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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-07-24
HOW THEY FOUGHT.

A good many people have been dis
posed to hold up their hands in holy
horror at the lawlessness about Chicago
during the strike. We know enough
about such things to know that the
railroads are as much to blame for it
as anybody else, and have not jumped
upon the strikers o approved of the
high-handed action of President Cleve-
land, assome shallow pated newsp opors
have done. On this subject the New
York World says:
Chairman st. John, of the Railway
Managers Association, is one of those
who 'spurned with scorn' the overtures
of the strikers to return to work. The
railroads have fought the fight to a
finish he said, and will make their
own terms
"This is the sort Of top-lofty AFRO
gance and assumption that is the cause
of much of the opposition to the use of
Federal power even to enforce the law
and protect commerce and the mails.
80 far from fighting the railroad
officials simply lay down and cried for
government protection. They made
no honest attempt to man a train, to
protect n or to one. They simply
punched a few mail bags and a Pull
man car On every passenger train and
called upon the Federal Government
to do the rest. Such another exhibi
ton of cowardice, cupidity and inca
pacity was never seen in any great
strike before.
"And now that the power of the ma
ton and the public sentiment against
l~awlessness and disorder have cowed
the strikers and dispersed the hood
lums, the railway managers come out
of confabs which may yet be found to.
have been conspiracies and say: I'VE
have fought this thing to a finish, , and
scorn all Overtures for peaceful and
pacifying settlement.
"Andyet the agents and b~eneficiaries
of corporations pretend to wonder at
the popular feeling which frequently
blaz9s up against them"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-07-24
THEY OBJECT TO TAXATION.

It is apparent to all that Governor
Carr is not much of a dictator. If he
makes any Roadway he will have to go
I'D and take a few lessons in bull dog
gerry Chat is a new word, not found in
the dictionaries under his royal tough
ness, President Cleveland.
The North Carolina railroad, owned
by the State and some private stock
holders, leased by the Southern Rail
road Company, objects to taxation.
The stockholders are lodging behind
trees and fences, and the Governor
can't do a thing. The Greensboro Rec
ord gives the following "inside news"
s'The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the North Carolina Railroad
failed to do any work at Greensboro
Thursday because a quorum was not
present.
"Out of 10, 900 shares of private stock
only 40 we're represented, and out OF
447 private stockholders, only 81 were
present in person or by proxy.
cat the last meeting Of the legislature
Governor Carr, desiring to have the
railroad taxed, made an effort to get
the shareholders to surrender the roads
exemption from taxation, but the
directors hearing of the move, took a
hand in the fight and defeated him.
cit is said that this ''riled" His Elk
cellency greatly, and at the first oppor-
tunity he removed eight of the States
directors and appointed new men.
"After the annual meeting here last
year the new directorate got together,
prepared q resolution and passed it,
surrendering the exemption from taxa
ton. 1t was necessary, however, to
have a general meeting of stockholders
to ratify this action, hence a meeting
was called to assemble some time last
fall.
AT said meeting, however, aquorum
was not present, and SO nothing was
done. The matter was then allowed to
be dormant, the idea being that it could
be acted upon at the annual meeting,
which was held Thursday, but it seems
that the shareholders are up to snuff"
for they failed to show up again.
What is to be the end Of the row re-
mains to be seen. In the meantime the
road is still exempt from taxation"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-07-24
A GOOD RESOLUTION.

We reproduce from the Goldsboro
Caucasian a very excellent resolution
which it asks the Democratic State
Convention to adopt. 1t is good doc
trine, and if the Democratic party of
the State meant what it said in 1892, it
ought to furnish some tangible evil
dence. If the party, as a party, can
not endorse it's own handiwork, it is in
a critical condition, and it will be ap-
parent to any one that it's professions
OF honesty and In favor Of reform were
intended to deceive the great mass of
voters.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-07-24
EVEN PLUTOCRATIC PApppi
CAN'T DEFEND HIM.

