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Newspaper
The Progressive Farmer
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1893
Page
8
James Murdock laments a money surplus in New York with banks retiring cash as laws permit. He argues debt interest swells prices while workers lack real incomes, urging cooperative price setting among classes to free funds for general distribution amounting to eight billion dollars annually.
A Currituck County Alliance meeting on October 19 approves resolutions praising silver coinage at 16 to 1 and thanks Senator Z. B. Vance for laboring class interests. The group condemns Congress for repealing the Sherman act and urges support for conservative, anti anarchist action against perceived corruption.
The piece denounces two extremes the red socialist and the money king both able to destabilize society and economy if they cannot bend policy. It argues conservatives must act to curb both sides and protect liberty and good government to safeguard progress and prosperity.
A Confederate era letter from Aurora recounts Dr. Thompson's September visit despite rain drawing a large audience from three counties. The writer critiques Alliance leaders as outsiders, notes farmers outside the fence, and contrasts farm interests with political rhetoric. A local ad promotes Dobbins Electric Soap and new Perfect Soap.
The document outlines demands for a government issued national currency with full legal tender, silver and gold coinage at 16 to 1, increased money supply per person, a graduated income tax, protection of diverse industries, limited government revenue, and prohibition on alien land ownership. It also calls for government ownership of transportation, telegraph, and telephone networks to serve the people.
The sUIST Post reports on a National Farmers' Alliance event in MouL Ton Iowa addressing the labor and capital dynamic. The talk aims to prove insightful for students of the Tibor and farm movement, emphasizing constructive perspectives on rural issues and organized agriculture.
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