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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-09-20
WHAT IS THE

Mr.. EDTFoR:-During the session of
our last legislature an effort was made
to pass a bill giving Solicitors salaries.
If / remember correctly the bill pro
vided for a salary of 81, 800 or SO, 600.
thus laying upon the people who paw
the taxes an additional and unneces-
sary expense. The bill failed to become
a law. In looking over Captions of
the Acts and Resolutions of the Gen
eral Assembly of North Carolina.
passed at the session of 1891, on page
II, number 686, l find an act passed to
amend the Constitution SO as to provide
for the election of Solicitors by a vote
of the entire State, just as the Judges
Of the Superior Court r elected.
We would like to know the intention
of this bill. Is it a step In the direction
of salaried Solicitors2 Only a few years
ago an amendment providing for three
additional Superior Court Judges was
voted upon and adopted, simply be-
cause the people were not informed of
the facts and necessities of the case.
Our beloved Polk protested against the
measure as being an additional expense
and altogether unnecessary. But it
passed all the same, just because the
people were not informed concerning
the measure. May we not suppose that
the act to which / have reference is
similar to that of the Judges2 If so,
the people should be informed of it,
otherwise the thousands of voters in
the State will quietly vote for the
amendment simply because the legisla-
ture requests it. We should like to
have the truth concerning this matter,
and the reform papers of the State will
have this work to do, for the old party
organs are as silent about them as an
unchiseled block of marble. Please
give us your opinion of the Solicitor
amendment.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-09-20
BUTLER AND ExUM IN UNION co.

Mr.. EDTToR:-On Sept. 9th the Peo-
pies party wOn a glorious victory at
Monroe. DR.. EXum was introduced as
first speaker and was followed by Mr..
D. A. Covington, who abused the Peo-
pies party in the most bitter language.
The ringsters and town dudes expressed
their approval of Mr.. Covington by a
continual yelling, a noticeable feature
of which was the d~eafening screams of
a crowd of children whom they had
trained to hollow for Cleveland. But
before the days work was finished
those little fellows ha m ade them
selves so hoarse that the strong Weaver
lungs made the hall fairly ring with a
Weaver shout that drowned the faint
cries the Cleveland children.
1t raj said that Mr.. Covington had
boasted of how he could demolish Mr.,
Butler if an opportunity presented it.
self. But when Mr.. Butler began to
throw his bombs at Mr.. Covington and
his party a change of countenance
came over the faces of those who had
been s~training their lungs for Cleve-
land. Mr.. CoVington's face grew pale
and to relieve himself he moved him
self over in the corner of the court
house several yards further from the
speaker. Mr.. Butler continued hurl-
ing his forcible facts and figures and
unanswerable argument at Mr.. Gov
ington until he decided to give the
speaker more room still and he left the
hall. Mr.. Boylin, editor of the Mon
roe Enquirer, having interrupted the
speaker, Mr.. Butler directed his atten-
sention to Mr.. Boylin. He stated that
the editor would have the last hack at
him after he had gone. At this time a
voice was heard from the audience
with a request that the editor tell the
truth" and it was caught up and
sounded all over the court house. Mr..
Boylin had his tablet in hand, but the
speaker touched his conscience so Sc
verely that he closed his tablet and
quit taking notes. The Peoples party
is growing and will doubtless carry the
county by an overwhelming majority.
UNION.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-09-20
GEORGIA RESOLUTIONS.

