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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-04-26
FRAUDS.

TIE Clerk of the Superior Court of
Pamlico county in 1893, and the Sheriff
of that same county for that same
year, and the Solicitor of that district
at the same time, together with some
others, some Of whose names are
familiar sounds in most of the State.
claim to have issued and served upon
694 people of that same county of Pam,
lIco, warrants or summons to appear
at court and show cause why they
should not be dispossessed of certain
property called ''oyster BEDS" for
which they were said to have claims.
The vote for Governor in that county
in 1892 was 1903. These papers, said
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-04-26
A A

Morgan's organ down in Raleigh OF
18th inst. quotes freely from an article
by J. K. NJ. Marshall in g recent issue
of the Manufacturers Record, in which
he claims that 1.-THE common people Of
this country + in decidedly better
condition now, have more, live better,
and are nearer on an equality than
ever before. But still" he says, "ths
country is full Of calamity hoWlers."
B9fore we accept MI. Marshslls evil
dence we wish to know who he is, We
Wlll'have to accept his own testimony
on this point. He says of himself IN
the article quoted: II am not a rail-
roader; have nc interest in any corpoF'
alton; do not pay a cent of taxes, nor
live in my own house, but I a take
care of myself"
Safe crackers, burglars, some bank
robbers, highway robbers, cutthroa@'
and even some bloated bondholderS
can all, or about all, claim as much tot
themselves as does this champion Of
Mr.. Morgan quoted in his organ dOWn
in Raleigh. He has no abiding place
He pays no taxes, but, mind you, Do
boasts 81 Can take care of myself"
What is he9 How should we classify
himl
Another North Carolina daily, o.
same date as Mr.. Morgan's organ 70,
terred TO above, contains a Statement
that in one of the most prosperous ans
well to do counties west of the cen'0
OF the State. ALREADY this splnb
there have been more chattel nor
cages recorded than in any previous
year" Nearer on an equality En"L
ever beforeg" Yes, "on a level" WIZ
the bottom. Leyelled down accoropG
TO the policy, the determined poIiCy
Mr.. Morgan and all his organs, throukn
out this country and all the rest Oh w
world. "But still there are calan"'
howlers." What a sin it must ~
not to be satisfied with the conal''O~
which confront usI
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-04-26
LATEST A Nnwo

The last thing before going To
e g.. M, Monday we condenso :
war news as follows: sss
Our feet has blockaded Cuban
bors, and captured several merob.
ships, some of which are quite valnoSa
prizes. "s
Reports that Spanish captured q.
st. Paris not confirmed, but tbev S uS
capture a large ship BELONGING ~
Arthur Seawall 6 Co., of Bath MAJ"
laden with wheat. England procloi.0
ed neutrality and ordered our war sbi-'
in her waters to leave in 48 nom.
China does the same. This will Ioa:
our ships in China waters to the Phil;
pine Island, which belong to snain
England says Spain declared war wbos
she declared diplomatic negotistioD.
at an end and ordered Minister Wooa
ford to leave their country.
The President will call on governo,.
for 125, 600 volunteers to .day. Nortb
Carolina will be called on for abont
z, 800, which we expect to see in cap,n
at Raleigh within a week.
Regular army goes in camp at Cbie.
amauga Park, Tenn. The voluntea,
army will first organize at State can.
itals and then mobilize at Richmond
Atlanta and perhaps one or two other
places.
Havana is not to be bombarded By
our feet until land forces are perfecay
organized and ready to CO operate, and
it is likely that not until then will a
terrific naval battle take place. Our
feet is within six or eight miles Of
Moro Castle, which fred eight inefec.
tual shots upon discovering that the
feet approached.
General Miles and General GormeE
commander of the Cubans, are az.
ranging to co operate. Cubans in the
United States are, recruiting as as ran.
idly as possible.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-04-26

E rRgE 3 r*
to question the honesty and sincerity
of every one who does not think along
the same lines that we do, and who,
for any reason, may question the I'D.
visibility Of the course that we have
suggested
us it impossible for men to differ
about plans and party policyG I think
not, and therefore believe that the ut
most consideration ought TO be given
to all, and that, slowly, a conclusion
should be reached covering the best
thoughts and ideas Of all. We owe
this to our party and to the people.
Stop cursing one another and give
more thought to what we shall do for
the best interest of the party, the peo'
pie, and the State.
LET us come together on May 17Gh
like men and brothers, having at heart
the promotion of the best interest Of
our party and the people. Let US give
up Butlerism and Skinnerism and be
the great Peoples Party. embracing
Butler, Skinner, and all who will join
with us in the fight for humanity"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-04-26
A CORRECTION.

