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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-08-11
THE BEST

The shifts, subterfuges, sophistry,
play upon words and pleasant sound
ing phrases dealt in by the goldbug
press reveal the barrenness of their
cause. They will tell you a dollar as
good as the best in the world is what
they want, and every dollar as good as
every other dollar is their ideal dollar.
These and similar parrot phrases which
fly from mouth to mouth are the daily
repetition of the gold trust in it's dying
agony, says the Midland, Md, Journal.
There is no substantial meaning in
such phrases. Every dollar made by
the government is as good" and as
sound" as the Government of the
United States. If there is any other
government sounder or better or
stronger than hat of the nited States,
then the dollar of that government is
the better dollar. The dollar of every
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-08-11
n. r. 2. a.

Shall the people or the politicians
rule2
Now that Herr Most, the leading an
erchist in this country, has come out
for the gold standard, IL is time for the
oddities tc quit calling the Popullsts an
archists.
Honest Democrats are very much
dissatisfsd with Sewall. Why not ask
him to retir62 He doesn't belong to
the ranks Of reform Democrats and
Populists.
The sound money fellows used to call
the PopulisCs, anarchists, ctm nunists,
cranks and scoundrels. Tney are easy
on the silver Democrats and Rapub
licans. Tney call them Populists.
Last week was g dull one, politically.
O1ly one new party was started-"The
National Democratic party" G gold or
g~anizati7n. Il claims to be the only
genuine Democratic party on earth.
The membership Of the South Caro-
lima Alliance has increased sixty per
cent during the past twelve months,
We presume that this increase repre-
sents restored as we'll as new members.
Il Is reported that Arthur Sawall, the
Democratic candidate for Vice Presi-
dent is very fond of fishing We've
tried New England goldoug fishermen
once too often. Keep them away from
Washington, if possible.
The Democratic party sure has got
religion this time. 1t has made the
Y. NJ. @. A. move cut of its quarters in
this city, and Chairman Manly and
force are at work sending out Jeffsr-
sonian and CIevelandistic literature by
the ton.
Now that the gold Democrats are
again talking about putting up a ticket
of their own, it is in order for the n sws
and Observer to lambast them for seek
ing to divide the silver vote" and
charge that HAnna's money is doing
the work.
Watch the members OF the "Silver
PSAGJ OOHC "a GAC" H64 10 u6I6
this week and they will try to run the
convention. 1t is a party of leaders,
but voters are conspicuous by their ab-
sence We got enough of the silver
party ~tomfoolery at ST. Louis.
TIE Wall Street bankers are now
amusing themselves by turning gold
into the Treasury and drawing it out
again. The play is called building I'D
the 800, 900. 900 gold reserve" So long
as they don't issue bonds nobody objects
to their little poker games with the gold
reserve.
why can't the Populists endorse
Bryan and SewalI both and stop all
this trouble2" is a question that some
people are asking. Simply because
Sewall has no record as a financial re.
form man, he is not in sympathy with
the masses, and is a ~plutocrat, put on
by the Democrats at Chicago to pacify
the gold element of the party. The
Vice President, as President of the
Senate, has unlimited power for evil.
He can appoint committees that NAV
block all legislation. No, the people
will not swallow Mr.. Goldbug SewaU
and risk another era of broken
promises.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-08-11

Watson with Bryan would be elected.
1.-The above s%upposable case is not al
together imaginary. In a conference
at St. Louis between three Bryan and
Sewall Populists on the one side and a
middle of-the road POpulist on the
other, the subject being an amicable
arrangement for just such fusion tick
cts, the middle-of the road Populist
was asked the plain question whether
Watson electors would not insist in the
electoral college upon Bryan and Sew
all men voting for Watson in return
for their votes for Bryan, and he
frankly replied: sit would be human
nature that they should, and I expect
that they would" The News comedies
with that conclusion, for it is in line
with human experience, and ~particlur-
ly with political experience, that men
of one political party will insist upon
a consideration for favors granted to
those of another. And every day is
establishing that political advantages,
real or supposed, have far greater in
fIence Over the actions Of politicians
than mere public advantages, however
great such advantages may be.
MI. Sewall must comprehend at the
very outset that all fusion electoral
tickets are stabs at the ambition. He
is wise enough to know that every
Watson mem0er of the electoral college
will very likely insist that Sewall cleo
tors shall vote for Watson, and that
they will possess the power to enforce
the demand. This beng SO, will he be
likely to consent that Senator Jones
should, though Populists meet him
half way, promote any proposition for
fusion tickets? He may from one COZ
sideratiOn. H9 and the Democratic
managers may conclude that while il
would be highly impolltic for him to
withdraw, he should for the sake of
the success of Bryan acquiesce n the
formation Of the fusion tickets and to
Watson's election by means Of them
and look for his compensation to a
cabinet Or other high appointment
from Bryan in case he becomes presi
dent. Will he7 That's the question.
The signed editorial of Mr.. Watson
bristles all over with very plain threats
to be executed in the event that S3wall
refuses to withdraw. These, coupled
with the difficulties attempted to be
explained in this article, show that
there are breakers ahead and that the
optimism of sangune silver mon, which
bubbled up go finely Immediately fol
lowing the ST. Louis convention, is
liable before long to receive a rude
shock. However, let US all hope for
the best and do what we can to pro
mote the harmony which at this time
seems to be sorely threatened"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-08-11
H SECRET OUT.

