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Newspaper
The Progressive Farmer
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1895
Page
2
A line from L. L. Posin written in 1800 envisions a nation where governance rests with the people. The speaker stands between fading track shadows and a river valley, contemplating a lasting gaze toward a country shaped by popular rule.
The Salisbury Watchman urges an international silver dispute with England over policy. The Charlotte Observer is grilled over labeling leaders as "first order of ability" and is challenged to name others favoring free coinage. Four Democrats, one colored, arrested in Asheville for buying votes, with $400 bonds. State revenue act ratification disputed. Worth and Osborne support tax collection. Coke challenges. The North Carolina Farmer revival by Hampton and Jones brings agricultural content to light.
The News and Observer editor and directors face contempt or criminal libel claims as critics claim they undermine the North Carolina judiciary. The piece condemns partisan attacks, defends Carr vs Coke, notes many Democratic lawyers back the court, and warns of anarchy from those seeking political advantage.
The writer accuses the Democratic party, led by figures like Cleveland and Hoke Smith, of cloaking corporate influence and election manipulation. He condemns the party as a Pharisaic faction serving Wall Street, calls for a purge, and suggests honest members have already left or stay as lobbyists awaiting true reform. He mocks the News and Observer editor for praising party ties despite internal disagreements.
On a Memphis return trip from a sound money powwow, banker Broder from Russellville and Ben Perkins from Elkton argued over a silver dollar. Broder asked Perkins to cut it in half to tip the sleeping car porter, but Perkins kept the coin, claiming it worth only fifty cents. The porter pocketed the coin, leaving Broder puzzled about the dollar's value.
Mr. O. M. Sanders of Walkersville, NC, writes the Lumberton Populist arguing against the Progressive Farmer on counterfeiting silver. He says gold standard supporters harm debtors and cites bankers in Charlotte and Raleigh as examples fed on such literature from the Observer and Enquirer.
The piece argues that many voters are bound to a political party, wearing a metaphorical collar and label, voting straight tickets, and feeling ownership of the party. It claims professionals exploit this loyalty, trading one office for a fatter one, while voters forget their broader country and state interests.
A dramatic 1890s account traces Senate Bill 51 and the push for free silver ahead of a presidential election. It names nine senators who supported Stewart and later opposed the Sherman law, urging readers to remember their votes and warning of political maneuvering in Washington.
A Salisbury Watchman editorial argues for reversing the last 30 years of tight money policy. It warns that currency contraction harms producers, lowers prices, and drives laborers and farmers into tenancy, urging expansion of the money supply to raise prices and avert national ruin.
A Raleigh based reform paper The Progressive Farmer owned by Mrs L L Polk carries at its top the July 4 1890 message from her husband Hon L L Polk quoted with imagery of shadows on tracks and a dark valley. The excerpt praises a government of the people for the people and by the people.
An editorial in the Danville Star criticizes a pair of goldbug arguments saying free silver coinage would double bullion value while Virginia tobacco farmers would receive half their crop due to depreciation. The Wilmington Dispatch calls the pairing illogical, noting prior use of similar lines by goldbugs.
The State Press Association met in Greensboro on the 17th at the Benbow House with a banquet ride and excursion to Guilford Battle Ground. Officers were elected including President C L Stevens and Secretary John B Sherrill. delegates and alternates to the National Editorial Association were named. Editors then traveled to Morehead City for a two day Atlantic Hotel guest visit.
Richard Razor of the People's Paper at Charlotte mocks delinquent readers and laments small subscriptions. He jokes about subsisting on subscriptions and coffee, warns farmers to post blackberry orchards, and ends with a note about taking $3 as the Progressive Farmer stays distant from briar patches.
A Brooklyn Catholic priest Father Mahoney warns of famine in a city of plenty. He says hundreds of families starve as work ends, factories close, and wages drop. He blames bloodhounds for crushing mills to push prices higher, urging relief before appalling outcomes.
A Mobile crowd witnessed a decisive victory by Senator Bryan over Clarke in a silver debate. The Nebraska speaker outmatched Clarke in argument, leaving Clarke and his supporters unable to anchor a viable defense, according to reports from the event.
The Tuscaloosa Journal comments on Clarke's conduct toward Bryan, calling him cowardly and blaming Clarke's temper for a hostile scene. It notes the large Mobile audience, practice of silvery sentiment, and the lengthy cheers as Bryan was escorted from the operator to his hotel, illustrating South political divisions.
A Raleigh satire and legal critique examine Secretary of State Octavius Coke and the publication of the 1895 Revenue Act. Arguments center on affidavits, certification, and whether ratification terms match original manuscripts, raising questions about legal accuracy and fiscal effect. the piece asserts the 1885 Revenue Acts remain the law and taxes will be collected.
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