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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-02-20
WE IAN GROW HOPS

Last year an experienced and sue
cessful hop grower, residing at Hamil-
ton, N. Y, made a trip to the South
for the purpose of Investigating with a
view to the introduction of hop-grow-
ing on an extensive scale. He was we'll
pleased with the central portion of
North Carolina. During his stay in
Raleigh he called to talk with The Pro
GREssIvE FARMER two or three times,
and later on, advertised for land. We
don't know whether he has or has not
secured the land. The gentleman in
formed us that much of our land is
superior, he thinks, to any lands
adapted to ~hop-growing in the North
or West, and our climate far better.
A few days ago we received the first
number of The Hop Grower8' Journal,
just started at Hamilton, N. Y, pre-
sumably by the same gentleman who
visited our State, as it mentions a trip
to the South, and a descriptive book of
three hundred pages, telling about the
New South" and containing an ex-
cellent county map of North Carolina,
the book being for sale at the office of
the new paper. Mr.. A. L. Jones, we
think, was the gentleman's name, and
he is the publisher of the new paper.
The HOp-GrOWeT8' Journal is an
eight-page paper, full of interesting
matter about the industry. We quote
from it as follows: IF North Carolina
is to be The Hop Garden Of the New
World, who can work in that garden
to better advantage than the expert.
enced New York hop grower2" The
Journal intimates that hops can be
grown in North Carolina and put on
the market from two to four weeks
earlier than those grown elsewhere.
Mr.. Jones' idea is to find suitable
land, bring a colony of hop growers
here and start the business in the right
way. Our people will learn the bust
ness and no doubt the State will take
the lead in hop growing. We suggest
that our readers send for sample copies
of the Journal, or better still, sub
scribe for it and cooperate with Mr..
Jones in establishing this paying indus
try in our State.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-02-20
TIME BRINGS N

Many Democratic papers are jump
ing on Senator Vance with both feet.
Quite a number are saying hard things
about him. Few say anything in his
defence. So much :for servile party
organs. If an organ had undertaken
to even criticize IN moderate language
five yeare ago it would have been
driven out of the party and %boycotted.
Time brings changes. Hero worship
pers are an uncertain element. Peanut
politicians will not do to tie to? They
will combine to uphold one of their
number and will do it if they have to
destroy a statesman.
Senator Vance said that if silver was
killed the Democratic party would
walk out of itself, leaving nothing
but the fumes Of Wall street. Silver
has been killed and buried so far as this
administration is concerned, and now
the erstwhile Democratic politicians
are trying to kill Senator Vance. The
party has walked out of itself. Wall
street doctrines have left nothing but
holes in the ground. Dodging about
here and there, like coyotes on a
Western battlefield after the survivors
have departed, are a few politicians
swapping and snarling at Senator
Vance. Will he remain in the wreck
age or will he join the people, his peo-
pie, in the revolt, in the battle to be
waged with ballots to crush out Wall
street and British rule?
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-02-20

meet the emergency. 1t is plain there
fore that in order to justify the use of
the military two things must exist.
First the actual emergency, second an
incapacity on the part of the civil au-
thorities to meet such an emergency"
The actual emergency" did not
exist, for the scrappers were not in
Georgia. The Governor of Georgia
merely supposed" that if the Cover
nor of Florida succeeded in breaking
up the arrangements there they would
come to Georgia. The civil authorities
had not declared themselves unable to
stop the fight, even though they had
reas IN to believe that the sports would
come to Georgia.
The law goes further and says the
civil officers may call on the Governor
if they have reasonable cause to ap-
prehend the outbreak of any riot, rout,
tumult, instruction, mob or combina-
ton to oppose the enforcement of the
laws by force or violence But this
does not pull the Governor out of the
hole. The scrappers had not even
threatened to fight on Georgia soil,
and, if such had been the case, the
prize-fight would hardly be considered
a riot" or mob" or '~'insurrection.'
The civil authorities had not called on
/ the military to aid them, for the fight
had not begun and did not begin. 1t
could not be termed anything more
than an ordinary case of assault and
battery, two men being participants,
hence would not be "a riot" or ''insur-
rection." The law plainly says that
the military are to be called upon las
a last resort" The riot or whatever 1T
may be must be in actual progress. If
the Governor can call out the troops
legally to suppress a prize fight, he can
do so whenever two ordinary citizens
quarrel and try to knock each others
teeth down their Threats.
All this comes of Governors who try
to make war records in times of pro
found peace. Mitchell had the Florida
troops gathered at Jacksonville. They
witnessed the fight at reduced rates
and the people foot the bills (unless the
State refuses to pay.) Northen had
the special trains and hired horses for
the Georgia troops to ride along the
State line and see that there was no
scrapping match. No wonder Old man
Northern orders the State militia to hold
themselves in readiness when Tom
Watson is billed to make a speech at
any point. He will probably order
them u hereafter when a hen wants
to begin setting.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-02-20
WE THINK NOT.

