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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-01-16
CRANKS ALARM THE STATES
MEMO

Wild rumors have come OUT from
Washington lately. 1t is claimed that
a plot to kidnap Baby Ruth has been
unearthed, also that the President,
Vice President, Secretary Carlisle and
Senator Sherman have received many
threatening letters. An extra guard
has been placed around the White
House.
Granny Mills, of Texas, who claims
he is a United States Senator, is the
most frightened of all. He got a letter
from a nan in Texas telling him that
he voted wrong on the silver question,
and would soon be removed"
Granny Mills went into Mysteries and
applied to Judge Miller, of the police
court, asking that his (MillsO son be
allowed to go armed. Now young
Mills follows his dad around every
where he goes, carrying a CARLOAD of
dangerous-looking pistols.
The entire lot of misrepresentation
at the capitol are said to be quite
nervous. They know that thousands
of the millions of unemployed have
become desperate and many Of them
would not hesitate to remove" those
who are responsible. Ali honest peo-
pie are in favor of removing" them,
but the proper way is with ballots.
Probably two, thirds of the unemployed
voted for the men who are responsible
for this distress. They should seek to
remedy the mistake by the same
means. Any other course would be
criminal and foolish.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-01-16
Judy CARROLL.

Mr.. Oh. Carroll has been appointed
U. 8. Marshal for the Eastern District
of this State. He is said to have done
some very hard work in the campaign
of 1892. Among other things, he gave
Marion Butler the nickname "Mary-
ann" Of course that entitled him
to anything the administration had to
dispose of.
We understand that Mr.. Carroll sent
a telegram to President Cleveland, be-
fore the appointment was made, in
forming him Of the death of MI. j. A.
Harrell, stating that Mr.. Harrel's
death was probably due to the fact that
he HarrelD had failed to get the ap-
pointment as Public Printer, or words
to that effect, and telling the President
that if he (CarrolD was not appointed
Marshal, there would be another death
to record.
The above is hearsay, but we believe
it to be on good authority. If, how
ever, there is any mistake about it,
our columns are open to Mr.. Carroll
for any corrections he may wish to
make.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-01-16

cratic papers. But now his party is
in. It doesn't undertake to carry out
it's promises. Mr.. Watterson charac-
terizes the Wilson bill as a "protec-
Zionist measure" a cowardly make
shift, /" "a violation in letter and spirit
of the pledge of the Chicago platform. "
This paper has done the same in some
what similar language. We believe
Mr.. Watterson is right. We repeat
that it is a cowardly makeshiftJa pro-
tectionist measure, a tissue of false
hoods, a boomerang. If it isn't why
should the protectionists approve of it9
No reductions of any consequence have
been made, except on articles where
the tax was prohibitory, and the reduc-
ton leaves it SO. By putting the prod
ucts of the FARMS mine and forest on
the free list nothing has been gained
for the producer or consumer. 1t is a
trick, a black deception, and benefits
no n except the manufacturers.
Then why isn't it a fraud, a cowardly
makeshift, a protectionist measured
We await an answer.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-01-16
DRAWING THE LINES.

1t is understood in Washington that
no man or woman can be in the social
swim" unless he or she favors goldbug-
ism. Any Senator, Congressman or
other official or citizen shall be ignored
by the goldbugs, be they Democrat,
Republican or Populist, if they do not
favor the single standard and oppose
free coinage. This is the latest and
meanest movement on the part of the
goldbugs. They neither allow freedom
of speech or thought. There are fools
in all parties who will give up lifelong
convictions rather than the smiles of
the giltedge fashionables. The goldbugs
know all the weak points in human
nature and play a strong card every
time. The American people must see
that not one of those Satan-inspired
goldbugs shall ever be elected to Con-
gress again.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-01-16
THE MATTER OF PREMIUMS.

