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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-11-01
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The above is the number of States
that have Withdrawn their Cleveland
electors in favor of Weaver, as follows
Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota.
South Dakota, Wyoming, Montana,
Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Colorado In
Minnesota four Cleveland electors have
been called down and four Weaver
electors take their places.
Harrison electors have been taken
down in Alabama and Louisiana, and
are without hope of success in eight or
ten Northwestern States.
How is this anyhow vi Some time ago
the knowing ones said: Weaver
won't carry a single State" Later on
they admitted that The might carry
two OF three" Looks like he is going
to clean up the whole crowd on both
sides. He now is practically without
opposition In the Northwest. The
New York Times says Weaver is
surprisingly strong there"
Well, he is by far the best man in
the whole lot of Presidential candi-
dates. He is for the people and by
the people. He has a big heart and a
big brain. His character, neither pub
lie nor private, has ever been assalIed.
He is an Allianceman and a true re
former In every sense. The c0u TRY
has not had his equal for President
since the days of Jackson. The fight
is three cornered and Weaver is hold
ing up his corner. If he Is elected the
whole country a rejoice. AS the
Irishman said, "be prepared for
prises
Since the above was put in type, the
New York World of Saturday &C mits
that Weaver will get all the States
West of the Mississippi river, swelling
the list to twelve or fourteen. There
was no fusion-an unconditional sur,
render.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-11-01
THE ExUM-AYcocK AFFRAY.

We have made enquiries about the
difficulty between Messrs. Exum and
Aycock last week. The reports that
have been sent out about it are con
ficting and erroneous. Neither of the
gentleman were seriously hurt, but the
occurrence is to be regretted all the
same.
The trouble originated during a
speaking at Snow Hull, Green county
That evening DR.. Exum, Mr.. Marion
Butler and Mr.. Ayco, k travelled to.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-11-01
THE REGISTRATIONS MATTER.

THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER may have
created some unnecessary alarm about
the new registration law. But We
tried to keep up with the tricks sothe
people would not be caught mapping
In the first place new regis ration vas
only ordered in a few counties. A8n
the names being on the registraton
books in full, there is some doubtaOou'
the LEGALITY. In the first place, though
the new law reads that way, the public
were not notified. So if you were duly
registered two years ago, goabeadam
vote. If you registered this year anu
the registrar failed to tell you the law
and put your name on Illegally, 'nsn
he has violated his oath and should %
prosecuted. AS we now see 1t, Tn6l'
will be no further trouble on thatscoS
But if the scheme of Chairman om
mons had not been exposed, ello'
would have been made to carry ouIt@
BLACKLIST work ever known IN an e9y
ton. In his confidential circular =
said: "See that every Democrat =
properly registered" II MS ScD' ~
had been successful, any person Y
pearing at the polls other than Dsus
Gratis, would have been refused Vo.sI
doubt Tens of thous ands OF Ptys \.
would have been refused. IhlnK VI
awful crime contemplated! olnCS% q
exposures, the probability Is tnai
effort will be made in that oHtC"N
But look out for all sorts Of trlcKS
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-11-01

