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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-09-15
MR.. BRYAN IN OUR STATE.

Hon. w. J. Bryan, of whom you
have doubtless heard, will speak in this
State this week as follows: Asheville,
morning of the 10Th of September;
brief speeches at Marion and Morgan
ton; stop one hour and speak at Hick
DRY about noon; brief stops and speech
es at Statesville and Mooresville the
same afternoon as the special train
proceeds to Charlotte. Spend the night
at Charlotte and speak early on the
morning of the Itch. Brief stops at
Concord and Salisbury. Will arrive
at Greensboro q little after noon on
175h and speak. Late in the after
ternoon will stop and speak at Dur
ham, arriving at Raleigh and will
speak on the night Of the 17.h at
z o'clock, 60 on to Goldsboro and speak
there on the morning of the Is IN, go
thence to Rocky Mount and speak
about two or three in the afternoon,
and go from there to Richmond and
speak at 8 p m.
Ill OiS al 10 UAO PSOpIS C6uOIO5I5
for President and every one of the PEG
pie ought to try and see him and hear
him speak. No man in North Carolina
is too poor for Mr.. Bryan to shake
hands with, and be will be the first
President this country has had since the
war, if he is elected; the others have
been a%Utocrats, plant tools of the
money power, were such before they
were elected. MI. Bcyan is not now
and has not been, and since we see the
monopolies and the goldites fighting
him 30 hard, we are now more inclined
to be believe that he is made of pure
metal than ever before. He is the
nominee of the Populists and free sill
yer Republicans as well as the silver
Democrats, and all will join in wei
coming him to our State and regret that
his trip is to be such a hurried one.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-09-15
A RRBUKR.

And Gen. Weaver after using all his
influence at ST. Louis to force the south
ern Populist to grovel at the feet of the
old ballot stuhag Democracy, runs
down to Alabama to threaten his new
associates, if they didn't give the Pops
ton would be made to turn the State
over to Mckinley in November. Gen.
Weaver don't know the Southern
Democrats or POpulists, else he would
have known it is not in the nature of
the former to have honest electiC ms,
and that under no circumstances will
the PopIlists be a party to the election
of a gold standard man. To prevent
this calamitous result the POpuIists
have already nominated Mr.. Bryan and
nothing short of a contemptuous spurn-
ing of their prCff red support can keep
them from voting for him. And if
they are denied the privilege of help
ing the Democrats, who r. in favor
of reform, they will unfurl their own
flag to the breeze On which will be in
scribed the names of Norton and Wat
son and make the best fight possible,
but to vote for Mckinley, never.
Gen. Weaver may understand how
to dicker with Democrats and Repub-
licans in Iowa, but he don't compre
bend the Southern situation. Frank
Burkitt.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-09-15
THAI The LEGISLATURE M,
ACT ADVISEDLY.

That the legislature this winter m
act adVisedly and justly in fixing pEW
senger and freight rates, it's first ar
should be to require every railroad 10
the State to file a statement of TIM.
number and names of it's officers draw
ing over $4,000 per annum and tn
number and names of all persons r.
whom free passes are issued. AS tn,
cost OF those riding free is paid by
those who pay too high for riding. and
the cost of numerous and excessive
salarles IS paid by high rates, this in
1 'rmatlon will be necessary to fix upon
rates Which will be j list to the railroads
and to the public.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-09-15

both Houses and been approved by the
President in order to secure exemption
of the m~illionaires from all taxation to
support the government. To do this,
the court overruled an unbroken line
of decision made by the same court
when it had been presided over by Jay,
Marshall, fancy and Chase. From the
same sense of responsibility due to
the life tenure and former bias came
the infamous government by injunc
ton" And, now, the Federal Judges
have gone a step farther and have held
that the people along the line of the
Seaboard system cannot have the bene-
fit of the lower freight and passenger
rates voluntarily conceded by that cor
poration because the Southern Rail
road Owned principally by j. Pierpont
Morgan) complains that if this Is al
lowed the shippers and travellers
along the line of the Southern Rail
road will beseige it with applications
for similar reductions.
1t is su n acts as these which will
force the constitutional amendment
which is already in agitation to make
the U s Judges, like the State Judges,
elective for a term of years In a free
country, public servants should not be
irresponsible, and the U. S Judges are
such now, seeing they are most usually
appointed by the influence of thelarger
corporations and hold office for life. If
the people are really sovereign and the
public welfare is the highest law, this
must be changed.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-09-15

The liabilities of the business con
Germs which failed during the first three
weeks of August last, footed up $780,
923 1926 For the same period last year
the liabilities were only So, SIG. 366
This fearful increase shows not only
an increase in failures, but that larger
concerns are going under. And yet
people talk about a single ct andard be
ing q good thing. These facts go to
prove that a few more years of it will
bankrupt nine tenths of the business
concerns in the country.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-09-15
THE FAILURE EXPLAINED.