A few days ago the House Commit
tee on naval affairs, held a whitewash
ing investigation in Washington. For
some years ship builders have been
paid very high premiums when war
ships we're completed, and which, after
a full test, were found to make better
speed than the contract called for
More than 81, OOO, 900 has been paid out
in premiums. Recently some one has
charged that the committee on naval
affairs were in collision with the ship
builders and the ''swag'' was being
divided. The investigation was called
for and the committee began to inves-
tigate its oUn affairs. Elk Congressman
J. Fl. Sypher, of Louisiana, a lawyer,
was n of the attorneys who appeared
before the committee in support of the
resolution calling for the investigation.
During his speech he openly charged
that the committee on naval affairs had
been formed for the express purpose of
aiding the ship builders to get the pre-
miums, and that Speaker Crisp and
Secretary of the Navy Herbert were
members of the ring. He also in
cluded ex Secretary Tracy. Of course
the virtuous members of the committee
boiled over with indignation, and, Con-
gresham Amos j. Cummings, of New
York, a member of the committee,
actually called MI. Sypher a liar.
OF course the committee will white
wash the whole business. However,
they cannot disabuse the public mind
of a suspicion that there is something
wrong about the enormous premiums
paid for fast going steam warships,
which ought to be just as fast if no
premiums were paid.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-01-16
rHE WILSON TARIFF WILLIAM

-
Some DAYS ago the New York Herald
nubIished q long editorial telling how
the rich manufacturers actuallyO
hated the Wilson tariff bill, and were
going to start a movement to defeat
the bill by the use of money. The
Herald declares that money will be
used to bride voters; that a powerful
lobby will be packed around the doors
Of the Senate and House to influence
members to vote against the bill or
vote for amendments that will render
the bill worthless.
All thereG You p~lutocrats are very
smart. You can fool blind partisans
and green fools. But let's e about
this matter. Let's turn it about a lit
tie and show just how smart you plu-
tocrats are and how much you can fool
the people if let alone. In the first
place the New York Herald had an
nounced time after time that the vii
son bill was satisfactory to the manu-
f~acturers; that it was fair; that no
reasonable man would object; that it
was just what the country needed;
that it ought and would pass. So far
so good. That was done to satisfy the
manufacturers, to get them all In a
good humor. But the p~lutocratic press
are too sharp to be caught mapping.
They know that a bill so highly appre-
ciated by the protected manufacturers
is not satisfactory TO the very large
number of people who favor tariff re-
form, hence this change of front, this
shrewdly ~concocted lie about the "op-
position of the rich manufacturers to
the Wilson bill" The manufacturers
have had time to examine every detail
of the bill and agree on a plan of &C
ton. They find that the Wilson bill is
a harmless document; that it will not
interfere with protection, then their
great organs begin a doleful cry about
the opposition of ''the rich manufac-
turers" hoping to create the impression
that there is really some reduction in
the bill. The only reduction is on the
products of the farm, mine and forest,
and that will benefit the "rich manu-
f~acturers," for they can get the raw
material cheaper, while the manufac.
tured article will still be protected.
No wonder the tariff reform editor of
the Louisville COWrier-JOMrnGL de-
nounces it as a ''cowardly makeshift, "
"a deception"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-01-16
HIS EYES HAVE OPENED.

The American Farmer, the only
strictly agricultural paper published
at Washington, and which, by the
way, has been published Is years, has
experienced religion" and joins the
calamity howIers. 1t is a good paper,
but has had a plutocratic leaning. A
recent issue says:
We are to-day facing a crisis the like
of which has never before happened in
the history of the country.
In every previous panic in our his
tory-and notably that of 1873-the
farmers have raised the country out of
the Slough of Despond by growing
great crops, for which they got good
prices. A combination of the plots of
the politicians, with adverse natural
conditions, prevents them rendering
the country the same great service to
day. Adverse natural conditions q
duced last years crops below the aver
age. The plots of politicians prevent
the sale of what was raised at fair
prices. With actually less wheat in
the country than people will need
for consumption before next harvest
time, the price is yet the lowest yer
known in the history of American
markets. With not half enough wool
in the country thatis is necessary to clothe
our people for the coming year, there
is yet no sale for the hundreds of mil
lions of pounds sheared from our focks
last year. Millions of dollars worth of
tobacco, which last year would have
met with a ready sale for cash, this
year lies unsought, unsold and unsafe
able in the warehouses and sheds,
where it loses weight and value and
accumulates expenses. Cotton is phe-
nomenally low. With but half a crop
of rice the price is down below the
bottom. The same is true of every
other farm product-almost without
exception.
This condition of things greatly pro-
longs and aggravates the panic.
No matter with what sophistries the
politicians may attempt to delude the
public, one stern fact cannot be denied,
and that is: There can be no revival
of prosperity until there is more money
in the pockets of the farmers.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-01-16
COMES HOME TO THEM

