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THE INDUSTRIAL AND EDUCATIONAL INTERESTS OF OUR PEOPLE PARAMOUNT TO ALL OTHER CONSIDERATIONS OF STATE POLICY.
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Vol. 7.
RALEIGH, N. C MARCH 29, 1892.
No. 7
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PRO (jEESSI Y
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-TnoNAL FARMER ALL I
fH aNCE AND INDUSTRiA, .
UNION. "O
i. t t. Pnlk. North Caro-
rtddresS; Atlantic Building, P
ffV.. VaBhington, D. C.
&hi.a :-r-.;iri n L Loucks. Huron.
jouth Dakota. T TT ,
vcretary-treasurer o.
dSSL Address, 239 North Capitoi
N W.f Washington, D. C.
A : t tt WilWr.s. Kansas.
Lecturer . '
EXECUTIVE BOAltu.
P W. Macune, Washington, D. C.
lionzo Wardall, Huron, bouth Da-
jV Tillman, Palmetto, Tennessee.
JUDICIARY.
a i . Cole, Michigan,
r' v Beck, Alabama.
M. D. Davie, Kentucky.
NATIONAL LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE.
W L Polk, hairman.
0 V. Macune, Washington, D. C.
Maan Page, Brandon, Va.
L. P. Featherstone, Forest City, Ar-
vF. Gwinn, White, Tennessee.
urtgTH CAROLINA FARMERS' STATE ALLI
ANCE. pi lent Marion Butler, Clinton,
S C
Vice-President T. B. Long, Ashe-
" Srery-Treasuror"- S. Barnes,
Lecturer J. S. Bell, Brasstown, N.C.
Steward C. C. Wright, Glass, N. C.
Chaplain Rev. E. Pope, Chalk
'1or-Keeper W. H. Tomlinson,
avetreville, N. C.
Assistant Door-Keeper H. E. king,
;'eanut, N. C.
Sergoaiit-at-Arms J. S. Molt, L,nalk:
Level, N. C.
$cate Business Agent W . H. V orth,
rt&leigh, N. C.
Trustee Business Agency IBund W.
x Graham, Machpelan, u C.
CXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE NORTH
O-AP-OLISA FARMERS' 8TTE ALLIANCE.
3. Alexander, Charlotte, N. C,
Jhairman: J. M. Mewborne, Kinston,
S. C. : J. S. Johnston, Ruffin, N. C
TATS ALLIANCE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.
Ellas Carr, A. Leazer, N. M. Cul
breth, M. G. Gregory, Wm. C. Connell.
TATE ALLIANCE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE.
R. J. Powell, Raleigh, N. C. ; N. C.
&igli?h, Trinity College: J. J. oung.
Polenta; H. A. Forney, Newton, IS. C.
'forth Carolina Reform Press Association.
Oncers J. L. Ramsey, President;
vrmJiitrtv;' Viz Prc-idcr.d ; Y.
Harw,, Secretary,
PAPERS.
'rcrreive Farmer, State Organ, Raleigh. N. C.
Oacaiari Clinton, Is.
The Workingman's Helper, Pinnacle, N. C.
Fanner' Advocate, 1 arbnro, N. .
Mountain Home Journal, Asheyille, . C.
Alliance Sentinel, Goldsboro, . C.
Country Lite, Trinity Co lege. N. C.
Ve-c'.rv Hickory, N. C.
R ttier ' WTiitakers, N. C.
Agricultural Bee, . Ooldsbf.ro. N . C.
Colnmbus Weekly ews, hiteville, C.
Each of the above-named papers are
requested to keep the list standing on
the first page and add others, provided
they are duly elected. Any paper fail
iwj ' dvoc'ate tht OcaJa platform icill
tfc d- ed from fhe list promptly. Ou r
peop can now we what papers are
tmolished in their interest.
DON'T BE FOOLISH, MR. BOWSER
"When you pass down the street
And a f rif-nd yu chanc to meet
A-ru iiii r ) is bead Mid lo kincrwi?e,
See-.-aw inu ami a--waing wiin fiery eyes.
