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The advocate., 1892-01-20
SENATOR PEFFER,s PENSION BILL.

OENAAUh
In another place We publish the
text Of this important bill. II is
without doubt the best pension bill
ever introduced for the single reason,
if for no other, that its passage would
remove the pension question from the
domain Of politics. It proposes a just.
and equitable seviCe pension, while it
does not propose to interfere with
pensions for disability either from
disease or from wounds.
We believe the bill would have been
stronger had the section providing
for the issue of a specific form Of
money been omitted. In our judg-
ment, it should provide for payment
Of all pensions in full legal tender
paper money, and enough Of it should
be issued to pay them all; and it
need not bear any special marks to
distinguish it from any other legal
tender paper money of the United
States. There is no danger of getting
too much of it in circulation for some
time yet at least. This, however, is
not serious objection, and we can
heartily commend the bill as it is. If
the Senator makes no greater mistake
than he has in this instance we shall
not criticiss him very severely.
We see a bill of his published in
the daily press, however, which, if
correctly reported, we shall be COM
PEELED to raise serious objections to.
Not having yet received the official
text, we withhold comment for the
present.
The advocate., 1892-01-20
AN important RESOLUTION.

Mr.. Bland, of Missouri, has the
impertinence to offer and the House
to adopt the following resolution:
On motion OF Mr.. Bland, of Missouri, a resolu-
ton was adopted calling on the secretary of the
treasury for information as to whether at any
time since the AZ per cent. bonds became due
there had been sufi,ient funds 10 the treasury
to pay them, and II so by what authority be had
assumed to continue such bonds at per cent,
and why they were not paid at the time they
We're due.
1t is perfectly preposterous that a
Democratic House Of Represent tives
should presume to question the le-
gality of an act Of Republican sec.
retary of the treasury, especially when
that act was of so much interest to
the great American "fnanciers."
The advocate., 1892-01-20
THE GOVERNMENT HOARD.

Under the new silver law, the gov
ernment buys silver bullivn and locks
it up in the vaults, where it is as use
less as it was before it was mined.
The law provides that this bullion
shall be paid for in silver certificates
redeemsble in gold or Silver coin, at
the option Of the holder. The option Of
Wall street bankers, who are the
usual holders, demands redemption
in gold, and very prompt redemption,
too-so prompt,in fact, that the checks
of the secretary Of the treasury issued
upon the sub-treasury of New York
for bullion purchased are paid in
gold instead Of certificates. This fact
was brought to light by the late Sem
ator Plumb, and the Republican press
cannot call it in question.
The advocate., 1892-01-20
It will be seen from this contract

1t will be seen from this contract
that Mr.. Kelly not only compels the
jobber to agree to sell his axes at a
profit of 81 Is to 1925 per dozen; but
he discriminstes against western pur-
chssers, making them pay more for
the same goods in Colorado, Utah
and the Pacific coast states than pur-
chasers east of that territory. He
has a patent, not only on his axe but
on his price also.
We have several other documents
relating to this business which seri
ously compromise a certain private
individual in another state, and which
we shall not hesitate to use if it be-
comes necessary.
The advocate., 1892-01-20
comes necessary.

BIoN HUTCHINs, who has quite q taste for
last years birds nests, has come out for Farmer
Smith for governor. Great eternalS, haven't We
been afflicted enough with governors Of that
breed? Topeka Lance.
That is the kind OF men who succeed
in the Republican party, neighbor. If
you want a different kind of a governor
you will have to seek him in q differ
ent kind OF party.
The advocate., 1892-01-20

THE fact that joints run openly In several OF
the larger towns Of the state suggests the idea
that Kansas prohibition really means local op-
ton, after all.-LdWrenee Journal
"Kansas prohibition" under Gov
ernor Humphreys administration,
really means nothing at all.
The advocate., 1892-01-20
IT Is PAID FOR.

