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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-12-01
THE ALLIANCE AS AN EDUCATOR

Too much cannot be said of the great
value the Alliance has already been to
the people of this country. Early IN
the history of the organization the
membership realized the extent to
which the money power had entrenched
itself upon the people, and there and
then began a course of crude, but ef9c-
tive education. This was greeted with
jeers and ridicule at first. Bat grad
ualIy the truth began to dawn upon
thinking people. Both interest and
sympathy were enlisted by degrees.
In the meantime the shrewd, far-see-
ing representatives of the money power
were not idle. Every newspaper that
they could control, every citizen, every
corporation, even a portion Of the min
listers of the gospel were called into
service. Abuse and ridicule were the
first weapons. Not being effective,
they then tried to pull back every
prominent member of the Alliance,
either by giving them positions Of
honor and trust, or by bulldczing
methods, social ostracism and business
boycotting. Some of the weaker ones
fell by the wayside. But others were
true as steel, and the education and
agitation went right on. Thinking PEG
pie continued to learn the merits of the
Alliance demands. They sought the
truth aud found it. The year 1896
found Alliarc8men and non Alliance
men fighting side by side, with recruits
coming over daily. The lines were
drawn and a terrific political battle
was fought. Money, powerful news
papers, shreWd but INSCRIPTIONS men,
magnificent g~eneralehip and hordes Of
we'll nigh helpless men yer arrayed
against a splendid, a patriotic, but an
army without competent officers, the
army that has gathered under and
around the Alliance flag. It met de-
feat. But how near it came to victory a!
Only lacked &c, 900 votes in a few
States where they could easily have
been secured by good ~generalship.
But isn't that encouragiDg9 1t shows
plainly that the Alliance has never
been far from right, and that victory
will be won for our ideas of a better
government, for equal rights to all,
special privileges to none" The results
of the late election, while exactly to
the reverse of what we wanted in many
respects, prove conclusively that we
nearly won, that we al win, if we
will only stand together and continue
the education that has brought us so
near success this year. The watchwo1d
should be: Build up the Alliance"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-12-01
HOW ONE PRRSIDENT-RLECTR RE.
CElVSD THE NEWS.

In the course of an article on THE
Making of a President" in The Fort
nightly Review, Francis Il. H ,rdy tells
the following incident:
1T was my good fortune to be visit
ing at the house of a man when he re
ceived news of his election to the Presi
dency. To my young mind the mere
thought of such high honor was be-
wildering. I could not picture how I
would act in such circumstances. But
I did have a vague notion that a man
at such a time would act in dramatic
fashion-call to the gods for aid-ask
high heaven to witness his gratitude
register his vow of loyalty to the duty
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-12-01
IMPORTANCE OF SMALL THINGS

1t is difficult for us to bring ourselves
up to the point where we can fully ap-
preciate the Importance of what ap
pear to be mere trifes. It is so in
business, in the everyday affairs of
life, in politics -everthing.
During the late campaign the man
ayers we're so sure that they had a ma
jority for the silver candidate that
they rushed into the fight pell NELL
with a disorganized army. Wise men
shook their heads. They said don't
DE too sure" But on went the fight.
The silver forces were defeated, and
by only 26, 900 votes.
If the following States had given the
additional number of votes opposite
their names it would have assured
Bryan 60 electoral votes. These added
to the 1877 already safe would have
given him 227 votes in the electoral
college, three more than is needed to
elect. Had California given $50,
Delaware 1 255, Indiana II, 600, Ken
lucky PSI, North Dakota 2 $40, Oregon
/ sos, South Dakota Isl, West Virginia
500, Wyoming 1O1, in addition to the
Bryan vote cast, the roosters would
have been on the other fence.
. The next time the SO called political
bosses start a campaign they had bet
ter listen to the voice of wisdom and
caution.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-12-01
EDITORS.