Speaking Of capitalists and where
they will and will not invest their
money, we would like to ask knowing
ones whether or not capitalists are al
ways ready to start enterprises in
States where elections are stolen when
ever necessaryO and where the party
press keeps mum about it; where some
of the leading business men aid in the
roguery; where many of the best(O
people wink at it; where the members
of churches help do the work and min
listers countenance it, The elections
generally are carried the way the cap.
italists want them to go, but how can
the capitalist always be sure that they
will go his ways In the midst of so
much political and moral ~depravity a
dark horse may appear and steal the
election for the other side. Everybody
ought to consider these questions.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-02-20
WHAT IS ~sE1GN1oRAGE1

Since the question Of coming the
soioniorage came up in Congress, n
question is what is ~signiorageT The
General answeris that all bullion in the
Government vaults is called seignlorage.
This ia a mistake. Another authority
saws s~eigniorage is the difference IN
the price paid for bullion under the
Sherman law and the present deprecl-
ated value of the bullion. Another
error. Webster says: ''Seigniorage
is something claimed or taken by viz
tue of sovereign prerogative; specific
ally, a charge or toll deducted from
bullion brought to a mint to be n "
It is further explained that when a
government charges toll for coinage,
the difference or toll between the Oul
lion value and the face value OF the
coin is seigniorage. When u country
had free coinage the silver was carried
to the mint, tested and weighed. The
government deducted ten per cent. Tor
coinage. When the dollar was coined
ten per C0uU. VI AMY "o0 Pun Ia ~ ~
harden the metal. Now that ten per
cent, deducted by the government Is
the seigniorage, and is what the row is
about in Congress. The bullion bought
under the Sherman act is not included
and cannot be. If the actual seignior-
age was all coined and put in circula-
ton it would amount to probably 85
cents pei capita. If we need $50 per
capita in circulation, and millions OF
the most intelligent people claim that
we do need it, IS cents would be but a
drop in the bucket, for the difference
between $24, the amount the Comptrol-
Ter of the Currency claims is in circu-
lation, but which is not correct, many
millions beingou of circulation, is $26
If the seigniorage bill should pass it will
add IS cents per capita, lacking $25,15
of being what we need. Can Congress
fool the people with such a slim, cow
ardly makeshift?
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-02-20
DECREASE vs.. INCREASE.

The annual report just issued by
State Auditor Furman, contains some
unpleasant facts. Since the last an
nual report was published there has
been a remarkable decrease in the
value Of farms, the aggregate valua-
ton being 1852, 174,O 90 less than for
1891. The value of horses, cattle, and
all farm stock, personal property and
solvent credits has decreased even
more than the value of land. The
total decrease in the State on farms
and farm stock, ETC., amounts to
Sc, 776, 743. OO-SiH millions, s9Uen ham
bred and serenity sac thousand, seUen
hundred and Uty-three dollars The
Auditor tries to explain it away by
blaming it on the National Govern
ment. Well, grant that. The State
of North Carolina is one Of the forty
four States that is to blame for the
r%Otteness at Washington.
But we will see more of the Auditors
report. Wefind that in the same period
IN which farms, ETC., decreased so much
the value Of town property, stock in
Incorporated companies, and railroad
property, has Increased in value to the
amount of S., 1872. 819, 90. Now why is
it that these properties increase while
the farms, ETC., decreGse2 The differ
ence between the decrease and increase
is 1853, 934, 90, and that sum is the actual
net decrease in value of all the taxable
property in the State.
We predict that the next annual re
port will show a greater decrease in
the value of farms and farm stock,
etc, and the value of other property
will show little or no increase. Now
the question is: Will the intelligent,
conservative, honest farmers and bust
ness men of North Carolina vote in
the future as they have done in the
0aeE2
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-02-20
WILL THE STATE PAY ITa

