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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-06-26
A FINE BIT OF M

We publish Senator Ransom's evi
dence before the Senate investigating
committee this week. It IS a choice
bit of humor. To be humorous one
doesn't always have to be funny. Some
of the best poetry ever written does
not rhyme. The oily-tongued Senator
spoiled it all in one sentence, however.
1t had enough of the appearance of
truth to make it funny, but when he
assumed a tragical manner and said:
81 could not live ifsthere was anything
of that sort in anybody's breast" the
house caved in. The idea of Ransom
dying because somebody accused him
of doing some dirty work! His satanic
majesty evidently dictated that. In
the meantime he can go right on buy
ing sugar and cotton futures in the
name of his son and Capt. Barnes.
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THE DRUMMER POLITICIAN.

Many people are at q loss to know
how merchants, who are usually
such intelligent men, are so slntully
ignorant on finance. OF course read
ing the daily partisan press would
darken any ordinary mind. But the
merchant is above the ordinary, and
reading the daily press alone cannot
account for his stupidity, SO we have
to look elsewhere for assistant dark
eners of counsel. And these we find
in the gay and festive drummer.
He is bright, versatile, entertaining,
and usually ignorant of everything
except his business and how to get on
in the world. But he is such an indus
trious talker that when the great
houses fill him full of facts and figures,
and mercantile terms, he becomes a
prodigy of apparent learning. He
understands the merchant thoroughly,
and is the one man who can stuff him
full of misconceptions of finance AID
government, and the drummer knows
no more about the principleso of govern
ment than a child. But he is as world
ly-wise as the serpent, and his ignor-
ance is hid by a great cloud of false
facts and quotations
Watch the drummer politician. He
is the best paid servant Of monopoly
that comes in direct contact with the
people, except the Congressman who
have betrayed them. He fools the
town people as bad as the politician
fools the country people. They are
twins and hale fellows well met in
Washington. Another reason why the
drummer politician is SO effective is
the immense amount of personal and
private SANDER he carries about that
wouldn't do for publication. He goes
every where and is as industrious as a
bee. 1t is impossible to get at the
private lies he circulates. Shades of
Thomas Jefferson, did you eve expect
that the drummer would run our gov
ernment9
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-06-26
SENATOR MATT WASN'T IN.

A prominent business man of this
State told us last week that he was in
Washington City a few days ago sight
seeing and called at the Senate cham
Der to get a card from Senator Ransom
that would allow him to go through
the building. He went to the door and
saw Ransom standing far down the
corridor. He gave his card to a page
and asked him to take it to the Senator
He watched the boy take it to him
The boy returned and told the business
man the Senator was not in. That me-
ness man is now watching an oppor-
tunlty to help send Mr.. Ransom back
@ Inc Senate. - Charlotte Peopze's
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that that there was nothing i :
could not live if there Vs. IN it, that
T fRaS r]s sort in anybody's I bres anything II q
me his friend said if it r no mi andta d;
nothing, and to not eiv oil a myth, al
concern about it. T6 9r'o myself any
asked 4o9d me the name of that nss9p
! told him it was given to person, and
dence and I had no right u IN Conf,
name without Capt. Barn., give tie
but l have no objection to Go Consent
name to the committee. g,vlngt tie
sent Tor him and told him that 'uI9inpa
ask the c~onllnlJtee to sI1m "ra' shOQd
give the account of his i ntouU hinb
me to you. D'0rVleW with
The CHAIRMAN Had you
edge whatever until this i9. RnoHl
with Mr.. Rowland on the eve anfssrieN
sP OF, OF the bets of your SON. 70, You
this broker in sugar and cotto0 0on With
SENATOR RANsOM:-I never d..
OF such a thing. IwouId ~ dreamed
lieved it. The truth of it is uAVe BE-
my son with a great deal of con8 SSn' "
when this correspondent wontu laence
him. The paper shows that wb .o'ee
bought the first stock l was ont TI ~ ! as
city. The 18th of April was U VI 's
were at Governor vance's funaraI We 0e
Asheville. may state to the cous- y
tee that I have no interest wSot.uI
and never have had, in any stool i,
trade or anything else in any way siD" VI
l have been in the Senate, 'Nuc'
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-06-26
AN IMPORTANT ELECTION YEAR.