Mr.. @. D Firestone, President OF the
Columbus Buggy Co., Columbus, Ohio,
the largest buggy and carriage factory
in the world, which recently failed, has
written a letter telling how the com
pany suffered from bad financial legis
lation and finally was swallowed up by
the banks. Every business man and
manufacturer ought to read and pom,
der over it.
Twenty years ago." says Mr. Fire
stone, before the act of 1873 had taken
full effect upon the finances Of the
country, and the contraction of the
currency which has been brought
about under that act, there was money
enough in the country to enable us to
do business on a strictly cash basis.
1--WE we're paid in cash, or what was
the same thing, 80 or 60 day paper. We
had a tremendous business, and made
a great deal of money. But rapidly
and surely condition changed, and the
company found that while it's business
was increasing it's profits were falling
off. Toe rapid increase of population
in the country, the marvellous growth
in every line of trade, mechanics and
manufacturers, rendered each year the
necessity for an increased volume of
currency more vital
But the coinage of the country was
not permitted to keep pace with the
population, so that every year the per
capita circulation grew beautifully
less. But even this was not enough to
satisfy the greed of the money sharks.
The amount of currency in existence
was by various schemes, known to the
initiated and never understood by the
public, contracted by Thousands Of
millions of dollars. so that within a few
years the Columbus Buggy Company
found that it no longer had any cash
customers. No one had cash to pay.
1t was all in the hands of the banks
and spectators.
1--WE we're compelled to accept notes,
running from three to twelve months
at Z per cent. OF course, we attempted
to protect ourselves by adding the in
terest charges to the face of the notes,
but in the meantime we had to have
money with which to conduct our
business, and there was only n source
from which it could be drawn-the
banks. So that by reason of the con
traction of the currency, owing to the
decentralization of silver, though we
we're a prosperous institution, we were
compelled to do business upon the cap
ital of others, to ask the banks to carry
us, and to pay them smartly for it.
I'm other words, we did business
upon the money held by the banks as
deposits, and we paid for it. We paid
so we'll for it that, as times grew harder,
people less and less able to pay, and
interest charges larger, the entire profits
of the concern we're swallowed up by
the charges Of the banks.
THE Columbus Buggy Company
was forced to close it's doors and go
into liquidation, not because it was I'm
able to get business, but because it Was
not a prosperous and successful con-
Germ, but because of false and ignorant
legislation, and for the reason that sell
fish and interruptions men had been
allowed to tamper with and contract
our financial system, until a legitimate
enterprise was strangled."
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-09-15

the worst feature of the case is to be
exposed yet. In another column we
publish an article from the New York
Times showing that Arthur Sewall is
President of The American Marine Mer
chant Association. His association has
just issued an appeal to the Republican
campaign managers and speakers ask
ing them to advocate the policy Of
high protection" for the benefit of
American shipping.
If it is true that most of the ocean
trade is carried on English ships, we
certainly favor any honorable
measures to enable our people to do our
share of it. But why does Mr.. Sewall
pose as the Vice Presidential candidate
of a party that practically makes war
on his great moneyed interests7 If the
Democratic party and platform doesn't
suit him, and it is plain that it does
not, let him join the goldbugs and pro-
tectionists.
S9wall is ambitious. He probably
went to Chicago expecting an office
and got the nomination. His son is
ambitious, too. When Cleveland failed
to appoint him he went over to the
Republicans. Had the Chicago con
vention failed to recognize Sewall, Sr.,
the chances are that he would be an
open and avowed Republican to day
special favors which his own party
platform does not grant. Away with
SeWall.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-09-15
A DEMOCRATIC RALLY IN NORTH
CAROLINA.

