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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-02-01

paper. and the delinquent singeth
trala-lal and borroweth it of q neigh
Dor
HE boometh his town and all things
therein. and yet received no support
and is a man without honor in his own
country.
Two young people marry, and he
giveth them a great puff, and they go
to housekeeping and take not his
paper.
YEA, he is bound down with woe
and his days are full of grief and
trouble and vexation of spirit.
But sorrow endureth only for q
night and joy cometh in the morning.
He pIoddeth along and endurethin
patience, and it is written that he will
receive his reward at the judgment"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-02-01
NOW OR NEVER.

The State Railroad Commission has
reached q period in it's existence that
msght be termed a crisis. Tue gaunt-
let has been thrown down by the rail.
road megnates in and out of the State.
They may or may not be guilty of vi
olating certain sections of the Railroad
Commission law. In any event they
decline to TO answer questions and re-
quire witnesses under their control to
do likewise. They also refuse to exhibit
books and papers.
The Railroad Commission is or is not
q legal court of investigation. Tt has
or has not power to regulate freight
and passenger rates. Ali these things
must be speedily decided. If the Com
mission ia not sustained by the courts
the Commissioners might as well close
up their Office and go home, and the
State government should then ask
some of the railroad msgnates every
morning how they want affairs con-
Quoted during that day. The people
of the State should also cross their
hands and and cover under the powers
of said magnates and be ready to be-
come willing suojsc ts ready TO pay
whatever tribute the Wall Street and
London bankers-railroad owners-see
ft TO levy.
But on the other hand, il the courts
sustain the commission, and it is not
handicapped by dishonest decisions
and constructions, the Commissioners
should continue to carry out the law
without fear or favor. We hope they
will be firm but conservative. So long
as they do justice between the people
and the corporations they will be sus
tanned by a healthy public sentiment.
The Commission and the public should
at all times remember that railroads
are as legitimate as manufacturing,
farming or merchandising, so long as
as they are properly conducted, and
that they are entitled TO as much con.
sideration. But that does not mean
that they are TO keep In ef9ct extor-
tionate rates or that they are to run
the country as we'll as their trains; nor
that they shall continue to bid deh
ence TO law and order.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-02-01
shem and disrupt their organiaasionsl

them and disrupt their organiEasionsi
No.
Does partisan politics prevent their
working together in harmony for the
best interests of their occupationsl We
all know it does not.
Then are we farmers more foolish
than our enemiesl By our works we
will answer this question. Already We
see the result of our past folly along
this line, and it is said that "a burnt
child breads the fire" 1.-The has good
sense, he does. The farmers of this
country have been burned by the fire
Of Reorganization. Do they not now
dread iti Or will they like a senseless
child, profting not by past experience,
burn themselves again and again3 If
90, they q blame only themselves.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-02-01
LIFTS TAKE THE Lad OUR
SELVES.


The Waterman says that recently
six carloads of cattle, which were be
ing shipped from Western North Caro-
lima to Richmond, Va, passed through
Salisbury.
The editor of the Truckers and Plant
ers' Sournsl suggests that Wilmington
Should establish q packing plant and
build itself up as a live stock export
market. He says that beef cattle, hogs,
and sheep can be produced in this re
gion cheaper than In the North.
1t should be remembered that he
speaks from personal observation, as
he has lived in the North as we'll as In
the South. Let our live, energetic
farmers and business men profit by
these advantages.
The trouble with North Carolina is
that too many OF her people want some
one else to lead, Instead of expert
menting for ourselves we wait until
some wide awake Yankee sees our ad-
vantages and takes the lead. And, by
and by, when we modern Rip Van
Wrinkles rub Jul eyes and follow his
lead, we wonder why we didn't think
of it fret.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-02-01
SMALL Z.

The doctors of this State evidently
know a good thing when they see it.
For instance the small pox is to
be made to serve a good purpose for
them. From the Bulletin of the State
Board of Health we clip the following:
Small pox, it is said, is prevailing in
thirty counties of Georgia, some of
which are quite lear our border, and it
has also made it's appearance in Rock
Hill, s. O., which is also quite close to
US. We would suggest to the Superin
tendents of those counties near the in
fected districts the advisa0ility of en-
couraging, as far Rs possible, among
their people a panic on the subject and,
under its influence, vaccinate the last
one of them.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-02-01
ALLIANCE work.