Copy of resolutions of respect unani-
mously passed by the Georgia State
Alliance in annual convention at
Gainesville, Ca, August 18th, 1892:
The committee appointed to draft
suitable resolutions on the death of
Bro. L. L. Polk, made the following re-
port:
WHEREAS, 1t has pleased Almighty
God in His wise providence to take
from our ranks our great National
President, L. L. PolkX
Resolved, That we, the State Alliance
of Georgia, with saddened herats, bow
to the will of him whose ways are not
like our ways, and whose thoughts are
not like III thoughts, and he who
doeth and governeth all things well.
3. That in the death of great
chieftain this grand republic has suf-
fered an almost irreparable loss. In
the council chamber, in his public Off
cial life, and in his general intercourse
with men, he, without once wavering
from a principle of right, by some God
given power, welded a powerful infu-
ence. Bold as a lion, yet gentle as a
lamb, he could at time enter the
gladiatorial arena without a finch; In
a few moments he would be surrounded
with little ones, and pressing them to
his bosom would invoke that modest
yet earnest blessing, as he alone knew
how to utter it, "God bless you"
of grasping his hand and looking up
into his eyes could but be impressed
that he was a great man.
In his official capacity as President
of our Order, he travelled this great re-
public, and whether at a Union or a
Confederate meeting, ere he left every
heart would be melting with that fra
ternal feeling which he, by his own
inimitable way, would inculcate into
the hearts of his hearers. AS our Ma
tional President his whole soul burned
with a desire to see the salvation of
the people.
Resolved, That while we mourn his
loss, we will take a lesson from his
noble life and character and try to
emulate the principles of our great
Order, as he, as our leader, has sonObly
set us an example.
3. That we extend to the bereaved
family of III President our deepest
sympathies, and assure them they will
ever have a warm place in the hearts
of the Alliancemen of Georgia.
3. That a page in our minutes be left
blank to his memory, and that we, as
Alliancemen, set apart the anniversary
of his death rs memorial day, to be
spent in recalling the scenes of his life,
and thereby imparting to us useful
lessons.
4 That a copy of these resolutions
be submitted to the Southern Alliance
Farmer and the National Economist
for publication, and thata copy Resent
to the bereaved family. Though he
be dead yet he liveth."
J. L. GILMORE,
j. w. TAYLOR,
W. L PEEK,
COnonittoo
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-09-20
THE SITUATION.
North Carolina Will be Carried by the
Peoples Party.
GoLDsBoRo, N. c., Sept. 9, 1892

GoLDsBoRo, N. O., Sept. 9, 1892.
Mr.. EDITOR:-Democracy in this
part of North Carolina is jubilant over
the fact that the Republicans have
placed State ticket in the field. Really,
they appear to be more pleased over it
than they did over their own ticket of
May 18th. They seem to think that
through existing conditions, three
tickets in the field, they see the defeat
Of Gov. w. p. Exum and the election
of Farmer, FacterYman, to say moth
ing of the Worlds Fair" Carr of ALI
ance would-be pedigree, the Demo
cratic candidate. When the real facts
are that since the Republicans have
placed a ticket, by SO doing they re-
duced our need to draw from them and
Democracy, in order to win North
Carolina at least Sc, 900 votes. thereby
virtually taking from Democracy that
number of votes which they had, and
giving The benefits of that number to
the Peoples party, which will insure
their carrying the State in November.
In 1888 North Carolina pOlled l47, 902
votes for Cleveland, and 134 784 votes
for Harrison; total of 2S2, 6S6 votes.
The Porter census for 1890, two years
later, puts the voting population Of
VOIuA SdIO1AAd u OfS, OtO uICD, VI O11CS0
233, 3O7 are white and 100 346 are col
ored.
This showing gives North Carolina
to the Peoples party in November,
since with three main tickets In the
field it may win with only lis, 900 votes,
whereas without the Republican State
ticket it would have required at least
III, 326 votes to have carried North
Carolina. In addition, it brings a
straight fight and relieves us of the
odium of fusion sought to be placed
upon us by lying and corrupt Demo.
cratic speakers. Here r the figures:
OF the 233, 3O7 white voters 10000 are
Republicans and 5 300 are Prohibition
lists; this brings up the colOred vote TO
139, 346 as Republican and reduces the
white vote as Democrats to 1913, OO7
voters; of these the Peoples party will
carry one half, .. e., 80, DOB votes and
draws from the Republican vote of
1S9, 346 at least one fourth, T. e "a, 1876
votes, that would give the Peoples
party a total vote of 133, 839 ballots in
November, or a plurality of 20, 329 votes
over Republicanism, and a plurality of
1886 votes over Democracy.
In November the vote will stand
about thus:
First Party-People's party,
composed of SO, OO3 former
Democrats, and "a, 836 former
Republicans, Total, 1873, 500
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-09-20

