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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-10-09
LOOK ON THIS PICTURE.

The legislature of 1891 was composed
mainly of Alliancemen, some of them
Democrats, some were Republicans;
but nearly all elected as representa-
tives of the people. They were elected
as reformers and were the kind of men
we want in our State and National leg
islative halls. This legislature cost the
people, in 80 days, 500, O18 Oh. The same
economy was practiced in appropria-
tions and much money saved thereby.
The Railroad Commission was estab-
lished and steps taken to collect back
taxes from several corporations,
amounting in all to several hundred
thousand dollars. This legislature was
friendly to schools and did more to ad-
vance the cause of education than any
legislature that yer assembled,
AND THEN ON THIS.
The legislature of 1893 had a number
Of good men in both branches and from
each of the three parties; but the bad
outweighed the good. Many of them
were INSCRIPTIONS politicians and bit
ter partisans. In 60 days this legisla-
ture cost the people sos, 976 rs, or
SO, 958 " more than the legislature of
1891. 1t had an equal number of mem
bers, about the same number of miles
were travelled and was in session but
sixty days, the limit to which mem
bers can draw pay. The extra cost
was, in part, for political reward, to
such men as J.. S. Bell and his stripe.
True, some of the clerks and pages
were needed, but the political REM
gades were not necessary.
In making appropriations this legis-
lature was the most extravaganza that
ever met in the State. It undone some
of the best work performed by the Al
lance legislature. Compromised with
the corporations per instructions of
visiting statesmen" and the State
lost several hundred thousand dollars
thereby. 1t chartered banks and other
corporations recklessly and tried to
destroy the Alliance charter, pigeon
holed nearly allgood bills introduced
in short its policy was that of the elder
Vanderbilt-''the public be ID"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-10-09
HOW TO REGISTER.

A new registration has been
ordered in but or two counties, so
for as we can learn. But a number of
new voters will arrive at voting age
this year. They must be registered
according to the Infamous election laws
of the State or they can't vote. A
great many were not able to vote two
years ago, and they must see that their
names r properly registered.
To be legally registered the blanks
on the registration book must show
your age. occupation, place Of birth
Chat is the township, or town, county
and State) and the full name by which
you are known. For instance, if your
name is John P. Adams it must so ap-
pear on the registration books. j. P.
Adams will not be satisfactory to the
Wall street poll holders. If you have
no middle name, simply John Adams,
see that "John" is written out in full.
Some of the registrars are honest, but
you are commanded to watch as well
as pray. Accept the word Of no man
in this matter, but see the registration
book yourself. Take one or more wit
nesses with you. If you can't read,
get some friend to go with you who
can. The registration book in every
ward and township in the State are
now open and have been for several
days. They will be closed on the 27Ch
of this month, ten days before the cleo
ton, so you ought to attend to these
matters at once.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-10-09
DEMOCRATIC II

Some honest people think that the
elections in our State r fairly honest,
The ballots are put in and properly
counted at many voting places, but dis
honest methods prevail at other boxes.
Some outrageous things were done in
1892, and the same and some ne w tricks
will be pushed this year.
Cooperation in this State means that
a large number of our people want a
change, and that we must have it. If
we can get the legislature and change
the election law so that there can be an
honest expression of sentiment at the
ballot box, that will be glory enough
for one year, even if the legislature
does nothing else.
On May 9th, 1898, THE PROGRESSIVE
FARMER reproduo ed the following from
an editorial in the Wilmington Mes
Senger::
I'VE take leave here to reiterate our
we'll considered, honest opinion that
North Carolina now stands very much
in need of a good election laW-the Aus
Gr6I1au OE 6OW0 Obu0Eo OtOSS dOuSC6
have crept in that are dishonoring to
the party and will bring contempt and
ruin upon it if persisted in. We know
educated, able, high toned gentlemen
who are unswervingly Democratic, who
would prefer the triumph of the Third
party to the triumph of the Democracy
by resorting to low, dangerous, destruc-
tive methods at the ba1lot-box. They
have said so in our hearing. They be-
lieve that even Third partyism is a
less evil than ballot abuses. Let US
have reform here"
That is Democratic testimony both
as to the abuses and the need of a rem,
edy. The party in power will v
remedy the very defects that makes
success possible. With it's record, both
State and National, the Democratic
party cannot poll a majority of the
votes in this State in the next ten years.
Hence, if it gets the next legislature,
things will go from bad to worse. It
may change the election law, but if it
does the change will disfranchise all
poor men,, white and black.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-10-09
.S9.713. $50. So
Total.
TABLE II.
Expenditures under three years O
economyO

