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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-07-03
The Major Defends Ransom--He Re
ceived a Flowery Letter From the
Senator on One Occasion.

ceiVed a FIoWery LeLCeI FUN IHS
Senator on One Occasion.
B.-"Hellol Mr.. Editor. I am mad
at you"
R.-"State your trouble and I will
give you a prescription guaranteed to
effect a cure"
B.-"What are you after Senator
Ransum furG He il the smartest man
whut ever lived except Solomun an
Josephus Daniels. He kin make a
GUIDE speech an be nifty polite, too. If
you don't quit hittin at him I'm goin'
ter stop my paper"
R.-'fSo you are not willing to read
both sides. Your mind is so narrow
and your preiudices so enormous that
you are not open to conviction. You
are not willing to listen to truth, even
though you know it is true, unless it
suits your preconceived notions. You
say Senator Ransom is n OF the three
smartest men recorded in history.
Now tell me what be has eve done
for his constituents, the people of
North Carolina"
B.-"Blamed if 1 know. Anvil l know
liz that he il 1 ov the best Senators in
the country. He writ me a nifty mise
letter a few years ago"
R.-"Just as I expected. You might
ask every man in North Carolina what
good thing Ransom has done to earn
his salary in all these years and the
receipt of a foWery letter or a polite
bow would size up the answer of every
man. In many instances he has voted
and worked in opposition to Senator
Vance, and that ought to satisfy us
that he has betrayed the people of
North Carolina. There isn't a news
paper in the State that a put up a
plausible plea for his re election to the
United States Senate. One Of the
greatest crimes he ever committed
was his vote for the unconditional re
peal of the Sherman law last fall. That
alone ought to be enough to defeat him
ten times over"
Bob! you are a calamity bowler.
I'll bet Ransom never done ennything
wrong. He is nifty clever an smart. "
R.-"Do you remember Theodore
Joseph, a fellow who conducted a bar
room and gambling den in Raleigh a
few years ago7"
"Of course 1 do. 1 bought whis-I
mean I saw his sign hangin' out on
west Hargett street."
R.-"Well, Senator Ransom bought
whiskey from Joseph until he made a
large bill, and how do you suppose he
paid that billy"
B.-"With money, of course. l
reckon Ransom gets enuf salary ter
pay his whiskey bill"
R-''Not by a jugfull. He got a
good appointmert for Joseph in Wash
ington City and the debt was Cancelled
in that way"
Btu bet that was started by Gen.
Weaver or sum ov them Populists. It
IL a big campaign lie."
R.-''It is a well known fact. Mum
bers of Democrats right here in Raleigh
will tell you the same, and many other
crooked transactions as we'll"
B.-"Go away! 1 believe you are 1
ov these anarchists. Nobody but an
archists would say ennything against
Senator Ransum Good bye"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-07-03
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Sewing Machine Furnishiog.-C B.
Ellis, Burlington, N. @.
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University of N. C.-Address Presi
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Wake Forest College-Rev. G. E
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Always mention THE PRoGREssTvE
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RidgeWay High School
FOR BOYS AND GIRLS.

The Fall Session of 1894 begins Monday, Au-
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For further information, send for a catalogue,
JOHN GRAHAM, PRINCIPAL.
dNO Ridgewav n q
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Wake Forest College.
WAKE FOREST, N. G.

Christian College embracing ten Academic
Schools and the Professional School of Law. A
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Next session begins Sept 9Th. Summer La
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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-07-03
"BAsELEss GREENBACKs."
A Church Brother Gets After the Editor
of His Church Organ

of His Church Organ
Mr. EDITOR:-F0r several weeks l
have been endeavoring to silently pass
over a remark made by the editor of
one of our leading denominational
papers, but find it impossible to do SO.
For ONE reason the editor Of said
paper has stopped leading his large
flock, composed of the poor carpenters
and fishermen ct al along the pure
waters of Christian love and piety, and
is endeavoring to drag them through
the filthy cesspools Of old partyism into
the camp of p~lutocracy. The remark
referred to is the baseless greenback."
The baseless greenback" issued by
1.-The best government the world ever
saw" Approved by the Supreme
Courts, ~basedupon the honor of seventy
millions of people, the power of stable
government, to tax it's seventy billions
of property. yet called by an intelligent
editor Of one of North Cardinals lead
ing Christian journals, a "baseIess
greenback." He that endeavors to de
base his country's currency is a traitor.
He lives in r leigh. LIT him explain.
OLD HICKORY
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-07-03
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CARO-.
LIMA.

See advertisement of University in
our colnmns and write to President
Wiuston, at Chapel Hill, for catalogue
with pictures IF buildings, also for lit
tie Rand book entitled "Univerki;y
Education, what it lee and how to
get IL "
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-07-03
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.

