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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-07-26

ascendancy, as denying the vital prin
ciples of a free government, and as an
avowal of contemplated treason, which
it is the imperative duty of an indig-
nant people to sternly rebuke and for
ever silence.
4. That the maintenance inviOlate Of
the rights of the States, and especially
the right of each State, to order and
control it's own domestic institutions
according to it's own judgment exclu
sively, is essential to that balance of
powers on which the perfection and
endurance of our political fabric de
pends; and we denounce the lawless in
vasion, by armed force, of the soil Of
any State or Territory, no matter under
what pretext, as among the gravest of
crimes.
That the present Democratic ad
ministratiOn has far exceeded our
worst apprehensions, in its measure
less subserviency to the exactions of
sectional interest, as especially evinced
in it's desperate eXertlOns to force the
infamous Lecompton constitution upon
the protesting people of Kansas; in
constituting the personal relations be-
tween master and servant to involve
an UNQUALIFIED property in persons; in
its attempted enforcement, every
where, on land. and sea, through the
Intervention of Congress and of the
federal courts, of the extreme preten-
sions of a purely local interest; and IN
it's general and unvarying abuse OF the
power untrusted to it by contldlng
people.
6. That the people justly view with
alarm the reckless extravaganza which
pervades every department of the Fed
eraI Government; that return to rigid
economy and accountability is 1ndls
pensable to arrest the systematic plum,
der of the public treasury by favored
partisans; while the recent startling
developments of fraud and corruptlons
at the federal metropolis, show that an
entire change OF administration IS I'M
peratively demanded,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-07-26
POLITICAL PLATFORMS.
A Series of Interesting Documents.
MleStone8 IN the Development Of POliti-
cal Parties Since the OrgGniz0-
tiOn of the GOUeTh n1e11t.
1860.
REPUBLICAN, CHICAGO, MAY nth

REPUBLICAN, CHICAGO, MAY nth
ReSOZUed That we, the delegated
representative of the Republican elect
ors Of the United States, in convention
assembled, in discharge of the duty we
owe to our constituents and our cOun-
try, unite in the following declarations:
1. That the history Of the nation,
during the last four years, has fully
established the propriety and necessity
of the organization and perpetuatiOn
OF the Republican party, and that the
causes which called it into existence
are permanent in their nature, and
now, more than ever before demand its
peaceful and constitutional triumph.
2. That the maintenance of the prin-
ciples promulgated in the Declaration
of Independence and embodied in the
Federal Constitution, THAT all men
are created equal; that they are en-
doWed by their Creator with certain
malienable rights; that among these
are life, liberty and the pursuit Of hap
plneSs; that to secure these rights, gov
ernments are instituted among men,
deriving their just powers from the
consent of the governed" Is essential
TO the preservation Of our republican
institutions; and that the Federal Con-
stitution, the rights of the Stases, and
the union of the States, mus and shall
be preserved.
3 That to the union of the States
this nation owes its unprecedented in
crease in population, its surprising de
velopment of material resources, its
rapid augmentation of wealth, it's hap
piness at home, and it's honor abroad;
and we hold in adherence all schemes
for disunion, come from whatever
source they may; and we congratulate
the country that no Republican mem
Der of Congress has uttered or coun-
tenanced the threats Of disunion so
made by Democratic members, with
out rebuke and with applause from
their political associates; and we de-
nounce those threats of disunion in
case of popular overthrow of their
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-07-26

By act of the General Assembly Of
1891, the North Carolina State Normal
and Industrial School was established.
In 1886 the Teachers Assembly, then
In session at Black Mountain, passed
unanimous resolutions asking for the
establishment of a Norman College,
and appointed a committee to memo
rialize the General Assembly on the
subject. Each succeeding Teachers
Assembly, up to 1891, passed similar
resolutions and appointed similar com
mittees to present the question before
the legislature In his biennial reports
to the General Assembly. Hon. S. M.
Finger, State Superintendent of Public
Instruction, repeatedly urged the i'm
pOrtance of establishing theinstitution.
But it was not until the session of
1889 that the question ct before the
General Assembly for serious consid-
GRAFTON. At that session the bill pre-
sented by the committee from the
Teachers Assembly passed the Senate
by large majority, and failed in the
House by only few votes.
By the time the next General Assem-
bly, met, in January, 1891, the late
Governor Fowle had, in his message to
the General Assembly, urged the estab
1LSuIII61U VI Ou0 IlISIIGuOIOLl LII CuS
meantime the Kings Daughters had
petitioned the legislature to establish
an industrial school for girls. The
North Car lima Farmers Alliance in
1890, at its annual meeting in Ashe
vile, passed resolutions asking the
State to aid in the higher education of
girls and women. Hon. J L NJ Curry,
agent of the Peabody Fund, appeared
before the General Assembly and made
an earnest and powerful plea for a nor
NAL college. and, through him, the
Peabody Fund gives substantial aid to
the institution.
The committee from the Teachers
Assembly suggested the est ablishment
of normal college with industrial fea-
lures; whereupon the act establishing
the normal and industrial school was
passed and an annual appropriation
made for its maintenance.
The act establishing the institution
required that it should be located at
some suitable place where the citizens
thereof will furnish the necessary build
ings or money sufficient to erect them. "
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LETTER FROM MCDOWELL co.

