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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-05-08
CHICAGO SILVER PLANK AGAIN.

Our analysis last week of that part
of the Chicago platform declaring for
free coinage of silver was too much for
the Charlotte Observer. The only de-
tense attempted by that paper in it's
issue Of the 3rd was to charge us with
"gross inaccuracy" and ''unblushing
garbling." It's leading editorial, nearly
a column long, starts off as follows:
"We are frequently struck with amaze
ment at the recklessness of statements
which characterize The PROGRESSIVE
FARMER, the official organ of the North
Carolina Farmers State Alliance" The
reason is very plain, for the Observer
finds a great many solid gobs of truth
in this paper, and when they are con
trasted with the stuff the average gold
bug newspaper publishes, or that which
it does not publish, the gobs of truth
appear to be reckless statements.
But our editorial did contain one
statement that may be termed a reck
less one, and we r glad the Observer
discovered it. 1.-THE Democratic plat
forms have not declared in favor of
free coinage for thirty years." Since
looking up the platforms we find that
to be a mistake, one that has beenmade
frequently, too. But the party has, to
all intents and purposes, been a free
coinage party, Most of the prominent
men in the party, South and West,
have been favorable to free coinage for
thirty years. Vance, Morgan and hun
dreds of others might be named. The
North Carolina platforms have favored
it for years. The writer voted the
Democratic ticket twice believing it to
be the free coinage party. We can go
back, not thirty years, but one hun
dred years in this matter. In his report
to Congress on the establishment of a
mint in 1871, Alexander Hamilton,
then Secretary of the United States
Treasury, said: ITO annul the use of
either of the metals as money is to
abridge the quantity of the circulating
medium, and is liable to all the objec-
tions which arise from a comparison
of the benefits of a full, with the evils
of a scanty circulation" Thomas JEFF
~ferson, daddy of the Democratic party,
agreed with Hamilton, and in a letter
said: 81 concur with you in thinking
that the mint must stand upon both
metals" Now, what has the Observer
to offer9 It's party was a free coinage
party while yet in its infancy. In one
year, 1888, we think, twenty-nine State
Democratic platforms declared for free
coinage. But it seems that it was a
sort of "North Carolina campaign"
business, for votes only, and didn't
amount to anything. On the first day
OF last September, Senator Vance made
his famous speech against the repeal of
the Sherman law, Internationally. In
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-05-08
SENATOR MORGAN'S GRE
CHARGES.


Senator Morgan, of Alabama, stood
very close to Senator Vance during the
past fifteen years in the U. S. Senate.
They generally voted on the same side.
Morgan is a bi-metallist and opposed
the unconditional repeal of the Sher-
man law last fall, making a magnif-
cent speech. He made some grave
chargesi in thatspeech, and was accused
of slandering his party.
Recently he made a speech in Mont
gomery and reiterated the charges,
reading from the Congressional Record
that part of the charges characterized
as ''slanderous." Briefly, the charges
we're that the money power used i'm
mense sums of money to nominate
Cleveland and Harrison in preference
to all other candidates, knowing that
either one of them would use the veto
power if any silver legislation should
pass.
Here are some quotations from the
speech:
knowing that the people were
aroused and would demand their rights,
these co~nspirators, as an advance
movement in the campaign of 1892, set
about to capture the control of the veto
power, no matter which of the great
leading political parties should elect
the President. They directed their
supreme efforts to the nomination of
candidates for the presidency by each
party who they knew would use the
veto power when needed to prevent
restoration of silver as a full money
metal equally with gold. They sue
ceeded, and in doing this evil, they in
ficted upon the people a wrong as
novel as it was stupendous, and by
means that threaten the utmost danger
to the republic.
Money, which is their power, their
only power, was used in enormous
sums to control the two national con-
ventions as to their membership and
the nominations. How much was used
no self-respecting American is willing,
it seems, to inquire. Qs this a SANDER
against the Democratic party9 They
vera both included9 If it is a Islander
against either, it is a SANDER against
both, not one.) The subject is forbid
ding. There are men who know these
facts, but there are none who are will
ling to disclose them. The result was
that the control Of the veto power, as
a reserved force to check silver legisla-
ton, was secured to the minority on
these questions of finance, whether the
Democrats or Republicans should elect
their nominees.
They had no bargain or understand
ing to this effect; they did not need
this, but they nominated men for the
presidency who were committed in
public and official utterances to the
sternest opposition to a return to the
free coinage of silver, and whose re-
corded opinions would be their plat
forms. Then in the national conven
tons they took care that in the pledges
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-05-08
WILL BE FORGIVEN

