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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-07-17
CAST PRINCIPLES ASIDE.

The Statesville Landmarks claims to
represent good democracy. Read this
and make up your mind:
''It is going to be largely a matter of
men this year. Party bonds never sat
more slightly upon the people. We
are in the habit of saying, men are
nothing principles are everything; and
it is SO; but this is one of the years
when the voters will look less to prin-
ciples and more to men than they have
been in the habit of doing. 1t there
fore behoOves the conventions of the
Democratic party to consider we'll the
men whom they offer to the people.
There should be no suspicion as to
their capacity or integrity; moreover,
they should be men of acceptability
and all these requirements fulfilled,
Democratic victory will be easy. AS
to the fulfllment of them, there should
be 10 difficulty. 1t has such a wealth
of material of the right sort for all the
places to be filled, that mistakes will
border on to crimes. No matter how
great the dissatisfaction with affairs at
Washington-and it is not near as
great as many people suppose-the
Democracy of North Carolina is easily
able to carry the State this year upon
the personality of it's candidates, ard
it will be it's own fault if these are not
so capable and so acceptable as to COM
pei the support of the people,"
That sounds right well-to a deaf
man. The secret of it is that men must
be chosen for the legislature who will
support Ransom for the Senate, and
that means the election of an equally
corrupt man in the Western part of
the State to fill the vacancy made by
the death of Senator Vance. R.mem-
Der that Vance was very unpopular
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-07-17
ANOTHER GOLD BUG LIAR.

In the Forum for June we find an
elaborate article on the silver question
by Jos. @. Hendrix. He maintains
that we can never get bi-mettalism
without the consent of England and
ridicules the theory that farm products
have fallen in price proportionate to
the price Of silver. Every man in
America knows that Hendrix is Icing.
In concluding, he admits that England
is interested in getting cheap food
from America and knocks all The props
from under his frail structure. Hen
dirk is a indiscreet liar. He doesn't
believe what he writes himself and is
foolish if he thinks he can dupe any
body with such a fimsy article as 1.-The
Folly Of Future Silver Agitation"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-07-17
COME BACK.

The recent Democratic primaries
and county conventions held through
out the State show that the Democratic
party is losing strength at an alarming
rate. In townships where from fifty
to one and two hundred men formerly
attended the primaries, only eight or
ten turned out. In strong town
ship we hear that only three men took
part in the primary. The party is
doomed. Even if it lives it cannot
elect another Congress and President
inside of twenty or thirty years. There
are some good men in that party yet.
They feel that they have made a glOri-
Gus fight for reform and are honest
and brave enough to make further
efforts. This will be a waste of time
and strength. Nationally the leaders
are unworthy of further support. Sher-
man, Cleveland, Carlisle, Stevenson,
Reed, Watterson, German, Brice, Nc
Pherson and Others of that ilk are
owned body and soul by the Sugar
Trust, Wall street banks and other
monopolies. If you could elect n of
them President and get two thirds of
each House of Congress there would
be no reform. 1t will do no good to
put new wine in old bottles. In the
State the leadership is composed large
ly of traitors, such as Ransom, Bum,
Settle, Pou, Glenn, Eaves, Emery and
so on. Some of the leaders are honest
and true, but they are few and have
but little influence. The people of the
West will never vote the Democratic
ticket after seeing the record it has
made, nationally. Hence if the party
ever carrie the country again it will
be with the aid of New England, and
you all know that means a repetition
of the horrors we have been going
through during the past two years.
The Western people are leaving both
old parties by the thousand and array
ing themselves with the Peoples party.
If the best element in both old parties
in the South will do this we can con.
quer New England and Old England,
our relentless enemies and d~estroyers.
The bulk Of the Democrats are hon
est, well meaning people. But the
leaders are corrupt and vicious. No
true reformer wants that portion Of
them on his side. But the great mass
can help the cause and save themselves
by DESERVING the doomed ship for the
new and splendid ocean greyhound"
Friends, come while it is yet day, for
the night cometh when Wall street will
be in the saddle again.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-07-17
A R