Washington Po8t.-The public's ID
count with Mr.. Pullman will be satfoI
in due season.
Chicago Tri6une.-A little less Of M
public be ID" spirit on the part !
George M. Pullman would be patticI
larly appropriate just now.
Boston Globe. For a good while !
come Mr.. Pullman seems likely to civ
Chicago a wider berth than be e7d
gave to any of his passengers.
Chicago Herald. Mr.. Wickes sen
that the Pullman employees may 4
turn as individuals. Can't he persusd
George NJ. to return as an individual
too3 Every one yearns for a sight
his beaming, CHEEKY, jovial face.
Philadelphia Telegraph. -Whe h
Debs rebellion has been completely az
effectively suppressed, it is altOg0ths
likely that Chicago will make a
termined effort to ''take it out" Of Nj
George M. Pullman.
st Louis Republic. The boycottha
been urwise and unnecessary. Ith
served no good purpose. And on u
other hand Mr.. Pullman has been stu1
born and exclusive when a little 900
citizenship on his side might haT
spared the country acostly experience
Detroit Free Pre88.-George N, Pull
man has forfeited whatever Of publ
sympathy he may have once enjgS
His conduct has been obstinate, Sups
cilious and almost childish. IheP PEI
pie of the United States do not pFopS
to be responsible for the idioSyncrsa7
of any such man as he has shown OLD
self to be.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-07-24
ANOTHER LIE EXPLODED

Yesterday morning we Fs'q ponpG
Washington Post that az a q recal d
meeting out West-we can naut-Mr
name of the town at this m0 19oS vbsa
Djggs called Mrs. Lease Loi vave
mon the latter lady, WIZ 20 "oui
her hand, told the chairman an.U ~ d
tho child" Yesterday aL'si ot d
Ea,,ner,s Tribune published " = tel
MONIES, Iowa, came containing tbs
aram from Mrs. Lease sIssiI Tas Il
s1a greatly improved, sn nt 0Ianth
' DnoqIa to leave the hospital ~ ~ ~ IOpI
T Rp1Ol' where she has been Ill = Of d
n H"n uoemg that the newspapers what
no;no h on in the West as do f mere erie
go,ng . about b ofairs in A"
Richmond star.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-07-24
WHAT THE ALLIANCE CAN DO.

One of the important unanswered
questions Of the hour: What factors
of the social or economic conditions
govern legislation? That some unseen
power controls every act of Congress
is no longer a matter of doubt. That
certain concealed forces steps in be-
tween the people and equitable laws
the condition of all labor in production
is positive proof. 1t becomes, therefore,
a matter Of great Importance as to the
source and manner of application of
this potential influence. The lament
able fact is, none seems able to resist it's
rule. A man may be sent to Congress
fresh from the rural constituency,
filed with an honest determination to
yield to nothing wrong, and stand by
that which is right. Yet, the honest,
contiding people at home are soon for
gotten, and he begins at once to follow
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-07-24
SOME SUPERSTITIOUS STATE
MEN.

Nothing can induce Senator 'o0[p9 y
to ride in a street car drawn BY a WIZ
horse.
Senator Edmunds regards " 81 !.
lucky if the first person he msSS ,
emerging from his house IS a "OD'
and returns for a fresh start s.
Senator Sherman will not ez'sna ]
left hand in greeting or receive Wv ~
tended to him-a familiar haOi' W
politicians. nal
Senator Call will bury or ouFn Of !
of socks, one or both Of which -
put on wrong side out m.unoss
When Senator Harris, Oh I0
is in doubt as to a course OIL oS'''
decides it by splitting at mHiA
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-07-24

blindly the we'll beaten path marked
out by monopoly and plutocracy, which
blunts his conscience, destroys his in
tegrity, and in the end separates him
socially and morally from the people
whom he represents. There appears
to be a certain condition or train of
circumstances all ready and awaiting
his coming, which can neither be
avoided nor This destroyer
of honest legislations must be the party
caucus. 1t is the only factor connected
with present legislation that can force
men to stultify themselves and betray
their constituents in order to serve
their party. 1t is the only power
known that can force the minority Of
each party who believe alike concern
ing certain measures to neutralize each
others votes. 1t will require heroic
efforts to break it's control, but it must
be done before pure legislation is pos
sible, before honest efforts can be re
warded, or just laws placed on the
statute books. The Alliance can do it
if it will and must do it if it can
National Waterman.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-07-24
ALLIANCE NEWS.