There will be q meeting of the stock
holders of ;he Rowan County Fair As
ISOLATION on the first Saturday in July,
at the court house in Salisbury. All
the stockholders r requested to attend
as there will be some very important
business to attend to.
J. @ BERNHARDT. Sec'Y.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-07-03
NOTICE.

Rowan County Alliance will meet
with Elm Grove Sub Alliance on
Wednesday and Thursday, July 18th
and 10Th. Bro. A. @. Shuford will be
with us on the second day. A good
time is anticipated.
Fraternally,
M. L, RITCHIE, Sec'y.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-07-03
BY ALL ODDS THE BEST
OFFICE OF ]. H GILL,
Founder and Macbinist
Corner DaVie & McOnmnn G.

Raleigh, N. G, June 9, IS91
Mr.. j. W Denmark Business Mgna 1o~1
DEAR S1R:-In handing you ch Sr
for balance due on my advertisiroS 800 oo
count, please permit me to say that ~ !
have been a constant advertiser for ~
past 20 years in England and in Amrr,
Ca, and have never had as good results
from the same amount of outlay As
have come from my advertisement in
The PROGRESSIVE FARMER. 1t is bv
all odds the best medium l have evar
used, and you may look for larger
patronage from me in the future
Yours g. J H. Gill.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-07-03
NOTICE.

Lenoir County Farmers Alliance
will hold it'snext meeting with Friend
ship Sub Alliance at Briery church on
July 18th, az 10 o'clock a. m. A full
delegation fr,iu every Sub in the
county IS desired.
s. II BRIGHT. Co Sec,
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TO THE vOTERs OF RoCKrNcv@
COUNTY. "m

Acting under instructions froo,
Peoples Party Executive CO.., Tm tae
l hereby call a county convenr Touee
the Peoples party to meet at The VI + t
house on July 4th for the nnr rS So"I:
electing delegates to the State GPo Use OF
sional and Judicial Conventions 'l5'eS'
w. D, WALL
Chm'n Co. Elk. Commit,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-07-03
PRESIDENT BUFFERS APPOINT
MENTS.

Marion Butler, President National
Farmers Alliance and Industrial
Union, will speak as follows:
Indianfields Camp Ground, S, c.,
July 4
Florence, s. c., July 6
Elizabethtown, N. c., July ~.
Maxton, N G, July Is
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Make Way for The VH1I

Messrs G. Ed. KestleT, s tlms been Il rq r55sa,
Tramp" which has for SOIL H5eR and J. q GGS Ts
ed edi baI Of Four local papers; are PFc 9 . apes PEAR :;
Concord, n; G. The fare R is RTE be >Safely I lsPfbSuGy 8
F Fbs s S1f all 1 of 9F {{oFy. Let G f5st S sse5 5ls iSs
ticket. Competent judges 5 say more thSFns for
that has appeared was 1]s %2TsII side-tTaacsess Earth.
cost of q ticket. TIE iYYSsiieet paper Oh
5S SH9l9 your %Bs E55RFts59FRPfBE Il Concord \ e
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University Of NORTH Carolina.

Includes the College. the Univer-ity tnm Dpr
school, the Medical School and the SG u 11sI:
School tor Teachers. College tuition $G re 'S,p.
board 81 10 S13 a month. Sc sion DEL"
"a PRESIDENT WlNSIIUSiC
1890, Chapel Hill -
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IN EMERGENCY FENCE.

We are constructing a forty acre Park at
Adrian, for wild animals. Before we had c
post set a car Of Deer and Elk arrived, We
set four corner posts and stretched eight foot
fence around a field ten by twenty rods, with
out middle posts, and turned the animalsin
They are safer than in regulation Parks with
posts eight feet apart and rail at top, middle
and bottom.
PAGE WOVEN WIRE FENCE CO., Adrian, Mich.
NEEDLES for any machine, 81 ent, per dOZ.
SRUTTLES fer a:.y machine 81 cents to SlW
each.
postage on oil 9 cents.)
ANY PARI for any machine furnis' ed.
@. B. ELLIS, machine man, Bur. ingtOn, No
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For Malaria, Liver Trou-
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BROWNS IRON BITTERS
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The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1894-09-05

