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Newspaper
The Progressive Farmer
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1892
Page
2
A 1892 call for subscribers and political action outlines payment by mail, editor contact, and publicity rules. It notes alliances, platform debates, and warnings about Holt and anti reform candidates while urging primaries participation and honest governance across North Carolina.
The Alli ancemen of Guilford and Forsyth report disappointment after last Friday and Saturday. President Butler had prepared replacements including N B Broughton for Smithfield and Pittsboro, with two others for Greensboro and Winston. He regrets the absence and would have attended or sent other speakers if known in advance.
The Martin County Farmers Alliance announces it repudiated the St Louis platform and instructed delegates to the Butler conference against the Third party. A letter from secretary W. E. See’y notes the April 14 meeting endorsement of St Louis Ocala and Indianapolis platforms and delegate T. E. McCaskey chosen to Raleigh to meet President Butler May 17. Who is the liar?
The Progressive Farmer argues for a new party as the path to reform, warning Republicans and Democrats in Alliance ranks against backing old machines. It urges primaries to pick honest, brave men, rejects national party faith, and advocates voting on a local reform platform while cautioning about Negro supremacy and urging patriotic duty.
A call to action urging every man to visit neighbors and push them to vote in the primaries between now and Saturday. The speaker notes politicians have had rope to hang themselves and now is the time to act.
A party letter argues against interference by state and county committees in Democratic primaries. It warns voters that belief in reform platforms or any faith should not bar participation. It stresses that no citizen should be barred from voting based on beliefs or past affiliations.
A rambling political essay argues farmers should seize control of the Democratic Party in North Carolina by adopting parts of the Ocala and St. platforms. It portrays democracy as a pig to be caught, critiquing several political figures and urging farmers to lead a party transformation, likening a statewide convention to a big barbecue.
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