A dispatch from Hutchinson, kansas,
dated July 26,h says:
Jerry Simpson was taken to task
last night by the Democrats when he
arrived here, on account of the nOmi-
uatiOn of Watson, and the withdrawal
of their support in his race for Con
gress was threatened, but Simpson as
sured them that Watson would be
taken off the ticket just as soon as the
national committee thought it advis
able to do so.
1T is was only a scheme" said he,
land you may rest assured that Wat
sons name will be Withdrawn in plenty
of time to get the two parties united
on Bryan and 5ewall."
When asked if he spoke authorita-
lively he replied that he knew exactly
what he was talking about"
If that dispatch contained the truth,
and we have many reasons for beiiev-
ing it is true, Jerry Simpsons part in
the st. Louis convention is laid bare.
He was for Bryan and Sewall because
he had a promise of support in return
which will probably place him in Con-
gress again.
The writer had it from the lips OF
delegates at ST. Louis that trades had
already been made in some of the North
western States by which leading Pop
lists are to go to Congress and others
to the United States Senate. There
have been trades also for State and
other minor Offices. Such influence
probably caused the National Populist
Committee to fritter away the most
magnificent chance a party ever had
when it decided to delay the National
Convention and simply turn it into a
ratification mass meeting.
Some of the delegates to st. Louis
doubtless were actuated by the best of
motives when they opposed a straight
ticket. But it is apparent that certain
ambitious leaders were induced to work
and make speeches against such a
course for Office considerations.
Now the question is: Snail we as
avowed reformers submit to this cor
rupt sell out Or shall we rise up and
take our original stand for reform by
repudiating the work of this horde of
trading Statesmen who are preparing
to get ''relief" regardless of the fate
that awaits the reform movements
Shall patriotism or fraud triumph A
choice must be made. Which side are
you ou2
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-08-11
A L OF COINS

To gain an idea of a billion of coins
place a S. goldpiece on the ground and
pile upon it as many as will reach 20
feet in height. Then place numbers of
similar columns in close contact, form,
ing a straight line and making a wall
90 feet high, showing only the thin
edges of the coin. Imagine two such
walls running parallel to each other
and forming a long street. 1t would
be necessary to keep on extending these
walls for miles.
And yet a few men are aspiring to
be billionaires, and no doubt they will
pretend that they can make that much
money honestly in a life time.
Please send in what you owe THE
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-08-11
CREAM OF THR PRRse
Hard Hits, Bold Sayings and p.4-s,
Paragraphs From Reform Ps2era