We now understand the facts with
reference to the connection of ex Judge
W. r. Allen with the oyster suits to
be, that he was not retained in the
cases until after judgment against the
State in the Superior Courts of PamIi
90 and Carteret counties, that he had
no connection with them before that
date; that he had no understanding as
to the amount Of the fee he was to re.
ceive for his appearance in the Supreme
Court, but was simply requested to ar
que the upon appeal in the Su-
preme Court, and knew nothing as
to the merits of the cases, as iDquiring
into them was unnecessary and pre-
cluded by the final judgment of the
Superior Court.
Having learned all these facts from
an authentic source since since our ed
itorial connecting Judge Allen with the
fraudulent transactions, as We see
them, W q cheerfully withdraw any state
ment, or charge, Of particeps criminis
so far as Judge Allen is concerned,
and state with pleasure that we are
convinced his connection with the
cases was entirely legitimate, and only
such as any attorney might assume
without being subject to adverse criti.
cism.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-04-26
WIDE TIRES.

We learn from an exchange that
nearly every legislature that has con-
vened for the past twelve months has
been petitioned to enact q law making
the use of wide tires on vehicles COM
pulsory, and that New Jersey has q
law of this kind and is much pleased
with it.
For our part, we are not in favor of
a compulsory law Of the kind. We
are not even in favor of compelling a
man to go to heaven. We are, how.
ever, in favor of a campaign of
education in regard to the use of
wide tires, and believe when the
people awoke to the necessity of
using them and reaIiz9 their value, no
compulsory law will be needed. The
people know a good thing when they
see it and all that is necessary is to
awake them and make them see the
beauties of the wide tires.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-04-26
WHY DID BRYAN VOTE FOR
WEAVER

The true blue Bryan silver Democrat
must have been not a little disguised
with the reply of the Shelby Spindle
and Loom to the Charlotte Observers
observations regarding the vote Bryan
cast for Weaver in 1892, showing as it
does how far the so called silver ele.
ment of the Democratic party will go
to reconcile the goldbug element.
In the article referred to the Obser
yer said:
"Mr. Bryan is a fusionist. He sup
ports fusion in his own State, and in
1892 he voted a fusion electoral ticket
for General Weaver, the Populist can
didate for President"
Doubtless most silver men felt a Lit
tie prouder Of Bryan after reading this.
Their admiration Of Dim increased as
they saw him taken to task by q gold
bug paper for voting for a silver man
in 1892 even though he had to go out
Of his own party to find such a man.
If such vas the case, then their faith
in the sincerity of the Democratic lead
ers In the advocacy Of free silver must
have been badly shaken by reading
the reply Of the Shelby Spindle
Loom which, we believe, is also Demo
cratic advocate Of free coinage. Il
says:
Now why don't he (the editor Of the
Charlotte Observer tell US why Mr.
Bryan voted for General WeaverH
He knows that it was an arrange
ment entered into by the leaders
Of the Democratic party to give some
of the Western States to Weaver and
thus prevent Harrison from winning
them, and Mr.. Bryan was simply obey.
ing ORDERS from Cleveland, Whitney,
Harrity 6 Co., when he voted for
Weaver"
Read that again. Is this homage
paid to the goldbug element by the sill
e element in keeping with Demo
cratic campaign speechesI When
Bryan is attacked by a goldbug the so
called silver papers say: "Oh, don't
leave us-Bryan Ia all right. He went
out of the party to vote for a silver
man in 1892, but he was simply obey
ing the orders Of the goldbugs."
Such disgusting twaddle is listened
to with evident satisfaction by gold
standard men, but it also goes far to
convince earnest opponents of gold
monometallism that the Democratic
party is insincere in it's professions Of
friendship for free silver.
Bryan may be all right, but he is
keeping some very bad company. Let
him refuse the support of goldbugs, if
he wishes the undivided support of
their opponents.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-04-26