We publish in this issue an import
ant mass of information reproduced
from the New York Times showing
the various officers to be elected in
each State and territory. It takes up
a good deal of space, but is valuable
to every voter in the country. Save
this paper for future reference. Be
sure you do not vote for the re election
of any Of these men if they have be-
trayed you, be they great or small.
1t will be seen tbs the elections are
numerous and important. They in
clude, Of course, the election of all
members of the House of Representa-
tives, and, as it happens, of thirty, five
United States Senators. Of these lat
ter, thirty we're chosen for terms end
ing in March of next year, and these
are exactly evenly divided, fifteen Re-
publicans and fifteen Democrats. The
remaining five seats will be vacant
through death or the failure of Legisla-
lures to elect. The political complexion
of the next Congress is thus to be de-
termined by the results of the elections
this year. Governors will be chosen
in twenty-seven States; in twenty of
these the term is two years; in one.
Massachusetts, it is one year; in one,
New York, it is three years, and in
fve-California, Delaware, Nevada,
Pennsylvania, and Wyoming-it is
four years. In ten States, no Governor
is chosen; in five there is no State cleo
ton, and in two, Oregon and Rhode
Island, elections have already been
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-06-26
WHY FRANCE IS PROSPEROUS.

Some facts worthy the consideration
of e American freeman:
Thereis no financial panics in France.
There are more paupers in the city
of London than in all France.
There are more persons out OF en-
plovment in New York City and in
Chicago than in the entire republic OF
France.
Why are these things 500
Because the government of France
supplies the people with enough money
to carry on the business of the country.
You never hear of a man coming
from France to this country or London
on a money borrowing mission. In
France the interests of the people are
recognized by the law makers.
France has $500, 600, 900 of gold
money, $500, GOO, 900 of silver, being
twice as much of each kind as we have.
Besides, France has 81, 600, 000, 900 of
full legal tender money, to ISL in do
nestle transactions, and that is just as
good at home as gold or silver. France
has 81 in gold money to So of the United
Kingdom of Great Britain, and 81 in all
to the latter's 81.
In France there are 80, 900, 900 inhab-
itants, and in the United Kingdom 49,
900, 900.
In France 1886, 900 persons are
n of land, while in the United
Kingdom only O,OOO r owners of
land. The people of France are more
prosperous, consequently, and better
fed and clothed than those of any other
great power in Europe. England be-
lieves in a single gold standard, and
has practiced it ever since 1919, but
France has always believed in both
metals for money, and with her 81, $780,
900, 900 full legal tender paper money,
note the difference in the number of
owners of land in the two countries
and the condition of their people.
England has twenty three paupers in
proportion to her population to one in
France.
Cannot you see the cause that makes
these differences possible9 Is not
America becoming quite English9"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-06-26
THE PRESS BOYS AT MORGAN
TON.

