Progressive Farmer and State Alliance Notes and Opinions
A fragmented historical column covers Broad topics including subscription notices, postal details, and advertisements. It cites the Progressive Farmer as the official organ of the North Carolina Farmers' State Alliance, mentions national issues like Brazil, rail robberies, and silver debates, and references figures such as Col. C. F. King and Senator Vance, alongside local Raleigh and Charlotte notes and regional farming concerns.
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Poot Pice
Raven
N.C
Essive
Progr
N. C. Farmers’ State Alliance
Bell Cartright Company
Cleveland
Ohio
Brazil
United States
Col
C. F. King
Vance
Calumet
Mich
Canada
Wilmington Messenger
Free coinage and debt woes across the South and West
The Roxboro Courier discusses Col Polk on free coinage arguing it would increase per capita money, estimate about 7 per capita in silver, and claim 516 million dollars idle in Washington. It urges South and West voters to back free coinage and other reforms to raise prices and reduce debt. The piece shifts to Colorado mortgage data, noting rapid debt growth since 1880, per capita debt of 206 dollars, and compares to South Carolina at 430 dollars, arguing gold debates and Sherman act were misattributed while calling for renewed education and reform.
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N. Y. World
George C. Douglass
W. H. Standish
J. D. Whitham
Kingston
New Mexico
Congress
Goldbug
Vance
Manning
Henderson Goldleaf
Statesville
Fallstown
Lee
The
Roxboro Courier
Col. Polk
Courier
Washington
North Carolina
South
U. S. Census Office
Colorado
Kansas
South Carolina
Newman & Co
New York
Business Troubles and Financial Failures Rise in 1870s Era
The piece surveys economic distress with 323 Dun & Co. failures last week, most under $5,000, and total August liabilities around $60 million. It notes rising yearly failures since 1866, peaking near 16,000 or 17,000 for the year, and questions reform versus destruction while contrasting press optimism with the gold bug perspective. It also references Vance’s speech reprinted by Progressive Farmer, signaling cross-party reactions.
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Dun & Co
Congress
All Good People Welcomed West India Planters Appeal
The Atlanta Journal urges Congress to settle currency and Sherman act questions by legislation six days a week. A Bridgetown Barbadoes subscriber asks where North Carolina offers best location for a West Indian planter colony, noting climate and soil diversity for crops and potential commerce while welcoming industrious settlers.
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The
Atlanta Journal
Congress
Alliance
Texas
L. Reece
Bridgetown
Barbadoes
West Indies
North Carolina
West India
Florida
Italy
Ohio
Conservative Resolve Amid Declining Liberty
The piece urges unwavering conservatism amid public trials, noting repeated moral tests and slow reforms. It laments betrayal within Congress and screams that Americans must resist threats to independence while recalling ancestors’ struggle for liberty and the costly loss of sovereignty.
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Congress
England
Early Impressions On Judging Public Officials
The essay argues that early impressions shape views of judges and officials and warns not to assume universal honesty among public men. It questions how elected leaders can be trusted, cites lobbyists and political pressure, notes votes on a free coinage bill, and suggests some representatives might betray constituents for patronage or lucre.
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Superior
Supreme Court
Senator Jones
Congressman Smith
All Saints
Wall Street
Washington
Jones
North Carolina
Waterstiu Died Sparks NC collector concerns
Excitement rises in North Carolina revenue circles as Senator Vance and all silver Senators reportedly oppose confirmation of Kope Elias and F M Simmons as Collectors for Eastern and Western districts. Simmons is accused of involvement in election frauds. Elias’s charges are unspecified. Waters run high as relief seekers await outcomes.
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North Carolina
Vance
Messrs
Kope Elias
F. M. Simmons
Simmons
Elias
Meaning of free and unlimited coinage of silver at 16 to 1
A reader asks about free and unlimited coinage meaning any silver owner may send bullion to the mint to be coined into silver dollars and circulated. It explains the 16 to 1 ratio, the 10 percent alloy toll, and contrasts with 1873 demonetization and 1878 Bland law with monthly limits.
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Nash County
United States
The Free Silver Era and Tax Reform Debate
A historical excerpt explains the push for free silver coinage led by the Sherman law proposing government silver purchases and certificate backed currency. It argues against fears of overproduction, asserts India’s silver would benefit the US, and defines a graduated income tax with tax tiers for high earners to fund government needs and reduce extreme wealth.
Day of platforms and demagogues ends soon
The Biblical Recorder warns that platforms built to fool the people and demagogues who seek office will soon be a thing of the past if the public remains vigilant. The Alamance Gleaner critiques national banks for profiting from a currency premium during a money stringency and withholding checks, urging regulation and penalties to curb abuses.
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Alamance
New York
Kansas Affairs Praises Breeding Kansas Prosperity Declines
The Rural New Yorker notes hostile eastern papers mock Kansas policies while the Sunflower State shows solid gains in value by the State Board of Equalization, tax reductions, and shrinking farmer mortgage indebtedness, reducing debt delays amid widespread depression.
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Mississippi
Kansas
State Board of Equalization
Ing
Prosperity Howler blasts party lines over coinage and politics
The Prosperity Howler denounces Alliance influence and party folly while praising free coinage and tax ideas. It claims Democrats and Republicans conspire against the people's will, mocks calls for a gold standard, and warns readers against external Democratic papers. It also notes a joint party action defeating free coinage and accuses lawmakers of distraction from greater crimes.
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Prosperit Howler
Tong
T. B. Hoovers
Person County
Europe
Alliance
Order
Prosperity Howler
Richmond Times
News-Observer
Chronicle-Avalanche
New York World
Democratic Party
Farmers’ Alliance
Howler
Silver Coinage Debate in Goldsboro Editorial
An editorial argues that restoring silver to free coinage would raise farm prices and land values, opposing claims that free silver is class legislation. It notes silver miners' and farmers' stakes, and contends universal money status for silver and gold would curb England's profit from US silver sales and boost domestic economic advantage.
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Goldsboro
South
England
India
United States
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J.L. Ramsey
J.W. Denmark
MaNuel R. Raleigh
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Contead
Raleigh, N. C
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Progressive Farmer
Winston Sentinel
Questions and
Sherman
Bill Scare
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