at it's next session the passage of a
secret ballot law, with a provision l
said law that will secure to voters who
cannot read an opportunity to vote.
We deplore the ~corrupting use of
money in elections as tending to de-
grade manhood and to corrupt the
ballot box, and we do denounce all at
tempts to subvert the rights of the peO-
pie at the ballot box and an effort to
deprive them of affair and honest count
when the votes have been cast.
Whereas, there are large railroad
properties and interests in this State
now escaping taxation in whole or in
part; and whereas, further, it is In the
province of the General Assembly of
North Carolina to make all property
in the State bear its equal burden Of
taxation; now, therefore,
ReS0LUed, That we demand of the
General Assembly of North Carolina to
force, as far as is in its power, all rail
road property and interests that are
now escaping taxation, in whole OF in
part, to pay its full and equal share of
taxes for support of the Government
of North Carolina as the property of
farmers, laborers and other citizens
are now taxed.
2. That we demand that no further
franchises or privileges in the way of
amended or extende d charters or other
wise be granted any corporation claim
ing exemption of taxation, until such
corporation or corporations make a
complete and unqualified surrender of
any claimed exemption from taxation.
Whereas. it is believed by manythat
there will be an effort to repeal the
Railroad Commission bill or cripple it
by amendments; therefore
We demand of the next General AS
sembly of North Carolina that it shall
sustain the present Railroad Commits
sion bill, that no amendment lessening
or hampering the power of the Com
mission shall be passed, and that only
amendments Gf any at alb such as
may or will increase the efficiency of
the Commission and perfect the ma
chinery and details of the same, shall
be enacted into law.
ResOlUed, That this Convention en-
dorse the platform adopted by the Ma
tional Peoples party at Omaha, July
4, 1892.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-09-20
LETTER TO BILKINs.

IDALIA, N, @.
{ Mr.. z. BmKINs :-Having had the
pleasure of forming your acquaintance
while at the Peoples party State Con
vention, will say that I was highly
delighted to see you in such fine
spirits, and especially so when upon
examination into the facts I see you
have so much to glory over; though l
will admit some of the strangest things
thata mans brain can conceive is going
on; one of the strangest, to my mind.
is a great leader at the head of the
grandest organizations on earth edu-
eating all who belong to this great
organization up to certain principles
and sending them around in printed
shape to be ratified just as soon as he
sees a chance to aggrandize his person.
repudiates his principles and tries To
lead this great organization to win.
but let me tell you as long as a man
wants to lead or go with this 3
move In the right he can do it. though
whenever he attempts a side-track t6is
great move don't even know he was.
ever In it the masses of the people are
pledged to certain measures and the
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-09-20
IN MEMORY OF z. T. STACK.
HOUSE.

WHEREAS, The Great Master of the
universe has called from his labor our
brother, Hon. E. T. Stackhouse, a
member Of Congress from South Caro-
lima; and whereas, it is eminently'
proper that we should give expression
to our great sorrow, and manifest our
~fraternal sympathy for those nearest
and dearest to him. Therefore be it
Resolved, That whilst we deplore the
loss sustained by his family, our Order
and the country, our sorrow is softened
by the knowledge that to him it was
but the transition to q higher and bet
ter life. We rejoice in this hour of
sadness that our brother whilst in the
prime of vigorous manhood learned to
love and truss Him who "spoke as
never man spake," and that we can
feel assured that our loss was his in
finite and eternal gain
2. That we extend to his bereaved
family our heartfelt sympathy.
8. That these resolutions be spread
upon minutes, a copy sent to his
family and the organ of our Order re-
quested to print them.
By order of Bonge Guilty and Nc
Condy Alliance.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-09-20
A BOOK.

Carl Browns book, the Vote
Maker" has just been issued and is
now on sale at this Office. This COM
prehensive work should be in the hands
of every thinking, progressive Ameri-
can citizen. It contains a complete
exposition, in both words and pictures,
of the humbuggery of the two old po-
litical parties. The simplest and east
est understood explanation of the great
financial conspiracy of the war and all
of it's attending evils, affecting all
branches of industry, and clearly show
ing the moral effect on organized 10
ciety as well depicting also the future
so clearly that it seems like a prophecy
of olden times when mortals we're
fAvored by inspirations of the divine
purpose. 1t is acknowledged by the
highest authority in the Farmers ALI
ance and Peoples party to be the most
powerful campaign document ever is
sued in any campaign.
Copies will be sent by mail to any
address for 25 cents. By the hundred
to the trade at $18 per hundred. The
cover is ilIumina ed in blue and gray
and the national eolors, red, white and
blue, bearing portraits of Weaver and
Field and other expressive designs, in
Guiding picture Gin buckskin) of the
author. Address THE PUBLIC,
1907 Howard St., Omaha Neb.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-09-20