The writer did not get to Morganton
until the last day of the recent meeting
of the 22d annual N. @. Press Associa-
ton, but had a pleasant time and joined
the "boys" on a trip to Black Noun
tain. The editors were unanimous in
giving praise to the citizens of Morgan
ton for their untiring and entirely sue
cessful efforts to make their visit so
pleasant. In a business way, the meet
ing of the Association this year was
more important than usual.
Morganton is famous as one of the
centres of culture and enterprise in
North Carolina, and the editors are not
so much to blame if they did neglect
some of the business features Of the
meeting to carry out the programme
made up by the hospitable citizens of
the model little city at the base of the
Blue Ridge. A banquet, two balls, re
ception at the beautiful home Of Mayor
Pearson, carriage drives to the Wal
desian settlement, to the western branch
of the State hospital for the insane, the
partially completed asylum for deaf
mutes, and a railroad trip to Black
Mountain and return, being the most
prominent features of the visit.
Morganton had a severe fire a few
months ago, burning a part of two
business blocks. One of the hotels was
burned. However, the Mountain hotel
was not touched. Mr.. J. NJ. Kincaid
is the proprietor, and he is a very
polite and amiable gentleman. He
and his family superintend everything,
and the guest who stops there will not
regret it.
Prof. E NICK. Goodwin, late of Raj
eigh, now of Morganton, having been
selected as Superintendent of the Insti-
tuition for Deaf Mutes, now in course
of erection at Morganton, and who, by
the way will marry one of G~reensboro's
fairest young ladies next Thursday,
kindly took charge of the writer on
Saturday morning for a visit to the
State institutions. A drive of ten min
utes overa splendid macadamizad road,
made by the asylum patients, from the
town limits to the Western Insane
Asylum, was enjoyed. DR.. P. L. Muir
ply, the able, Industrious and clever
superintendent, and DR.. /. M. Taylor,
Assistant Superintendent, kindly car
ried us through every part of the great
building, one of the largest and most
substantial Of the kind in the United
States. Some years ago the asylum at
Raleigh, which accommodates about
three hundred patients, was found to
be entirely too small to accommodate
the hundreds of insane in the State. A
Western branch was built at Morgan
ton at great cost. About $50 persons
IA be treated at this institution. 1t
is railways full. The cooking apparatus,
laundry and many other features are
worth going many miles to see. Every
thing is in order, clean and moves like
clock-work. Several artesian wells and
piping from a distant mountain furnish
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n. r. p. A.
EDITORIAL NOTES

When New York gets through wash
ing it's dirty election frauds and police
corruption linen the rivers Whereabouts
will be full of mud.
We have been carefully looking up
the records and find that Grover Cleve
land is the best paid fisherman in the
world. This is official.
Capt. B. P. Williamson informs us
that the regular annual August races
will be held in Raleigh again this year.
There will be some quick steppers on
the track, several Of them under the
2:30 mark.
Henry Vincent, formerly editor Of
the Indianapolis NoncOnfOrmist and
lately of the Chicago Express, has
severed his connection with that paper
and has started The S~eGrchlight at
Chicago. Mr.. Vincent is n Of the
most brilliant writer's and hardest
workers in the reform movement.
The salaries of five hundred railroad
presidents in the United States aggre-
gates $22, 900, 900 per annum. Pretty
big expense, but the Sugar Trust made
a clear profit of $35, 600, 900 last year,
and had less than that sum invested in
sugar refining machinery, buildings,
etc. Railroad salaries are not the
largest evil in this country.
The most contemplate wretch we
know, says the Richmond Star, is the
fellow who, having sold himself to plu-
tocracy as an apologist for the existing
order Of things, sits day after day in
an editorial sanctum and Kisses can
archist" either in stupidity or in ma
l~iciousness at every man who is fight
ing for the betterment of his fellow.
men.
. Friends, you must reneW your sub,
scriptions promptly, and by all means
go to work and get subscribers. We
know that money is scarce, but if you
keep everlastingly at it you can induce
many to take THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER
three, six or twelve months. Now is
the time to push this matter if you
hope to win the fight. 1t will soon be
too late.
County Commissioner Morrison of
Iredell, Democrat, was defeated for
re election recently. It is charged that
he remarked a few days before the
election that he hoped Coxey's army
would stay in Washington long enough
to kill Grover Sherman Cleveland.
Probably the magistrates thought Mr..
Morrison ought to have included the
Cabinet, Senators and Congressman.
Capital Lodge of Odd Fellows, one
of the most active lodges in this great
organization numbering nearly one
million picked men, will run their
second annual excursion to Norfolk on
July 5th, returning to Raleigh on the
9TH. This is an excellent opportunity
for the people of Raleigh and adjacent
country to visit Norfolk and the U. S.
Navy Yard and many other points of
interest. Fare for round trip only 50 50.
All who wish to do so can visit Wash
ington or Baltimore, spending a whole
Iayin either city, by paying s. add,
tional{ or So so for the entire trip.
Everybody invited.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-06-26