Just one year ago the Kansas as! - y
lature assembled. The PoPuuS9
the State officers from Governor ~ -.
and claimed both branches Oh VIC =
lature. The Republicans clalnnsa 4 \
branch and determined to orga (
House and elect presiding Of5cela s,r !
great row resulted. For some w., d
Houses were in session grinding o -
laws at a great rate. FInany 'Gias
ernor called out the State rnll' -
preserve order. The matter Na
wards referred to the Supreme
and settled. bob D
The organs of plutocraGy S,n vhs
Democratic and RepuolcaII mt
were jubilant. They P oln.so o
'.lawlessness" and "disoroSIr oac
"Populist State" The New SoIit tho
metropolitan sheets fairly SPIN them
Well, it has come home " right
New Jersey, sandwiches o.o,tSh
tween New England's two ga tbs
New York and PennsylvannlA'. te.,
'lawlessness," "disord9L, En- A W
been rampant for more than o,,tis o
The Republican and D .n.t to org
bers each claim the rigns WedD
the State Senate. On laS' u,arcbd
the Republican Senators body, h
the Senate chamber ID osssssion
down the door and TOOK PCT any S
didn't organize or trans ggss,rIosp'
ness. How is that tO[
pav uour subscript'0"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-01-16
mr.. wATTERsoNsEAs A SPELL
Under the above headline the Cher

Under the above headline the Cher
lotte Observer of the 18th says:
cat the celebration of Jackson Day
at Louisville, KY, Monday night, Mr..
Henry Watterson, editor of the Courier
Journal, broke out in a lurid speech in
denunciation of the Wilson tariff bill.
He characterized it as a protectionist
measure, a cowardly makeshift, a VIC
lation in letter and spirit of the pledge
of the Chicago platform. The trouble
with Mr.. Watterson is that he is ALWAYS
dreaming of Utopia. He is about as
practical as Edward Bellamy. He is a
free, trader and free-trade is a dream"
This is the first time we have heard
Mr.. Watterson called a free trader.
He has always been termed a greet
tariff reformer." The Democratic party
has endorsed his views for twenty
five years. His editorials have been
the editorials of all the leading Demo
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-01-16
TO c U HONEST ELECTIONS

Since rascality in elections has Ia
come so common in certain sections 4
of the country, there is much bein,
said about how to secure honest ella
tions. A number of communicative
containing good suggestions, have 90.
peared in the Goldsboro Caucasian
lately. Last week, Mr.. D. H. Gill, d
Vance scounty, gave his plan. Hs
thinks five or more of the best men IN
each township ought to be selected
They should thoroughly post them.
selves on the State election law. Then
they should be at the voting place and
see that voters get their rights. Afta
the polls are closed they should sec
that the votes are counted right, gOb
the county seat and see that no fraud
is concocted there.
His ideas are good. The work must
be done right along on that line. But
another thing must be attended to ID
North Carolina. Voters must be regis
tered right. By the criminal and ds
tardly deception practiced by mani
registrars last year thousands could
not vote. A part the duty Of t'
Honest election Committee" is to#|
that every voter is registered ACCORD
ing to law, no matter how mean tna
law. Bogus tickets must be loOkedtf
also. Thousands of votes we're throw
out last year for the want Of goS
watchers. Tickets similar to the egua
legal tickets wereplaced at many Oola
In some cases a letter left from Y
name of a candidate or other SlSl
misspelling caused the box to be 10
Ballot box stufing is entirely 700 O
mon. A good committee can pr8'I
that. See that surplus votes arenog.
the boxes. Eternal vigilance Is
price of liberty. If you don't ESs
your political opponents will no' T'''
for YOU.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-01-16

not consent. The Capitalization ideas
are sound and practicable. Railroad
and telegraph monopoly must be re-
formed or broken up. To reform it is
next to impossible. During the year
1898 more than %, 600 miles of railroad
went into the hands of receivers. The
government is now operating the
roads. At that rate it will only require
seven more years for every mile of the
176, 900 to go into the hands of the gov
eminent. And should the increase be
as much as for the year past in three
more years government ownership will
be solved without the sale of mile Of
road. So instead of cutting off the
''centralizing' theories the Populist
party, should it carry the country in
1895, could just step in and complete
the details. Government telegraph
lines, independent of those in exis-
tence, can be built at a comparatively
small cost if the present monopoly
should be. mulish. If a few men with
a few thousand dollars can build up
such a system in a few years, the gov
eminent can do the same and rescue
the people from the clutches of the
present monopoly. At the same time
the other Alliance reforms could go
into operation and America would soon
be what it ought to be-the garden
spot of the world-"the land of the
brave and home of the free.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-01-16

