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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-08-07
HIS EYES OPENED.

The following, from the Washington
Post, shows to what despicable ends
men will sometimes resort to Cypress
their employees, and it is also pretty
strong evidence that in some instances
strikes are justifiable:
Several days ago Senator Smith, of
New Jersey, went down to Trenton to
act as an arbitrator between the men
employed in one of the potteries at
that point and their employers. The
latter insisted that the reduction pro-
posed by them would not exceed 8 per
cent. The men as stoutly asserted that
it was intended to reduce them 25 per
cent. When the two c~ontending ele
ments were brought together the en-
ployers were forced to confess that the
men had correctly stated the case.
Senator Smith, who announces himself
as a protection Democrat was so in.
dignant at the duplicity of the employ.
ers that he returned to Washington in
arage and said that he would favor
aoonshlng the duty on pottery and
Placing that product on the free list
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-08-07
HOT-SHOT.
eorrs Pointed Extracts From the Chi
a 2 Free Trader.

Some Pointed Extracts From q" ~
cago Free Trader.
II Won dig the partisan wool out OF
vour ears and eyes you will wonder
how it has been possible for you 70
have been blind and deaf for 80 IODs'
II protection protected there WOULD
not be four million idle workmen III
the country to day, nor Woulu UnO
sands of men be now marching On |"
Washington.
The Democratic party is tweedledee
and the republican party Is t"eole
dunn. Shake 'em together and wen
give YOU a nickel if you can tell WHICH
from t'other.
Wheat declined 40 cents under Har
rison and Is cents under cleveland:
That's the difference &c far, but Wheat
will continue going Republican" so
long as Grover is at the helm.
The black slaves never had to tramp
the country DER in search OF employ
ment; they had food and shelter. IL
strikes us the white slaves OF tnls
country are but mighty little bet
ter off.
England has 300 people to the square
mile: we have but 10. Put into this
country 300 people to the square mile,
under existing laws, and this would be
a magnificent country-to get out OF.
A few years ago it al announced
that mortgages were evidences of pros
perity. We are listening to hear some
one say that a further issue of govern
ment bonds by Uncle Sam means that
he is prospecting.
Geo. @. Ward puts it this way: Gan
individual who is too cowardly to
leave his old party, is too coWardly to
fight for freedom" Correct, you are!
And if the people are only brave
enough to leave the old parties and
vote there will be no need of fighting.
Under the highest protection it has
ever had wool for four years, has been
lower than ever before; and the same
with wheat, corn, etc. In the face of
this some claim that a lower tariff on
wool would ruin the wool industry.
We don't see how it is possible to spoil
a rOtt n egg.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-08-07

In some way the manufacturers learned
of this outburst of the Senator, and
yesterday two of their number ap-
peared in Washington to persuade the
Senator not to carry his intentions into
force. The pottery schedule is one that
was passed over in part in the tariff
bill, and it is not too late for the SEN
ator yet to make an attack upon the
industry. This probably accounts for
the fear of the manufacturers. What
the Senator will do regarding this
schedule is not known, but he has GER
tainly given the pottery manufacturers
of Trenton what Sairy Camp would
call "a bad turn"
This is n Of the many ways in
which the American workingmen are
protected" what fools we mortals
be-"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-08-07
OH CONSISTENCY.

Mr. EDITOR:-The editor of the North
CarOIinian has been endowed with the
happy faculty of r%econciling two ex-
tremes. We notice in the issue of
June 81, the past administration and
all it's work commended in the most
laudatory terms, and upon the same
page we find the Halifax resolutions
condemning the administration. He
states th2T they are true Democrats.
S9faSrt66ff as an editor he is erring. Why
gsdch inconsistency Has the foun-
tain head for such material run dry9
Has the CGrOIinian become tired of
trying to persuade mankind to climb a
tree from which he has just fallen and
fatally injured himself7 To be sure
some reorganization is taking place in
the internal anatomy of the CarOIinian
or the the agonizing wall of the mil
lions have made the editor delusive, 1t
is certainly no normal change that
would bring the game cock of the
Democratic party from his perch of
NASBOAy A4VO OAASOA lgA JuS SBIOLlS0Sg
and most urgent demands of the
"Pops."
We would recommend for his con-
sideration the ~variegated colors of the
Atlanta Constitution. We do not mean
to criticize the CarOIinian but would
like to know how the conduct of the
present administration can be recon
ciled with the resolutions of the Hall.
fax Democrats. If he will explain this
inconsistency to us we will cheerfully
concede that such an inventive mind is
worthy of a higher calling than editor
of the North Carolinian. He should
no longer represent class legislation,
combines and sugar trusts or further
the schemes of the trained politician
and wire puller, but should freshen his
maiden sword in behalf of the mass,
the tax-paying and the deserving PEG
pie of a free country. POVERTY.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-08-07
CAPT. KITCHEN AS A HOLY
TERROR.
WARRENToN, N. G.

