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The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-10-29
Profit

II yards OF calico at 10 cents, 2.4o,
still lief! to buy more calico, s27o.
Salt of clothes, SIS. 1t takes a
fraction less than 5 acres to pay for
them. In the other case i, took 6
acres. 5 from 65 leaves 81 acres; a,
$50 or SOLO SURPLUS MONEY t.
pay debts, spend for extras and help
give employment to labor.
The intelligent worklngmln can see
at 4 glance that with profit of $50
an acre the farmer has tina, much t,
spend. He spends it all for labor or
the products of labor. The wheels OF
trade revolve and there are no idlers in
the land. Each man has the oppor,u
nifty to earn his own living and every
thing is prosperous. Prices rise and
money seeks investment. Bu, Wien
the farmer is losing money, every Other
class excep; the moneylenders mus,
be affected injurolsly. Money will
no, seek investment on falling mar
ket, because 1t is more profitable to
hoard It. Men must be idle, they
must be badly clothed and badly fed
and distress and wan; stalk through a
/ land which should be alive with thrift
and industry.
Remember, vote for Hanna
Mckinley and the single gold stan
dard means ;he perpetuation of these
hard 'imes.-NanonaI Intelligence,
Seed Rye Tor sale at
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Profit per acre

IlOHI POI ''tIE nc
Il yards Of calico at 3 cents pei
yard equals Il cents. It takes the
profit on IL acres to buy the Fl yards
OF calico.
Cost Of suit of clothes, So 50. |,
tckes the profit on IS acres to pay for
them.
WHEAT AT 81 A BUSHEL.
Average yield per acre, 2 bush
els, at 81. SI2.oo
Cost, including 81 additional
for fertilizers, &. 90
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-09-08
A~RIsToCRACY OF WEALTH.

An aristocracy of any kind is out
Of place in a popular government like
ours. But some missionaries are more
Objectionable, more offensive than
others. The Northern people were
wont in old times to sheer at the slave
holders of the South as an ~aristocracy.
There was any better foundation
for this charge than a certain jealousy
and envy which the Northern critics
could i'll conceal. If there was any
semblance of truth in the charge it
rested in the fact that a spirit of in
dependence, manliness and honor in
the men, and modesty, sweetness and
gentle courtesy IN the women impaired
to the cultured classes Of the South a
superiority Of genuine worth and ele
gance which their envious critics at
tempted to deride with the sheer Of
~aristocracy.
But of all the detestable missionaries
upon earth the most execrable, the
most contemplate is the aristocracy of
wealth; and this is fast becoming, if it
has not already become, the predomi-
nant feature of your Northern, and
more particularly your Northeastern
population. Everything is beginning
TO be rated by the standard of money.
No wonder they are gold standard men
In their whole social life. What can
be more contemplate than to rate a
mans standing and influence by the
amount of money he may have inherit
ed, may have made, or may have
ssolen7 Once set money as the stand
ard and the way the money is gotten
will soon be a secondary consideration
1T will not matter much whether IT
comes honestly or dishonesty, fOI
when money comes to be rated higher
than true worth, or honor, or intelli
gence, then worth and honor and In
telligence will no longer have a voice
in deciding the question of Pocial stand
ing, or deciding any question of morall
or ethics and everything will descend
to the low level of money.-LynchburE
News.
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and the Populist vote they cannot get
with Sewall in the field.
The request the Populists make OF
the Democrats to take Sewall down
and let Bryan and Watson have a fair
chance, is a very small thing, espe
cially compared to the great amount
of good it would do and the great mum
Der of votes it would secure for Mr..
Bryan.
But if they do refuse to grant us this
small request, 1 will not believe them
to be sincere, and will favor a straight
ticket of our own. I appeal to the
Populists of the West to stand firm
with US of the South in making this
demand. We have been fooled too
often already. Let US watch as we'll as
pray. We must not let our z9al for
free silver lead us into an enemy's net.
Yes, we will stand by you.
GEO. E. HUNT.
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SOLID FACTS.

Hundreds of our subscribers are be-
hind with their subscriptions. We are
sure that they can pay up now if they
will. We need and must have the
money right away. Next week or next
month will not answer our purpose for
we want it right now. Are you going
to pays If you are let Us hear from
you. We don't wish to be forever ask
ing for what is ours. Please do not
carry our money in your pockets any
longer.
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Bro Flora to the Bat.
Correspondence OF The Progressive Farmer.
TULLs, n. G., Sept. 2, 1896.

