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The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-10-27
A Montana Man.

Passing Wabasha St. Monday evening" heavy
old gentleman coming the street. BE asked direct him
Hotel Ryan.
"Wak with mel am going within block Of it,"
and entered into After learning that he
spoke of the silver
such q way to lead him to think a populst
eyes, is destroying prosperity We organizing silver
party in Montana and other states"
"Oh-the-peoples party?" We inquired
ono" peoples party-but
principle against
heard of it, By the think Mime
to Montana help organize that pa7
gentleman thought and asked who it was?
Tgnatius Donnelly."
the silver party and for tho popusts, did
notf"
"Yes sirl populss"
HE says he for the Knights of Labor"
"Probaby The labor divided political issues
He came for silver"
other syndates Mr. Donny through
The build the parties the
against popusts g did his tailor paid
ane
10 and member this Office gave us the information published
Aw there with
enough wretch betrays everything and everybody
Mighty few though
Minneapolis Tribune: spoke wisely
deploring the acay low wheat he
Of the tendency diversity their products
established principle of agricultural that variety
ter vegetables fruit
depends the
quenty has "hard luck stories to tell"
diversity sell at &C. pound and freight and be
forbidden yourself village which lives
your raise abbas &C. ahead Oh thou
generation of city farmersl
The throughout beginning
ratng the Meetings
are being held all over.-Western Guard
Henry ew Wall mouth predicts gnominous defeat for
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-10-27

The Enterprise repubishes
[Foly Wreckage which appeared the W. last wktaken
the St. Paul Daily News.
SOUTH DAKOTA POLITICS.
you every through VEST we have
failed let hear South Dakota and might possibly
popus otherwise
alive and marching like
going them destruction The peoples
NO. hard
speakers But tell Dr. the
making to the and going South
Dakota this fall another
road to the o. S. senate Petew 1.-THE republican senato
heard ooqung the other day. and took
send you
SENATOR PETTGREW's sOLILOQUY.
Oh election day coming the time shorter grown,
And friends growing and fate will
hold comfortable office, and my saPry-it is grand
But the people have lost Confdence afraid Of saus Hand
was a good republican, g thoroughbred was called
And laughed Moodys CATTLE fall;
But it's laughing lightly joked abont.
For it's dreadful to discover that sand running out
asking Moody, in my innocent surprise,
he liked his cattle, on them
But although their onward march shall manfuly resist,
I'm afraid they have another "ExSen" upon their list
have been silver and taken Bichloride Of God"
people skeptcal
So gaze into the future with gloomy stare,
For the gulf getting wider wixt senatorial chair
Friends tell that my spirits to fall,
For we'll have in the FUTURE "Houe ALL
Well they'll know anguish that will in it's grief compare,
With the OF watching Jacobn the senatorial CHART
C. CREED.
MISSIONARY POLITICS.
EDITOR GREAT WEST:
Your journal be in dead saving republic
the which rapidly ensavng but although
highly qualified speaker writer
both other radical
political darkness uniform the the
repeatedly tried the people the necessity clubbing together
and protection of rights against the
have tried convince them Of the class legislation have
them mionares
And have shown them figures that win
$500 family of five Of population Of
paid these monaes Golfers annually
their they their
good have written radical writer's genback party
appeared but for he
IDEAS My idea that should start political mission
trbuon of political knowledge among aboers
the simplest form possible that could the meaning
the different tongues spoken land
Keystone, Wright Co.
plan. But who will provide the money?-F1
STRONG GOSPEL.
EDITOR
unsurpassed plenty the productions elements
OF material wealth. have suspended public works
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-10-27

Henry streets mouth piece predicts defeat
the election No doubt his prediction will true
i'll gain enough voters Can
theY do IT. Prairie Advocate
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-10-27

