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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-07-12
RESOLUTION OF A

After the return to Washington of
the party of distinguished people who
accompanied the remains of Col. Polk
to this city, the following resolutions
of thanks were framed and published
in the Washington papers:
THAT this delegation, representing
many States, duly appreciates and is
grateful for the cOurtesies of the Rich
mond & Danville Railroad Company,
through Mr.. j. S. B. Thompson. assis
tant to the general manager, and is
under special obligation to It's vigilant,
active and efficient general passenger
representatives at the nations capital.
Mr.. L. S. Brown and Mr.. S. H. Hard,
wick for favors extended.
That on our late visit to North Caro-
lima, sad and brief as it was, we were
profoundly impressed with the high
character and truly Christian disposi-
ton manifested by the citizens of Raj
eigh, the capital of North Carolina
and we are under obligation to Messrs.
w. H. Worth, Josephus Daniels, Hal.
w. Aver, N. B. Broughton, and many
others there for courtesies extended to
us.
That the Washington papers and M
tiOnaL Economist be requested to pub,
lish these proceedings
w. A. PETER, Chm'n.
w. @. MURPHY, Sec'y.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-07-12

Democratic party they could M
anything, from the fact that avail
political party that has been in .erey
IN the United States for so vaa!P OEer
been allied with and controIod T5I rs hs
drink traffic, and tb0t for Offco"sy The
UOteS, to the temporal and sn;.Q nd
degradation of millions of thu b% ny
and souls of our citizens and t5o;oS O1l8
terity; and as for the AIIianco Pos
and humbug, everybody kn0uccFae
necessity for it and that if co. lie
more level headed men and woS0
with honest, patriotic hearts an nGleQ
selfish devotion to the princinTT.. u
truth and justice than any Other o %s Of
lzatlon Of its age ever known f. "Ba9
cation These being facts, nothin~nItlD
blind partisan sympathy or intnr6o.o l
motives could have induced tbnr..Sed
end brother to have expressed binr o y.
so freely, which caused several BpnsSfeltt
bitiOnists and AlIianCemen tO adLioll
themselves from church whor~o' SFat
preached the following Sabbath IN IIe
Importance OF a united effort on tTs
part of the church to save the WoS Ne
All of which caused more than ONLY rn.t
the absentees to say they had no conS
dence in such preachers. Now tho oriI
difference between this otherwise ooa3
brother andAtens of thousands of otib vUU
who believe as he does is, they are mo,s
prudent in their assertions. bnt os
plut0cratic enemies know every Onoat
them and reward them accoTdin"I~U
while prominent laymen follow t63S&,,
example and go with the multitude Fl
do evil at the expense Of vital godIinoo,"
If trusts, combines, mOnOpOlips and
brokers or money-changers (the cIacs
that Christ drove from the temnIn ~
Jerusalem) are to subsidize and vota
our Christian teachers and those tbar
may influence to go with them. ol
downfall is a fixed fact and onIv .
question of time; and the sooner Wa
as a people learn that fact, which NAV
be proven by all pas5 history, the bpf.
ter it will be for our existence, civil.
zation and Christianity. The line n
demarkation between true and f9Ia
religion is now being sharply drawn
and it will be impossible for anv min.
lister Of the Gospel to support or af6T.
ate with those who Cypress Others in
any way whatever, without losing the
confidence of the most fair-minded Of
the world and best men and women in
the church. No political party can
enable any man to serve God and
mammon successfully at the same time:
one service will occupy the affections.
while the other will be a failure.
JNO. f. FOARD.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-07-12
HOW IS THIS

Many years ago Thomas Jefferson
said:
Nothing is so important as that
America ST all separate herself from
the systems of Europe and establish
one of her own. Our circumstances,
our pursuits, our interests r distinct
the principles of our policy should be
also"
Now how does that correspond with
the "J-effersonian Democrats" who
are clamoring for an international
commission to settle the monetary
question?
1t does not correspond at all, and
shows plainly that they think nothing
of Thomas Jefferson.
The fact in the case is that the whole
business is a dodge. 1t is a disgraceful
dodge. England nor no other foreign
country has anything to do with our
money. When you go to a foreign
country you carry no money. You
place it IN a bank in this country and
all you carry is exchange. No matter
what you buy or what your business
is. All this stuff about our money be-
ing deprecated in foreign countries is
false. Our currency is as good as the
earth affords.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-07-12
AN UNWARRANTED ATTACK.

