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Newspaper
The Progressive Farmer
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1891
Page
4
A long brief accuses Polk of false treatment stories from Wichita and denounces the tar and feathers tale as baseless. Multiple papers quote sources denying mob violence, defending Polk as a gentleman and Confederate veteran while calling the libel a political fabrication.
An Allianceman argues the Alliance is non partisan with a code of demands the two major parties must recognize. He urges Democrats and Republicans to pledge candidates to Alliance demands or lose the vote, warning against treating the Alliance as the property of any single party. The piece calls for independent citizenship and stresses the Alliance as a political force.
The committee visits fif teen members to judge crops for a prize survey. At Vaughan and McIntosh we see fine potato and corn. Visitors praise farms of Clark Ruffin Vaughn McQueen Huske Nance and Williams. Dinner at Smith Williams Pearce farm shows hospitality. The prize goes to Williams for best general crop including corn cotton potatoes sugar cane and garden.
In Clemmonsville North Carolina a reader criticizes the proposed county tax of fifty thousand dollars to fund a new court house. He notes high property valuations and fears bond interest will burden future generations while favoring better housing churches and schools before a grand court house. T. J. Kerner.
P. H. Jacons argues that political fortunes shifted around the greenback question and the Bible in public schools, noting Sherman’s admission of the issue as unanswerable and claiming alliances and cross-region tactics shaped past electors. He suggests Democrats could win by embracing greenbacks and warns of breaks in the Solid South and Solid North.
NASH COUNTY IN LINE OakLan N C Sept 23 91 Mr Borror Last Saturday the 19th inst was a gala day for the Alliance and all who participated around old Pleasant Grove church. Vehicles from every direction brought baskets and victuals as invited speakers were absent yet the gathering pressed on with singing prayer and remarks by Bro L A Loyd Chaplain and Lecturer.
Reddick Alliance No 1120 endorses the Ocala platform and President Polk with C W Macune for the order. They congratulate delegates at Morehead City for electing Marion Butler as State President and pledge continued strength in numbers. Signed by M J Rivenpark secretary.
A speech extols the ballot as a weapon stronger than bayonets urging unity among voters to overthrow unfaithful lawmakers. It declares the sovereign people wield the ballot to discipline politicians, warn of a future presidential canvass, and assert farmers’ interests must guide public service. W J C
From Catharine Lake N C Epior reports addressing about two hundred anxious friends at an Alliance gathering. A long table and speaker stand framed speeches by F D Koonce a lawyer farmer urging Sub Treasury remedies. He calls for county drills mass meeting in Wilmington and unified action to back Col Polk and the Alliance fight against hostile press and political bosses.
The editorial extols the Farmers' Alliance as a people’s movement born of the masses. It argues the alliance seeks constitutional governance, serving the people rather than plutocrats, and insists attacks on its officers misrepresent the order’s aims. It warns adversaries will hurt the party by scorn and ridicule.
Farmers seek to raise prices by cutting cotton acreage to five acres per horse or mule. The Stantonsburg Alliance No 657 adopts the rule on September 26 1891 and calls for broader adoption by North Carolina and other states to limit supply and lessen fertilizer costs.
A letter from Sub-Alliance No 999 praises The Progressive Farmer as tried and true and urges more copies for their lodge. It notes 57 members, an Alliance store, and calls for timely payments while expressing loyalty to Col L L Polk and the editorial staff. It ends with a plea for cash.
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