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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-02-01
1880
(OFFICIAL)
NATIONAL ALLIANCE DEMANDS.
Adopted ct Washington, D. c., February
8, 1896.

% 4oSOS
WHEREAS, The Declaration of Inde
~pendence, as a basis for a Republican
form of Government that might be
progressive and perpetual, states:
THAT all men are created equal;
that they r endowed with certain IL
alienable rights; that among these are
life, liberty and the pursuit. of hsppi-
ness; that to secure these rights, gov
ernments r instituted among men,
deriving their just powers from the
governed"
We hold, therefore, that to restore
and preserve these rights under q
Republican form of government, pri-
vate monopOlies of public necessities
for speculative purposes, whether OF
the means of production, distribution
or exchange, should be prohibited, and
whenever any such public necessity or
utility becomes a monopoly in private
hands, the people of the municipality,
state or union, as the Ease may be,
shall appropriate the same by right of
eminent domain, paying a just value
therefor, and operate them for, and in
the interest of. the whole people.
FINANCE.
We demand a national currency,
safe, sound and flexible; issued by the
general government only; a full legal
tender for ali debts and receivable for
all dues, and an equitable and efficient
means Of distribution of this currency,
directly to the people, at the minimum
of expense and without the interven-
ton of banking corporations and in
sufficient volume to transact the bust
ness of the country on a cash basis.
(G) We demand the free and unlim-
tied coinage of silver and gold at the
legal ratio of 16~to1 /.
@ We demand a graduated income
tax.
(G) The government shall purchase
or construct and operate a sufficient
mileage of railroads to effectually con-
troll all rates of transportation on a
just and equitable basis.
o. The telegraph and telephone,
like the postofice system. being a ne
cassity for the transmission of intelli
gence, should be owned and operated
by the government in the interest of
the people.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-02-01
ZZZZZZZZ&ZZZZ1Z
Pron Hertford Counsy
HARRELLsvILLB, N. O.

IN. "
There was a resolution oH9red py
Hartford County Alliance to forward
you for publication, the proceedings OF
their January meeting. There was a
very interesting meeting of this body,
held with Christian Harbor Sub. ALI
ance Cthe best Sub in the county,
We could see the sign OF new life IN
the Order. The thought of having a
shoe factory at work in our State as
our property was q stimulant to the
brethren.
That pure, noble, slow (but sure) 7.
q Copeland was elected County Bust
mess Agent, and Q meeting was called
10 meet in Winton, Feb. 10, 90, at
which meeting we expect to have q
sample of our shoes made at Hillsboro,
and 60 make o small order.
The popular sheriff Of Hartford
county, our County lecturer, J. 8
Mitchell, gave O public address at this
meeting that was wholesome and en-
eouraging to all who heard him.
The next meeting of this body will be
held with Union Alliance.
Respectfully,
j. H. EVANS, Sec'y.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-02-01
Southern Railway
Condensed Schedule.
IN EFFECT JUNE IA, 1897.
TRAINS LEAVE RALEIGH DAILY.
NORFOLK AND CHATTANOOGA LIMITED.