WARRENTON, N. &.
Mr.. EDITOR 1t certainly seems that
Capt. Kitchen has become the terror
of the Democratic politician and office
grabber. He means what he says and
is not afraid to say what he believes
regardless of consequences. The whole
gang of Democratic hoodlums stand in
mortal fear that Mr.. Kitchen may let
out the truth about the true inward
ness or rottenness Of the party that got
a chance and had not sense enough to
use it. The s~ervile, hireling sheets of
Growers party have been attacking
Mr.. Kitchen for his change of front,
and lately the Warrenton Gazette
could not refrain from having it's little
say. But it has not feathers weight,
whatever the Gazette says or may say.
Neither does it amount to anything
what Mr.. Kitchen did a two years
ago about the Peoples party. We well
know that the most savage heather
can become a sdevout Christian after
he becomes convinced of the gospels
truth. Why, then, should a fire eating
Democrat las the Gazette puts it) not
become a Populist3 If the captain has
severed his relation with the party he
so industriously and faithfully repre-
sented and helped lug into power,
there is reason to believe that he is not
animated by the love for Populist pas
lures for they afford but poor grazing
yet aWhile) but by the sincere desire
that party, like an individual, should
redeem it's pledges first and count the
cost afterwards.
The people hoped that a perfect issue
had been made between the Republican
and Democratic parties, but they found
that they had sent the willing minions
of the money devil to the front to de-
feat the coinage of silver, and the wolf
in sleeps clothing to snatch protection
for their own pet interests. These
effects of the change, and the refusal
to perform the pledges or any part
thereof has caused such disaster as to
produce disgustin many thinking men,
and Mr.. Kitchen has left the Demo
cratic party. If Mr.. Kitchen proposes
to join the Peoples party he cannot be
prevented from that, neither a he
be hindered to vote and work for the
good of the country, lending a helping
hand to scuttle the old rotten Demo
cratic craft and sink it with all it's de-
ceiving platforms and misleading ban
ners-sink it with commander and
crew in the ocean of inocuous desue
tude. w. E. H.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-08-07
DEATH OF THE HEAVIEST MAN
ON EARTH.

Many journal readers and New
Berne Fair visitors will recall the rotund
figure of John Hanson Craig, who was
at the New Berne Fair in 1892, and was
then the heaviest man in the world, his
weight being 9O7 pounds. MI. Craig,
we are sorry to say, is no longer the
heaviest man on earth, for he died last
week in Danville, Indiana.
At the time Mr.. Craig was at our
Fair he weighed 9O7 pounds; at the
time of his death he weighed 735
pounds. A special coffin, of course,
had to be prepared for him.
His first wife, Miss Mary Kissler, is
said to have been almost as large as
her husband. His last wife was a
small lady. Mr.. Craig had one child,
the offspring of the last marriage.
Mr.. Craig's weight at two years old
was 2O6 pounds, at which time he took
the thousand dollar premium in Bar
NUNS baby show in 1853 Berne
Journal
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-08-07
cuRRIrUcK COUNTY ALLIANCE.

