17 Oct 1893
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Newspaper
The Progressive Farmer
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1893
Page
1
Readable fragments show names of local farmers alliances officers and committees across multiple states, with references to executive boards and judiciary committees. The piece includes editorial suggestions on agriculture topics, including methods for beetling caterpillars, clover, and tobacco curing, plus notes on market prospects for poultry and eggs.
The writer condemns the Democratic platform and outlines ten demands aimed at reshaping the presidency and cabinet composition, fiscal policy, patronage, and election rules. He mocks the party, praising the Alliance, and calls for silver coinage, anti Sherman act repeal, and broader political manipulation, ending with a signature from H. G. Worskry.
John Ammons reports Brother Hoover’s four Madison county visits boosting the Alliance. He recalls hostile sentiment, praises Hoover’s earnest, familiar message, and notes reception in Mars Hill College and Marshall. A lawyer observer affirmed Hoover’s talk improved Alliance standing and countered claims of merchant hostility.
A Rocky Mount letter from Juveline Alliance members describes a drastic drop in members after an election. The writeup notes former 100 strong group reduced to about 40, with many leaving due to coercive pressure, spying, and hunger. The piece highlights coercion over voting and the resulting hardship on remaining members.
The Czar shows interest in irrigating a vast Siberian tract now desert. Soil analysis indicates high fertility once watered. Proposed irrigation uses water from the Amo-Daria or Oxus. A fund of 50 million dollars is allocated to start the project.
A long collecting of partisan editorials from reform papers attacks gold standards and the money power, praises farm and populi alliances, and urges unity beyond party lines. It cites figures, condemns Wall Street influence, and calls for constitutional fidelity, liberty, and honest governance.
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