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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-03-09
A BILL FOR THR PROTECTION OF
NEWSPAPERS.

Senator Parker, Of AlamanCe, has
introduced the following bill in the
State Senate:
SEC /. Whenever the publisher OF a
newspaper, in the conduct of his bust
ness az a publisher of news, shall In
such newspaper make a false publica-
ton, injurious to the reputation OF any
person, which if true would be OF such
public interest as would justify publ
cation in such ne wspaper as public
news, it shall be the duty of such per-
son thereby injured, before institutlng
an action for damages because OF such
publication, by himself or agent, to
notify said publisher, or his agent, that
said publication is untrue, and demand
the publication of a correction; and II
said publisher shall, upon such demand,
in good faith publish without delay, a
suitable and ample correction, calcu
lated and intended o repair the wrong,
and shall on demand state the name OF
his informant or the source OF his IN
formation, the same being a credible
person or q credible source; then and
in that case no action shall be main
tanned against the publisher OF said
newspaper for damages because OF said
injurious publication. Provided, That
nothing in this act shall apply to state
ments published in any newspaper
over the signature Of any person as q
card or an advertisement.
SEC 2 This act shall be in force
from and after it's ratification.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-03-09
CARLYLE'S PROPHECY COMES
TRUE.

The following prediction was made
by Thomas Carlyle, the celebrated Eng.
lish writer, many years ago:
The republic west of us will have
its trial period, its darkest hours. It
is travelling the high road to that dire
full day. And the scourge will not
come amid famine's horrid stride, nor
will it come by an ordinary primitive
Judgment. It will come as a hiatus in
s~tatecraft, a mudderbugle in policy. 1t
will be when health is intact, crops
abundant, and munifcent hand open.
The 30 called statesman will cry over,
production, the people will go to the
ballot box, amid hunger and destitu
ton but surrounded by the glitter of
self rule, and ratify by their ballots
the monstrous falsehood, overproduc
ton, uttered by mis- statesmen, vindi.
eating by the said ballot, the infamous
lie. Overproduction thrown upon the
breeze by servile editors, through a
corrupt press, and this brings ruin
upon his country, serfdom upon him
self and oppression upon his children"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-03-09
THR OLD GUARD.
Subscriptions. Renewals and Kind Words
Extracted From Letters.

SUBSCRIPTIONS, Renewals Suo 64uo NOLOS
Extracted From Letters.
j. b. Foushee, Person county,
sends three renewals. Thanks.
David Hutchene, Yadkin county,
reneWs and writes: Il can't do with
out it."
Jonas Pasour, CASTOR county, n
of our staunch friends, sends a new
subscriber and two renewals.
j. w. johnson, Stokes county,
writes that he likes The PROGRESSIVE
FARMER 1.-The best of all papers,"
Robert P. Smith, Caswell county,
renews and writes: THE PROGRESSIVE
FARMER is the best paper l know Of"
L. P. Eckerd, Catawba county, re-
news and writes that he is well pleased
with the tone of The PROGRESSIVE
FARMER.
j. T. King, Rockingham county,
renews and sends same for a neighbor.
He writes that he can't do without The
PROGRESSIVE FARMER.
j. J. Brown, Hartford county, re
news and writes: II wish to take your
paper as long az you stay as near right
as you always have been"
R. L Butler and J. T. Beatie,
Beattyville send renewals together and
write: LET The PROGRESSIVE FARMER
come on; we can't well do without it. "
e. q. Haywortb, Davidson county,
renews and writes: Cant keep up
with affairs without THE PROGRESSIVE
FARMER. Continue the good work and
the people will stay with you"
j. N. w. Alexander, Cabarrus
county, renews and writes: Il don't
want to do without your paper. 1t has
too much valuable reading matter to
do without. 1 endorse your stand in
every respect"
"A. E. Myers, Davidson county,
sends a club of five and writes: st
would be an easy task to get subscrib-
ers for your paper if times we're better,
luz 0NSE9 OOOy S6S6 LII nOONG0O04N Il
FARMER grows better year by year."
M. A. stirewelt, Rowan county,
sends three renewals and writes: 1--WE
can't do without The PROGRESSIVE
FARMER. It is the best paper in the
State and should go into the homes of
every farmer. We heartily endorse
1oI1r nast coI1ree -
j. J. Wilder, Franklin county, re-
news and sends same for a neighbor.
He writes: 81 greatly appreciate the
welcome visits of The PROGRESSIVE
FARMER and heartily endorse the &C.
ton Of the majority of our Populist
legislators"
The following have also subscribed,
renewed, or sent same for others dur,
ing the past two weeks: e W Reade,
Person county; II n McCuriston, Pat
J tOnVille, Texas; L D HoIley, BERTHE; ]
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-03-09
THE WAY OF THE TRANS
GRESSOR.

