. Many young men from
this and adjoining States are beginning
to realize that they can get a thorough
business education here for about one
half the usual expenses at any North
ern business college.
Our town is improving some IN mate
rial growth. For some time there has
been talk of certain parties building a
cotton mill at this place, but as yet the
plans have not been fully matured.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-08-02

to monkey with, that the volume of the
circulating medium will not be in
creased for a few years at least. What
the farmers will do under the strin-
gency and scarcity of this great and in
6lspenslble life blood of trade remains
Tor time to dictate. Most great would
De and philanthrOpists tell us
TO quit The credit system and pay as we
CO. mat Is an excellent plan, but to
carry 1t out we must go to the oldloom
ana spinning wheel and make our shoes
at nome. To those who turn up their
noses at this proposition let me talk a
little. There Is according to the most
liberal statement, about $24 per capita
IN circulation. No one who knows
much about the finances of the coun-
try will deny that at least th~ree-fourths
OF this IS boarded up il New York Citv
With no chance of it getting into the
common channels of trade. Now. if
everybody was just as fortunate and
successful as his fellow-men, and had
just as much of this worlds goods.
there would be about Sc apiece. Now
II every man had his Sc, how far would
1t go toward paying as you go?" 1t
wouldn't be half enough to get a
farmers boy of these days a suit of
clothes. But, taking into consideration
the fact that the farmers own 25 per
cent. of the wealth of the country and
stand a chance in the same ratio of
getting one of these passing dollars,
then he would get one and twenty cents
of the second $50. Just think what YOU
could buy with this grand amount and
pay for it. 1t would get you a pair of
piowshares, 40 pounds of flour, 20 yards
OF calico for the wife and children, 5
pounds coffee. A bride for your wife
to ride to church. 1t would a the
smith for fixing two or three plows.
NOtalOfthese, but any one. 1t wouldn't
do that unless you were out of debt to
begin with; a most delectable condition
which you r not likely to be caught
IN. Of course if you are not out of debt
you cannot pay for this glorious cru,
SADIE, and you amt the fellow we are
talking about; so you can stand aside.
There n but four things possible
More money, the credit system, make
what we eat and wear at home. or
eternal bankruptcy and ruin. The
second will finally lead to the last, if
continually followed without great
caution. We can't get an opportunity
to try the first, and | beseech you in
the name Of our beloved families at
hOme-fOr MARY and the children y
to let us try the other plan. l call
for volunteers in this great and trying
day Of fiery crucibles. In my opinion
this is the only hope and salvation for
our people.-G. ". Jones, IN National
Economist.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-08-02
WEAVER BRIEF ADDRESS
M THE CONVENTION.

cannot imagine the feelings
YOU onimate me at this time, but |
Whc4 - congratulate this convention
Wsn The splendid spirit which has
uPOn.o+orizad its work from the begin
cnaI to the present moment. 1t has
nlng . scene of patriotic devotion to
0etn T have Witnessed no bitterness,
auSy:f there has been any it has been
anG than I ever saw in a convention of
i G;S character and magnitude. Zap
plIU wish to thank you in the name of
40 neople of this city for your heroic
VnT here. for the sacrifices you have
mnoJo and the labors you have endured.
have e a great many conventions
= This country, and can say to you,
Ibis is the greatest of them all.
Cheers. -
4thering rejoice in my heart that the
66onsn Of the people, which SO many of
Tou have been laboring for years to
ADVANCE. nov shows Unmistakable evi-
Jence of speedy triumph. Applause. ]
This is the grandest moment of our
civilization. 1t is rallying the best
hearts and best heads of the nation
around the three great contentious of
modern times-the great land problem,
the great currency Or financial prob
lem, and the great and overshadowing
nroblem of transportation. Applause.
These are the centers around which
This great movement is rallying, You
are right, and you will be triumphant
as certain as we are assembled in this
hall. Applause.
Your faith and your work will con-
nuer. This is no longer q country gov
Parned by the people, and it is the great
duty to day devolving upon the party
which you represent to secure the gov
eminent from the grasping federated
m~onopolies and restore it to the great
common people to whom it belongs.
Applause.
/ wish to thank you for the distin-
guished honor you have conferred upon
me. and promise you that insofar as it
shall be within my power, your stan
dard shall not be trailed in the dust or
lowered during this campaign. ZAP.
plause. And l wish to make you here
and now a promise that if God spares
me and gives me strength l shall visit
every State in the Union and carr Y the
banner of the people into the enemy's
camp. Applause
And now, having placed a ticket in
the field, l humbly ask that you will
stand it, 1--WE will, we will, y that you
will stand by the principles of your
platform, the greatest ever given to the
American OF any other people. ZAP,
plause. At some future time I shall
be pleased to signify to you and the
American people in a proper and formal
manner my acceptance of this distin,
guished honor, and to give the world a
reason for 1.-The hope that is within US
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-08-02
TO THE FRIENDS OF REFORM

| have been commissioned as State
Organizer for the Citizens Alliance
and Industrial Union, and request the
hearty CO operation of all friends of re-
form. The Citizens Alliance and In
dustrial Union is to be to the trades
men, merchants, laborers and others,
what the f. A. and l. .. is the farmers,
and was established to enable the peo-
pie of the cities and towns who r not
eligible to membership in the f. A. and
I. q. to make an active, systematic and
effective fight for equal rights. There
is no money on hand to pay the ex-
penses of myself or any n to visit the
cities and form assemblies, and 1 ex-
pect nv brother mechanics and friends
of purity to take up the work and
secure signers for an assembly in each
city. Write to n e for blanks and in
structions. When ready to organize,
notify me and I will come and give you
the secret work and put GU in work
ing order. Remember that success or
failure lies with you, and that a sue
cessful fight demands organization.
W. H. WARNER,
State Organizer @. A. & I. o..
GAL Asheboro St., Greensboro, N. e.
Watch the LabeLOn yOWT paper and
reneIU Uhen 4Our subscription eGpaTeS
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-08-02
WHAT OTHERS SAY.