Parties who receive THE ADVOCATE
and who have not subscribed for it,
need have no fears about taking il
from the Office. THE ADVOCATE is
never sent to anybody with a view Of
asking pay for it afterwards. It is
paid for IL You receive it.
The advocate., 1892-01-20
THINGS ARE NOT ALWAYS WHAT THEY
SEEM,

Some time ago the Kelly Axe Co.
Of Louisville, Kentucky, sent out
circular to the reform press OF the
country in which they represented
their establishment as practically the
only one outside of the great axe com
bine, and also represented that theil
business interests were suffering in
consequence of their refusal to enter
with the others into the combination
They desired to pose as martyrs to q
disinterested devotion to the peoples
interests. The sad tale they told ex-
cited the sympathy Of the reform
press. Many papers published their
circular, and a few gave them strong
editorial endorsement. TIE ADvo-
CATE had received some hints IN re-
gard to this company which led us to
lay the circular away, and to reserve
our tears until we should learn more
about it's self imposed msrtyrdom.
Now in giving the facts to the peo-
pie we have a few words to say by
way Of personal explanation. We
have no fight to make on the Kelly
Axe Company. We know nothing
about their goods. They may make
the best axes in the world, for sught
we know; and their prices may be as
reasonable as those of any other es-
tsblishment-perhsps more so. We
do not propose to say anything upon
this subject because it is one we know
nothing about.
One thing we do know, however,
and that ls what prompts Us to give
the facts which follow to the public.
The Kelly Axe Company has imposed
upon the reform press, and sought to
impose upon the Farmers Alliance
by misrepresentation of facts, and
by seeking to pose as q martyr. 1t
has taken this method to secure free
advertising through the press, and
has succeeded in exciting sufficient
sympathy to secure large amount
Of it. It is to protect the press and
the organization from further imposi-
tion of this character that we publish
these facts.
Mr.. Kelly was at Indianapolis with
his axes and bis circulars and his as
sistants, seeking to. secure the adop-
tion of a resolution by the national
council of the F. A. & 1. U. endorsing
his axes and recommending the mem
bership to give him their patronage
because of his refusal to 60 into any
combine with other manufacturers to
advance prices. He submitted the
following document to that body:
TO THE NATIONAL FARMERS ALLIANoK
DELEGATRs
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, November II, 1901.
GRNTLEMEN-We beg to submit the following
important matter for your consideration:
There are some twenty-five (22) axe factories
In the United states and some time ago about
sixteen u6) Of the largest entered into COM
OIne, and urged US to Join them, arguing that by
Rll combining we could obtain much better
prices for axes But we declined to go into this
combine, and the other concerns were so small
they were not wanted.
This axe combination controls all the well
known brands Of axes, such as Lippencott'S,
NJ N a ~ n
The advocate., 1892-01-20

Total capacity OF axe manuIAcLurofS out
side Of combination. 5000
On February 10, 1891, he sent to
these outside manufacturers the fol-
lowing circular:
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-05-10
HISTORY.

The State Chronicle, of the Sd inst.
makes a feeble effort to defend Gov.
Hollis record on the railroad commits
sion bill. It says Gov. Holt cast the
8 tie vote on a substitute motion to
postpone the consideration of the bill
from 9 o'clock one night to II o'clock
the following day"
We do not doubt that. Through the
efforts of such men, and by the aid of
railroad attorneys, the bill was post
poned until a legislature and Senate
were elected that had backbone enough
to pass it.
The Chronicle says a commission bill
was before the session of 1884, but was
so Objectionable that nearly every
member voted against it. OF course it
was Objectionable to men under rail-
road influence. The last one, the one
passed, was Objectionable" to Gov.
Holt, and it is in history that his vote
and in iuence was used against any and
all bills ever introduced on the subject.
All efforts to explain Gov. Hollis rec
ord on these matters has a tendency to
make matters worse.
We do not blame the Chronicle for
advocating Gov. Holt. 1t has as much
right to do that as we have to oppose
him. It is said that Gov. Holt is a
large stakeholder in the Chronicle. We
do not know the facts. If he is it is
nobody's business, but the reader can
readily see why the paper sh, uld push
his candidacy if such is the case.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-05-10
THEY ARE NOT IN 1T.

The papers continue to boom Cleve-
land and Harrison for all they are
worth. The Democratic papers boom
Harrison about as much as they do
Cleveland.
We think both of them are out of a
job SC far a the presidency is con
cerned. Both are under Wall street
influence. New York has been saying
to the South you must stand with us,
get our So votes or have negro suprem-
acy and the force bill" To the West
they say "plow on, make grain and
meat and vote as you please" Now
the South and West are going to say:
1--WE have two-thirds of the electoral
vote Of the country, such men as Har-
rison and Cleveland, and a Senate and
Congress with the New England :"
brand don't suit us"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-05-10
ALL CAN COME IN.