Brief Items About Alliance Progress
Everywhere.
Alonzo Wardall is making Alliance
speeches in Texas.
Maryland State Alliance will meet
at Salisbury, Md, on August 14sh.
Derita and Hickory Grove Sub ALI
ances, Mecklenburg county, have both
been re organized.
Twelve Alliances have been re or
gained in this State during the past
month. Did you say the organization
is dying9
Secretary Bricker, Of the Pennsyl-
vania State Alliance, publishes the
names of 10 new Alliances organized
during July. They now have SIS in
SAS ObOSOs
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-07-24
n. r. P. A.
EDITORIAL NOTES.

The strike is about over and the rail
way employees have won. 1t is stated
that Pullman's men will all resume
work at living wages.
Senator Ransom has secured so, 600
to be used in cleaning out Contentnea
Greek from Stantonsburg to the rail
road bridge where the Atlantic Coast
Line crosses. We can all die in peace
now.
Our government has been sowing to
the wind for thirty years, and is now
reaping the whirlwind. We will have
nothing but business stagnation and
riots until the old gang is put out and
new blood infused into our national
veins.
The Atlanta Journal says: "Preei-
dent Cleveland seldom takes a decisive
step without strengthening himself
with the people," Correct. But every
time Grover strengthens himself he
reminds US of butter that has about
finished up a long but wasted life.
Thomss jefferson said: There is
more danger to the liberties of the PEG
pie from the aggression of the courts
than from riot and mobs." Recent
Federal and Superior Court injunctions
in railroad and other matters are evi-
dence that President Jefferson knew
what he was talking about.
The News and Observer was sold at
public auction, in this city, last Mon
day afternoon. Mr.. J. N. Holding, of
the Raleigh Paper Company, a creditor,
was the highest bidder, the amount
being Sc, $40. If the court confirms
the sale it is said that a company will
be formed 10 conduct the paper.
A Washington dispatch states that
just nov Democratic Congressman are
scanning the papers eagerly to find out
the temper of their constituents and
learn what they want. 1t is strange
that Congressman who have been in
from two to thirty years should all at
once wish to learn what their people
want.
The Durham Globe is disturbed be-
cause the people of that town take so
little interest in securing an ~appropria-
ton for a public building. Public
building" is too tame for 'em. Call it
an appropriation to build a tobacco
warehouse and eight tenths of the citi-
zens will go to Washington and stay
until Congress passes the bill.
1t is funny to see the papers, little
and big, praising Cleveland for his
action during the recent strike. 1t is
a sorry President who does nothing to
command praise except during strike.
But the funniest part of it all is that
these papers are howlers for States
rights and, in the strike case. Monarch
Cleveland ignored States rights.
Senators John B. Gordon, of Georgia.
n Butler, of South Carolina. have
both expressed a willingness to shoulder
their muskets and help protect New
York and New England in their rights
curing the past few days. If thew
would go a little further in protecting
9ir constituents in their rights they
"'ohly respected
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-07-24
. RESOLUTION rs wBIcu
BE ADOPTED pIl sHouL.
D%HMocRATIc STAT ST. THE
CONVENTI0M

