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THE PHO&BESSIYE FARMER L. L. POLK. Editor and Proprietor. J. L. RAMSEY, - Associate Editor. J.W. DENMARK, - Business Manag'r. Raleigh, N. C. SUBSCRIPTION biurle Suhscril e-. One Year " six M.mtl.s Fiw Suls ril'.-r-.. One Year Ten " One Year One cow ore vear tee. to the one s'-mlir $ 1.2. .! 10.1 it of Ten. C.t-J( im-.ria'i'hj in Arfvancr. Money at our risk, if sent by roiristereU letter or money order, i 'toise ilon'f cwf Advertiin?r i ue quoted on an lieat ion. 1 .'irrotw'w3( ;t: Write all ii"Li:mnifOions, designed for taibli .:.tion, on ore side of the iuiper only. We want inteliieut correspondents in ev-rj county in th- State. We. waut dele of value, re sults suH'ompI'fbedof valu., experiences of vaine. plainly and brif'iy told. One solid, tIuiijo:iti a:ed facfy is woi'th a thousand theories. All chock.-, drafts r money orders intended for this pap. r -h'-xi'd be mule payable to Inn PrfO(iHES.SlVK FaUMKII. Address all correspondence intend".! f t!:i :aper to Ti-.v I'KO'.Vtii.ssivi; Fakmk.i', u-'Unyh, N. o. RALEIGH. N. C., ShPT. 1, 1S31. p,,-.; fi'"t in Kalcijh, V. ('. The Progressive Farmer is the Official Organ of the N. C. Farmers' State Alliance Do you want your paper changed to another office ? State the one at which you have been pitting it. Do you want your communication published ? If so, give us your real name and your postoffice. In writing to anybody, always be sure to give the name of your postoffice, Mid sign your own name plainly. gf Our friends in writing to any of our adverti-ers will favor us by men tioning the fa'-t that they saw the advertisement in The Progressive Farmer. l-ifTiiii date ou your label tells you when vour time is out. THAT CIRCULAR. THE NEWS AND OnsEUVlZU, 27, . Vh! .' l:"lh:Ahnt:i True awl Fa it lit to" Advocates the Sub-Treasury bill. Advocates unlimited cot a" of silver and the is-r.e of ."titl,iiiiO,tiiH) more pap. l- money. Advocate- di-tnhutins; SiMflUl.iXO o1 the nionev now in the Treasury to the States on the basis of their agricultural products to relieve agricultural depression. Advocates repeal in' the national bank lau, and allowing -t:te b-.snks to issue not -s. Advocate.- ite repeal of the internal rtveicic system and a t eirV for n venue only. "Favors the Farmers' Alliance; seeks to pro mote its objects, and. advocates the protection of the freemen ot North Carolina against impo sition from any quart;.!'. Advocates tiiat the v h'te men of North Caro lina shall all stand fethr and. wu-k for the prosperity of all classes and coniititns of men. We print a iarure eii;ht-pae pap-r. Price 1.""j. In clul- at Ji. S. A. Ashe, Ed. AY if aul ill i' r, Raleigh, N. (.'. ON THE RUN. Last week our leading editorial was ' -On the Warpath . " The Xeirs a nd Oh .vivv announced that it expected to demolish The Progressive Farmer. So we published as a matter of news that it was on the warpath. But things have changed. It is now on the run. When the issue of Tuesday morning came out our scouts reported that the camp fires were still burning, but they could not tell whether the main army was there or not as a high stone wall obscured the enemy from our view. Occasional gunshots were fired during the week, but no damage was done. By Saturday our courier came in and reported the enemy 500 miles away. They were marching night and day and burning the bridges behind them. This news was a surprise indeed. It seems that the enemy were not acquainted with our new gun, the "Advocate -the Sub-Treasurv-Circular- gim. It seems that when we began to throw shells from it that they were demoralised. Our scouts learned that the officers tried to rally their men, but they positively refused to walk into the jaws of death. The people are wondering what all this war is about. We were not sure a week ago, but now we know. The News rind Observer realizes that it has been sat down upon by the great com mon people of this country. It is no longer a leader ; it does not shape pub lic opinion ; it is merely a scab on an old sore. All this is shown in its every day utterances. But ther? is another thing. In its issue of August 25 it says; "If The Progressive Farmer can show that the News and Observer has been inconsistent, it has a perfect right to do so, and the exercise of such a right would be strictly within the limits of legitimate journalism.' Nov.r, that is just what The Pro gressive Farmer has been doing at regular intervals for the past two years. We have shown its weaknesses and inconsistencies. That paper has gotten down into the mire several times and has been exposed by us. There is