Drummer-"What are those two
men doing up the street there?"
Editor of the local paper-"What
men3 Are you referring to that great
crowd OF American patriots coming
down the street9 That is a Democratic
rally"
Drummer-"I only see two men, and
they look like they are digging a
grave"
Editor of local paper-''Two men!
Why man, there are three Thousand in
that crowd. I wrote up the affair for
my next paper yesterday and stated
that the crowd numbered three thou
sand. W. r going to have a walk
over in this section"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-09-15
MED NOT PAY In GOLD.

In an action to collect a NOR a :
note on which there had been a default I,
IN interest at Omaha, Nebr., the de -
n raised the point in court as ~
the effect of inserting in a note or COME e
tract the words, ITO pay in gold, anc r TS 3
argued that in either form the nosFa a."
would be illegal, being in violation O ths
the legal tender law and contrary t, t i5
public policy. oi n0V
The court said it would not E sgs6 n
that part of the note contract, -
pay In gold; that if il came to a To11pns
ton OF holding that if the note yO"AA
payable In gold coin the contract Real I
= .ONU lfOrmatiC
4uS SusG8ln6 q pOs1Glon neIQ DY n investO
and ia a great victory for sinners who
ond C~oo0h ~ 81 JoIES;o re-, Every p
NN 6A00AOaCAS- AALau0APANa AV9bnts or secu
II South 81
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-09-15
n. r. P. A.
EDITORIAL T s.

Let the notification of Bryan and
Watson proceed.
Use wire ties, pieced ties or anything,
except trust ties.
Send in your funds for the Shoe Fac
tory and let the machinery start up.
The goldbugs argue that the way to
remedy the scarcity of money is to
make more scarcity, and some cranks
believe it.
Bank failures continue at the rate of
three or four a day. We thought the
panic was to subside when the Sher
man law was repealed. That was done
two years ago.
Don't sell your cotton seed. The cot
ton seed oil mill trust is trying to prac
tice a gigantic robbery. Don't sell
them a bushel of seed. They will be
forced to raise prices.
Three bank failures in three days
and runs on ell the other banks in the
city, was the record made in New
Orleans last week. BEST system in
the world" you know.
A special meeting of Orange County
Alliance will be held at Alliance head
quarters, near Hlllsboro, next Saturday
at II a. m. Every member in the
county is earnestly requested to be
present.
We are told hat Chairman Manly is
a goldbug. Probably that explains
why the Democrats and Populists in
this State can't agree on some plan
to give our electoral vote to Bryan and
Watson.
The Republican and PopuIist com
mittees Wrestled with your Uncle Dan
Russell in this city two whole days and
nights last week, and at last found that
they can make him do anything he
wants to do.
Once more we wish to urge our friends
to place reform papers in the hands of
Democrats and Republicans, get them
to subscribe. The old party papers are
not doing anything to educate tie
voters-are keeping everything in dark-
ness as black as night.
The Pops and Reps might as we'll
give up the fight in this State. Cy
Watson, the Democratic nominee for
Governor, has made speeches at fifteen
or twenty places, and by actual count,
according to the Democratic papers,
359 678 voters have shouted them.
selves hoarse" in his behalf.
The Democratic National platform
declares against National Banks, but
we notice that SewalI, the President of
q National Bank at Bath, Maine, is still
on the ticket as candidate for Vice
President. This proves one of two
things, that the party is not sincere, OF
that Sewall doesn't believe it is sincere.
The London banks have raised the
discount rate from one half of one pei
cent. to two and a half per cent. ''on
account of heavy Withdrawals of gold
for shipment to the United States.
Now vi rise to ask if there is q free
coinage craz9" in England, and if thai
is the cause Of the heavy withdrawal
OF goldR Dear reader, don't you sex
that this gold business is all q fraud9
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-09-15

81 am stGndino nOtU Just behind the
curtain, and in fun gLotC Of the coming
rInset. Behind me are the shGdOtC8 on
he track, before me lies the dark galley
ind the riUer. When I mingle t0tth cts
dark uUuteTs I WdHt to cast n HngeT-
mo look upon q country WhoSe govern
Rsent is Of the people, for the people,
and By the peopIe,n-L. L. Polk, July
Nth. 1890.
The Globe-republican., 1896-03-19

We expected the Democrat and Leader
to attribute rank partisanship to the
action Of the Supreme Court in refusing
to advance the hearing of the contest
case against Harry Leidigh, county clerk.
Perhaps the court takes the same view Of
it that the people do-that it is move to
old soldiers to make fusion
majority in Ford county. The Supreme
Court will not lend itself to political
schemes, that is quite evident.
The Globe-republican., 1896-03-19