THE editor Of the Knoxville
Tribune will please draw up some
specifications that will show just
what he means by "carppt bag
methods" Why he has conceived
such "a violent personal hated of
Mr.. Evans is beyond our under
standing AS he has no personal ac-
quaintance with the object Of his
wrath. He appears to be filed
with an anarchistic rage whenever
he thinks Of the republican nomi-
nee. These par0Xysms of Tatom
are not continual, only striking
him occasionally, but when they
do come upon him he is a sight to
see. The yell of a republican
mOuntaneer under the windows of
the TRIBUNE Office is what oftener
throws him into Il frenzy than any
thing else. Th n he prouounces
all East Tennessee republicans
"hog thieves" Up at Knoxville
the republicans have found out his
d position a d enj y setting him of
just to see him cut up We wish
to assure Mr.. Evans that visit to
Knoxville or Memphis would not
take him into any danger, Tatom
and Carmack talk like John Most
and Justus Schwab, but they are
Just as harmless as their New York
prototypes. Carnack's harmless.
ness is beyond question, as he is a
duellist, while Tatom has never
done any real violence except in
attempting TO strangle a bottle OF
Lincoln county whisky.-Chatta-
nooga Press.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1894-09-05

position and that the people owe
him his fathers old JOB and where
as used every dishonest and dirty
trick conceivable To keep imself
into power, we have also C eaned
out and nominated Il good and able
man as our candidate. The dirty
trickster has bolted and is running
an Independent race but his end
is sure to come in November. All
this has been accomplished by
working inside the party lines,
whereas if those who favored
reform had left the party there
would have been comparatively
no good accomplished. Our
doctrine is stick to the old party
and by concentrating the vote of
those who prefere, honest methods
and honest nominees control a
powerful organization for the right
and do not run off into a little one
horse "side show" hich can never
acc0mplish.any good, and howl and
rave about the country going tC
the devil, but stay where you can
do some good and fight the Ole
fellow tooth and toc-nail every time
he puts his head up through the
platform.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1894-09-05
NOBLY SAID.

AS men grow Older it is natural
that they lose much of the enhusi-
asm of youth, and that their
thoughts turn to more serious
things than Sound and fury,
which signify no,hing," and tinsel
which please, the eye but cannot
ill the mind The Grand Encamp-
ment of the Knights Of Pythas in
session in Washington City is
naturally attracting its share of
public interest.
The members, fifteen thousand
strong, paraded the principal street
of the capital and were revived by
the President.
All this is pleasant, but is OF
passing nature. Not so the follow
ing pronunciamento OF the Supreme
Chancellor Blackwell. who says of
the opposition of the order to the
admission Of saloon-keepers and
gamblers:
$50 strongly:am 1 convinced that
the step is one in the interest Of
law, order, morality, responsibility
better citizenship and a higher
Knighthood that l am constrained
to conclude that the time has
come when we, as a great fraterni.
ty, should put aside policy, EXPIRE
diency or any other question Of
doubts that may stand in the way,
and declare ourselves the leaders
of reform by manfully facing the
question, and declaring that no
saloon.keeper, bartender or pro-
fessional gambler shall hereafter
be considered eligible to apply fol
membership in any lodge of this
order"
This strong language is said to
have been caused by belief on the
part o. the Chancellor that "certair
persons are engaged in publishing
and using a German translation o.
the ritual despite the refusal Of the
Supreme Lodge to permit sucl
Observation-Disclosures Co.,
Republican.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1894-09-05

Burke, Houk's mouthpiece who
was in Blount Monday, praised
and eulogised Hon. Fl. Clay Evans
to the skies as the man we rtpub.
licans had nominated AS cur candi-
date'for governor, but he didn't tell
tho people that he and his boss had
fought Evans from f st TO last n
it was "n'y in spite of Houk and
such I,ilowS as Burke that such an
able and honorable gentleman was
nominated. They, on the other
hand, were for a man who hasn't
half the ability and not a hundreth
part of the honesty of Evans. A
man who has been y wart on the
republican party 50 long that he
had very near concluded he was
the party aud the party was the
wart.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1894-09-05

elected to congress Baker forgot
that the people had to be consulted
in regard to his nomination and he
was defeated on the first ballot in
the convention by "a votes. One
one of Jacks predictions did not
come to pass by IA large majority
and he will see after November
that his other one will also fail to
materialize. The time has come
when the people have de ided to set
such unprincipaled men as John
ME and Jackie in the shade. One
OF them is already there and the
other one will get there.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1894-09-05

Colored republicans now have no
reason on earth for supporting
Houk for Congress for at the late
State convention he and his crowd
were in favor of and did all in their
pswer to shut out the colored dele
gates. You see if they were admit
ted it ment votes for II. Clay Evans
and as Houk was anxious to repay
Jack Baker for the endorsement of
the State Committee by nominating
him for governor this did not please
him.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1894-09-05
OUR CANDIDATES.