another fact that must not be lost sight of. Most of our people are familiar with the doings of the "Slan der Bureau'' of Washington. Well, another, or a branch of the Washing ton concern, has been established in Raleigh. The Xeivs and Observer office is the headquarters. For the past two weeks falsehoods have been telegraphed from Raleigh regularly to Northern and Southern papers. As proof that the Xeics and Observer knows some thing about these things word has been sent about what had appeared in the Netcs and Observer when in fact the stuff did not appear until four days THE : t i after the telegrams were sent. For instance, a telegram was sent to the Charleston 'orld saying that the News and Observer had charge! Col. Polk with "cowardice'' during the war This was sent on the 17th or 18th of August. On Sunday morning, August 2;d, the News and Observer did say something about "cowardice"' during the war. This is proof that the news paper correspondents anticipated the News awl Observer editorial. But we started to ask the News and Obs,:rv r why it got on the run to quick. Why did it print that circular in its Weekly edition and send 20,000 copies to farmers if it was not trying to deceive? The weekly gees to far mers and the eireula:' goes to them. The Daily goes to anti-Alliance people. So we must conclude that the daily was strictly ami-Alliance and its weekly strictly Alliance, If that was not deception we want to know what it was. "So long as the fanners wanted the Sub-Treasury the News and Observer was willing to help them get it, though we knew it not right." Why didn't the Xeivs and Observer ojqioso a thing it knew was wrong. Does that sound like ' 'Angel talk :" Is that consistency ? Isn't it deception of the most disrepu table kind? Again the JVcics and Observer admits that when the bosses pronounced the bill wrong it changed and came out against the bill. Now what do 'oti think of that? Has that paper any opinion of its own? Don't it depend entirely on the bosses? Is there any evidence of manhood in its utterances? Is there any signs of independence? Xo, nothing but milk and cider fall-down-and worship the bo-'ses is shown bv its entire course. THAT TERRIBLE WRECK. The most awful wreck in the history of this State occurred at Bostian's Bridge, two miles west of Statesville, last Thursday morning at 2:40. The westbound passenger treiti, consisting of six cars, was running at a rapid rate uf speed when it jumped oil' the bridge, carrying its load of human freight into the raging waters 7." feet below. It is reported that a rail was misplaced. Other reports say that the ends of the cross-ties were rotten, causing the track to spread. We hope the truth will come out. The number of dead is not as great as first reports indicated, but it is now certain that 2. are dead and 26 badly hurt, while two passengers are not injured, which seems miraculous. The engineer, fire man, baggage-master and porter were killed. Conductor Spaugh was badly hurt, but made his way to Statesville, two miles, told the news and then swooned. Col. Cameron, of Ilillsboro, and a Mr. Elliott, of Hickory, are the two passengers who escaped unin jured. Among the passengers was a Mr. Sink, of Lexington, who had just married that night at ten o'clock. He is badly hurt and may die. It is thought that his wife will recover. The sleeper was thrown into the channel of the creek, which was much swollen on ac count of heavy rains, and it is thought that several who might have escaped death, were drowned. A young lady held her mother's head up out of the water until she was exhausted and compelled to drop her, both being too badly hurt to extricate themselves. The dead and wounded were carried to Statesville and tenderly cared for. Col. Cameron, of Ilillsboro, rescued State Auditor Sanderlin and three ladies who were badly hurt and unable to extricate themselves. Whatever may have been the cause of this terrible catastrophe, it does not do away with the idea that every high bridge ought to be inspected before crossed by a train, and that trains ought to be run over bridges at a very slow rate of speed. It is now common for fast trains to make time on the down grades to bridges, and frequently run over the highest bridges faster than on level land. This all should be stepped at once. ANOTHER EXPLOSION. No. 1. President Polk took no part at our State Alliance, or elsewhere, in selecting any candidate for any office. All that he had to say in regard to the matter was said in a speech before that body, and to which no one objected. Xo. 2. It has been asserted that Bro. Polk endeavored to get the