OR wood subscribers have beeI re.
spending lib rally, and the goo8eOone
can pointany way she pleaaes Will
boro Chronicle.
New York has organized a Society
for the Promotion of Domestic Happt
ness. There's no doubt that town Of
Gotham needs it, -Charlotte News.
Wheat is down some. What car.
ries it down. The same conditions
abroad and at home exist as when 1t
advanced Messenger.
This is the glorious season of the year
when you wear an overcoat one day,
a thin coat the next, a porous plaster
the third and a doctors bill the fourth
Weldon News.
Potatoes r so cheap in the West
that the railroads refuse to haul them
unless the freight is prepaid, and they
will not take freight in potatoes
Wilmington Star.
Drove hogs have begun to arrive
and our people will now feast On bones
and sausage. We will have some, too,
if u delinquents will pay up before
the hogs are all gone.-SheIby Aurora
The State capitol should be moved
from Raleigh, Rs that town seems 10
be turned out to grass" The News
and Observer says adrove Of partridSes
recently took possession Of the captoi
square and the grinning 'possum ISL
nightly prowler within the corpora.
tion.-Statesville Landmark.
A dispatch from Havana tie oth5f
day said that General WeyIer had d8'
stroyed the crops in Pinar del Rio prov
ince. This is beating the CubanS a.
their own tactics. They have mau0
some terrific onslaughts on the cane
fields of Cuba, and the mortal'y
among the crops was always appaIllp6
after such attacks. If WeyIer SUI
ceeds in doing equal havoc IN LIE
species of warfare, he will entltIe wv
Spanish armies in Cuba to ~recognlEon
as belligerents by the United STATES
Charlotte Observer.
Now is the time to subscrlbe-an"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-12-01
N. r. 2. A.
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Mark Hanna, as "Divine prosperity
healer" is as great a fraud as ''Schra-
der, the healer.
The Pullman Palace Car Co. has re-
duced the wages of its hands Is per
cent. since the election.
The goldbugs who are declaring that
confidence is restored should remember
that Ananias was something of a liar,
too.
1t is fortunate that North Carolina
holds the key to the United States Sen
ate. We don't believe Legislature
will elect a gold man.
Two hundred employees Of the Chi
cago Street Railway Co., have been
laid off and wages cut from 81 50 to
81 90 per day. All this since the cleo
ton.
The News and Observer contained g
telegram Saturday morning stating
that the temperature was 80 below
zero at Denver. Such news is apt to
chill that papers special leased wire.
We are greatly disturbed about the
Charlotte Observer. That paper cried
prosperity until everybody else quit
bowling calamity, and now it is split
ting it's precious throat bowling calam
ity.
Rev. Bill Phife, Evangelist, has at
last converted an editor. Tnis will add
lustre to his already famous catalogue
Of achievements, and is some more
good circumstantiai evidence that the
millennium is right at hand.
Canada had only 80 business failures
last week, against AZ the same week
last year. If a few more of our vir-
tuous sound money bankers get over
there we can then safely predict an
era of unprecedented prosperity in
Canada.
With November weather below zero
in the North we can begin to under
stand how the good times are coming.
They are going to strike the coal trust
first, and then some time next summer
the ice trust will begin to feel the hot
winds of prosperity.
While there has been no decrease in
the number of business failures and
shut downs since the election. there
has been a considerable reduction in
the quantity Of tears shed by the mo,
nopolists for the welfare of the work
ingman. That ought to give some re
lief.
Twenty-Five savings banks have
failed in n State-New Hampshire
during the past year and a half. They
had deposits amounting to $17, 900, OOO,
of which much will be a total loss.
Now that is a fair sample of sound
money" But the State of New Hamp.
shire voted for some more of the same
experience.
The Oxford Democrat, edited by
Col. John Cleveland Upton, Earl of
st. Della Croix, and principal tooter of
the goldites, seems to have a very
flexible circulation, considering it's
strictly local nature. Week before
last it stated that 8 5000 copies are cir
culRted every week In Granville county.
The next week the figures were reduced
to 1000. But the gay Colonel might
have slipped in q cipher too much by
mistake each time, who knows2
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-12-01
BIG
caution.

The report of the Western Union
Telegraph Company shows that the
total surplus earned for the year end
ing June 3Oth was 81, 643 693. It is
estimated that every telegraph line in
the United States could be duplicated
for $50, 600, 900 with all the latest i'm
~provemente, which the Western Uuion
Goes not have.
Under government ownership, every
line could be paid for in less than four
years, by simply using the lines which
the Western Union now uses, and let
the messages On the Postal Union and
other lines go at cost.
But some poor folks, and we are
sorry to say they appear to be il the
majority, say it would not be right for
the government to own the telegraph
it would be paternalism.
So the people will continue to pay
the Western Union dividends of about
40 per cent. per annum, on the value
of their plant. (Tenn } Rec
ord.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-12-01