The Cincinnati Commercial Ga
Eette has the following to say about
the republican nominee for govern
or.
II. Clay Evans, of. Chattanooga
who was nominated Wednesday
ly the republicans of Tennessee
for the gOTernorship, is one of the
best men living south OF the Ohio
river and his name should and
undoubtedly will add great
strength to the ticket. No better
nomination. could have been made.
There is not a word that can lie
said OF The man or his record that
il not to his credit. He served
with great credit in congress
" here he was able and alert in the
interest of his constituency. TO
his effort more than anything else
was due the purchase OF the
gr und for and the establishment
Of the Chickamauga NOtional park
The soliiers of Tennessee, the
men " no fought on both sides
should stand firm for the man who
Mas done so much for their honor.
Mr.. Evans was first assistant
postmaster general for time un-
der President Harrison, succeeding
Col. s. a. Whitfield. He has had
such experience in public affairs, is
successful business man, a manu-
facturer who, as an employer, has
alN avs stood for labor and laboring
men, and he would make govern
or who would ever lie q credit to
his state. MIR. Evans is a msgnifi-
cent campaigner, an eloquent ora
tor, who has frequently appeared
on the rGstrums OF Ohio, and he
will make an energetic canvass
lie jsa young man and has
brought much young blood and
Vim into his home city; He has
thousands of {. ieuds in this state
who will wish him the success he
csr,ainly merits and will achieve if
the ballot hex suffer has not his
way IA. N0vl mbar-
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1894-09-05

John Houl acts as though B'0unt
county didn't have sense enough to
do anything without assistance
There never has been a convention
ofany kind, except the one just be-
fore this last Houk convention,
that he did not send some follow
over here from Knoxville or some
other place out side the counny to
direct affairs and tell the voters
here how to manage things. He
also gets outside committees to run
the affairs of the district and says
that they are the supreme power
We have always been taught that
in this form of government the
people were the supreme power
and the court of last re-Ort in all
political matters. We believe that
a majority of the people think that
way and will show John Houk that
they have sense enough to vote for
man that believes the people have
rights that no committee can take
from them.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1894-09-05

A SHORT time back, the TIMES
urged the necessity of cleaning out
the republican State committee and
placing better men in control OF
affairs Our suggestion was certain
Jy needed with right good will as
nearly all Of the present commit
tee are new men and a man is
nominated for governor who has
always fought tt dirty side in
our State politics
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1894-09-05
BOSSiSM DOWN

Under the following head lines: !
"The Machine is busted and the
people are in the saddle" "Bossism
c0mmitteeism at an end ia Roane
county Second Congressional
Distric an the State of TenGGssee,"
Major Coffman has the following to
saying the last issue of the Rock
wook TIMES:- On Tue, day the
Dist inst, one of the most memoir
able battles 50 far as the interest OF
the Republican party in this state
is concerned was fought to finish
in the city of Nashville. 1t was
not "A question of men, but ques-
ton of principle against machine
rule, Capt. J. w. Baker "a man we
like personality was the candidate
for the machine, and they were
thoroughly organized with their
forces all on had. Upon the other
side the following gentleman were
present or represented who had
been mentioned in connection with
the race: Col. D. A. Num-, of
Fayette, Hon. A. II. Pettibone, of
Green, Hon. w. r. Moore, of Mem.
phis, and ID. NJ. Coffman, of Roane
It was at once conceded that Meth
or of these gentleman could be
nominated, so q meeting for con.
sultation was called. ID. NJ. C0ff-
man was chosen as their chairman.
He took the position that there was
hut one man in the state that all
could concentrate on, and that was
II. Clay Evans, of Hamilton. Col
Num- said this was true, the friends
of PettibOne and Moore agreed.
The next trouble was to get Evans
to agree to allow his name used.
He at first positively refused, but
the pressure was so great that at
one o'clock on Tuesday morning
he consented. Fiom then on it
was easy sailing and on the first
ballot Mr.. Evans received 314 votes
and Capt. Baker 900. This is the
first instance since we have taken
any part in politics when the
nomination was forced upon any
man. Mr.. Evans is strong man
with a Clean record, he is the
acknowledged leader of theaparty
in Tennessee, he has national as
well as state reputation. In fact
he is today the braniest man of the
Republican party in the South.
Another thing he is not identified
with any ring or click, his hand,
are clean OF jobbery, he favors just
laws, his every interest is identified
with good government. In other
words he is a man that all parti es
regardless OF party can vote for
realizing that if elected he will
make one of the best Governors the
State has ever had, So now let Us
rally to his support, elect him if we
can, but if unable to do this, let us
at least give him every republican
vote in the state, We honestly be-
lieve that there is a first class
chance to elect the republican
ticket.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1894-09-05

The man Burke, who spoke here
Monday for Houk, claimed to be a
Gibson man in the primary. 1t can
be proved that he did not vote for
Gibson. We do not make this
statement without reliable inf r.
nation. If his speech showed any
thing it surely Shove ! that he was
a boodler AS he claimed that Glib
son had put money in his hands to
use In the primary and If a man
will receive money from one candi-
date and then turn traitor and tell
such thing on himself, il looks
like he must have thought he could
get more, or was promised more by
the other side.