The tobacco-growers of North C that
lima will be interested IN Kn0" hos in.
the Attorney General Of Illinois as I Amsr.
stituted proceedings to torc1 S the
lean Tobacco Company-otnelo mon
cigarette trust-out of that STATE oe ss IN
the ground that it is dong 5,,tas and is
o o60pasiou IT. to the common law " all l. in IN
will put every devil Of them corners.
Guiding those who sit in an ooIIego4 all
will be forgiven C""r'0'''
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-05-08
THEY WERE FROM MARYLAND.

The country bride and bridegroom,
with clothing crackingly new, walked
lovingly hand in hand down the broad
hotel dining-room, two souls with but
a single thought, and blindly oblivious
to all things else but each other in this
great, happy earth of ours. Almost
crowded on n chair, he fondly fed
her as the parent bird its little chick.
Darling" he murmuringly CLICKED,
''shall I skin ye a pertater9" mo,
deary," she gurgled, I've n already
Washington Post.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-05-08
n. r. P A.
EDITORIAL NOTES

The Washington Post says: 'Sena,
tor Jarvis is said to be another plat.
form Democrat Does anybody know
what a platform Democrat isG
The commencement exercises of
Collision Academy will be held on May
18th. G. M. Cook, Esq of Louisburg,
is expected to deliver the literary ad-
dress.
We just know that the Alliance is
growing. The spouting of little 18th
party spouters in the / party newspa-
pers is sufficient proof. They are get
ting scared.
Hon. Thomas E. Watson, of Georgia,
says: 81 have taken hold of this re-
form work and do not intend to lay it
down until I finish 1T or it has finished
me-" Here is u "a, Tom.
The latest ~plutocratic lies started on
the rounds are that England has lost
$25, 600, 900 running the telegraph bust
ness of that country, and that Italy
has lost $40, OOO, 900 operating the rail
roads. Both statements bear the i'm
press of falsehood.
Three Democratic Senators have died
within a month, Colquitt, Vance and
Stockbridge. They have dallied with
the ''chance" until the majority is
getting slim in the Upper House.
Saddest of all, the Senators who have
died are among the best.
Now and then we feel like making
the startling, but welcome announce
ment that the world is growing better.
The Illinois courts are after the Ameri-
can Tobacco Trust and a Missouri court
has decided that future dealing 'is
gambling pure and simple"
The Virginia San tells the exact
truth in the following paragraph: RE
newals to the San ire coming in quite
encouragingly, but occasionally a note
comes from a broken-hearted farmer:
please stop my paper; times r so
hard I can't afford to take it He
ought to write: please continue my
paper; times are so hard I must have
it to help me along"
1t makes us tired to see certain little
two by four oficeholders and others
SOLDERING and sobbing over the death
of Senator Vance. In the past six
months these people have called him
''oId and cranky" and said all name
of hard things about him, but now they
are foremost in honoring the man after
he is dead, We do not include the
real friends Of Senator Vance, the PEG,
pie who consistently stood by him.
We are talking about pap suckers and
one-horse monopolists.
"Brick" Pomeroy says that he was
the discoverer of "Peck's Bad Boy"
now Gov. George W. Peck, of Wiscon-
sin. He says: 81 was publishing my
Democrat at La Crosse, Wisconsin, be-
fore the war, when I noticed, in an OBJ
scure country newspaper, some ex-
tremely clever paragraphs. I learned
that Peck wrote them, and I wrote to
him, offering him $25 a week to come
down to La Crosse and work for me.
The next day I got this telegram
Mark M. Pomeroy, La Crosse &C.
cent your offer quicker than instantly,
for heavens sake don't withdraw it,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-05-08
again2

Our Republican friends solemnly
aver thatprotection giVesusprosperous
times and enables manufacturers to
keep their mills going and pay good
wages. Our Democrat friends are just
as solemn in their declarations that a
low tariff will do the same thing. And
yet the organs of both parties ridicule
any other propositions and solemnly
declare that cit is paternal :" that the
government can do nothing to help the
people. Since we were old enough to
know the difference between salt and
sugar we have watched all these fell
lows, and studied them, and we are
forced to believe that there is but little
sincerity in any Of their statements.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-05-08
R. ]. REYNOLDS INCUBATOR
JOKE.