Don't st U ra at onctaiul a-k i'?i tt e news,
F r he?carcdy can keep straight in bin shoes,
Ana it wuui'i ue quiie iooiidU. -Mr. du. ci,
So when you wish to bo informed on
any question in relation to your rights
now made null and void by a long
course of practical legislation, don't
ask a man who ha3 drank deep drafts
from the swill tub of public office; for
the longing desire of his heart is to re
turn in - office an again fatten upon
public pap, and he is gu re to advise you
in that course which will most likely
tend to his own benefit. Think once
or twice and don't be foolish, Mr.
Bowser.
S3 when you go to the postoffice and
there find a newspaper, and in that
newspaper you find 'order or men
of your order maliciously impugned
and you see a certain party commended
in glorious term another con
demned in lanpi At? i, ; v- anri base, and
in all this laudtioi; , the s?kiea of one
nnrt.v Ji.nd in n i i rlh
i.Iwest depths of tr , her party, you
i istalhe on.4 -; ;...'e which might
.n their pockets dj epends on their skill
in this j. .urPAlistiJ. art and that jf the
party to nomthy have j0ined them
selVefl for a livi. i
y.they and their tn ,js could help each
other to piaci ut-, oiunder no more.
When you con: consider these
things, think onf,e rr twice and dn't
. be foolish. Mr. i, ivr.er
When SX'U'heaA-ab'u? f,tatasman roll
mg
g his c vanon rifia-n nrl around and
all the pe pie h k. jrafTieTed together
and
lie cummrii ttt1
; praise of liis owr,;;artv and to imnuern
f - ' " x . -
J ; the acts of theut;l0r party and raises
I his hanus above , 1 3 head in appeals to
I heaven to utk -l Lie truth of his words
1 and assert that) all the grievances
I brought upon thiij once free and pros
I perous country Jare caused by the
! ) wicked acts of hi , nTmnnents and that
his party would flhavo done equally
as bad or worse if it could have done
so. and then upon the heels of this mil
lions of the common people ask a re-
ress of their wrongs, and even go so
as to point them out and show how
they can be remedied, and he scorns to
consider these wrongs either in Con
gress or out of it, believing that party
success would be endangered by hear
ing these complaints as it would effect
the plutocrats whom he delights to
serve, remember that this big states
man has his eye on the flesh pot at
Washington, and all he preaches and
all he says is to make things safe for
his return to that fat and luscious
office. Thin once or twice and don't
be foolish, Mr. Bowser.
When you go around the country
during campaign year and come across
one of these ljttle stump rattlers saw
ing the air, puffing and snorting; and
you find every idea in his pumpkin hull
is something he has gather d from these
big statesmen or their ready helpers,
the party press, and when you take
his measure, his height, his length, his
depth and breadth, you find him a
flexible little tool in tne hands of the
f)lutocrat8, trying to .instruct his fel
ows in gauzy sophistry to be their own
undoing, to rivet the chains of slavery
on their own limbs, think of the s ren
who sings the sweetest songs to lure
the mariner upon the breakers; think
of the pandering slave, who sins to
satiate the lust of his master; think
once or twice and don't be foolish, Mr.
Bowser.
Come let us reason together. More
than a million of free born American
citizens have requested Congress to
consider certain propositions in their
behalf. They speak for five millions
more. Oue big statesmen don't stoop
to consider them at all. Sixteen agents
of the associated banks came to Wash
ington to put the exception clause on
the green back. It was considered. It
was dono. Five men applied to Con
gress in behalf of the Pacific railroad
grab of 150 millions of dollars. It was
considered. It was granted. One man.
Ernest Seyd, came from London with
$5t.000 to get silver demonetized. It
was considered. It was granted. A
few men had concocted to have the na
tional banking system established. It
was considered. It was done. Four
or five men want to borrow a 100 mil
lion for the Nicaragua Canal. Harrison
recommends Congress to consider it.
Look upon that scene; now cast a
lingering gze upon this and tell me
what you think. The interest of seven
millions of common people ask Con
gress to consider several distinct propo
sitions and this Ccngr ss turns a deaf
ear. Both parties turn a deaf ear.
