Why the Alliance Must Live in North Carolina
A Progressive Farmer correspondent argues the Alliance remains essential to educate on government, unite farmers, and counter extortion by other classes. He cites doctors as taxed professionals and urges farmers to organize, calling for moral leadership, unity, and adherence to the golden rule. He laments political hatred and urges men who fear God to value church and state over money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nce
Progressive Farmer
Haywood
N. C
Iannot
J. E. Spence
Abe
Sing Sing
Booth
Garfield
Chicago
Washington
L. W. Surrorp
Evils of Politics and Honest Abe in a Log Cabin
The writer reflects on Abraham Lincoln's origins in a log cabin and how the label Honest Abe fits the man. He recalls early 19th century poverty, noting great leaders often arose from humble beginnings and praising Lincoln as a model virtuous, educated statesman.
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Mannina
N. C
Abraham Lincoln
Abe
Tugurio
America
Alliance Revival in Texas Sparks Rapid Growth
The Southern Mercury reports a phenomenal Alliance expansion in Texas with new members and reorganized chapters. Leaders Evan Jones Perdue McMeans Daws Fanny Leak promote a united effort against plutocracy, urging workers to rally for revival and push Alliance principles as the fight intensifies across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercury
Texas
Southern Mercury
Evan Jones
Perdue
McMeans
Daws
Fanny Leak
Ashby
Alliance
Fannie Leake
The Right to Life and the Earth as Common Heritage
A speaker denounces reliance on constitutions and laws over natural rights. He argues every person has a basic right to live, drawing on earth air and water, and warns that mortgage debt and land concentration threaten life by denying access to natural means. The text frames a social crisis of land ownership and inequality in the United States.
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Ive
Farmer
Wivare
Free Country
United States
E. Stituman Dovusiepay
Sat
Eects Avenue
Klyn
N.Y
Open Letter to President Cleveland on Financial Crisis
Bryan Tyson argues the currency contraction harms the economy. He compares 1865 with 1893, noting higher per capita money and far more business failures in 1893 with $24 per capita in circulation versus $80 in 1865. He urges safe and prudent financial ideas and criticizes demonetization of silver.
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Grover Cleveland
United States
Chicago
Farmers’ Tribune
Des Moins
Iowa
Bryan Tyson
Democrats and Populists Clash Over Free Silver
The North Carolina Democratic party has courted Populists and the Farmer's Alliance, sacrificing self respect in a Raleigh declaration in favor of free silver. The move seeks to regain Populist support but could alienate valuable Democrats, as warned by the Concord Times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic Party
North Carolina
Farmer’s Alliance
Raleigh
Concord Times
Dem
Letter from Kansas urges unity for 1896 Omaha platform
A Kansas letter to The Progressive Farmer laments drought losses and hard times under a gold standard. The writer backs West support, warns against joining bimetallic factions, and calls for action in 1896 to fight organized monopoly and secure justice for wealth producers. References include the Omaha platform and the need to align with Republican or progressive causes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Iiorror Progressiv
Dreuth
Bi Metalic
Stand by your colors in the political fight
Mary Hawi argues against a single plank platform and silver coinage as a sole issue. She urges Republicans and Democrats to stay united across lines, wage a full-line war, and settle matters rightly. She also notes fruit pricing advice about thinning during heavy crops to improve value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Platform
Mary Hawi
Demands Adopted from Populist Platform on Money Land and Transport
The platform demands a government issued national currency with 2 percent tax cap, unlimited coinage of silver and gold at 16 to 1, and a per capita money supply of at least 50 dollars. It calls for postal savings banks, reclaiming alien lands, government ownership of key transport lines, and direct election of U S Senators by district popular vote.
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Wear
United States
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Alliance Revival
Mary
CL Land
McKelve
Louisville
John T.lewis & Brob.co
Philadelphia
Morley
Ireland
St. Louis
Salem
Mass
Shipman
Southern
New York
AEIOR
National Lead Co
Broadway
Farmers’ Alliance and Industrial Union
Raleigh, N. C
Barnes
Denmark
Express and Post Office
A . T.a.slocum
M.C
Pearl St
Gormick
McCormick
Messrs
Haywood & Pittman
Alfred Williams & Co
Pittman
A.W. Haywood
Thomas M
Avi
PUI
Southern Land Industrial Company
J. W.C. Jones
First Nat'l Bank
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