TERMINAL ELEVATOR
The lost themselves wheat dea
profit that stand grind the Chicago He'll
out coming out grist-lgristle)?-
The Minneapolis Terminal Elevator Company
the Minneapolis Company securing
ito the $56OO0 including
and considerable private property of Landon and W. Hk
The capital spring
several individuals lost all they had at the
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-10-27

with plenty in all the productions
material wealth. have suspended public
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-10-27
LETTER AND A PROPOSITION.


and the GREAT WEST and
admired Donnely ss than do today But
something had talk about get
Ting qartte county, but the talk OF
how this state not strong
united leadership under We get such speaker
MUST reorganization and
overhaung Donny the dead list
Must this destroyed Dr. though love
brother really do We understand by the G. W. that
Warrington last from the field And that when
called back defend yourself made propositions sell the at
brought offered both out]
but that all propositions refused by Mr. Donne know OF only
county, believe will be sensible
Will make proposition? Make
BE proposition THAT WHICHEVER FAILS TO SAC
R1F1CE FOR OUR CAUSE WILL WHOLLY DESERTED BY U.s.
Now the time and have faith Make
the trial.
The above letter pocket week. There personal
why shoTd % @ to We So once
than $40 We book for with heavy sale and
clear Not Minnesota believes shadow
Of Donnely's foolish
On other hand the Rep signal failure It's subscription list
they they? it's list
% dnn nor dos e
Men the value Of dueb
hold notes till courthouse officials
paper bills But credit high in st. Paul and ask
Why should proposition? Three have arisen
position to the and ready to gently draw the winding
sheet over the E oa 1t not in an healthy
she!ved the and that when
political honesty but they
horrible word What shall With factions work
tor new from over the the this great
God forbid that should stand in the there the
again next week.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-10-27

several individuals lost all they had the
Grant County Farmer c. B. Benedict Attica,
business during the past week Mr. Benedict and
commenting the visible supply wheat remarked
that his observations had him
visible supply but pretens the English
and those this connected with
that what usually called the visible supply the public generally
store At terminal points this country for the Of deudn
must concde his the August shipments
this country only payment for wheat terminal elevators
Yes, but O. p has father
British this hour drive wheat
bug basis and ten every gold mine the
The Farmers Elevator three cents above
wheat result
wood The other fellows the price whistle wheat
they pay.-Granite Falls Advocate
Donnely isn't bowling
months But the dealer getting bit
the what he did the Mr. Donney
please don't bust another coal combine 1t doesn't
Mankato
The Enterprise repubsh
Foy Wreckag which appeared in the W. last wektaken
the st. Paul Daily News
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-10-27

Doc Bxby II of writes the following
for the Martin County Sentinto which amendments
The leaves and the boughs getting BARE
And the folks going shopping for the underwear
And the kitchen fire burning the deserted
And the dde cakes turning and changed
Just honey things running fair and ee
There scads and cheap could
But the rocky rather bad
For the change got the worst had
To which add:
The merchants dropping cause the bull has BEAR
And the does shopping the hayseed his har
the fires burning section and
Till like gddle cakes he's foreclosure makes change
So the merchant hangs his goldbug party peg
And the walks forth spendor his broken silver
For honey moneys been mighty e
That have borrowed dollar that there be-
And premium silver dollars took "change' in '73.
haven't struck the bottom these times bad
Wait and listen the bowling when pngme makes sad
just pet that party go)dbug along it's yaler spine,
Till the monkey chins the tiger Gin thy belly thnel
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-09-26
APPLES AND
FRESNO, CAL
FraternaIIy,
ROBT. w. DALEY.