Correspondence of the Progressive Farmer.
Currituck County Alliance met at
the court house or July 18th, with all
the Subs represented. Bro. T. W.
Babb, Organizer for the First district,
was present and made a good speech.
Bro Babb was introduced by our
County Lecturer, ". S. Mercer, and
he appealed in the strongest terms to
all Alliancemen to stand by their de-
mands. He also spoke of the Demo
cratic party with Cleveland at the
head, having surrendered into the
hands of England, our independence,
honor, industries of every kind except
the traffic in gold and gold bonds since
began to be demonetized. The speech
had a telling effect. To attempt to
give even a brief synopsis would but
do himinjustice. After he was through,
we had a good dinner, and after dinner
the Alliance was called to order by T.
L. Northen; in short, it proceeded to
elect it's officers for the ensuing year.
President. P. 1. Northen; Vice-Presi-
dent, A. T. Garrett; Secretary, Fl. J.
Dorey; Treasurer, Alonzo Hampton;
Lecturer, w. s. Mercer; Chaplain, P.
@. Garrett; Steward, T. 81. Fulford
D~oor-keeper, G. W. Dowdy; Assistant
Door keeper, W. E Balance; Sergeant
alarms, w. H. Snowden; Business
Agent, D. W. Lindsey; Delegate to
State meeting, 7. w. Babb, of Hert,
ford, Perquimans county; Executive
Committee, E. w. Baime, J. W. Brum-
sew, G.. w. Williams.
Yours respectfully,
II. j. DoRExY, Go. Sec'y.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-08-07
FROM JACKsoN COUNTY.

BETA, n. @.
Mr.. EDIToR:-We had our public
meeting last Saturday night and had a
good time-a regular old fashioned
love feast" Several Alliance speeches
were made and all to the point and in
the true Alliance spirit. Our County
President, A J. Long, from Webster,
was with us and made us one of his
good speeches. We were all glad to
see and hear him. Bro. r. o. Phillips,
of Loves Chapel Alliance, was also with
US. Our Sub, sylvia, I tell you, is one
time on rising ground. A few more
'~love-feasts' like Saturday night will
put us second to very few Subs in the
county. Our ex President, Am. Parker,
and our Secretary, J. 81. House, both
made excellent speeches. The whole
audience were attentive and all seemed
to enjoy the occasion very much, and
l know your scribbler never was in
any meeting that he enjoyed more than
he did at the Alliance love feast"
meeting at Bryson's School house.
The farmers of our neighborhood all
seem to be getting along very well,
Notwithstanding the hard times. All
are hard at work, trying to live more
on their resources than they aver did
before. If we only had a little more
silver in circulation we would be in
very good shape. Politics is getting
pretty high this soon. About all you
can hear now is Democrat, Cleveland,
Republican, Third party, fusion"
Yes, fusion" is a big part of the talk,
and if it comes between either of the
old parties and the Peoples party, the
question is which one will it be. will
wait and see We are all we'll pleased
to know that Bro. Barnes and possibly
President MARY Ann" will be with us.
Our Secretary, Prof. J. b. House, will
open a ten months school at Bryson's
school-house on July 10Th next. All
who want to patronize a first class
country school would do well to write
to ]. B. Ensley, Beta, N. O., for par
ticulars. TRUE BLUE.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-08-07

Mr.. EDIToR The BERTHE county
Peoples party convention convened at
Windsor, July 4th, 1894. Some of the
Democrats of Windsor had predicted
that there would not be enough in at
tendance for a corporal's guard, but
they were sadly mistaken for at an
early hour Peoples party men were
seen coming and gathering in every
direction as if the woods was full of
them, and they continued to come
until II o'clock a. m, at which time
the convention convened. The crowd
compared favorably with any previous
political convention held in Windsor,
and never have I witnessed a more
earnest or enthusiastic gathering. De,
termination and zeal seemed to be
stamped on every c~ountenance, which
naturally caused one'smind to revert
to our llustrious heroes of '76.
After the convention was called to
order Hon, James Bond was elected
chairman and w. R. Jones secretary.
Every township in the county was well
represented by as good men as are in
the county. Delegates YER elected to
the State, Congressional and Senatorial
conventions.
MI, J. NJ. Early was unanimously re-
elected chairman of the county execu-
tive committee, which was greeted
with applause.
During every interim Of the conven-
ton speeches were made by various
persons, for all seemed full of zeal.
The business being completed the
convention adjourned subject to call
of the committee.
After adjournment the audience was
held almost spell-bound and much re-.
called by speeches from Messrs. in. p
Harreh and N. L. Wood.
1t was indeed a Populist rally for old
BERTHE. w. r, JONES.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-08-07
THE MILK IN THE CoCoANUr.