Mr.. Chas. H. Harris, of Hillsboro, is
the author of "a new song, which has
been set to music and published. 1t is
called "Magdalene." The words are
very sweet, but our devil has the grip
and cannot sing it in time for our
musical critic to give an opinion of the
music this week. We believe it is just
as good as a dozen other popular songs
and hope that North Carolina will have
the honor of claiming another brilliant
composer as her son.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-01-16
ARE IN

Al exchange says: Mr.. W -,
our table Tuesday which lH is o an 9ssa
riosity, 1t was gigantic guie ace
nearly round" CertainIv ;; we aI
osity. That word doesn't h " = Cur
the bill. 1t was Josh BIIIiDa5u % gu
marked: There IL won thiIS W. Snos
hen whut looks like wizdum a. SSOoOta
kackles till after she lair bor 9V never
pholks ar alwaize kacklin3 IA 1lg. Sun
erbout whut tina are goin' to, Ssaggn
four hand" Our xchangef sis t", q
particulars. We are anxious :, YSNs
whether or not this was the a,. +aa
layed by Mr.. Lane, also if bo vg
either before or after laying thu a aas
1t would alse be interesting :, 'SS
something about Mr.. Lanes ns.t a-a
present political affiliations Sin".n lo
egg has become a part of the sto"L ~
trade with the politicians Of a cs,t,i-
party, we would like to learn vbstS,-
or not Mr.. Lane belongs to that nsr,
and has any aspirations that mip5t =
duce him to undertake to furnish Ii,
own campaign fund in this wsv, III
ence and the general public demand /,
full explanation. Who will give IL
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-01-16

A number of big Democratic papers
r ~consoling the deceived people, or
trying to, by telling them that the
hard times are all over the world, every
country is affected, they say. Well,
did the other countries have the Sher-
man lawG That was the trouble some
weeks ago. The Sherman law was re-
pealed and times r getting worse.
Now please explain your explanation.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-01-16
N. r. 2. A.
EDITORIAL NOTES.

AtIaSG congress mas dquOFun
and began the tariff debate. The out
look for tariff reform is about like the
outlook for financial Acknowledgements
upon a new Congress.
A man has been put in prison at
Omaha, Neb., for stealing n cent. If
a ~plutocrat, wearing 9silk hat should
be brought before that Judge for steal
ing 10000 he would go free.
1t is still in order for the Chamber of
Commerce in certain towns to meet
and ask Congress to repeal the Sher-
man law. The panic hasn't stopped.
Perhaps it ought to be repealed again.
Dun & Co., report 474 business fail
ures for the week ending January 18th,
against 286 for the same last year. Of
course business is improving. There
never was so many people going out
of business.
Unemployed men have dug a cave in
the banks of the Mississippi river near
st. Louis and about one hundred are
quartered there. Wonder if they will
vote for %plutOcracy when the next elec-
ton comes OFF,
One of the most recent results of
Clevelandocracy was the failure of the
Virginia Paper Company, Richmond. 1t
was a well managed concern and had
done a successful business for many
years, Liabilities, $18,O GOO.
We have received a copy of The In
dian Helper" a bright little paper pub
lished at Carlisle, Pa, by Indians. 1t
looks and reads very much like the
sheets printed by the ''pale face medi-
cine men" all over the country.
The year 1898 will be known as the
panic year, remarks a p~lutocratic
journal. What about 18944 The first
two weeks show more failures than at
any time in 1898. Seems that the sher-
man law repeal is still unsettled.
Deputy Sheriff Hanes, of Yadkin
county, attached a pair of patched
pants for taxes a few days ago. He
put them up at auction and got a bid
Of 4 cents. ALI this is proof that the
administration is "boring with a big
Auger."
Who do you respect most, the rogue
who steals the goods OF the rogue who
receives, hides and disposes of the
stolen goodsG Just apply this to the
party that was in power for years and
the party now in power, the party
with a chance"
The "counting-in machine" is not
only badly out of gear in Georgia, but
the candidates won't hold on. In
Lowneds county the other day a Cleve-
landite actually quit the field on the
day of election and the reform can
didate went in without opposition.
The worlds supply of wheat on Janu-
airy LIST, 1894, was 232, 600, 900 bushels,
nearly 5000, 600 bushels less than for
January LIST, 1898. Yet the price is %
per cent. lower than it was a year ago.
Another proof that supply and demand
don't govern prices. Scoundrels in
Congress and in grain exchanges con-
troll prices. Congress does it by bad
legislation or failing to legislate and the
grain gamblers simply gamble down
prices.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-01-16