The transgressor has his troubles.
Mr.. Swinson, late Enrolling Clerk,
thinks he has a pretty pair Of trans
greseors in the persons of Lieut.. Gov.
Renolds and Speaker Hileman. SO he
had thetwo distinguished citizens before
Magistrates Maroon and Nichols in
this city, Thursday afternoon. The
warrant charged them with making
forcible entrance into his Office on the
18Th of February; that they unlaW,
fully broke into Swinson's desk and
took charge of his papers, books, etc
SWinson's Counsellor, Mr., Douglass,
appeared for him and Senator Smathers
and Hon. T. r. Purnell appeared for
the defendants. After hearing the
testimony of a number of witnesses,
Speaker Hileman was discharged. The
magistrates withheld their decision as
to the Lieut.. Governor until they could
fully read up on the law. The result
was the release of the Lieut.. Ct overnor
on Saturday. And the history makers
continue to turn out patches of the real
stuff
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-03-09
1T IS AWFUL.

Just think Senator Early, of BERTHE,
has stopped his paper. So has Senator
Barker, of Lincoln. Then there is
Hodges, of Beaufort, and Flake, of
Arson. Mr.. Flake, of Arson, is not a
member of the legislature; nobody has
said anything about him. But you
know the dentists say that sometimes
when a tooth begins to ache, another
one on the other side of your mouth
will hop up and begin to ache out of
pure sympathy. Mi. Flake is aching
from ''sympathy." So he bolted.
Senator Barker writes: "You will
please stop my paper, as I cannot al
low such stuff to come in contact with
my family" We suppose that is the
trouble with all of them. Don't want
such stuff to come in contact with
their families" AS q matter Of fact
this isn't the first time politicians have
fallen out with The PROGRESSIVE FAR
MER for telling the plain, unvarnished
truth. Democrats have tried to ruin
the paper, Republicans have tried it,
and now some ex Populists are going
to try their hand. We think at least
two subscribers who want to read the
truth will take the place of each one
who is unwilling to see the truth pub
lisbo6
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-03-09
UNDER A NEW N

On last Thursday King Cleveland
went out of the White house the second
time and King Mckinley entered for
the first time-as President. Mr.. Cleve-
land has served-Who9-not his coun
try, for eight years. He went out at
the end of his second term with nor
enemies than any other President ever
made. Doubtless the few thousand
millionaries who were beneficiaries
feel grateful to him in a way, but they
look upon him with contempt since
they no longer have any use for him.
He is shorn of his great power. The
people of this country may elect an
other man President who is no better,
possibly have done 80 in electing Mr..
Mckinley, but, if so, it was done
blindly. The people always have good
intentions. They cannot be deceived
by Cleveland again, hence he is shorn
Of his power.
Did Cleveland sell out to the money
lordsR It has been so charged time
and again. We believe he did. The
evidence is purely circumstantial.
Such things are managed so that it is
difficult to fasten the crime upon any
President to q certainty. He goes out
of Office leaving q dark trail of nearly
70, OOO business failures in four years.
During that time prices Of real estate
have fallen from thirty to fifty per
cent in city and country and prices
were at the low water mark when his
term began. The market value OF
many staple products has declined
Lsteadily, business in every line is less
But Providence has smiled upon the
people, giving them bountiful crops
every year. Meanwhile the army o.
unemployed has increased three fold
and wages have declined more than 81
per cent to those having regular EN-
ployment. When we consider all thiE
the trouble must be due to bad govern
ment. No other cause is visible.
What of the future4 We can only
hope. Mckinley was inaugureted or
beautiful spring like day. The SUI
shone bright and the sky was cloUdless
On March 4.h, 1898, when Cleveland
was inaugurated a blizzard was raging
Let us hope that McKinley's admins
Tration will be like the inaugural day
calm and serene. Let US hope that tht
money power has accomplished it
present purposes, and that policy, i
nothing else, will cause it to keep hand
eff and allow the wheels of industry Il
turn nce more; that selfshness will
not continue to cloud the vision of tn
men who have held back progress ant
crushed hope for SO long. May they
be able to see the ruin they hav,
: wrought and learn that the live and le
/ live policy is the best for all men t.
adopt.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-03-09
A NATION FILLED WITH BIG.
CARS.