Governor Northen, of Georgia, for
got to consider one important phase of
the question when he ordered out the
Georgia troops to stop the Corbett-
Mitchell scrap, and that was his legal
right to do so. Now who is going to
pay the several thousand dollars for
the little lark the troops had2 Geor-
gia's Attorney General claims that the
calling out of the troops was all right
and that the State must pay the bill.
Of course he will stand by the Cover
nor until the Governor loses every but
ton on his coat; but the legal fraternity
will not all agree with the Attorney
General. A we'll known Atlanta lawyer
says:
THE military are never to be called
out except upon the ground of neces-
sltyi that necessity springs out of the
ln@dequacy of the civil authorities to
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-02-20

ties, and they were thrown out: In
Brunswick county three boxes were
thrown away by the returning
board" In Amelia county three; in
Prince Edward three; Mecklenburg
four; Greensville three; Prince George
two; Lunenburg three; Dinwiddie
four: Sussex six. Each of the thirty
one townships gave large majorities for
Goode, with two exceptions, one OF
which gave a majority of % to Epps,
the other 4, 26 in all. The Times states
that the majority in the district for
Goode, Populist, was Lily, but by
throwing out the 81 townships out of a
total of 90 in the district, 6,418 men
we're disfranchiqed or lost their votes,
and this gave Epps a majorityO OF
868. In order to have an excuse to
throw out these townships giving large
Populist majorities, the judges Of cleo
ton resorted to the subterfuge of not
sealing the election returns, etc, and
the two small townships, giving small
majority for Epps, we're thrown out
for a blind.
The Times says:
1--WE have the record of this Goode
and Epps case before us and we know,
therefore, exactly what was done in it,
and do not hesitate to say that the &C
ton of the Democratic electoral officers
in that case is the most fragrant, open,
tyrannical abuse of arbitrary power
that ever occurred in Virginia. 1t has
hardly been surpassed anywhere, if it
has ever been surpassed at all. If such
things as those officers did in that case
are to be permitted in this State, then
we do not hesitate to say that we are
not living under a government of laws
at all, but that we live under the arbi-
trary rule of a few potentates who gov
ern us as they choose"
1t also asks will the people of Vir-
ginia submit to such9" We ask, will
the people of North Carolina submit to
another election farce in this State9 Is
it not time to call a halt9
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-02-20
GOOD TIMES STILL COMING.

Dun and B~radstreet's reports for the
week ending Feb. 18th are encourag-
ing(D. They say that wheat reached
the lowest price in II years. AS many
factories closed down as started up.
Business in most lines is from Is to %
per cent. less than for the same week
last year. Business failures for the
week ending Saturday numbered
1923 against 1877 for the same week
last year. Liabilities much larger.
Well, let the goldbugs get it in the
neck. We poor devils who have been
trying to get reform have the satisfac-
ton of knowing that we have tried to
change such conditions and that we
will finally succeed.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-02-20
MORE VIRGINIA A U

The Richmond Times continues to
investigate and expose the methods
employed to carry the election in that
State last fall. Our people are familiar
with North Carolina methods, but the
substance of the Times reports will be
interesting on account of the similarity
Of the crimes committed in both States.
The Times is evidently convinced
that Epps, Democrat, was not elected
in the 4th Congressional District. and
that Goode, Populist, is entitled to the
seat in Congress. The Times of Feb
ruary 18th, under the heading, Will
the People Submit to This7" states that
the following counties each contained
townships giving Goode large MAORI
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-02-20
MR.. WALKER TURNED DOWN.