Hard Hits, Bold Sayings and Patti,
Paragraphs From Reform Pane.
Bryan may be a very good man h..
he belongs to a party whose raoos ~,
won't bear investigation.-Ohio p(u
list. 0p0'
We must educate. We mnst 3D.
cate. If the Democrats steal -,
every four years, we can submit Wv ~
the sake of country.-Alliance vin5;
Gator.
1t seems that the intrinsic vayna a.,
lar has not yet played havoc ono,Ist
with the people. 1t is wonderful wbo4
a free" people will bear. -Adve1oo
Guard.
Senator Teller has declared in favo.
of Bryan, and joined the Democrats,
party. Senator Teller did not mako ~
lose much by this trade.-Southarn
Mercury.
Say, you intrinsic" money man
have you noticed any gold or silver
metal passing around as money that
did not have Uncle Sans dollar stamr
on it?-OlIo Populist.
What this country needs is a govarr.
menG that does not ask the consent of
England or any other country on earth
how il shall run its own business
Glens Falls Investigator.
Lon Livingston is said to be ovsr in
Alabama making Johnston speecbesa Of
fifty cents a day and his dinner. The
services of this old fraud comes mighty
high these days,-Advance Courier.
The Union News Company, which
controls the sale Of books and papers
on trains and depot stands is boycot.
ting silver books. Coins books are
barred entirely. Do you see the point2
Saturday Critic.
The reformers of the country cannot
be convinced. that there is Il good
present or prospective, in the Demo-
cratic party. It's record is SO infamous
that honest men turn from it with
loathjng Southern Mercury.
If Bryan will not accept a nomina.
ton on the same ticket with Watsonit
mean that for party success he is will.
ing to press the crown of thorns upon
the brow of labor and cruelty his coun.
try upon the cross of gold -Augu,ta,
Ga, Daily Tribune.
This year Wall street is favoring the
Republican party; by 1900 the pecp'e
will be Disguised with the Republican
party, then Wall street will favor the
Democratic party. Between this game
of sea saw the people are continually
robbed.-Colum0us, Ohio, Populist.
When politics make a sudden lurch
to enc side and the ship Of stale seems
liable to capsize, don't fail to keep in
mind the fact that every hope of better .
laws must come through the agitation
of the reform press. Stand by your
papers, however dark the political
horizon may appear Chicago Express.
In round numbers the political par
ties spend about twenty million dollars,
directly or indirectly, in eIecting tie
President. That is little more than a
dollar and a half for each voter in the
land. When the campaign is over we
poor, idiotic citizens of the United
States wonder why the country seems
to belong to the plutocrats. T1e coun
try belongs to the ]plutocrats because
they have bought and paid for ito .
neka 90 Operative.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-08-11

The goldites are in the last ditch. At
first they claimed that free coinegs
will ruin the business men of the coun
try. Now the whole argument(O is
that it will ruin the w~age-earners.
Even the ]plutocratic New York Herald
has tears in its eyes. When we con
slider that it is employers and not en-
ployees who r talking, the thing
grows ridiculous.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-08-11
THEY WANTED SOUND MONEY

Dfeyfus, Kohn & Co., New York,
the largest silk importers in this coun'
try, have just failed because the 4.O,
coo sound dollars they couldn't get
were lacking to pay their debts.
A. G. Elliott & Co., paper manutact-
urers, Philadelphia, Pa, have as
signed.
The Columbus Buggy Co., Column
bus, Ohio, has failed. Liabilities $780,
OCO (sound.)
The Emmer5on, Fisher Carriage Co.,
Cincinnati, Ohio, has failed. LiablII'
ties about 1870, 900 (5ound,)
The G arden City Foundry Co, or
cago, Ill, has assigned. Liablllte'
$50, 600 Sound
A half dozen bank officials at New
port, Pa have been indicted Tor r.
ceiving money on deposit after they
knew their bank was insOlVent.
Moore Bros. Chicago, ILL.,, owners "
the Diamond Match Company laLo"
last week. The liabilities are S20OO,
900, (39und) The firm were iaI5o
oper ators on the Stock EXcaa2g0
Chicago and the Exchange was cIoSN
in consequence of the failure.
The American National Bank wv
Orleans, has closed on account Oh
business via the gold standard.
The Johston Steel Works, Lor",no1
Ohio, closed Thusday. Lack OF oru0lS
was the cause, and eight hundred "0'
are out of work.
The Ingham Savings Bank, Laosins,
Mich, failed to open its doors T fla"'
morning. Lack of "sound dollars,
@. H. Fargo & Co, wholesale u.I d
ers in shoes, Chicago, have l"N
Liabilities over 5000, 900 Sound
Get some new subscribers NJ
who want the truth can get 1t by SuI
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-08-11
DEMOCRATS LOSING FAITH.

