The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-01-24

IQS GIISCUS Ol S4O1O PhO%PNJ
that they will soon be on h side OF
Alliance reform.
The Kinston Free Press thinks THE
| PROGRESSIVE FARMER has learned that
"supply and demand " has something
to do with the price Of cotton. we
have not learned hat yet-not as we
wish to. No matter how short the
crop, the price doesn't go up much
until it is nearly all out Of the hands
of the farmers. Whenever supply
and demand" gives the farmers a
chance we will be satisfied and not
before.
~ In his inaugural address Cover
nor Lewelling, of Kansas, said: Con
science is in the saddle; we have
leaped the bloody chasm and entered
a contest for the protection of home,
humanity and the dignity Of labor.
The grandeur of civilization shall be
emphasized by the dawn of a new era,
in which the people shall reign. And
if found necessary they will expand
the powers of government to solve the
enigmas of the times"
~ Last wednesday Senate resolu-
ton "a, requesting the farmers Of
North Carolina not to Incre&s their
cotton acreage, was taken up. MI.
Little said these resolutions amounted
to nothing and the only objection to
them was on account of the room they
take up in the printed laws, Mr.. Nc
Dowell did not like the resolution and
moved to lay it. upon the table. his
motion prevailed and the bill was
taoled.
We just knew that the legislature
would get after the farmers, and had
said so.
= The Charlotte NeWs gets off the
following: The Raleigh papers gave
very full and satisfactory accounts of
the inauguration. But, scan their re-
ports as closely as we could, we failed
to be- enlightened on one point. What
we want to know is, did Gov. Carr
take the oath of office with his whiskers
on? He did not. Don't the NeUUS know
the difference between whiskers and a
m~ustache? Governor Carr was stand
ing "a few feet behind his mustache
when the oath was administered.
X The census report shows 5000, 600
Of mortgages on the homes of the PEG
pie OF this country. We have less than
IL, coo, 900 voters, or nearly three
fourths as many mortgages as voters.
And yet President Harrison tells US in
his annual message that we have I'M
paralleled prosperity Who in the
name Of God does he allude to? There
is but one prosperous class in all this
land, AMI hat is the capitalist. Did
he forget there was no else in this
country!-InduStriat Union, No.
The Clinton Caucasian says: 1t
is telegraphed from st. Louis that
Grover Cleveland is in a syndicate to
buy the street railways of that and
other cities. Dan Lamont, William
@. Whitney and other reform "
Democrats are also in it up to their
necks. They are associated, of course,
with a lot of Republicans of the same
kind, and here again we have illus
trated the truth that there is no poll
tics IN plumber. 1t doesn't make any
difference which party is in power as
the trusts flourish as we'll under one as
the other.
~ A dispatch from Minneapolis,
Minnesota, a few days ago says THE
State Farmers Alliance held a conven
ton in this city yesterday and to day.
Delegates to the number of 242 were
present. Secretary Stromberg read his
report, showing the organization of 48
new Alliances within the last year,
making a total of 1,427 Alliances. The
dues and membership fees received by
the Secretary amounted to 81, 248 IS,
and the contributions to 1929 80. Igna-
titus Donnelly was re elected President
and A, L. Stromberg was chosen to act
again as Secretary. H.. P. Bjorge was
elected Treasurer and L. Long was
made State Lecturer.
~ We learn that the bill of indict
ment against Mr.. S. o. Wilson charges
that he made signs by 1.-The putting
forth of the tongue from the mouth"
drawing the hand across the mouth, :"
and used a pass word, namely, "three
hundred" Now if he did do all this
he ought to be punished. No man has
a rightto be putting forth his tongue, y"
or to draw his hand across his
mouth" All this must be stopped and
we insist that the law be used prompt
ly. We further suggest that the
present legislature pass a law making
it a misdemeanor for n dog to wag