The two Japinese students, arrived
from Japan on Saturday morning, and
have entered Soule College for course in
the several branches taught in that In
stitution. These young men spent few
days in San FranoiscO visiting their
countrymen.
These students are pleasant and polite,
and while they speak English imperfect
ly, they are well educated in the japanese
language. They will devote a good
portion of their time in the study of the
English language and American and
foreign history, and prepare themselves
for the ministry and mission work in their
native county. They are young men,
and bright looking and interesting.
The Globe-republican., 1896-03-19
KILLED BY AN ENGINE.

George w. Brazil, an old soldier, of
nearly GO years of age, was killed by the
engine of No. train after it was detach-
ed from the train, and as it was backing
up to the round house, shortly after
arriving from the east Tuesday evening.
at about 8 o'clock. The body of the man
was found in managled condition, on
the track, nearly opposite the store Of E.
Kirkpatrick. The skull was broken and
the brain was 0oZing out. The right arm
was broken and mashed in several places.
Brazil was member of Bob Edlin Post
No. 20, G. A. R., Perryville. Arkansas,
and at this town his family resides. For
Is months past be was employed by VIM.
Burgess, in herding cattle on a ranch in
Wilburn township.
Sunday night he went to the house Of
Alex Alter. who lives on the south side
Of the river, and requested that gentle
man to help him to finish up some BUSH
ness he had with parties with whom he
was lately employed. The business was
satisfactorily arranged, and it was Bra
zil's intention to 60 to the Soldiers Home
at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, where he
was formerly an inmate; but he also de-
sired to 60 and see his family in Arkansas.
An inquest was held yesterday morn
ing, DR.. Crumbine, the coroner, conduct
ing it, and County Attorney Kirkpatrick
and Attorney Whitelaw examining the
witnesses.
Alex Alter testified that he knew the
body on which the inquest was held, as
Geo. w. Brazil. and stated that the man
sometimes said that he feared that some
one wanted to kill him. The man drank
liquor occasionally. He did not like to
be alone. He was alone i'm camp during
the Is months he was herding cattle for
Mr.. Burgess. 1t is probable his mind
became weak during this long period OF
loneliness.
James Bowen, Switchman, who was on
the engine when the man was supposed
to have been killed, testified before the
coroner that he did not see any one on the
track when the engine was returning to
the round house, and that the engine was
not running faster than six miles an hour.
The engine bell, as is customary, was
rung during the run of the engine down
to the round house.
On the body of Brazil S42 in cash was
found, and some papers which lead to his
Identification.
A snow storm had prevailed before this
unfortunate occurrence. but at the time
the storm had subsidized, and it was pos
sible for a person to cross the track with.
out danger. if ordinary caution was used.
The arc lights were shining at the time.
The funeral took place to-day, and the
body was buried by the members Of the
G. A. r. Post Of Dodge City.
The Globe-republican., 1896-03-19

A canvass among the druggists of this
place reveals the fact that Chamberlain q
are the most popular proprietary med
iciDes sold. Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy, especially. is regarded as in the
lead of all throat trouble remedies. and
IS such, 10 freely prescribed by physi-
clans. As Group medicine, it is also
unexcelled, and NEST families with young
children keep bottle always handy for
instant use. The editor Of the Graphic
has repeatedly known Cbamberlain's
Cough Remedy to do the work after all
other medicines had failed.-The Kim
ball 8. D. Graphic. For sale at Is aud 90
cents per bottle BY W. r. PM:
The Globe-republican., 1896-03-19
No Canon Coal.

The Santa Fe Railway has abandoned
the trains that run to the Canon City coal
mines, until next fall. The Santa Fe road
will use Trinidad coal in its operations.
Our local dealers will be furnished with
Rockville coal, which is said to be as good
as the Canon coal, the Rockville mines
being adjacent. The Peerless and Trini-
dad coal have been most generally in use,
in the city.
The Globe-republican., 1896-03-19

The old soldiers will probably secure .
one fare rate to the Beloit encampment.
Major T. J. Anderson, assistant genersl
passenger agent of the Rock Island has
been working for . one fare rate and has
written letters 10 the officials Of other
roads. He received replies from the
Missouri and Union Pacific omcials stat
ing that they favored . one fam rate.
The matter win probably be submitted 70
the passenger association again and It Il
expected that . one faro Eate win b
authorised.
The Globe-republican., 1896-03-19

