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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-08-21
RANSOM THE CUFF-sHooTRR.

The Pittsburg Dispatch in a recent
issue under the head of "Vanities of
Statesmen" mentions the names of
several Senators who play to galleries.
Among the number mentioned it has
the following with reference to a North
Carolina Senator:
"Mr. Ransom, of North Carolina, is
also a grand stand SENATOR but MI
Ransom is not ambitious to see his
name in the Record, or to have the peo-
pie in the galleries identify him. Mr..
Ransom relies more on his native grace
and fine physique than or any orator
ical talent to attract attention, especi-
ally of the ladies who sit in the reserved
gallery and smile on him. The North
Carolina Senator reclines gracefully in
a spring back chair, looking lazily at
the galleries as the debate proceeds.
Presently he rises and makes his way
slowly toward the open space before
the Vice Presidents rostrum. He turns
toward the middle aisle. When he is
opposite the second row of seats he
stops half a minute, looking fxedly at
the gallery, throwing the demon Of
unrest into some fair one there. Then
the senator thrusts the second finger of
his right hand up his coatsleeve, and
taking a firm hold of his shirt cuff,
draws it into greater prominence with
an abrupt motion; does the same thing
for the cuff on his left wrist; and then
passes, smiling, up the aisle and disap-
pears in the door of the cloak room.
This little parade has given Mr.. Ran,
som the name of the cuff shooter
among those irreverent people who sit
in the gallery and make merry over
the pecularities of the statesmen on the
floor"
In the language of an unknown
statesman, we believe Ransom is ian
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-08-21
r fraternally
J. M. TERRELL,
Pres't Avenue Alliance.
H GUILTY FLEE.

Is it guilty c~onsciences that causes
the ruling classes to fear a disturbance
of the peace when the unemployed as
semble to consider existing conditions7
What else can it be9 Are laboring men
more dangerous to the peace Of the
community than the ''rich criminal
classes" as certain representatives Of
wealth have been called by high au-
thority9 Is even a poor chronic idler
more dangerous than a rich idler7 The
masses have never shown an inclina-
ton to resort to force, says the Farm
ers' Voice.
They are as peaceable as lambs. Five
thousand of the unemployed gathered
in Minneapolis a short time since, many
of them suffering with hunger and
many of them from poverty stricken
homes, in which children were crying
for bread, and the authorities werehalf
scared to death. They seemed to think
that the streets were about to flow
knee deep with blood. But there was
no disturbance, no threats, nothing
but a graphic description of the de-
plorable mistakes Of somebody that
had caused willing hands to be idle and
human hearts to bleed. One nan only
among the multitude was drunk and
noisy, and he was a State Senator. The
farmers of the country who have suf-
fered long and patiently from wretched
systems and miserable legislation have
actually shown the most brilliant
patriotism and love of peace that
were ever exhibited in the whole his
tory of the world. They have relied
upon the justice of their cause for final
victory, and their conduct, under exas-
perating circumstances, has been the
admiration of all thinking men; and
now the masses will appeal to the bal
Iot-box to accomplish a revolution, for
this country to day is just as truly in
the midst of a revolution as it was in
1776, but it is and will be a ~peaceable
Nno
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-08-21
OUR ONCE GLORIOUS COUNTRY,

The world does not present a sadder
spectacle than this once glorious coun-
try-the United States. When the
contrast is made with its past the stu
alton is truly appalling, says the Tus,
c~aloosa, Ala, Journal.
For one hundred years it has truly
been the happiest people of the whole
civilized globe. 1t has been known by
the balance of the world as the land of
the free and the home of the brave.
Aye, they were nobly truthful, kind
and generous until, many ceasing to
worship the god of nature substituted
the unnatural god of gold and selfish
ness, greed and hypocrisy took the
place of love and patriotism. Leaders
sought political honors under the guise
of representing the "dear people" and
have created trusts and legislated for
trusts and succeeded in transferring
the bulk Of the wealth Of sixty-fve mil
lion into the hands of much less than
sixty-fve thousand and the heartrend-
Liz Walls VI uLSOE0SS dAN A0A6OA 0AO
heard throughout this broad, n
happy but now miserable land, and
the frenzied people almost driven to
despair by the terrible oppression and
hunger, while the press cries anarchy
anarchy and the military with Calling
guns, bullets and bayonets are chasing
around hunting anarchists, Alas!
Door country.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-08-21
THEY FEARCN NEGRO DONNA.
TON.

