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Newspaper
The Progressive Farmer
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1894
Page
2
A reader instruction column urges correspondence to state current delivery office and sign name clearly. It also asks readers to mention seeing ads to the Progressive Tarme and reminds to check the label for time out. The piece includes a quoted political reflection by L L Poli from May 4, 1890.
A Texas paper urges Hull and Governor Hogg as Democratic nominees and notes the strike continues with reduced lawlessness. The President may form a railroad-attorney committee to investigate. Reform papers clash with gold bugs as The Arena stirs New England. Movements include sheep driving and a large turnip find in Ez ing Wake County. Editors urged to attend Greensboro Alliance meetings. official tables highlight startling state affairs. J T B Hoover tours Wake County speaking to Alliances. Buncombe reorganization restores activity despite Asheville Wall Street influence.
Opinion on the value of prevention over care argues that philanthropy alone cannot end poverty. It cites a New York coal dealer who sells at cost to the poor and employs many, urging voters to favor reforms and selfsufficiency over charity. It contrasts European welfare with American independence and praises County Alliance delegates as properly chosen.
A provocative piece compares a woman hatching eggs from her sick husband to the era of political manipulation by Wall Street and sugar interests. It argues voters must break party ties to escape a decaying patient, the nation, while mocking Alabama farmers tied to June corn and Kolb.
Wells of Smith county argues that past Alliance actions cut costs for wheat harvesters and warns against individual deals. He recalls price declines in the 1890s and 1900s, contending shared buying saved money on binders and machines.
The piece recounts Kansas farmers facing price cuts on goods and a failed 25 000 member loan scheme after 17 000 signed up. It notes the State Alliance offered 6 percent loans without commission, but lenders raised rates to 8 or 9 percent and no money flowed. Critics dismiss the deal as hollow.
The piece claims Democratic strength is collapsing across the state as primary turnout falls. It brands leaders as corrupt with ties to the Sugar Trust and Wall Street and urges desertion for reform via the People’s party, touting a warning about looming financial influence.
The piece notes that months ago the Attorney General issued an opinion on the expiration of judges terms. The matter went to the Supreme Court or individual Justices, with the Chief Justice and two associates ruling for the Governor. The ruling, published in May by some papers, is reproduced this week on another page.
A collection of brief editorial takes notes dull Rome news rehashing the Pope’s health. The Sugar Trust probe is nonpartisan, per the Providence Journal. The New York Tribune cites two shots favoring a big parliamentary majority. Senator Teller says he will not run for president.
Mr. M. F. Barnett, a Tennessee born Democrat turned reform advocate, travels for a Baltimore drug house and speaks at Raleigh about the money question. He rejects silver demonetization as a key error and aligns with a new party movement. Barnett tours towns, premised on educating citizens while church ties frame his mission.
The analysis shows 96 county towns in NC with 40 under 500 averaging 247, 19 between 500 and 1000 averaging 72, and 37 under 3700. Plus 28 noncounty towns over 500 averaging 1089, totaling 194 027 people in towns over 500 out of 1 617 947 statewide. The piece argues that the 11.9 percent in towns over 500 nearly controlled politics in 1892 and calls for broader rule by all people.
The Statesville Landmark argues voters will favor candidates based on personal acceptability and capacity over principles, urging Democratic conventions to select men who can win. It ties success to supporting Ransom for Senate and frames Vance's death vacancy as a source of Western corruption risk.
A heated-era column attacks Soe ANOTHER GOLD BUG LIAR and contrasts Democratic and Republican stances on Wall Street, tariff, and Congress. It mocks The Landmark and cites the Atlanta Journal while lampooning dyspeptic readers and a Raleigh-Durham exchange.
The Press Association approved a resolution by J L Ramsey urging advertisers to abandon wood base cuts in favor of solid metal or sliding electrotypes. The goal is to prevent swelling and warping that spoil impressions and hinder ad readability, a move already embraced by major advertisers.
A Debs circular urges American Railway Union members to refuse handling Pullman cars. It frames the dispute as a clash between producing classes and money power, warns of corporate oppression, and calls for a unified labor stand. The text links Lincoln and emancipation ideas with current labor solidarity and urges nonviolent action.
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