State Alliance to boycott the News and Observer. This is false. Four hundred Alliancemen who at tended that meeting, will corroborate what we say above. A Republican correspondent at Raleigh has telegraphed to a Remib- lican paper at Philadelphia that the News and Observer has plenty of stuff "which it will bring forward at the proper time." Now what riirht has this Republican correspondent to know wnat the Democratic News and Ob server has in its private drawer? PROGRESSIVE FARMER: SEPTEMBER 1. STILL ON HAND. Mr. Bilkins is Loaded to the Muzzle Vie Says, "Give me Information or Give me Death." "Hello! Mr. iVvii." Uncle Jeiay Rusk's weathe depart ment was doing its best to flood the country last week one morning when the above call came. B. "Is that felkr what chaws ter backer and looks vulgar eround?" R. "Yes; I am alwas here if any thing should happen." B. "That is rite. Hitch this ere thing onto Captain Ashe, I want ter ask him erbout a bushel of questions." R. "All right, Uncle Zeke, the con nection is made." B. "Look a here, is there eny dan ger of me catchm' the runnin' fever from the editors of the News and Ob server?" R. "Not a bit. They have been caught up with a good many times, but no disease or fever has been dis covered. It is supposed that they are bomb-proof so far as diseases are con cerned." B. "All right, i will risk it enyhow, for I like them and want to get a load of information." "Hello, Capt. Ashe. Hello:" (Voice) "Hello: who is that r" B. "My name is Bilkins. Who is that?" (No answer.) B. "Hello: Cap. Have yer fainted.' I don't hear from you any more. Say, Cap., wh it about them letters from the two Milwaukee reporters: Betsy says she just knows fr a faek that you are t o much of a gentleman not to publish thrm. Me and Betsy are mighty anxious. What about them, Cap?"' Capt. A, "All right, Mr. Bilkins. 1 have always been a warm friend to the farmersra.nd the News and Observer has proved its fealty to the Democratic party for many years. It has." 13. "Hold on, Cap. You just sing that song next week. I want informa tion an' I am gom1 to have it or have death." Capt. A. "Go ahead then. My feel ings are with the farmer." B. "Blast your feelms'. Havn't I bin readin' the News awl Observer fur years. Betsy just thinks we don't need to go to preachm' nor notion' when we get the piper from the postoffice of a Saturday. When you sent us that cir cler statin' that the Sub-Treasury and the Farmers' Alliance would have your undyin' devotion last year, we felt mity proud. But Betsy says you have 'flickered.' How about that. Cop?" Capt. A. "You may say to Mrs. Bil kins that she is mistaken. I was for the Sub -Treasury because the farmers wanted it, but I knew it was wrong. Some of the leading men said so and it was thought best for our party that we turn our guns loose on it and demolish the structure." B. "Say, Cap., you talk mity nice. Have you demolished her yet?" Capt. A. "No, not exactly, but we are going to persevere. We do not choose to discuss the measure itself, but hope in time to weaken the bill by assailing the prominent men in the Al liance." B. "Why don't yer discuss the measure, Captain?" Capt. A. "Well, it would be con trary to good politics. The Sub-Treasury wrould not be a bad thing, but we don't wrant the farmers to know that they have found a remedy themselves. That would be an admission that we don't care to make." B. "Say, Cap., it sorter looks tome like it would be good politic -i to go for the best thing, no matter who invented it. You admit yourself that the farm ers are needin' help bad." Capt. A. "Well you see, my friend, the great paramount issue in this coun try is a reduction of the tariff and the abolition of the internal revenue law. Why on every wool hat you buy you have to pay a tax of 80 per cent, of its value." B. "Hold up there, Cap. I'vehearn that old song ever since I was knee high to a grasshopper, and blamed if the country ain't gittin' worse and worse. The reduction called for last election was 7 per cent. Me an' Betsy tigered ifout an' we concluded that the whole thing wouldn't be more'n enough to buy every woman a caliker dress. What in the dickens is the use to spend 11 1 millions of dollars runnin' a campain j every year for that?" ; Capt. A. "Yes, but the revenue an' j that together would be a good deal. B. "You are rite, Cap. But what did Mr. Cleveland do? You fellers had us a runnin' wild to elect him. You promised to take off the revernue tax and we thought we could get some good corn licker at ten cents a quart then. But when he was elected the first thing me an' Betsy knew Mr. Cleveland said licker