BRIDGE WATER, n. G.
Mr.. EDITOR AS I see SO many in
teresting letters from different ALI
ances and different parts of this State
and other States in your noble and
welcome visitor, The PROGRESSIVE
FARMER, thought 1 would try and drop
you few items from my Alliance and
my county, old Mcdowell. Our ALI
ance is solid for the st. Louis platform
to man, think. On Saturday, July
I'd, we met in our Alliance and elected
a new set Of officers for the ensuing
year Before we went into regular
session in our Alliance meeting, there
was a number of the brethren sitting
inside the oaks of the grove, and our
ex President, Bro. w. @. Hunter, just
asked the crowd how many Of US were
Cleveland men, and no one said they
were going to vote for him the 9th day
of November next. He then asked the
brethren how many were going to vote
for Mr.. Harrison, and all plainly SAID
thew would not support either one or
them don't see how we can support
either Mr.. Cleveland or Mr.. Harrison,
when they both have ignored one of
orr most needful demands-the free
silver bill. Mr.. Cleveland come out
right square against it, and Mr.. Har
rison said plainly that if the Fifty
second Congress passed it he had ink
on his pen to veto it as soon as 1T passed
both houses. So don't think nor see
that we will ever get any relief from
either one of the old parties, for one is
rotten to the core and the obher rot
tener. Fraternally,
W. j. SEIPBs, Sec'y.
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ADVERTISERS, READ THIS.
ITO BE CONTINUED.

RALEIGH, N. c., July Is, 1892.
Mr.. j. ". Denmark, Business MANAGER
PrOgreSsiUe Farmer:
DEAR Strive recently run for
short time an advertisement in The
PROGRESSIVE FARMER, and we run at
the same time the same advertisement
in four other leading papers in the
State, and we write to say that we re-
ceived ten replies from the one in your
paper to every one received from all
the other papers combined
Yours truly.
EDWARDS & BROUGHTON.
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-1aTIoNAL FARMERS ALL
- ANCE AND INDUSTRIAL
UNION.