If anyone doubts that there is per-
feet understanding between the ma.
tional banker and the administration
to contract the currency and then issue
bonds, let him consider that not a dol
lar OF money is being issued by the
treasury department to meet the grow
ing demands of business and that the
circulation of the national banks has
decreased every month since the repeal
of the Sherman act.-Farmer's Leader.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-08-07
FIGURES WON'T LIE.

Read thefoHowing tables every week,
until you can tell the world, from
memory, what we have done by per.
mitting the ''crime of 1873" to 90 un.
repealed and UNPUBLISHED, and until
enough true, loyal, patriotic Americm
citizens will vote for only American
money for Americans to sweep from
this fair land the vampires and vuItura
who have been preying upon us since
1861 and are now forging the last links
of the chain which makes abiect slaves
of over sixty-fve million of our people
Keep it before the people until we have
only American money for Americana
until we pay all interest to the United
States instead of foreigners and have
true American financial independence.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-08-07
INFORMATION WANTED.

Correspondence of the Progressive Farmer.
SEABOARD, N. @.
If there is any reader of THE Pro
GREssIvE FARMER who knows a cure
for sheep rot I will be very glad if he
will let me know. I would like for
some one who has had a good deal of
experience in raising sheep to give me
some thoughts along that line. Answer
through The PROGRESSIVE FARMER.
9. PARKER,
will some sheep-raiser please an.
swer9-EDTTOR.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-08-07
Totals. So, 727, O18, 1863 50, 500, 571aS
POPULATION OF THE EARTH

The total gold of the world in chin
and bullion used as money amounts "a
50 81 per capita.
The total silver of the world in coin
and bullion used as money amounts IN
50 So per capita.
The total gold and silver of the world
in coin and bullion used as monev
amounts to $50 per capita.
If the whole world is reduced to 4
gold basis, $2.O1 per capita will be our
money of redemption, instead of $500
under a bi-metallic system.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-08-07

IMLE S~N@
dorses the system of special favors in
augurated by the Republican party in
tariff and in financial legislation has
out-Sbermaned John Sherman, and
has strengthened the hands of Anarchy
bv giving credence to the idea that
1.-THE DOOR man has no rights that a
rich man or corporation is bound to re-
spect." Senator Cameron, whose party
was long ago dead but didn't know it
and was galvanized back to life by the
mistakes or ~ineficiency of the other
party which, according to President
Grant, "could always be depended
upon to play the fool at the right
time" is evidently seeking a place of
repentance for this party.
There are very many Democrats
who honestly think they can do the
same for their party, which has also
sold it's birthright. If there was such a
thing as vicarious repentance l verify
believe them sincere enough to succeed.
But there is not. You can repent for
only n person. My brother, come
out from among them. Thou shalt not
follow a multitude to do evil.
Shall honesty in parties and politics
continue to be an ''irredescent dreamG'
Let every man who loves God and hui
manity assemble at the polls. If ever
there was a time when honesty was
the best policy" surely that time is now.
Brother, avoid as you would a pestil-
ence the man or party of policy. Let
us gather around the principle of equal
and exact justice to all with special
favors to none, as did the heroes of 1776
around the principles of independence.
All men are created free and equal, and
all governments derive their first pow
ers from consent of the governed,
therefore taxation without representa-
ton is unjust. Aplatform broad enough
for every honest man to stand upon,
yet too narrow for the least injustice.
Then heW to the line and let the chips
fall where they may. We have no de-
sire to arouse a spirit of enmity. What
soever of wrong has been perpetrated
emanated first from principles being
sacrificed to policy on the part of party,
finally the Individual. What has been
may be again. Therefore let us be-
ware and never again form our opin-
ions of our interior country alone from
a partisan and subsidized press nor
yet from fanatics. Let us rise above
their batteries and their powers, and
looking to God steady for our guide,
His wisdom and providence in the
constitution and history of our race.
Our enemies seek to divide is. Let
us the more seek union. If they operate
to drive us to desperate measures by
overwhelming with corruption and cor
rupting campaign funds and influences,
let our people the more uphold educa-
ton, law and order. And while the
crafty politicians of both Europe and
America are beWildering themselves in
their own images, let every one strive
as did Washington to keep the national
conscience clean and clear in discern
ment and action. Then will God turn
to foolishness the coUnsels of our coun-
try's enemies and make us more and
more his own exalted and favored peo-
pie. Truly, Fl. Fl. JORDAN.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-08-07
WHERE r WE ATa

We always supposed that the Dem
ocrats were opposed to the c~entraliza-
ton of power in the executive ard had
some ideas about the rights of the
States to home rule, butnow that Dave
Hill is the last of the Democrats, and
Grover is king, we don't know where
we areat.-BMfalo, N. Y, Advocate,
(P0pulist)
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-08-07
FOR CAMPAIGN WORK
TOTAL GOLD AND SILvRp
AS MONEY OF THE We, uSsD
IN FORM OF CHTLD,
AND BULLION
And Amount Per Can't.