and terbackcr were luxuries and should be taxed. After that blamed if you editer fellers didn't go eround shoutin' that Mr. Cleveland was right and that lie was a holesole statesman. tCuess he is a 'statesman without a job' now.) I reckin that would be the way you would do the tariff. Some statesmiu with more stomiek than brains would say 'it is needed to run the government now.' " AT DURHAM. Willetts, "Sockless Jerry" and President Polk Speak-A Large Crowd Present. Friday was gala day at Durham. A large crowd, variously estimated at from 2,000 to 3,000, were present. Good order prevailed. The dinner was very good. The Durham Cornet Baud fur nished the music in good style. The speaking was in the Globe warehouse. The stand was handsomely decorated with farm products, stars and stripes. The meeting opened with prayer by Rev. J. W, Lee. T. B. Green, Esq., of Durham, delivered the address of wel come. He referred to the magnificent manufacturing enterprises of the city and said the honest, sunburned faces before him deserved most of the credit for they furnished the foundation on which to erect the buildings. Speak ing of the great uprising of farmers he said that it is better that the revolution continue until the work is finished, for the discontent that would follow a fail ure of the Alliance would be ruinous to the country. His speech was eloquent throughout. Rev. J. W. Lee responded to the ad dress of welcome in an eloquent ad dress. At 1 1 :: C1. A. W. Williams, Con gressman from the Fifth District, as master of ceremonies, introduced Bro. J. F. Willetts, of Kansas, our efficient National Lecturer. Bro. Willetts spoke for one hour and a half, getting the best of attention. He said he had spent all of his life on the farm and therefore a flow cry speech should not be expected. He then gave some account of the numerical strength of the Alliance and his reception throughout the country. Said he had looked into the faces of more farmers in the past six months than any r.an ever did before and had found them the same everywhere, all anxious to get relief from the existing oppression, and to breakdown partisan and sectional barriers. He spoke of President Polk's reception in Kansas more than a year ago; told how, after his speech, the great crowd "mobbed" him by rushing pell mell to shake his hand and they continued shaking his hand until it was so badly swollen that he could not write a letter or anything for hours afterwards. He told how Ingalls was beaten, and said that the people of Kansas would only consider Ingalls for any high position hereafter by taking him on ten years' "suspi cion" and then on ten years' "pro bation." He told of the great milling combine in the Northwest, whereby mills were forced into the European syndicate, which controls the price of grain and flour. He dis cussed the national banking system, and how it controls the destinies of this government. He said that the mortgaged indebtedness of Kansas was equal to $165 per capita for every human being in the State. Many other States are nearly as bad. Bro. Willetts is witty and is a genuine home spun philosopher. He told us that our poli ticians pictured only the bright side of everything, the work of showing up the dark side wras left to the Alliance people. He said our political orators boasted that wre have the grandest scenery, the largest rivers, the highest mountains, the most babies, etc., but they never tell of the misery, the oppression and roguery that we are suffering from. After an hour's recess, during which dinner was partaken of, Bro. Simp son was introduced. He has a world of wit and holds his audience without any effort. He discussed the Sub Treasury in a plain, simple manner, very satisfactory to the audience. We regret that we have not space to give a better synopsis, but suffice it to say that two better speeches have never been delivered in North Carolina upon these important issues. Their argu ments were plain and convincing. Col. Polk was introduced. He stated that he was too unwell to at tempt a long speech, but would make a few remarks on some important mat ters, mainly advising the members to keep cool, be conservative and stand firm. Thus closed a day long to be remembered by the people of the coun try around Durham. i - - O C7 J- VOTE ON THE INTEREST BILL, Some weeks ago we published the final vote on the interest bill before the last legislature. That w.'is a vote to table amendments to leave out certain counties and did not do the members justice. For instance, Senators Paine, of Lincoln, and Aycock, of Wayne, were both in favor of G per cent, in terest