Mr.. EDITOR:-We see going the
rounds of the press the New BernDe
resolutions concerning the Atlantic G.
North Carolina Railroad, comments OF
the Goldsboro Argus, and the article
of the Beaufort Seaside.
The latter makes use Of the occasion
to make an attack upon Colonel POIK
and the Farmers Alliance. Col. POLK
is dead. His enemies Gf he really had
any in North Cardinal will be sur
prised to read this cruel and wanton
attack upon one who has passed over
the river and therefore unable to de-
fend himself. Col. Polk and the Farm
ers' Alliance had nothing to do WITH
getting up these New Berne reSolu-
tions. @. R Thomas, T. M. Simmons
and Nathan Tisdale, who reported
them, r not either of them members
of the Farmers Alliance. o.
If the true history of the Atlantic q
North Carolina Railroad was written
it would be a powerful argument IL i
favor of government ownership anu
control of railroads. 1t has always
been a political machine used by tne
dominant party in the State, n mas
more or less corrupted almost every
man in this part of Eastern
North Carolina. NEWPORT
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-07-12
1T MAY COME.

We would not be surprised at any
time to see the amalgamation of the
two old parties in this country. In
deed they ought to join forces and con
tinue their downward course. Then
all sensible people would realize lust
how far they have followed blindly all
these years.
Recently Senator John Sherman, the
ablest and meanest Republican trick
ster in Office to-day, made a speech
which occupied two whole days against
the free coinage of silver. Last Wed
nesday the Wilmington Messenger con
tanned nearly a column editorial advo,
eating the same doctrine preached by
Senator Sherman. Here is the spec.
tacle Of q Republican and a Democrat
agreeing exactly. Notwithstanding
the editor of the Messenger claims to
stand on the Democratic platform,
with its emphatic free silver plank.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-07-12
VERY IMPORTANT.

We wish to emphasize what we have
already written about crops this year,
Don't give too much attention to cotton
and tobacco. The outlook is that
nrice for both will continue very low.
Thev may go up during the summer
months but when fall comes the bot
tom will drop out. Plant every foot
of Land in corn that you can cultivate,
and cultivate it thoroughly. Plant
and SOW peas. They are valuable as a
crop and beneficial to the land. Pre-
mare for more clover and grasses and
for wheat and oats this fall. Discuss
these matters in your Alliances. Cul-
tivate your minds-think-read the
right kind of literature and prepare to
educate your children. Last of all, but
not least, vote right.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-07-12
A POWERFUL INFLUENCE.

Two or three weeks ago the Meas
and Observer had a long editorial about
the resignation Of THE PROGRESSIVE
FARMER as organ of the State Alliance.
We make the following extract:
THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER owes it's
great circulation to the official position
It held as the Alliance organ. The in
fuence arising from that position has
been beyond anything eel before
known in North Carolina. 1t was at
tributed to Gov. Holden, when editor
of the Standard that he said he could
kill and make alive" We have sup
posed that was an exagg7ration and
that he did not make such a boast, al
though he certainly possessed great
the influence of the Standard, The
PROGRESSIVE FARMER has welded a
stronger power. 1t has CONTROLLED at
least fifty thousand people in the State.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-07-12
SILVER N WHEAT.

