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Newspaper
The Progressive Farmer
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1892
Page
2
A fragmented plea urges readers to send real names and post office details when communicating for publication. It stresses writing to advertisers, requesting readers mention Tar Progressive, and to include the sender’s clearly printed name and post office to ensure timely handling.
A long clipped miscellany notes growing Alliance membership in Colorado and calls for reform. It mocks election day issues, cites cotton economics, debt costs, and political tunes while mentioning Gideon's Band and a Raleigh brokered appeal for subscriptions.
The speaker cites census figures to argue Pennsylvania gains under a favored financial system while agricultural states with larger areas show less wealth. He contrasts state outcomes, questions the fairness of the system, and asks whether the audience wishes to continue it. The speech frames the issue as a challenge to trust in the current government’s economic model.
A Saturday mass mailing in Wake County warns voters that the reform ticket supports the Australian ballot law. The message is false. The People’s party platforms endorse the Australian ballot with safeguards to aid uneducated voters and ensure honest elections.
The piece details silver dollar piles and volumes to illustrate scale from five dollars to one billion, noting a $3 billion national debt after the war. It argues that banks and railroads prosper while the masses grow discontent, fearing permanent price declines and a loss of faith, urging sensible reflection to avert deterioration.
Goldsboro North Carolina November 4 N G Price former People’s party candidate for constable switches to the Democratic party and will vote solid from Cleveland to constable. A large Democratic rally was held last night with speakers Col Kerr Capt Dortch and Dal M Hardy. Oak Ridge dispatch says New York is safe for Cleveland.
A Georgia campaign notice describes a speaker named Ham as tall, ugly and vituperative. The piece notes his progress from a Nov 24 linen duster event in Charlotte to a Tammany address in New York, identifying Ham as the Southern agent and attorney for the American School Book Trust.
Marion Butler addressed a small Metropolitan Hall audience in Raleigh last Friday. He defended reform causes, denied support for the force bill, and urged Democrats to unite, noting no Democrat in the state opposes the bill more than he does. Butler also spoke at Warrenton Saturday praising party service and farmers.
A newspaper note discusses Alliance members voting on reform, warning some will oppose reform despite advocating it publicly. It urges consciences over party lines, forgives those who repent, and calls for charitable conduct toward dissenters, without naming parties or candidates.
A call to farmers to shift political support toward protection for their own industry and higher living income. The piece denounces corruption funds and warns North Carolina voters to resist plutocratic influence and buy votes. It urges education for children, better homes, and local church support, linking labor to national progress.
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