What do you think of that, in the face
cf thrir rjauy ..ii.'uigiivsc to hc on
these various robberies? When one of
these human beings com?s home and
asks you to return him, ask him if he
has joined in this conspiracy against
the Republic and the people, and think
twice and don't be foolish, Mr. Bowser.
W. II. Lindsay.
THE REFORM MOVEMENT.
Hexlena, N. C.
Mr. Editor: I see so many things
in your paper that is so ably written
and so thruthfully said, that I cannot
se how the education of the people
can stop until the truths of our de
pressed condition are heard from top
to bottom, from center to circum
ference. But what I want to say is,
I believe the hand of God is in the
reform movement, and I believe He
will guide us as long as we hold up the
principles of the Alliance, an i I believe
as soon as selfish greed shall take the
place of truth, equity and justice to
all, then I think God will withhold
from us, as He has in Russia national
sins ; though they are brought on us by
a few wicked leaders, h we to be suf
fered nationally. But I see no need of
this, for we have the experience of all
the ages, and if we do not improve
upon them, then it is our fault. I
cannot tell how it is all over the coun
trv, but in this section we have men
who think that the best men in Amer
ica are the men in office or the ones
that have been in office or the ones
they want in office who have never
been one iota of benefit to them, only
to pile tariff and unjust taxation and
make donations to unjust persons and
enterprises.
' We have men who are too selfish to
read the truth or believe the truth;
they rather believe a lie and be damned,
and the world with them, than to read
and advocate the truth. I want to
know what will become of them. We
have men who claim to be Christians,
a no think they are not responsible for
the many poor children who are being
over worked to get bread and suffering
for clothes, and they are not responsible
for it To such I would like to say they
will find at the last day their talent
will be like the slothful servant who
hid his in a napkin, I am no man for
Church and State, but have but little
confidence m i the man who claims to
be a Christ. gentleman who can
cheek himself up t his neighbor and
say vote for the regular nominee of
our party, when he knows at the same
time that that nominee has never done
anything for good to the greatest num
ber. The Bible says woe unto the
world because of offences, but woe
unto him by whom they come. And
I am glad that some of these old politi
cal office holders have to suffer in
eternity for the punishment inflicted
upon us as a nation. J. H. Evans.
Then Progressive Farmer
from April 1st to Nov. 15th
for 50 cents.
Make up your Clubs.
CENTRALIZED TRADE AND ITS
AGENCIES.
Mr. Editor : It is claimed and argued
that the introduction of steam-power
necessitates the centralization of trade
of all descriptions, and that one large
manufacturer of a certain article could
furnish that article cheaper than sev
eral smaller manufacturers could fur
nish it and that one large store could
furnish goods cheaper than a number
of small ones could.' If that is so then
it was a bad day for America when
steam-power was invented, as far as its
application to manufacturing is con
cerned. Say that one large store con
trols all of tne trade of a town where
there are now two or three dozen.
What would become of the host of
small merchants and clerks? They
would be thrown out of employment.
Sbylock could not employ them all to
measure calico and weigh copperas.
There would be no recourse left them
but to jo on the farms and become pro
ducers instead of being consumer?, as
they now are. It is claimed and by no
less a personage than the Rev. Sam
Jones, that the Standard Oil Companv
furnishes the cheapest oil in the world
That may be true from Mr. Jones's
standpoint, for we don't know what
kind of oil he gets, but the primitive
lightwood knots would be cheaper at
twenty-five cents per dozen than the
kind of oil we got about last Christmas
would be at almost any price One of
the greatest agencies to the centraliza
tion of trade in the tobacco-growing
sections of the country is the internal
revenue laws. They might be proper
ly termed the daddy of corruption and
the granddaddy of trusts. Long be
fore and immediately preceding the
late war there was a great army of
wagon tobacco peddlers who made
their living by hauling tobacco from
port to port and selling it out to the
consumer. Now what has become of
that industry ? Is has been taxed out
of existence by the Federal Govern
ment. Why should the Democrats,
under Mr. Cleve and, allow a law so
discriminating agaiust the small to
bacco manufacturer and peddler to re
main in force? There can le but one
answer to that question and that is
this, it was done at; tha instigation of
the city manufacturers that they might
ward otf the competition it engendered.
