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Newspaper
The Progressive Farmer
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1895
Page
4
Walter Gardner of Gardnerville North Carolina argues the U S Senate unfairly favors small states. He warns of entrenchment by gerrymandered majorities and calls for constitutional reform to elect Senators by popular vote.
The article rebuts claims of six hundred million dollars in gold in circulation. It cites New York World figures from 1895 showing about 300 million total gold in the country, with most held by government and banks. It argues true circulation is under 200 million and criticizes gold standard advocates and a Richmond Times editor.
A 19th century reflection on Thomas Chalmers and the plight of the poor masses. It denounces wealth inequality, calls for protected industry, and warns against rich elites and corrupt statesmen. The piece argues deliverance will come from the people rather than planned by government or banks.
Correspondence praises Dr Cyrus Thompson and Rev Sam Jones while criticizing ministers for wealth and high living. The writer supports Cy Thompson’s stance on truth over hurt feelings, cites political and legal concerns, and laments warehousemen in Edenton and Greenville forming a cartel to nullify a farm act, urging action against capitalists and aided by Populist Alliances.
A summary of Louis Pasteur devotion to livestock disease research and the vaccine's impact. Noted that his work on anthrax and related diseases reduced losses for cattle sheep horses and swine worldwide. Mentioned at his state funeral floral tributes from livestock interests in France. Harold Sorsy.
The piece argues that financial questions dominate daily life and warns free coinage of silver would lower wages. It cites Mexican silver usage and claims Southern farm hands, many of them Negroes, earn very low wages, with tenants making about 30 dollars annually. It notes cotton and corn prices and depicts wage comparisons between Mexican peons and American workers.
A regional quotation contrasts the Liverpool Cotton Association threat of fines for misbaled U S cotton with a defiant US response. The letter mocks past policy shifts and pledges willingness to pay tribute to appease foreign demands while accusing leaders of weakness and subservience. It dramatizes nationalist sentiment and calls for hard resistance.
Prof R A Caldwell presents a report on the National Protective Association meeting held in Burg, North Carolina. Delegates from several states discuss promoting manufacturing and education for African Americans, elect officers, plan cotton factory sites in Middleburg and Goode Ferry, establish two training schools at Ridgeway and La Crosse, with $500 set aside for the schools opening within thirty days.
Market notes in the Kansas City World of September 6 quote W. W. Cowan of Logan & Co's commission house receiving a wire from a Wall Street broker asking what corn price would deter farmers from burning corn to heat coal. The Burlington Courier notes the idea implies farmers may get only enough to avoid burning, while critics say prices are set by gamblers with no honest work.
A Richmond Star article argues farm labor cannot be paid twenty five cents a day while grain prices stay high. It asserts labor costs rise with gold, condemns the single gold standard as reducing farmer profits and criticizes wheat marketing and production incentives.
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