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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-07-21
THESE BIG RAILROAD SYSTEMS.

Weknow that self h means, inspired
by selfish motives, never accomplish
other than selfish ends. We know that
the devil never originated any good if
he could help it. We know that the
devil fish, when it seiz9s an animate
object, never let's go until it has sucked
it dry. By parity Of reasoning we
know that a cent per cent. Wall street
combine, commanding hundreds of
millions of capital, when it iovades the
South and clutches it's revenue pro
ducing territory, intends to eX7ort from
it every dollar it can be forced to yield
Its object isnot to develop the resources
of the country, but to absorb them as
fast as others make them valuable. It
proposes to take the cream, and leave
to the public the skim-milk.
The South cannot and must not per
NIT itself to be mortgaged body and
soul to a monopoly that will absorb the
very life blood Of it's commerce, by the
imposition and collection of a merciless
tariff on all it earns and produces.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-07-21
THE SOUND MONEY" MYTH.

A peculiar feature of the silver q,1es
ton at Hezleton, Pa, is that an Aus
trian of linguistic capacity has per
suaded the many foreign laborers there
that the silver dollar is only worth so
cents, and proved it by citations from
goldbug papers, so they held a meeting
and decided that they must have
Sound money" for their labor. Then
contractor Hogan wanted to get 81, 900
in gold from the bank, on which the
teller told him that he could not get
that much in the whole county, though
here are 81, 600 600 of money deposited
in the county banks. Were an actual
gold basis to be generally insisted upon,
there would be a universal panic all
I'VE the country. This is clear evidence
of the dangerous character of the Re
publican finance plank; the whole
sound money" view rests upon a pal
pable 9TH.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-07-21
TELEPHONES AT COUN TRY
POSTOFFICRS.

By adopting the telephone at most
postofises, instead of the telegraph,
the increase in the number of p~ostofice
employees would be inconsiderable.
The vast influence Of the great teIe-
graph monopoly car be used for 20.
litical purposes by coloring news and
in other more direct ways. When the
telegraph service ia made a part of the
postofice and placed under civil rules
and subject to the direct force of pub
lie opinion the experience in other
countries has been that it exests no
more power on party politics than the
army or Judiciary. Originally the
telegraph On 1916 belonged to the
postCff.e When it was abandoned to
private corporations On account of its
supposed expense, Henry Clay, Gave
Johnson and other leaders of both
parties had the foresight to foretell the
mischief done in abandoning an essen.
tial governmental function to private
monopoly.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-07-21
DEMOCRATIC ToMFOOLERY.

The Democratic press has opened up
the usual campaign of gush, nonsense
and sentimentality. The papers have
had Bryan doing more different things
since he was nominated, ten days ago,
than a man can do in a life time. At
the same hour Of the same day he Wis
tied his great grandmother in Indiana,
addressed "a monster mass meeting"
in Chicago, and another in st. Louis,
visited the scenes of his boyhood" In
Illinois, kissed his wife on both cheeks
at the same time, and for charity's sake
made love to an old maid in Missouri,
and to crown it all ''weeped at the
grave of the late Judge Lyman Trum-
bull, in Chicago, and said that much"
of his inspiration came from Judge
Trumbull." Now when we consider
that Judge TIumbull threw eff the old
party shackles some time ago and
joined the Peoples party, it is evident
that he and Bryan were very wide
apart.
OF all the Mandy pamby-tootsy
wootsy-ducky-my-dear campaign
ers, the Democrats take the cake. If
that party aver does make a mistake
and nominate a truly good man for
an office, he will surely get Disguised
and abandon the race before the cam
paign is half over. To cap the climax,
the latest story is that there is a great
rush of people to see Bryan's little
home cottage at Lincoln, Nebraska.
The papers say there has been a con-
tinual rush Of people to view the home;
that the grass was a foot high in the
yard a week ago and is now all trampled
down by the excited throng, and that
the people are chipping off pieces of
wood from the walls and bits of brick
from the chimney as mementoes to
such an extent that there will hardly
be any cottage when the Presidential
nominee and his wife get home.
The facts in this case are that some
apple trees stand in the Bryan cottage
yard. and the boys Of Lincoln having
inherited a love of the fruit from
Mother Eve, are taking advantage Of
the absence of Mr.. and Mrs, Bryan to
steal the fruit and incidentally white
the sides Of the house with their barlow
knives. So much for Democratic sen
eational sentimentality.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-07-21
LAST WORDS OF GREAT MEN.

