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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-08-08
A WORD ABOUT FOOLS.

The State papers are publishing the
name of the most gigantic fool on
record They claim that a man named
Morris, living in Craven county, won
the distinction by placing pinestraw
under his house in large quantities and
then set fire to it to get rid of fleas. AS
might have been expected, Morris is
not troubled with 1eas, neither has he
any fear of burglars breaking into his
house, for it all ended in smoke.
Morris certainly has made an en-
viable record, but he is not far ahead
of the thousands of poverty-stricken
men who have been voting against
their own welfare time after time, But
if none of them can pluck the medal
from the breast of Morris. then the
men who are signing petitions asking
for the unconditional repeal of the
Sherman law ought to have a chance.
Morris is a scholar and a statesman
when compared with those fellows.
The ex- president of the Northampton
Court y Alliance is what we scholars
would call "a honey" He has fallen
out with Zeke Bilkins because Zeke
a1ries a rake and goes without a coat
this hot weather, and considers that
proof that the Alliance is not what it
once was. Zeke will not lose any sleep
over such Alliancemen, we IRE glad to
say.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-08-08
WHAT ARE PLATFORMS FoR3

Senator Vance has been roundly
abused for not standing on the Chicago
platform. 1t seems that the NeUs and
Observer is off, too, in that it don't be-
lieve the Sherman law is doing any
harm, though the Chicago platform
went for it with gloves off. On the
28th of July the NeoUs and Observer
said:
sit has seemed to us that there is a
good deal of method in all this clamor
for the repeal of the Sherman act.
That step is persistentIy urged. In
our judgment it is not urged because
there is any connection between that
act and our currency troubles. We
wish to be understood about this. We
do not believe that the Sherman act
has produced these troubles at all. We
do not believe as a cause it has pro-
duced these effects. The truth seems
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-08-08
OPINIONS.

We publish extracts from the edito-
rials of more than thirty newspapers
on the Vance letters, the three leading
parties being represented. 1t will
make interesting reading for all our
patrons. Quite a number of these pa,
pers have modified or changed their
base entirely since the bosses have
spoken.
Several papers claim that Vance was
joking One of them, the Charleston
NewS and Courier, is quoted on our
first page. Others say he is ''getting
doty." All this is proof of the de,
cadence Of the once great party they
represent. For twenty years this
party has declared for free coinage
and denounced the demonetization of
silver in 1873 in unmistable language,
the Chicago platform being the only
State or National platform that can be
construed to mean anything else.
Vance says he understands it to mean
what the party has always clamored
for, and for this he is denounced by
leading organs of his party, called
"doty" and a 'joker." 1t is time for
honest people to see what their party
is doing-where it is going.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-08-08
THE FINANCIAL SITUATION.

While the failures continue up to
this time, yet itmay reasonably be ex
pected that the assembling of Congress
will reduce the number for the present.
Every business concern will naturally
make heroic efforts to hold out a little
longer, hoping that Congress will be
wise enough to enact some legislation
to relieve the pressure.
W. have claimed all along that the
panic was brought on by the money
power just at this time to create senti.
mentagainst silver, that the outflow of
gold was a natural one. This was not
denied-could not be Gold has been
coming back for several weeks, not
withstanding the Sherman law has
never been repealed. Last week the
gold reserve in Washington reached
the 800, 600, 900 mark. During the
week Sc 900, 900 in gold reached New
York and 81, 600, 900 more is reported
on the way here. So the country Is
now as we'll off as it was three months
ago, before the panic was started, but
the thousands of ruined men are not,
When gold comes to America at the
rate of 80, OOO, 900 a week before Con
gre IS meets and when there is still
much doubt about the repeal Of the
| Sherman law, it is still safe to assert
that the panic is a fraud. Leading
newspapers now admit this, though
they howled for the repeal of the Sher-
man law only a few weeks ago.
Let us hope that Congress will act
wisely. 1t a give permanent and
substantial relief. If it cannot, then
what is Congress for9 We will keep
our readers posted, at any rate. If any
good is done you shall know it; if not
you shall know it.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-08-08
NOW WE HAVE 1T.

