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Newspaper
The Progressive Farmer
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1895
Page
2
A poetically voiced scene places Tam just behind a curtain in glowing light of a sunset. Shadows on the track loom behind, a dark valley and river lie ahead as a reflective, people’s government aspiration is voiced amid early July imagery.
A ragbag of political chatter and local color spans railings on the earth’s surface, silver vs gold money, and the Democratic Executive Committee. It notes D. P. Meacham’s alliance work, a Pro Market piece, and the spread of Coin’s Financial School, with trains selling vast copies and readers in Richmond, Raleigh, and England.
A Chicago pamphlet portrays A M Rothschild Co as an omnipotent department store with unlimited capital aiming to crush small dealers and consolidate markets. It warns of rising concentration like Standard Oil and sugar trusts, urging merchants to ally with farmers to resist wall street power.
The Southern Mercury argues the Farmers' Alliance must be strengthened to back the reform party as it prepares to seize government power. It warns of organized opposition by money power to discredit reform and urges universal Alliance organization, including sub Alliances, across states and counties.
The financial press roils over Coin's Financial School with editors and financiers denouncing its influence. A New York World editorial excerpt complains that advocates of sound money challenge the status quo, sparking broad indignation among bankers and plutocrats.
The U S Supreme Court denied Eugene V Debs habeas corpus plea after his Chicago strike trial. He will serve a six month sentence in prison, while supporters praise his moral courage and call for sacrifice, noting labor’s gains from strikes and a cooperative Star in Richmond after a prior printers strike.
J C Thompson, a Sedalia Mo bank cashier, defaulter, jailed awaiting trial. Lexington Ky ex-city tax collectors Davidson and Sharp are found short in accounts by 19000 and 15000 dollars respectively. Hartford Conn teller Tracy on bond after stealing 9500. Wright & Warner agent Wright missing with 200000 in bonds. Bevin of Middleton Conn also missing along with 2000 sound money dollars. Brooklyn lawyer Finkbone bonds on forged hotel bill.
The publisher withdraws the offer to give away the book History of the Legislature after two weeks of advertising and only one subscriber inquiry. They say the book would reform readers if it could be read, but cannot afford to waste time on a giveaway.
An extended discussion links nervousness to overwork worry and impure blood with a vivid anecdote about commercial travelers and a frantic bid to withdraw a Britannica offer. The piece moves to silver demonetization, Bland Allison, and Carlisle quotes arguing for bi metallism, criticizing political figures and calling for legislative action despite hostility to the administration.
The Richmond Times and Harper's Weekly mock farmers for thinking free coinage and a $40 per capita circulation guarantees a $40 payment from Washington. They claim some farmers also believe supporters of the gold standard have already received $49 in advance, per the Richmond Star.
Extracts from Carlilses celebrated 1878 speech oppose silver demonetization and contrast with his goldbug address. He warns that destroying half the metallic money would cause dire global distress beyond wars and famines and urges workable constitutional measures to defeat the crime and seek a just metal value ratio.
A Columbane dispatch quotes Hon. Allen W. Thurman asserting Secretary Carlisle’s address is a repetitive anti reform speech. He accuses Carlisle of misrepresenting Democratic senators and the 1873 act, cites Judge Thurman and Senator Beck denying knowledge of demonetization aims, and questions Carlisle’s honesty.
A British government telegraph report praised for substituting post office control in 1870, reducing rates and boosting use. It notes 70 million messages yearly under government operation, lower per word costs, and rapid delivery. Comparisons to Paraguay Belgium and the U S illustrate the benefits and calls for similar adoption locally.
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