The manufacturers h id the tobacco
peddling business taxed out of existence
and then inaugurated a system of sell
ing tobacco to merchants on four or
six months time That gives shy lock
a chance to come in for his pound of
fierli. The manufacturer sells tobacco
to the merchant, the merchant gives
his note for the samo on six months
I time. Shvock dis-vtmt3. the nol-
and of course the cost of the discount
is added to the mercha at's note and in
turn added by him to the price paid by
the consumer. That system of trade
can be properly termed one of the
causes of 4 overproduction." Here it
might be well enough to define what is
meaut by overproduction. It is this:
The unprosperous condition of the
farmers and the low prices of tobacco
and cotton is called by the plutocrats
and their allies "overproduction." It
appears that all industries are well pro
tected except that of the farmer. The
others have to have a profit; the farmer
has to take what he can get, profit or
no profit. In the manufacture of to
bacco the manufacturer must have his
profit. The way they have gt the
thing arranged now the banker must
be provided for and come in for a share
when he has got no business, and it is
only a burden laid on the producer.
The manufacturer, the banker, the
merchant and the internal revenue are
all to have a share. out of tobacco be
fore it reaches the consumer, and theie
things alone will put the price up con
siderable with ut the amount paid the
farmer, but the price paid the farmer
is the fifth consideration, and if any
one suffers he is the one. and "sorry
crop" and "overproduction" is
preached to him as the causre of the
low prices he gets for his produce. The
tobacco manufacturers may claim that
since the introduction of steam and
other modern appliances that they can
manufacture tobacco cheaper than a
small concern using the machinery of
twenty five years ago. If that is so and
with all their capital and superior ad
vantage, why should they object to
the internal revenue laws bemg re
pealed and giving the small manufac
turera chance? Say that all the in
ternal reven ie laws and all State laws
taxing tobacco-peddlers were repealed,
the suiaII manufacturer could resume
work and the wagon peddlers also.
It would give employment to a great
many individuals if it did nothing else,
and it would materially lessen the
army of overproduces.
While we are not advocating either
the manufacture or sale of brandy or
whiskey, we would like to know why
the Southern people who style them
selves "Democrats" and "patriots"'
should hollow themselves hoarse to
elect a set of so-called statesmen to
enact and perpetuate laws discriminat
ing against the multitude of small
farmers all over the fruit growing aecf
tions of the country, in favor of the
We -item whiskey syndicate. The ad
vocates of centralized trade claim that
the large concern can furnish the
whiskey so much cheaper than the
small concerns can. That may be so,
but in the name of justice, ought not
the small manufacturer to have a
chance to show his hand? Ought the
poor farmer's apples to rot on the
ground simply because a syndicate
could furnish the "ardent" cheaper
than they could. That to tax the small
concerns out of existence for the behtfit
of the large ones has been the policy of
both the old parties from a date pre
ceding Mr. Cleveland's administration
is a fait that no one can successfully
deny. There are thousands of men
who voted the Democratic ticket that
elected Mr. Cleveland, with the distinct
understanding that if the democracy
were successful the internal revenue
laws were to be repealed. The ticket
was successful, owing to that proviso.
Now let us see what was the result.
Did they repeal the internal revenue
laws? Not much they didn't. Well,
what did they do? They suddenly dis
covered that the very thing they were
condemning possessed rare virtues.