NORFOLK AND CHATTANOOGA LIMITED
$40 D. n. Daily.-Solid vestibule
trains with sleeper from Norfolk to
Chattanooga via Salisbury, Morganton,
Asheville, Hot Springs and Knoxville.
Connects at Durham for Oxford,
Olarksville and Keysville, except Sun
day. At Greensboro with the Wash
ington and Southwestern Vestibule
Nimited) train for all poins North and
with main line train No. IL for Dan
vile, Richmond and intermediate local
stations; also, has connection for Win
ston. Salem and with main line train
No. IS, Omitted States Fast Mail" for
Charlotte, Spartansburg, GreenVille,
Atlanta and all points South; also,
Columbia, Augusta, Charleston, 8a-
vannah, Jacksonville and all points in
Florida, Sleeping Car for Atlanta,
Jacksonville and at Charlotte with
Sleeping Car for Augusta.
Norfolk and Chattanooga Limited.
11:45 g.. m. Daily.-Solid train con
sisting of Pullman Sleeping car and
coaches from Chattanooga to Norfolk,
arriving at Norfolk at 5 p. M, in time
to connect with the Old Dominion
Merchants and Miners, Norfolk and
Washington and Baltimore, Chesa-
peake and Richmond 8. 8. Co.'S for all
points North and East.
Connects at Selma for Fayetteville
and intermediate stations on the VIII.
son and Fayetteville Short Cut daily,
except Sunday for Newbern and More
head City daily for Goldsboro and Vii
mington and intermediate stations on
the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad.
Express Train.
1858 a. m. Daily.-Oonnects at Dur
at Greensboro for Washington and all
points North.
Express Train.
$40 p. M. Daily-For Goldsboro and
intermediate stations.
Local Accommodation.
300 a. m.-Connects at Greensboro
for all points for North and South and
Winston Salem and points on the
Northwestern and North Carolina Rail
road. At Salisbury, for all points in
Western North Carolina, Knoxville,
Tenn, Cincinnati ind western points:
at Charlotte, for Spartanburg, Green.
vile, Athens, Atlanta and all points
South.
TRAINS ARRIVE AT RALEIGH, N. G.:
Express Train.
S:4O p. m. Daily.-From Atlanta.
Charlotte, Greensboro and all points
South.
Norfolk and Chattanooga Limited.
S:4O p. m. Daily.-From all points
east, Norfolk, Tarboro, Wilson and
water lines.
From Goldsbero, Wilmington, Fay
etteville and all points in Eastern Caro-
lima.
Norfolk and Chattanooga Limited.
11:45 a. m. Daily. From New York,
Washington, Lynchburg, Danville and
Greensboro, Chattanooga, Knoxville,
Hot Springs and Asheville.
Express Train.
1853 a. m. Daily. From Goldsboro
and intermediate stations.
Local.
7:2O a. n. Daily.-From Greensboro
and all points North and South 9Sleep-
ing car from Greensboro to Raleigh.
900 p. m Daily except Sunday
From Goldsboro and all points East.
Local freight trains also carry pas
sengers.
Pullman cars on night train from
Raleigh to Greensboro.
Double daily trains between Raleigh.
Charlotte and Atlanta. Quick time:
unexcelled accommodation.
w. II. GREEN,
General Superintendent.
W. A. TURK.
General Passenger Agent,
Washington. D. @.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-02-01
THE wHIsKEY FIRND.


ga once prominent citizen OF Chat
tanooga published q remarkable card
the other day in a local newspaper,
said Mr.. g L Simpson, OF Tennessee
1T read something like this:
I publicly proctain myself chronic
druukard, and warn all saloon keepers
that they violate their oaths By gIvipg
or selling me any spirituous liquors
''This card was signed with the au-
thor's name Until two or three years
ago he had enjoyed the thorough re-
spect and good will of the community,
and his standing as a business man
was high. He comes Of good family,
and has all the advantages of a liberal
education. The drink habit got the
upper hand of him, and he has been
going down grade very rapidly. l do
not think, however, that in going into
print with a confession of his besetting
sin that he has done a wise act. Aside
from the shame and modification it
will cause his kindred, the printed no
tice can in no wise help him to reform.
If he hasn't strength of will sufficient
to resist the tempter he will find some
way to satisfy his cravings. There
never was q time that a whiskey feDd
couldu't manage some plan whereby to
satiate his thirst"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-02-01
CHAPTRR 5.

meT.
CHAPTER 5.
We have found the functions of
money to be
LIST. A legal measure Of value.
BAD. A legal record of measured
value.
This twc-Gold function constitutes
the full legal power of money as a
medium Of exchange it also consti
tutes the entire Legitimate use Of money
and no true analysis a be made to
show that il has any other legitimate
function or use.
It does not require a scientifically
educated man, banker, usurer, scholar
nor statesman TO understand it. Any
man who has money enough to buy a
q plug Of tobacco Oh pint of Whiskey
cannot fail to understand it fully.
This law, or part of the law, which
creates money is all right and no evil,
oppression or hard times result from
il.
To assume that money is q mystery,
which requires great education to COM
prehend is q lie, and under this
cloak of falsehood there has been en-
acted another law or branch Of the
same legal act attached to the money
creating law, and from it a0ws evil,
oppression, bitterness and woe, as nat
urally as bitter water flows from a
poisoned fountain.
For the Above mentioned two purpo-
ses, money is needed by all who want
to buy or sell any thing and conse
quently the demand for its use approx
mates the value exchanged in all
things, bought and sold.
The greater or less demand for all
material things or products chan
ges their value or price up or down, but
the demad for money never changes it's
value, because it is a law created
agency, constituting within itself the
legal anti Of value, which measures
the value Of all thiRgs-F+i s no matter
what the money is stamped on, whether
it DO gold, silver or paper, United
States legal tender Federal money re
mains ever the same-1OO cents to the
dollar.
If there is enough money to give in
exchange for products and things
bought and sold in commerce, then the
law of supply and demand regulates
the price. bat if there ia not enough
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-02-01