claim had come over, nine tenthS OF
the party would consist of ex Republic
cans. Every four years the Demo
cratic papers begin a song of this sort.
If just one half the converts they claim
would m~aterialize, the Democrats would
carry every township in the United
States and two or three European
countries every four years, but "a they
say they havn't "been in power" we
suppose there must be a mistake about
the number Of converts every cam
paign. -
~ A prominent Republican in Kan
sas confiled to another man, a sup
posed Republican, how they hoped to
carry that State this fall, not long ago.
He said that a poll of the State dis
closed the fact that the Peoples party
was about 20, 900 ote ahead, but GER
tain men had gone into that party and
just before the election they would
come out, publish cards giving reasons,
etc and that, he thought, would cause
a stampede of Republicans oack into
the g O. p. We think that trick is be-
ing tried in North Carolina. The
moneycrats are up to anything. Look
outfor their schemes.
~. We are indebted to Hon. Walter
Clark, of the Supreme Court, for a
printed copy of his address on the
Life and services of Gen. William
r. Davis" delivered at the Guilford
Battle Ground on July 45h 1892. 1t is
very interesting reading, Astounding
in historical facts. Judge lark has
also recently written a comprehensive
article for The Green Bog a magazine
for lawyers, entitled 1.-The Supreme
Court of North Carolina" This, like
all of Judge Clarks' writings, is
interesting and valuable reading.
We wish to express over sincere thanks
for both the Speech and a copy of
The Green Bag.
~ The Cleveland organs in this
State continue their untruthful reports
to the effect that Weaver hasn't enough
electors in the field to elect him if he
could carry every State. He has electors
in eUery State in America. Since the
Cleveland electors have been with
drawn in ten States. Weaver has
electors in ten States more than Cleve-
land. Now if Weaver's friends were
disposed to misrepresent they could
start a report that Cleveland ''co I'D
not be elected if he carries every State
in which he has electors" The truth
is Clevelani, Weaver and Harrison
all have about the same chance on the
9Th of Move mber.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-11-01
DARK METHODIST FPLUroCRAcY

Some days ago it was reported that
armed men were protecting Hon Thos.
E. Watson at his home in Georgia.
Threats had been made against his
life because he is for the people and
against the p%lutocrats. Watson is
feared, and every effort is being made
to keep him from going to Congress.
When they resort 20 murder it don't
look much like he is likely to be de-
feated in his district.
Last Thursday the New York Herald
had a column account of the discovery
of a plot so have Jerry Simpson of
Kansas, put out of the way. The
brute who was to do the job got drunk
and several letters, all in thu same
handwriting, found on his person de-
failing the plot, and when to carry it
out The price for the job being So 600.
The farmers of this country cannot
afford to allow such champions as
Watson and Simpson to be killed nor
defeated. Both are being guarded.
Thus the public al see the hands of
plutocrats. They fear the overthrow
of their schemes to rob the people and
know that every man elected to Con
gress on the reform ticket will be that
much of a menace to them. They can
not buy nor brighten such men as Wat
son and Simpson. So they hire low down
brutes to arm themselves and assas-
sinate these men. Your votes friends,
your votes. Be careful who you vote
for. The sleek, good looking, brilliant
orator may be a tool of p~lutocracy. If
their speeches r against reform rest
assured that they are not to be trusted.
Farmers, your welfare is at stake.
Business man your business may 90
down Don unless reform wins.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-11-01
n. r. P. A.
IMPORTANT NOTICE.

What liars these mortals be"
Judge Gresham emphatically de-
MES the report hat he is for Cleveland.
Believe no reports about reform
candidates withdrawing. None Of them
WiH pUithdraW.
- Opposition electoral tickets down
in ten States. Did you ever hear of
the Ikei All of 'em going to vote for
Weaver.
- Don't fail to read the article by
Mr.. W. J. PeeIe in this issue, giving
his reasons for voting for Weaver,
Field and Strowd.
There were over Is, 900 business
failures in the United States last year,
but thanksgiving proclamations are
still sent out each year.
- 1t looks like somebody has mis-
calculated. Instead of not carrying
a single State" Weaver has got ten
Northwestern States without opposi-
ton.
* X OO4' OSI VSA4COAg SN@L4
didate for Vice President, has not
written his letter of acceptance yet.
Perhaps he has an object in holding it
back.
~ A correspondent suggests that
all good people pray earnestly that the
coming election result in good for the
entire country. That's the right thing
to do.
~ Read Judge Avery's letter, writ
ten in 1879, concerning the prosecution
of Mr.. r. A. Cobb, now candidate for
Lieutenant Governor on the Peoples
party State ticket.
~ The State IF New York alone has
twice as much money in circulation as
the entire South. Still Some of our
people want to elect men who will help
to further concentrate wealth there.
- Col. Harry Skinner will fill Bro.
Buffers appointment at Warrenton
this week. He will also make three
other speechessa at as many points before
the election. Appointments will be
published
In the account of Senator Ran
SONS Speaking at Morganton it is said
that Senator Vance was moved to tears
by Ransom's pathos. We expect "our
Zeb" was weeping on account of Ran.
SONS sins.
-. In Iowa four Democratic electors
have resigned, three on account OF
their connection with banks, the other
on account of business that requires
his attention. Peoples party electors
were substituted.
Col. DR.. Kingsbury still pirates
about the Northern Army of inva
sion" If il is true that the Colone
used the pulpit for a bombproof (anC
he has never denied it) why should h,
trouble himself about the ware
DR.. Exum will be in the canvas
to the end. Don't believe any reports
to the contrary. He has not been abb
to Gil all his appointments recently Oh
account of sickness, but Mr.. Newborn
and others will fill all his appoint
ments.
-. The editor of a reform paper wa
egged in Republic county, Kan. a few
nights ago while making a speech Tn
principal of school induced his stu
dents to do the dirty work. Plutoc
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p- Our friends in writing to any of
advertisers will favor us by men
5ioning the fact that they saw the
advertisement In THE PROGRESSIVE
FARMER.
81 The date on your label tells you
when your time is out.
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The Progressive Farmer is the Official
Organ ofthe N c Farmers State Alliance
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Do not let any one but
sworn poll holders keep
tally and call out.
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RALEIGH, y c. NOV. 1, 1892,