The Farmers Record, Of Munice,
Ind, gives the following facts and fig
ures showing the relation existing be-
tween the price of silver and wheat:
There always has been a close rela-
ton between silver bullion and the
market value Of wheat and o5her staple
farm products, as the average price of
these products will show.
In 1872, before silver was demOne-
tized by Congress, silver bullion was
worth 81. 30 and wheat 81, % per bushel.
In 1891 the average price of silver
bullion was 80 cents and wheat 80
cents. If the cry of a dishonest dollar
has any foundation, the farmer has
equally good cause, from the affinity
OF the two products, to cry dishonest
price for a bushel of wheat.
A prominent, reputable man has
made affidavit that $500, 900 of English
money was spent in bribing Congress
to demOnetize silver A large majority
of the present Congressman were
elected because of their stand in favor
of free coinage, but when the bill came
up for passage there was a hidden in
fuenCe brought to bear on enough Con-
gressmen to defeat the bill. The PEG.
pie would like to know what that hid.
den influence is and where it came
from?
Senators Voorhees, and Turpie, here
tofOre out-and-Out free coinage advo-
Gates, never opened their mouths at
the State convention, but allowed their
platform to remain silent on that most
important question. What is the mat
ter? Has the edict gone forth that free
coinage agitation must cease?
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-07-12
CENTER SHOTS.

Whoever controls the volume OF
money of any country Is absolute
| master of all industry and commerce.
flames A. Garfield.
Liberty cannot long endure in any
country where the tendency of legisla-
ton is to concentrate wealth in the
hands of a few.-DUnieL Webster.
That prices will fall or rise as the
volume of money be increased or oil
minished is a law as u~nalterable as
any law of nature. -PrOfessOr Walker.
If the whole volume of money in
circulation was doubled, prices would
double. If it was increased one-fourth
prices would rise one fOurth.7JOhn
Stuart MIL.
A decreasing volume of money and
falling prices have been and are more
fruitful of human misery than war,
pestilence and famine. They have
wrought more injustice than all the
bad laws ever enacted United States
MOney Commission.
If q government contracted a debt
with a certain amount of money in
circulation and then contracted the
money volume before the debt was
naid. it is the most heinOus crime a
Government could commit against the
Deople.-AbTGbGm Lincoln.
The government ought not to dele
gate this power (Of issuing money! if
# could. It is too great a power to be
trusted to any banking business what
v The people are not safe when
such a company has such a w
The temptation is too great, the op-
portunity, too easy, to put up and
down. to bring the whole community
on it's knees so the Neptunes, who pre-
side over the fux and refux of paper
money. Stocks are their playthfng
with which they gamble with as little
secrecy and less morality than COM
mon gamblers Thomas II. Benton
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-07-12
PEOPLES PARTY CONVENTION

\ convention Of the People, party
of the 9th congressional district Il
hereby called to meet in the town o.
Rockingham on the 18th day Of Augusv,
1892, at II o'clock, for the purpose o.
nominating a candidate for Congress
and transacting other important buSl-
ness. The chairman of each county
committee in the district will, in due
time call a county convention and ap-
point as many as ten delegates from
eachcounty to said district convention
Y. @. MORTON,
Chm'n Elk, Com. 9th dist.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-07-12
years for the people to pay for the

roads.
Eighteen years isn't very long.
Suppose it took fifty years, and IN
stead of forcing people to pay rates to
enable the roads to earn money to de
clare dividends upon "watered" stock,
plenty of time was given.
While upon this subject, we desire
to say that the figures we use, viz
S., 400, 600, 900 do not represent the true
cost of the roads, and, for this reason:
In the first place the bonds were sold
at 10 to 20 per cent. discount, and
further, wages are not SO high to day
as they were when the great proper
ton of the roads were built and 1t IS
estimated upon the best Of authorities
that the railroads of this country
could be duplicated to day for four
billion dollars-or to be plain, at cost
of one and one half billion dollars less
than the bonded Indebtedness of the
railroads of this country ($5, 400, 900,
600
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-07-12
OUR GREAT LOSS.
COOPERSTOWN. Ill