a single gold standard means that it
will take more of the products of labor
to pay your debts and taxes than it
ever has before. -NeU Forum.
1t cost the bankers of England
hundreds of thousands of dollars to
get silver demOnetized in our Congress.
How much do you suppose they had
to pay this present Congress to pre-
vent its being remonetized?-TulGre
Valley Citizen.
In Australia, where the government
owns the railroads a thousand miles
ticket costs S.. so, while here, where
the railroads own the government, a
thousand mile ticket costs $50. Yet
there are some people who oppose
Matchmaking the railroads. -TULGTe
Valley Citizen.
Lift a man, give him life, let him
work eight hours a day, give him edu-
cation and books and you will starve
out his lower appetites. Give a hun
dred men in this country good wages
and eight hours work, and ninety-nine
will disdain to steal. Give a hundred
a chance to earn a good living
and ninety-nine would disdain to bar
ter their virture for gold.-W Wendell
Phillips.
The Georgia State Democratic Con
vention has been held, and it is now
plainly evident that those who seek re-
lief by the Alliance demands can no
longer reasonably expect anything
whatever from the Democratic party of
Georgia. Thespell is broken-the delu-
sion has vanished. The mists have
cleared away. The cobwebs of decep-
A1o~ IO~-o I0O- %Nrv0 nCSI1 ov1I Tho n0ro0
cratic machine of Georgia stands ex-
posed in all it's hideous treachery to
anhOnest eOple.-NdtiOndL Economist.
The Pople's party in Texas is giving
the bosses lots of trouble. Leading
Democrats are leaving their old party,
like rats from a sinking ship. The
effort to harmonic about thirteen
kinds of Democrats in that State is
unsuccessful. The Peoples party is
their only home, and they are flock
ing to it from Cog to Magog. 1t now
looks like RobOer Queer Mills will not
be able to retain is seat in the Senate
only for the short term. Send the news
to Mckinley and let the country wit
ness another exhibition of ~hugging.-
NeU Forum.
Of all the financial legislation for the
past twenty-five years, none has ever
reached the audacity of that of 1890.
1t was a case of stealing before the very
eyes of the owners 1t was a scheme
to make the people believe that the cir
culating medium was being increased
from 50, 900, 900 per month to 81, 500, 900
while in fact it was to put a complete
stop to any further increase in that
direction. 1t vas supposed that it
would result at once in the raise in the
price of silver bullion when in fact it
had exactly the opposite effect because
the silver is bought from the lowest
bidder. It's object, again, was to rob
the treasury of what gold it had SO that
more bonds will be issued to buy gold
with which to buy the silver bullion.
Thus making another chance for asteaI,
The people will put their veto on this
this Infamous business this fall.-AUi,
ance Gazette.
Recent events inthe great political
arena seems to say in words too plain
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-08-02
A ~RELIEF-FUND cANDAL

MONTREAL, July 25.-The excitement
attending the grave difference of opin-
ion in the matter of distributing the.
st. Johns sufferers fund has become.
intense in Board of Trade circles, and
the committee appears to be divided
into two rival camps. These are the
bankers, who would make a few dol
lars by transmitting the hard cash to
the ancient colony, and those mer-
chants whose desire to sell beef, pork,
-four, hardware, and molasses is much
more pronunced than any real sym
pathy with their suffering compatrits
on the gulf.
There can be no 6oubt that the.
Purchasing Committee is completely
out of touch with the citizens who put
their hands into their pockets and sub
scribed money to assist the people Of
st. John, and their wishes my be ex-
pressed in the words of one of the
Aldermen, who said: Gentlemen,
let us send them hard cash, with Gods
blessing"
Instead of carrying out this policy,
the committed in question, composed
of wholesale merchants, is going round
buying from themselves, and, notwlth-
standing the repeated calls for money
and money alone from the suffering
colonists, the steamer Newfoundland
will Be loaded up with stuff that the
sufferers themselves declare they are
not in need OF.
At a meeting of the City Council to-
dav a breeze arose over the matter,
and after a long debate it was decided
that the amount voted by the corpora
tions-$10, O0O-should be sent in hard
cash, the action Of the purchasing com
mittee to the contrary notwithstanding.
Wide awake. Whats Why, The
PROGRESSIVE FARMER. Send 40
and get it through the campaign.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-08-02
WHAT A CITY EDITOR SAID.

WADE, N. @.
Mr.. EDIToR:-I heard a little "city
editor" say yesterday that he would
see Weaver in hell before he would
vote for him. Have you ever heard
an Allianceman or a member of the
Third party use such an expression
about any of the nominees? I never
have. I tell you these little ''city edi-
tors" are getting desperate down here.
But never mind, Weaver and Fields
will get there on the home stretch just
the same in old Cumberland.
ALLIANClMAN.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-08-02

Wide awake. What9 Why, The
PROGRESSIVE FARMER. Send 40 cents
and get it through the campaign.
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