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Newspaper
The Progressive Farmer
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1894
Page
2
A vivid, dated reminiscence from July 1890 portrays Tam on stage behind a curtain, facing a track and river valley. The speaker pledges to join the people, with Oaks L referenced as a for the people and by the people figure amid fading light.
The State Alliance Executive Committee will meet soon and members are urged to attend and bring back lapsed members. The piece attacks ballot manipulation and partisan talk in Alliance halls, defends nonpartisan Alliance principles, praises Treasurer Worth, and counsels礼 to avoid politics in lodge meetings while urging brotherly persuasion over force.
The Alliance urges rapid county meeting organization in January with full turnout. Members should elect delegates and submit full reports to the State Secretary. Farmers are urged to stock in the shoe factory and buy through the Business Agency to boost Allied products and silence opposition. The message warns against feeding city critics who would control members' lives.
The Alliance calls for nationwide unity to protect free institutions from corporate greed and to advance education and relief for suffering humanity. It urges officers to lead, publish again warnings about monopolies, and notes corrections on political representation. The New York Herald reports early diphtheria antitoxin import and urges local production readiness.
The discovery of a near infallible diphtheria remedy sparks widespread interest and controversy. The New York Times editorial cites high city and national deaths, urging cautious adoption as officials consider municipal manufacture and early administration to prevent fatal outcomes.
A letter argues the South Carolina six percent bill failed by one vote and urges North Carolina to enact a six percent rate. It condemns lenders charging eight percent, calls for penalties, and warns legislators against opposition, saying they risk public scorn and future elections.
In Gastonia business circles rumors spread about Judge Clark's letter and a predicted six percent interest rate becoming legal. Some merchants claim the legislature will enact the rate, reflecting a push in local financial policy.
The Outlook compares 1894 to 1892 results showing Democrats down 8 percent, Republicans down 1 percent, Prohibitionists down 5 percent, while the Populist party gains about 30 percent and likely surpasses it. States report sharp rises in Populist votes, signaling a forthcoming landslide in 1896.
President Cleveland attacks policy favors free coal and iron, denunciations of bonds and a proposed banking law. He argues currency elasticity is harmed by banks and urges continuing教育 and public pressure to enact reforms for prosperity.
The Statesville Landmark and others debate whether party politics affect farm product prices. The piece argues legislation, supply and demand, and speculation shape prices more than party policy. It notes Stephen N. Noble of Anniston, Alabama, collected Cotton Exchange cotton prices in New York records.
The article lists House majorities by year from 1872 to 1894, noting shifts between Democratic and Republican control and cotton prices in New York, with remarks on political accountability. It calls for prosecuting ballot box rogues and praises Hyde County as a premier corn county with rich soil and drainage features.
Grady reports the millennial project is postponed indefinitely as county commissioners oppose proceeding with the business. Brady asks what troubles, Grady cites official opposition as the barrier to moving forward.
Mr G W Broughton of Wake and Mr A H Moody of Wake county announce bids for Doorkeeper of the House. Mr J E Rue of Halifax county served as juror in Federal Court last week. Mr E W Flake of Anson county also seeks the Doorkeeper post.
A letter argues county commissioners hold excessive power in the state, controlling road access and bond issuance. It condemns high bond requirements in Wake and Mecklenburg counties, noting partisan bias in approving bonds and calling for abolishing or curbing commissioner authority. The writer urges reform to limit misuse of official power.
The article recounts Tammany Hall as an infamous political group with roots back to 1789. It describes its transformation from a benevolent society to a powerful club on 14th Street, near Broadway, shaping city and state government for years. It notes recent elections reduced its grip and hints at potential dissolution amid public opposition.
The National Reformer quotes a speaker urging readers to vote for a candidate aligned with the old party if it improves family welfare and farm income. The article casts the office seeker as someone who would work for a salary of 5000 dollars a year to aid wheat and cotton growers and their households.
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