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Newspaper
The Progressive Farmer
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1894
Page
2
Raleigh May 29 1894 a fragment from The Progressive Farmer appeals to correspondents and advertisers. It urges clear signatory letters with post office names and informs readers that time on their label marks when their time is out. The piece mixes editorials with notices about post offices and newspaper advertising.
The Wilson County Alliance report mixed with Warren County. rain halted Capt Williamson’s Fairview stock farm races, Barbee’s horse won. Kitchin praised then criticized reform and plutocracy. Alabama backed Cleveland against Morgan, labor and capital tensions loom, fear of fracticidal Chicago platform splits. Wayne County Alliance members visit. critique of corporations and lawyers as enemies of Alliance aims. A reported bribery claim about Senators discusses the Wilson and McKinley bill influence.
A historical column argues petitions fail to move Congress without wealth influence, recounting Coxey's 1890s Washington march and police clashes. It then critiques irrigation, urges watering livestock, and mocks Western Union Telegraph Company monopolistic growth. The Memphis Appeal Avalanche calls Southern Congress members to back Cleveland's policy, noting ownership by Brooklyn millionaires.
A police justice sentenced Coxey Browne and Jones to twenty days in jail after a verdict of not guilty for Jones. Browne was found guilty for stepping on grass. Coxey walked on pavement to Capitol steps. All three were handcuffed and jailed with others. The piece accuses authorities of tyranny and predicts a reckoning.
A Columbus Populist column argues government ownership of railroads and coal mines would cut mail carriage costs and coal prices. It accuses banks and railroad magnates of cornering money, foreclosing mortgages, and pressuring legislators, while criticizing Coxey's army and editors seeking relief.
A historical editorial argues Coxey's Army signals a breaking of fetters for the poor and criticizes the President and Senators as corrupt. It notes thousands learn the truth daily and predicts the movement’s impact, while contrasting church funding with political power. An Arkansas man resigns from his Methodist paper over plutocracy.
A historical note argues that 1890 census wealth in North Carolina would not cover a recent national spending rise. It cites five year Treasury expenditures for the Executive branch averaging 232 631 22 per year and last year fishermans expenses at 329 616 50 an increase of 96 98 28. The speaker questions Grover Cleveland and Republican claims about debt.
Grover the Great, famed American fisherman, seizes a government steamer with crew, runs coal at the government yard, sails near North Carolina, fishes and ducks, then coal runs out and supplies are replenished, while Coxey is hauled before a Washington court, fined and jailed amid harsh editorials.
A column advocates a strong State Fair display of North Carolina’s agricultural and mineral resources. It urges careful, broad exhibits from all counties to attract visitors, boost the state’s reputation, and draw outside investment while opposing excessive spending or private gain. The piece notes Raleigh and Durham anti monopoly efforts and questions recent calamity talk by those cities.
The document reports on the 1893 Statistical Abstract of the United States prepared by the Bureau of Statistics under the Treasury Secretary and sent to Congress by J. G. Carlisle. It notes its rapid printing order and promises a verbatim table on page 13 summarizing earlier tables.
A serialized critique shows five year spending averages and 1893 figures across Legislative Executive and Judicial branches, alleging 23 percent excess and urging farmers and wage workers to unite. It appeals to Alliance members to return, seek nonpartisan truth, and push for better schools and reforms while warning against party prejudice.
Washington reports describe a Senate committee inquiry into alleged bribery tied to tariff votes. Charles W Buttz allegedly offered 14,000 to Senator Kyle and 25,000 to Eppa Hunton Jr for anti tariff votes, with no corroborating proof of a bankers syndicate, and the panel finds Buttz untrustworthy. Kelly’s industrial army marches on Quincy while balloon speeches plan to dodge laws.
Washington City endures a rare convergence of wealth and a stern political clash as a dignified Congress faces Coxey's Army amid social unrest and economic pressure. The piece links elite power with popular protest, portraying a tense national mood.
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