CT am standing mOtU Just behind the
curtain, and in full glo1UG Of the coming
sunset. Behind me are the shadows on
the track, before me lies the dark galley
and the riUer. When I mingLe Wtth its
dark UVaters I Udnt to cast M Hnger-
ino look upon O. country UbOse govern
ment is Of the people, for the people,
and 6y the people. IL. L. Polk, July
18th, 1890.
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a supply Of the purest water. The
building contains a complete fire de-
partment and the water supply can be
increased to a thousand gallons a min
ute if necessary should a fire occur.
The building is nearly fire proof, but
contains such a number of human lives,
and they being crazy and closely con
fined, that unusual precaution is neces-
sary. The State Hospital owns over
three hundred acres of land. A great
deal of it is now in orchard and truck
for the use of the asylum. The mild
patients, in care of competent keepers,
cultivate all this, and the occupation
is beneficial to them, both physically
and mentally. In this way the per
capita cost of maintaining the patients
has been reduced very much.
DR.. Murphy is a thorough farmer,
taking great interest in every detail.
He has thirty COWS of fine blood now
giving milk. We went On the second
floor of the great barn and saw one
hundred and sixty tons of good hay re-
Gently cut.
The Deaf, Dumb and Blind Asylum
at Raleigh, built many years ago, is
now entirely too small to accommodate
half the unfortunate children in the
State. A few years ago Prof. Goodwin
and others began efforts to separate the
children and increase the facilities for
taking care of and educating them.
When the new building is completed
at Morganton, which, unfortunately,
can't be done until another appropria-
tion is made, the deaf mutes will all
go there, while the blind will all be
taught at Raleigh. However, the build
ing will be put in shape to accommo-
date a good many by next September,
and Prof. Goodwin, with a staff of eff
cient teachers, will open the first SEES
sion. The building occupies a COM
handing site, is modern and substan-
tial. We believe Prof. Goodwin has
superintendent the construction in such
a capable manner that the structure
will be as good as could have been
built for the amount of money ap-
propriated, and no n will say that
such an institution is not needed.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. @. Pearson are rep
resentatives of two of the oldest and
most f~avorably known families in the
State. They have recently thrown
their large and cosy home open to any
of their friends who may wish to spend
the summer at Morganton. Invalids
or pleasure seekers can find excellent
home comforts there. Such opportuni-
ties are rare.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-06-26

A great mass meeting for mechanics
to protest against the income tax vas
called in New York the other day.
Only three men turned out. The pluto
Gratis can't get the working classes to
act the fool as easily as they once
could.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-06-26

The so called anti option bill was
passed in the House Friday by a vote
of $50 to 81. The original bill as intro
duced was not worth ten cents a mil
lion. In fact it was damaging, for it
licensed a business that is not lawful,
though not exactly a violation of any
specific law. The bill has been cut all
to pieces-may be better-may be
worse. We will reserve criticism until
we know what there is in it.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-06-26
SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY

For two years Drexel, Morgan & Co.,
of New York, have been ~''reorganiz
ing" the Richmond & Danville Rail
road, which includes the main line
from Washington to New Orleans and
branch roads throughout Virginia,
North and South Carolina, Georgia,
Alabama and Tennessee. It is believed
that there has been a good deal of
freezing out" but it is not certain.
The directors met at Richmond few
days ago and elected Samuel Spencer,
President, and Col. A. B. Andrews, of
Raleigh, Vice President. Col. Andrews
is very popular with home folks, and
his promotion is gratifying to all of
them. Perhaps he may be elected
President of the Company in the near
future. If he is, and can direct the
policy of the Company, we may reason
ably expect that the Southern Railway
Company will be more popular with its
patrons and not resemble a ''soulless
monopoly" so much that many people
cannot be convinced that it is not soul
less.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-06-26