A cable dispatch from London,
Friday. said that at a meeting
of the directors Of the Bank of
England, Thursday, the rate of dis.
count was raised to 3 per cent. The
reason given was because of the "heaUy
shipmentso Of gold to the United States"
Now you have it. For six weeks the
greatest panic that ever shook this
continent has been in progress. The
alleged cause was the shipments of
gold to England, and the cure was the
repeal of the Sherman law. Now Eng
land is almost in a panic and the cause
is the same, though the Sherman law
hasn't been repealed. Don't you see
that those financiers are liars, and
don't you see the suicidal folly of COM
ing to a gold basis according to the
ideas of President Cleveland?
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-08-08

In 1878, John G. Carlisle, now Sec
rotary of the Treasury, said: The
movement to totally demonetize silver
is a s%tupendous conspiracy conceived
by the moneyed interests of all coun-
tries to increase the value of one half
of the worlds metallic money by de-
stroying the other half. The success
full consummation of that conspiracy
would be more disastrous to the people
of this world than war, pestilence and
famine Carlisle was a Democrat
then. claims to be one now, but since
he has got a Cabinet position under
Goldbug Gar Cleveland, he is trying
to bring about the result. Down with
traitOrsI
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-08-08
THE JOURNAL GETS THE MULE

Our friend "Zeke Bilkins' has al
lowed his zeal for reform to carry him
a little too far. For some time he has
made a standing offer of n O
colored mule for the first editorial on
the tariff question written since the
election. Last Tuesday the Atlanta
Journal won the mule by publishing
an editorial on the absurdity of the tax
on wool.
This was not a case of $40 acres and
a mule, "but a mule only. So Bilkins
may hold his farm and send along the
mule. If the offer should finally be
the means OF reminding thetprees gen
few months, IN issue twenty-five wears
old, then Bilkins can console himself
knowing that his efforts e not in
vain if he did lose a mule.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-08-08

to be that certain persons who determ
med to have that act repealed have
produced these effects and have laid
the blame to the Sherman act in order
to secure its repeal"
On the 2nd of August the NeaUs and
Observer said:
"Our readers will, however, remem-
Der that we always laughed at the sug-
gestion that it sherman law was the
cause of gold leaving this country, and
in our opinion it is equally innocent of
bringing the yellow metal back. AL
ready six millions of goldhave% recently
come in, and now four millions more
are on the way"
Thus we have one prominent editor
laughing at the only financial plank in
the Chicago platform, says he always
laughed at it," On the other hand
many papers say that Vance was
Joking" when he wrote his letters con-
STRUNG the Chicago platform to mean
anything. Amidst so much Laughing"
and ",joking" about a very serious
matter, we are completely bew1dered.
Sometimes we feel like the Chicago
platform was all a joke, and at the ex
pense of the people; that the election
was a joke; that Harrison is still run
ming the country; that all this talk
about a "new administration" and
about reform is a joke. We sometimes
imagine that we hear the report of Har-
rison's gun as he shoots snipe down on
the Virginia coast. But perhaps it is
all a joke. Tariff reform, currency
reform, pension reform must all be a
joke. No, some of it must be a reality.
Buck Jones has gone to Shanghai, and
DIR. Sanderlin and Joe Daniels are in
Washington. That is no joke. Kope
Elias is collector of eternal" revenue,
and Simmons will be after awhile. Mar
shall Ney Allison is drawing his pay
and Bob Glenn has a job. That is no
joke. Nearly all of it is a joke, but
there is no mistake about new officers
being in here and there.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-08-08
N. r. P. A.
EDITORIAL NOTES.

