Chats with the Brethren and Readers' Subscriptions
A wide list of readers from North Carolina and nearby states send renewals and new subscribers to THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER. Notes praise for the Alliance, reports of county meetings, and a mortgage debt analysis of Maine and Vermont contrast with a political editorial on reform and party prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D. Newman
Warren County
David Daniel
Wilson County
D. O. Bryan
Moore County
Bro. Bryan
C. H. Reeves
Buncombe County
D. McCain
Carteret County
Bro. McCain
W. D. Wall
Rockingham County
Old
Rockingham
Hudgins
Gates County
Jones
Wayback
J. R. Bell
Snowden Alliance
H. F. Freeman
S. T. Stewart
Iowa
J. H. Painter
Jackson County
Alliance
Cyrus Thompson
Will Spreak
Monroe
Wadesboro
Lumberton
Tar Heel
Elizabeth City
Thompson
Progressive Farmer
Bro. Hoover
Business Agency
Jo. Henderson Cole
Johnson County Alliance
Fork Creek Alliance
Pine Level Alliance
Bro. Cole
No Begging Admitted in Charters Debate
The Goldsboro Caucasian denies claims of begging the legislature to adopt amendments. It cites two proposed amendments covering the preamble and accuses Taney of pressuring for eight charter changes, calling them unfair. The writer asserts Alliance officers sought justice calmly and warns of hard bargaining to restore Raleigh control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goldsboro
Alliance
Raleigh
Brown's Iron Bitters Endorsement Note
A historic testimonial claims Brown's Iron Bitters can revive strength when one feels weak and worn out, promoting its tonic benefits and boosting vitality.
A Chance but Don’t Shoot Where Is Governor Carr
Hapless telephone chat sketches a 1890s North Carolina scene with talk of Governor Carr notary offices and tariff reform. The dialogue uses rural voices to critique alliances, politics, and the looming 1896 campaign. Betsy jokes about reformers and violence, while Major Robbins and Col. Telfair surface in rumor and satire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seven Pines
Richmond
Kurnel Bill Robbins
Statesville
Betsy
Kurnel Robbins
Cleveland
Alliance
North Carolina
Major Robbins
Carr
Plutsocrats
Bilkine
Col
Sam Telfair
Chicago
Washington
Col. Telfair
Major Roberts
Cffis
Congress
Betéij
Lincoln Courier
Lincoln County
L Jy
Hickey Mercury
Issues for the Future on Free Coinage and Alliances
The piece agrees with the Southern Mercury about party platforms. It pledges support for silver advocates to gain broader rights and notes that free coinage would benefit all citizens if allied with other reforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern
Mercury
Reform plank drive in alliance politics stated
The passage argues a reform program requires several strong planks beyond a single issue like gold bugs. It notes alliance platform history but urges comprehensive reforms and cautions against narrow views from small silver papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alliance
Flank movement criticism sparks farmers to desert parties
The Mecklenburg Times argues that many farmers left the Democratic party for the Populists due to social distance between town and country and hostile press coverage. The piece contends this is not the prime cause, denounces derisive journalism, praises the Grange and Alliance platforms, and warns against soft soap tactics while urging vigilant support for Alliance lectures and Progressive Farmer subscriptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mecklenburg Times
Democratic Party
the Times
Charlotte
Grange
Alliance
Grange and
New York Herald
Reform
Also Mentioned on This Page
W. J. Davis
Bro. Davis
J. P. Sossaman
Mecklenbug County
Richard Razor
Richard
Geof Fike
Tennessee
George Pennington
J. D. Yates
Chatham County
W. 8. Bartlett
Iredell County
Iredell
Bro. Bartlett
Jackson
Maine
Vermont
Durham Globe
Nothern
North
South
Charlotte Observer
Farmers’ Alliance
Julius Caesar
Napoleon Bonaparte
Zeke Bilkins
Saulston
Mr. Epior
Gro. H. Smith
R. Roc
Cullen & Newman
Gay ST
Knoxville, Tenn
Fairview Stallions
Franklin
BP. William-Co
Fairview Farm
N.C
W. A. Graham
Marhpelah
N. C
Nota
W. H. Worth
S. B.A
Buckeye Juni
Alliance Ni
Bensalem
Kansas City
J. H. Wattles
Hest
Albemare Co
Taylor H. Taylor & CO
E. Market St
Charlottsy
Sec’y-Treas
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