What is wanted now isa new tie that
shah bind all the industrial classes TO-
gether and shat shall seek the greatest
good 60 the greatest number and
through CO operation sway the destiny
Of this nation for good. A new party
must arise with q new name; and
should off 3r the hand that is unstained
with party corruption. Can this be
done2 We hope go. Yours with re-
gpect.-D. r Galloway.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-02-01

We demand that no land shall /.
held by corporations for ~speculasV'
purposes or by railroads in excess
their needs as carriers, and all land,
claimed by the government and bsE
for actual settlers only.
ExEOTToN OF UNITED STATES sENATo,,
We demand the election of Unitaa
States Senators by a direct vote Of In.
people. That each State shall be Il.
vided into two districts of nearly eovoI
(c) That our national Legislation shall
be so framed in the future as not -
build up one industry at the expep.s
of another.
(6 We believe that the money of IN.
country should be kept as much q.
possible, in the hands of the peon,n
and hence we demand that all National
and State revenues shall be limited II
the necessary expenses Of the govern.
ment economically and honestly sd.
ministered.
(e) We demand that postal savings
banks be established by the govern.
ment for the safe deposit of saving
of the people, and to facilitate q.
change.
0) We are unalterably opposed IN
the issue, by the United States, Of in.
terest- bearing bonds. and demand Tia
payment of all coin obligations of the
United States. as provided by existing
laws, in either gold or silver coin, ai
the option Of the government and not
at the option of the creditor.
TRANSPORTATION.
now owned by aliens should be 10.
voting population, and that Senator
from each shall be elected by the
people Of the district.
DISTRICT LEGIsLATION.
Relying upon the good, common
sense of the American people, and BE-
lieving that a majority of them, when
uninhuenced by party prejudice, wiz
vote right On all questions submitted 70
them on their merit; and, further, 70
effectually annihilate the pernicious
lobby in legislation, we demand direct
legislation by means Of the initiative
and referendum.
r. A. SOUTHWORTH,
Sec'y-Treas. n. +. A and /. o.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-02-01
Uo BIZ CONTINUED }
SOMR THOUGHTS.

Correspondence Of The Progressive Farmer.
What this world ia dying for, and
what it needs, but what it does not
want, is MEN-not merely creatures of
that name, described by Plato as mere
''featherless bipeds We are cursed
with too many of that class now; the
ships Of church and State alike, are
now overloaded with their useless crews
Of these jelatine creatures. What is
needed is soul, mind and backbone
men who can silence the voice of greed,
and hush the clsmours Of passion.
Honest men-the noblest work of God,
who though they may be crushed
again and again and again will yet rise,
wearing a vestment time cannot cor
rode, possessing a principle as firm as
granite, as transparent as crystal, and
standing upon q rock as firm as the
Rock Of Ages.
20 give us menl a time like this de-
mands
Strong minds, strong hearts, true faith
and willing hands;
Men whom the lusts of Office cannot
kill,
Men whom the spoils of Office cannot
Men who possess opinions and q will,
Men who have honor-Will not lie
Men who can stand before q dema-
goguey
And scorn his teacherous batteries
without winking,
Tall men sun crowned who rise
above the fog
In public duty and In private think
Id, while the rabble, with their
thumb.Worn Creeds,
Mingle in selfish strife, loI freedom
Weeps,
Wrong rules the land and waiting JUS
Cice sleeps"
Our country needs moral heroes to-
day who can be honest, not because it
is the best policy, but because it is the
best principle.
While the outlook all over country
is full Of danger, the crisis will be
safely passed. There will be found
hands worthy of holding the helm Of
the ship of State, through the storms
that are brewing, and beating upon US.
Patriotism is not dead. In no stage of
the worlds history has there been a
higher degree Of patriotism than exists
to day. AS long as there are hearts to
stuff ,r there will be words of cheer; as
long as there are abuses, there will be
re forms; as long as there are principles
there will be found men of principle
ready to espouse them and march at
their head through all danger to vic
tory.
Heroism is immortal. Itlives in the
great heartof humanity, and responds
to their earnest cries for help.
Providence always chooses fitting in
struments for the accomplishment of
her will, and the God in whom we
trust has enabled us to meet every
crisis with brave hearts, and forces to
the foe.
And from our American homes, in
hut and mansion alike, homes Of pur-
ity and chastity; homes of love; homes
about which cling and linger as a sweet
incense the prayers Of mother, homes
in which are installed the lessons of
truth and justice, will arise men who
salve the great questions before us to
the satisfaction of patriots, and to the
blessing of humanity.
Brethren, let US be up and doing.
w. nj. MONTGOMERY.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-02-01
HER REPLY.