The Charlotte Observer says that if
THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER tells the
truth Chrirman Eaves can go in a
Democratic convention; Gordon and
Shenck can come in; anybody can
come in.
This is as true as gospel. IF Chair
man caves should announce that he
wanted to cast his lot with the Demo
cratic party the Observer and all such
papers would laud him to the skies.
Such frequently happen. Shenck
and Gordon a come in. We have
known Democrats in North Carolina
to stay up two or three nights right
after an election guarding negroes thai
voted the Democratic ticket. Next.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-05-10
WATCH THE M.

In a few counties people have been
forced to stay Ou5 of the primaries. No
one had any right to do this, but it has
been done by threats and otherwise.
We expect to watch the actions of dele
gates from these counties, in fact all
the delegates. But we call on the
people of every county in the State to
watch their delegates at the county
conventions and especially at the State
convention. If these delegates attempt
to nOminA ate for Governor or any other
office such men as Governor Holt or
any other trust plutOcrats, sit down
on these delegates for all time to Ome
Some of til, m may want to go to Con
gresS, some may want to go to the leg
islature or State Senate and some may
want to be elected to some county or
minor office. Watch them as you
would a hawk. Include in this list all
county and township chairmen, State
executive committeeman and anybody
else who has attempted or succeeded
III NOGSIS away IIOuI tu6 pr
maries. Every one of these men, no
matter in what capacity they acted,
are traitors to their party and to their
country. Watch for them. Put their
names down on a list and swear that
they shall never hold offic, on account
of their action. We repeat, watch
your county and State delegates. Keep
a record of their names and the actions
against the party, the country and
your rights against your interests as
citizens of North Carolina. See to it
that oil men who are working against
reform in any way, and especially as
delegates, are forever kept out of
Office.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-05-10
BRING 1T OUT.

The State Chronicle on the 45h said
I'VE have in our possession evidence
that THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER has
been suppressing resolutions adopted
by some Alliances in this State disap
proving the course of this organ of
the Third party and condemninSS the
d~ictatoriai and presumptive policy of
Mr.. Marion Butler" etc.
We r glad to hear this and hope
that the Chronicle will jump right into
the business. Nothing could please us
better. We insist that the Chronicle
do it. 1t has made the charges, now is
the time. Don't wait until next win
ter, and don't bring out weak evidence
against us like you have produced in
favor of Governor Holt.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-05-10
AND THEY SAID "BOOw

The Democratic or Third party or
gans in this State are a funny set.
Chairman Smith issued his proclama-
ton and they began to say "boo! boo!!
booI!p And this had a tendency to
keep farmers out of the primaries, and
it has done it in many cases
All this reminds us of the old story
about a man who wanted to try a new
horse. He told his son to hide in a
fence corner and when he came along
to jump out and say "booI" The boy
did so. The result was that the horse
ran away and tore up the buggy. The
old gentleman came back and
thrashed the boy. "Father, " said the
boy, "you told me to say boo and
scare the horse" Eyes, said the old
man, "but 1 didn't tell you to say it so
darned loud"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-05-10
A LITTLE MORE history.

The Chronicle complains that Col.
Polk is ungrateful. 1t says Gov. Holt
appointed Col. Polk Secret ary of the
State Agricultural Society a few years
ago, etc.
If we will go back a little further in
history, we will find that Satan carried
Christ up to the top of a high noun
tain and told him he might have a title
to all the land in sight if he would fall
down and worship him. Christ refused.
Col. Polk is not ungrateful for past
kindness, but he is not in the habit of
Worshipping either saints or sinners.
The truth is Col. Polk did not write
or dictate a line of the editorials or
anything else in THE PROGRESSIVE
FARMER of the 3rd. He was attending
to other business in Washington City
and didn't know any more about VIII 1T
would be in that paper than the En-
peror of China. The name of the author
of those songs "a be eel every week
opposite Associate Editor"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-05-10
U THE ALARM.