Every true Allianceman will feel en-
couraged after reading the reports
from County Alliances, as published in
this and last weeks issues. In every
county the organization seems to be
taking on new life Ali counties so far
heard from will meet again in Feoru
ary and some good work can be done
in the interval between now and that
meeting.
Don't rest until the Alliance is again
the power it was in 1890. We have
made mistakes. We all know this. To
err is human.
But a wise man is not disheartened
by mistakes; he profits by them. There
ls now just as great need for organiza
ton among farmers as there was when
tne Alliance was first organized. There
are nov as good, il not better reasons
ior ever farmer, regardless of politics.
or social position, joining it.
Have our enemies become disorgan.
iEedl Not at all.
Are they not working for their own
interest as they were ten years ago3 OF
course they are.
Do they allow mistakes TO dishearteu
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-02-01
WANTS A UNION 0FSILvRRrrRs

MI. Bryan evidently wants Populist
and silver Republican support. In
concluding a speech before Bryan
League of Chicago recently, he referred
to the patriotism of the men of these
parties last year, and made some re
marks which are thought to throw
come light upon his Intentions as the
Presidential campaign 10 1900. In
speaking of that campaign, he said:
1T may be we will be strong enough
to win without any outside help. But
nevertheless I prefer to win with the
Populists on one side and the free silver
Republicans on the other, And we
must not forget when the victory is
Won that in the campaign of last year
it took more courage on che part OF the
free silver Republicans co desert their
old party and more self sacrificed the
part OF the PopuIists to go outside Of
their organizA alton for a pres idential
candidate. because we agreed with
them on the paramount issue, than it
did for the Democrats to upport the
ticket which was nominated bv their
own national convention"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-02-01

Let every A~llianceman, whether del
gate or not attend the call meeting OF
his county Alliance to be held next
week. This ia important.
The order, we may say, is now con-
.valescent. It ia taking on new life and
rapidly gaining strength. Therefore,
every effort to build it up is to be well
coined more heartily than ever before,
and every action, or lack of action,
that tends co pull it back, il to be con-
dOubly dangerous.
Rally and work. Alliancemen.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-02-01
a GOOD ALE

A bill has been INTRODUCED in the
lower house of Congress for the pur
pose Of protecting the commerce in
food and drugs between the several
States and Territories Of the United
States and foreign countries. Con
gressman Brosins is author of the bill,
and, while 1t may need some important
amendments as it now reads, We be.
lieve the objects of the bill are good.
The bill suggests that a food section
be organized in the Chemical Division
OF the Department of Agriculture and
that a competent chief chemist be
placed in charge with power to sen
out inspectors ar I take samples or
food products and drugs to be n in
or analyzaeion to find whether or not
n are ~adulterated, and to find if ad
alterations are poisonous and Injurious
60 health.
Authorizations in both food and prod
ucts and medicines are nov quite com
mon, and as the health of the people
depends largely upon what they cat
and take as medicine, it can readily
be e that nothing precedes it in i'm
portance. We hope this or q similar
dill will become q Law at an early date.
There is a crying need for some remedy,
and the present bill seems to contain
enough good points to entitle 1t to
favorable consideration at least. The
Agricultural Department at Washing
ton is growing more useful every year,
and there is still room for great i'm
provemont. On March Cd the "Pure
Food Congress- will owen at Wash
ington, and this body will doubtless
try to stir up our law makers IN this
important matter.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-02-01
T~aEREsARE OTHERS.

The News aud DIsturber calls itself q
true blue D mocratic daily after the
color of the Chicago platform" That
Warty e~xcrescence on the State is lisle
like some so called Christians. They
hang the ten commandments up on the
wall and say: ''them's my sentiments. "
But they go on and violate two thirds
Of them every day. Owing to the fact
that the Chicago platform contains
some pretty good points, and the News
and Disturber having been mixed up
in the fracas in some way, it imagines
that it is a good Democrat. The Lord
might make q more misguided and
sorrier machine than the News and
Dsturber, but He has not yet turned
it out.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-02-01