q That these resolutions be sent to
the President of the State Alliance, the
Chairman of the State Executive Com
mittee. THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER and
all papers favorable to reform, for
publication, especially to the press of
Richmond county, the cities of Char
lotte, Raleigh and Wilmington.
Respectfully submitted,
j. M. WRIGHT,
D. z. HARDIN,
JNO. MCLEAN,
Committee.
The above resolutions were unani,
mouslv adopted, and this is a true
copy. J. H. LEE, Sec'y
Laurel Hill Alliance, No. %.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-09-20
PEOPLES PARTY STATE PLAT
FORM.

That we favor the ~strictest economy
in the administration Of the State Gov
eminent.
That we favor the fullest develop
ment of our educational system in all
of its departments.
We favor the fullest encouragement
to the great agricultural and mechani-
cal and manufacturing industries OF
our State and all enterprises tending
to build up u State and to develop its
varied resources.
Whereas the last General Assembly
of North Carolina failed to pass a bill
reducing the legal rate of interest to 6
per cent. and whereas we endorse the
position of those who used heir efforts
and votes to pass such a measure.
Therefore
We demand ofour General Assembly
at It's next session to pass a bill reduc-
ing the legal rate of interest to 6 per
cent.
Wedemand of our General Assembly
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-09-20

99,OOS
200
342.652

In these calculations the increase in
number by parties coming of age and
moving In since 1890 are left out to
offset those who will not goto thepolIs
and those that have died and moved
out of the State.
Be of good cheer, We who are of the
laboring class, and those who are with
them upon the principles promulgated
in the Omaha platform, up and on
ward to the fight as manly men for the
right, since prospects are bright that
victory will crown our Fields with sue
cess, and Weaver president to the
White House Gn) March triumphant be
seated. Then we will have to- Exum
who carried North Carolina over a
Carr saddle as a Holt for Democracy.
ABBOTT L. SWANSON.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-09-20

praying ones among them are praying
for certain measures, and when the
day of election comes and these old
wool hats come out of the woods they
are going to vote for certain measures
and don't you forget it. The greatest
thing for us to dread they have charge
of the election machinery and have
already boosted that II they could not
count us out. CALAMITY HowLER.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-09-20

~
Gold plated badges, highly enameled and
finished, 40 cts. each; three for $L.O; $3,5O per
dozen.
Peoples party campaign b~adges-correct por-
silk ribbon, only 10 cents in silver; Sl.OO per
dozen by mail to clubs, cash with order.
Large improved black cap, or red raspberry
plants, $500 per 100. Now is the time to order
Address j. e. RAE, B. A.,
(425) box 4. Littleton. N. @.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-09-20
NOTICE.

GRANTsBoRo, N, c., Sept. 8, 1892.
The Pamlico county Peoples party
convention will be held at the court
house in Bayboro on Sept. oath, 1892,
10 o'clock a. m, for the purpose of
nominating a full county ticket.
By order of the Executive Commit
tee Peoples party Pamlico county.
j. B. SAWYER, Chm'n.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-09-20

Reduced rates on all railroads to the
Weaver and Field speakings. The rates
will be about one and one third the
usual rate for round trip.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-09-20

The Indebtedness of the United States
in 1864 was 81, 500, 600, 900; in 1890 it
was 1927, 600, 600, 600. Does this look
like prosperity 9-CoWntry Life.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-09-20

Second Party = Republicans,
composed of white and col
ored former Republicans.
Total, L
Third Party-Democrats, COM
posed of what's left. Total,
Fourth Party-Prohibitionist,
composed of what they can
get. Total,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-09-20

Send us what you owe out of the
first bale of cotton you sell.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-09-20

Many Persons are broken
R"o,nOm oYerWork or household cares.
svstoDn iron BitterS Rebuilds the
syssem, aids digestion, removes exeess Of nile
es malaria Get the genuine.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-09-20

