The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-09-06

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the full strength of the Cleveland
forces.
~ The grit of members of the Ali
ance is now being severely tested. It
you ever thought reform necessary
and aver expect it, now is the time to
show your hand. If you know what
your duty is, do not hesitate to per-
form it. If you don't know, try to find
out.
It is stated that our ships Of war
are anchored near the famous summer
resorts. There is a scarcity of young
men at most of them, and the navy
comes in mighty handy. Those who
are voting to spend the peoples money
for this band of dudes r betraying
their trust.
The old parties hired all the halls
in Comfy, Mimi, in order to shut out
the Peoples party, but the Populists
built a plank board hall 100 feet by so.
1t took % men II days to put up the
structure, and the result was that Vel
low Medicine had the largest political
rally since the war.
~ Carnegie asks for protection for
American labor. He gets it and puts
it in his pocket at the rate of $4,000 per
day and calls on his laborers to work
for less to increase his protection. 1t
really seems that his hirelings in
Washington have been more obedient
to his demands than his more honest
ones at home.
- 1t is stated that Mr.. Stevenson,
Democratic nominee for Vice Presi
dent, will speak at various points in
the State during this month. We
don't know anything about the nature
of his speeches, but no doubt the peo-
pie of the State will tender him all the
courtesies that ga stranger within
gates" is entitled to.
~ We again ask the permission of
the chair to state that several Ali
ance leaders advised the people to get
reform nywhere they could, regard
less of party. They did it on the
stump and with pen and paper. Now
why do they take the other side and
try.to hold the people back9 Con
sistency, thou art a jewel"
~ Shall the people own the rail-
roads or the railroads own the people2
The area of the original thirteen States
was 392, 900 square miles. Grants to
railroads amount to 1885, 900 square
miles. Think on this, farmers; it's a
serious question. Eight per cent. of
the average cost of what you buy o
sell goes to transportation account.
~ We stated last week, on authority
of the Newton Enterprise, that a PEG
pies party man in Catawba county had
been bought over, the price paid was
a fox hound. We saw a dog going
along a street in Raleigh with some
thing white tied to his tail one day last
week. Suppose another Peoples party
man has been sold at a reduced price.
A travelling man remarked to a
citizen of this State recently THAT the
laws of the State certainly are not en-.
forced or else all the Pesople's party
candidates would have been in the
p~enitentiary long ago." We can
understand why Democrats have not
been put in the penitentiary, but why
have the Republicans been allowed to
run loose7
~ The TtOin City Daily having
failed to make out a case any other
way, now accuses the editor of this
paper Of saying that Broadway street,
New York, had elevated railways.
Wenever said it. The Winston { tender
foot" will have to try something else,
for instance say that we have reported
that Mars is inhabited and composed
of green gourds.
~ The most profitable farming in
the West is by those who cultivate
mortgages. Their produ cts have yielded
them an increased profit. The census
shows 81 per cent. in 1850; z per cent.
in 1870; 9 per cent. in 1880, and IA per
cent. in 1890. The honest Western
farmer is tired of this when he is reap
ing profits decreasing as follows: In
1850 % per cent in 1870 Is per cent.
in 1880 IA percent in 1890 Oper cent,
and the Western farm laborer does not
feel much better when he sees his
wages reduced so per cent. since 1850.
Now what are we going to do about it,
I'VE have never had any
chance" says the Democrats. The
party had the Senate and House in