TO have been served upon citiEsns OF
that county, number 604, or one for
every other voter. and then have 50
warrants left. The strange thing about
all this is that four years after all this
thing was done there is q bill presented
to the State Treasury for "a. 65I 40 for
cost taxed against the State in these
cases.; and it is not until q year after
this demand is made or the Treasury
for this bill of cost in this 694 cases,
did the people of PAmlicO learn or
ever hear anything about it. Is there
the barest possibility that anywhere
else the people are so dead asleep all
the time that one. half the voters in
the county could be summoned by the
sheriff to appear at court and show
cause why they should not surrender
their property to the State, and the
whole county not be stirred to the
highest pitch of excitement This
seems to have been the condition Of
the people of Pamlico at the time.
And not until after the lapse Of five
years did they know anything about
it. We are not much surprised that
others should disclaim any knoWl
edge of these frauds, when more
than one half the county were deeply
interested and still in absolute ignor-
ance Of them.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-04-26
SIMPLE FACTS ABOUT SPAIN.

Spain is aboutfour times the siz9of
North Carolina, area, 1876 767; r of
North Carolina, SO, 1856 The climate
of Spain resembles that Of the tropical
regions more than does the climate Of
any other European country, tall nat
ural forces mRnifesting themselves
with singular poWer-hurricanes, long
droughts, violent rains, and sudden
changes Of temperature" The cen
trail plateau is dry, without forests, and
is very cold in winter and very hot in
summer, but the Oontabrian and Pyra-
mean mountains are milder and mOis
ter, and some of the lands on the coast
have a delightful climate. One of the
most noticeable feature of the country
is the lack of forests.
Johnson's Oyclopedia of 1888 says
that 1.-THE Castilian occupying the cen,
tire of the country is proud,
grave, valiant, ~dignifed, liable to fall
into intolerance and bigotry and apt
to despise everything foreign and new. "
q. . . Liz OP6046hEUS SGhuO III S0uSE6A
civilization far below other European
nations; they are ignorant and boast
most of that which constitutes their
very weakness" From late happen
ings we venture the assertion that
this is as true In SO as '88. !
The Spanish people have spent much
of their time in religious wars. In
minerals spain ia richer than any other
European country, but as yet her re-
sources in this line are undeveloped.
Immense coal deposits are found, and
salt, gold and many other minerals
are mined in some sections, chiefly by
foreigners and by foreign capital.
The government is a constitutional
monarchy, a constitution having been
adopted in 1875. The legislative pow
er is the Cortes. This comprises a con.
gress elected for three years and a sen
ate elected for twelve.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-04-26
A UNITED PEOPLE.

In connection with the wal scare /
is gratifying to note the decadance of
sectionaIism. One would usually
suppose that the rumors of war would
call to mind the times when North Wss
arrayed against South and brother
against brother and fan into life the
smoldering embers of SECTIONAL hate.
But such is not the case. The South
has not, we believe, been more lavish
in it's praise Of our own Fitzhugh Lee
than have the newspapers and people
north of Mason aud Dixon's line. b.
fore war was so near the Chicago Pillow.
man said:
"Away Down South in Dixie there
q robust, splendid patriotism. The
whole South is willing to pledge il
fortune and honor to the defense Of the
American Republic, If the sacrifice ID
necessary. We are a united country
and partisan enthusiasm should not
blind us to the brilliant fact. If the
threatened war With Spain does moth.
ing else. it has demonstrated that this
70, OOO, 600 people will stand shoulder to
shoulder, with hearts beating against
hearts. and with a line Of bRyonetG
stretching from the Atlantic to the
Pacific and from the 81. Lawrence to
the Gulf, to preserve America as the
land Of the free and the home of the
hrouo
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-04-26
INSURANCE. IN NORTH CARO-
LIMA. b