Yes, we expected our Democratic
friends would say that proves it." So
it does, does it, Proves what9 "Why,
sir, that nine million dollars is greater
than three million three to one.' But
does it7 Let's see if it does. We find
that for the year 1898 the expenditures
of our State government were $780,
GAS. 10. We find that 80 per cent. Of
our people belong to "our agricultural
classes and that "our agricultural
classes" actually paid more than a mil
lion dollars of the disbursements for
1898 What did they pay taxes withG
Money" you say. Well, where did
they get their money! That is the
question. We will say they bought it.
Yes, that is the way to put it. They
bought the money with which they
paid the taxes. What did they buy it
whit You say rightly, with the prod
ucts of their farms. How did they get
the products of their farms9 Now you
come to it. They get the products
from their labor. What is the chief
product of North Carolina, with which
we purchase money to pay taxes, etc.
You answer cotton and tobacco. Cor
rect. Well, look at that bale of cotton,
Mr.. Democrat, and tell us if it costs
any fewer ticks of labor in 1898 to
make a bale of cotton than it did in
1870. Did it take the cultivation of
any less quantity of landG In other
words, was it produced and put upon
the market with less LAHORE If so, how
much less9 We have found that the
product of labor, say. is cotton. Cot
ton is then taken to buy money with
which to pay taxes. So, then, we see
the taxes are really paid, after all, by
labor first converted into cotton, then
into money. So we will now make two
more tables to show now many 500
pound bales of cotton it would have re-
CURED in each of the periods mentioned
above to have paid the taxes each
year:
DTDTOD T
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-10-09
the greaV os2s-
Mr.. W. r. HenIy,

Mr.. w. r. HenIy, ces
himself on the Democratic alv,- cry
two years, is on the stump again, and
says he is going to "storm the camp of
the enemy for forty days" Those of
us who are old enough to remember
the flood will be apt to be reminded
of old times during this forty days
deluge.
Five and a half cent cotton ought to
be agument enough to make every
farmer and every business man vote
the reform ticket this year. PlutOc-
racy may not bring the price any
lower next season, but if you vote for
them again they will see that you want
to be cheated and will keep the price
down.
Hon. W. II. Kitchin, the brilliant
orator, who was honest enough to turr
his back on the Democratic party wher
it failed to redeem party pledges, will
speak at Whiteville, Columbus county
Oct. 18th at IL a. NJ. A great crowC
will hear him. He has stood befor,
thousands this fall, and none of the op
nogition can handle him.
MI. J. B. Lloyd, representing tn,
poonle's party, and Mr. R. B. Glenn
-onresenting the Democratic party
iii discuss the political issues at Tai
80 on the 22d of October. The pec
ole of Edgecombe and adjoining cour
ties will turn out in full force to hea
this joint discussion. Speaking beglr
at IL q. N.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-10-09

