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Newspaper
The Progressive Farmer
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1894
Page
4
In this Topeka address the author argues against new bonds to fund a Gulf-to-North Dakota railroad, urging a government money system and rail operation for public benefit while condemning foreign domination of currency policy and warning against monetary bonds and privatized railroads.
A letter from W. J. Ecton praises the Banner Alliance in Guilford County and urges united voter support against renegade politicians. He laments political turmoil since 1892, condemns plutocrats and goldbugs, and calls for honest, principle driven voting to end party collars and defend the country under God.
A Topeka gathering in February 1894 endorsed a platform calling for national currency issued by the government, free coinage of silver and gold, a $50 per capita money supply, a graduated income tax, and government ownership of railroads and post offices. It also urged land reform to end alien ownership and rail speculation, with labor and revenue constraints.
A verse narrative from the Illinois Progressive Farmer condemns the standard of gold as a curse on labor. It critiques bondholders bankers politicians and the press for profits from contraction and gold, noting ruined farmers, withheld wages, and widespread poverty.
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