The Virginia State Alliance will meet
in Richmond on the 18th. A good
meeting is expected.
North Carolina editors never get left
if they don't have any money. The
editor of the Carthage Blade made a
meal off a 10 ounce tomato recently.
The Elzin and Walthman watch
factories, the most extensive in the
world, each employing several thou
sand men, have reduced their working
force about one half. Great pros
perity!
The Waterloo, N. Y, Observer, a
very able Democratic paper, evidently
has got it's eyes open. 1t asks: why
X should we shape our coinage laws to
Ruit the convenience of Europe3 Let
Lroge gQt5the devil"
Persons wishing to open State banks
of issue are requested to correspond
with Capt. Octavius Coke, Raleigh, II.
C. He can give any information de-
sired. Persons without capital can
start banks provided they have plenty
of confidence.
The New York World, the great low
tariff, pension reform, financial re-
form, Cleveland organ, says high
tariff, more pensions, against reform
John Sherman lis a great patriot"
Good Democrats ought to read the
World more than usual.
William G.. Whitney, e~x-Secretary
of the Navy, says: ~ do not consider
the repeal Of the Sherman law a per-
manent cure for our national ills. It
is a palliative, not a ~panacea." His
old master, Cleveland, talks like it is a
certain cur The doctors differ.
The bank failures last week only
numbered 43. Other failures 425. A
good many large factories closed down
indefinitely, but are not failures, as
they may resume work again. AS the
list is so small e. we suppose it safe to
state that confidence has been re-
stored"
If it takes such enterprising daily
papers as the Wilmington Messenger,
Charlotte Observer, NeWS Observer
Chronicle, etc, exactly five months to
find out and publish that the last Con-
gress appropriated 500 a month for a
clerk for each member, how long will
1T be before less enterprising papers
will publish the news?
The Waterloo, N. Y, Observer, Dem,
says: 'If the law can keep 25 5 grains
of standard gold up to the value of 100
cents, it can also keep the value of 4123
grains of silver up to the value of 100
cents. If you don't believe that it is
the law that is keeping gold up, just
.1et two or three big commercial nations
demonetize it and see where it will CO."
The sugar trust sells sugar only at
one place. The purchaser can get at
that place one hundred barrels and no
1ess, and he can get this only upon
planklng down the cash and signing a
pledge not to sell it below a price fixed
by the trust. Now when we remember
that the refiners who compos this
trust drew 81, 500, 900 bounty from the
government last year, and now have
81, O00. 600 loaned out, and 81, 500, 900 in
bank, we are at our wits ends trying
to imagine how this government can
stand much longer under such strains.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-08-08

After all the hard things said about
Senator Vance by so called Democrats,
we can see nothing in his two letters
but pure Democracy and a desire to
carry out the old time pledges of his
party. Senator Vance is one of the
few real prominent leaders of the party
that shows any disposition to adhere to
first principles on the money question.
Every true Democrat should resent the
insults to the Senator from %plutocratic
hirelings and papers.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-08-08

By the way, we think it is rather
late now for so many Democrats to be
trying to find out what the Chicago
platform means, 1t is just a joke;
that's all. Col. Fab Busbee, of Raleigh,
was one of the platform committee and
thinks he assisted in making the plat
form. He says the platform is as plain
as the nose on your face, but thinks
Congress will have a time carrying
out the platform. This reminds us of
the negro preacher who, forgetting the
passage of scripture he intended to use
as a text, said: "Belubbed breddren,
Ise furgot de text an whar it am; but,
breddren, if yuse are all Bible readers
like yuse ort ter be, yuse am familiar
wild de text anyhow"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-08-08

A few days ago most of the leading
business firms in Winston signed a pc,
tition asking Congress for the ''uncon-
ditional repeal" of the Sherman law.
We don't like to believe that Winston
is infested with crazy people, but from
this we judge that they are crazy on
this particular subject. Strange that
men will commit financial suicide to
please a few goldbugs.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-08-08

The Charlotte Observer and another
goldbug, a correspondent, have com
planned bitterly since Senator Vance
gave succor and sympathy to the
Third p arty." But in the same issue
the Observer copies an interview, near
ly a column long, with John Sherman
and in an editorial comment calls John
''the greatest financier of the day"
Neither "Goldbug" o the editor of
the Observer are half as complimentary
when Vance is mentioned. Now, if
Vance is not as good a Democrat as
John Sherman, the chief among ten
thousand Republican sinners, Vance is
in a bad way, sure. Wonder if Senator
Vance ever thought that he would
have to adopt Sherman's views in order
to keep on speaking terms with leading
men in his party?
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-08-08

lam standing n0W Just behind the
curtain, and IN full glOaU0f the coming
sunset. Behind me are the shadows on
The trGck, before me lies the dark galley
and the TiUer. When I mingle tCith its
dark 1Uuters I 1Cunt to cast m Iinger-
Gng look upon O. country Whose govern
ment is Of the people, for the people,
and by the peopIe."-L L. Polk, July
18th, 1890.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-08-08

In writing to anybody, always be
sure to give the name of your postofRce,
and sign your own name plainly.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-08-08

w- The date on your label tells you
when your time is out.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-08-08