Inc principles of 1oa
mocraoy as set forth in our SOM d
the formation of the iSpg ignored
tlonal platform at Chicaoo nOcratic N
the party as now cons Sii and vherea
troIled and dominated bv o1 is COD
estS masquerading under tS Class inter
democracy, which class b no Name
executive and legislative has bs. used Ii
tne government to make T aa
Oppressive 'hs 80 years Of VEen noc
republican financial legisl. t4Gilqpitou
whereas the platform I has Sss. aa
terpreted by that c%ontro lin O EEL ip
mean a single gold standar5s . class t
lection to trusts and monopoIia aoo p'oI
expense of the people. Tb poles at th@
ReaOtVed, That we lOfe
Democratic State platform of 1so, td'
representing the principles ~ 40. a
sonian democracy that tho u Jeferi
this State holds to and beIid party d
will vote for. ''l0VeS and
2. That inasmuch as tho 49,.
never give the people relief f" ~: Gag
government while controIIad y SOo1
influences, that we do here ny " SuCH
repudiate the Grover Cleveland as; no"
OF democracy and declare Our roI;4 lOl
separation and Independence f Eo,r' =
national goldbug, monopoly ' a,s sn3
trust machine. 'usa1
8. That we favor a union Of tbo {. ..,
and the West, and do here and ns~ o!'l
vlte them and all men, irresnooti".
past party names or affiliations
endorse the cardinal princinIes >. "u1
forth in the Democratic State nIots,s i"
of North Carolina in 1892, to meet wit.
us in a national convention in 1aos
nominate a candidate for proai3,S
and Vice President of the Init
States Golds6oro Caucasian,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-07-24
FOR LYING.

Some days ago the director of the
mint, as is customary, tested the ma
chinery for coming silver dollars, max
ing about four hundred of these dollars.
Parties in Washington bought them
up as curiosities and they were carried
to Georgia and Alabama. Whenever
a fellow says the Democratic admins
tration has demonetiz9d silver, one of
these bright new silver dollars, dated
1894" is exhibited and the kicker is
told that silver has not been demone-
tized and the new dollar is a clincher
with people not we'll informed.
Another style of lying is sent out
through the associated press. This
liar states in a few words that the
director of the mint at New Orleans,
San Francisco or Philadelphia, as suits
his case, has been ordered to at once
begin the coinage Of silver dollars and
to run the mint day and night until so
many million dollars are turned out.
This is an absurd lie, for anybody with
half sense knows that there is no law
authorizing the coinage of silver dol
lars, the last vestage of the law having
been wiped out when the Sherman law
was repealed nearly a year ago. But
there r fools, and the liars hope to
keep them thinking that silver coinage
Ia going right on.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-07-24
TITLED AMERICANS.

The recent strike has brought out the
fact that Geo. Pullman is a titled man,
the Queen of England having conferred
the title of baronet upon him. We
suppose he gave old Vic a pass on his
sleeping cars for the title. But this
doesn't justify his trying to make his
employees live on less than would
satisfy a Chinaman while he rolls in
splendor, forty times a millionaire,
this being more than a hundred times
as much as an honest man can honestly
accumulate in a life time.
Ward McAllister, writing for the
New York World, says more than two
hundred American men and women
have handles to their names by mar
riage or purchase. Sir Joshua Bates,
a Bostonian, and a member of the firm
of Barring Bros. & Co., is a baronet.
Then we have Sir Curtis Lampson, of
Vermont; Sir Charles Gibson, of St.,
Louis; Duke de Loubat and Count
Murphy, of California, and dozens of
other American noblemen. We expect
Cleveland will get a title when his term
as President is out. Then John Sher-
man will come in. Richard Croker,
of Tammy Hall, and Havemyer, of the
Sugar Trust, will follow close behind.
Then the President of the American
Tobacco Company will set up the cigar,
cites and get his title.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-07-24

The Wilmington Star contained a
long winded editorial last Thursday
telling how fast the Democrats are get
ting together and how bright the party
prospects n Only the day before
two sets of primaries were held in
Wilmington and New Hanover county,
administration and anti administration
primaries, and there we're several
fights. The Star men must be getting
ready to do some real, tall lying,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-07-24

81 am standing no1U Just behind the
curtain, and in fall gIOtU of the coming
sunset. Behind me are the shGdO1US on
the track, before me lies the dark GALLEY
and the riUer. When I mingLe with Its
darE tUaters I uCant to cast N Lnger-
inq look upon q country rUhOse 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, 1894-07-24

our Dumb Animals, organ of the
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals is after President Cleveland
because it is alleged that he killed 1856
birds during his last hunting (hic) trip
to North Carolina. We notice that
the paper forgets to mention the hun
dreds of men and 1UOmen who have
suicided in the past two years or the
millions who are suffering under such
heartless rule. AS to the bird killing,
we call attention to the fact that the
State game law was violated, and he
hasn't called out troops to uphold the
law nor arrest his royal self.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-07-24
CLEVELAND TO WILSON.

