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Newspaper
The Progressive Farmer
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1895
Page
7
President Cleveland asks Congress not to adjourn for holidays until enacting a sound financial system. He cites depleted gold reserves, bond issuance, and growing anxiety in business circles. He warns a change in policy is needed to protect public funds and maintain American credit.
A letter from Buncombe County urges renewal of The Progressive Farmer subscription. It praises reformist Alliance work, appeals for back dues clearance, and offers a two dollar renewal with a Christmas payoff promotion, noting deadlines around December 31 and January 1897.
The Progressive Farmer letter from North Carolina warns merchants’ large guano orders signal rising cotton acreage and higher costs. It argues farming should diversify and plant enough food and stock to weather price swings, urging farmers to weigh risks, avoid overreliance on cotton, and seek independence from market pressures.
The German Kali display in the Agricultural Building shows potash salts and potash fertilizers. Crude salts in large glass jars illustrate fertilizing effects on crops. oils, ores, and paintings demonstrate benefits on an orange tree and cotton fields. The exhibit won the gold medal as the finest and most valuable agricultural display in the cotton states.
Bro W H Davis of Williamsboro in Vance County North Carolina suffered the destruction of his pack house and crops on December 13 with no insurance. The article lauds his long service to the Farmers Alliance, noting his roles as lecturer and business agent, his charity, and his steadfast conduct. It recalls a 1893 Greensboro Alliance meeting where he opposed taxing females in the Alliance.
A local pastor appeals to the congregation to support dependents while praising a trusted brother who faces a moral test. He compares an Alliance rosebud to Eve in Eden and urges help for widows orphans and the needy as a measure of charity. Folk verse and candid remarks from Betsy reflect community concerns.
An obituary tribute notes the September 12 1895 passing of Bro A M Veazey a Ridgeway Alliance No 132 member and speaks to his character and the sorrow of the lodge. The record also includes a committee note and a request to publish in The Progressive Farmer amid broader political observations from the Democratic press describing low local voter turnout in Norfolk Richmond and Petersburg with 2072 votes from 9000 registered.
The Richmond County Farmers' Alliance reorganized at Rockingham with officers including President Y. Morton and Vice President Jno M McKinen. Other roles listed are Secretary Nelson McRackill Treasurer Jno A McKaskill Chaplin Jno B Covington Lecturer B F McGregor Door keeper Robi Phillips and X Morton represented as subs. Wake County Alliance to meet January 14 1896 in Raleigh to discuss matters of importance. Middleton National Bank Philadelphia officials Edward Raymond ex Cashier and Chas W Raymond ex President were found guilty of misappropriating funds.
A historical platform call for a government issued currency with 2 percent tax, free coinage of silver and gold at 16 to 1, increased per capita money supply, graduated income tax, postal savings, government ownership of railroads telegraphs and telephones, land reform reclaiming alien and railroad holdings, and direct election of US Senators by district.
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