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Newspaper
The Progressive Farmer
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1891
Page
5
A Union soldier recalls a midnight rescue on a war field. A gray-clad picket, near death in the glow of lanterns, turns from foe to nurse, tending the narrator’s wound and offering comfort. The speaker vows to honor this foe’s humanity and to someday meet him again with forgiveness.
The Rev. Thomas Dixon Jr lessons on gambling expose royal and political figures in England as moral failures. He condemns high society gambling from the prince to lawmakers, urges a global crusade to end lotteries, race tracks, clubs, and parlor games, and warns of a coming common-people revolution if reform fails.
Lucius LaGoneE argues the Farmers Alliance and Industrial Union should not surrender all demands to align with the Democratic party. He warns against premature concessions and endorses pursuing justice and freedom, noting no party has offered a crumb yet.
A promotional note invites readers to subscribe to The Progressive Farmer and receive a free framed picture of the publication's leaders with a one year subscription, available after a specified date.
In Mississippi on a mission of education for the Farmers' Alliance and Industrial Union, President L L Polk of North Carolina and delegates Livingston Kansas Willetts Tennessee McDowell completed a tour from Holly Springs to Tupelo. The correspondent praises their marvelous results, magnetic oratory, and the revival of hope among yeomanry and merchants. Mississippian reports the events as a season of rejoicing and reform.
Hazlehurst Mississippi June 23 1891 The Alliance movement gains momentum as President Polk and leaders from Georgia Tennessee and Kansas visit. Support for the Sub Treasury grows in Copiah County home of Hazlehurst, with farmers urged to study Ocala demands and join the reform effort.
A 1891 Falling Creek Alliance resolution protests extravagance in Congress funeral appropriations. It denounces excessive public spending for mourning and calls for economy, limiting funeral expenditures, and urging lawmakers to avoid similar outrage at the national capital. It cites Senator Hurst’s funeral and national sums discussed.
Attorney General Kenan states county boards may fund exhibits of county resources with approved resolutions and in coordination with justices of the peace. The ruling cites state law sections on county power, finance, and fairs, noting no special tax or county stock subscription without legislature consent. The measure aims to showcase state resources while aligning with constitutional and code provisions.
A committee led by J T Kennedy M E Britt and A A Grantham urges taxpayers to watch public officials with Argus eyes and denounce unnecessary committee appointments during Congressional recess that favor relatives of lawmakers at public expense. J A Stevens serves as secretary for Falling Creek Alliance. Agricultural Bee and Rural Home to copy.
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