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Newspaper
The Progressive Farmer
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1893
Page
2
A public notice urges submitters to reveal real names and signatures on letters or notices. It emphasizes clear authorship and posting names to ensure credibility and reception by readers and officials.
Col J R Webster visits office. Wake Forest event planned. California rail regulators ousted. antioption law debated. Alliance notes, bank failure, and farm economy concerns color a broad 1893 snapshot with remarks on canals, railroads, and politics.
Irish potatoes acted as a drug on last season's market and North Carolina growers failed to receive first cost. Producers may plant less, but conditions could repeat, so some may risk another crop, hoping to beat cotton. If unsold, potatoes can be eaten.
The piece laments the legislature's inaction and notes widespread Democratic control with a breakaway comment from a few factions. It warns that continued ineffective bills and cautious tactics may erode public trust and increase costs, urging the paper to keep readers informed.
The passage notes foreign nations’ quick overthrows and contrasts with America’s voting and functioning system. It claims Hawaii overturned its government inside two days, dismissed the Queen, and nearly ceded the islands to the United States out of spite.
The piece cites President Andrew Jackson's 1834 congressional message urging state level inspections of pension claims. It argues honest veterans welcome scrutiny while fraudsters would be exposed, reducing treasury losses beyond prior estimates.
The Progressive Farmer urges a dog tax to fund sheep protection and curb excess dog ownership. It supports keeping at least one dog per family for poultry protection and suggests taxing owners of multiple dogs to reduce waste and aid families in need.
The Washburne Hatch anti option bill cleared the Senate by 40 to 29 with Ransom and Vance opposing. Pairs were Carlisle with Paddock and Aldrich with Quay. The measure had House approval June 9 1892 and moves to conference as Washburn requests.
The State Chronicle and The Progressive Farmer discuss a split over the 1891 State Alliance presidency at Morehead City. They claim Democrats supported Marion Butler and that a Raleigh influence group tried to block Scarborough, while warning of graft and subterfuge in party circles.
A Wake County reader reports a con artist, claiming Canadian origin, preying on Democrats across the state. Traveling by buggy with two horses, the man offers a $15 knives and forks set or a $3 spoon set through a fake Cleveland Free Trade Democratic Club that ships goods from Canada at absurd prices. He targets worried Democrats, promising to steer them back to party lines while profiting from phony memberships.
New York reports President Cleveland arrived January 3 and urged continuation of current policy. He warns the country faces a likely crash if policy persists, argues suspending silver purchases under the Sherman act could restore confidence. He says the danger lies with the nation, not a party, and questions stopping silver to ease pressure.
J. Clay county based lecturer and farmer Bell has entered the writing field. He is now noted as a nonpartisan in the Chronicle of gaturdaf and quotes the Alliance constitution. Bell previously toured as a political speaker and once visited the city after the election.
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