my newspaper for a slice of pie"-
Josephus Daniels, the original pieman.
my but that crow is tuf"-J. P.
Caldwell, principal crow eater in North
Carolina.
eff our Chicago scheme succeeds
we've got 'em"-Rothschilds, leading
Jewish Democrat; also leading Rspub-
licans.
eve must fish as we'll as issue
bonds"-Grover Cleveland fisherman
extraordinary to his Highnees, Mr..
Rothschilds.
my position in Mexico didn't pc
vent the nomination of my selections
for the N. @. State Democratic ticket
Matt Ransom.
81 don't know whether I want silver
or not"- SENATOR Stewart, who has
just invested in a Democratic box of
sawdusb, supposed to contain "green
goods"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-07-21
DATES.

Some of the officers of the State Ali,
ance complain because the date for the
State Convention of the Peoples party
has been fixed for the same week. Toe
State Alliance meets on the 18th and
the State Convention on the 18Th. If
any Of the delegates to thu State ALI
ance r delegates to the Convention,
they will be in an awkward position.
However, the State Alliance may dis
patch all the business in two days and
nights if they go about it in a business
like manner. At any rate, the State
Alliance work should have the uSAi
vided attention OF the delegates to it
first of all. and none should leave until
it is finished. a session Of the State
Alliance can be held on the morning of
the 18Th and those wishing to come to
Raleigh can CONS on the east bound
train, which passes Hillsboro about 1 o.
m. and arrives at Raleigh about 8
o'clock, and be here in time for the
convention, as but little work will be
done cy the convention before that
hour on that day. This will give dele
gates a good part of three days at
Hillsboro, and certainly the work can
be done in that time. At any rate, nc
delegate should leave unfinished work,
and we hardly think they will.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-07-21
N. E. 2. A.
EDITORIAL NOTES

To our personal knowledge, men who
have been quoted as favoriug the en-
dorsement of the Democratic nominees,
have been misquoted. Wait a week
and hear the truth"
Our candid belief is that a new party
is absolutely necessary to give this
country reform. Is it better to use the
n started four yeare ago, or to wait
a few years and start another7
The goldbugs still want to drop silver
and take up State banks. That will
make more goldbugs and less money
in circulation, Of course, or else the
goldbugs wouldn't favor the scheme.
Senator Stewart claimed to be q Pop
ulist. But he comes cut for the Dem
ocratic ticket, and we are inclined to
believe that be only had q slight bill
liou5 attack when he intimated that
his heart had gotten right.
Our PopuIist friends are brave, patri
otto and generous, but we hardly think
they will make their party a rescue
station and loose their own lives in saw
ing the drowning Democratic party.
Self-preservation is the first law Of
nature.
Will the Populists go from silver, or
hi metallism, to goldbuggery at a single
jump? We hardly think so. But if
the Populists get tangled up by endors
ing the Democratic national ticket, the
jump will have been made, and reform
set back for years.
It was a magnanimous act for the
goldbugs to turn over the Democratic
party to the silver men, after they, the
gold men, run the machine for four
years and got their bond issues and
other pet schemes in operation, at q
time, too, when there isn't a shadow of
a chance for the party to carry the
country.
With g few notable exceptions, the
big goldbugs and the little ~goldbugs
who have been running the Democratic
party, are going to vote the Democratic
ticket. That means a gold party with
a silver head to the ticket. Is there
any logical reason why the Populists
should vote for them7 That is the eurest
way in the world to defeat any fGan
cial legislation.
Soma of our Western friends are go
intensely in earnest about getting sill
yer remonetiz9d that they are ready
to grasp anything that looks like a
glimmer of hope. Toe only way the
Democrats can ever fool us again is
by getting down to a little honest work
in Congress. But, as Bill Nye said
about the Indians, becoming virtuous,
the Democrats will not begin honest
legislation until after they are dead.
Jerry Simpson delivered the All Of
July address at Fort Dodge, Iowa, and
was paid two hundred silver dollars foi
the job, he being a strong silver man
Jerry took them without e change o.
countenanca and slowed them away il
his grip. The committee afterwards
offered to pay him in currency, bu.
Jerry said he preferred the silver
When you think you car disgust a sill
yer mar by paying him in silver, yol
are barking up the wrong tree.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-07-21