The New York Times says that Vice.
President elect Hobart has received
every day since his election something
like fifty letters begging for money. No
small share of the petitions comes from
churches that want Mr.. Hobart to free
them from debt, while not a few clergy
men ask him to exc out their meagre
salaries with a more or less generous
contribution. A modest young woman
writes from New Orleans for $40, 900
with which to complete her musical
education, and requests to be informed
by telegraph as to the date on which
the money will reach her. This letter
fills thirty pages Another girl wants
So with which to buy a set of false
teeth. She says 9th her sisters are
provided with these ornaments, and
their chances of getting husbands have
been much improved thereby.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-03-09

both sides, probably. The action Of
Speaker Cook savored strongly OF the
manner in which Chairman Allen ad,
journed the st. Louis Convention after
Tom Watson was nominated for Vice
President. At least two thirds Of the
delegates opposed adjournment. but
the Chairman declared the body ad-
journed. The delegates, however, re
manned in their seats and then Allen
had the electric lights turned off.
Speaker Cook couldn't work the cleo
trio light button, but he adjourned
anyhow.
Saturday morning the row began
again in earnest. ALI day and until
midnight there was a deadlock. Lusk
was in the chair. Speeches galore were
made, but the Chairman only recog.
nized his friends. The body did not
adjourn for dinner o supper. Many
members sent for food. At midnight
the House took a recess until Monday
morning, but did not adjourn.
We have always condemned fill
clustering tactics in legislation, and
while the hllibusterers in this case may
be on the right side, we cannot endorse
that way of doing things-o or rather
not doing things.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-03-09

He Still Has Troubles of His Owu~
Cuba Will Not BE Free Until Ii.
Legislature Adjourns--Zeke and G. B
Ought To Be Preserved.
B.-"Hellol MI. Editor"
R.-"Helloi Major. Hope you aO
enjoying life as a good citizen should
BIN doin' my best ter enjoy my
short stay on this here earth. but some.
times I feel like it mite be better ter
cross over the river an see whit il
goin' on on tother side. The legislator
keeps me dodgin' awl the time. I don't
know whut it il goin' ter do next. I've
bin takin' a rite smart lot ov stock IN
the Cuban war an hopin' that this gov.
eminent will interfere an stop the
~bloodshed, but I don't see any hop0
until after the legislature adjourns. |
reckon the President il afeard that the
standin' army will be needed ter sup.
press the legislature, so it will be
dangerous to git into war, or Fisk git
tin inter it, until the Legislature I'D.
journs, an the Lord only knows when
that will be-"
You seem to think that there is
danger of a riot in the legislature"
B.-"Of course there is danger,
Why didn't Ri Gudger, who isn't a
member of the legislature at all, but
probably a railroad attorney, have to
get in the House Friday and proclaim
the peace9 That vas funny business,
Wonder who melted the riot, the rail.
roadites or the anti-railroaditesG But
I've got my eyes on Washington now,
The goldbug Dymakrats seem ter b
comm ter the front an I'm goin' tel
be ready if lightning strikes. I'm
waitin' for Mckinley ter recognize US
1t is a long lane that has nc turnin
and I'm hopin' that Mckinley will hell
us fellows out. Me and Col. G., B
Afford orter be recognized, fer we ar
about awl that's left ov the gold Dyms
KRAFT party now. IF the gOAdOug
wanter save seed in this State they
had better preserve me an G. B. in al
chohol or in sallyaillick acid, fer vi
won't keep in hot weather without
some ~preservin' fluid. Yours for what
ever happens. GUIDE bye"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-03-09
H LEGISLATURE.
More Expressions of Opinion From Vari'
Gus Sections.