H9 asked if he could kiss her, and
naturally she blushed very prettlly.
II don't know whether you can or
not" she said, but if you can't you're
not a very strong man."
Is it necessary to say what happened4
Post.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-02-01
SPEAKS WITH AUTHORITY.

depend upon it, where there's
smoke there's fire."
"Why 90 you say thatl"
i've proved it. It was against the
rules to smoke in our Office. I smoked.
and was red."-Philadelphia North
American.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-02-01

Al the last meeting of ElOethel ALI
anee, No. 2O52, this resolution vas
passed.
RseOlVed. by Eibethel Alliance, That
we will stand by the Alliance in all of
it's enterprises in preference to any
outside organization whatever and be
brethren in the true sense of the word
8. That this resolution be published
ia The PRoaREssIVR farmer.
ii. J. ALLISON, Pres,
II. L. WARE, Sec'y, Pro. Tenn.
Kings' Mountain. n. @.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-02-01

We must got on a higher plane and
and have more brotherly love and deal
fairly with each other.-J. B. Holman,
Cool Spring, n. @.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-02-01
American

WANTED-Every man who has Ian for sale
to advertise in The Progressive Farmer.
WANTED-Every man who raises bloodeC
horses, cattle, hogs or chickens to advertise
them In The Progressive Farmer.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-02-01

~ Our friends in writing to any Of
ar advertisers will favor us by men
Ioning the fact that they saw the
advertisement In THB PROGRESSIVE
ARMgR
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-02-01

Patronize those who advertise in
The PROGRESSIVE FARMER 1t never
knowingly admits a humOug ad. You
will also do US q favor by always men
tioning The PROGRESSIVE FARMER in
writing an advertiser.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-02-01

Do you want your paper changed to
mother Office State the q at which
on have been getting it.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-02-01

Peoples Letter Box


Here Ia oar Postal Gard Department. q
de- lrtmen6 for brief letters 90 politics
AuaaRce work. news from all ever the
Ss@U0 and nRtt0n, and 1ndre sub1ecLE.
munIty In the u. :. i've Us y ur views.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-02-01
THE PEOPLES PLATFORM.

Abolition Of Interest the Most Impor
taat Reform 10 the Moaey Question
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gpeslaI CorresPoadeaee Of The Progressive Far
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-02-01
From Cleveland County.

J. III. EVANS, Sec'y
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-07-21
Schemers on Top.
Woonsocket Times.

The populist state ticket is made
up Of lawyers, editors, merchants
and machine men. There is not a
farmer in the whole list. What q re-
suit to contemplate, when we rel
member that the populist party grew
ont Of the farmers alliance a few
ago. The movement for re-
form has been captured body, soul
and breaches by n of the smooth
est set Of politicians that ever man
ipulated the wires. This is true
from head 10 foot; from Pettigrew
to Dowdell. DO not our populist
friends realize this? What has be-
come OF the men who founded the
peoples party? They have been
kicked out and the schemers rule the
roost.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-07-21
What Congress has Done.
st. Paul Pioneer Press.