Mr. Leech, director of tia r..
States Mint, has prepared for H. United
gressional Committee on me Con,
series of tables showing the T eatiage a
and officially reported amounts a9nata
silver and paper in circnist;og gold
money in different parts of the ION q
The following table comprises word
tions of the statement in refoSnns poE,
gold and silver: 0nce 70
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-08-07
BEFORE AND AFTER TAKING.

1t is a dirty bird that befouls it's own
nest. In other words it is a foolish ns
ton that ~discredits it's own currency,
and that is what the United States has
done with silver. The worst of it Is
that the debasement was not voluntary
but was brought about through the
purchase of American honor with
British gold paid out by n Ernest
Seyd.
The effect of the act of demonetiza'
ton which was sneaked through Con
gress by the bribe-takers is ILLUSTRATED
by the following table showing the
price of silver per ounce for twenty
years previous to demonstration ana
for twenty years after:
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-08-07
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES TOTURN
ON THE LIGHT
The New Berne Journal Refuses % III
On the Light.


Cor. of the Progressive Farmer.
A few weeks ago I mailed to the New
Bsrne Journal the enclosed article,
asking as politely as 1 could that the
mist be rolled away and the true light
turned onto the pension expenditures
for the benefit of all the honest readers
of that paper who want to know the
facts.
read the Weekly Journal and have
waited two issues for an explanation,
and as no notice seems to have been
taken of my request, I now enclose the
same article to you, hoping you will
turn on the true light. The following
is a Uerbatim copy of the article:
Editor New Berne Journal: l see in
the last Weekly Journal, from the
Washington correspondent, that there
has been a saving of $25, 600, 600 in pen
sions alone during this administration.
I see also from an article in the vii
mington Messenger, June13th, that the
pension appropriations for the years
named are as follows:
1890. ....$1O6, 935, 855. OF
1891. ............. =. 1874 15, 951. 40
1892, 145, 5S3, 052, 79
1893. 49,. 159, 358, 557. 81
1894. $500. 1866, 591, $50. 90
Now, in the face of the fact that Con-
gress hardly ever if eve increases but
very often cuts down the estimates of
the officials Of the administration, how
is it that our reform Congress has to
appropriate nearly ST. OO, 900 more for
pensions than any Congress has ever
done for any year before since the
origin of pensions7
Please put this in your next issue
and explain the little difference of
$32. 900, 900 between the Journal and
the Messenger. j. F. CRIMSON.
Now if the present administration
has saved $25, 600, 900 in pensions the
voters, who want economy in high
places, ought to know it; but if it has
been prodigal enough to appropriate
81, 600, 900 more than it did in 1898,
$21, OOO, 900 more than in 1892, $40, 0OO,-
600 more than in 1891, $50, 900, 900 more
than in 1890, when we had that ''miser
able billion dollar Republican Con-
gress," we certainly ought to know
that.
In the name of common honesty let
the truth be told by the press of the
country, or, in our opinion, the editors
will have to answer for more decep-
ton, poverty, misery and crime than
any other class on the day of judg-
ment. j. +. crimson.
Morehead City, N. @.
lin 1898 more than 1900 pensioners
were cut off in the State of Ohio alone.
as possible, subscribe for and read The
PROGRESSIVE FARMER.
~Fraternally,
T. N. FRIZELL, Sec.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-08-07

The value Of silver as a clrcula'bL ia
medium has not changed the raGlo i
tween gold and silver has not cnansOsa,
the price of silver has declined Oecauus5
it has been discredited by purGnaSS
legislation; il can berestored Dy hOn0
legislation.-COiD.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-08-07
CONVENTIONS IN BERTIE COUNTY

swer9-EDIToR.