There are some reliable and well
informed negro men in this country
who, we hear, r being appealed to at
this time to run for Office on the Re
publican ticket. And these sugges-
tions and appeals are coming, it is said,
from politicians who have spent most
of their time since the war, shivering
with fear, lest the county and State
should be again subjected so ''nigger
domination" By inducing these intel
ligent negroes to run for Office this
year, they hope to do two good things
for themselves, viz: They hope to hold
the negroes in line and keep them.
away from the Peoples party; and
they hope to politically kill these
prominent men of the negro race by
working their present defeat, and hav-
ing them safely on the shelf in the
future. This is a case when two birds
may be killed with one stone.-LOuSs.
burg SeGrchlight.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-08-21

twenty two members of the committees
have already signed the call, and that
the call for the meeting will be promul
gated in a few days. 1t is stated that
twenty regulars and two retormers
have signed the call.
If the call is made and the two re-
formers vote with the regulars, the re
suit will be that we will have two
county executive committees. This
of course, will further complicate mat
tiers, and has already aroused a large
number of the reformers to the verge
of indignation. The feeling is such
that, if the regulars carry out their
purpose, it would not only lose the
county to the Democrats, but it will
defeat Bellamy's nomination for Con-
gress.- Wilmington Messenger, July
10Th
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-08-21
STILL GETTING TOGETHER.

Tt will be remembered that the wing
of the county Democracy known as the
regulars, left the meeting on Friday
and refused to sit with the reformers
to organize a county executive commit
tee according to the precedent of allow
ing each ward and township committee
to meet separately and elect it's respec-
tive members of the county executive
committee. The regulars, as they con-
strued the plan of organization of the
Democratic party of North Carolina,
maintained the point that a majority
of the members of the township and
ward committees must assemble and
then elect the county executive com
mittee.
It will be remembered also that seven
reformers remained in the meeting
and organized a county executive COM
mittee according to their view of the
matter. The regulars repudiate the
county executive committee so organ
lied, claiming that the proceedings
irregular and contrary to the
party law, and we understand that
they have taken steps to call the town
ships and ward committee together to
organize a county executive committee
in accordance with the party law, as
they constrUe it.
There are forty members of the sew
eral ward and township committees
and it would require twenty-one of
them, which is a majority, to call a
meeting of the committees as proposed
Oy h regulars. We are informed that
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-08-21
ALLIANCE ORGANIZERS.