,i3ont-H. L. Loucks, Huron,
~ dakota. Address, Washington,
!. y. ,v-Treasurer-J. II. Turner,
seer oecLe'' Address, 239 North Capitol
3eO[ W Washington, D. @.
7'i' = ri'o1e,tt1lrer-J. H. Willetts, Kansas.
EXECUTIVE BOARD,
, " Macune, Washington, D. Q.
Ilonz0 Wardau, Huron, South Da-
'of':F r TilIman, Palmetto, Tennessee.
JUDICIARY.
4 Cole, Michigan,
? ". Beck, Alabama.
N D, Davie, Kentucky.
s,71oyAL LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE.
II l. Loucks, Chairman.
. W. Macune, Washington, d. Z.
Manu- Page, Brandon, Va.
TNP. Featherstone, Forest City, Ar
A'' v. F Gwipn, White, Tennessee,
,,prH CAROLINA FARMERS STATE ALL
ANCE.
prssiient-Marion Butler, Clinton,
\ 'TTic:e-President-T. i: B. Long, Asho
siIle, \. @.
SEE E55es61r1estary-Treasurer-w. s. Barnes,
''1-fl5 'T1-efG5furer-J. S. Bell, Brasstown, NC.
Steward-C. G. Wright, Glass, N. Q.
Chaplain-Rev. E. Pope, Chalk
t,evel, \. 9.
D0or-Keeper-W. H. Tomlinson,
fayetteville, N. G.
Assistant Door-Keeper-H. E. King,
Sergeant-at-Arms-J. S, Holt, Chalk
State Business Agent-W. H. Worth,
Raleigh, n. @.
Trustee Business Agency Fund-W.
\. Graham, Machpelah, n. @.
xgcUTIvE COMMITTEE OF THE NORTH
CAROLINA FARMERS STATE ALLIANCE.
J. B. Alexander, Charlotte, N. c.,
hartman; J. NJ. MewbOrne, KinstOn,
\. C.;J. s. Johnston, Ruftin, N. Q.
TATE ALLIANCE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.
Elias Carr, A. Leazer, N. M. Cul-
oCeth, NJ. G. Gregory, VIM. Z. Conneu.
TATE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. COMMITTEE.
RI. Powell, Raleigh, N. c.; N. @.
English, Trinity College: J. ]. Young,
Polenta; II. A. Forney, Newton, n. e.
yor:k Carolina Reform Press Association.
Oficer8-J. L. Ramsey, President;
NariOn Butler, Vice-P President; ". S.
Barnes, Secretary,
PAPERS.
progressive Farmer, Raleigh, n. Z.
Caucasian Clinton, n. G.
The WOrkingman's Helper, Pinnacle, \, G.
WRtChman, Salisbury, \. {.
Farmers Advocate. TarbOrO, y. Z.
Country Life, Trinity College, n. G.
Mercury, Hickory, n. G.
Rattler, WhitakerS, n. 9.
Agricultural Bee, GOldsbOrO, \. G.
Alliance Echo. MOnCure, \. G.
Special InfOrmer, Raleigh, y. {.
Each Of the aboUe-nGnled papers are
requested TO keep the list standing on
the first page and add others, prOUided
they are duly elected. Ary paper fail
tng to uGCOcdte the OcULG pLafOr lCiA
be dropped from the list promptly. Oor
people can nO1U see 1UIlGt papers are
published in their interest,
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Each Of the 0bOUe-nGnled papers are
requested 10 keep the list standing ON
the first page and add others, prOUided
they are duly elected. Any paper fail
ing to uGUOcate the OcaLG platform 1Uiu
be dropped from the list promptly. Ootr
people can YOIU see 1UhHt papers are
published IN their interest.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-01-26
TIE GREAT CONVENTIONS.

TIfE Republicans take n good deal II
pleasure In reiterating the charge that
their chief national opponents are
prone TO camping on the ground where
on they tthc Republicans) campcd the
year before; and the selection Of Chi.
cago ~ the place for holding the
Democratic National Convention sup
piles u new fund for such diversion.
On the other hand, the Democrats
claim that they have stolen march
on their Antagonists by selecting the
convention city par excellence. They
pint to the facts that II Ia the coolest
Of the eligib lc place, tina, 1t has the
best aud l,rgss, public halls, the best
hotel and general convcniences, and
that the people have a habit Of max
Ing delegates feel their the delcgatcs'l
Importance TO the last dee zee. All OF
which Is very well ON both sides.
The question Of most Importance,
we should say, is, what effect upon
the voters Of the County viii likely
be- produced by the action Of either
party. After oil, It is matter
Of principles AMI candidates. These
Willie closely scanned and oauvassed,
no matter whore the one may bo prom
ulsa,cd and the other nominated. It
IL hardly probable that tho Democrats
can carry Illinois, and equally unlikely
that the Republicans would not have
held ON to Minnesota even II tholr
convention were not to be held within
thousand miles Of Minneapolis.
Looking upon It, then, merely as a
matter OF personal comfort Of the dele
gates, perhaps the Democrats have the
better Of the argument.
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ANOTHER "MEREsy, DISPUTE,

FoR several months the reading
Iublic has had rest from heresy
squsbbles In the various sectarlan
churches. Briggs, McQueary aud
others were beginning to be forgotten,
but their names will be all brought be,
fore tn, public, by now issue Just
started In New York.
The Rev. Lewes w. Barney Of
Grace Chapel, OF the Presbyterian
church, IN New YORK City has been
asked to vacate his pulpit owing t.
some heteredox doctrine propounded by
him, He has refused to DO 80 without
ilrst comforting with the session. One
a the charges against Mr. Barney /,
that his Views on the atone
ment are not In line with
strict Presbyterian theology. HE
ia also charged with permitting
dancing parties In his parlors, and with
countenanclng frvolities that would
havo Mortified John Kuox, and that
John Calvin would have Punished
with the faggot or the thumbscrew
Mr.. Barsey. ia reply, says that thu
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-01-26
GOODWIN SWIM On CANApA.

