The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-07-04
H REFORM E
Sharp, Pithy Clippings from Papers that
do Not Worship Mammon.

should not rule intelligent men and
women.-St. Louis Monitor.
The American people are paying
Grover Cleveland $50, 900 a year to die
tate to them a gold policy. -BuIletim
of Reform.
Train robbing is one of the infant in
dustries that seems to be growing in
spite of the lack of protection.-BH
Eings Times.
Never consent to the repeal of the
present silver law, unless an absolute
free coinage bill is given in its stead
OttGW0 Journal.
Work is the only means of producing
wealth-but there are several processes
of acquiring it after it is produced
West TeGGs Sentinel.
Exports of silver last week were
1919, 9O5; of gold $1,1O5, 500. If silver
is driving out gold, what is driving out
silver9-M1ssOdri World.
At least $3.50, OOO, 900 has been sent
out of this country to pay interest in
the last eighteen months, yet the treas
ury boss counts all this as in circula-
tion.-SOWtheTn Mercury.
What is the difference between the
Gar of Russia, Emperor Wilhelm, of
Germany, and Grover Cleveland,
President of the United States9-J. 4.
Norris, IN National ReUieaC.
A memorial to Congress in favor of
government ownership of railroads
passed the house branch of the legisla-
ture of California with but one dissent
ing vote.-Fdrmers' Tribune.
Don't forget to attend your Alliance
meetings. If you work too hard and
are too busy to attend, you may be
confronted with a monstrous lover
production" next fall.-Owr Home. I
The National Waterman has the
hardihood to publish the Declaration
of independence. Better be careful,
Brother Dunning. Somebody will &C
cure you of being an anarchist. Free
Press.
When a reaping machine wastes
more grain than it gamers, it is laid
aside and a new and better machine is
put in it's place. So it ought to be with
machines called parties ST. Louis
Monitor.
New York bankers are passing reso-
lutions for the repeal of the Sherman
act. This is evidence that the people
should not allow it's repeal till some
thing better has been enacted.-Ibe
Republic.
Interest on English capital invested
in this country amounts to 1927, 600, 900
a year, or more than $50 apiece for
each head of family in the country.
Are we not truly a British dependency
PopuIist.
In 1868, five hundred bushels of
wheat would pay a mortgage of 81, 900;
in 1882 one thousand bushels would pay
a $1,000 mortgage; in 1892 two thou
sand bushels would pay a $1,000 mort
gage.-AdUance.
Now, gentlemen of the Bank of Eng
land, If there is anything else you want
that you haven't thought of before,
just name it to the President before he
calls his extra session of Congress, so
that it may be put in his message
Topeka Advance.
Not even in '73 when the famous
panic was on the commercial world
unsettled and disturbed as it is to-
day. One reason for the present I'm
rest is a fact that has always been OBJ
served in all of our previous panics.
Gold, the coward, always fees at the
very sight of danger .-LGUing Issue,
Atlanta.
Farmers, while you are sweating
year after year to pay exorbitant in
terest charges, the men who kindly ac-
cept your farm as security are borrow
at 1 per cent. the moneythey loan
you at 10 to "a per cent. And while
you are delving for their enrichment
they are off to the mountains or the
sea shore. on your earnings.-TeraS
Advance.
Mrs. Frank Leslie is securing a di
vorce from her husband, Willie Wilde, |
who she married for reason best
known to herself. If what she alleges
against him be true, she. should mete
put to him the same punishment she !
10 magnanimously suggested for any
workingman: "Shoot him
down like a dog-a mad dog."-San
Star.
Last week wheat was worth IS cents