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Newspaper
The Progressive Farmer
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1894
Page
2
The passage blends a promotional notice for advertisers in The Progressive Farmer with a call for readers to sign their names on letters. It includes a civic admonition about changing offices and reminds readers they should mention seeing the ad in The Progressive Farmer. The closing lines quote L. L. Polk and a reflection on national ideals.
Editorial urges Alliance members to attend Sub meetings and renew subscriptions. Warns against lazy officials and mocks Grover, blaming monopolists for Congressmen. Cites Hazen on counterfeiting arrests and Augusta voting declines. Encourages reorganizing Sub Alliances, recruiting new members and timely payments, noting Christmas subscription as a gift.
The National Alliance schedules a Raleigh gathering on the first Tuesday in February with delegates from many states, a cornerstone laying for the Polk monument, and speeches by notable figures. The bureau urges prompt monument fund contributions and widespread State participation, plus local Alliance meetings and dues collection.
Bro Thadeus Ivey becomes State Alliance Business Agent after W H Worth resigns as he is elected North Carolina State Treasurer. Ivey, 39, born in Rockingham, has three and a half years as chief bookkeeper and prior Alliance service including a Rockingham VP term. The paper urges readers to subscribe and support the Progressive Farmer.
The letter denounces county commissioners for aiding corrupt pollholders and betraying oaths in political battles. It argues many are hypocritical churchgoers, warns true Alliancemen to choose action over inaction, and asks readers if they push or hold back.
The American Agriculturist advocates more frequent rural mails and free delivery in all settled townships, arguing urban centers rely on rural areas for life and commerce. It calls for partial city funding, simpler postal classifications, cheap reel post, and fractional currency to improve the post office, urging public pressure until Congress acts.
A rural newspaper appeal celebrates reader letters praising The Progressive Farmer and urges subscribers to renew promptly and recruit neighbors. It notes the paper refuses campaign funds and has stood against opposition, calling on farmers and laborers to join or reorganize Sub-Alliance chapters nationwide.
The Atlanta Journal notes a moral shift among voters across parties and credits a new party with the city’s upheaval against long‑standing corruption. It argues the goldbug monopoly press fled as people flocked to the reform movement.
The piece condemns papers slow to push reform and urges immediate renewal for The Progressive Farmer. It warns about gold standard fears, cites Richmond Times on gold withdrawals, notes bond sales, and argues currency should remain strong despite goldbugs, ending with a blunt call to tremble at jail doors for rogues.
A December dispatch from Washington reports Senator Ransom delivering a major speech that defeats Daniel’s closure motion and kills all tariff legislation for the current Congress. The text labels him a tariff reformer, yet scholars note his past rhetoric versus the present outcome, inviting reflection on party loyalties.
The Caucasian Publishing Company was organized and incorporated in the city last week with Marion Butler W F Stroud A C Shuford W A Guthrie W H Worth and J C L Harris as incorporators. Chairman Butler plans to move the paper from Goldsboro and publish a daily issue with substantial stock subscribed.
The Farmers' Alliance gains momentum nationwide as farmers assess positions and call for organized effort in every community. Tulare Citizens urges timely shoe factory collections and subscription reports, stressing a $4500 goal by the first for land and building. Send cash and reports to W. S. Barnes, State Secretary, Raleigh, North Carolina.
A reader cites varied senses of the editorial we from Billings Times, noting it can refer to editor in chief or entire staff or the nation, and even to a diseased reader when unpaid. The Christian Sun marks its centennial issue with a large paper, listing churches, ministers, 40 educational institutions, and historical religious material.
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