81 Our friends in writing to any OF
our advertisers will favor us by men
tioning the fact that they saw the
advertisement IL THE PROGRESSIVE
FARMER.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-08-08

Suizbacher, Gitterman & Weaeleo'
dealers in wool, New York, asSlgn'N
on the 2nd for 1920, 900.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-08-08

while the government is proclalm1ng
the necessity of issuing bonds, repeal
ing the Sherman act, and doing some
other foolish things in order to raise
funds, and our industries are Iangulsh-
ing for enough money to make them
vigorous. That the boarding of these
millions is criminal folly is acknowl-
edged by even ONE of the gold men
themselves, one of the most prominent
of whom said only last week that a
gold reserve of So, 900, 600 vas just as
good as 800, 900, 600, and that the ad-
vocacy of a large gold reserve was fool
ishness that had done vast harm. For
when there was a prospect of the re-
serve shrinking below this fanclful
standard, it caused unnecessary alarm.
In addition to the gold coin the treas
ury holds $78, 345, 51O.O5 in gold bars;
1862, 3O2, 7O7, in silver dollars; 81, 1885,
ga 30 in subsidiary coin and $118, 49,
$50 81 in silver bars; $25, 805, 1873 in legal
tender notes; S., 528, 533 in treasury
notes; 81, OH, 40 in gold certificates;
81, 1853, 339 in silver certificates; $430, 900
in certificates of deposit and So, 982,
733 Is in national bank notes, together
with deposits in national banks, inter
est accounts, etc., to an amount that
foots up $745, OO4, COL SO as the total
money in the vaults of the government
on the 9Oth of June, 1898; and yet with
all that immensepile of money on hand
there was an increase of the public debt
for the month. Against this $745, OO4, =
601. 50 there is absolutely less than $780,
600, OOO-to be exact, $37, 968, 391. 81
immediate liability. All other liabili-
ties are so remote as not to be worth a
moments consideration. The govern
ment does not expect, for instance,
that the silver certificates will be pre-
sented for redemption except in gold,
and they would never be presented for
gold redemption unless the government
invited it; and this money locked up
and guarded even from the public eye
to say nothing Of the public touch, is
always counted when We are told that
we have $24 per capita in circulation.
The government is not a beggar by a
long ways, but Wall street and its
lackeys in the government r shame
less, pestiferOus mendicants.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-08-08

Do you want your paper changed to
another Office State the one at which
Eou have been getting it.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-04-16
BlTSON IN CUSTODY.

CLINTON JUNCTION, Wis, April IL
Matt BltsOn, the murderer OF his wife and
Mrs. Arthur Hearn, was captured today
at the residence of John Clark, about two
miles from this village. lie came In to
get warm aud was recognized and the
alarm given. On seeing IA crowd gather
ing Bltson shot himself below tue eye.
The wound Is serious, but may not be
mortal. The sheriff viii be here this noon
TO take him to louisville. Lynching was
tnreaj ened, but at present he is safe.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-04-16
TO CONFEDERATEVeTERANs.

NEW ORLEANS, April by order of J.
g. Gordon, general commanding, an order
mas been issued from the headquarters Of
the United Confederate Veterans, which
directs that the commanders of camps W IL
AT once notify all mem bers of the respect
I'VE camps OF the request contained in the
letter TO General George Norman from
Colonel Thomas E lett. secretary of Lee
camp. which invites all camps of United
Confederate Veterans TO the ceremonies
attending the reinterment of the remains
OF Jefferson Davis. which will take place
on Wednesday, May 81, in Richmond, Va
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-04-16
A NEW AMERICAN GUN

BIRDS BANK, Pa. April 15.-The first
public test Of the Brown segmentnl wire
wound gun was made today in the pres
ence of governmental experts, representa-
tives of foreign powers and number of
invited guests from New York, Philadel-
phia and other cities. Three shots were
fired and tie gun successfully withstood a
pressure which the experts declared would
blow any other gun IN the W orld 10 atoms.
The tests today broke all records and
marked a decided step forward in gun
manufacture, placing the United States in
The van in gunmaking, as it is already in
manufacture
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-04-16
PETE kIlNE,S AEElOANlT

