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Newspaper
The Progressive Farmer
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1894
Page
2
Fragments show a poetic inscription dated July 1890 at Polk, with lines about standing behind a aris in glow, shadows on a track, a dark valley and river, and a wish to gaze upon waters. The readable snippet preserves a civic voice and mentions “the people, for the people, by the people.”
A parade of sharp lines about politicians and leaders. Senator Jarvis earns a playful title for e-mail style blows, Admiral Da Gama supposedly escapes again, and Coxey dominates talk. The piece mocks Congress behavior, treasury protection, and party divides amid cartoonish wit and dated political jabs.
The piece analyzes the Democratic platform's stance on gold and silver coinage, arguing the proposed policy allows free coinage within metal supply limits and condemns demonetization after repeal of the Sherman Act. It contrasts this with Populist positions, notes French aristocracy scandals, a Wake County gander tale, and a Richmond Danville train records chase from Jacksonville to Jersey City.
A harsh critique targets poor voters labeled as “scalawags” who support party lines over local needs. The writer condemns those who favor national bonds and elite education for neighbors’ children while neglecting their own families, calling them unfit and hypocritical. The passage cites laborers, shopkeepers, and farmers as examples, ending with a reference to Ransom Hinton.
A North Carolina reader critiques income tax scope and supports Peace's amendment proposing graduated rates from 2 1/2 to 5 percent for high incomes, arguing the measure would tax the able and ease burden on the poor. A garter snake on a New York cable car caused a brief scare and a minor delay before being killed.
A Richmond Star editorial cites a Denver correspondent of the Religious Herald describing deep recession in Denver. Deserted business blocks, 25 000 to 30 000 residents leaving in a year, rent drops from 50 60 dollars to 10 15, salary cuts hit pastors and churches, and widespread poverty across the city.
The Alliance is praised as the chief educator guiding the people toward understanding political corruption and wealth distribution. It urges continued schooling through a sustained academy, expanding Sub-Alliances, and uniting farmers to build a social order and school of political science for a broader reform movement.
W 8 Barnes secretary of the State Farmers' Alliance rode the westbound train last evening en route to the mountains for weeks away. He reports lodges are forming and old ones are reorganizing with many reviving after declines. He dismisses Coxey's army as a foolish scheme but notes it signals broad national dissatisfaction.
Blue Ridge Alliance near Luray Virginia held an oyster supper recently. The Farmers' Tribune lists five Alliances newly reorganized in Iowa. Lancaster county 8 C Alliance opposes the cotton seed trust and invites farmer cooperation. A Nebraska letter reports active, aggressive Alliance movement and spring work enlivening the effort. The piece notes farmers should decide who sets labor prices as costs rise above a dollar for corn and wheat.
James Gordon Bennett, editor of the New York Herald, is the Postal Telegraph Company’s top stockholder, rivaling Western Union. The Herald urges passage of an Anti Telephone Extortion bill to regulate telephone charges and curb extortion while safeguarding reasonable service prices. It questions extending same restrictions to the Postal Telegraph Company, accusing it of greater extortion through city telephone use.
A speech laments the telephone and telegraph monopoly, urging New York legislators to protect the public. The speaker insists the services be servants to the people with reasonable rates, noting the public's right to telegraph and telephone service. The remarks critique private control over essential communications.
A collection of editorials from Alliance and Populist papers honors North Carolina Senator Zebulon B. Vance. They praise his popularity, independence, and public service, noting his championing of the people and his sudden death in Washington. The pieces express national mourning and highlight his ties to the South and to various reform movements.
A Chicago financier allegedly swindled $25,000 from an Indiana Illinois and Iowa railway deal after betraying the company president. Sleuths pursued the culprit as newspapers heated up with coverage of the robbery case. The piece includes a farmer’s maxim about garden yields.
Davy Crockett reports on Senate clashes over a tariff reform bill seen as protective yet deceptive. He notes Aldrich's claim of 300 amendments, Voorhees denying it, and predicts Coxey’s army marching toward Washington will test Congress as thousands of unemployed join the movement in rising tension between labor and capital.
A Bonnersville Free Press report questions the reach of an anarchist blamed for political influence across Democratic and Republican parties. It alleges involvement in legislatures Congress and control of life essentials, bonds, banks, courts, military, police, media, and ballots, warning of widespread manipulation. The piece cites supposed activities in of life, funding, and public order.
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