COOPERSTOWN, Ills.
Mr. EDITOR The Alliance people
Of the North feel deeply the loss Of
Bro. Polk, as will be seen by the fol-
lowing resolutions that were unani
| mOusly passed at our last meeting:
WHEREAS, The Supreme ruler has
seen fit to remove from our midst our
beloved brother and national presiding
officer, L. L. Polk; therefore
ReSOIUed, That we the members Of
C~OOperstOwn Alliance, No. 10, Of ILL
nOis, extend our heartfelt sympe5h to
the people of the South and especially
the friends and relatives of Col. Polk,
3. That in the death Of Col. FOIkWe
have lost one who was always found
ready TO take his stand on the side Of
the right and justice, and has labOred
increasingly for the advancement Of
the interests of the common people,
3. That we cause our charter to be
draped in mourning for the period Of
80 days, and forward a copy of these
resolutions to THE Progressive FARMER
and St. Louis Monitor for publication.
G.. S. THOMAS,
ELMER Cox,
FRED GIBSON,
Committee.
We would say that the prospect in
the West and Northwest is fatterlng
for a landslide in November. The only
chance for success lies in keeping II
the middle of the road and marching
straight on regardless of either high
tariff, free trade or the bloOdy-shrt;
We beg our Southern brothers to stand
squareIy on the St. Louis demands and
let dead issues severely alone. The
people of the North will meet them
half way, and victory will crown our
efforts in the end.
@. S. THOMPSON, SeCy.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-07-12

The PROGRESSIVE FARMER. True to
the people. True to the Alliance.
Means what it says. Says what it
means. Of the people, for the people.
Forty cents for the campaign.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-07-12

AprOpo8 of Cleveland it is very sig
nifcaut to see how earnestly the lead
ing English newspapers support him
for the Presidency.
John Jarrett, our Consul at Birming-
ham, has just returned to this country.
He says: THE papers in England
openly advocate the Democratic party.
The Golden Club is doing all it can to
make converts in this country and its
members do not try to conceal the
fact. Material aid will no doubt be
given the Democrats in the coming
campaign"
And why not?
There is a natural alliance between
the Democrats and the English Free
Traders.
If the English Free Traders by the
aid of the Democrats can gain control
of our markets why should they not
pay part of the Democratic election
expenses?
Every English sovereign that comes
over here for this purpose is a proof
that the Republicans are dead right"
in the position they take as regards
the protection of our home industries.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-07-12

To the Friends Of Economic Reform
Throughout the United States:
We have reached a crisis in the pc
litical history of our country. The con.
federated industrial organizations have
agreed upOna platform and have called
a national convention to meet at Oma,
ha, July 4th next, for the purpose OF
placing in nomination candidates for
the offices of President and Vice
President of the United States. The
forces which we antagOniZe r I'm,
scrupulOus and backed by unlimited
capital, while On the other hand those
who look to the Omaha convention as
the hope of the Republic and the prom.
Use of reform, though great in numbers
are nevertheless poor in purse. We
have no rich corporations or ~syndicates
upon which t o draw for u campaign
funds. We must depend upon the
small contributions from those who
love justice ann equal laws as the
source of revenue 70 meet current
campaign expenses. While it is be.
lieved that all are willing to contribute
literally, yet it seems difficult to reach
the public so as to secure timely and
uniform action.
The national committee of the PEG.
Piles party requests that all who are in
sympathy with the action of the st.
Louis conference and the ends to be
attained by the national convention
which meets at Omaha on the 4th day
of July next, shall assemble in their re,
spective counties and localities on said
4th day of July, place themselves in
Geographic communication with Oma.
ha if possible and that they then and
there take up a collection for the pur,
pose Of raising funds to enable the ma
tionaI committee to carry on the cam
paign. We further request that the
funds be forwarded on July 5th to NJ.
@. Rankin, treasurer of the national
committee, Terre Haute, Indiana. We
trust that the friends will respond
promptly and heartily to this call.
H. E. TAUBENECK,
Chm'n Nat. Com. Peoples Party.
ROBERT SCHILLING, Sc'y.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-11-09