and Deity. Here, then, was an oppor-
tunity to test my theory, and l awaited
results with keen anxiety. We we're at
breakfast when the telegram arrived.
His wife tore it open, and, her voice all
in a trembIe, read, You are elected be-
yond shadow of a doubt l looked
closely at the lucky man. Nota muscle
moved, not the slightest change IN his
expression was visible. He vas silent
for a few seconds and then, as he broke
open an egg, he quietly observed,
Mother, that egg would suffer no in
jury if kept another year.
Really, I was tempted to throw my
cup of coffee at him, his levity seemed
SO sacrilegious. 1 hated him because
he was so lacking in human nature.
Half an hour later I was passing the
stables. Looking in, I saw the cold
blooded' President-elect standing by
the side of his favorite horse. One arm
was thrown over it's neck, his face was
buried in the name, and his whole
frame was convulsed. That very hui
rlan side of his nature which he kept
out of sight, even when surrounded by
his own family, he had revealed to his
dear old horse. AS I passed on I real
lied that my boyhood idol was again
on it's old pedestal, and knew that the
making of a President had not, in this
case, been the unmaking Of a man."
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-12-01

discomfort dominant at Chicago would
have been powerless to control a party
convention or to enlist even a respect
able support for their cause.
And the real grievances, the actual
wrongs that cry out for remedy, are
not far to seek. There is no doubt that
in this republic, based as it is upon
simplicity and ideas of equality before
the law, there are growing inequalities
of privilege and increasingly offensive
Entertainments and v~Ulgarities of the
rich.
The trust combinations are fostered
by tariffs that protect them from
f, reign competition. They grow every
year more arrogant, more despotic and
more oppressive in their exactions.
Yet the laws against them are not only
not enforced, but no honest effort is
made to enforce them.
The Attorney Generals of two ad-
ministrations-one Republican and
the other Democratic-refused to do
anything to check the capacity of these
conspiracies of greed against need,
The one neglected the law. The other
Knocked and jeered at it, and was pro
moted for his pains.
In the same way the people have
seen bargains made in secret between
the treasury authorities and a Wall
street syndicate for the sale of millions
of bonds for fifteen cents on the dollar
less than their open market vaiue-in
other words for the direct transfer Of
many millions of the peoples money to
the pockets Of the banker friends Of
the administration, without any con-
sideraticn whatever.
They have seen State Legislatures of
both parties dominated by corporations
SO that no measure OF relief from
wrongs done by corpc rations could be-,
come law. They have seen legislators
purchased Or corrupted by the political
ii f1ence of corporations. They have
seen great railroad combinations put
their W agents into the Senate Of the
United States. They have reason to
believe that rich men have even bought
seats in that body.
In brief, money is too largely usurp-
ing the power and influence of man
hood. The people may perhaps exag-
gerate the facts in their fear of pluto
cratic rule, but there ought to be no
such facts for them to ex8ggerate.
The election of Mckinley and a Con-
grees that will support him carries with
it a broader commission than ordinary.
He and it were elected not by a party
or for partisan purposes, but by the
people of both parties for the purpose
of avortinR threatened disasters. But
if those disasters are to be permanently
averted. the causes of the discomfort
that was so narrowly defeated in it's
programme of destructiveness must be
carefully sought out and removed be
fore another Presidential year shall
come round. Otherwise the discomfort
will continue and the disaster will
threaten again in some other form.
This is the message Of Mr.. Schurz
and Mr.. Wilson. 1t should fall upon
attentive ears.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-12-01
MORE LACE OF CONFIDENCE.

AS the cashiers and other bank off,
Gals are still defalcating and disap-
pearing with large sums of money be-
longing to depositors, we are forced to
conclude that the late election has not
restored confidence in the soundness of
our money, and the bank officials are
Fastening to get the balance of it over
into Canada, where it will be entirely
safe. The goldbug papers seem to
have convinced a small majority of
voters that McKinley's election would
restore confidence and make good
times, and the bankers seemed to &C
quiesce. But subsequent events go to
prove that the bankers are still ekittish,
and we hope the goldbug papers will
make special efforts to get them to
put their trust in the single standard.
Unless something is done, pretty soon
we will be without money and bankers,
too.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-12-01
CREAM OF Fl Ppa..