Old Gentleman genially) to lady
surrounded by a bevy of youngsters:
And are all these fine children
yours9"
Maiden Lady: Certainly not; how
d are you, sir? Do you take me for an
incubatorG"- Winston Sentinel.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-05-08
eALFoUR FOR BI-MRTALLIsM.

The international Bi metallist Con-
ference opened at London last Wednes-
day. Prominent bankers were present
from all parts of Europe and the United
States. We have no faith in any fnan-
cial suggestions made by bankers,
especially the class of bankers who at
tend these meetings, but what some OF
them say is of public interest. They
arel like our Senators and Congressman,
they can make some everlastingly good
speeches, but there it all ends.
Mr.. A. J. Balfour, Elk Secretary OF
Ireland, and a one horse Lord, such as
England produces, in the course Of the
discussion, said that he did not believe
that government regulation of coinage,
if it were done in the direction of max
ing it more stable and a fairer measure
of value, could be j~ustifably opposed.
The nations of the world were, he said,
standing face to face with a great dan
ger which could only be averted by the
rehabilitation of silver to its proper
commercial function. In order to do
this inter national action was absolute
ly necessary.
Mr.. Balfour said that there were
three questions with which bi metal
lism had to cope They were these:
Was a double standard possible7 Was
it just9 Was it expedient3 Scientists
and economists answer these questions
with an overwhelming yes" He
would not say whether the closing of
the Indian minis was a wise step, but
he did not doubt that it was the most
striking attempt that a civilized gov
eminent had ever made to solve a
monetary difficulty that was directly
due to mono metallism.
MI. Balfour said he saw signs of a
change in English opinion. The lead
ing commercial men had abandoned
their former past hostility to bi
metallism and come to the conclusion
that the only way to meet the grave
danger, was to restore silver to it's
former place as a circulating medium.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-05-08

In writing to anybody, always be
sure to give the name OF your postothce,
and sign your own name plainly
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-05-08

Col. William G. You, Later, Brock
enridge he is bound to bere elected.
We don't know about that. But we
do know that similar records have not
defeated other Congressman. North
Carolina has as good people as any
other State, and her voters have never
drawn the line, and, besides that, the
monopolists want just such men in
Office, and they are going to get them
as long as the people act the fool.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-05-08

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, 1894-05-08

g now Oh LUZ SAN0ES TO"
sounding promises, gIittering general
tiles and deceptive batteries which
could be complied with as the party
fraud in the second section of the
Sherman law is complied with by a
total s~ubversion Of the plain intent of
the law.
1T was a sight to inspire mirth
among the dead tenants of the cata-
combs to Q two presidential candi-
dates striving to grasp the scepter of
the veto power that they might WELD
it for the destruction Of silver money,
and yet processing to be the friends of
bimetalism. They led opposing and
beligerent forces in joint campaign
against silver. In those candidates
and in those platforms the coalition
began which is now being consum-
mated in Congress for the defeat of the
will of the people expressed in every
Democratic victory at least since that
began to have a history.
THE coalition assumes with good
reason that it is in a numerical major
ity in the Senate"
Owing to the fight made On Senator
Morgan since the speech was made, it
became necessary for him to defend
himself and get the opinions of other
Senators. He received the following
letter from Senator Hill, of New York:
Hon. John z. Morgan, y. S. Senate,
Washington, d. @.
MY DEAR SENATOR: Your letter of
the 18th instant is at hand and con
tents noted. In compliance with your
request I have carefully read the
printed speech which you inclosed in
your letter. and especially those por-
lions thereof which were marked and
to which my attention had been called,
which are found on pages Is and Is.
1t is my opinion and belief that the
statements made by you on the pages
in question are substantially correct. I
have no doubt that an honest investi-
cation would disclose the truthfulness
of your assertions.
81 leave tonight for Albany to be
gone a week and am getting ready for
my departure, and hence am compelled
tus briefly to answer your letter. I re-
main very truly yours,
"DAvID B. HILL"
Of the speech Senator German said:
''You are correct about all this. l
heard what you said on the floor of the
Senate. If 1 could have objected to it
I would have risen and done so, but I
could not do it. I, could give you a
written statement, but in doing so 1
would implicate other gentlemen, and
I have not their authority to do So"
Senator Morgan also read letters
from Mr.. Brice and Senator Aldrich,
both of whom were ION the inside" in
political matters in 1892, and they con
irmed his statements ~unreservedly.
And yet those corruptionists expect
people to vote for their nominees again.
Will the American people act the fool
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-05-08