Jas. Fl. Wright, Carlton N n
ganlzer for Sixth district, comnos,oS W;
counties of Johnston, Wake H SsSuuN
Granville and Vance. durham,
@. Meg. Dunn, Populi, NC Oroon
Izer Tor Seventh district, compose5 ~
Cumberland, Robson, BIaden GS oIIv VI
bus and Brunswick counties.
Elijah W. Flake, Rockingham N
O., Organizer of Eighth district co1 ~
posed of Harnett, Moore. Richm NJ
Arson, Union, Stanly and Montoom'.
cry counties.
|. Geo. E Hunt, Michael, N. c., Organ.
yer for Tenth district, composed ot
Guilford, Rockingham, Stokes, For.
syth, Davidson, Davie, Yadkin and
Surry counties.
j.. T. Sossaman, HuntersviIle, NO
Organizer for Eleventh district com.
posed of Rowan, Cabarrus, Mecklen.
burg, CASTOR, Lincoln and IredeIl
counties.
First district, composed of the coin.
ties of Currituck, Camden, Pasouo
tank, Perquimans, Chowan, Gates
Hartford, Rev. T. ". Babb, Hertford,
n. o..
Ninth district, composed of Ran.
dolph, Chatham, Orange, Person, Cas-.
well and Alamance, J. R. Means. Trim.
ity College, N. G.
Fourth district, Don G. Sanders, Of
Burgaw, N. c., Organizer. Counties
in the district, Wayne, Duplin, Ons.
low, Fender, New Hanover and Samp,
son.
Twelfth District, composed of the
counties of Alexander, Wilkes, ALE,
ghany, Ashe, Watauga, Mitchell and
Surry, J. W. Cox, E~dWardsville, N G.
George ". Hahn, Tuscola, N. G.,
Organizer for Fifteenth district, com.
posed of the counties of Haywood,
Jackson, Swain, Macon, Graham, Clay
and Cherokee.
A. w. Parker, Sylvia, N. c., organ.
izer for the 18th district, composed Of
the counties of Buncombe, YanCey,
Madison, Henderson, Pennsylvania and
Polk.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-08-21

since he has been the head
ny apartment Before his eUt treas,
INTO the Cleveland Cabinet III entrance
pronounced advocate Of silvsr ne Tasa
not even opposed to it's froo and was
Since he has held the portfo,! coinage,
treasury: ne seems to have s]urroD u the
Sne convictions of years, and the I no3!e
ne had pursued during all his 'wS policy
public career, and put on the m proslous
street. o'"S Ot Wall
What sense is there in redeam;.
gola, treasury notes which sny IN
their faces they are redeemoE say on
CON-" and issuing bonds to kaa. IN
the gold reserve, much of the aoiS up
ing drawn from the treasrrv eolo BE-
these bonds, thus creating a 10 UpayfOF
with every issue of bonds, and M ueOt
manent good resulting to the Per
ment from it all. eOVern'
The only persons who Ara
with these things are the nationoIIau99o
ers. They virtually trade non. intoall
bearing currency for gilt adaoS forest
eminent bonds that run for sO''
years at comparatively high rato
interest, and buy these bonds atao",'S
prices. This may be excellentfnon%ea
ing, but it will not so appear to ~.
average reader. 'ue
From all appearances it is Schema.
the bankers, by the bankers and fo.%
bankers. Durham Globe. 'HV
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-08-21

It would be a great thing for the
country to have a million men taken
from the forces of discomfort and added
to those of order. When railroad men
are not at open war with their employ
ers they are always in a state of armed
neutrality. The corporations and the
men regard each other as enemies. In
the publice service everything is peace.
There are O dozen applicants for every
vacant place, and a man once in is
never willing to get out, The letter
carriers and others have their griev.
ances, which they try to redress in an
orderly, dignified way, by appeals to
their representatives in Congress, but
such a thing as a strike against the
government is inconceivable. If the
200, 900 quiet, contented employees of
Uncle Sam we're reinforced by ], ZOO, 900
railroad men working under proper
civil service rules there would be a gen
eral easing up of the relations between
labor and capital. Agood first step to-
ward that desirable contamination will
be the foreclosure Of the Central and
Union Pacific mortgages and the opera,
ton of those roads by the government.
Francisco EIcGm1tTeT.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-08-21
NEW ENGINE PAMPHLET.