The sad death of one editor is thus
ehronicled by Truth:
Old Party-Ts the editor int
Office Boy-Nope.
Oid Party-Where is he2
Office B~oy-Dunno; committed sui
eide last night.
Old P~arty-Heavensl Is it possiblei
What fort
Office Boy-Took Tombstone on
advertising aud couldn't see any other
way to get the benefit of it.
Some DOOR editor has now told his
sad experience in the following mourn
full psalm:
Verify the life of Q country editor
is q path OF thorns.
''Hls creditors chase him by day and
the devil grinneth at him in his dreams
by night.
"He sendeth the paper to a subscriber
on credit and the subscriber payeth
him not.
"Tnen he stoppeth the delinquent's
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-02-01
INCREASED PROFITS FOR RAIL,
ROADS, BUT NOT INCREASED
RATES FOR THE PUBLIC

The Southern" (Pierpont Morgan.
RotnsChilds railroad) publishes that 1t
has cleared 1913 600 more than last
year. ItsreporE shows (R abroad Com
mission 1896, p 246) that It has ST. cked
and bonded all les railroads in North
Carolina at SO s57 per mile. 1t pays
dividends n interest on this which
is many times what it cost to build
these railroads and is fully 26 times
what the present owners paid for them.
The Southern" contributed $3.50, 600
TO the gold standard campaign fund
(warch the public are now paying back
by high rates. By the gold standar
cotsoa has been ran TO d cents. 4ei
vines 10 wer treights and fares are askeo
by s1e public the railroad overseerl
ami nInagers come to Raleigh IN mag
nif ,sat palace cars and persuade tn'
RHr1Ad Commission that she railroad
t'cans at 1rd a."
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-02-01
REASONS FoR BEING A HAPPY
FARMER.

From the same exchange from which
om time ago we quoted an article on
the above subject, we clip an article
from the pen of Mr.. r. P, Howard Of
New York. Mr.. Howard gives these
good reasons for being a happy far
mer:
Because I am unmarried, but most
especially because l do not expect to
remain 30. I love farming. Farm
work is very diversified Il develops
simultaneously my physical, mental,
moral and religious natures. The farm
is q little democracy wnere peace and
independence reign. We r removed
from the turmoil incident upon all
classes of people congregasing, as in
cities. There is more time and talent
spent in ~perfecting machinery and IN
formation for my business than for
any other. Stock is my glory and with
a team that knows nothing of defeat,
where lie my peerG l take agricultural
papers"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-02-01
ANOTHER

Three weeks ago the News and Oh
server published q yarn about Prof.
Butler, the Bursar of the a. & ID. Col
lege, charging that he was snort, or
that his books we're in a tangle to the
tune of s. 600 or So 600. But an expert
book keeper pronounced it false and
found that Prof. Butler was long to the
tune of s. The only mistake he had
m,de was in charging an account to
the wrong department, and which was
easily transferred.
DR.. B. E. Dixon, of Shelby, a Demo
cratic member Of the College Board,
left Raleigh on the morning the canard
came out. At Charlotte, that night, he
wrote q business letter to Prot. Butler,
which we have seen, and from which
We make the following extract:
BUToRD HOTEL.
C~hariuLGe. Jan 8 1898.
Prof, E. @. BWtZer. BWrsGr A. d N.
College. R&Letgh, " G.:
DEAR PROF =
1 Was exceedingly mortified to read
the false report In the News and Oh
server this morning relative to you and
your books. Being the only Democrat
on the COMMITTEES, am naturally fear
full lest you should think the reporter
of that paper mad gotten his intorma
tion from me anG | wish to disclRIm
anything of the kind. : +
With best wishes,
Yours very truly,
B f. DIXON.
It will be remembered that the News
and Observer CLAIMS to have secured
it's information from DIR. Dixon.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-02-01

) We wish to call the especial attention
of all AlIiancemen, and all who ought
to be Alliancemen, to the appointments
OF our State Lecturer, DIR. V.N Seawell,
In HarneSt, Cumberland and Sampson
counties Rally to him. DR.. seawell
we'll take renewals and subscriptions
for THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER. If you
do not get US a cluO before then, be sure
80 give him q few new subscribers to
send US.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-02-01
STATE LECTURERS APPOINTED.
Let Every Farmer and Laborer, Whether
AIIianceman or Not Attend

