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Newspaper
The Progressive Farmer
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1893
Page
2
A message urges readers to include post office details and sign names in correspondence with advertisers and notes an ad in THE PROGRESSIVE WARMER. The quoted ending from L. L. Polk dated July 1890 invokes a vision of the people’s government and a reflective sunset behind a curtain.
The Brunswick yellow fever outbreak has eased with few new cases as cool weather approaches. Deaths remain low due to improved treatment and knowledge. The note mentions J Hodge, Virginia, recalled as Consul to Amboy, China, and critics his competence. Rural North Carolina firms have recently made assignments amid tariff and Sherman law debates.
The repeal bill, favored by Democrats and opposed by many Republicans, clears both chambers and is signed by the President. The session ends with adjournment on Friday as critics warn of economic consequences and urge voters to oppose the gold standard advocates in future elections. Notably, Sherman, Reed, and Lodge voted with Democrats in both houses.
The piece reviews the House and Senate votes on free coinage, noting a Democratic majority and party splits. It cites figures: 109 Democrats and 117 Republicans opposed. 101 Democrats, 15 Republicans and Populists for. It highlights regional divides, lists senators voting for and against, and discusses implications for the Democratic Party and silver policy. It also mentions political moves at Atlanta papers and notes crime-driven public fear and financial distress in several towns.
The piece criticizes state and local public institutions in North Carolina, highlighting rotten jail and pauper housing conditions, urging county commissioners to inspect jails and homes, and noting a minister's visit that exposed filthy dormitories. It argues for humane treatment, cleaner facilities, and honest reform aligned with Democratic themes and local subscriptions.
The piece urges building reform organizations to achieve change as a goldbug Congress and President hinder reform. It emphasizes reading reform literature, especially The Progressive Farmer, and invites readers to persuade neighbors to join the Alliance and spread the truth through circulating reform papers and books.
The piece notes a bleak business outlook despite repeal of the Sherman law, with cotton prices falling and Dunn's Review reporting 352 failures for the week ending October 28, double last year’s pace. Liabilities surged from 7 million to 15 million in three weeks. It also highlights weather extremes in North Carolina with vegetative damage and unusual crop movements near Raleigh, including peas shipped north and a new potato harvest from Newborne.
Idaho's 18,113 families show 12,998 home owners and 5,515 renters. Farm and home debts total 1,675,323 with farms carrying 1,375,115 and towns 300,208 in encumbrances. Interest runs at 10 percent. The November Arena closes its eighth volume with notable essays and Proctor's Bacon Shakespeare discussion, drawn from a correspondence with his daughter.
The piece argues that era of editors being bought with seeds and Congressional favors is over. Voters now demand real results, distrust the old two party blame game, and insist on accountability from local offices to the presidency amid one party holding full control.
A fragment notes Turner's N C Almanac for 18, seeks state official info and a summary of the economic panic and silver act repeal. It discusses credit danger for farmers, the need for timing, and the impact on currency, loans, and prices along with tobacco warehousing.
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