We have told how many drummers
make it a part of their duties to keep
the business men prejudiced against
all true reform. They are ~incessant
takers and workers. We have recently
found one exception. Mr.. M. +. Bar
nett. a Tennesseean, travelling for a
Baltimore drug house, is the man.
Born and raised a Democrat, he be-
lieves in Democratic principles and
policies. In 1892 he quit work and
went to Tennessee to help carry the
State for his party, and worked hard.
Like many others, he opposed the nom
nation of President Cleveland, but
thought there was something worth
working for in the Chicago platform
and believed that the President, If
elected, would adhere to Democratic
principles. But he now believes that
the result has been anything else but
what was expected; that the demone
tizatiOn of silver was the eliminating
atrocity of the age. Mr.. Barnett is
too good a Democrat to become a Re
publican, hence there is no home for
him but in the new party, the vesti-
buled train that is passing all the old
party freights.
Mr.. Barnett came to Raleigh on last
Wednesday. After taking a good
number of orders from clever
druggists, he was induced to talk some
straight political doctrine to our peo-
pie. The notice was short and a mum
Der of other attractions in the city
divided the audience Thursday night,
but a fair crowd of citizens were at the
court house and heard the speech. 1t
was sound to the core, true as gospel
and convincing. The money ques-
ton" was hissubject. We believeit did
much good, and it will be followed with
speeches by other able speakers in this
city and every town in the State. The
farmers are right now, and as soon as
we can get the citizens of the towns to
reading and thinking, the revolution
will be complete. 1t will take time to
overcome the pernicious influence Of
the cowardly and the subsidized press,
but the skies are frightening.
Mr.. Barnett is devoting all the time
he can spare from his business to mis-
sionary work among the citizens of
the towns who are generally ignorant
on financial questions, though very
well posted on other matters. Presid-
ing Elder Barnett, of the M. E Church
South, living at Mt Airy, is a brother
of the reformed drummer"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-07-17

withall administrator papers previous
to his death, and if the Landmarks and
feIlow-thinkers get what they want it
will be a man Numerically opposed to
the views of Vance. If the people Of
the State want Ransom and a mate for
the U s. Senate and a continuance Of
gold bug rule and ruin, then elect a
Democratic legislature; if not, elect a
legislature that will put enemies of
Wall street in the Senate, and in doing
so don't forget to elect the same kind
of Congressman and county officers,
The Landmark cannot stand men who
are for principles first, for that would
defeat it's pets. It doesn't dare say so,
but advises it's readers to vote for men
first this year, and a fool may read be-
tween the lines and understand. The
Democratic party has violated promises
and trampled principles under foot in
the past, but this is the first time its
organs have admitted that it is stencil
in the public nostril and can only hope
to carry the State by the personal
popularity of it's candidates.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-07-17
ALL METAL VS.. WOOD-BASE
CUTS.

The Press Association at its meeting
last week adopted a resolution; offered
by Mr.. J. L Ramsey, Of The PROGRESS
sIvE FARMER, requesting advertising
agents and all general advertisers, to
discard the use of wood-base cuts and
to adopt in their stead solid metal or
sliding ~electrotypes, the object being
to do awey with the trouble met with
in every printing Office arising from
the swelling and Wrapping of wood cuts,
thereby rendering an even, smooth
impression of the advertisement more
difficult, and consequently the service
to the advertiser less effective and
satisfactory. This we think a good
suggestion and one we are glad to see
is already being adopted by most of
the big advertising concerns of the
country; they readily recognizing that
it is to their interest not only to put
their advertisement in as attractive
form as possible, so far as display of
the matter is concerned, but that it
pays them to have it in such condition
as the publisher may be able to present
1t to his readers in a clean and readable
manner as well:-Hendersom Gold Leaf.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-07-17
THOSE HoRR1D REPUBLICANS

