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Newspaper
The Progressive Farmer
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1894
Page
4
A collage of editorials from reform papers mocks political stances on tariffs silver coinage and reform. It highlights figures like Cleveland and calls for Alliance rallies to spread the platform and enlist members while denouncing intemperate leaders.
A Rowan Academy Alliance member writes that the group remains active with full meetings and new female members. He argues for a national reform, critiques Grover Cleveland as a political medicating force, and claims Democrats are souring on the People's Party.
A Rowan County missive describes harvests and woes from oats to wheat, notes rain, frost, and livestock gains, and recalls a sheriff delivering a cashier to the penitentiary. It mentions politics, Populists, and the movement of jurists, with a rural scheme using bells and a telegraph-like wire to scare birds from wheat fields.
The Nash County Alliance met at Nashville with Coco Sub Alliance 751. W H Robbins spoke on home farm products while W B Harter was absent sick. Plans announced to meet with Springhope Sub Alliance at White Oak church in July and notes on membership gains and party politics. Beaufort County Alliance met in Washington with Thomp son delivering two and a half hours of rhetoric inspiring renewed vigor.
Representatives from Forsyth townships met in Winston on June 9 to reorganize the Forsyth county People's party. The group endorsed the Omaha platform, called for direct elections, voting access, reduced salaries, and opposition to fusion with old parties. Dr. Cy Thompson spoke to a large audience on wealth inequality and political reform.
In Topeka Kansas on February 6 1894 the Farmers Alliance and Industrial Union endorsed a platform demanding government issued currency with 4 percent debt tax, free coinage of silver and gold at 16 to 1, nationwide postal banks, land reform, railroad and telegraph regulation, and cooperative economics aimed at direct payments to citizens.
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