Mr. EDIToR:-The FOLLOWING ori,,:-
will explain itself and manv oE.S
things: U"
THE AVARICE THAT KILLS
Indications multiply to the eFao.
that the London capitalists who cont,J
the money markets of the world bsvs
over reached themselves in degrading
silver for the purpose of enhancinptbos
value of their gold property. Thecon
summation they had in view has mt
materialized. Instead of COLLECTING
what was due them in a highly An.
preciated coin, they now discover that
go far as concerns a large class Of debt
ors, such as those of India, South and
Central America, and Mexico, they
have simply destroyed the capacity to
pay at all by imparting the value Of
the only medium through which those
countries can achieve soIvency.
I'VE find in the Buenos Ayres COL.
respondence of the London Times Of
May SOth, for example, the announce,
ment that business in Argentine re.
mains in a state of paralysis "oWingO
the continual rise in the premium on
gold" The dispatch goes on to tell
how many brokers, merchants, &C.,
failed on that day, and this leaves US
with material for a very interesting
calculation, to wit: If such be the con-
dition of affairs prevailing in the most
intelligent, progressive, and resource.
full nation of South America, what
must be the condition prevailing in
Brazil, Peru, and elsewhere? Coming
further north, this side of the ISthmus,
we find the Central American republics
worse off, if possible. than Argentina,
and Mexico notifying the money lend
ers of Europe that if they persStn
making silver worthless they may
whistle for their money.
1.-THE United States still continuest to
settle, though with increasing distress
and difficulty, but we have no rlght@
complain, since we helped to degFaa8
silver and gave our sanction and Co
operation to the existing calamity IIS
fact remains, however, that the LoH
don fnanciers are in a fair way 10 d
come the chief victims of their " u,
satiate avarice. In forcing the gov
standard upon the world they naN'
made gold more valuable, to be SURE
but they have at the same time cflppst
Asia and America, and to that e1s0D'
narrowed the field in which .non
money may be proftably employee 49,
would seem, upon the whole tha's VIZ
revolution set in motion by the demOuJ
ton of silver in India and acceler9".
by the action of our Congress las' ~
has been anything but benenClal 49, s".s
world at large, and least OF all Wv
at whose behest it was CONCEIVE
Washington Post. -uor
Many newspapers turn [0l Safors
before election, and especially %ncb
nominations. The Post did as mu ~.
as any paper in the Union On. " a.
complish the overthrow Oh Sl,i = keOt
money metal. For many weeks ~ .iIver
standing editorial stop DuyIn gSoIogy
and buy gold" Now without 5! sPoso r.,
it slips into the position OF a prrrE.
former.
SENAJVN
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ONE SOLITARY sENAl0"'

Child lat washington)-5n% outside
all those men lounging ar0uDN
the capitol3" r,;.od States
Parent-"'They are OD
Senators, my child" 4ors besides
care there any more Senator
them2'
"Only one" .
"Where is he?" Tiff speech.
HE is inside making a '"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-06-26

In writing to anybody, always be
sure to give the name OF your postomce,
and sign your own name plainly.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-06-26

~.Our friends In writing to any of
our advertisers will favor us by men
sioning the fact that they saw the
advertisement in Tbs PROGRESSIVE
FARMER.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-06-26

Last week Senator Hoar, of Massa
chusetts, received long and pitiful petit
tions from workingmen in that State
asking him to do something to get the
industries started so they would earn a
living. His answer was: Il can do
nothing" Now if the workingmen
will give the same answer, or had done
so, when old Hoar's party appealed to
them for votes, all this might have
been different. We do not pity people
who vote themselves into trouble and
keep right at it year after year.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-06-26

Do you want your paper changed to
another oficei State the one at which
you have been getting it.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-06-26

The date on your label tells you
when your time is out.
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NOT so BAD AS REPORTED.

The Chicago Tribune Indignantly
denies the charge that the gambling
houses of that city paid $500 a month
hush money to the police, and asserts
that some of them didn't pay more
than 5000. This removes the impress
sion that the Chicago police are cold
blooded extortionists. - Wilmin0ton
Star.
Senator Green, Of Wake county.
brought in two cotton blooms yester-
day morning, the first we have re-
ceived this season.
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THE WASHINGTON Post
CALAMITY HOWLRR AND "
-REFORMER.

Mr. EDIToR:-The FOLLOWING olivia
will explain itself and many otbe,
things: ''D"
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The Progressive Farmer is the Official
Organ OF the N. c. Farmers State Alliance