they beH $1,185, 1872 Is. ~
per pound this will take An q y
OF 43,O83 bales. This will sqeRGS
State mot including COUNT
taxes average for the veasu @aa
1898 and 1894, 80, 727 bales 81 1881 .,
year. while those of the three oo'SN /
CANT years of Republican
amounted to "a, 761 bales rue d
which shows a difference Of 3 P Se,
per year in favor of the o,'0S
extravaganza of 1868-,eo qpOS
Not that we are arguing forn aug 4
licans; but if the economy t IrS Es6
economy Of the Democrats is
more expensive c. US, in rao,a I'd
the extravaganza of the Poa
we think a time has come for c
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-10-09
n. r. 2. A.
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Every vote put in for a Democratic
legislative or Congressional candidate
in North Carolina means that much
toward keeping the prizes of cotton at
five cents and wheat at forty cents.
The regular work of reducing % the
number of, employees and expenses of
the government by discharging Repub
licans and filling their places with
Democrats goes merFIly on. Truly
this is a great administration.
Our frieRds'in every county in the
StateEm confer a favor by writing us,
giving the names of any Democratic
members of the last legislature, both
houses who have been or may be re-
nominated. This is important.
The population of China is more than
four times that of the United States.
Yet they are such poor fighters that
we believe good military leader could
take the majority the co operative
movement will have in North Carolina
in the approaching election and whip
them in three weeks.
Dun's Commercial Agency reports
trade 20 per cent less during the past
month than for September last year.
The Sherman law is repealed and the
tariff bill passed, yet things are 20 per
cent. worse. Vote to turn the Demo
cratic rascals out, vote with all you
might. Work, too!
Senator Ransom is using Wanna,
"Fars' advertisement and the force
-. ~n arguments. He ought
-, g. "a GoSlinp with the sugar
--.f.a - -s. living to
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-10-09

liam standing nOtU Just behind the
curtain, and IN full glOW Of the coming
sunset. Behind me are the shadows ON
the track, before me lies the dark galley
and the riUer. When I mingLe NTH its
dark tUaters I UGnt to cast NJ Hnger-
ing look upon o. country WbOse govern
ment is Of the people, for the people,
and By the people. "-L. L. Polk, July
9Th, 1890.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-10-09
THE COOPERATIVE MOVEMENT

Some of the proceedings of the Re-
publican State Convention held in this
city last Thursday, appear elsewhere.
The convention endorsed the non-parti
san Judiciary ticket that was named
by the Peoples party State Conven
ton on August 1st, and we believe this
action is another long stride toward
reform in State politics.
AS we see it, there is an understand
ing between the Peoples party and
Republican party as to State policies
and measures. There is to be a firm
and united tffort on the part of the Peo-
pies party and reform Republicans to
defeat the Wall street Democracy in
the State this year. This co operative
movement has frightened the Wall
street Democracy no little. Already
the organs of that party assert that
there has been a fusion. Webster de-
fines fusion as follows: "The act or
operation of melting or rendering fluid
by heat; the act of melting together;
as, the fusion of metals. The state of
being melted or dissolved" The two
parties only agree to co operate. This,
says Webster, means: ITO act or
operate jointly with another or with
others; to concur in action, effort or
effect; concurrent effort or labor; oper-
ating jointly to the anne end" This
makes it plain that there is much diff
erence between the two words.
A new party and an cd one cannot
effect a fusion, but they can go
operate" Prior to this reform step
taken by the Republicans in this State
they and the Democrats might have
effected a fusion against the common
enemy, the Peoples party. But no
new party has ever fused with an old
one and never will. New party move,
m9nts have gone to pieces, have been
successful. The peoples party has
passed the stage of disintegration and
is growing faster today than any
party yer grew. So far as we know
every republican In the State who is
now an active member in good stand,
ing in his party will be the same in
1896. But it is probable that many OF
them will affiliate with the new party
in the next two years, 1t will be
charged that the leaders OF the Peoples
party are heading for the Republican
camp" or that the Republican leaders
are heading for the peoples party
camp" No sensible man will be mis-
| lead by such tCmfoolery. The party
lines are as distinctly drawn as ever
before. The co operative movement il
for this year only. The object is fol-
the defeat of what has become the
l., most unscrupulous, most tyranica
, party that ever existed upon the face
of the globe-a party that has solo
itself to Wall street and the Sugar
Trust on this side of the Atlantic anc
r to the Lords of Great Britain on tn.
g other side; a party that has brought
about more ruin, d~esolatiou and dis
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-10-09

Comparing the amount tor 'n'1
period of three years with the aD1
of the last, we find that the las.1
than doubled the first by 1881.
We believe that if our peoPEl
study these figures, make them1
thoroughly familiar with them, I
need not pay much attention ="
promises and pledges OF macnln
didates.-Fr0m PrOgre88'U6 ~"
Sept 25tb, 1894.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-10-09
STATE FUNDS,