During the discussion on the seignior-
age question last week, Congressman
Walker, Of Massachusetts, remarked
that the entire financial problem should
be left for the bankers to solve. He
declared that farmers and business men
knew nothing about it. Congressman
Simpson later on replied to Mr.. Walker.
He ead Mr.. Walkers biography to show
that he wasa shoemaker, and declared
that if a shoe maker could settle the
business with a sweep of the hand and
by turning it over to the bankers, that
other people might presume to say
who should discuss the financial prob
lem and who should solve it,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-02-20
ALLIANCE NEWS.
Brief Items Showing What the Order is
Doing in Every Section.

Brief Items Showing What the Order is
Doing in Every Section.
The Peninsula Farmer says the ALI.
ance is making greater progress in
Maryland than ever before.
State Lecturer Cornell, of California,
is lecturing in the Sacramento Valley,
and is meeting with great success. The
Order is in good shape in that State.
The Virginia San has been moved
from Richmond to Alexandria, and
will be- published in the Office of the
National Waterman. Alexandria is
just across the Potomac from Wash
ington City.
An effort will be made to increase
the sale of binding Irvine to the Ali
ancemen in Minnesota. A Irvine fac
tory was built by the State to fight the
Irvine trust, and the trust has tried to
break it down by underselling.
The Alameda Alliance held its regu
lar meeting at 865 Broadway, Oakland,
or Friday Of last week. The forenoon
was spent in transacting the regular
routine business and discussing plans
for more thorough reorganization of
the Alliance in Alameda county -,Co,
Francisco Press.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-02-20

1t is reported that the Louisiana Lot,
terry Company will locate in Florida.
The Governors of Florida and Georgia
both had out the State troops to sup
press the Corbett- Mitchell fight. Won
der if they will try to suppress the lot
terry company. Of course rot. A
lottery company or trust would be at
home in either State so far as the State
Government is concerned. 1t is now
believed that the State troops were
ordered out and given a chance to see
the fight at the States expense, for
they all attended and got in at reduced
rates.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-02-20
N. r. p. A.
EDITORIAL NOTES.

me San Francisco Chronicle got out
a very fine 3O-page Sunday edition re
Gently. 1t gave an interesting illus
trated account of the Midwinter Fair
now going on there.
The recent meeting of the National
Alliance at Topeka thought the plat,
form adopted at the Indianapolis meet
ing, re-adopted at Memphis, good
enough and made no changes. That
was right. Twenty men could not
improve it by working on it a month.
The Governors of Florida and Geor,
gia have made a precedent and must
act consistently. They ordered out the
State militia to suppress the Corbett-
Mitchell fight, now they must try to
suppress chicken fighting in the same
way.
Bro. J. A. Groom near kinston, had
the misfortune to lose house and all
his household and kitchen furniture,
all his provisions and implements, by
fire on the morning of the 9th inst.
In this loss he has our sincere sym.
pathy. 1t falls heavily upon him just
at this time.
The Photographic Panorama Of the
Worlds Fair, published by Mast, Gro
well & Kirkpatrick, Springfield, Ohio,
is a very nice thing to have. 1t is
issued in four parts and sent by mail
at Is cents for each part. Each part
contains 55 beautiful photographs Of
buildings, exhibits, etc, Of the Worlds
Fair.
North Carolina, Texas and Kansas
are the three leading Alliance States.
Others are recovering from the effects
of Wall street prejudice. Let all go to
work and make things hum. Many
Sub-Alliances in this State are grow
ing, others are re-~organizing. Truth
crushed to the earth will rise again.
The Alliance is rising.
The Hickory Mercury truthfully
says: 1.-THE Alliance has long since
solved the financial problem. The
reason is, it went at it in a non-partisan
way. No political party will ever reach
the whole truth, because of the partisan
feeling that will creep in. Everybody
ought to encourage the Alliance; it is
their only hope for relief an l independ-
ence.
Mr.. W. D. Snead, the editor of Re
Uie1U Of ReUieW8, a magazine that has
made a wonderful hit, containing, as it
does, the cream of current literature,
declares that he is a socialist; that he
is for such reforms as will better the
condition Of the great masses, who are
constantly growing poorer. One after
another the great newspapers and
magazines come out against plutoc-
racy.
Hon. William Atkinson and General
Evans are the two Democratic candi-
dates for the gubernatorial place in
Georgia this year. Tom Watson says
they are ~canvassing the State now try
ing to convince the dear people that
the Populists are mere omce-seekers.
Funny, isn't it? They have agreed not
to mention the administration at Wash
motion and the issue shall be that DO
tatoes grow best on SANDY land, both
gentlemen agreeing.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-02-20
GRAss-GRow1NG IN OUR STATE.