On the 18th, Judge Burson issued a
marriage license to j. A. Bull and Nora
E. Terrell, both age Is years. Mr.. Bull
is a resident Of CimarrOn, and Miss
Terrell has been attending Soule College.
Her home is in the northeast part of Gray
county. The GLOBE-REPUBuCANw wishes
the young people long life and happiness.
The marriage took place at Soule College,
Rev. John Bull the father of the COON,
performing the service.
The Globe-republican., 1896-03-19


Said q railroad man, the olher day, II
believe Garden City has larger popula-
ton than Dodge City, We informed
him that census reports showed Dodge to
have several hundred more people than
Garden. He said be didn't 20 BY census
reports-these were liable to be ''pad-
ded." He always judged the population
Of town by the number Of people he
saw at the depot on the arrival or depart.
ure Of . citizen. We confessed that he
was about right. The town that ''show-
ed up" the most when the cars came in
was entitled to the honor Of being the
biggest town. The biggest '.jsy town."
b aid.
The Globe-republican., 1896-03-19

The quarterly statement Of the 1inan-
cial condition of the Western Banking
Company of Bucklin, Ford county. is
published in another column. The
statement is creditable showing of a
bank doing business on a safe plan, a
system which all western banks are now
doing. The Western Banking Company
keeps in the even tenor, of its way, salts
fed with small profits on safe returns.
The Globe-republican., 1896-03-19

S. j. SCHNEIDER returned Sunday night
with bis two-year old boy, the child be-
ing in worse condition than when he left
here couple of weeks ago. The doctor
was unable to extract the eigbt-penny
nail that the child swallowed, and which
the DOCTOR said was located in the lower
part Of the right lung. A second opera
ton was performed in opening the threat,
but the surgeon failed to find the nail
with the probing instruments. The child
can live but short time, and the little
sufferer 10 gradually getting worse.
The Globe-republican., 1896-03-19

All last winter Mr.. Geo. A. Miller, OF
Lebanon, Conn.,, was badly afflicted
with rheumatism. At times it was so
severe that he could not stand mp straight,
but was drawn over on one side. 81
tried different remedies without receiv-
ing relief" he says, ''until about six
months ago bought bottle of Chamber
lain's Pain Balm. After using it for
three days my rheumatism was gone and
has not returned since. For sale by w.
F. PINE.
The Globe-republican., 1896-03-19

Before the adjournment the NJ. f. con-
ference at Lawrence adopted resolutions
favoring the admission Of women as del
egates to the general conference, express
ing confidence in the rrOhibitOry law of
Kansas and favOring the proposed act
now pending before Congress to prohibit
the issuing Of liquor licenses in states
having prohibitory laws.
The Globe-republican., 1896-03-19

Cinnamon has man who meyer bathed
or shaved in his life. That beats Dodge
City by one vote. But we have the dirti-
est man in this city, who once bathed,
sometime about the close Of tho war.
Add yet this man is the healthiest person
In the country. II cleanliness 10 next to
godliness this man will have to take
bath before he gets there.
The Globe-republican., 1896-03-19

Rev. D. E. Hoover, of Garden City.
Kansas, will lecture at the NJ. E. church
March %, under auspices Epworth
League, on ''The Brotherhood of Man,
All who have heard Rev. Hoover know
what treat is in store. No admission
fee. but a collection.
The Globe-republican., 1896-03-19

Mrs. Belle Moon has returned from
Galveston, Texas, where she went ia
search of health and recreation. At Gal.
weston she visited the family of w. H.
Ames, who formerly resided in Dodge
City in the boom time. Mrs. Noon says
tho coast il in splendid verdure and the
country looks magnificent.
The Globe-republican., 1896-03-19

To all subscribers who pay one year in
advance we will send the GL0BE-REPUB-
LICAN and New York Tribune, both
papers one year for $l.25. THIS offer
will not be continued long as our COP
tract is limited.
The Globe-republican., 1896-03-19

Mrs. Wolff and Miss Steinman announce
that their spring opening of Millinery
goods will take place on Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday before Easter Sunday.
A splendid stock Of goods embracing the
latest styles, will be on exhibition for
sale on the days mentioned; and prices
will be made according to the times.