FRESNO, CAL.
Mr.. EDITOR:-Central California
seems not only adapted to the semi
tropical fruits, euchas oranges, lemons,
lines, olives, pomegranates and figs.
but will produce the most delicious
apples.
Indeed most of the ground that has
been worked over for gold coin will
produce the golden pippin, that today
will bring more gold coin than was
produced from the mines as a reward
of labor except to a few men who made
a large success out of a fortunate find.
Apples sell in our market by the pound,
the bottom price so far has been two
cents per pound. One bushel bringing
as much profit here as one barrel in the
East.
On the west side of the San Joaquin
river the land seems heavier than on
this side and better adapted to the
growth of that valuable fruit. Two
years growth of the tree here is equal
to four years in the Northern or East
ern States, and it may be raised and
matured with far more certainty than
in the Eastern country. This is a most
profitable field for capital and labor to
gain a rich reward. These lands to-day
can be bought at comparatively low
rates, from $50 to $40 per acre, secur-
ing the very best, Just near the foot
hills is a citrus belt where the best
oranges to be found on the Pacific coast
are being grown with ease and GER
tainty. Indeed the whole valley seems
capable of producing sslimitless quaint
ties of citrus fruit. I have trees in nv
back yard that yielded last year a large
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-09-26
WHY DID NOT PAY TAX.

HEXLENA, n. 9.
Mr.. EDITOR:-I desire space in your
paper to show why I am termed insol-
vent in the Windsor Ledger. I am "a
years old, able-bodied and strong, I
! have paid taxes three years and the
first opportunity 1 had Registered and
! voted the Democratic ticket. I was a
very good fellow, my name was all
right, I was a true and loyal citizen of
my township. l was then On the farm
| of my father. I never changed homes
or occupation or politics. But seeing
fit to change parties as the campaign
moved on, I found that Chairman
Simmons had given instructions that
the full name should be written. I
asked my brother to have my name
written in full. When he spoke to the
registrar he wanted to know who 1 was
and after finding that I did not agree
with him he told him that I must APP
pear in person, SO / went. He had
slipped out to find some who had not
found the secret, that were of his faith,
and I could not find him. l told his
clerk my business and he said that
would be all right. If I was registered
as I had voted I could vote again, but
finding that some had made applica.
ton for a perfect registration and the
registrar would tell them it was all
right and they would say back to him,
1 want to put in one more Democratic
ticket he would very readily change
and then say privately, if you know
any more Of Jul fellows tell them but
don't tell any Third party fellows. I
again went to see him and he was out
of place again. I knew that I was a
citizen and if I was challenged I could
prove my identity, as the registrar and
l were schoolboys together, so when
election day came I went to the nolIs
and the registrar told me I could not
vote. I asked the reason but none was
given. I asked for a trial as the law
requires and this was refused and this,
registrar was a justice of the peace. I
told them if I could not vote I could
not a tax. This registrars brother
and partner in business was the tax
collector. I told him the judges of cleo
ton said I was not a bonaide citizen of
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-09-26
CONDUCT.

One night last week an ~itinerant
street preacher was egged at Greens,
boro. 1t is said that the best citizens
of the town condemn the action. We
hope so. Perhaps the man had done
some plain talking. He charged that
the preachers of the town are in league
with the bar keepers. PROBABLY he
was led to believe that on hearing that
some of the preachers vote for licensed
saloons to make the old man drunk to
educate the boys. Of course that is
only a surmise on our part.
If the preacher was a little weak in
the upper story (there is no proof that
he was) pity should have taken the
place of eggs. To be egged by a mob
Is no proof that @ man is bad, or that
he is crazy. We know good men who
have been insulted in this way not 50
long ago. Our Saviour was an itiDerant
preacher. He didn't wear high silk
hats and look the other way when a
poor fellow Christian passed by. He
preached on the streets, the highways
everywhere. He didn't please the
plutocratic populace in his day. He
was opposed to immortality, Usury and
deception. For this he was sCOrned
and treated even worse than the timer
ant preacher at Greensboro.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-09-26

said McKeighan, you haven't any
thing to sell. Go home and go to work
and raise more corn and less hell and
you'll be all right 'Oh, hell!' said
the banker and walked away Coming
Crisis.
Plutucracy, in dealing with the
masses, pursues the same plan that
civilizedO invaders pursue in conquer
ing the savages. When they invade
their territory they induce them to kill
n another, which, considering their
barbarous instincts, is very easy to &C,
compIish. Our semi civilized masses
divide up into hostile factions, dovour-
ing one another, while the "Napoleona
of finance" gobble up all in sight.
Would any but a nation of idiots per
NIT themselves to be thus d~evoured7-
Ta1Iare, CGl., Citizen.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-09-26
THE DOLLAR.