The report Of the Secretary OF State,
Hon. Cy Thompson, of the Insurance
business in the State for 1897, shows
that 11s companies reported The
total amount of risks written was
S91 1863, O1O 10, divided as follows:
Sc fire and marine companies, 1885,
S56 2O4 So; 81 life companies, S15 283,
$50 CO; and 10 miscellaneous compa-
mics $50, 229 $50 s..
The total amount OF Premiums COL
lected by these companies was $751;
O69 90, and the total losses incurred,
81, 1928, 587 70. This shows a difference
between the premiums received and
losses incurred by these 113 licensed
companies, of 1888 482 81, or, in
other words, our people paid last year
$25 n for every $1S % of actual in
surance they received.
The Secretary of States complains
that violations of the insurance laws
are being encouraged to the detriment
of the State and also of the companies
and agents which comply with the
law, land these violations" says he
ARE encouraged, for the most part,
not by the ignorant and the vicious,
but by the most enterprising, intelli
gent and thrifty elements of our popu-
lation." For instance" he adds, ''of
the 100 cotton mills in North Carroll
ma; only 90, so far as I am informed,
are insured in companies licensed and
paying taxes on premium receipts in
the State. In other words, 100 cotton
mills, having protection from the State
under our laws, avail themselves of
the inducements Cfferred in violation
Of the law, by unlicensed companies. "
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-04-26

The Hon. John Wanamaker, Of
Philadelphia, is one of the few great
politicians in whom we have not found
much to dislike and little to admire.
john warned Mckinley last spring
that something must be done to better
the condition of the great common PEG
pie, and we still hope that he will
sometime see the error of his way and
join the great reform army. He is a
sound business man and believes in the
efficacy Of advertising. Besides, he is
very generous. We learn that in case
of war, he will hold open the positions
Of all his employees, pay their salaries
continuously to their families, and a
81, 600 insurance in case of death. This
is practical patriotism-a rare kind.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-04-26

Fusion means confusion. Confusion
means defeat. The people will no lon
ger be traded out of principle by lead
ers, and, las a lamb before his shear
ers is dumb" open not their mouths,
Had the Populist party never fused
with either Democratic or Republican
parties it would be in vastly better
condition. Populists are tired Of boss
rule; tired of committee rule. They
are tired of seeing bosses accuse every
one who dares oppose them of being
friends of monopoly. They r tired
of being told by bosses what kind of
men to send to conventions. II the
Peoples Party Is to live it must be a
party Of the people.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-04-26
n. r. P. a.
EDITORIAL NOTES

Senator Foraker says the report Of
the Spanish Board of Enquiry is "a lie
TO the living and q libel upon the dead"
The Kings Mountain Rsformer is
much improved in many ways. We
congratulate Bro. Allison upon his
success.
As war gets nearer the sound Of the
jingo's voice grows beautifully less.
Poor fellow; in the innocence Of his
heart he imagined that it would not be
necessary TO flavor his dish of words
with a little extract of bullets, swords,
uniforms, etc. But it is learned that
the dish is not palstable to the public
until thus favored.
How long can workingmen be hired
TO vote against each other and against
their own interestsi And as long as
they can be hired to do this can they
not be hired, as the Texas Independent
SAYS, Ito shoulder muskets and fight
each other-and then both sides can be
taxed to pay expenses, two dollars for
one, VIII LnbSEOSb DOSAOSSB
We are now, if possible, more strong
IL convinced than ever before that
there is fraud and a great deal Of it in
the Pamlico and Carteret county oyster
cases. We believe that ok Judge Allen
did not, when he defended the cases,
realize that there was fraud. We be
ieVe that he does now, and hope that
he will join US in fighting them.
War news one day old is Of very
little interest, partly because the ru-
mors of one day may be denied on the
next and partly because the moves Of
one day are "taken back" in the next.
In the language Of the neWsboys, none
but the daily papers r Gin it" so far
as war news is concerned, and we do
not ARE to disgust u readers with
ancient history.
Had WI granted belligerent rights to
the Oubans three years ago, and then
placed them on the same footing with
the Spaniards, so far as Uncle Sam is
concerned, hundreds of thousands of
dollars worth of property and hun.
dreds of thousands of lives would have
been saved. Procrastination is oft
times not only the thief of time, but q
murderer as well.
In one of his recent works, Prof.
Arlo Bates pays a just tribute to the
almost divine patience Of the average
country school teacher, and says there
are teachers in the common schools to
day who are only preserved to us be-
cause the age of translation to heaven
is past. And Prof. Bates is, we believe,
from Massachusetts,, where school
teachers are much better paid than in
North Carolina.
A good County Alliance meeting is
reported from Alamance. The brethren
there are wide awake and enterprising.
They propose to have two grand raj
lies July 4sh-one at Union Ridge and
one at Friendship. The brethren in
other counties might do well to follow
the example of Alamance in this mat
ter. Politics will be hot at that time,
however, and a sharp lookout must be
kept in order that no partisan politics
may creep In.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-04-26

