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Newspaper
The Progressive Farmer
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1895
Page
2
A brief editorial note urges correspondents in every county to publish concise communications on tangible value and outcomes. It promotes presenting solid demonstrated facts over theories and hints at a reflective, riverward mood behind a sunset climax.
The piece praises alliances and labor groups, notes political booster lines for silver and cranks, and reports on the Teachers' Assembly officers. It mentions J. Y. Joyner and Chas. J. Parker, plus J. P. Sossaman's organizing work and an upcoming State Alliance meeting in Cary on the second Thursday in August.
The Kentucky Democratic State platform endorses the gold standard and the Cleveland administration. P. W. Hardin, a free coinage Democrat, is nominated for Governor and accepted. The editorial condemns the move as a major fraud, urging voters to abandon the party for genuine reform and bimetallic policy. It notes tensions between goldbug leaders and free coinage factions and mocks the Populists for courting Democrats.
The article argues farmers institutes should be recognized as key education bodies in applying science to farming. It notes New York and several states fund institutes, critiques Southern lagging, and urges integration with colleges and experiment stations to bring schools to counties. It also attacks book monopolies and defends public oversight.
The Lexington Kentucky women with school suffrage are mobilizing to influence the upcoming school board election. Their bold stance aims to strengthen schools and is urged as a model for sisters in other cities.
A critical examination of bankers and their role in finance faces a sharp rebuke for alleged favoritism toward government bonds and gold standards. The piece cites Marshall's 1866 remarks and a Kentucky Democratic convention straddle over silver versus gold, warning of broader party shifts and implications for 1896 politics.
County meetings loom and all Sub-Alliance groups should send strong delegations. Pay dues and elect delegates promptly so the Secretary can report to the County Secretary. Invite the public to hear speakers and spread Alliance doctrine to boost strength for a strong State meeting.
Auditor Furman uses an Attorney General opinion to justify paying Campbell 9940 for Democratic party service. Bryan of Chatham is removed from the committee, with papers predicting a meeting under party control. The piece then shifts to critique of graft and the silver cause, before noting Spring lambs and crossbreeding in the South.
A Raleigh reader from Durham, June 25, 1895, argues that silver certificates and standard silver dollars differ in legal tender status. He claims standard dollars have debt paying power up to five dollars, while trade and Mexican dollars do not, creating a 40 cent advantage for standard coins in practice. He warns goldbugs threaten to strip silver dollars of legal tender status and cites abundance of circulation and prior use of Mexican and trade dollars.
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