What were its virtues? One was that
it was a great agency to centralized
trade. It removed the small tobacco
manufacturers and peddlers out of the
way of the large manufacturers with
out exertion on their part more than
informing Congress that it would not
be to their interest to have the revenue
tax removed. Another way that the
whiskey syndicates did not want Tom,
Dick and Harry to be allowed the
privilege of converting their waste
fruit into pure brandy, it would come
in contact with their stuff, and the
beet way to prevent it was by continu
mg the internal revtnue laws. Last,
though not ieast, was that a certain set
of fellows who had been railing on the
revenue officers and dubbing them
"red legged grasshoppers" manifested
i-; desire to become "red legged grass
hoppers" themselves and nose around
in search of some luckless law-breaker
The promise the Democrats made to
the people to repeal the internal reve
nue laws and bring about other needed
reforms has had a powerful tendency
to create among the people a distrust
in almost everybody. Tne Democratic
pvrty may promise the Alliance every
oe-xaud asked for, but the people have
vo assurance that the promises will
ever be complied with and they will
juge the future by the past conse
quently they will not support any
ticket the "bosses" put out, as they
have been doing.
There are s-me fears expressed that
some of the leaders will sell out the Al
iinnce. They may attempt it but they
will find it a somewhat difficult matter
to deliver all the goods. The old
Democratic party must be regenerated
born again, with a new set of nurses
on board and christened the People's
party. Nothing short of that is going
to satisfy some of our Rockingham
boys, an-1 their name is legion.
Fraternal! ,
W. H. Sciioolfield.
MECKLENBURG RESOLUTIONS.
The following resolutions were unani
m -uhIv adopter bv Back Creek Sub
.V!wre Mrch 12th, 1802:
kx'ji(tt-ed. That wo heartily enuortc
the Ocala demands in full,
2. That we will stand by and endorse
the Alliance demands, as were amended
at the Indianapolis Convention.
3. That we will stand as a unit by
these principles.
4 Tnat wq denounce any and all
E artisan papers whose columns have
een open to slander and abuse of our
demands and our noble, and most
especially our beloved National Presi
dent, L. L. Polk.
5. That we send greeting to all
orders and citizens favorable with our
Order and demands.
6. That while we are not partisan in
our views, we will not support any
man for any political office who does
not stand on tne Alliance demands.
7. That we heartily endorse the
course pursued this far in Congress
by the H m. S. B. Alexander.
8. That a copy of these resolutions
be sent to our County Organ and The
Progressive Farmer for publication.
J. R. Utley, Pres't.
Leander Query, Sec'y.
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BRO. TEAGUK AND HIS WORK.
Baldwin, N. C.
Mr. Editor: Bro.W. W. Teaguehas
just finished a lecturing tour m our
mountain country, in which he has
done, s )me very efficient work in Ashe
for tie Alliance. Bro. Teague made
about nine rousing speeches in our
county, speaking twice a day from two
to three hours at a time. He is a fine
reasoner, is well informed, is an un
compromising Allianceman, and I am
quite sure that the untiring effort
which he made in promulgating the
grand principles of the Alliance in
Ashe county will be a prolific source of
much good to the Order in strengthen
ing the faith of all the members, in re
claiming the back sliders and in stirring
up the luke warm and in causing men
to go to thinking and reading more,
and that is what we need. I think the
Alliance can oe recruited without any
trouble in our county, if we can get
our people to reading the Alliance
literature. I mean in those communi
ties where they say the Alliance is
dead, for I find it is not dead but is
only sleeping, and only needs reviving
a little and putting to work. And we
have a good number of Sub-AUian es
and quite a number of members in
good standing and hard at work for
the Order in Ashe, although our oppo
sition is strong and our enemies are
hard at work, and occasionally they
capture a r oak-kneed brother and tell
him he is being duped, and he is fool
enough to think they are telling him
the truth. But I am glad to be able to
say that many of our members are
reading and thinking for themselves
and expect to stay in the fight.
Yours respectfully,
T. J. Houck.
The Progressive Farmer
from April 1st to Nov. 15th
for 50 cents. Makeup ycrai-Clubs.
THE PUBLIC VOICE.
How may the Alliance and the
friends of reform best secure the recog
nition and enforcement of our prin
ciplesf
(A given space in this column will be
devoted weekly to answers to the above
?uestion, from the friends of reform,
n order that the largest number may
have a hearing, we must ask that you
do not write more than twenty lines.