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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-08-01
An Unsustained Charge.
Portland Advertiser.

From the Augusta Age the Argus re-
prints an article beraiing 1.-THE infamous
Legislature" of 1891, for raising the State
tax "from s53i ,2s9 10 1859 and 1890 to
$3.50 500 in 1891 and the same in 1892. St
It is quite true that the tax was Increased
as stated, but when the circumstances are
considered there does not appear to have
been anything very infamous about it. In
1889 the condition of the State finances
warranted reduction of the tax, and at
Governor Burleigh's recommendation the
rate was lowered from 9 "a to 2 IA mills.
This was the lowest rate of taxation since
the war if not in the history of the State.
The legislature, however ,afterward made ex-
traorCinary appropriations of sljo,0o0 for
enlargement of the State House, $1,000
for new buildings for the Maine Insane
Hospital, s25 900 for the Eastern Insane
Hospital, $50 900 for claims of Madawaska
settlers, SIP 900 for new building and farm
for the Reform School, SIS 900 for the val
nation commission, and smaller items
amounting altogether TO 1851 400. This was
partly met by the refund of the direct tax
of 1861, but the last Legislature had still to
make extra appropriations that could not
be well avoided, AS for instance S25 900 for
the Worlds Fair and various amounts for
the new State board of assessors, the special
tax commission, increased salaries, etc.
All this nccessitated the raising of more
revenue. The tax rate of 1889 was restored
and today it is 2 "a mills, against mills
ten years ago. Possibly State affairs could
have been run on less money by pinchng
but there is nothing in the record to warrant
the charge of infamy or even extravaganza
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-08-01

Dlfring the past three and half years
President Harrison has exhibited in his
office intellectual abilities of the first order,
together with dignity of character and a
simplicity of manner rs rare as they are
beautiful The humblest citizen with a
complaint To make, a wrong to redress or a
favor to solicit has found him easy of
approach, patient. gentle, considerate
He has been President of the plain peo-
pie, without prctense or affectation. His
private life is %ithout stain his public
career is without blot. He deserves a re-
election and, besides. the best interests of
the country demand that the great lines of
his foreign and domestic policy should be
faithfully followed. There are scores of
reasons why President Harrison should be
reelected. and why the successful policy of
government of which he has been the dis
representative should be contin-
nod
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T Presque Isle Star-TIerald. I