KANSAS CITY, April 15-The following
affidavit WAS yesterday forwarded to tie
Kansas senate committee appointed TO in
vestigate the charges of boodliug in con-
nection with the appointment of police
commissioners and the defeat of the Tay-
lor lottery and policy bill:
Peter W. Kline, being duly sworn.
upon his oath says that Ee i the identica.
person who has been frequently mentioned
in connection with the subj matter now
being Investigated by the committee an
pointed by tie Kansas state senate: and
afiiant says that, in truth and in fact. he
did not during the last session of the LEXIS
lature o! tie state of Kansas enter INTO
an agreement or other arrangement with
Governor l.. ID. L-wellioC. Attorney Gen
sral John I. Little or Private Secretary
Fred y. Close, or q. her of them, by which
IN consideration of the payment Of money
n other valuable thing the appoint meEt of
police commissioners Tor Kansas CITY,
Kan. was 10 be influenced or controlled.
or legislation of any character Whatsoever
prevented; tina, afliant was and
is now IN utter stranger to said
gentlemen; that affiaut has never
net or known the aforesaid gentle
men before or doing the session Of the
.eglslrrure aforesaid, excepting he afure-
sand Fed j. Cos, aud then only upon
one occasion. and then not TO exceed five
minutes ia duration; and aGiaut says that
upon the occasion last aforesaid the con-
versatiun had no reference whatever 20 the
appointment Of police commissioners. nor
20 influencing or corrupuuS Legislation.
nor the payment Of any money TO any per
son Tor any purpose whatsoever: and af-
iiant says that he Gid at no time or place,
either IN person or through or by any per
son aut horizeG 10 Go, speak or act for HIM,
pay, deliver or turn over to said Lewel!ing,
Little or Close, or either OF them. nor to
any person or persons Tor them, aay
money, promise or other valuable thing
or commodity for any person wbatSpever.
(Signed. 'P. W. KLINE"
''SuhsCrIbed and sworn 10 before me this
fifteenth day OF April, 1898
''JoHN {. STEARNr,
NOTARY Public, Jackson county. No.n
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-04-16
What He Needed,

Swell-You haven't a very good as
sortmcnt of ties.
Dealer-No. don't have any de-
mand. Business is dull, and I'll have
TO Quit anyhow. I'm afraid.
Swell-You won't if you carry the
right kind of ties
Dealer-What kindo
Swell Advertise - nat-Ai. Free
Press.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-04-16

TOPEKA, Kan, April DO c. Rood.
alias o. {. Howard, alias Charles Miller.
was convicted in the [ ited States district
court yesterday of stealing 500 in postage
stamps and government funds and twenty
nine registered letters from the govern.
ment. The crime of which he was con-
ylcied was committed at Junction CITY on
July l, 1892. Rood was one of the most
troublesome postoice robbers that the
Kansas federal authorities have ever had
to deal with
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-04-16
LAKE NAVIGATION OPENED

CHICAGO, April 15.-Last night the first
grain laden steamer OF the season cleared
from this port for the east. Before II
o'clock tonight the greatest grain fleet
tEat ever LETT Chicago at the opening OF
navigation VIII be well started under way
this, too, at a date almost unprecedently
early for the opening of the season. The
fleet carries all told 1000, 900 bushels of
grain.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-04-16
The CHOCT.WS.

WASHINGTON, April 15.-GeneraI Scho-
field Today received a telegram from Cap
tain Guthrie, dated Autlers. saying that
there had been no disturbance AT that
place since has last report, but both par
ties are increasing their forces and that
the negotiations 10 induce the governor to
disbaud the militia have not met with
Success
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-04-16
WEATHER BULLETIN
WEATHER RCREAU,
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, :
w., -, k-,;g ~ 1910


WICHITA. Kan. April 10. 1888
Forecast for Wichita and vicinity
Fair ard warmer. followed Monday by
cooler.
During the past twenty-four hours the
highest temperature was Sc. the lowest
80, and the mean 80, with generally clear,
warmer weather and south TO southeast
winds.
Thus far this month the average tenn
perature has been so.
For the past four years the average tenn
pera'ure for the month Of April has
been So and for the 18th day 52'.
FRED l. JOHNSON. Observer
WASHINGTON, April l5.-Following is the
forecast up 10 p. N. Monday;
For kansas-Fair: variable winds.
For Misscuri-Fair variable winds.
slightly warmer, except in extreme north,
western.