The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-04-05

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present. It simply shows that they
regard the people as fools.
We call attention again to Presl'
dent Buffers call for a conference In
Raleigh ON the 18th of May. Don't
fail to elect some one to represent your
county in this conference at your next
county meeting.
~. A citizen of Hong Kong, China,
who is a bank officer, pocketed $500,
600 in cash, curled his pig-tail and de-
camped, the other day. The festive
Chinaman has learned "how to go to
Canada :" at last.
~ Owing to the sickness and death
of his oldest daughter, Bro. Bell has
been unable to lecture any for some
weeks. He has a list of appointments
in this issue for April. Read them and
get out great crowds to hear him.
~ Read our liberal offer THE Pro
GREssIvE FARMER from now until the
18th of November for so cents. Let
every person who receives a copy of
this issue send in his own name and
that of one or more of his neighbors.
~ New York people are indignant
because the legislature has passed a bill
making Central Park a driveway for
fast gentlemen Nev York City has
made paupers out of the rest of the
people, but there is no racket made
about that.
The Tarboro Daily Southerner
called the goth of March Crank Day"
and called those of the citizens of Edge
combe who met to ratify the st. Louis
demands "cranks." The Tarboro Ad-
UOcGte takes the wire edge off the
SOWtheTner about it.
~ A good working brother informs
us that he is constantly soliciting out
siders to subscribe for THE PROGRESS
sIvE FARMER, and has succeeded well,
and that every man he has induced to
take the paper has joined the Alliance
after reading it a few months.
We suggest that no campaign be
run in North Carolina this year. The
boys r not ready, nobody knows
what to do and no candidates have
been brought forward. Nearly every
man that is mentioned for Governor
declares that he won't have it,"
~ Col. w. L. Peek, of Geogia, says
the 22d of February was the day ap-
pointed to leave the two old parties, if
by that time they had done nothing to
give needed relief. He says they have
done nothing and advises the people
to rally to the Peoples party standard.
: ~ Sixteen hundred of the 2, 200 Sub
Alliances in Georgia have taken action
and endorsed the st. Louis platform.
Only three have condemned the plat
form. North Carolina is ahead on that
matter. Only n Alliance Scotland
Neck-has refused to endorse the plat
form so far.
~ The Great West, which is the most
vigorous reform paper in Minnesota,
is out for Hon.. Ignatius Donnelly for
of tlat State. 1t says he is
the strongest man in the State. We
don't know about that, but we believe
he is strong enough to fill any position
in the gift of the people,
~ A large mass meeting was held
in Edgecombe county on the Goth ult.
addresses were made and
resolutions adopted endorsing the ST.
Louis platform. The committees were
to confer with other COM
mittees in the county as to time for
holding a convention in Tarboro.
~ We have heard somewhere that
the Mckinley bill was to protect
American labor. However, wages are
being cut down all over the country
and have been ever since the bill be-
came a law. This is in keeping with
most of the lies that the plutocrats
have been feeding the people with.
~ State Lecturer Bell will speak at
Marion, Mcdowell county, on Tues
day, April 18th; Rutherfordton, Wed
nesday, 18th, and Lincolnton, Thurs
day, 18th. President Butler will be
with him at Marion on the 18th. Bro.
Bells appointments at other points are
cancelled and new ones will be made
soon.
~ Outside of the salaries of Con
gressmen and employees it costs 81, 900
a day to run Congress. And some of
the members are fat of their backs
sleeping away their time! No wonder
the people from n end of the land to
the other have determined to run the
government a little while in their own