Correspondence OF The Progressive Farmer.
TULLs, N. c., Sept. 2, 1896.
1 endorse your stand to the letter.
The Democrats mean nothing that they
are pretending to do. They "a moth
ing for free silver, or any other re
forms put forward in their State or
National platforms, and 1 can show
you where Idrawmy conclusions from:
Take the First district. The Pops put up
Col. Harry Skinner, and they know
there is no man in the district, or any
other, that has worked harder for sill
yer and other reforms than he, and yet
they put a ticket out and do anything
to defeat him; and, sir, we have gone
far enough. Drop Bryan and put up
some man that we can support without
being made foot balls of by people that
have no intention of carrying out what
they pretend. Lay on, MacDUff until
they shall cay, hold, enough The
people are with you, for thousands OF
Democrats say they will not support
Bryan with SewalI on the ticket. l re,
main, Your friend,
P. Il. FLORA
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RAwHEAD AND BLOODY BONES.

Correspondence of the Progressive Farmer.
We shall have hot times between this
and the November election, but l fear
that will not be all or the last of our
troubles, connected with the effort Of
the masses against the classes, against
the victory OF the money power over
the government. II fraud is in charge
Of the elecClOhs and we should have
another TIlden and Hayes affair ana
the candidates r not elected OF one
side or the other by a clear majority
so as to be beyond question, we may
look out for a menagerie at Washing
ton about the Ash of March 1897. TIE
animals are being trained now and
rawhead and ploody bones is a coming.
The West and tne SOuEn have bt en-
made fOraging grounds long enough.
SCatuary Ia rs enacted S ,Iely for the
banks, g%oldbugs, bond holders u
money Changers cease. Gsvern-
ment money IS asked for and tina The
banks shall go out of the government
1919 SAND A@NSA ShO
silver dollar aud gold De coined at the
minis, and United States noles be is
sued and all money issued by Congress
to be a legal tender and to the amount
fixed by law for all debts, public and
private, Or else If contest of election is
commended and counting out INDUCED
in, n will be planted around the
capitol at Washington and scenes worse
than COxy's Army witnessed.
The will of the rank and file of the
people has been DISCARDED as to our
currency. A representative govern
ment is not a pure Democracy-refer-
endum or a fair come eff before the
people on matters as vital as money is
demanded.
The monopoly of money, bankers,
goldbu g, bond holders, money
changers, are entrenched at the cap-
itol, they are in place, ia favor. The
army, the navy, the militia and money
they have and they will not give up
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"Pomp" Gets Pompous.
ndence of the Progressive Farmer.

Correspondence of the Progressive Farmer.
RED OAK, N. O., Sept. 3, 1896.
Allow me to congratulate you upon
your article in THE PROGRESSIVE
FARMER of Sept. LIST, headed "Wil You
Stand by UsG" It expresses my senti
ments exactly, and not mine alone, but
the sentiments of a good many others
that are like myself-thick headed and
hard of understanding.
1t may be all right to go ahead and
vote for a man and not know whether
or not he wants your vote, but l can't
see it that way. The actions of our Ma
tional Convention and our National
Committee have been too complicated
all along for my thick simbling to IN
derstand, and I think it high time that
the smoke be cleared away and let US
know where we are at" l for one
am not going to vote for Bryan and
Seawell, and l shall not vote at all IN
less I know who I am voting for, and l
can find a plenty of thick heads that
think just as l do about it.
Ihave nothing to say against Senator
Butler, and 1 am willing to follow him
so long as 1 think he is right, but l
don't propose for Mr.. Butler or Mr.
anybody else to lead me blindfolded
anywhere; and when they try it l get
as mulish as old Nick.
left the Democratic party of my
own accord, four years ago, on account
of it's dirty actions, and when 1 get
ready to go back to it 1 will go back
like 1 left; but I won't be pulled in by
the hair with my eyes shut.
Stick to 'em and give 'em down the
country until they show their hand,
and if they haven't got any trumps we
will go to the pack and take a new
deal. Yours for reform,
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station for which God has created him.
Then shall the old eagle spread her
broad wings and carry joy to the down
trodden poor. and women's tears be
dried and the orphans sing the song Of
RECEPTION.
Wake upl the enemy is in our camp
and the time has come to act. Why
do we slumber9
GEO W. TAYLOR.
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California Red Hot.
Correspondence of the Progressive Farmer

Correspondence of the Progressive Farmer.
PIRICITY, Cal.
Whittier are we drifting2 Why do
we permit ourselves to be led around
by these old rotten and corrupt parties9
We know that this is the worst admin
istration that we have ever had on the
face of the earth, and yet we are fools
enough to talk of giving the rulers
another chance. We know that the
Democratic party has always been in
favor OF monopoly. They have ground
down on the laboring masses until they
have forced us to mortgage our homes
and now they have foreclosed the
mortgage, taken all we have and
turned us out to tramp. They have
killed the goose that laid for them the
golden egg. Now they have endorsed
silver TO resurrect that goOse-to give
us a few years lease of life to serve
tnem' or In other words they are going
TO use US and silver as straws for them.
the shylock leeches to suck blood
through. Away with all trusts. com
Olnatlons and monopolies. Give our
sou 70 the heirs of those that shed their
Diood Tor our beloved land. Let the
Alien and foreign syndicate take the
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STILL H E COME.