and worked for the bill. But when amendments were introduced to the effect that certain counties be struck out they were compelled to vote to table the amendments, as it would have been wrong to have 0 per cent, interest in one county and S in an ad joining county. These amendments were gotten up for the purpose of de feating the original bill, and while many members of both houses were warm friends and hard workers for the bill to reduce interest to G per cent., yet they were forced to vote to table the amendments for the reasons above stated. We will try to publish a cor rect list of those who were in favor and those against, soon, though we are aware that the thing is very much complicated, which, beyond a doubt, was done for the purpose of defeating the bill and at the same time give cer tain members a loop hole to crawl out at. COL. POLK'S DENIAL. The following letter, written from Atlanta oa the 19th of August, ap peared in the State Chronicle of a recent date: 1 have just read in your paper of this date what purports to be an interview held with me on the matter of United States Senators. I desire to say that no such interview was ever had with me. On last Saturday two gentlemen came into my office, stating that they represented New York papers, and sought an interview. I told them promptly that I had not the time to give them. They insisted, how ever, that I give them ray opinion as to the chances of Sen ator Sherman, of Ohio, for re-election. I replied that the indications were that Senator Sherman would be defeated. This closed the interview. The names of Senator Vance, Ransom, Hampton or others, were not mentioned. It is simply one of the many things ascribed to me in print of which I know nothing. Yours truly, L. L. Polk. AN ALLIANCE BOOK. This office has received a copy of the Farmers' Alliance History and Agri cultural Digest," by N. A. Dunning, author of " The Philosophy of Price" and "History of the United States Dollar.'' The book contains 742 pages, ro-al octavo, well printed, on good paper, having thirty six very fine full page photo engravings. The book is divided into two parts. The first contains an authentic, con cise, detailed history of the Alliance from its first conception to the present ; also a brief history of the Wheel, Union and Sons of Freedom, together with a sketch of other kindred organ izations. There are also eighteen specially prepared articles upon Alli ance principles, from well-known members of the Order, that form a dis tinctive and important feature of the work, which concludes with a history of the business efforts of the Alliance. Part second contains a history of agriculture from the most ancient times to the present, which is both in teresting and instructive. Agriculture in the United States is discussed and the present condition considered. A chapter on farm and farm buildings, live stock and fruits ; also a chapter on fertilizers that is well worth the price of the book ; a history of grains, grasses and plants, and ho v they grow, that is highly instructive, and a history of the Department of Agriculture ; a chap ter on the household and home, includ ing the flower garden, home depart ment, sick room, and numerous recipes, hints, etc. THE SUB-TREASURY IS THE REMEDY. When the new wheat first comes on the market, says the Farm and Fire side, the buyers and speculators will endeavor to do their utmost to crowd down the price. There are so many farmers who are under the absolute neccessity of realizing on their crops as soon after harvest as possible that there is always an opportunity for buyers to take advantage of the situation and bear down the price. There is danger of overcrowding the early market, forcing down the price and giving all the advantage of the prospective high price to the speculators. There is good reason for believing that the wheat crop, both as to quantity and quality, has been overestimated, and it will be advisable for the producers to carefully consider the question of holding for better prices than are first offered. The remedy is to be found in the Sub Treasury plan. It is a deplorable fact that our affairs have come to this. But it is true, and it is the duty of our Con gress to devise some plan to relieve the people. Our government, even if honestly conducted, is behind the times. Men are now so shrewd and have so m my loopholes to go through tl-t iicia uuuoiiie ausomieij necessai y p1n a cnange oe made, iiie Sub-Tre.,Km.v piO.il win ni; ii,. Jut'L US C01uit!lJ( () work for it until we get it or somh th else. WAR IN EUROPE. j It" is stated that deliberate pre ,;ra. tions are being made for a great Jiiti nental war in Europe. Cernianv France, Italy and Russia will be involved. It is said that Rus-ia running her gun works night a'l l ,1 ;tv making repeating rifles. It is tho'-bt that 400,000 of these rifles will 1 ,. !MrvIo during this year. This is a deplorable state of asl'uirs j The rulers are to blame. The -ix-at middle classes of no country tuvor war at any time. It is the borah .i-;tjr ambitious, turbulent rulers who v.