We publish President Cleveland's
latest u~tterance On Jul third page IN
full. 1t is not printed because 1t con,
tains anything encouraging, but for
the reason that we try to give both
sides a hearing, and anything coming
from the President is always Of public
interest. We get it before our readers
earlier than any other weekly paper.
The President gets off the same old
rot about his having always favored
tariff reform and his many promises.
He intimates that tariff reform is the
salt to preserve Democratic principles
in. Mr.. Cleveland has been President
of this country more than six years,
counting his first term. If he has ever
breathed a Democratic breath or en-
deavored to carry out a Democratic
promise it was done secretly. There
fore his badly disguised, surgar Trust
coated talk now will not elevate him
in public confidence, neither will it
serve to deceive the American people
again, as it has done repeatedly. We
easily see through his free raw material
guise. He is against putting farmers
wool on the free list while "the pro
lection of taIiff legislation is placed
around the iron ore and coal of corpora
tions and capitalists" That is good!
We remember that Cleveland was very
careful to recommend that coal be
placed on the free list some months
ago. It leaked out at the time that he
and his right hand man, w. Q. Whit
ney, and others own extensive coal
mines in Novia Scotia, hence his anxiety
to get coal on the free list so he could
get his coal to the Northeastern cities
free of duty. 1t is plain that he Is
kicking now from selfish motives. He
is perfectly sati3fied when sugar is
taxed; says it is a taxable article. |"
He does not a sugar refinery.
The McKinly bill taxed sugar or the
people, $34, 900, 900 for protection. The
Wilson bill, CIeveIand's pet, and he
approves of the sugar clause, as you
will plainly see by reference to the let
ter, taxes sugar and the people $48,-
900, 900 for reUenue. That is all right
with Cleveland. Read his letter and
you can see that we are telling the
truth.
Cleveland has done enough to down
him forever in the ewes of all decent,
honest people, but the demogoguery
and attempted deception in this last
letter is the eliminating attrocity of
the age.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-07-24

In writing to anybody, always be
slre to give the name OF your postothce,
and sign your own name plainly.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-07-24

Do you want your paper changed to
another Office? State the one at which
sou have been getting 1t.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-07-24

Ky Our friends in writing to any of
u advertisers will favor us by men
sioning the fact that they saw the
advertisements in Tx PRoaREssIVE
FARMER
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-07-24

81 The date on your label tells you
Ehen your time is out.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-07-24

The Progressive Farmer is b Official
Organ of the N. c. Farmers State Alliance
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1894-04-11

sister?"I gravely asked of one little
fellow. He was splendid in a red cloak
that fell to his heels and a red fez
cooked coquettishly over one ear, and
as he fitted and flew about the benches
under the trees he looked like trop-
zeal bird come down to hobnob with
the children of earth.
II amt no dirl," he replied, throw
ing his long cloak open and displaying
to view, with masculine pride. a bolero
jacket, dainty white waist and legs
completely incased in yellow leggins.
The babies have no costume out of
doors. Nothing shows Of them but a
pink nose, with upturned nostrils,
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1894-04-11

shifting the pure, cool air from beneath
the snowy blankets, while their white
capped nurses chat together. Then
we have them in all @stages and all
ages up, from the toddlers to the
trotters and from the trotters to the
runners, the active, why little fellows
of ten or twelve, who play tag when
they can get an inch Of space and who
are the terror of the white-capped Sis
terhOod.
Nearly half Of them wear yellow
leggins and the girls have mittens or
gloves until long after the last sus-
picion of GOODNESS has passed out of
the air. But no amount of extra ma
ternal solicitude can keep the boy and
girl nature out of these playful little
elves.
Jackets and dangling curls and Tam
o'Shanters mark the little girls; leg
gins and Jackets the boys 1t is g.
jacket spring. A jacket renaissance.
'Avec une petite jacquette?" is the
smiling man milliner's first question