The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-06-13

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ternity, having worked on several pa
pers here. He did journalistic work on
THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER for a short
time a few years ago. He was a mem
Der of Raleigh Typographical Union
and of the A. & M. College Alliance.
He leaves a wife and several children.
= The last State Crop Bulletin says
the blackberry crop is a failure in the
western part of the State. If that is
true the good times" the Nencs and
Observer has discovered will not be
much advantage to the folks up there.
"Plenty of money" is poor consolation
without & good blackberry crop.
~ Some of our exchanges say
Jerome Dowd, Esq, Of Charlotte, has
accepted the "Professorship of Politi
cal Economy" at Trinity College. We
wish Trinity College and Mr., Dowd all
the success in the world, but wonder
where they expect to find boys who
know less about political economy than
Mr.. Dowd knows.
~ President Cleveland has ap-
pointed H. G.. Smith, a democratic
nigger," U. S. Consul to Madagascar
He was in Atlanta Friday and the
| Journal printed his mug and q lot of
| gush about his smartness. The nig's
face looks like an ordinary round two,
gallon pot, and since his appointment
his eyes stick out about an inch, which
represents the legs on the pot.
The gentlemen who vas to be ap-
pointed receiver" for the Alliance by
the late lamented Legislature don't
seem to receive" 1t is enjoying a lit
tie Whit of that prosperity we have
heard so much about If it wouldn't
be using money for partisan pur-
poses" we would suggest that the late
Iamented be hired to hold another se3-
sion at the expense of the Alliance. at
was the maxim Of the child"
~ The lack Of confidence is a
confidence game that won't go in this
shop. The people had plenty of conf
dence They started enterprises, put
up buildings, made investments, made
debts and did many things because
they had confidence. Now they want
money and there is but little in circu-
latiOn. II is simply a lack of money
instead of a lack Of confidence that has
caused every day in the week to be a
veritable black Friday"
~ We hope the royalty of America
and the newspapers will get through
entertaining the Spanish Infanta,
Queen Of Spain or whatever her royal
nibbs is, and turn their attention to
saving the country. The New York
papers are full Of stuff about her every
day. The Lord Dunraven, Chief
"Jook" or Jackass Plenipotentiary, or
something from England, will soon
come over and the fools will have an
other season to exhibit their tomfool-
cry. We are mortaIIy tired of this
royal business:
X The Kinston Free Press inten-
tionally or through mistake claims
that the Economist is still organ Of the
Alliance. The Executive Committee
relieved it of that title and it is only try
ingtoproft by claiming prestige. There
i5no trouble among brethren in the Ali
ance. After being without the right
of Organship for several months Dr..
Macune is crying prove it" just for
buncombe. Enough has been proven
and nobody will ask for more. Any
Allianceman reading his paper gets all
the proof needed from it.
If the Charlotte Observer was
half as well posted as it thinks it is, it
would know that J. A. Stevens was a
delegate to the last State Alliance and
voted for the very transactions lie is
now railing against. And if J. A.
Stevens and other traitors knew how
small they appear to the eyes of the
very people they are trying to please,
they would kick themselves to death.
The truth is, traitors to anything are
looked upon, even by the greatest a s
calls, as unworthy of notice, and the
best men in the Democratic party can,
not tolerate traitors, we are sure. If
j. A. Stevens wanted to quit the ALI
ance he had that right and should have
done so as a gentleman, not as a fool.