If we not law abiding, we would
urge the raising of a mob to lynch the
Republican minority in Washington
for refusing to allow the Democratic
majority to pass a bill or two, The
Atlanta Journal says:
However short of Democratic prin-
ciple or profession the tariff bill as
passed by the Senate may be, it GER
tainly does not become Republicans
and other protectionists to complain of
it. They only stultify themselves by
their gibes about the faultiness of the
bill in this particular. Their party in
the Senate had it in their power to de-
feat any amendment made in the in
terest of protection-every amendment
which they fippantly say is a depar-
ture from Democratic pledges Had
there been no Republicans in the Sen
ate, or only two or three less than their
actual number, the bill would have
passed that body as it came from the
House."
That is rich. Dyspeptics had better
avoid such food. We thought the
President, "a majority in the House
AID three majority in the Senate would
put the ''fxin's" On the Republicans.
But the Journal says: Had there
been no Republicans in the Senate"
etc. Rich is no name for it. We learn
from this that a Democratic majority
is insufficient. To do business, the
Democrats must have all opposition
out of the way. Even one lonely Re-
publican would not allow the President,
whose backbone is two feet, four and a
half inches in diameter, 352 Congress-
men and 81 Senators, all Democrats, to
pass n little bill. We guess the
Democrats would blame it on the man
in the moon if they had all the Sene,
tors and Congressman. What rascals
these mortals be!
It is necessary to meet good luck half
way, but bad luck will chase you
AtcbisOn Globe.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-07-17
R OF JUDGES.

Some two or three months ago our
handsome" Attorney General, as some
are pleased to designate him, issued an
opinion as the time of expiration of the
terms of certain Judges. Itseems that
the Attorney General didn't please
everybody and the matter was re-
ferred to the Supreme Court, or to
individual Justices. At any rate the
Chief Justice and two associates gave
their opinion for the benefit of the
Governor. One or two papers pub
lished it in May. By request we re
produce the ruling this week. It will
be found on another page.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-07-17
SHARP EDITORIAL PENCILS.

News must be getting dull in Rome.
The old story about the Pope's health
is again on its rounds.-NelU York Re.
cOrder.
One thing that is note worthy in the
Sugar Trust scandal is that the inves-
tigation is not at all a partisan matter.
Providence Journal.
The two shots fired at Premier Crispi
will probably be good for a substantial
majority on the next parliamentary
division.-N. Y. Tribune
Senator Teller makes the gratuitous
but nevertheless welcome announce
ment that he is not a candidate for the
presidency News.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-07-17
PREVENTION BETTER THAN
CURE.

It is related that the son of a wealthy
coal dealer in New York prevailed upon
his father to establish a coal yard and
sell to the very poor at cost. The good
die young, and this boy vas not an ex-
ception. Pneumonia carried him off
last spring. But the old man is going
ahead with the coal business. He now
has two places open and sells coal at
cost to the very poor, employ ing about
200 men in the business. Of course a
per cent. is added to cover this ex-
pense.
Such ~benevolence is commendable.
All charitable enterprises or societies
can do good. But the real charity ex-
lists in efforts to prevent poverty and
degradation. Vote for good men and
make parties carry out their pledges
and there will be but little poverty and
few improvident people. Use proven
ton rather than ure.
Did you ever see or hear of a French
man in America tramping, begging or
being supported by charity9 Not one.
Switzerland sends out no beggars and
has no unemployed people. 1t is only
countries that are ruled by tyrants like
Grover Cleveland, the Gear of Russia,
the goldbug Queen of England and
other gold standard countries that
sends out tramps and anarchists, made
so by unequal laws and un~restrained
human greed. If the American people
will declare their independence and
vote off the shackIes that bind them,
there will be no room for charitable
societies.
The County Alliance meetings have
been very we'll attended so far and the
delegates appointed for the State meet
ing are the right men in the right
oil ace.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-07-17