Many Democrats are losing faith in
their own party on account Of the
course being pIrsued by the lead
ers Of that party. They admit that
the Democratic party can't win single
handed, and yet they are blocking the
road TO victory by keeping up goldbug
S3wall. JustEow the POpulists are &C.
cupying a strong position, even after
having thrown away the most magnif-
cent chance a young party ever had
by the dllly.dallying OF a few Bosses.
Toe POpulists have nominated Bryan
and Watson, and having met the D3m
ccrats more than half way, find now
that the Democrats are not disposed to
trsat them with any courtesy what
ever.
Such apparent ~insincerity and imbe-
ciiity is rapidly arousing suspicion in
the minds of honest Democrats. A
day or two ago three Raleigh DINO
Gratis told the editor OF this paper that
if their party refused to ask Mr.. Sew
all TO withdraw and remove the only
obstacle in the way OF Bryan's election,
that they stood ready to vote for Wat.
son and any other good maj the Popu
lists may be forced to name as their
Presidential candidate. The Pypulists
have made friends by their action ct
st. Louis, even though the course taken
there was q mistake, and there is no
denying it.
Bat tor the foolishness and the cor
rupti0n of some of the Western dele,
gates the Sewall business could have
been disposed of at St. Louis, for they
would have positively refused to name
Mr.. Bryan until that was done. But
that is all over, and now we are face
to face with another "Democrat trick, {"
and it is going to go hard with the
Democrats unless they come to their
senses. Between Democratic goldbugs
and Republican goldbugs the real Pop
ulists will not make a choice, and will
run an honest ticket. TIE time is
growing short now. The Democrats
must prove their sincerity or suffer the
consequences.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-08-11

government is made for the use of the
people of that nation and ceases to be
a dollar in every other nation, as all
laws on the statute books of every
nation cease to have jurisdiction be-
yond the boundary of the nation. If
silver, gold, copper and nickel are used
for making money they are worth the
market price of these metals In every
market of the world. Tney all cease
to be money when they reach the
boundaries of their own nation as the
laws become imperative at that point.
So every dollar is as good as any other
dollar, if the law does not name a
specific diff yrence, Of every nation in
the transaction of business within the
Jurisdiction of that nation.
The gold dollar, the silver dollar and
greenback are all of the same value in
~transactiug business among the people
OF the United States because the Ia y
says so. The greenback is not as good
iu law for paying interest on the public
debt and dues on imports as the other
two because the law has said go. There
was no necessity for making this dis
tinction, but it was the result Of a trick
by the gold gamblers of Wall street
aud London. There was no necessity
for the redemption" of the greenback
in coin in the legitimate business opera
tions among the people. This clause in
the law was also q trick Of the same
gang of bunco ~steerers.
The paucity of argument of the R.
publican party to support their finan
cial scheme o. gold standard, reveals
the falsehocd on which the whole
rotten mass rests. Toe world has
never produced a parallel to the plum
dering game Of the gold standard.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-08-11

II Senator Allen refuses to notify
Mr.. Bryan of his nomination by the
St. Louis Convention, as the Conven-
ton directed, he should be treated to
a dose of tar and feathers, ana Mr..
Bryan should be ignored by the honest
voters of this country. This is no time
for foclishness. Senator Aliens dis
honesty while presiding over the delio
erations of the St Louis Convention is
ali the people are going to put UP with
from him. Cleveland bourbonism vas
lame as compared to some of his &C
tons as presiding eff GER of that body
1t must be understood by the bosses
that eli the people are not ready to be
come their slaves yet.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-08-11

- ana standing nOSC jtI8C 6ehtnG the
surtuin, ard tn f,LU gEo5C OF the coming
sunset. Behind me are the 8hGdo1Us on
The track. before me lies the dark UGHey
md the riUeT. Fken I ntngle tctth ttS
dark 1Cuters I tCdnt to cast one finger
Ino look upon q country uUhOse gOUern-
a1ent is Of the people, for the people,
znd By the people, Il L. Polk, July
jth. 1890.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-08-11

The trouble with the Democrats is
that they are better reformers out of
Office than in ohce.-People's Pilot.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-08-11

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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-08-11
THE COTTON TIE TRUST.

understand that the Tie Trust
increase the price of ties
Aper cen~r this season. There Is
ral cause for any increase what
labor and everything is
His low and money scarce.
;. is nothing short of
roU rs we a see.
WEI that the promoters OF
the old trust are in the new
deal, and along With them the members
of the cotton exchanges in this country
and Europe. This gang Of resp9ctableO
robbers have had blood in their eyes
ever since the Alliance gave the bag
cling trust such a black eye. They
seem to think that there are fewer sub,
Rtitutes and more diff ;uities in the way
OF the farmers this time. This may be
correct, out we believe that farm
ers can beat them by a united fight.
When the Alliance fought the bagging
trust the farmers outside of the Organi
cation rendered material help, and we
balI8v9 they Will Gid again. Every eG-
member Of the Alliance ought to be-
come an active member now and others
should jim, as the Oder will have IN,
formation that will not made public.
Why not start a large tie factory
somewhere in the South2 II each cot
ton farmer will take 81 in stock a fac
tory can be started large enough to
make ties for every bale Of cotton
raised this year, and millions Of dollars
will be saved.
The POpulist State Convention will
meet in this city Thureday. We trust
thet the delegates will show that they
are p atriotic Cit Ms and act accord
ingly. Let the nominees be farmers
and business men and teachers. GIVE
the profess ional poliriciansa wide birth.
This applies to professional bosses, too.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-08-11