The Chicago Farmers Voice fur.
nishes the following evidence to prove
that the gold dollar is the most dds
honest dollar in existence:"
"The most dishonest dollar that ever
circulated is the barbaric gold dollar
For thousands of years it has been the
silent robber Of honest industry and
the despoiler Of the brightest ciViliza,
tions that have adorned the world. 1t
has beer strangling the producer Of the
worlds wealth, impoverishing the
masses, enriching the few andstarylng
many. In those nations in which 1t Is
the cruel monetary degpOt-the sole
measure of value and the only Legal
tender-its value practically equals the
value of all other property and 1t mas
the monstrOus power of cOnfscatInganI
other wealth. If one man owned an
the gold in the world, bis insignificant
possession would be equivalent IN value
to all the farms, and homes and prOu'
ucts of the earth. But while one man
does not possess all the gold, all OF Nn
practically under the control OF one
great, absorbing, greedy and passion
ANOS NNHAAA6 ASOoOs liz o.
has crowded itself into the currencyoL
every nation, and usurped the functions
of every other kind Of money, soontl
or later, in every instance, bankrupt
ing the masses and p~aralyzing lnauT
try. What else could be eXpeGFof
When the basis of business M "
debts has been a larger circulating
medium of one kind and another VIZ
else. could be expected than that PAM Ibs
ruptcy and distress should follow ono
confining of legal tender money tos
metal that everybody acknowledge
not plentiful enough to do the buSln anT
of the world with9 Whenever On n
man or set of men or system se9kEst cr
put it beyond the power Of the 9eD'Cf
to pay his debt, it is an exhloitl0Ib That
impUdent dishonesty; and that IS "and
gold as the sole standard of value old
only legal tender means. Inc r."
dollar is as dishonest as satan ls uS'
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-09-26

the township and drove me from the
ballot box. [ should not pay tax He
said I was q citizen now and some one
is grossly wrong. And the right of
suffrage was denied 81 or % true and
legal citizens of this township by this
Justice of the peace, and for this work
he has been appointed postmaster and
list taker. and when the representative
to the State Senate vas asked why he
recommended him he said that he had
been a very good friend of his and
worked very hard for him. Now this
registrar made d speech and so
it must be the cheating of men out of
their votes that was the hard work
and the good friendship that needed
such magnificent recommendation.
II you need any proof of what 1 have
written I can give it. When I have
stood by the constitution of my coun-
try, State and county, and then am
not allowed to vote, I will not pay tax
Yours respectfully,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-09-26

r of most delicious oranges which
were grea ly enjoped by my family
and friends. From December to April
they may be taken from the tree and
are most delightful fruit because so
palatable and healthful. Quite a large
orange orchard has been planted by
one of our leading citizens within two
miles of this city. They need some
protection for the first few years, after
this they are sufficiently hearty to en-
dure the climate. At the foothills
there are large orchards Of them from
which were taken fruit that carrid
away the first premiums at the Citi-
zens' State Fair, held in San Francisco
last winter. I think it cannot be
doubted that we have a soil and climate
peculiarly adapted to peaches, prunes,
a~pricots, nectarines, figs, olives, pears
and grapes, but also oranges, lines and
lemons, as can be found anywhere on
the continent. Fresno to day is known
as the raisin center, the largest raisin
vineyards in the world being located
in this geographical center Of the State
of California.
Should any of your readers eontem-
plate either of these industries, [ should
be glad to furnish them information on
these subjects.
H. G. DEWITT.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-09-26
HOW MUCH DID JOHN B. GET1

