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Newspaper
The Progressive Farmer
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1892
Page
2
The note instructs subscribers on how to request a newspaper delivery change to a different office, to supply real time and post office details, and to sign their own name. It urges readers to mention seeing ads in THE PROGRESSIVE WARMER and reminds that the date on the label indicates their service end date.
A lengthy editorial roundup discusses reform, the Alliance, and the fading strength of old parties in North Carolina. It notes Eugene Loyalties, editor insights from Piedmont Herald and Wilmington Messenger, and calls for multi party election judges while recounting local party activity, meetings, and a burglary at The Progressive Farmer office. The piece laments press demands for brief articles and highlights regional political shifts, including farmer alliances and electoral readiness.
On the day a telegram arrived announcing Mr Frick of Carnegie Steel Company had been shot a Union soldier shouted Three cheers for the man who shot Frick He refused to retract He was punished by hanging by the thumbs twice shaved half his head and expelled from camp Gen Snowden approved The brutality is now claimed illegal and soldiers are outraged Officers face prosecution for overstepping authority with no clear end in sight
The next annual meeting of the North Carolina State Alliance will meet in Greensboro on August 9. Delegates from every county are expected, with officers and delegates to the National Alliance to be elected. A key agenda item is a permanent insurance-like system to aid brethren who suffer losses from fire or other disasters, funded pro rata by each Alliance. Zeke Bilkins and Betsy will attend Greensboro.
Denver July 27 reports General Weaver drawing about 6000 at the Coliseum while Mrs Lease spoke to 4000 more. Colorado is solid for the People's party and the silver States west of the Missouri River are urged to follow. The piece also notes disbanding of old parties in Colorado and discusses Sub-Treasury plans and public finance ideas.
A Greensboro based organizer, Bro W H Warner, is appointed to spread the Citizens' Alliance across North Carolina towns. The group seeks reform minded members from any respectable business and urges support from reform allies to distribute literature. J M Mewborne and Bro E P Hauser travel to Raleigh for statewide canvassing in support of third party efforts.
The piece mocks South Carolina reformers who went to Democratic conventions to push their points and elect delegates to Chicago. It contrasts their influence with the platform, suggests Cleveland controls much of it, and quips that North Carolina avoids dry political wells while the region seeks new guidance.
From the American Farm News a push for national management of highways. Advocates say firm smooth stone roads require national action and that bonding should be avoided to pay as you go. Notes macadam efficiency and warns local control yields poorer roads.
A brief opinion from the St. Louis Monitor complains about Democratic reform stalling on tariff bills and a rising billion-dollar House budget. It blasts Watson’s tax plan, attacks demagogues, defends a saloon in the Capitol, and praises selfless ownership of dollars amid partisan politics.
In a lively exchange with editor and Col. Robinson, farmer Zeke Bilkins laments heat and politics. He questions Cleveland’s aid to farmers while pressing for agricultural insight and a focus on farming over party disputes.
The Alabama Reformer proclaims to keep going regardless of casualties and threats. It vows to fire red hot shot along the line and press onward to tell the truth, oppose plutocrats and Democrats, and skin the devil with a lash.
Cartuaag NC July 25 1592 letter argues the convention did nominate Koonce and Perry by majority after an adjournment vote. It notes a later reconsideration and cites a Grady letter via Bladen secretary King to explain the process and defend the convention’s actions.
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