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Newspaper
The Progressive Farmer
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1893
Page
2
The text urges writers to include company names and sign their own names in letters to advertisers. It urges readers to notice the label date and mentions a theatrical or rhetorical sunset scene and political quotes from L. L. Polk dated July 4, 1890, with a reflection on a government of the people.
A collage of critiques and anecdotes on currency, politics, and agriculture. Notes on an IEEE assignment in Pineville, idle Yonkers, and a call for one cent to become a hundred. It mocks the Sherman Law, praises the Progressive Farmer, and blasts gold standard rhetoric while quoting Mills and others.
A lengthy critique debunks fears of a money glut in New York and nationwide. It cites bankers, farmers, and merchants misled by sensational reports while defending the soundness of the economy and noting ongoing gold flows between Europe and America. It condemns attempts to curb free speech in Atlanta and reports on weather tied to cotton prospects and a Supreme Court appointment by the president.
A prominent Raleigh citizen praised a Nash county correspondent’s question on free coinage and lauded the accompanying editorial as the clearest explanation of the financial issue he had seen. He believes readers will understand after reading it. The piece notes how even educated people can be ignorant on financial matters.
A forceful exhortation laments voter ignorance on finance while criticizing financiers and politicians. It urges readers to learn basics, reject manipulation, and not blame luck or moon phases for governance failures. The piece attacks plutocracy, debt, and usury as robbers of earnings.
A New York Stock Exchange summary notes August wheat exports rose to 13.669 million bushels in 1893 from 13.244 million in 1892, yet receipts fell by 1.55 million dollars. For eight months ending Sept 1, European wheat and cotton revenues dropped sharply versus last year, with wheat nearly 14 cents per bushel cheaper in August and corn and flour down as well. The piece laments falling prices, widening inequality, and political shifts in Kansas and Georgia amid populist strength.
A blustery critique targets silver advocates and New York Times coverage as filibustering and hostile to plutocracy. The tirade cites a Wells Fargo Express Co regulation and questions if an Irishman could outdo the jabs, reflecting era partisan rhetoric.
The Progressive Farmer argues New York residents hold per capita real estate mortgage debt of 268 dollars with a total state debt near 1.607 billion as of 1890, claiming New York far exceeds South Carolina in debt and warning readers about reform versus destruction.
The Elizabeth I City Economist editor laments public opinion's instability and the need for individuals to think and act independently. He contrasts Senator Zeb Vance with other leaders, defending Vance against charges of courting anarchists and reckless elements, noting past alignment with Vance before diverging.
The Economist weighs Carlisle as honest Kentuckian yet branded goldbug while critiquing Alliance and People's party as reform fronts. The piece argues true reform comes from farmers, mechanics, and honest leaders, condemning plutocracy and praising practical advertisements as best business method.
A new financial crisis hits as Silver Repeal talks stall in the Senate and tariff revision proceeds in the House. Government revenues fall by about $2,000,000 weekly, with last week showing a loss of $2,231,851 amid broad declines in customs and internal taxes. North Carolina editors gain office, but readers question relief from such moves.
Rev Thomas Dixon asserts Wall Street is the seat of government, not Washington, with Broadway Wall Street and Trinity Church cited as the center. The Progressive Farmer charges readers to pay dues as it notes paper costs and political action in progress. A Washington dispatch reports Democrats failing to repeal federal election laws amid questions of party chances.
The Prosperity Howler column attacks political manipulation by both parties, calls for Grover Cleveland's leadership, and mocks editorials while noting Alliance men and farmers in Eugletown. It records speakers like Dr. Thompson and details about county meeting dates and lecture organization.
California reports 570 active Alliances while the movement grows in Arkansas Tennessee Missouri and North Carolina. A Mt Gretna encampment drew about twenty thousand supporters. State Alliances push for free coinage 16 to 1 with new clubs in Vineland and New York and plans for the Virginian Sun to run semi weekly. Barbee urges renewed membership as the Alliance expands nationwide.
A Raleigh reader rails at rival papers from New York to Philadelphia accusing them of impudence arrogance and mendacity. The letter labels the New York World as the Beelszebub of liars and slanderers and criticizes alleged anti free government rhetoric while attacking the press as overthrown by anarchy and communism.
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