More Expressions of Opinion From Vari-
Gus Sections.
''In my opinion the Legislature has
done as near nothing as any body OF
men that ever assembled. w. B.
Hargravo. POstof1ce not given)-
"Give us war, pestilence, famine,
nine kinds of measels, roup. chicken
cholera, snakes, long tailed lizards, but
no more legislatures like the n now
in session ."-J. P. Sossaman,. Char
lotte, N. Q.
THE legislature has allowed the
trusts and combines all the power they
want to fleece the poor people of the
State. Tell the legislators that the
people are not asleep, but are watch
ing and waiting."-W. W. Biggerstaf
Lincolnton, n. @.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-03-09

J. Pierpont Morgan has proposed t
build a hospital in New York City
cost 81, 600, 600, provided that city vii
furnish funds to continue it's wori
after the building is completed. Tbl
act is classed as noble, magnificent, b
the press throughout the country
Were it not for the fact that Mr.. Nor
gan is the leading character in tbi
combination which has made the build
ing of such an institution necessary, b
robbing the poor all over the Unite.
States, we might agree with our cor
temporaries that the contribution D
81, 1000, 600 by him to build q hospia
for the emicted in New York is cOr
mendable. But when we consider thS
Mr.. Morgan has brought calamity q
the entire country, we r free to cor
fess that the providing of a building
shelter a few Of his victims in Nef
York City is wholly inadequate to 81
pease the countless thousands WDl
have been made sick and sore by 90
evil influences growing out of the rop
berries he has committed within %
past few years. We fail to see Wbei
the returning of 81, 600, 900 of the PEI
pies money to the afflicted citizens
New York entities Mr.. Morgan to 90
honor, since that amount pales into y
significance when compared to =
amount he has looted from the Peep
and which still remains in his posse
sion. Birmingham Labor Advocate
J. Pierpont Morgan and the RoD
childs r the real owners OF
Southern Railroad system in this stsp
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-03-09

People often wonder why no great
daily ever advocates the peoples cause
I'll tell you why. The peoples cause
is not that of the millionaire. The
milIionRires own the TELEGRAPH
systems of this country. The news
papers must depend upon the TELEGRAPH
companies for their news service. 1t il
in the power of the telegraph comps
mics to refuse this service to papers, Oh
to charge so much that they cannot
pay it. Thus a newspaper that OF
tempts to endorse measures not az
proved by millionaires, loses it's new
service, and without this no paper cal
live. Papers have been killed in thi
way. Every paper taking the A8So
ciRted Press service is cautioned not II
print arguments favoring a govern
ment telegraph. The press must b
free before the people can be freed.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-03-09

@ McMichael, Guilford; W 9 Rogers,
Granville; Allen Johnson, Pitt; R A
Hunt, Nash J Err Winstead, u Kiser,
Rutherford A D Burnett, Chatham; J
R Brown, Randolph; @ A Life, GH
Koon, Rowan; TIE Little, Pitt; 8H
Bright, Lenoir; s 7 Thorne, Halifax;
G. R Underhill, Franklin; B G Camp
bell, Randolph; E g Butler, Vance; W
o Pelletin, Lenoir; Fl NJ swinson, Du-
pin; s 7 Gupton, Franklin, and
others.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-03-09
A LEGISLATIVE ROW.

