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Newspaper
The Progressive Farmer
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1892
Page
2
The Progressive Farmer notes in its role as the NC Farmers' State Alliance organ that writers should include their post office name and sign their own name clearly. It asks readers to mention seeing the ad and explains labels indicate payment times.
N B P A editorial notes discuss foreign troublemakers and the need to sustain reform through subscriptions. Indiana State Alliance met on 11th inst and reendorsed the St Louis platform vowing to push its doctrines into law. Also notes Hillsboro Orange county post offices and applicants, election fraud worries, a new Warrenton paper, and a Lincoln Pear catalogue from Bloomington.
The message urges Alliance members to continue study and education of their principles, unite farmers, and build the alliance through reform literature and ballot-led change. It emphasizes brotherhood across regions, the need to educate agriculturists, and to avoid bickerings while pressing for organized action to meet opposition.
A Raleigh advertisement promotes the Alliance and reform through subscription boosts. Rev. Sam Small will lecture on From Bar room to Pulpit at Metropolitan Hall in the city on the 28th with plans to tour the state.
The Concord Standard urges respect for all who sincerely support different parties and emphasizes honest intent over party affiliation. It argues men remain worthy regardless of voting choice and condemns personal snarl during or after campaigns.
The piece urges conservatives to curb zealots within Alliances who push partisan agendas at local and state levels. It highlights farmers as the balance wheel, urges alliance leaders to rule down disruptive actions, and notes temporary divisions in opinion that Christians and Alliancemen should overcome as they advance together.
A city man mocked farm life alleging early rising, hard labor, rough meals, and minimal care. The Grange Advocate counters with a rebuke praising farmers for humble, honest routines and condemning city vice, arguing the speaker misrepresents rural life and cooking by women.
A letter from North Carolina in 1892 argues that farmers feed themselves and families first, then share hospitality. It praises rural dignity, downplays city pretensions, and defends solid work attire as appropriate for farmers. Correspondence questions the Progressive Farmer’s nonpartisan stance and future policy.
Hon S B Alexander J S Johnston J M Mewborne Executive Committee NC FSA Brethren answer with a pledge to be strictly nonpartisan in future coverage. They aim to educate agricultural classes in economical governance and foster moral, social, and financial improvement while supporting the North Carolina Farmers' State Alliance and the Order's teachings. Fraternally signed by J L Ramsty, Editor, and J W Denmark.
The International Monetary Conference met at Brussels last week. US business failures total 180 in the past week. Several serious fires occurred nationwide. The Vanderbilt residence at Newport burned, loss about 600000 above insurance. The Zinzendorf hotel at Winston burned, loss about 20000 above insurance. James G. Blaine is reported critically ill.
At the Memphis meeting the St Louis Conference platform was adopted with no material changes. The President and Executive Committee of each State Alliance will push the demands to Sub-Alliances for discussion, ramification, or rejection. If two thirds of Sub-Alliances within a state ratify, the demands become state policy. Brethren should study the proposals carefully and accept only acceptable parts. Begin reading now as the matters are of vital importance.
The Wilmington Star cites stark wealth inequality, noting that fewer than 30,000 Americans hold about half the national wealth, tracing estates to royal favoritism and conquest. It warns of pauperization and emigration, questions democracy’s future, and urges political pressure to curb fortunes and push equalization.
The editorial reflects on the Farmers Alliance influence in national politics and its impact on farmers and the wider economy. It asserts the alliance educated farmers, boosted informed reasoning on economic questions, and urges preserving the order while considering methods to achieve reform.
The Dakota Ruralist urges farmers to join the Alliance, build organization, and resist corporate influence. It praises independent thinkers and calls for expanded membership to sustain the farmer movement and its political impact amid shifting party loyalties.
A bystander’s summary traces how wealth and land ownership concentrated over centuries from Babylon to Rome, then compares US wealth gaps from 1850 to 1880. It cites Egypt and Persia as examples and notes calls for tariff reform as Congress debates a possible special session. The piece ends with a reader from El Pad, N.C., thanking the paper for coverage and inviting support.
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