James Lefel & Co., of Springfield,
Ohio, have issued a fine and complete
new pamphlet, illustrating and de-
scribing their we'll, known line of up
right and horizontal steam engines and
steel boilers with latest improvements,
which were awarded diploma and
medal at the Worlds Fair. A copy
may be had free on application to the
Company. 1t is we'll worth sending
for by any one needing an engine or
boiler.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-08-21
DEMANDS ADOPTED
By the Farmers Alliance and Industria
Union at Topeka, Kan, Feb. 6, 1894

By the Farmers Alliance and Industria
Union at Topeka, Kan, Feb. 6, 1894
Finance-We demand a national
currency, safe, sound and flexible
issued by theogovernment only, a full
legal tender for all debts, public OF
private, and that without the use Of
banking corporations; a just, equitable
and efficient means of distributing
direct to the people at a tax not to ex'
coed 2 per cent. as set forth by tne
Sub-Treasury plan or some better syst
tenn; also, by payments in dischargeN
its obligations and for public improve
ments.
o.. W. demand the free and unlimited
coinage of silver and gold at the Legal
ratio of 16 to 1.
b. We demand that the amount Of
the circulating medium be increas9a "
at least $50 per capita exclusive OF |S@
reserves.
c. We demand a graduated income
tax. Aor
d. That our national Legislation Shaa
be SO framed in the future as noI "
build up one industry at the expense"
another. Tho
g. We believe that the money Of 's
country should be kept as U md
possible in the hands of the peoplg a." onS
hence we demand that all national A. 49,
State revenue shall be limited W ont
necessary expenses Of the goVer5 nn;nis,
economically and honestly aum~
tered. ,ovings
banks be established by the gown VEN.
ment for the safe deposit OF the e% az
ings of the people and to tacll'"
changes. al the
natural resources Of wealth. a5ouId
heritage of all the people a y
hot be monopolized for speculaIt and
poses and alien ownership u ! now
Should be prohibited. All amos noTs,
held bv railroads and other GoIneods.
tions in excess of their actual IIInTId
and lands now owned by aliens, auent
now be reclaimed by the govern
and sold for actual settlers Gm be-
Transportation-Transpo[r5 ! public
ing a means of exchange anu Iao,,ld own
necessity, the governmenG the In
and operate the railroads
terest of the people. ,..bone. Like
the postoffice system, being a IIIgIiSepCe,
for The transmission of ~ The
Should he owned and operated s W peo
oovernment in the interest Oh ""
pie.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-08-21
EXPERT FINANCIERING."

The gold in the treasury is now only
$40, 600, 900. How long did Secretary
Carlisle's issue of bonds keep up the
800, OO0, 900 gold reserveQ Another
issue of bonds is proposed. How long
will it take to exhaust the gold thus
added to the stock in the treasuryG
Isn't this a policy of sheer lunacy?
Secretary Carlisle has been regarded
as an able inancier, but this opinion of
him has been shaken in many minds
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-08-21
ALLIANCE R-O-oRGANIzED.

Correspondence of the Progressive Farmer.
Bro. J. T. B. Hoover, Assistant Lee
turer of the State Alliance, addressed
our people on the 14th of July uponth
Alliance and its demands. We were
very much pleased with Bro. Hoover
and his speech, and the consequence
was that Avenue Alliance, No. 1873,
which had been dead for more than two
years, was re organized with 20 mem
bers, who are determined to stand by
it's principles. Many applications have
since been sent in and we expect to
have one of the largest and best Subs
in the county. We hope that Bro.
Hoover can be sent to us again, and we
assure him we will give him a warm
welcome whenever he can make it con-
venient to come among us.
Yours fraternally,
J. M. TERRELL,
Dbl A-1-,4 AIISo-no
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-08-21
z OF THE PRESS.
Hard Hits, Bold Sayings and Patriotic
Paragraphs from Reform Papers
They are Worth the Price OF
49, TRYAa1a VaaP