The Anderson, Indiana, police are
armed with blacksnake whips and au-
thorized to whip tramps. The slave
drivers" before the negroes were set
free, were not allowed to give them
brutal treatment. Now the unem-
ploged white man is subject to this
horrible indignity. Harriet Beecher
Stoves "Uncle Toms Cabin" should
be revised.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-01-16

A number of subscribers who sent in
rene walls and subscriptions during the
holidays and since, are writing to know
why the date on their labels has not
been moved up Or receipts sent. Will
say that every n in this Office from
devil up has been sick and all our
work is behind. We hope to catch
I'm soon
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-01-16
TEN MILLION PEOPLE IDLE.


1t is a difficult matter to ascertain
the number of idle people in farming
communities, or just how bad off they
are. Chauncey M. Depew, President
of the New York Central Railroad, in
an open letter to the different charita
BILE institutions in New York City, esti
mates that there are 500, 900 idle people
in New York City-almost a third of
the population. He says the number
of idle people in the United States Is
not less than ten millions-nearly one
sixth of the total population. In every
city and town many are living on
charity and unable to pay rent or any
thing. Those who had been employed
at good wages have about used all they
had saved since their enforced idleness
began. Soup-houses have been estab-
lished and cast off clothing is a great
help. Many people are opening their
pocket books. But the goldbugs, those
who have been so active in bringing
about the trouble, are slow to give
anything. People of moderate means
are doing most for charity, and they
cannot afford it long. This is a sad
state of affairs. The worry, loss, etc.,
is not all of the bad features. It is
bringing fairly honest people to the
point where they do not hesitate to
commit crime. 1t takes all of the
pride, patriotism and ambition out of
man to be forced to march up to a
soup counter and eat with other beg
gars.
Before the war we had more than
three million negro slaves. Now we have
ten miliOn-three times the number
of White sLaUes, and a large majority
of them were made since the beginning
of the.reign of Grover l., less than a
ago.. The foundations for this
era of white slavery had been started
some years ago and the finishing
touches were put on by Grover /. Of
the three million negro slaves nine
tenths were well clothed and fed Now
and then some may have been fed on
soup made from cotton seed" but
even if there was any truth in that,
the soup was more palatable than the
vile soup now being fed to nine tenths
of the ten million white slaves.
This state of affairs will not improve
much until our financial system is
radically changed. The thousands of
trusts and other illegal and oppressive
combinations must be broken up. To
do this an entirely new Congress must
be elected this gear. There are not
fifty members in both branches of the
present Congress who have the our
age, the honesty, the patriotism, the
humane feeling necessary to cope with
this momentous question. They have
that they are without either
courage or honesty. Men are needed
to take the place of scoundrels in high
Followers of Ben Harrison,
John Sherman, Matt Ransom and
Grover Cleveland will not fill the re
quirements. They have been tried and
found wanting.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-01-16

Wheat is worth from 26 to 20 cents
per bushel in the State of Washington.
That is the way the Western mills can
flood the country with -four at from
So to 81 per barrel and the plutocrats
convince the residents of towns that
"a dollar will buy more now than ever
before" Of course it will, but you are
xii ing the goose that laid the golden
aoo
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-01-16

A few unmitigated cranks or frauds
have again revived the question: "Do
farmers need money!" Such articles
require no reply, for all sensible people
know they are inspired by gold bugs.
Just notice how bushes is dragging
and how rapidly business concerns are
stopping, and you have the answer,
eyes"