A new tariff law, a uniform bank
ruptcy law, a law making the Haw-
allan islands part of this country, a
measure looking to the final settle
ment Of all pending differences with
Canada, an appropriation for new
battleships and other fighting craft,
and the announcement that Spain
must get off this contin.nt forever,
followed by all the necessary meas-
ures to enforce the proclaim alton, is
a record that will make the ffty-ifth
congress historical. Few congresses
can show a list of achievements that
to the eyes Of contemporaries seemed
to so momentous. Had it enacted q
measure for the correction of the
present crude currency arrangements
it would have been more satisfactory
In regard TO this vital measure, a:
well as in regard to a law that viii
assure an accurate and thorough
census, this congress still has a short
session in which to redeem itself.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-07-21
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Republic of Hawaii.

The following letter from an old
Day county boy who left a 800 a
month job with the Minneapolis
Times to enlist as a private soldier
will be of interest to readers who
RENE mber him. BY this time he
has landed in Manilla:
HONOLULU, HI, July 5, 1898.
You may be a little surprised at
t his letter head. The soldiers have
not taken forcible possession, but
the officers Of the Hawaiian gov
eminent have invited us to use
tn cir rooms and paper to write to
our friends. | am sitting immedi-
ately in front Of what was once
Queen Lis throne. Around me
are paintings giving the likeness of
dusky rulers, who have presided
over these islands in the past,
The park surrounding the build
ing is magnificent. Palm trees,
cocoanut trees and various other
tropical plants grow in such pro-
fusion that to a man from the north
western prairies the scene is almost
bewildering. The heat is not in
tie nse here, being today only $50 in
the shade Nearly all the people
here can talk English and the 5000
Americans of this city are nearly
all in favor of annexation. You
ought to see the flowers that grow
here. I wish | could SEND you a
bouquet of them.
Our trip from San Francisco took
seven days and seventeen hours.
The ship was very crowded, food
was poor, and our quarters very
dummy" But a soldier should
not kick. l did not get sea sick,
but the poorly baked bread, tasting
sometimes Of gasoline, and the
wretched black coffee almost made
me wish ! was out on the farm
where l could get a drink OF pure
sweet milk. All! my mouth waters
now as / think of it.
We sailed into the harbor this
morning, just as the first streaks of
sunlight began to illumine the tops
of the wierd looking mountains that
seemed to rise out of the placid
ocean. 1t was a lovely sight.
We leave for Manila in three or
four days. MARTIN Z. TEw.
Go. +, 18th Minnesota.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-07-21

Ss TOPICS. XIX
Wy w
1t Was a Great Success
Argus eader.

Argus Leader.
The United States government
should never borrow another dollar
from anybody but her own people.
No doubt a larger premium could
be secured from some foreign syndi-
cate than from our own citizens,
''the Masses as Judge Palmer calls
them, but it is most desirable that
when Uncle Sam pays interest he
pay it to citizens of this republic,
thus keeping the money here instead
of sending it to European capitals.
The success of the 900, 900
popular loan furnishes proof that no
call for 2 loan will be made in vain.
The rate of interest which these
bonds will draw is very low, only 3
per cent, and the time they run IS
short, only ten years. But the
bonds. have been subscribed eight
times over The department. at the
outset decided to give the small in
vestors, "the Masses" the reserved
seats; and it is now clear that no.
body except the masses will get any
of these bonds. To the correspond
ent of the New York Sun on Tues
day Assistant Secretary Vanderlip
said:
"You ma say that not a single
allotment will be made upon firm or
corporation subscriptions. Those by
individuals to which the department
will give preference will exhaust
the entire issue of 5000, 100000"
To be sure a local Pop organ de
clares that this loan has been sub
scribed for by "national banks and
capitalists" but it dosen't happen
to be true.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-07-21
AS ii Stands To-D bay.
Milbank Herald-Advance

A few years ago you could make
a populist mad right off by asserting
that there was any connection be-
tween democracy and populism.
How does it stand today friend pop
ulist? Who has been appointed re-
c%eiver of your party? Has not II,
l.. LouclSs, the very god-mother OF
populism in this state, been cast
aside to make oom for the old
wencIi Of democracy? Look over
the situation as it stands and then
honestly decide if the republican
accusation ofa few years ago wa
not justified.