IL was sight never before seen In
Richmond. and never TO be forgotten.
The news could be plainly read for a
distance of three blocks, 80 intense and
beautifully clear and distinct was the
process used.
Main, Bank and Tenth streets were
gorgcd with men, women, boys and girls.
all OF whom cheered and applauded az
the good news was flashed before them.
At the intervals between the bulletins
OF news. comic figures. historical Views
and pictures OF cities and well-known
buildings were shown. And the crowd en-
joycd them, he sure.
How they sung and gave Jell after
yell. Here is one of the songs. the most
popular one. and the words noated up
clearly TO the pencil-pushers on the NTH
floor OF The Times building through the
night air:
Air-"The Sweet Little Baby" song
from the opera OF Wang" which Jolly
DeWof Hopper and cute little Della
Fox have made so famous.
Grover, Grover. four more years OF
Grover.
In We GO out they go,
Then wen be IN clover"
Rcpeat ad lib. or until your lungs give
out. That was the rule last night)
Then one individual OF great power OF
wind would yell: Whats the matter
with The Tines"
There was nothing wrong with that
paper. judging from the reply from 5000
throats and IL was: The Times Is all
right" Then when the crowd reluctantly
went home, long after midnight, before
they started they gave three rousing
cheers for the paper.
For all which thanks, fellow-citizens.
The Times tried to give you the news, and
give II TO you first, and I'm good style.
At n late hour last night II was learned
that Mr.. ". II. II. Miller. late law part
ncr OF President Harrison, and now At
tOrney-General OF the United states, has
directed that Judge Waddll be specially
employed to prosecute Captain \. j..
Guigon, whose arrest yesterday has been
told Of
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-11-09
ONE HUNDRED TEARS OLD.
The Centennial Anniversary OF 81. Johns
Lodge A. +. md A. NJ.

st. Johns Lodge, No &c. A., F. and A.
NJ, celebrated its che hundredth anniver-
sary at the Masonic Temple last evening
About four hundred persons assembled
shortly after s o'clock IN the room OF the
Grand Lodge On the stage We're seated
Grand Secretary William Il. lsaacs, Grand
Treasurer John Meyer, District Deputy
Grand Master William Ryan, Past Grand
Master Beverly Il. Wexford; also the trus-
tees Of the Masonic Temple Association
Mcssrs. William L. Tanner, James II.
Capers, Charles +. Wing0, Joseph ', Bid
good: the officers OF the lodge: j. Leroy
Sutherland, worshipful master; William
l.. Snider, senior warden; Oscar j. Adams
Junior warden; William ii. Tatum, treas
urer; Junius A. Cosby, secretary Charles
l.. Dowden, senior deacon; Albert ). Gam-
ner, junior deacon; John II. DicAerSon,
chaplain: Dennis i. Collins. tiler; William
krause. steward; William II. Sands Ernest
L. Walthcr and Marcus c. Lawson, truS-
tees.
The musical part Of the entertainment
was conducted by Professor Jacob Rein
hardt After the rendering Of tie Corona
ton March, Wolshipful Master Sutherland
formally opened the entertainment with
short address. Rev. W, ". Landrum,
who acted rs chaplain for the OCCASION
offered snort prayer, ana MI. JahlcS i''
Gcode, the chairman, delivered the address
Of welcome. Mr.. w. o. English made II
very interesting address rs the orator OF
the evening, and exhibited the first record
book with the autograph names OF the
charter members OF the lodge.
At the close OF the entertainment the
members Of the lodge and their guests re-
paired TO the dlning-roOm, where On h'e
long tables. an elegant supper was served
by Mr.. William II. Zmmermann Letters
Of regret Tor being unable 10 take part IN
the celebration were read by Mr. Goode
from Grand Master William II. peasants
ard Grand Junior Warden Alfred X. Court
ney. number OF impromptu speeches
were made by some Of the nembers. ana
everybody present was we'll satisfied win
the manner in which the centennial OF 81.
Jchn's Lodge had been celebrated.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-11-09
"Ihe inside Track. >"

Saturday night closed one OF the most
successful weeks the Opera House has
ever seen. The Inside Track succeed
ed in filling the pretty theatre every night
during the week. Several familiar faces
were seen in the cast. who played several
seasons ago with Mr.. Byron. Mr.. wal
colt performed the part of Harry Dem
bigh with a grace and ease that will bring
no discredit on Mr. Byron. The singing
OF MIR. Wills drew forth encore after en-
core. the audience never seeming 10 set
enough of this popular young comedian
The East River and fire scenes were re-
ceived with rounds OF applause. inns
company richly deserves It's success anu
~ money has any charms Philadelphia
will soon have the pleasure OF seeing
them again in the near future-Evening
Telegram.