Let Every Farmer and Laborer, Whether
AHianceman or Not Attend
DIR. Y. N Seawell, State Lecturer,
will lecture at the following times and
places with the purpose OF reOrganiS'
ing the Alliance:
Harnett Co., Cedar Greek Alliance,
February 10Th, IL a. m.
Harnett Co., Westiville Alliance,
February 11th, IL a. m.
Harnett Co., Ellington Alliance,
February 195h, IL a. m.
Harnett Co, Hector's Greek Alliance,
February 14th, II a m.
Harnett Co Brooks Greek Alliance,
February 1bsh, II g.. n.
HarneGt Co., Witt Alliance, FeOEu'
airy l6sh, IL a. m.
Cumberland Co., Fayetteville ALI
ance, February 175h, IL q. m.
Harnett Co., Dunn Alliance, Fa''
ruary 18Th, IL q. m.
Sampson Co., Newton Grove Am'
snce, February 195h, 11Th.
Sampson Co., Maple Grove AIIisnS''
February 9th, IL a. m.
Sampson Co., Mingo Academy Ap
ance, February % ~, IL q. N.
Sampson Co, South River Allisn0''
February 23Gd, IL a. m.
Sampson Co, White Oak Aillan0''
February 24sh, II g.. m
Sampson Co, Roseboro AlllanO''
February IS n, II a. m.
Sampson Co., Ingold Alliance F0'
ruary 90 h, IL a. N. ,,
Sampson Co., TayIor's Bridge q"
ance, February 26 sh, night.
Sampson Co, Clinton Alliance fSO
ruary, 265h, IL g.. m. .w
Sampson Co., Harrell's Store a."
ance, March let, 3 p. m.
Samples of shoes from the AIllano'
Shoe factory will be on ezniOl"O
The brethren will assist the L9c'u,"
IN getting TO each of his appolnIm'D~
and otherwise assist in the WORK.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-02-01
PIRRPoNT MoRGAN'S ORGAN IN
NORTH CAROLINA.

During the session OF the last North
Carolina legislature says the Caucasian
Pierpont Morgan discovered that he
North Carolina Railroad. Governor
Russell in inaugural and messages to
TO the legislature charged, insubstance.
that Morgan and his COnfederates had
stolen this great property from the
State of North Carolina. Morgan saw
that he needed a newspaper at R Aleigh,
the capitol of the State, so his over
seer for North Carolina set up a daily
monopoly sheet called the Raleigh
Tribune, and selected for it's editors a
couple of irresponsible adventures.
They ran it as a Republican paper.
After the adjournment of the legisla
ture they found i5 too expensive and
let it drop.
Recently they have started another
organ or rather they have commenced
it's republication under another name.
Tais time it lie Democratic.
William 8. Pearson the editor of the
Farmers Friend at Morganton, North
Carolina, has made this the occasion
for a little poem, the brightest and
b~reeziest of the period. It ought to be
put to music and sung by all the anti
monopoly associations from the inland
seas of North Carolina to the rock.
bound shores of the Pacific. The poem
is as follows:
MISTER MORGAN Has An ORGAN.
Down in Moth OaTlna,
And its keys were all aGtuned
By It's RsGuEe designer,
Keys of brass and keys of gold,
Notes seductive, cunning, bold,
What q tale it could unfold,
Mister PierponG Morgan's organ,
Down in Moth Oa'IIna.
Mister Morgan has an organ
Down IN Moth Oa1lna,
Lots OF cash 1T cost, but sure
There never was e finer;
And from Beaufort up TO Boone
There will Oe a merry tune
For the pale face ana the coon
Played on Mister Morgan's organ,
Down in Moth Oa'llna.
Mister Morgan with the organ
Down inNO'Ch CaIlna,
Wants che earEn and ali that's on il
Half way through TO Chlnal
Railway Inc he owns, galore,
From the mountains TO the shore.
And b Cry IS still for more
Conseq Iently Morgan's organ
Down In NO'tn Calina.
Mister Morgan with the organ,
Down In Moth CaIina,
FIndetn many a Tar Heel vassal
For his peit a plner;
FlndeGh many a serf whose palms
Ever itch for Morgan's aims.
Serfs who sing continually psalms.
PraIsIng Morgan and his organ,
DOWN In No'tn CaIlna.
Mister Morgan, needs an organ
Down In No tn CaIIns.
And tine kid who turns the crank.
da1 OeGGer be u sinner;
For, unless n people hop.
Democrat and Rad ana Pop
say that something's going to drop"
Notwithstanding Morgan's gan
Down Ia No'tn Gamma.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-02-01