Letters From Many Sources Showing
That the People Mean Business.
DR.. Daily Says "Good,"
Correspondence of the Progressive Farmer.
OXFORD, N. c., Sept. 8 1896
In this weeks issue of THE PROGRESS
sIvE FARMER you say to PopuIists to
Speak or Forever Hold Your Peace"
and also ask, "Will You Stand by Us7"
These articles have the true ring in
them, and the Populists will stand by
you at the polls November 81. have
failed to find a Populist who will vote
for Seawell or Seawell electors. We will
vote for Thomas E, Watson or we will
not vote at all. Stand by your position
in the two articles above referred to
and you will receive the support of all
true Populists hereabouts, and l believe
every Populist in the State.
Fraternally,
A. J. DALEY.
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The Major Wants a Circus for a Change

The Major Wants q Circus for a Change
MARX Hanna's Fund Might Make a
Good Substitute for the Circus.
B.-"Hello! Mr.. Editor"
R.-'Hello! Major. How are you
feeling politically
B.-"Only tolerable. Things aint 60
in my way nowadays. I'm longln' fer
q circus or somethin' ter change the
monotony. l see in the papers that
two or three circuses are headin' this
way an l amt goin' ter sleep sound
any more till they cum. Col. Joe
Daniels keeps a Ealkin' erbout Mark
Hanna's bar'l. That keeps me sorter
stirred up, too. Why don't he say
somethin' erbout Chairman Jones barI
an sorter encourage a teller a little. II
Bryan amt elected it will be bekase
they amt enuff sed erbout SIGH matters,
fer we sound money dymakrats are
Iookin' out fer Doodle. If they don't
sorter encourage us a bit we'll be bound
ter vote fer Mckinley in self defense.
Now don't go an tell Betsy what I'm q
tellin' you"
R.-''It seems to me that you sound
money lunatics will not find any trouble
to get an opportunity to play the fool.
One end of the Prohibition party has
out single standard candidates. Nc
Kinley and Hobart are open for bust
ness, and the new Democratic party
offers you candidates who represent all
the misery, poverty and rascality you
ought to expect 10 one year. What are
you kicking abou52"
B.-"Blamed if I know. I'm just
mad, that's awl. The gold vote IL git
tin dervided up so, awI ov 'em grab
bin an twis5in' till you can't tell whar
you are at. I'm affeared it means de
feet an Betsy an her crowd will win,
II they do I'll never see any more
peace. l never seed SIGH times in awl
my life. A Teller can't git an ofis an
can't hardly make a livin' any other
way. ] reckon we he'd better aWl
make assignments an begin over again.
Gudebye."
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eyes. We Will Stand by Yougo

Correspondence of The Progressive Farmer.
LEXINGTON. N. @, Sept. 2, 1895.
l wish to say to you, to all true Pop
ulists and all free silver advocates
everywhere, that what you cay in THE
PROGRESSIVE FARMER Of Sept. 1st, 1896.
under the heading Twill You Stand
by Us7" has the right ring for me. And
l want it well understood that l am no
new convert to the free coinage idea,
or a new recruit in the ranks of the
Peoples party, for l was present at its
birth and helped to act the part of a
mid And there has scarcely been
a day since the birth of the Peoples
party, but what have labored TO build
it up, by defending its principles in
my humble way.
1 love the party and it's principles;
and 1 firmly believe that the destiny of
this Republic depends upon the sue
cess of the Peoples party and its prin-
cip!es. For these l have sUff red, and
for our principles 1 am willing to suffer.
But let me say just here, that 1 will be
the last man to do anything, knowing,
~, that will destroy our identity as a
party. 1 say this, not because I am so
welded to party name, but because l
do not believe our principles will ever
be enacted into law, unless we preserve
our identity as q party, f, it has
forced the money question to the front,
while both old parties have been doing
all in their power to side track the peo-
pie by bowling Tariff. tariff! in every
campaign since the demonstration Of
silver in 1873.
Yes, 1 repeat, most emphatically,
that our identity as a party must be
maintained in order to keep the ques-
ton of finance before the American
people. Destroy our identity as a
party, and all hope for the much. needed
reforms will be dead.
Again I say, Mr.. Editor, your edito-
rial has the right ring, and in my judg
ment there is not q paper in the United
States that has kept nearer in the mid
die of the road, or advocated sounder
doctrine than The PROGRESSIVE FAR
MER. I heartily endorse all you say,
and here assure you that I for n will
stand by you. I have occupied the
same position ever since the St. Louis
Convention, and expect to stand there
if I stand alone.
Senator Allen and his committee
should have notified Bryan and Watson
officially, long before this. lam grieved
at this delay, to say the least Of it.
And while I would be glad to vote for
Mr.. Bryan and Watson, I say positive
ly l will not vote for Sewall. l a
every Popnlist in the United States
should demand that Sewan come down.
as that would insure the election of
Bryan and Watson. 1t is a Just and
reasonable demand, and if the Demo
Gratis have been truly converted to the
free coinage of silver, at the legal ratio
OF 16 to 1, they will be willing to do
this /. e., take S9wall down in order to
unite all the silver forces and make
Bryan's election sure. Without the
Populist vote they cannot elect Bryan,
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TO BE PERMANENT STOCK.
OFFICE OF SECRETARY TREASURER.
N. 9. +. S. ALLIANCE.
HILLsBORO, IN. q, Aug II, q