ANY one who drives now through the
prosperous farming districts of the smiling
and fertile valley of North Aroosteok, and
does not admit that the region deserves and
will amply reward all that enterprise and
capital purpose doing for it in the way of
furnishing i, with better railroad and mar
ket facilities, must be strongly Indifferent
To e~idenees of plenty and prosperity.
The broad fields of the .Aroostook hus-
bandman never teemed with such abund-
ance as at the present time. and they make
a picture of fertility well worth coming far
to see. This, indeed, will in future be one
of the chief elements of attractiveness that
will draw summer sojourners hither. and
help the large traffic the Bangor 4
Aroostook Railroad is sdre to build up.
With its vast forests, rich in all the
charms of wood and stream, the comfort
and delight of its summer climate, its per
feet roads, and the browning beauty of its
cultivated landscape. Aroostook can not
fail to be sought in the future by growing
thousands of pleasure seekers. as well a.
those other thousands who will come TO
make prosperous homes.
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No Apologies TO Make.
E,iitors If tie EeHnebee Journal

Editors NJ the heRaebee ,Iotrndl:
As an illustration of the utter absurdity
of the stuff the Democratic papers are
giving US, take the following extract from
recent article in the Augusta Age: This
infamous Legislature raised the State tax
from S!j3l ,2s9 in 1889 and 1890, to $500
in 1891. and the same in 1892. The State
tax was therefore raised over 60 per cent.
Has the value of our farms increased in the
the same ratio2 Have the farms that were
worth $1,000 in 1890 increased in value so
that it will bring $4,000 in 1892? No, then
YOU are paying $50 to the tax collector wheh
YOU should pay but $50" As the rate of
the State tax is hut 2 "a mills, the State
tax on Il farm valued at
$1,000 is but $3.50, and
on one valued at 5000 it is $3.50. But it
must be remembered that the valuation of
the State was increased in 1891 from S235,-
97s,I16 to S2s9. .j.s3 ,99l, an increase of
$50 ,5j5, SIS This increased valuation was
not placed on the farms of the State but
mainly upon its wild lands and new manu-
featuring industries. In fact large pro-
portion of the farming towns receive back
from the school mill tax more than they
paw in to the State. Of the 30 towns and
plantations in the State. 232 received from
the State in 1889 more than they paid into
its treasury. in 1890, 2S7 towns, in 1891.
235 towns, and in 1892. $40 towns. The
State tax in 1889 was S649, 1911 instead
of 1851 ,2s9. as stated in the article above
referred to.
The unusual but necessary appropriations
made in 1889. nearly all of which have met
with the approval of the people Of the State
without regard to party. rendered it neccs-
sarv to return to the same rate of taxation
that had ruled for several years previous to
the reduction. but the Republican party of
Maine has no apologies to make for expend-
iture which public convenience, the de-
mands of charity and the education of the
Young have made upon it, and which have
imposed no or but very slight burdens upon
the farming communities.
RErrBLIcAN.
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For the past fifteen years the fennsylva-
mia Railroad began the experiment of using
metal ties in place of wooden ones. The
officers of the company have come to the
conclusion that these ties are of no account,
and have ordered that they shall be replaced
with the old style wooden tics. Other roads
which have tried them seem TO meet with
littlf. better success. 1t is impossible to get
the metal ties to take hold of the ballast,
and for that reason they get out Of line and
give trouble There is still another reason
why they are not liked. They are too rigid,
and not having the elasticity of wooden ties,
cause large amount of jar 10 the rolling
stock and greater percentage of wear and
tear. hence greater cost 10 the company in
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-08-01
Retaliation.
I Boston Evening TRAVELLED


The Canadian canal tolls question has
been, by the recent action of the House of
Rcpres natives taken ont of the list of polit-
zeal issues. President Harrison recommend
ed some DAYS since retaliation unless Canada
would abandon her policy of discrimina-
ton against American vessels pass
ing through the Welland, St. Law
renee and other canals, and now the
House of Representatives, with its over
whelming Democratic majority, has passed
a bill in line with the Presidents recommen-
dation. The Davis bill now pending in the
Senate is so nearly identical with the bill
passed by the House that the measure will
go at once to the President for an approval,
which will be Immediately given. The
House bill provides that when the President
shall be satisfied that the passage through
any canal or lock connected with the nayi
CATION of the st, Lawrence river, the Great
Lakes or the waterways connecting the
same. of any vessels of the United
States, or of cargOes or passengers
in transit to any port of the United
States. is prohibited or is made diff
cult or burdensome by the impOs
ton of tolls or otherwise, which he shall
deem to be reciprocally unjust and I'M
reasonable, he shall have the power to sus
pend the right of free passage through the
st. Mary's Falls canal, so far as it relates
to vessels owned by the subjects of the GOV
eminent discriminating against the United
States. Canada may as well understand
first a. last that the United States means
business.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-08-01