The true Christian will be id oOr
service forever, and ne will ho% 4
taken from earth to heaven untI
can use him more for His glory III
than here. Reader, what kIDd Oh vi
are you doing for Godf Has the
ever found out that you are dong az
thingf
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-02-01

A reader informs US that many old
magistrates r keeping the Code as
personal property instead OF turning it
over to their successors in Office, as
they should.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-02-01

We regret that Bro. w. r. Linds&y's
article failed TO reach US this week
He and Samuel archer are contending
over the issues In q strong but friendly
way, and we are glad to hear from
both of them
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-02-01
PITHY AND PERTINENT p.n.
GRAPHS.
PenciIed By Tar aeeI JOurn,li..,

SSA ~0urnaIists
Two q month is the average NcRi-
ley has thus far made in pardoniN
bank wreckers. Well, NIX tnlev LS
been working sort of a confaeDca 90
on the public himself, and bis pardo-
ing proclivities may grow out Of ~
low feeling.-Truckers' and Planto.',
Journal Agricultural
What are mass meetings and 'farvi,
eloquence" and liable discuasion"n
worth to men who are perishinp e..
breadl If Americans are really ~
sympathy with poor Cuba, they bev.
q golden opportunity to show 1t; if not
let US make less noise about it.-Cbo,
ity and Children (Religious)
MirabiIe dictuI What a dif7reno.
it makes who is in and who wants in
Who would ever have expacoed to "a.
the old war horses of the g o P. wac.
systematic war on the civil servlcelsv
by which they have been for 90 MANI
years wont to conjure.-Truckers' and
Planters Journal agricultural
We are enjoying a constantly in.
creasing respect for the Populists. Il
is not that they are being so persistent.
~ run after that We are any more Der.
suaded than we have al ways baen that
their doctrines are entirely Unsound
but our respect for them increases a.
we compare them with some other nao,
pie. We have often pointed the
futility of Democrats out of trying n
keep up with them. They are 60 pro.
gressive that by the time the Demo.
cratic party thinks it has caught un
with them, lol they have moved Of
that ground and r somewhere elsa
Charlotte Observer (Goldbug DENY
There has been q great deal of talk
about q union Of the reform forces. Wa
would like to see all who are in favor
Of reform get together and vote TO.
gether, but We are not In favor Of
''union" unless it can be had on some
other issue than the free coinage Of
silver. A party that ia persistent de-
claring that we must have only 70.
demption money-money redeemabb
in gold or silver-is resting on TOO mar.
row ground for PopUlists to vote with;
the foundation is too weak TO hold I'd
a great political party that wants a
sufficient volume of money to do the
business of this country on a cash basis.
That the Peoples party made a mistake
in attempting to effect q union of re-
form forces" on the single issue of free
coinage of silver in the late campaign
none will deny. If the Bryan wing
the Democratic party cannot take an
advance step by declaring for full legal
tender currency based on national
honor and national resources and n.
deemable in nothing, the proper thing
for Populists to do is to let them severe.
~ alone.-Our Home (PopulIss.)
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-02-01
QUILL DRlvaRs.

What They are Saying and Doing.
"Wonder who'll pay US enough mon
ey to thank the Lord over before next
Xmas" writes the editor of the Great
sunny South.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-02-01

81 ri standSRg nOtC jWst behind the
GsrtGSn, and Gn fIu gL0W Of the coming
Fsnset. Behind me are the ShGdOtCs on
Eae track, before me lies the dark UGLey
gRd the riser. When \ nBGTgEe EUfth ste
dark Udters I CdRt to cast one LGngeT-
6sQ look upon q country Whose govern
asnt IS Of the people, for the people,
and 6Y the people, -L. L. POLL, july
9Th. 1890.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-02-01

It will be remembered that the News
and Observer CLAIMS to have secured
it's information from DIR. Dixon.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-08-15

McMinnvllle-John Crawford, who
has the contract for the concrete work
on the Yamhill locks, was seen Tues
day. He says they are prepared TO
push the work from this time on. A
forty horsepower boiler and engine is
being placed to operate the mixer and
other necessary machinery. Two
gangs will be employed, keeping tile
work moving night and day, and it is
part of the plan to put in an electric
light plant If one can be had reason
ably. Mr.. Crawford says that about
60 days will be required TO complete
the lob, and he hopes to be through
before the river rises frnm fall rains.