HILLsBORO, N. c., Aug 81, '96. !
DEAR BRETHREN:-By action of the
State Alliance, in session August 18th,
1896, near Hillsboro, N. G, a different
plan for shoe factory fund has been in
augurated In lieu of receipts sent you
by Secretary Treasurer, and in lieu of
Certificates of Deposit issued by Secre-
tary Treasurer and Business Agent,
and due bills for amount of certificate
issued by the Business Agent, the Exec
utive Committee of the State Alliance
has directed your Secretary Treasurer
to issue certificates of permanent stock,
which certificate entities the contribu-
tor to his pro rata share of the profits
erisingfrom all manufacturing engaged
in by the North Carolina Farmers
State Alliance.
In accordance with these instructions
Ihave had Certificates of Stock printed
and request those who hold receipts,
certificates of deposit and due bills, to
return them to me and receive in place
thereof the certificates of stock. And
it is further ordered that certificates of
stock be issued to all who may here,
after send money for our manufacture
ing interests if permanent stock is de-
sired. Fraternally yours,
W, s. BARNES, Sec'y Treas.
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Oregon Speaks in Thunder Tones.
P. Il. FLORA

Oregon Speaks ia Thunder Tones.
Correspondence of the Progressive Farmer.
EAGLE CREEK. Ore, Aug %, 90
l love THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER for
the bold stand it has taken in defense
Of principle. Consistency and stead
fast adherence to principle is the only
hope of permanent success for the PEG
pies party. We depend on the Farm
ers' Alliance and reform press to lead
US out of the wilderness Of corrdp
politics. The old party bosses see that
the people are beginning to be very
restless under this single gold standard
policy. Hence we have the woods full
of such big guns as Sewall, Bland,
German, Jones, Allen and several
others, denouncing goldbugism in the
regular and approved Peoples party
fashion. It is as plain as daylight that
this eff year free silver Democratic
campaign has been sprung in the in
teresT of the goldbug element in poll
tics. The intelligent and honest Popu-
lists of this State will not vote the mon
grel ticket spawned at Chicago and st.
Louis.
Twas not the spawn of such as these
That y ed with PunIc blood the conquered seas
JOE SUFFER-
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FROM SECRETARY TREASURER

Il IN OhChn4Ah1 1ELhAoC M
HILLsBORO, N O., Sept. 4. So.
To the Alliance Members in N. c.:
Il is important mat the starting of
the shoe factory and tannery should
commence at an early day. They are
all paid for and are yours. l endorse
what Bro. Ivey has written and the
plan of starting theshce factory. Now,
l advise hat every Sub Alliance be
called together at an early day as pos
sible and discuss the plan of Bro. Ivey;
as outlined in The PROGRESSIVE FAR
MER Sept. 1st, and raise every dollar at
once possible, so that shoes may be
turned out for winter use.
Then get your County Alliances to
gether and further make arrangements
to raise more money not only for sub
scription Of 81 90, but for permanent
fund. See my letter published on Dist
August in regard to permanent fund.
Yours fraternally,
". s. BARNES, Sec'y Treas
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CASTOR Co N. c, People With Us.
DR.. Daily Says Good"

CASTOR Co N. c, People With Us.
Correspondence of the Progressive Farmer.
KINGS MOUNTAIN, N. G..
Sept. 3, 1896
1 have just read your editorial, will
You Stand by UeY" 1 say we will, and
l think 1 voice nine-tenths of the Pop
ulists of this community, and we have
some here that are considered good
men.
1 attended a meeting of the County
Executive Committee day before yes
terday and all say they wan to vote
for Bryan, but if they can't vote for
Watson they will not vote for Bryan.
A great many of our good Democrats
say it would be the right thing to take
down Sewall, and I say hurrah for
Bryan and Watson.
D. A. FULTON.
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AIIiancemGm, If yOW receiUe a sa1 y
cOpy of this paper, 1t IS to Tenlzn0 g ID
that yOu should send us one dollar u"
get 1t one gear.
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