A day or two eince we were In the
Office of w. II. Worth, State Business
Agent of the Alliance. Mr.. Ivey, his
book keeper, remarked that he had
lust received a check for $112 worth OF
seeds, mainly grass seeds, from one
farmer. We began to make inquiries
and found that seed orders were both
numerous and for large quantities.
Our farmers are doing better in grass
and cIover-growing every season.
Timothy, clover ~andEevery variety of
a seed are wanted. The Alliance
Business Agency has worked hard to
serve our farmers, and has succeeded,
not only in getting seeds at the lowest
wholesale rate, but in getting the best
and cleanest. Many truck farmers buy
seed through the agency. Only a few
days ago one farmer purchased twenty
barrels of Irish potatoes for seed. We
think, however, that our people make
a mistake in buying Northern seed pc
tatoes, both sweet and Irish, every
year. No land produces better pota-
toes than are grown in North Carolina.
An occasional change of seed may be
desirable, but is not absolutely neces
sary. We know that potatoes do not
deteriorate as rapidly as some other
farm products, and can be planted year
after year in the same locality with
good results. Thousands of dollars go
out of the State every year for seed po-
tatoes. Our people can raise them, and
they can learn to save them during the
winter. It should be done.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-02-20
MORE SINGLE STANDAND
TINS.

In the past week a nu1 H. 6Iina bs7e
business firms IN NorIn They nov
bitten the dust, so to sPeah, # the goa
can appreciate the b leSsIpg' We nsa.
bugocracy at Washlng{CTrdd' HardEafT
Co., Co., " Winston; liabilities n 81 has has doos
business for thirty Nv Alspau{sD1'
about $50, 900. Col. a. obont S15.;s.
Winston; Liabilities @DT liabIllIJ5tss
Simon L. Kiger, lInE5;nnaugh,. Asas
1HI9' liabilities $40 ?, &e9. / I Ji5 ":
f SSEFYIOqFFs siir 'j B5aff: ili''S5''''' '''''
$15, 900.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-02-20

"IGm standing nOw Just behind the
curtain, and in full glOU Of the coming
sunset. Behind me are the shadows on
the track, before me lies the dark GALLEY
and the riuer. When I m1ingLe nth ats
dark uUater8 I rCant to cast one Lnger-
fng look upon O country whose govern
ment is Of the people, for the people,
and By the people. u. L. Polk, July
18th, 1890.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-02-20

In writing to anybody, always be
sure to give the name OF your postothce
and sign your own name plainly.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-02-20

Do you want your paper changed to
another Offices State the n at which
you have been getting it.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-02-20

81 The date on your label tells you
when your time is out.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-02-20

~ Our friends in writing to any of
our advertisers will favor us by men
tioning the fact that they saw the
advertisement in The PROGRESSIVE
FARMER.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-02-20

The Progressive Farmer is the OhclaI
Organ OF the N. c. Farmers State Alliance
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-02-20
RALEIGH, N. O., Feb. 20, 1894

ThEs D0peT entered Os ~EecOnd-cLGss matter at the
Post Once So Raleigh, ~. c.