Ky Our friends in writing to any of
our advertisers will favor us by men
tioning the fact that they saw the
advertisement IL The PROGRESSIVE
FARMER.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-05-08

ST I'M standing no1U Just behind the
curtain, and IN full gIOIU Of the coming
sunset. Behind me r. the shadows on
the track, before me lies the dark GALLEY
and the riUer. When I mingLe NTH ats
dark aCaters I Wdnt to cast one Ltnger-
Gnq look upon a country WhOse govern
mteut is Of the people, for the people,
and 6y the people. "-L. L. Polk, July
Eth. 1890.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-05-08
STILL GETTING ELECTIoNNE"'

AS the news continues to come -.
shows that the Democratic parry ito
gone Republican by a large maJOf'''
Farmers Voice.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-05-08

- The date OF your label tells you
when your time is out.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-05-08

The Progressive Farmer Is the Official
Organ ofthe NJ. c. Farmers State Alliance
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-01-24
Keep Your Mouth Shut

Don't be offended. The admonition is
not meant as reflection upon your talk
aiiVeness. Talk as much as you please but
keep your mouth shut when your are not
talking, advises the " y Herald.
People who keep their mouths closed
except when they are talking, eating or
drinking. rarely contract colds or coughs.
Savages. even those who live in northern
attitudes, seldom take cold. Scientists say
il is because they are closenOuthed.
Disease germs floating in the air find a
direct route into the lungs OF person who
breaihes through bis mouth. They are az
rested BY the fine, sieve ike network of hair
in the nostrils of the individual who
breathes through his nose Keep your
mouth shut and you may defy pestilence.
Toe teeth suffer from too much and too
frequent exposure to the atmosphere. Sud-
den changes Of temperature, whether liquid
or atmospheric, are hurtfal to them. Tie
best teeth in the world are those of the
savage tribes, whose members always keep
their mouths shut except when talking or
eating.
Throat and lung diseases are often con-
trscted by persons who 90 about open
mouihed. The frosty air Of winter inhaled
directly into the lungs through the mouth is
frequent cause Of bronchial disorders.
Taken through the nose it IS modified and
sifted of many offs dangers. Keep your
mouth shut.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-01-24
FOR BETTER R. r. FACILITIES.
immense Macs Meeting Held at
Johnstown Monday Night.