PRof. GOODWIN SMITH, Of Canada,
visited New York CITY few days ago.
OF course he was interviewed by repre-.
sen,ativcs Of tho New York newspa-
pers on the situation In Canada. His
estimate OF oiiicialdom In his own
country Is anything but compliment
AIRY. He says that Mercicr, ck-premier
OF Quebec, has been undoubtedly
guilty OF many corrupt acts. But the
Tories who are pursuing MERCER are
no better.
In his eagerness to depose Mercier,
thee Conservative Lleutenant.u Governor,
Angcrs, violated the constitution, and
thus made considerable political capital
for the Mercier party. The struggle Is
now In progress, and IL being bitterly
aud earnestly fought. Merclcr Is seek
Ing To vlndicato himself, but the pro-
fcssor thinks ho will not succeed In
doing 40, and even II he does not,
Canada viii gain nothing. Another
set OF equally dishonest aud unscrupu.
louu officials will come Into power, and
regime OF plumber he inaugurated.
Mr.Smlth says the Canadian Pacific
railroad dominates the government Of
Canada. All it, influence and patron
| ngc 90 10 support the Conservative
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newspapers chronicle accounts Of balls
given by millionaire Presbyterian
elders on Filth Avenue which, as
compared to his little soclals, were but
~ the moon to the Rlow.worm. Az
to his doctrine the Rev. DR.. PaTkhurst
says:
'rhe point Of difficulty is thu, Mfr.
Barney lays less stress on the iloshly olo-
mont- Of Chrlsrs aionemont than ho docs
on the moral elements. Flesh and blood
In their material sense signify loss to him
than 10 Preabyterians In general. / have
great sympathy for the young man, for
tnorc was a time when occupied almost
tho same position that ho does today.
when was first settled In aCongrcga-
tional church laid almost no s.ress on
the material side OF the doctrine Of
atoncmont did not preach II, nor would
even give out hymn that expressed
Il. n ! had then boon sat down upon,
u would have driven me still further.
was honest In my view and Mr.. Barney
IL honest In his view. think his belief
does not cover the whole truth. His
Wow IN decidedly not the view that i
taught at Union theological seminary.
whore did he 90, ~ We'll, whore did /
get my yicws9 cannot tolli bat mink
II probable that Mr.. Barney had been
brought into connection with man who
has emphasized tho carnal side q the
doctrine TO such an extent that 1t has
caused a reaction In tho mind Of tho
young preacher. The attempt to couple
Mr.. Bnrney's name With that OF Dr.
Briggs l. ridiculous. { wonder why the
opponents OF the seminary professor do
not charge to him tho guilt Of Original
SIM
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CHILEAN rAScIrUL oMSIPoTEyoE.

In the form Of mn interview with
Captain Paul Boynton, the Chicago
liaR has long article on Chile. Dur
ing the war between that country and
Peru In iss0.l, Captain Boynton was
engaged In torpedo service for the
Peruvian government, aud learned u
good deal about the characteristics OF
the South Americans.
To show that the illfocling on the
part Of Chile towards Americans Is not
OF recent growth, he details the circum-
stances attending the fall OF Lima. In
that city at the time there were some
10000 foreigners, representing Eng
llah, French, Germans, Italians, Belgi.
aus and Americans. When the Chilean
troops marched into the foreign quarter
of LimA, tho foreigners hoisted the
flags Of their respective nations over
their houses. All hag- were respected
but the American, which were torn
down and tfamplod on.
Captain Boyton was present In
March 1881 at the fall OF Lima, and
describes the acts Of the Chilean sol
oilers towards the Peruvians. II one
half Of what he says Is true, they ART a
harbarous, cruel ana bomDastic crowd.
lie Gays that the average Chilean can
not be convinced but that his navy
could come into San Francisco, cap.
turu that city, aud In n short time con-
quor the United States. On the other
hand he says the Peruyians always
cherished kindly feeling for Amcrl-
cans, aud manifested respect for them.
fthe Chilean Is no arrogant, presump-
tious,and fanoifully omnlpotont, II may
be the right thing after all for Uncle
Sam to spank him little aud open his
eyes TO his true size and standing.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-01-26
FAILURE OF THE INTERSTATE
COMMERCE LAW.