Hard Hits, Bold SaylnSS anu
Paragraphs from Reform Papers
They are Worth the Price Of
One Paper a Whole Year.
Ons of the funniest things we know
of is that a Democratic administration
can't pass q Democratic measure
Arkansas Farmer.
The I~sraelites created a golden calf
and then worshipped it. The working
men create capital and then bow down
to it.-PeopIe's Paper.
One of the principle troubles with
many of our(O Congressman Is, they
think too much with their lungs
Dalton, Ga, Tribune.
''John Sherman" now occupies the
Democratic side-board with as much
as a prohibition preacher votes
the Democratic ticket.-LiUtng Issues.
A man whose devotion to a political
party is measured by the amount of
money he gets from it, is not worth his
weight in sand to any party. Form
ers' Outlook.
Some people don't know when they
have enough, but the people of the
United States know when they have
enough of Grover and his gang
Southern Mercury.
Somebody said that the place to look
for a thing was where you lost it. This
remark will apply right now. If labor
ever secures it's rights it must look to
the ballot box. Chicago Express.
The milkman waters his milk and is
sent to jail. The corporation waters
its stock and its members are sent to
Congress. Jail for the poor man; Con
gress for the rich.-MidLGnd Journal.
It took quite a number of years for
the two great parties to find out that
what n called free trade and what
the other called protection was after
all just about the same thing-St.
Louis Chronicle.
Two years ago a majority of the PEG
pie Of this country were throwing up
their hats and hurrahing for Cleve-
land. Now a number of the poor fel,
lows haven't any hats to throw up
Dalton, Co., Tribune.
Gen, Gordon, of Georgia, is about as
valuable a Senator as Joe Brown was.
Gordon travels about the country. but
Joe Brown remained at home. They
are both able to draw a salary, how
ever.-SOWthern Mercury.
The greatest strike of the age will be
made next November. Then the labor
ing people will tie up Cleveland, Sher-
man, Olney, Carnegie and Pullman.
They will make the fight at the ballot
box and use paper bullets. american
Enterprise.
One system would care for the other.
The profits of government banking
would pay the interest upon the debt
incurred in buying the railroads. Then
the profits in operating the railroads
would in a few years pay the principal
and the government would W them
free from debt.-MissOuri World.
The Eastern Democracy is the rem
of the old Tory sentiment which
has existed in the East ever since the
revolutionary war, and the Eastern
controls the party. This is
the way an old gentleman, a former
expressed it to us the other
day. -MisSOuT World.
Augusta Evans is the author of a
very interesting book with the title,
Sat the Mercy of Tiberius." She can
find much material just now in Wash
for a story in which truth would
predominant were she to adopt
the title "At the Mercy of the Sugar
Trust. "-Richmond Star.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-02-27

s,r b,psbrc,tinr. on Msy n, l,1t ur
on. v,ar. sen,ouce cxlir,s aiaruU o..
LIS. iarter. from Firsi ua'u.. lr
u,i. ,yf,ii nstitntlon, on Deym.u b.
is08. i8r four montusi sentence uErIU
IC. CLARK, from Fitst District at
f5fuication and two e.ha.'.a'. Hnus'.
breaking, on May u, lsol, HiE m ulhl,
three yrsrs aud two y,nti sentence
expires March =.
&. a. Allen. rom Second district,
unlawful rlhabithuuni ON UH..u Hr
a. Isol. four months aui gIs.s, s.IIj,
March g5th.
4 unk Miller, nom fuitI district,
prani larceny, May 70, 1875, one yoafi
Match 10Th.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-02-27

Tor. and that o. thai the cattle arc much
afgcr than the buiislo. Two of
Mr Wuavry's yulring cRtIeI
nov weigh over i,lU1 pounds. One
OF the cattluo, zoo. oddly oulugh, ls
without horns. The catileo show ihc
heavy shoulders and stGut neck ID. 90 u
buffalo, bat not % any degree, ly amy
means, OF tue latter animals. Alto
geihef they arc pretty aud dociie
auimaie. Ills object in bringing them
10 San Francisco was TO exhibit them
at the Fair aud thus illustrate what
could be douu in pf0pora,ing % new
bovine race, which, iu his Judgment
IA 60 succeed aud prove much more
valuable that the buffalo. Hu roars
them on his Dakota farm iu the same
way us the cattle, giving tuUm only The
attention wllch his domestic cattle o..
ccivr. lie s1ys that The trouble htre'
t1iorU in nll the attempts that have
been made has busu 100 not hitting on
the right breed OF domestic cattle, ~
well ns the failure 90 have ths CattluJ
born in the spring with the grass.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-02-27