The caucus on Friday evening must have
convinced every sensible and fair minded
citizen that the position taken by the JorR-
SAL last spring in reference 10 the holding
of caucuses in each ward and the use of the
check list in the larger wards or when
desired by any considerable number OF
voters, il the only way in which
such assemblies can he managed
to secure a fair vote and give complete sat
isfaction. Within the past four or five
years Augusta has so largely increased its
population that no public hall which we
have is of adequate capacity to accommo-
late the voters of the Republican party in
general caucus, or when any unusual in
terest is manifested. The plan suggested is
the only one that is sure to result in har-
mony and satisfaction to all parties inter
.yfaI
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-08-01
Republican ssss.sss County Convention
will he held I'm
Augusta, Tuesday, August 9th, 1892.
Al IN, No A, N, In Meanisn Hall,

For the purpase Of nominating three candidates
Tor Senators, one candidate for Clerk OF s0nrts
one candidate for County Attorney; one ehn
dIdatr far Judge Of Probate, one can
f,dafe for Register of Probate. one
candidate for sheriff, one candidate for County
Treasurer: one candidate for County tomnis'
sooner. ali 10 be voted for at the september
election, and 10 elect County Committee 10
serve during the campaign Of ISL, aud to transact
any other business that may properly COME before
III. convention.
The hasi. OF approximation will be- a. follows
Zach city and town and plantation VIII b" tnii'
TIED 10 one dssgste. and for each seventy nv"
y0i-s east for the Republican candidate for t'of
.Inor in isS-, an additional drlegaie and for -
traction of forty votes in excess Of seventy ave
votes q further additional delegate,
Escaneis. In any obligation must b" filled by
citizens from their respective towns or cities
Del.ga,es not eligible to ID" conventional cto-' n
before this call Is Issued
The County Committee will be In session in the
anti. room Of the Hall AT go on the morning Of
the Convention for the purpose Of receiving Gre
dentials.
Dated July 18Th, 1897.
FER order Of Republican County Committee.
Cnss. II. WoDn, chairman
sc. WHlrMoRE, Secretary.
July 5dd
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-08-01

Col John A. Cockerill of the New York
Adyertiser--a shrewa observer and active
politician Of Democratic antecedents--
thinks President Harrison is stronger now
than he was four years ago, and that the
business interests Of the country viii sus-
tain him. As to the Homestead troubles,
Colonel CoekerilI thinks they will be ad-
insted in few weeks, and that the Demo-
cratic party will aot be able 10 draw any
comfort from that source. He recalls the
fact that the great railway strikes and riots
of 1877 were laid at the door of our pro-
teeiiVe system. but peace soon followed,
aad the Republicans elected Garfield, their
candidate for President, in 1850. as they
will Harrison in 1892.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-08-01

One Of the ben provisions Of the Me-
KinIey law il the requirement that imported
20oeis shall be marked with the place Of
their origin. and the Treasury Department
10 very properly insisting that this require
ment shall be strictly observed American
manufacturers have nothing to fear from a
comparison of their products with those Of
their competitors on the other side Of the
Atlantic. Shopksepers no longer find il
for their interest 10 represent domestic
goois as imported; indeed, in many iness
tie ,eppsa,;on IL In the other direction.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-08-01

The Supreme Court of Michigan has
knocked into smishereens the legislative
gerrymaniers of the late uniamented Demo-
cratic general assembly of that state. and
ordered the holiing Of the next election of
state senators and representatives under the
reapportionment and redistricting acts of
1881. All the justices concur in the deci-
sion. This is good enough,