Carolina Farmers State Alliance Officers and Committees
The document lists officers and committees of the North Carolina Farmers State Alliance and related groups. Marion Butler of Goldsboro chairs the alliance with regional officers in North and South Carolina. It names judiciary, treasurer, and other posts, plus affiliated papers and reform associations. It urges member papers to advocate the Ocala platform and to keep and expand the listed roster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers’ State Alliance
J. M. Mewborne
Kinston
J. 8
Bridges
Oa Uta
N.C
J. R. Hancock
Greens
N. C
W. H. Worth
Raleig
Os Business Ney Fund
Graham
Horta Carolina Farmers’ State Alliance
Marion Butler
Goldsboro
J. J. Long
Ae C
A. F. Hileman
Concord
Nes
Eth Carolina Reform Press Association
Oficera
J. L. Ramney
Orion Butler
W.&. Surney
Progressive Farmer
State Organ
Raleigh
Onslowblade
Peanut
Editorial notes urge humane treatment and civic engagement
The column counsels kindness to cows and horses and children, urges attending Alliance meetings, and notes farmer concerns about representation and costs. It cites a Holstein dairy cow purchase, hay and straw handling, and offers guidance on keeping farm youth productive with work, education, and reasonable leisure.
Remonetize silver and force money into trade
A long analysis argues that shrinking values stem from debt and money being hoarded by corporations. It urges restoring prosperity through a robust sub treas ury postal bank system and cooperative pricing, enabling all classes to set fair prices for labor and production. It warns against tariff or silver alone and calls for unified political action. The piece endorses the sub treasury plan and warns that shifting focus to tariff or silver would repeat past financial horrors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epior
Treasury
Republican Party
Jams Murroux
Mr. Borror
New York World
New York
James Murpoox
Bonds and politics stir farmers and press
The piece laments bond issuance as President and Wall Street clash with anti-bond sentiment in the South and Midwest. It notes House members opposing more bonds, cites vetoes against coin bills, and recalls Milwaukee era debates on Morton and farmer outrage, urging calm and dignity amid political furor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Cleveland
Carlisle
Wall Street
Wilmington Messenger
Plutocracy Speech Warns Against Press Power and Political Plunder
Harry Hayton denounces plutocracy as political rule by crime aided by the press and moneyed influence. He warns readers to spot the signs of plutocratic manipulation, urges revolution by peaceful ballot, and cites figures like Washington and Lincoln while condemning corruption across party lines. He also notes unemployment shifts toward farm work for the capable and cautions against hiring the incompetent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Horror
New York World
Legion
Agencis
Demosthenes
Cicero
Farmers’ Alliance
America
Elias Carr
Grover Cleveland
Jim Doyle
John Sawyer
George Washington
Roscoe Conkling
John O. Calhoun
Abraham Lincoln
Sodom
Hell
Joe Smith
Satan
Mohamet
Plutocracy
Friends of the Republic
Harry Hayton
Another Way Tramps Are Made By James Murpoox
A reader argues against the notion that law alone creates vagrants. He cites pride, education, and laziness as factors, noting shifts in mate selection after war and calling for broader social causes. He discusses economic congestion, capital flow, and the need for cooperative education to secure prosperity and class cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Borror
Joe Jackson
Enriching soil with green crops and deep plowing method
A detailed 19th century guide argues farmers can boost soil fertility by growing green crops like rye peas and clover and turning them under at the right time. It describes plowing depth, cultivating vines, and burying peas and rye to create carbonic acid gas in soil, claiming yields increase tenfold and wheat can reach 30 to 40 bushels per acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eorror
England
Also Mentioned on This Page
NAL Farmers’ Allind Industrial Union
Natio Feance A
J. L. Gilbert
Calitary
D. P
Vania
B. Gouthworth
Denver
Colo
Poudre Valley
Windsor
Weld County
John Pickard
Colorado
Pensacola
Fla
Gulf
Brownsville
Texas
Key Wear
Florida
Punta Rosa
San Diego
Cal
Maine
Iowa
Wisconsin State Grange
Morton
Grange
Harry Hinton
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