"How can 1 get an article in your
paper9" asked a correspondent of a
western journal. ut all depends en-
the article you want to go into Il
paper" replied the editor. 'It the arti
Gle is small in bulk like a hair brush or
tea ceddy, spread the paper out upon
the fl )or and placing the article in the
center, wrap it up by carefully folding
the edges over it and tie with a string.
This will keep the article from slip
ping out of the paper. IL, on the other
hand, the article is a bathtub or q
clothes-horse, you would better not
try it at ALL"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-04-26
CONSERVATISM NEEDED.

We have been permitted to read q
letter from q true and tried reformer
which in our opinion contains so much
sound wisdom and good common sense
counsel. which at this time seems to
be so much needed and go little needed,
that, notwithstanding he says this is
private" we feel it our duty to quote
it freely. He says:
"As q matter Of course We want the
best possible position for u party.
We cannot afford to follow the extreme
wing of either branch Of the party.
We must be conservative. Our plat
form is broad aud ample enough for
any right-thinking nan to stand on,
and even for one to partially stand on
if he will go no further. lam opposed
to reading people out of the party. Let
the people do that at the polls or in the
primaries by refusing longer to let un-
worthy servants represent them. We
cannot succeed as a party if we have
internal d~issensions, which lead to open
ruptures and to expressions, publicly
made, that reflect against the individu-
ais Of our party.
Common sense and common reason
would suggest a different course. If
we backbite and curse each other how
can WI expect others to keep from do
ing so when we have set the example.
Charges are made seriously that
Harry Skinner is attempting to lead
the Populists into the Republican ranks
and that Senator Butler is doing what
he can to lead the PJpulists into the
Democratic camp. Now I do not be,
lieve either statement, although made
by some Of our own party. I believe
the statement is made simply for the
purpose of promoting the views Of the
respective factions. Nothing good can
come u of such selishness. =
II do not endorse radIcalism in any
party or individual. We have had
enough of this already in the State.
We want a good conservative admin
Istration OF State eff airs, which will
give to the people irrespective of party
affiliations the best government the
State has ever known. To do this the
conservative elements of the State
must get together and stand by the
platform of u party, with such
amendments thereto IS conditions may
! suggest from time to time in this pre-
gressive age, always keeping in view
the best interests Of the people.
The happiness, conCenEment and
prosperity Of the people must be sought
after apd promoted by ali legitimate
and proper methods. The noblest am.
billion any man can have is for the
promotion OF the happiness and wei
fare Of his fellowman. The mere as
cendancy OF party is nothing in COM
paris0n. Tnen why should We be con-
tinuallY bobbing up with our own SELF
] ish desires and with the determination
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-04-26

81 ana standing nOtU Just behind the
esTtaEn, and Sn fIH gIOU Of the coming
egnset. Behind me are the shGdOUs on
de track, before me lies the dark vGley
~aad the FSUeT. When I n1EggLe tCith cts
dark GCdters I GCGRt to cast one EtngeT-
tn0 look upon O. country whose govern
ment Ss OF the people, for the people,
sRd bN the Pe0pLe,"-L l. Polk, july
5tb, 1890.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-05-11
Gov. Leedy Satisfied.

The Governor is reported as saying
that he followed instructions and is
coming out all right on the Z. N. G.
question.
81 am having good deal of salts
faction out of the trouble the govern
ors of other states, who knew just
how to do the thing and got the state
militia assembled at once, are having
just now. arranged to weed the
boys out at home while their plan was
to weed them out after they got them
together, and it seems to me that they
are having more fun out of their ar
rangement than I am having out OF
mine. It's the kind of fun, however,
that 1 don't want and I'm rather
amused over it.
Everything is running smoothly in
this state now" continued the Cover.
nor, "and We'll have three regiment:
of as good men as ever joined the
United States army ready to move
some time before the government car
get the arms and ammunition anc
other supplies out here. This will
give the troops time for drill, and III
guarantee that there won't be an,
better troops among the volunteer,
than the three regiments from Kan
sas."