Senators and Representatives in Con
gress have no more right to free tele-
graphic service than any other class of
citizens. The Western Union is said
to be lavish in the distribution of little
courtesies in the shep3 of franks to any
legislator who chooses to ask for them.
For what purpose? Surely not with
the idea of influencing the recipients
vote on legislation affecting the com
pany's interests. And yet it is said that
when law makers retire, or are retired,
to private life the courtesy" abruptly
stops.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-07-21

When your Congressman asks you
to help re elect him for another term,
remind him of the postal telegraph bill
now sIumberiDg in the committee on
p~ostofiees and postroads, and secure
from him a promise that he will use
his influence in getting favorable con-
sideration for the measure both from
the committee and the house.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-07-21

The silver wing of the Democratic
party refers to the goldbug wing as
goldbugs, monopolists and things of
that sort. The goIdbug wing calls the
other fellows lunatics, scoundrels and
fools. when thieves fail out honest
men get their dues"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-07-21

Hobart, Republican nominee for
Vice President, is a lawyer by profes-
sion, ard in practice receiver, director,
or large shareholder in q o or two
of railroad and other large corpora
tions. All who profess to be opposed
to railroad rule will give the lie to their
professions if they do not vote against
the Republican party.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-07-21

Senator Hill, Senator G orman, the
Tammany gang in New York, and
Matt Ransom, Of North Carolina, have
all agreed to support the ticket. "
That settles it. All good citizens who
want reform should prepare to vote for
the ticket that will be nominated at St.
Louis this week.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-07-21

lam standing note gust behind the
curtain, and in f1tu glOU Of the cOnatng
sunset. Behind me are the shGdOtCs on
the track, before me lies the dark GALLEY
ind the rfUer. When I nlingle tUtth its
dark uaters I 1CaEt to cast one hnger-
sag look upon q country tChose goUeT7a-
u1ent is Of the people, for the people,
and By the people, ID. L. Polk. July
Nh. 1890.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-07-21

POET Ito farmer See what a beau
tiful prospect is unfolded in yonder
blilowy fields, and hark! the voice Of
the ploughman!'
FARMER-"Yas; he's been GUESSING
that mule since daylight, and it's one
of them German mules that used 30
pull a beer wagon. so he can't under
stand a word of it. "-American Plan
ter.
81 see you are building a new house,
Mr.. Bung."
Yes, you are right"
made the money out Of whiskey, I
supposed"
mo-
why, you are a liquor dealer, are
you not?'
ooh, yes! But the money I'm put
ting into this house was made out OF
the water I put into the WIFI
Every farthing was made cut Of
sir"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-07-21

with infinite labor we have built
up the Peoples party. Through days
of darkness we have worked for it.
Through nights of pain we have prayed
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1896-01-11
COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS
Three Burning Topics Will BE Consid.
cred Saturday.

Washington, Jan. 8.-The senate COM
mittee on foreign relations today held
it's first meeting since reorganization.
Senator Sherman presided, and Gamer
on, Cullom, Lodge and Mills, the new
members, were present. The commit
tee decided to hold a special session Sat
urday for reconsideration Of the Venez-
uelan, Cuban and Armenian questions.
It is expected that the committee will
consider the Monroe doctrine in con-
nection with the Venezuelan matter.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1896-01-11
TIMBER FOR LAND OFFICE RECEIVER
Senator Wilson suggests Names Tor
Successor AT OLYMPIA.

SendtOr WISOu oueeestS 10'
successor AT Olympia.
washington, D. c., Jan. 6.-Secretray
Smith, as the result of recommendations
made by Commissioner Lamoreux, has
decided to remove the receiver of the
OLYMPIA land Office and the commissioner
has requested Senator Wilson to recon-
mend several responsible democrats for
his consideration. Senator Wilson is not
particularly interested in getting the Of
Ace for a democrat, but after considera-
BILE inquiry has decided to present the
names of Michael Hoke OF Tacoma, q dis
tant relative of the secretary Of the inter-
Tor: James E. McManus, Everett; L. B.
Faulkner, Olympia, and William B. Og-
den, HoaQuim.
The removal of the present receiver is
due to his inability to manage affairs of
his office satisfactorily to Commissioner
LamOreux.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1896-01-11
SIX DAY BICYCLE RACE FOR WOMEN
Large Number of Contestants at til
Madison Square Exhibition.