piciou, but was discharged by the police
iutticeD
In Addressing the Jury f0F the de-.
iuuae Attorney Corey endeav1fel 60
show that tbs burglary was not com.
mitte by Stevens, who ha1 been
made the dups OF another, a1d that hu
had beeu drinking ~ heavily as not to
be responsible for his acis.
Iha case went TO the jury this after.
neon, hud after about ten minutes
delieratiUn they returned a verdict VI
guilty.
senionoe-two years In the peniten.
tiuty.
CIVIL MATTERS.
Central Trust Co. New York W the
Utah Central Railway Go. Motion 10
amend order appointing "a receiver, as
10 Time 70 file reports, etc, granted.
Joseph CDblcniz ot al " thu Duvcr
Merpantlie Co. OF al. Motion OF plain.
tile for On order fixing tho amount VI
undertaking ON appeal ami for stay OF
iufning over money In the hands u
the receiver tnGan under advitument,
and stay granted pending division.
Charles OiBfien ct nj VI James III.
Walker Co. Order made releasing at.
tached au garnishood property.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-02-27
HALF BUFFALO, uALFCOw.


William Wsavey OF DurbIn, n. d.,
IL engaged In raising "oaluso," or
hRli.breed bulialoes ami domestic cat
lie. The word "cAttleo" Is com.
pounding Of the two words cattle aud
buffalo. Mt. Weavey recently brought
three Of his half bloods aud four pure
buniloes. They are described by tho
San Francisco Chronicle as very
handsome animals. OF different ayes,
the cattlro, which are young, ara OF "a
rich seal brown color anu ~ lat as
young mllps. Mr.. WeAvey, who Va =
pioneer OF ID ikoin, was for some years
extensively engaged In raising wheat.
One year he raised as much uB 10000
bushels, but later he TctTencheI.
Four years ago he hit On
the novel indualfy OF raising oAttlcO,
and now hc secs much money In H..
The reason Tor this 10 that both the
meat aud tho skins are vastly more
valuable than OF the buffalo or cattle.
Mr.. Weavey al lrst had much trouble
la getting d cross that would survive.
Many men had tried it, but as "A guner'
NJ thing ID WnsA failure, Mt WeaYey
brougbi n uunbpr 90 butlalues 10 HE
farm aud made many experiments
At length no lTlul a cross OF the
pollel Angus btcuI ui cattle with tue
buffalo, and soon began % get results
that were entirely satistactofy. AZ
first the young callle1 diUdi being
brought forth al tho wrong season Of
the year, but IN time NJ Wotvey
learned that If they came with the
now spring grass of the praifics tney
would flourish like the grass tic
began with one bulal0 bull AMI a
polled Angus COW, aui now mas m
pretty little herd as ono couli WIah TO
soc.
BESIDES he has sold skins aud meat
enough 10 bring him handsome
revenue. The skins ute much superior
10 those Of tho full-hlJUl buuall, he
iur being finer and longer anu OIL
uniform seal.bfoWn c1l1H lhry ~
worth on the average from sluO 10 slSl
apiece, but one skin was 10 nhe 'n"'
he got $3.50 for II. The meat j. AZ least
so per cent nnor than buffalo, goo,
paftakiug OF the native wllduy.s OF lnAt
animal and the high blood Of me poloI
Angus. The latter breed T. blaCa," hleu
accounts for the uniform color Oh the
cattleO. Out Of both the skins anu meat
therefore, II win bs seen thal D. lh,y
thrive with anything like the certainty
Of domestic cattle there Is plenty VI
money IN II. But another 'hlhs hAs
been discovered which was uhlooAsu