good economy to spoil a good farmer
by making "a distributor of him. In
Smith county no effort was made on
harvesting goods except Irvine. On
other implements and all other lines of
goods except drugs and whiskey, a re
duction of from 5 to so per cent. was
effected. Then it was that the shaky
Alliance fellow and outsider said we
can buy just as cheap n place as an
other-your Alliance don't amount to
anything. Our State Alliance made
the necessary arrangements whereby
money could be procured and loaned
to farmers at 6 per cent. per annum
free from commission-provided a COM
pany of 25, 600 farmers was formed,
II, 900 signed up. Then the big mort
gage and loan companies cut their rates
to straight 6 per cent, and no more
farmers would join the company. The
company failed to m~aterialize. The
price of money Immediately went up
to 8 and 9 per cent. To-day if you wish
to renew your mortgage you car pay
your 10 per cent. and whatever COM
mission is demanded. This prospective
deal, without one dollar being invested,
saved the people of Kansas more money
than the cost of maintaining the ALI
ance for 100 years. Oh no! it won't
nav Saw wood"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-07-17
RE-oRGAN1zR THE ALLIANCE

M. E. Wells, President of Smith
county, Kansas, Alliance, has written
an article to the Helping Hand, which
should be read by every farmer who
says that the Alliance has been of no
benefit, and to him who says that we
have no need for the organization now.
He says:
Another objection offered for not
taking hold of the Alliance is, it will
not pay. An eminent American patriot
once said he was guided by the lamp of
experience. In 80 and 81, when ALI
anc people were standing together as
good self binding h~arvesters as ever run
were sold in our large wheat growing
counties for 800. In '92 our State ALI
ance offered said machines for SIS, pro
vided the Alliance could be depended
on as a unit in their deals. Did we
exercise a little common sense and
stand together, or did we sit back on
our high American prerogative of each
fellow making his own deal, paying
$3.50 for the machine and $40 freight.
Oh no! it won't pay, you just saw
wood The first cost of these machines
is less than $40, add interest, freight
and local agents commission and your
binder you should be running in your
field at $40. We have no fight against
our local distributors. 1t is not always
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n. r. p. A.
RUETORIAL NOTES

A Texas paper thinks Hill, of New
York, and Gov, Hogg, of Texas, ought
to be the next Presidential nominees
for the Democratic party. They noml
mated one hog the last time and now
they want two.
The strike is still on but there is lees
lawlessness and q general disposition
to wait fer what may turn up. The
President talks like he will appoint a
special committee to investigate the
whole affair. Of course it will consist
of railroad attorneys.
Gold buggery in New York is having
a hard time. The NeU York PopuList,
Direct Legislation Record, and other
reform papers are throwing hot shot
into their camp. The Arena, Boston,
the greatest American magazine, is
also making things hum in New Eng
land.
The Elkin CORE sponde2 1t Of the Char
lotte Observer announces the arrival in
that town of the editor of the Sparta
Star with a drove of 228 sheep. Sheep
driving is strictly honorable and the
public ought to insist that some other
editors do more sheep driving and less
editing.
A young lady correspondent at Ew-
ing, Wake county, writes that a neigh
Dor, Mrs. billiard Yates, raised a
turnip this season, which is now in the
possession of the correspondent, 221
inches in circumference, 10 inches in
length and weighs nine pounds. Pretty
good turnip.
The editors of the reform press in
the State should all arrange to attend
the State Alliance meeting at Green's
boro. The reform press association
will meet at the same time, and some
of them have not joined the association.
We hope every editor will be on hand
ready to apply for membership.
On another page you will find three
valuable tables for getting facts for
your own information or for writing
or speaking upon. They are official
and show a startling state of affairs.
Cut them out and paste in your memo,
randum book so you can refer to them
at any time. Show them to every
man you meet.
Bro. J. T. B. Hoover began his speak
ing tour in Wake county last Saturday.
He will speak at every place where
there is a working Alliance. The pub
lie generally are invited and should
avail themselves of the opportunity to
hear a good speech by a good man.
Every Alliancemen should make it a
point to be present. These speeches
ought to do great good in the county
now. See appointments in this paper.
Secretary Barnes writes us that he
re-organized Buncombe County Ali
anc on the 18th with eight Sub-Alli
ances and others to follow. Owing to the
pernicious influence of certain traitors
and some Asheville Wall streeters, the
organization had about become extinct
in the county. But the above result
shows that seed sown in good ground
good seed-wM spring up and
Bro Barnes Vii: return home some
time this week.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-07-17
A &