THE Inter State Commerce law
which was passed by Congress some
three or four Year, ago has had Turing
ils brief career n rather ch,qucred ex-
istencc. At frat 1t was thought that
this would prove the panac,a for all
railroad evils, and that the public, the
corporation and the country would all be
benefited. Senator Cullom Of Illinois
acquired some note as u statesman be-
cause Of his connection with the law.
However, from the first Efforts at
applying II practically. trouble attond-
cd IL enforcement. Amendment after
amendment followed, until really the
original was no longer recognized.
but the crushing blow was given Thy
the United States Supreme court n
short time ago.
One Of the provisions Of tue Inter
State Commerce act deals directly
with corporations or agents who make
rcbates, and special rates on their own
account. This feature Of railroad
traffic has been more or less the cause
Of pools, wars and competitions Of a
suicidal character In the pas,. The
new law It was thought would practi-
CHILLY settle this matter. To get evil
dence In ease VI this kind the agent
Of the corporation must testify against
himself, and the Constitution Of the
United States says; ono person shall
be compelled in any criminal case to
be witness against himself" The
Supreme Cous has just decided tina,
this applies to offenders against the
Interstate Commerce law. The re-
suit Ia that II the law, which was mover
popular, does not fan into "innocuous
desueiude" 1t will be blotted nom the
statute books altogether.
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A WORD TO OUR POLITICIANS.

IT is well not TO DO too hasty. II IL
alec advisable not to 10 too psrtlzan. In
the discussion OF political matters, we
notice that some OF our late Peoples
Party members arc us extreme and
rash rs the most radical black Repub.
lican or the deepest died. in.the-wool
Democrat. We have been raked over
tue Goals by persons OF both parties, some
claiming that tho DEsEREr NEWS was
n Democratic organ, others that II was
Republican organ. At the same
same time we have been asked by u
number OF our readers to define which
party we favored, because they could
not tell for the life OF them which way
the NEWS leaned.
We claim the liberty to criti cize any
measure, " neither It comes from Repu /.
llcan or Democratic sources, to support
that which seems TO us for the best
good OF the community, and TO oppose
anything which appears to be to its
detriment. And this, not because It ia
Republican or Democratic, or because
Out, opinion ON 1t viii offend or crafty
either party.
In the discussion OF the two bills af-
fecting Utah now before Congress, we
have endeavored to be fair AMI Impair
tial, aud have given space to express
sions from both Republicans and Dem
oorats. Aud we have cast no reilec.
lions upon the motives Of either.
We viii say here, we do not believe
that personal ambition, greed for office,
or any ulte rlor motives prompted the
orlginators Of the Faulkner bill,
M charged by "I4ioerals" and
Republicans. Neither do we regard
the Teller bill US a "trlck" as charged
by some Democrats. We 10 not wish
to consider either measure In such a
light, or rather absence Of light, but to
take them on their face aud sean care
fully their respective features.
Itis good thing to be able to See
good ia political opponent II 1t is
there, aud II ID not right 10 declare, on
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-01-26
FREIaAs0NS IN MEXICO.
RELATiSG to the present excitement
In Mexico the Catholic Revtsic has the
following;

RrLArtSg To IN, present excitement
I'm Mexlco the Catholic Revtep has the
following;
oTho ,ov.rrm.r, 4, No,ico I. ru,ed
no tho Masonic lody,. II bas docreod
the npprossion OF monnsterie.. Las.
week u troop OF it, soldier. was sept to
close four such religious institutions, hut
tho people objected and stoned the
guards. Thoroupon tho soldiers hrod
into tho crowd aud Killed and wounded
several of thom' Inc monks were thon
Torn rom tue hl'afs ana "eo'eu nom
'holf houses i"en'y-'" P''e''S were
'f'o'''u'
me heV"" Is u enutch puoiioa''on
when oircuiA'es largely among com
parAuveiy wei educated persons IL Is
patroniaei by inc better class OF
NomAh o"'hoilo laity' anu u reau oy
the whole OF the dignltaries OF 'he
church. what can DO Its object IN
thus putting the Mexican question In
such an absolutely ialse hghV us
readers must know thai II maSes an
erroneous statement
The facts In this case Is very simple;
Under the presidency OF JuareI tht
Mexican people decided that menas'
Teal religious Orders were danger ana
amenaeet TO the safety OF th''r country
n law was passed by congress pro
hihi'ing' absolutely, assembling ~
communities OF religious orders
Those orders That did not obey were
expelled from the country Ih'
numoeroi PROGRESSED rehsiouS person.
who could assemble under one roo
was limited to three Though II larg'
puah''y VI chuion P'oPe'S ""S coh
iiscaled, yet the religion OF Mckee
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that these are the plain facts Of the
case. II Masonry fiourished In
Mexico 10 such an extent rs TO control
the government, the Romlsh Church,
which opposes III secret societies, mus,
have los, liz influence In that country,
which does not appear 10 be the case.
and 1t Is not likely to help H. cause by
misstating or incorporating the situ-
alton through it, newspapers In the
United States.