There was a lively fracas in the House
Friday. Cook, of Warren, was in the
chair, and just before twelve, Sutton,
of Cumberland, arose and asked con-
sent to call up q resolution asking the
Supreme Court to render an opinion
on the Senate railroad lease bill, the
opinion to be furnished Saturday. Just
after he began to speak, Blackburn, of
Ashe, arose and tried to get the atten
ton of the chair. Failing, he stated
that the special order for the day, the
lease bill, was to be taken up at twelve
and demanded that Sutton be ordered
down. The uproar soon became great,
many members trying to get recogni-
ton, and the hubbub increasing all the
while. Finally a motion to adjourn
was voted on and the Speaker declared
the House adjourned, though there
was doubt about which side had the
majority. Division was called, but
Speaker pro tenn Cook gave no atten.
ton. Many members left the House.
Speaker Hileman ordered the clerks to
enter adjourned on the journal. But
the railroadites insisted that there had
been no legal adjournment, and finally
elected Freeman Speaker pro tenn. He
declined to proceed. Finally the mem.
bers who remained gave it up and went
TO dinner. The House met again at 8
O'Clock.
We cannot say who was in fault
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-03-09

The printers have a measure asking
for governmental control Of the teIe,
graph. The printers have made this
measure Their objective point in a legis-
lative way, and it is the most bitterly
opposed measure confronting congress.
The principal objection is found in the
fact that it savers of socialism. The
term has a terrifying sound to many
lars that do not appreciate the benef-
cial features of a mild form of social
ism as applied to governmental control
of the postofice system, and fears it's
application to any other form of bust.
ness.-Railroad Trainman's Journal.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-03-09
N. r. p. A.
EDITORIAL NOTES.

We will now see how many patriots
we have left after the per diem stops.
The News and Observer has discov,
cred "a reign of terror" in the legisla
ture.
1t is not in good taste to refer to the
soldiers in the standing army of Greece
as "Greasers."
Last Friday was a repetition of the
famous "Black Friday" SO far as u
legislature is concerned.
With the Populists who didn't bolt
all is lost save honor. We will publish
q roll of honor in the near future.
Mckinley was elected four months
ago and confidence has not been re
stored. H9 has been President five
days and confidence is not restored.
But We are waiting.
That public business is a private
snap has been too generally conceded
to provoke dispute, but it begins to
look as if the Knights of Labor we're
going to raise the question as to vail
dity Of claim.
Certain attorneys in the legislature
who are evidently p~racticing law for
the corporations, are violating their
oaths. Great pity that stiff sient evi
dence cannot be secured to convict
and punish such cattle.
We are anxious to be disappointed
agreeabIy. But the administration
that starts out with John Sherman as
the leading Cabinet officer will Ger
tainly break all records if it does any
thing for the country of a commend.
able nature.
Secretary Gage now says that he
never furnished the New York World
any interview concerning national f.
nances. Which side will you believed
At any rate when the World and Gage
fall out honest people can begin to re-
gain confidence.
We have received from the Southern
Planter Pub. Co., Richmond, Va, a
copy Of Vegetable Growing in The
South for Northern markets" by Prof.
P. II Rolls, of Florida. 1t is an inter
estipg and valuable work, contains pa
pages, neatly bound. Price 81 %.
Who is President of The American
Cotton Co.'S John E, Searles, of New
York. Who is he9 John E. Searles is
Secretary-Treasuer of the well known
Havemyer Sugar Trust. Yet the
Manufacturers Record says a cotton
trust is impossible. It isa trust defen.
der.
A new word is coined almost everv
day in the year by some more or less
enterprising American citizen. Here
goes another: The boiling Populists
and their allies will be known from this
day as "Pietriots." Definition: Men
who believe one thing and do another;
traitors for pie.
1t is said that Gov. Russell some
times INDUCES in cuss words when talk
ing about the way the legislature ia
doing. The people must not condemn
b Governor too severely. This writer
has lived q blameless life for nor than
d quarter or q century, but is now
selecting some choice little g words
and committing them to memory,