The Medical Record tells a disgusting
story about an Ohio woman who util
lied the body of her sick husband for
Matching out chickens. 1t is repro
duced in the Scientific American Of
June 23d.
The husband had phthisic and was
lying il bed, helpless. His wife
wrapped fifty hen eggs in cotton bat
ting, each separately, and placed them
near the sick mans body. In three
weeks the eggs Matched all right. Then
she placed one hundred eggs beside
him and his high temperature brought
out the chickens. The third setting"
failed, the man dying before the eggs
Matched.
A tough story, but doubtless true. 1t
reminds us very much of this admins
tration. A large majority of the peo-
pie are the sick man and Wall street
and its minions are the woman. In 1898
the first sitting" of eggs were Matched
and a number of goldbugs were added
to the flock. This year the Sugar Trust
and bondholders are utilizing the sick
body to hatch all their schemes. Next
year the manufacturers will take their
turn and hatch out the Wilson Tariff
bill protection eggs and increase their
flock of chickens. Meantime the sick
body is growing sicker. Soon he will
be beyond human aid. Unless you
throw off party collars and put the
right kind of ballots in the box next
November, no prescription will save
the patient.
Friend, you are being used as an in
cubator. You have no physical disease,
but party ties bind your limbs and you
are a helpless invalid and blind party
fealty and prejudice has put you on
that sick bed. Will you burst the
cords that bind you while you have
strength, or will you lie still and die9
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-07-17
NOT OUT YET.

Raleigh dude.-"8ay, my friend,
have you got all of the hay seed out of
your hair yet9"
Modest citizen from Chatham county.
mo, 1 reckin' not, jedgin' frum the
way the calves u after me when I
cum ter Raleigh"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-07-17

In writing to anybody, always be
lure TO give the name Of your Postothce'
and Sign your own name plainly.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-07-17

liam standing notC Just behind the
curtain, and in fUu gEOtU0 Of the coming
sunset. Behind me are the shadows on
the track, before me lies the dark GALLEY
and the riUer. When I mipgLe 1Utth ats
dark tUGters I tCant to cast one Linger-
ina look upon q country aUbOSe goUern-
ment is of the people, for the people,
and by the people. u L. Polk, July
eth, 1890.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-07-17

Do you want your paper changed to
another Office State the one at which
sou have been getting it,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-07-17

Ky Our friends IN writing to any of
,ur advertisers will favor US by men
sioning the fact that they saw the
advertisement jn THE PROGRESSIVE
FARMER.
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POPULATION

OF the Sc courthouse towns in North
Carolina, 40 contain less than 500 in
habitants. These 40 average PAP. Then
there are 10 with population between
500 and 1000. These 10 average 702,
while the other 81 averages less than
3, 700. In other words, the population
is:
40 towns under 500 $3.50
10 between 500 and ], OOO.. 10 341
81 " over 1000. .14O, 1913
90 county towns. 1853, 1893
There are also % towns, not court
house towns, inIthe State with a popu-
lation of over 500, making an aggregate
for these % of 80, 234, or an average Of
less than I, O8O each. Thus we see that
living in the county towns and the
other towns of more than 500 inhabi.
tants in North Carolina there are only
194,0 27 people, or out of the whole pop
ulation of the State, of 1,617, 947 only
lis per cent. live in towns of above
500 inhabitants-a fraction over one
out of every nine. Yet, in 1892, this
IL 9 per cent. very nearly controlled
the political policy of the State. The
whole people ought to rule.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-07-17

Hy TIC la5a 81 your label tells you
Yhen yoGr time is out.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-07-17

While it is apparent that a good
many Alabama citizens will continue
to SOW their wild Oates, it is likely that
a majority of her people prefer their
corn on the Kolb.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-07-17

The Progressive Farmer is the Official
Organ ofthe N. c. Farmers State Alliance
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-07-17

pdpsr entered az ssc0Dd-eLGsg matter OF the
Fost Ottce 81 Raleigh, ". @.