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Newspaper
The Progressive Farmer
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1893
Page
2
A reflective excerpt cites L L Polk from July 1890 describing a country governed by the people. The passage contrasts shadows on the track with a dark valley and river, ending with a longing to cast a lingering look upon a government of the people by the people and for the people.
The Virginia State Alliance meets in Richmond on the 15th, with a good gathering predicted. North Carolina editors joke about money woes. The Carthage Blade’s tomato tale amuses. Elzin and Walthman watch factories cut labor by half. The Waterloo Observer praises open eyes in politics. Bank failures total 43, with 425 other failures. factories pause but may resume. The sugar trust locks buyers to a single supplier and hefty government bounty shadows finance.
The piece argues Congress should act to relieve financial distress, citing gold reserves rising to 100 million dollars and ongoing outflows. It condemns the demonetization movement as a global money power conspiracy connected to Carlisle and Cleveland, urging decisive action and denouncing traitors.
An editorial reprint compiles responses from more than thirty newspapers on Senator Vance. It cites shifts in party stance since the bosses spoke and argues that Vance remains faithful to old Democratic money principles despite claims of joking or duty by opponents.
The Farmers' Voice denounces bankers and officials claiming disaster while the Treasury report for June shows $110,109,922.54 in gold coin idle in the nation’s funds. It argues rhetoric of doom contrasts with actual liquidity and calls out profit-seeking critics.
A Nation warned against hoarding and a gold standard push as bonds rise. The piece argues the Treasury holds vast gold and silver assets yet debt grows, mocks Wall Street mendicants, and questions the panic sparked by gold shipments to England. It cites Senator Vance and Sherman as political flashpoints and ridicules a Craven county man Morris for fleas and folly.
Washington correspondent reports that Mr. Crisp will shape House committees to advance the administration and Democratic policy. The Sherman act repeal is favored by the coinage committee, with Bland’s chairmanship uncertain. The piece criticizes Wall Street influence and mocks party fickleness while noting reform pledges and platform ambiguities.
The piece cites Senator Vance and criticism over not standing on the Chicago platform. It notes the News and Observer questioned the Sherman act’s harm and suggested no direct link to currency troubles. It asserts the paper favors a cautious, methodical view, arguing repeal is not urged for economic reasons.
The Prosperity Howler prints extracts urging Beaumont’s Alliance picnic with Old Jim Weaver, Jamestown nine in Eugletown on the 20th, and a county Alliance meeting. It mocks Congress debates, calls for repeal of the Sherman law and the Alliance charter, and urges lynching parties to keep Virginia reform honest, while urging military action to break up Alliance meetings.
The Atlanta Journal claimed a standing wager against Zeke Bilkins offering a mule for the first tariff essay since the election. The paper won the mule by publishing an editorial on wool tax absurdity, while Bilkins may hold his farm and mail the animal if the offer stands final.
A Tarboro subscriber letter questions the value of state bank issued money versus national bank currency, sparking a back‑and‑forth on the News and Observer’s stance. The piece notes past editorials opposing state banks, recent shifts toward support, and calls out inconsistent positions within a single month.
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