-.. bathe their country in blood on a-cv,;!it of little quarrels, A war at this ihw, with the modern improvements of war fare, cannot last long. But think of the thousands that will be killed and the homes rendered desolate. It- is too terrible to contemplate EDITORIAL "NOTES. Will the Neivsand Observer pub lish the letters from the two Milwaukee reporters? We are requested to state that Hon. W. F. Stroud wuil address the Alliance people at Flint Ridge Church, Chatham county, Sept. Oth. What is the matter witli Bro. Hall, up in Missouri? His State car ried the Sub-Treasury by a vote of to to 20, last week. Hurrah for Missouri : It was Jerry Simpson's opponent for Congress who charged that he didn't wear socks. Jerry says he pot the other fellow's socks and shoes, toa, when the election came off. Once more we rise to r- ieark that Jerry Rusk must improve on his plan of running the weather. Our people don't need rain seven days in the week. A word to the wise don't seem sufficient, . however. The Kentucky election resulteu as follows: People's party elected 73 members of the Legislature; Demo crats, 50; Republicans, 15. So the People's party has a majority of S mem bers ovef both old parties. There are eighty-six rich men in the U. S. Senate, and two Alliancemen. Pfeffer and Kyle. Forty-seven of the Senators are millionaires. Can work ing people expect favorable legislation in their interest from their masters. That circular did the work. The next time it goes out it will be stamped "Medical Almanac " in big letters. We wish another would be sent, for many of those who received it at once mad'? up clubs for The Progressive Farmer. Lost, strayed or stolen, a copy of The Progressive Farmer from the press-room, Saturday, August 22k be tween the hours of 4 and G o'clock. ( ne of the celebrated " Advocates-the Sub-Treasury- circulars " will be given as a reward for any information. The News and Observer thanks The Progressive Farmer for setting it straight before the public. This is not the first time we have shown it up in its true light. We are glad to know that it is polite enough to return thanks for a favor that was so unpalatable to it, however. Bro. H. D. Edgerton, of Frank lin county, has been a member of the Alliance four years and has only missed one meeting. Bro. W. II. Hill is a member of the same Alliance Pinoy Grove and has not missed a single meeting. How is that for sticking to what you promised to stand up to ? The News and Observer ot the 2Gth says the associate editor and husi ness manager of The Progressive Farmer went over to the Chronicle office Tuesday and asks if they carried an order from the boss. Neither the editor nor the business manager were in the Chronicle office Tuesday. Cap. you should have more reliable scouts. It is due Mr. II. B. Hardy, of the State Chronicle, to state that he tele graphed that paper that the report sent from Morehead to the effect that the Teachers' Assembly would bear the expenses of hall rent, &c, during th meeting of the State Alliance there was not as stated. The Secretary of the Teachers' Assembly did engage the Bell Hall, but our people would not ac cept that it that way. The time has been when a Gov ernor of a State could have driven a crowd of farmers out of a hall by a motion'of the hand. But things have changed. The other day the Governor of Georgia arose in the State Alliance to dispute a point of parliamentary law with President Livingston. TheGov ernor insisted that he was going to run the machine. The President politely told him that he was not a delegate. The Governor insisted and the dele gates shouted : " Put him out." This office has telegrams from j as far West as California, and letters from as far North as New Jersey, m regard to news sent out by newspaper fakes as to proposed duels to be fought on account of newspaper contro versies. We have not received "official'' noti fication of any duels, and have not even bought a gun. We may have to shoot some nf t.hA fnVp who teleffraP" the stuff now appearing in a number of the daily papers. But they will te on the wing when the shooting begins.
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