@Sa,
Hard Hits. Bold sayinps
Paragraphs From Reform P.ss1ok
The hum in reviving indrsS,
MULTIPLICATION, Mass DJ o,,'es il
The boltocrat is a spurious 1"oad
Democracy. You can't Palm, oS0ld Of
US. -Observer, Orange, Va. Ion
As yet there is no propositi~n
Hanna in the constitution, bnt W put
expect it any day.-Brock .on nay
Diamond. "7@,
If old Prosperity comes tbi.
any time soon, he will be verv wo,."%
regardless of who invites him Uae
insuIa Trucker, fredericksburg, Nd 'So'
Never wait for a thing to tnrn
Go and turn it up yourself. Il up'
less time, and it is surer to b eAs'
Grange Advocate, Merchandising y
The people should look nfoo.,.,
while the Republicans bring prosrer;.
to the country on a contractino a."
rency,-Southern Mercury. DoHaI
Tex. S'
If the "silver craze is dying out h..
comes it that there will be more siIr,
men in the newly elected Congro,.
than in the present one?-Tba p.
former, Kings Mountain, N. G.
1t is no dishonor for the law to ~,
fscate a deadly weapon it is tbarofo,,
no violation of the rights of propert,s
to wipe out the gold standard,-p6,
ple's Advocate, Cerrolton, Ga.
In trying to force our men to mskao
complete surrender, and to take both
Bryan and Sewall, the Democrats
simply put one straw too much on thu
patient canals back.-People's Advo
cate, Carrolton, Ga.
No more fusion on candidates I'm.
rather an amalgamtion Of reform
forces-a union on political prlaajoes
to accomplish the freedom Of thu
masses from p~lutocratic thralldon,-
Tulare Valley, Cal Citsz2n.
Hereafter if there is to be g fusion If
reform forces it muet be accomplish
prior to making nomination.. Two
separate political organizations work.
ing for the same purposes is nonsense
and a cumbersome affair that can
never be made successful in results
Tulare Valley, CAL, Citizen.
We predicted before the campaign
closed that Tom Watson wcuia come
out of the fight the hero of the Peoples
party. Were we correct? He IN.
doubtedly has a warmer place in the
hearts of the Peoples party than any
other man in America to day and IN
der his leadership the party should be
reorganized.-O Our Home, MarsbvlAe,
N. G.
The men who, five years ego, de-
nounced the Alliance as ~sociaiistic in
its teaching are to-day standing on its
platform and fighting for the same
principles for which we then contend
ed. The Alliance has never endorsed
a principle nor favored a measure but
what was pure and undefled Jefferson.
len Democracy. Cotton Plant, CCIum.
bia, S. @.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-12-01

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Branson's Almanac for 1897 is at
hand aud is always welcome. 1t is re-
liable and saves every family much
valuable time. The Egyptians, Romans
and Greeks had their Almanacs, and SO
have all modern people. All our States
have Almanacs, but perhaps none have
better or more valuable than are made
right here in the Old North State. DR..
Branson has for many years done the
State valuable service in this line,
as did DR.. Franklin for the State of
pennsylvania in his day. Branson's
Almanac is a household word.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-01-12
DID NOT PROVE THEM.
Rock Islands Charges Against MIL
waul<ee Fell Through.

Rock Islands Charges Against Mil
vaukee Fell Through.
The meeting held by the representatives
of all the lines centering in Omaha CON-
prised in the Omaha and Council Bluffs local
passenger association met at the office OF
Assistant Passenger, Agent Mum of the Elk
horn yesterday to discuss the charge brought
against the Milwaukee road by the Rock
Island. accusing it Of cutting rates to the
Chicago Bicycle exposition.
1t Is claimed by the Rock Island people that
during the period of the exposition, from Jan
uary to II, the Milwaukee violated it's
agreement on the specified rates given out
by the roads not less than seven times; that
round trip tickets were sold to parties from
Omaha to the windy city, and that they were
used by commercial men and others, who
eagerly availed themselves Of the cut to the
dissvantage Of the 9other trunk lines. The
Rock Island recple agreedito subtan.iate their
charges by having witnesses who bought the
transportation. but though the investigation
was held in secret, 1t was said by those who
are supposed to know that the witnesses were
conspicuous for theif absence, and there was
no case made against the Milwaukee.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-01-12
LITTLE CHANCE OF SETTLEMENT.
None of the Colorado Roads Show n
Disposition to Chnngc Front.