Zeb Vance, of North Carolina, wal.
loped the said John B. Gordon in the
Senate last week about his fops on the
silver question. 1t has not been Iong
since Gordon bitterly denied that he
would vote for the ':unconditionaI re-
peal of the Sherman law"
Says now he will vote that way
votes against silver because he is such
a friend of it.
How much did they pay you this
time, Jack?
We know that Joe Brown had the
Louisville & Nashville Railroad pay
so, 900 when you sold out before, but
we would really like to know how
much they paid you this time.
Tom WATSON.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-09-26
THE ALLIANCE PICNIC
GRAN PAML1CN ~ Al

On the eighth day of Septembo,
In the year of ninety three
The people came in early
Our Lecturer for to see.
They came from all directions
In quick and lively pace,
And soon our little village
Was filled for want of space
And then in rode the Marshal
The Marshal Of the day,
And il about five minutes
The band began to play.
And then the people shouted
"Oh! Thompson. he is here
And then We 49, .sGCa1 q little wor
His noble speech IL hear, 10y
And when he went upon the stand
The people to address,
He asked them kindly for to dav
Saving, "You can have the rest s.
For I've come down to meet Won
By your wishes and request
And point out to you the princinIoo
On which the Alliance rests,
And then he showed the princinIps
On which the Alliance stood,
And took the Constitution
To prove that they were god.
For truth, you know, is mighty
And always will prevail,
So brethren be a unit,
There is no such thing as fail.
It was a noble effort,
So all the farmers say,
So come again, dear brother,
And spend another day;
For three or four short hours,
Just like we had before,
Well set the people looking
For an Alliance door.
Fraternally yours,
J. B. SAwYE
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-09-26
TOBIAS EARLY
ALLIANCE PICNIC IN GRANVILLE.

Mr.. ED.TOR:-In obedience to the re-
quest of the members Of Hope Far
River, Oak Grove and Corinth ALI
ancCs, I will endeavor to give you the
facts concerning the Alliance picnic at
Corinth, held recently, from an in par
tial standpoint.
About - o'clock Capt. a. S. Peace
mounted the speakers stand with that
pleasant smile which is characteristic
of the good man, and asked Mr., John
w. Plttard to come forward and oc'
cupy the Presidents chair, and Prof.
w. Daily to act as Secretary.
Then the choir, composed OF about 40
young ladies and gentlemen, gave the
audience a musical treat.
After the song Capt. Peace in his
pleasant manner introduced Mr.. I. Y.
Allen, of Mecklenburg Co., Va. Mr..
Allen said that he was delighted to ad-
dress an audience Of GranvIllians once
more, and that all the tar was not off
his heels yet. One Of the leading
thoughts of his speech was to impress
upon his audience the Importance OF
being organized. He said that the mer
| chants, bankers and lawyers were
organized, and for this a it was
absolutely necessary that the farmers
be organized.
President Thales Turner followed IN
a short talk while dinner was being
prepared.
Repairing to a table a few yards
away, the people were face to face with
the result of overproduction in the
form of such a dinner as only the good
sisters knew how to fix.
An hour having been spent at dinner
and rest, we were again summoned to
the stand by the choir singing for us
some beautiful songs, after which Mr..
z. T. Carrot, of Vance, delivered his
admirable speech. I cannot begin to
| describe Mr.. Carrots speech, but suf-
fee to say it was both wise and witty,
| entertaining and instructive, carrying
! the audience with him in his flights of
oratory to the delight of all present.
His arguments were unanswerable. It
was indeed a gala day for the Alliance.
People were there from every township
in the county, and some from Vance
and Franklin, and filled Mr., J. B. Ell
liott's grove with a living mass of hu.
man beings. The presence of many
ladies inspired the toiling masses with
new zeal, and we trust will impart to
them renewed energy in the great
cause of reform.
Fraternally,
ROBT. w. DALEY.