We warn the people against n con-
spiracy that has been c0ncocted o the
destruction of their liberties and for
the enslavement of their pOsterlty. DO
not be beguiled or misled by the hypo-
critical promises of the enemy. AS
matters stand to day, the fight is not
between the Democratic and Republl,
a parties They will not fight each
other on that greatest of all Issues
that browning iniquity-our roober
money system They have been hand
in glove in perpetuating it and tasten-
ing it upon the country. They Will
continue to do so, as declared by their
t~reachery on the silver bill and by the
cowardly submission OF Southern and
Western men since the vote was taken.
And now we venture this prediction:
In the ~plutocratic States where Repub-
licans have a clear majority in a Con
gressional contest, the Democrats help
will them, and Uice UerSU. We note that
Wall street is securing the nomination
of the same old gang of both parties in
all those States. But the people are
on the alert. Let them be vigilant and
true to their principles. No device can
be left untried for hoodwinking and
deceiving the people. Let them be
constantly on the watch, We learn
that a corruption fund Of $500, 600 has
already been raised for the purpose of
buying up papers with which to fight
us. Let the patriotic people stand
firmly by their principles. They yet
have two powerful weapons with
which to fight their just and righteous
battle their manhood and their bal
lots. Let them see to it that they do
not surrender the one or throw away
the other.
"The people mast and shall rule"
should be the ba~ttle-cry to lead us to
victory.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-05-10
A SPECTACLE.

The races have been on at Washing
ton for some days. Congressman are
hard to manage at such times. They
get full of whiskey and then fill their
pockets with cigars and. money and
go to the ace Many of them bet
heavily. Speaker Crisp has much
trouble to get a quorum.
The New York World artist has
struck a happy thought. He has
drawn a picture showing the interior
of the House with a "book-maker,
selling bets. The seats r all empty,
the members being crowded around
the book maker. Such signs as these
greet the eye: "All debate must stop
when the gong sounds for the horsest to
start" Discussion on appropriation
bills between first and second aces
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-05-10
ONE HUNDRED PER E N

The President of a South Carolina
cotton mill recently made a speech in
which he told of the possibilities of cot
ton manufacturing.
Said he: 1--WE take a bale of cotton
which costs, say $50. We spin it and
get SO for the product" Perhaps
that was true, but now you don't get
$35 for the bale. You get less than $50.
But the mill man gets his $40 for the
product of the mill, or over 100 per
cent OF course expenses come out of
that. But the man who sells a bale of
cotton at from $25 to $50 doesn't make
a cent-he loses, The mill, however,
makes not less than 80 per cent. clear.
These are facts. The Governor Of your
State is in this business. Better con-
fine him to cotton manufacturing and
let some other man draw his salary.
The truth is, you cannot afford to vote
such men into office. Down with all
p~lutOcrats.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-05-10
WHY THEY WANT HIM.

We understand that some Of d
high kickers" in Raleigh are wQt
ing with might and main to re,nou
nate Governor Holt. They say thl
only a rich man like him can "e1ta
TAIN" give nice wine suppers, etc, ED
We admit all that. Governor Ht
can do all of that. He can fill ta
Office. But the taxpayers and mart
working, poorly paid people Of Mort
Carolina don't care whether the 'ha
kickers" of Raleigh get to attend WIN
suppers or not. From what we CA
understand some of them have a!!eR
wine and such things to make wreck
of them, anyhow.
What the sensible people want
men for office who are opposed to
cent cotton, 80 ce 1t corn, hjghinreres
high freight and passenger rates an
poorly paid labor of all kinds. The
dOl t want officials whose lite has bee
spent in the business of making ats
rich and everybody else poor, an
whose influence will be thrown
favor of that for all time to come.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-05-10

