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Newspaper
The Progressive Farmer
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1895
Page
2
A fragment from a 1895 issue notes the Progressive Farmer invites readers and correspondents to share views and participate in discussions. It mentions the editor’s non endorsement of correspondent opinions and references the North Carolina farmers state alliance.
Reading appears as a fragmented diary-like line from 1890 describing standing near a corri dor and river, shadowy figures on a set, and a lone speaker naming Ratha with vague motions and breathing, capturing a hazy urban moment.
N R P A editorial notes claim 41 signs for an Alliance revival remain valid and urge workers to act. They poke fun at Democratic friends who say Populists and Republicans seek office. They urge voting Democratic. Legislature remains in session beyond Saturday with work done but extra talk prolonged the term and members will not be paid this week.
The town of Kinston in Eastern Carolina suffered a major blaze that destroyed two blocks of business houses including the leading bank and the sole newspaper, with losses around 225000 and limited insurance. A second fire soon afterward damaged 27 buildings, mostly homes, totaling about 28000 less than one third insured.
The five months ending Jan 3 1895 saw 4 776 000 bales of cotton exported earning 138 852 000 while the same period in 1894 shipped 3 621 000 bales earning 143 559 000 a gain of 1 255 000 bales but 5 220 000 less revenue Also January 1894 lard exports of 44 994 000 pounds were worth 4 043 000 compared with January 1895 exports of 50 722 000 pounds yielding 3 803 000 Barrels of flour in January 1894 were 1 341 000 bringing 5 537 000 versus January 1895 1 207 000 barrels for 3 859 000 The figures are official and demand attention to growing economic strain and possible national bankruptcy risk.
Col. D. P. Duncan outlines the National Alliance as a practical business cooperative across milling, mining, and manufacturing. He notes its growth in Pennsylvania and New York, the Raleigh amendment allowing state control of membership, and urges unified, aggressive state-level business activity to counter critics who say the Alliance is past its prime.
A Chatham county reader warns about traveling range agents who overprice cooking stoves. The piece cautions buyers that such articles are often low quality or cost much more than from reliable dealers. It urges purchasing from reputable, established businesses rather than transient agents.
The text argues that Thomas Jefferson warned against private bank notes circulating as cash. He favored legitimate banking but opposed government or private certificates that function as money. He warned debt-based currency destabilizes values and predicts periodic economic convulsions if private credit circulates.
The argument contrasts private debt currency issued by government paper with a government backed loan against its credit versus cash currency issued by public mints. It warns that only cash can bring business stability, while credit currency leads to periodic panics. The key choice is support for cash as money in the next campaign.
A historic split appears among voters as Populists join with Democrats and emerging bi metallic forces to back a united money platform. The group calls for gold and silver coinage at 16 to 1, government control of currency, and payment in gold or silver, with Joseph Sibley of Pennsylvania proposed as presidential candidate.
A report claims North Carolina ladies will place a bare pine table at the Atlanta Exposition to exhibit voting to table the bill funding an exhibit. The writer insists few NC ladies support such expense for Atlanta swindlers.
The piece denounces the Atlanta show as a local pocketbook scheme and criticizes Georgia politics, praising honest citizens while lambasting alleged ballot box rogues. It reports Alliance reorganizations in Honeoye Falls Schuylerville Easton East Greenbush Sand Creek Portersville and Erie county plus notes a Buffalo Exponent editor visit.
The National Watchman reports a Sunday night scene in the Washington House and Senate where a drunken member disrupted proceedings. DeArmond criticized a drunken colleague as unfit to legislate, Scranton demanded order, and the sergeant at arms evicted the unruly member, who was later led away and placed to bed.
Congressmen-elect W. F. Stroud and A. C. Shuford of North Carolina appeared last Tuesday. The National Watchman notes they are square Populists and will be valuable members who stand with the people. The Weekly Dawn critiques intrinsic value money theory as a humbug and asks for subscribers.
The Progressive Farmer notes broad support from readers across North Carolina counties including Catawba Randolph Mecklenburg and Rockingham as subscribers renew and new clubs form. Prominent backers pledge funds and renewals while editors urge widespread commitment to a subscription drive aiming for 50,000 by January 1896.
A rural notice invites women to serve as agents at state post offices with one agent per office and promises a Tar Progressive Farmer Premium List for ladies. The column lists counties and towns including Ridgeway Warren County and Elizabeth City Pasquotank Co along with other named places. The item urges immediate contact and reports ongoing weekly additions while aiming to sign 50,000 names to a subscription list before January 1896.
ZEKE BILKINS recounts a homeward journey on a Pullman sleeper. He describes paying for a berth, sleeping fitfully among chattering ladies, and the humorous misadventure of undressing in a crowded car. Back in Raleigh he notes Betsy’s letters, the legislature, and a cast of senators with playful political jabber.
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