None of the Colorado Roads Show n
Disposition tn Change Front.
CHICAGO. Jan. 1.-THE trouble between
the Colorado roads over the rates from Dem
yer shows no sign of a settlement, and the
probabilities are that 1t will upset COM
pletely all chances of the Rio Grande West
ern becoming member of the Western Pas
senger association. 1t is certain that 1t
will not sign the association agreement until
this fight has been settled. There seems to
be very small chance of settlement, for the
Atchison says that is has no idea of backing
down from the position taken, and there
Is little likelihood that the Union Pacific Dem
yer d Gulf will take its tickets from the
hands of the brokers' 1t cannot get them
all now, even II 1t wished to do so.
There Is general feeling among the west
ern freight lines that they will do well to go
slow In forming their pool until after the
tight against the Joint Traffic association in
the east is terminated. If that association
wins out there will be nothing In the way
OF the pool of the western roads, but If they
go ahead and form their agreement and the
Joint Traffic association is knocked out by
the courts the western lines will have
nothing to stand upon
Omaha daily bee., 1896-01-12
DreXe1 Shoe Co..
SSna sTntad foT caaalnnns Sar i,ln,, 1410 Farnam
CREsCENDO ADDS TO HIS LAuRELs.
Won the Baldwin Hotel stakes In
Hollow Fashion,

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 1.-THE Baldwin
Hotel stakes sweepstakes, for all ages,
at six furongs, fell to the lot of j. Naglee
Burke today, his great colt, Crescendo, win
ming so easily that the stake horses con-
tending against him looked to be the COM
monest kind of selling platers The start
ers were Crescendo. Libertine, Star Ruby,
Santa Bella, Instalator. Belicose, Gallant
and Pat Murphy. Crescendo. coupled with
sIieose was iavorite hs,n at to Sansa
others ranging from 80 to 100 to /. When
start Crescendo, Libertine. and Installator
were half dozen lengths behind the lead
0nS santa Git Rea 5 St Star the RSs got o
in the order named, and ran in this position
until the head of the stretch was a,c reached, ,s
drawing away in hollow fashion won hy half
& sSsen at Gnsnh f a six the Tarens Mhch Could
easily have been lowered had he bean urged.
by nose m the noas PaGe drVe Gm san K
ran a game race. Santa Bella ran a very
disappointing race, considering that she was was
en,s Grescendo's IS impressive m victory today in
dieates that he is one of the best .8-year-
olds in the country, as the track Is fuliy
The one. mile, handicap resulted in the
snd I'd Rearney nssns
the order named. The judges of the Pacific
Coast Jockey club have handed down their
have ruled him off for thirty days An
examination Of the horse Pepper revealed
cut down by Pepper, the judges ruling that
the foul was Intentionally committed by
choices won today. Weather cloudy; track
fast; attendance very large. SUMMARIZES,
First race. five furlongs, selling: Shield.
bearer. 90 Uones), to !: won; Empress of
Ssltsk psatsr % s. SSs1s} SsS0n@ hs me-
i:Ol%. Mustesa Castanette, Swiftsure,
New Moon, Harry o and Robin Hood /
also ran.
Second race. six furlongs. selling: Yankee
Doodle. 9s (Coady). even, won; Perhaps,
1O3 ct. Sloane). to I, second; Ferris Hart
man. 10S (ChornD. s to /, third. Time:
1:14h. Kowalsky, Lucille and Brametta also
Third race, six furlengs. Baldwin Hotel
s., 500: Crescendo. 80 (Cochran), to ., won;
Libertine. 122 Maeklin). to /, second;
Imp Star Ruby. 195 lGarnerl; to !, third.
cose, Imp. Santa Bella, Gallant and Pat
Murphy also ran.
Fourth race. handicap, hurdle race. mile
nessy), 4 to l. third. Time: Not given
Ike l., Templemore, Captain Spencer, Nellie
G. and Silverado also ran.
MilierJ, 6 to l, won; Pepper, ~ (McHugh)
5 to 1. second; Ed Kearney, III QoggetD,
Lexow, Lark and Nephew also ran.
% a." 4; sloanej. ) te 5; Won: Mld!o So u5ey..
ito, to l, second; Goldbug, 50 G9nes)f u
Cara and Arctic also ran.