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Newspaper
The Progressive Farmer
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1895
Page
2
A compilation of editorial jabs about the Alabama legislature and national politics. It urges funding for schools, notes reform papers, discusses bonds for Grover Cleveland, and mocks a slander bureau while recounting social news about H A Latham and Miss Ella O.
Farmers face a dilemma on what to plant and how much to grow as prices for corn fall and other staples drop. The piece urges diversification including trucking dairying and poultry, cutting imports, and urging Alliance members to work harder at home while criticising outsiders and supporting reform agitation.
The legislature cannot decide the lowest bid for Public Printing and debates a remedy. The writer suggests electing a Public Printer as an officer either by legislature or by popular vote. They warn printing may go to a Democratic firm under current plans and urge adherence to the lowest bid principle.
A call urges Sub-Alliance members across the state to awaken and contribute effort. It emphasizes unity beyond regional divides, honoring patriotism and home life while urging neighbors to join, fuel momentum, and avoid stagnation in the nation’s civic engine.
The Thomasville News lauds the Progressive Farmer as the leading reform paper and urges its weekly visitation to every Davidson family, promising its front line stance and advocacy.
The six per cent interest law is praised as a population driven reform. It lowers costs without driving capital away and acts as a stay law for pre existing notes. Banks must follow state usury laws and evading lenders risk consequences.
The legislature accelerated action last week passing an interest bill and an election law in the House. The county government bill cleared caucus amid a flurry of other measures. The session aims to continue productive pace.
The Southern Mercury urges strong Farmers' Alliance organization now to unite producers with organized labor. It argues reform comes from the working classes and warns that without unity the country risks error or revolution. The piece calls for reorganization during the leisure season and expansion to every state.
The Mercury urges farmers to push Alliance work and expand its reach. It argues the organization can number millions within two years, uniting voters for right and loosening the laboring classes from slavery-like chains. It calls for ongoing organization of Alliances everywhere.
The piece attacks Democratic officials over election fraud in Smithers precinct near Richmond. It cites arrests and a Henrico county perjury and theft verdict, contrasting jailward treatment with a late prison stay and supper funded by the sheriff. It decries perceived justice and urges party action.
A discussion on expunging the 1879 expulsion of Josiah Turner from the House. It recalls Jackson era votes and Benton’s expunging in 1837, naming Clay Webster Calhoun against expurgation and Benton Brown Buchanan Bayard Dane and Linn for Jackson. It notes Turner’s alleged wrong and praise for Turner by Judge Dillard of Greensboro.
A house resolution proposes expunging from the 1879 journal the expulsion of Hon. Josiah Turner. It deems the expulsion evil, unconstitutional, and undebated, and orders the clerk to physically redact the passage with the words expunged by order of the House on a designated date in 1895.
A protest poem denounces government tyranny and the push for child labor in factories. The speaker rails against drink, mills, and cranks who seek reforms, warning of a rising army and the loss of boys to industrial exploitation.
The Lenoir Topic reports a unnamed gentleman in Caldwell County tried to estimate Friday night snowfalls. He has not finished his calculation and warned editors against revealing his name.
A list of renewals and new subscribers from multiple counties praises The Progressive Farmer. Names include J W Cole Wayne County W E Murphy Pitt County A J Cook Catawba County and many others. The note mentions a premium list offering gifts to Lady Agents and a push to broaden circulation.
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