The total receipts and disburan.,
of state funds, 1878 to 1898, ipdr%
as per State Auditors Report ~
page 22O, Statement I, were as fdbr
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-10-09

In writing to anybody, always be
sure to give the name of your postof1ce,
and sign your own name plainly.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-10-09

Every Industrial organization in the
country has declared for the free coin
age of silver, 16 to 1 and other leading
reforms. Now let them vote as they
pray.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-10-09

- The date on your label tells you
when your time is out.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-10-09

81 Our friends in writing to any of
our advertisers will favor us by men
sioning the fact that they saw the
advertisement in The PROGRESSIVE
FARMER
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-10-09

Do you want your paper changed to
another Office? State the one at which
you have been getting it.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-10-09

sive. He puts down the amount for
1869 at So, 1854, 5s7 Is. A foot-note, by
the Auditor, at the bottom of thepage,
referring to these figures, says: Much
the larger proportion Of the receipts
and disbursements for 1859 r on &C
count of subscriptions to railroad COM
paniea, etc., where no money actually
passed" He does not say how much
money actually passed. We are left
to guess. So, as he says much the
larger proportion" which means much
more than half was simply On paper
mo money passed" either in or out.
We will suppose 81, 600, 900 will cover
what did actually pass. This would
leave 1869 the most extravagant year
of this extravagant administration. We
will take these three years, then we
will take 1891, 1892 and 1898, the last
three years of 1.-The cheapest State gov
eminent in the United States" and we
will compare. We will arrange the
figures into two tables, as follows:
TABLE /.
Expenditures under three years of
radical extravaganza:
YEARS. EXPENDITURES.
1868. SO, OBS, 1855 AZ
1869 1900, OOO.O 90
1870. .... 1857, 625.11
Total. -. ..... SO, 713, $50. So
TABLE II.
Expenditures under three years of
Democratic economyO
YEARS. EXPENDITURES.
1891. 81, 179, 1914 70
1892. 1,O57, 933 go
1893. 1919, GAS. 10
Total So, 557, 376 48
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-10-09

hrst per year. 4"IY
Now, let us divide the disburSeD
into periods of three years each
we will find each period stands q
lows.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-10-09

This is the showing for tWenta
years. The young man born inl
casts his first vote this year. Thea
seTvatives, that is the People d
while, wrested the govern ment d
the radicals in 1871, and corai
many fragrant abuses. Soon boEEs
the Democratic machine had csFl
the government from thea cOEaI
tives, and the figures above' at
how the machine has run the q
Government since it got full con
We will divide the period in b'
let each half represent III years.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-16
FEW DEATHS LAST WEEK.
OF the rs Who Died II Were white
CaMse and Ages.

The whole number OF deaths in Rich
colorel Annual rate Of mortality, per
1,oop-white, 1549; colored, 1896. Total
15.0.
Cause Of death-Apoplexy. colored;
consumption, white, l colored; conyul-
sions -lnfantile. / colored. cyonosis. l col
orcd: entero colitis. l white. l colorcd;
exhaustion, / white; fever-typhoid. !
white. gastritis. l white; heart disease.
white l colorei; hamilton, l white; in
fanticide ! colored; old age, l colored;
pneumonia, l white; septlcaemia. white;
tables mesenterica, l colored; liberation
If bowels. l white; unknown, ! white ]
colored: uraemla, l white; worms, / col
Orcd.
Sex and color-Males. white, colorcd;
females. white and colored.
Locality Marshall Ward, 1 white;
Madison Ward. l white. ? colorel; Clay
Ward. white. 2 colored; almshouse, ?
white: jefferson Ward. 3 white, l colorcd;
Monroe Ward. white, . cOlOrcd, Jackson
Ward. coored.
Ages-1 day 70 90, l white. . c0lOrcd; l
month TO 6. colorcd; months to L.
2 white; ! year - 3. colored; % years
- 20. . white, l colored; 80 years TO -
. white, colored. 40 years to o.. white;
- years to Co. l colorcd; 90 years TO 90
] white, : colored; 70 years to 50. 3 colored !;
50 years TO 20. l white.
Number Of visits made by physicians
f1r poor-First District, A.; Second Dis
trct. Al: Third District, %, Fourth Dis
trict. 40.
Rainfall-For week ending October g.
1894. c.32 inches; for week ending October
IL. 1873. 1.C9 inches
Trmperaturc-For week ending October
y, 1891, &C degrees for week ending Octo-
Der Il, 1893. Il degrees.
Comparative weekly mortality-For
week ending October -, 1891 i white II
colored; for week ending october II, 1853,
u white, II colorc1.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-16
THE JUSTICES MONDAY DOCKET.
There Were Many Gases. But Very Few
Were of Interest.