M8O1SOn SQuU1e
New York, Jan. 6.-The six days BIZ
cycle contest for women opened auspic-
iously today at the Madison Square Gar
den. There are a large number Of con-
testants. among them Mrs. j. C. Brown,
If Rochester, the champion amateur wo-
man rider Of the world. Although all of
the riders now live in this country. some
Of them are English born, and others hail
from France, Germany and Austria. The
race is on the same lines as the contest of
the French and English women held last
month in London. and where the winner
rode 81 miles.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1896-01-11

after the first decision and before the |
second was rendered. He would not,
ne said, attempt to enter into that JUS
uce's motives. but that justice. and he |
(Vest) did not know who he was. had |
Deen mainly responsible in fastening |
the sordid despotism Of wealth upon the |
country by his change OF front. Ger
tainly he had a right to change his
mind, but it was q matter of regret that |
ne had not seen proper TO put his rea-
sons on record for this far-reaching
and terrible decision. The Justices
name was, he continued, unknown ex-
cept to himself and his associates. The
senate had been ridiculed and vituper-
ated because of the secrecy of it's exc
cutive proceedings, but what, Senator
Vest asked, with display OF warmth,
would be thought of q senator who
would change his position on q ques-
ton of vital general interest and when
his position was essential to success or
failure of cause and who should not
have the manhood to stand before the
country and reveal himself and his rea-
sons for such a Transformation.
Senator Vest said he did not believe
the terrible effect Of this decision had
been yet apprehended by the people Of
the country.
1T marks new era" he said. land
I greatly mistake If the time does not
come when neither soft words nor hon.
eyed phrases will prove sufficient apol-
ogy."
1t was beyond credibility that Van
derbilt, with his hundreds Of millions,
should have to pay no more than the
poorest men and that the army and
navy must be used to support him in his
rights, as must be the case If the decis-
ion was to stand.
He reviewed the record Of the past
three administrations. Though he diff
fered with the head Of his party In
many things, he declared no admins.
tration in the history Of the country
had been more successful than the
Cleveland administration from 1885 t.
1889.
If success was to be measured by thu
amount of gold exported, he desired t.
call the attention Of the other side t.
the fact that during Cleveland's frs
administration but about 100000 o
gold had been exported against 1913,
100000 for Harrison's administration.
Senator Vest admitted that his sid
was divided on the subject Of silver. TIL
, country was divided. There was, h
said. an irrepressible conflict in tn
, land, as irrepressible as that which re
. suited in the clash Of the armies Q
, the north and south.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1896-01-11
GOOD OFFICE OFFERED Mr.. SHAW
VIII Surely Get a Good Place II Repub.
ncans Control.

Washington, D. c., Jan. 6.-Whether
Arthur J. Shaw of Spokane will be cho-
cen secretary of the senate depends large
" on whether the republicans succeed
IN completing reorganization Of that body.
Tn that event Mr.. Shaw will be certain to
receive either the secretaryship or some
other leading position to be had In the re-
organization. Senator Wilson was today
offered for Mr.. Shaw the place of assist
ant doorkeeper, so long held by the late
Isaac Bassett, worth $500. and virtually
q life position.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1896-01-11
Hesing's Newspaper Talks Of En-
gland and Her Policy.
HER NAVY CAN BE OVERCOME
It Is Emperor william who Has Given
the British Lions Tail SEE
we're Twist.