The general catalogue of Wake
Forest College contains an alphabgr.
cal list of all old students, the wears
they spent at college, their degrees
society affiliations, occupations, h0noT
removals., and present addresses Or
dates of deaths, so far as information
could be secured. Also separate ls}
of all who have ever received regular
and honorary degrees, and of all who
have ever served the college a. trustes
or professors or in other capacities.
The volume, which, it is believed
will be of permanent interest and
value to every old student, will be
mailed on the receipt of fifty cents.
This will barely cover the cost of print
ing and postage, even if the whole
edition is sold. @. E. TAYLOR,
Wake Forest, NJ
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-09-20
PUBLIC SPEAKING IN STANLY
AND MONTGOMERY
COUNTIES

A. @. Shuford, candidate for Con.
gres5 in the 9TH Congressional district
will speak as follows:
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-09-20

The man who can sit down deliber.
ately and plan the oppression of mil,
lions of people in order to satisfy bis
greed for gain, is a monster more hr
rible than was ever conjured up blythe
inauguration Of nurses to scare unrly
children into obedience.-TBe Truth.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-09-20

THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER has worried
hard for you. Now send in what Won
owe so we can pay our debts.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-09-20
Virginia Grey
Winter Oats.

Case called zarJ or Grasiug Oaks.)
The lest Dat for the Southern and
Middle States. Hardy, standing
the winter nearly as well as Wheat.
Yields on good land, from 50 to 70.
bushels to the acre, of fine heavy
grain, weighing from IS to 40 lbs.
to the measured bushel. Furnishes
excellent fall, winter and early
spring grazing without injury to
the grain crop.
Price, 65 cts. per bushel. In
10 bushel lots and over, 90 cts.
per busheL. Bags included. Fall
Catalogue, giving full information,
mailed free.
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APPOINTMENTS FOR 7O1N7S;,
COUNTY.

Hons. W. F. Stroud and A. G c,o,.
champions for the rights of the oI noal
laboring class of people and the faT gOor'
will speak at the following time, aS5
places: 0uu
Clayton. Monday, Sent o. ,
Pleasant Grove, Tuesday, !" D. n,
Benson, Wednesday,, " % Ham,
Meadow, Thursday, q" 90 lam.
~BentOnv1lle, Friday, " S36' IAN
-Four Oaks, Saturday, Oct lam
Smithfield, Monday, = IAN
Mr.. A. D. Tay lor will be with tbo
candidates and will address the nao ro
on this great reform movement III
poor laborlng man and the farmer ara
particularly requested to come out and
hear these distinguished speakers
S. OHIO WILSON,
Chm'n Peoples party Elk. Com
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-09-20

at it's next session the passage of a
secret ballot law, with a provision in
said law that will secure to voters who
cannot read an OnnortunitY to vote.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-09-02
TO Be WED AT THE FAIR.
The Couple who will Figure as the
Star Attraction Tuesday.
avoiding IN The JUDGES STAND,
Where Miss Freeso will Become Mrs.
Charles Chambers.--A Good Start
In Married Life awaits the Groom
and Bride...Picturcs of the Attrac-
tive Pair

As has already been announced, the
most novel attraction Of the coming
State Fair, which opens next Monday,
will be avoiding in the Judges stand
at o'clock on Tuesday afternoon. Sec
rotary Hook, OF the association, offered
n present Of $50 bill 10 the couple who
would be married on that occasion in
presence of the assembled thousands.
To this offer there have been received
not leHs than dozen responses. some
OF them from as great distance as 200
miles. The frat to accept it, however,
was a young man from Wheeling,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-09-02

One of the most notable weddings
that has occurred for some time on the
South Side WIS solemnized at the resi-
dence of Mrs. John Pracht, being the
marriage of her daughter Mamie to
ROLAND W. Cook. The bride was be,
cominglyattired in cream silk, trimmed
with Valencienes lace, and carried q
beautiful bouquet OF Mareche! Neil
roses. Promptly at o'clock the bridal
party entered to the beautiful strains
OF the Mendelssohn wedding march per
formed by Mrs. Ida B. White, and the
ceremony was performed by Rev. A. W.
Werder, Of the st. James Lutheran
church. After congratulations, supper
was served and the bride and groom
left on train l05 for their future home
in St. Louis. About twenty-five OF their
friends accompanied them to Benwood.
Among the friends from abroad were
Mrs. Hoffman, OF Williamsport, Pa,
and Miss Minnie Gardner, Of Hannibal,
Canada The presents were numerous
and costly.