The docket at the Police Court yester-
day. although quite lengthy, was q dun
and uninteresting one. and the cases were
gone through with as rapidly as possible
by his Honor
The case Of Nathan Jacobs. who Is ac-
cused Of stealing bicycle from ~ D.
Teatross. was continued until today.
George Drum according TO the charge
against HIN. did beat G. j. Lacy on the
EXposition-Grou lie was fined S-.JJ
ana costs.
on account Of the inability Of Mary
Payne who wos cut by Blanche Booker
70 appear I'm court, the case against
Blanche was continued until Thursday.
Samuel Thomas (colorcdl. a wife-heater'
who, according TO his own statement,
bruised his wife. Mary a. Thomas, was
allowed 70 go lmpunshed.
George Timberlake, charged with benz
drunk and beating Willie Winston, wa
fined g. and costs IN each case.
Mary Butler Ooiorcd) has hit upon an
ingenious way Of securing groceries an
provisions. and on various occasions ah5
has gotten supplies from the stores 90
Joseph Myers and j. r. Gatewood. on N,
name OF Y. i. Palmer Mary was ar
rested Saturday night and bailed, but she
did not appear yesterday morning. ana
an attachment was issued for her.
X. II. Bailey (colOred). IL IS alleged. dii
interfere with Policeman l.. II. Dunnn6-
ton while making an arrest. and Tor so
doing was fined s. and costs.
John Rowe. a white man, while intoxi-
Gated. strolled into the Union Gospel Mis-
sion. corner Of Eighth and Main streets
sunday night, and intcrfered with the
services to such an extent that Policeman
Harmon was called in and Rowe was
locked up in the Second Station. lie was
sent on TO the grand jury.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-16
ENFORCING THE OYSTER LAWS.
Captain IIudgin-, of the Chesapeake, Makes
Several Arrests.

Captain lIudgins, commander Of the
State oystar-pollce fe.t. IS enforcing the
oyster laws vigorously. as will be seen
from the following letter from him 70 the
Board Of Chesapeake and its Tributaries:
STATE STEAMER CHESAPEAKE,
"NEWPORT NEWS. VA. oct. =, 1891.
ITO the Board Of the Chesapeake and its
Tributaries, Richmond. Va:
"G-ntlcInen,-On the 1lth instant I ar
rested Luke Montague, Austin Montague.
and Cornelius Clark for oystering in
Elizabeth river without having registered
their beats or taken ont a license, took
them 10 Norfolk before Justice Ashhurn.
who, after hearing the case, fined each OF
them So
ION the 18th instant. with Oyster-ln.
suect0r BoncWell on board, | arrested
John BurWell (colored), Of Hampton, for
catching oysters IN the Jam ) river with
out having license. ana made him pay
a fine OF 80.
Same day arrested Georg Il. Elliott.
captain Of sloop Rachel Ann, Of York
town. for catching oysters in the rough.
and made him pay a 80 fine.
ION the 18TH to-day arrested Captain
". &. Combs. Of slOop Mary Caroline, of
Newport News. for taking oysters In the
rough. and made him pay II fine of SO.
also arrested Captain James, OF
schooner Edward Wilson, Of Yorktown,
for violating the cullng laws, ana re-
quired MIN TO pay a 80 fine.
"Nery respectfully.
"V T. IUFDGINS CaDtain."
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-16

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