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PROGRESSIVE FARMER.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1896-01-26

la galanterfa le msntuvieron slejado de Beaulieu
mucho mas que su rencor los campesinos Al
cabo de algunos affos de esta agitada vida de
placerea, el marques Sc osns6 de sus locuras, y
aprovechsndo una hora de buen sentido, contra
10 matrimoDio .-
su joven esposs, hiis del Duque de Blgny,
tenia el alma osrifosa ell espfritu ~tranquilo.
Ador6 al Marques le dispenso sus'd 'debilidsdes.
Era este uno de esos amsbles prodigos para
quieDes ell placer es la esencia dela vida, que
tienen STEM pre- alberta Ia msno ell corazon: no
Saba resistir al menor deseo de su esposs; era
cspsz de hacerla morir de dolor sin perjuicio de
llorarla despues amargamente. Cuando Ia Mar
quesa 10 re6fa maternalmente al saber que hs-
bfa cometido cualquier locura aemasiado no.
toria la besaba las manos con ldgffmas en- los
oios, diciendole: "Eres a santa; al dia 81
guiente volvfa las sndadss
Tres aics dur6 la luna de miel, no fue
POGO tempo para I'M hombre como ell Marques.
Del matrimonio nscieron un hijo una hijs,
que crecieron educados por madre. Ell here
dero era grave y prometfa ser hombre it'll; La
nin-, delio da para que fuese el enoanto de Ia
existenois de quien consiguiers enamorarla.
Po- capricho de Ia oresoion, resulto ell hijo viva
i'm. gen de Ia madre, amable, tierno alegre, y
la h,ja con el oaracter ardiente inpetuose del
padre.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1896-01-26
FBLIPE Der BLAY

deolararon que el Marques habfa suoumbido
por la rupturs de una aneurisma.
Los amigos del Club dijeron entire Of que
el excelente Boaulieu dessparecia como .Morny
gastado conaumido por Ia vida de plaoeres.
Ia verdad es que no Sc leva impunemente una
existenoia ocmo la que llev6 el Marques duran
te veinticinco s1os
Los mas listos Grey eron que Ia revelaci6n
heoha este derroohador de dinero por Ell depo-
sitsrio 'e sus fondos de que hsb1s consumido
hast, ell dtimo centimo de su capital, coDtribu
y6 mas So muerte que 81 le hubieran metido
una bala en- el oorazon.
La familia del marques no se ocup6 en- in
vestigar la oausa de 50 repentins muerte sino en-
llorarle porque el &C flor de Beaulieu era amado
respetado oual 81 hubiese sido esposo y padre
modelo
La marquesa puso silenciosamente de luto
la casa hizo al que hsbfa adorado pesar de
sus faltas, y de cuya muerte Sc dolfa con amar-
CARA, honras fdnebres dignas de I'm principe
Ootayio, desde aquel momento Marques
de Beaulieu, y au hermanO adoptivo ell duque
dc Bligny, presidieron el entierro, rodedndoles
Ia mas antigua nobesa de Francis
AL volver al palacio somhfzoy mudo, en
contrAron ls marquesa a.Clsfa vestid"s de
negro que lea eaperahan para con diaries agra
deoerlea esta fdnebre dolorosa taraa.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1896-01-26

misa tehida de sangre I'm punal cuyas
dimereiones so ajustan las heridas.-3.o
El dia ID, otra mujer fu6 herida, siendo la
herida de pron6stioo reservado.-40 Las
viruelas reaparecieron tan imponentes CO.
mo antes favorecidas, sin duda, por el
abandono y suciedad denunciados por el
CulebFinas Sus estragos Sc extendieron &
una preciosa nina del rico comerciante d.
Francisco Laurnaga Sagardfa, por 10 cual,
y por la muerte del general Gamir, el Cen.
tro Hispano ha permanecido cerrado.-5.0
Algunos palos despu9s de la misa del Sam
to, muchos dados, pleas, y menos dinero
Qua gente"