leaders, so called and the Democratic
press. Fellow citizens this is the last
campaign that we will try to save your
old ship Or its crew. Hereafter people
must look out for a ship whose officers
will not bore holes in the bottom all
the time.
~ The first number of the National
Waterman, published at Washington
by the Peoples party, has been re-
ceived. 1t is edited by Mr.. N. A.
Dunning, one of the ablest editors in
the country, and also one of the most
thorough statisticIans. 1t will keep
up with legislative doings at the CAPT
toll and contain much valuable matter
of all kinds. 1t can be a power in the
land if it don't resort to partisan
methods.
~ The Southern Tobacco Journal
says that tobacco manufacturers are
losing much money by the many fail
ures throughout the country, and asks
if no n can suggest a remedy. We
can. Let everybody join with the AL
lance in the effort to get $50 per cap
tia In circulation, break up trusts and
clean out the halls of Congress and put
honest men in. Failures never will
entirely stop, but if these things we're
changed there wouldn't be n failure
In ten that are now occurring.
~ Again we rise to aski therei is any
use in Alliancemen '~'pledgipg them
selves to vote for no man who does not
stand on their platform and then vote
with a party that does not embody
them in its platforms Don't do it.
You are no man if you do. Your wife
should leave you for such an act, for
! OH are not capable of taking care Of
her. If the Democratic State Conven-
ton which meets in Raleigh on the
18th ignores them no true friend of
reform should vote the ticket.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-05-10
TRYING TO SHIFT THE BLAMF

Some of the newspapers that have
been sobusy in circulating and endors-
ing Chairman Smiths proscriptive
policy, are now trying to accuse the
Alliance leaders of keeping the people
out of the primaries.
The truth is that every Alliance
speaker has been actively at work to
get them to go in. The PROGRESSIVE
FARMER has urged it time and again.
So 1t is plain that 1.-The Alliance lead
ers don't carry the members around
in their vest pockets" The people are
in no mood to be insulted, and when
the entire force of the State political
press, Democratic machine men and
local politicians were thrown in their
faces and threats made, it is no won
der that so many resented it, Tn the
face of all this, the Alliance leaders,
fer the safety of the State and to avoid
negro supremacy, have fought valiant
ly against odds.
We hope the damage done by this
proscriptive policy will not prove as
great as some anticipate, and that wise
counsel will prevail. If this is done
and a first class State ticket nomi,
mated, people will vote it, for they can
expect no remedy for evils, mainly
national, through the State ticket. All
they want is men who favor reform,
and who are honest, capable and viii
ling to stand by the people. But if it
turns out that this proscriptive policy
has kept a large number of people
away from the primaries, then no
of reform can longer aid in car
rying out the plan.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-05-10
MORE LEGISLATIVE EIsToRE

On the 4th the Holt organ, ChrOnid
tried to explain Gov. Hollis tie vot0a
the 6 per cent. interest bill. 1t says
The facts are: When the bill r1dG
ing the rate of interest from s to per
cent. was before the Senate, an amend
ment was offered by a Sen 4tOr as fol-
lows: Provided, this act snail moi
apply to the counties Of Buncomba
Madison, Mcdowell, Burke. Forsyth
Haywood, Pennsylvania, Henderson
Jackson, Swain, Macon, Graham
Cherokee, Clay, Mitchell and Stokes
The exemption of certain counties i
an old trick. This coming to a ste
vote" is an old legislative dodge. 1t
is practiced in Congress. The Free
Coinage bill was defeated that way
few weeks ago, The Chronicle says
Gov. Holt did not vote against the bill
simply voted that certain counties be
exempt from the operation of the blLN
That is all right. Any fool knows
that no bill would pass that would
make the interest in one county 8 per
cent, in another s per cent. A ma
jority of those Senators opposed low
interest, because they were controlled
by the money power. But they knew
it wouldn't do to go back to their con.
stituents with that record. So this
" amendment" was tackled on and
Gov. Holt and his crowd voted
for the amendment when they knew it
would make the bill unconstitutional
So Gov. Holt and birds of a feather
tell the people that they didn't vote
against the bill, but for the amend
Poor dishonest dodgersl The
Devil applauds every time a Legislator
takes such a long jump toward the
.aWning pitt
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-05-10
THE TRUTH, THIS.

BY reason of absenteeism and general
iack OF cohesion it is difficult for the
lower house of Congress to transact the
puOllc business. Thes House, gener-
ally speaking, has not been an especi-
ally wise one and has not done much
20 advance the party's or the ~country's
interest. Verify, Congressman Grain,
Ct Texas, was right when he said that
LheD Democratic parry, like a coon, fights
best when it's on its back-Cha7 LOtte
Observer.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-05-10
GLORIOUS NEWSl

We learn that the conference Of the
State officers at Birmingham last week
developed the glorious fact that the
people all over the South are aroused
as lever before to a sense Of the great
dangers which confront us. They are
coming together and pledging their
united purpose and determination to
stand by our principles.