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Newspaper
The Progressive Farmer
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1893
Page
2
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A Raleigh column surveys Robeson County tax sales, political feuds, Alliance dynamics, and national figures. It notes 236 farms advertised for sale for taxes, reports on nursing political factions in Wake and Brunswick counties, lampoons officials, comments on President Cleveland, the Treasury, and Trinity College, and criticizes J A Stevens and Northern press coverage while chronicling local obituaries and business failures.
A Cosmopolitan excerpt argues New England farm populations declined for forty years with abandoned homes across village streets. The piece blames contraction of the currency and robbery, rejecting the claim that farm life is unappealing, noting farmers leave only if product prices compel emigration.
A historical article contrasts Pennsylvania’s era debt and mortgage growth with South Carolina’s, highlighting per capita indebtedness, totals, and regional contrasts. It also recounts a separate building collapse incident with casualties and immediate rescue operations.
The article recalls the Alliance's year old push for the Sub Treasury bill and Congress receptiveness viewed as insufficient. It notes elected officials lack vigor for better measures and criticizes reaction to the phrase or something better. It then remarks on men seeking office and accepting lesser posts if higher offices are unavailable, referencing Grover Cleveland.
A cautionary notice warns Northern and Western renters and exchanges about cigar frauds advertising from Winston North Carolina. The con artists offer cigars and gold filled watches at ruinously low prices and urge readers to send money. Legitimate Winston dealers do not offer watches or cigars at a third of value.
A Washington City theater once used by the government for war records and offices collapsed on a Friday disaster. Twenty five killed and about fifty wounded. The building had long been deemed unsafe but remained propped. Excavations for an electric plant were underway when the collapse occurred.
A Fayetteville lawyer sought to replace a colored postmaster with a white Democrat. He argued his past as a menial qualified him, while the postmaster general noted all are menials. A petition bearing Rose's signature led to the very appointment he opposed, illustrating shifting party alliances in early federal appointments.
A Progressive Farmer appeal asks readers in every township to provide sworn, signed accounts of post election irregularities. It questions registrar duties, bribery, intimidation, bogus ballots, stuffed boxes, and canvassing board frauds, urging facts rather than hearsay from members of all parties to expose wrongdoing and promote reform.
G B Alford of Holly Springs writes to a Raleigh denominational paper attacking secret orders like the Alliance. He claims communists threaten civil liberty. The piece notes Alford led a township Democratic committee, bolted the primary, and tries to contest delegates. It ends by praising Alliance gains and inviting proof to break up the group.
Letters from readers urge North Carolina families to subscribe to The Progressive Farmer at two cents a week. The paper offers accessible reform content, state and world news, and knowledge for children, with practical tips to economize and keep up with current events.
A dispatch accuses Col. Paul Faison of boasting that ballot boxes were fixed in North Carolina and claimed fixes extended to the West. The piece portrays this as the first admission of large scale election fraud by high Democratic sources, provoking controversy among the Indians and noting Inspector Faison’s investigations into Choctaw troubles and an Indian Agent Bennett case.
Reports describe large Sugar Lang gathering where resolutions criticized Faison as ignorant of Choctaw laws and lacking deliberation. Accusations include withholding access to witnesses, rigging ballots, and bias. Delegations forward copies to President and Interior Secretary seeking removal. meetings claim Red Skins condemn his impartiality and fault his handling of elections.
A North Carolina tone notes contradictions in a recent issue of the News and Observer on bank reserves and currency, arguing the piece exposes flawed logic. It claims Southern banks are prudent while implying uneven access to money, urging readers to discard such misleading reasoning.
A Daily Press interview reports Congressman B H Bunn of North Carolina saying sentiment favors state bank currency but not free coinage. He supports tariff revision and backs the McKinley bill now, noting its improvement after the election.
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