Chicago, Jan. 8.-Postmaster Hesing's
the Stats Zeitung, will say
tomorrow:
Kaiser William, the surpriser. has
again astonished the world and has
caused CONSERVATION everywhere In
England He especially likes quick 40
ton and does things at which even those
nearest to him are surprised. England's
traditional bartering, robbing and
rowdy policy is gone one better by EN-
peror william, which has caused Eng
lishmen to be beside themselves. Ger
man diplomats and consuls are every
where on the alert and as they are men
Of intelligence and action the entire de-
partment Of foreign affairs of the Ger
man empire Is thoroughly posted on the
idoings Of the world.
formerly England always had her
say. Now England's prestige lie on the
wane. Notwithstanding the wonderful
navy Of England, nobody fears It's pow
err any longer, as 1t Is well known that
England can not cope with the navy OF
the combined powers, and that In q de-
termined and lengthy war no one would
suffer more than the English merchant
marine and the people Of England them
selves, whose industries depend upon
the importation of raw material from
all over the world, and whose people
could be very easily starved out II Inn
portations of grain and other food prod
ucts were cut off from the rest of the
world
CINCINNATI PRESS.
| Cincinnati, Jan. 8.-What two Ger
man dailies here will say editorially to-
morrow in reference to the German
and English quarrel is az follows:
The Volksblatt (republican) says:
1.-THE present attitude OF England ana
Germany is hostile. There is no gain
saying this fact. This, however, does
not portend war. There will be an adj
justment of differences that are stir
ring up both countries at this hour by
England quietly pocketing the slap It
has received at the hands of the Ger
mans. That it was deser> ed no one but
Englishmen will dispute"
The Volkes Freund (republican) says:
I'm spite of all the noise about war
which disturbs the peaceful citizens.
we do not believe there will be war be
tween England and Germany. We are
of the opinion that England has no
more right to exercise a protectorate
over South African republics than Ger
many. If the emperor Of Germany sees
fit to help that republic nobody can for
bid it,
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1896-01-11
lanes Leegatt Has Assigned.

Montreal, Jan. S.-James Leggat, the
best known boot and shoe and rubber
jobber in Canada, has made voluntary
assignment with liabilities of $3.50, 900.
Saturday he was sued for 5000 by DR..
Mclean for alternating the affections Of
the latter's wife.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1896-01-11


acterize decisions of the lower courts
not so far removed from outside lnnu-
ences. That this court should nave re,
versed it's own decisions for hundreds OF
wears on a question vitally efIectlns .ns
;nterests of the entire population ana
no cling the government in the attltuae
If violating the constitution during .ne
entire history of the Union, must nc
declared. "be a matter Of sincere re-
greet" ,,,d not
senator Vest declared he would nov
+r,,st himself in the senate to say wna'
10 would be tempted to say Of TINS opln-
ion but would leave 1T to the laei4o 90 ?
l 10 th ~ court to stigmatize it as 1t de,
served. With this introduction, ne nrs
extracts read from dissenting op sau;ns
e es 1,,stices Harlan and Brown, saying
- ~ 10 had made declaration contalned
IL III i these aN opinions he would be charged
IN n,,+ 1n. nartisan malice and misrepresen !.
t m,tn hit coming as they DO from .n ns
high source, they certainly co.'s ~ this
most powerful arraignmeh' - ~
court of last resort. 3, h;s
sonotor Vest was most severe IN nat
,.sea+ Characterization OF the conu u.N
oer tne Justice who changed his OPINION
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1896-01-11
shipme ,ts of Gold,

New York, Jan. 8-Shipments O
gold today amounted to $2,750,000.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1896-01-11
INGERsoLL CAN'T LECTURE THERE
Little Rock Authorities Put the Ban ON
His EIoquence.

Little Rock, Ark, Jan. 8-The munic-
ipal authorities today refused Robert
G. Ingersoll permission to lecture In
this city on Sunday evening. Ingersoll
desired to deliver a non-religious lee
ture.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-09
The Tral Greek rr.u,,vor

The trscklsying rang % the Trail
Creek iranaWay has make rapid progress
and Il now across tire townslte % Ross
land 4 temporary depot viii be erected
on tae right % way where Il c~ozses fna
Paris Relic claim inst east ~ town. 1gntO
TIE differences between the railroad and
tawHsite companies are estfed. or until
anerher depot site on TIE fiat above town
is reached
General Manager Gutsiius announces
that regular trains will begin running
abeut Monday or TUESDAY az the latest.
Tao trains a day viii be rJsn over the road
each Nay. 4 passenger train consisting
a. tao p2sSsnEer coaches and a baggage
Cs< wfll leave Rassland every morning at
Z a. m. arriving az Trail az rs a. n and
connecting with the steamer 10 Narthport
a mixes train. With ore passenger coach
attached. VII Leave daily az p. m. arrfv-
inE az Tran Ia tl-ne - connect ulth th@
NsE1rSp fo~ up river points The pasAan-
ger train w.A leave Tail for Rasslana
daily a. p. IA. on the arrival 81 the
steamers from NorthpAFt ana Robson and
the recommendation trsin wil leave Tran
daily 81 = N The fare wlu De & or
si1s tx TIE round trlR.