Citizens Of Johnstown are very much
aroused over the prospects of securing aodi
tional railroad facilities for that city and
Monday night monster mss meeting was
held in the Johnstown Opera House for the
purpose Of taking concerted action in order
to induce the Beech Creek railroad to extend
It's line to that place.
The Opera House was found 10 be too
small to accommodate the crowd, estimated
at 900 people, who desired TO attend the
meeting and it was necessary to hold an
overflow MEETING in the public park.
John d. Roberts. cashier Of the First Ma
tional Bank, presided. Addresses were made
BY number Of representative citizens, and
BY ex-Judge Baer Of Somerset Ringing
resolutions were adopted and committee
of fifteen vas appointed in order that the
advantages and natural resc curces Of this
section can be more properly presented aud
URGED upon the railroad authorities, aad TO
oiler such reasonable inducements to rail-
roads nov seeking entrance TO this region as
viii encourage them TO push ahead n once.
EK-Judge Baer was 'hghly delighted with
the success OF the meeting and 10 3 HERALD
representative be said that be was fully sat
isfied that one if not two additional lines of
railroad would be built through this county
in The very near future. The inference TO
be drawn from Mr. Baer's remarks Is that
the Pennsylvania r. r is j=alously watch
ing every movement made BY the Beech
Creek authorities and jast as soon es the
latter ad extends its line into this region
the former viii be after it with a hot stick, T"
so to speak.
The extension Of the Beech Creek Rail
road TO Johnstown is matter of vital i'm
porsnce 10 the residents of Somerset ccun-
ty. Once its line enters that city il will be
but veFy short time until it is extended TO
the rich coal fields in the north Of this eoun-
ty, and it will ultimately beextended to Con-
nellsyille, where connection will be maze
with the Pittsburgh & MeKeesport Rail
road. When this is accomplished new
trunk line from New York to Chicago will
have been established.
If the effJrt to induce the Beech Creek TO
exlenl its line in this direction succeeds it
viii mean that not only will the rich coal
deposits in q QaeniahoDing and the townships
lying north OF il be developed, but that the
far richer coal beds of Somerset, Stonycreek
and Brcthersvalley townships will be bene-
fitted as well, aud that great prosperity will
result TO the entire county.
Parties in position TO know wha: they
are talking about claim that the coal field
now being operated by the Lisiie Company
produces decided y better quality Of steam
producing fuel than the beds further north.
They maintain that their beds extends east
and not north and II is only to be found in
Somerset, slonycreek and Brothersvalley
townships,
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-01-24
A case Of Mistaken IdentIty

Not little interest was arOuse3 in court
one evening last week when two or three
witnesses were called upon the stand for the
purpose Of impeaching the cTedibility Of a
witness who had previously given in evil
dence on the other side OF the case-an i'm
portant land suit All swore 10 the
best Of their knowledge and belief thst the
witness whose evidence it was desired TO i'm
peach had been convicted of the crime Of
larceny and had served a term in the peni-
tsntisTy. One of the witnesses went so far
as to say that his brother had secured the
prisoners release from the peniieatiary on
condition that ne would 90 into the army
as his (the witness brother'sl substitute.
On crOss-e1amination it turned ont that the
witnesses had secured their information
from hearssy and that they knew nothing Of
the facts testified TO from their own knowl-
edge.
Then the witness whose evidence had
been attacked took the stand and solemnly
declared that be had never been accused OF
the crime of larceny; had never beea tried
for that crime and had never served a term
in the penitentiary. He admitted before re-
firing from the stand that he had always
understood that a man bearing the same
name as himself, resident OF Fayetie conn
ty, had been convicted Of larceny and had
been an inmate OF the psnitentisry.
Il was subsequently explained by one Of
the council who introduced the testimony
that attorneys can not always tell what
witnesses who have previously been exam
ined will testify TO when called upon the
witness stand.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-01-24
Duties of oonstabIes.

Judge Bregy, Of Philadelphia, has handed
down an opinion in reference to Constables
and their duties and quotes The following
section Of law on the subject.
The constables of the respective wards.
bOroughs or townships in each county shall,
IN the first week in each term OF the Court
Of Quarter Sessions, make returns, under
oath, of all places in his bailiwick where
Tinous, spurious, malt OF bre1ed LIQUORS or
any admixture thereof are kept for sale or
sold, except stores kept by druggists or
apothecaries, stating which of said places
are licensed under this act and which are
unlicensed, and it shall be the special duty
of the Judge Of said court to see that this
return is faithfully made. And on failure
of any constable TO comply with this pro-
vision, or if it be found upon examination n
or inquiry by said Court that any Constable
has either wilfnlly or negligently omitted to
return all such houses ard the Dames of the
proprietors thereof in his bsiliwick he shall
be guilty Of wiifully and negligently max
ing false return and the Court shall sus-
pend him from Office, and direct the District
Attorney 10 indict and try the said officer,
and if found guilty he shall be fined in a
sum not exceeding $500 and undergo an i'm
prisonment, either simple or solitary, not
exceeding two years, both or either, in the
discretion of the Court"