Sign your name to your answer. Now
let us have your sincere and honest
views.)
stick together.
Discard our foolish allegiance to the
two old political parties, which are
hell born and hell hound. Trust in
God and stick together.
V. N. Seawell.
VOTE FOR KATIE AND THE BABY.
Ellerbe Springs, N. C.
In the first place cease voting for the
so-called Democratic and Republican
parties and vote for Katie and the
baby, and subscribe for The Progres
sive Farmer, and you will no longer
haijg back, but will see the necessity
of falling in line and drifting along
with the tide of reform.
C. E Bethune.
how to get it.
Bethel, Pitt Co., N. C. '
How to get relief is to labor for the
agricultural aud laboring classes in the
science of economical government, to
indorse the motto, " in things essential,
unity and charity;" to suppress sec
tional and national prejudices, to stand
by our demands at all times and in all
places and especially at the ballot-box.
We may preach reform aud continue
to vote with the same old parties and
it will be like a sounding brass and
tinkling symbal. No man can serve
two masters. A house divided against
itself cannot stand. Our motto should
be, vote for no man for any office un
less he will publicly declare himself in
favor of the Ocala p'atform, and will
pledge himself not to support any can
didate for office who is not in favor of
the eamf He who is not for us is
against us ; there is no half- way ground.
We must be on one side of this great
question or the other, and I hope all
farmers and mechanics and all labor
ing men will march up thi3 year in one
solid body and yote one time for our
own interests and for G d and home
and our native land, and for more
money and less whiskey.
M. G. Bryan.
elect good men.
In answer to "how may the Alliance
rm' f if r'ds of re Cor m fcr-st rfv?- the
recognition end enfor-'emenc of our
principle4?," will say in my judgment is
for the productive class to secure men
to represent us in office, from President
to constable, - whose whole heart, mind
and strength will be given to our cause
Let us seek our officers, it is tim to
stop the officers seeking office for the
fleece. I favor a full ticket from the
fact that a partial ticket would give
cause for the enemies of reform to ie
tract and thereby capture many votes.
am opposed to' pledging candidates.
(We have no use for hand cuffs, except
to be able to hold such as cannot be
brought to justice otherwise.) It is
very evident, where we examine our na
tional record, that there are no Repub
li ans or Democrats when our Repre
sentatives are assembled in Congress,
but plutocrats. When we consider our
grievances and look for the cause, w e
find that both the great national parties
have been on the same road marching
together for more than 25 years (long
march) and are destined to take up
camp together in the near future for
the purpose of building breastworks
and fortifyiug against the honest move
of the honest people, and they have the
means at tfeeir command to build such
fortifications, as we will only be able
to overcome by a united altogether pull
and the aid of our Supreme Being.
Very truly, S W. White.
FREE DELIVERY.
Mr. Editor: Recently, the press
throughout the country has occasion
ally referred to the desirability of hav
ing a "Free Delivery" of mail in the
rural districts, and the Postmaster
General in his last message to Congress
recommends it, and states that in small
cities where it has been tried, finan
cially, it has proven a success.
During this session of Congress bills
have been introduced, in view of the
fact that the eficiency in the Postoffice
Department is growing less, to reduce
letter postage to a "one cent" basis.
As this is a sign of the increasing busi
ness prosperity of our country we
heartily welcome it ; but as the Treas
ury of the United States is not depend
igg on revenue received from that
source, then the question seems more
important how to increase the efficiency
of the service, and how to make the
charges less for performing surh ser
vice. It would seem that as until now,
the improvement in the service has all
been made to the exclusive benefit of
our urban population, it is getting more
than time that the farmer, the miner,
(the bone and sinew of the country,)
the real workers, the producers who
yearly add to their country's wealth,
should have some consideration, and
should not be obliged, as they were a
century ago, to patiently trot to the
cross road postoffice, after their mail,
no matter what the weather is, the
state of their health, or the pressure of
work. If they want to hear from the
outside world, from the loved ones
away from home, a tramp to the post
office is necessary. The correspondence
of the agriculturist or miner may per
haps not be as extensive as that of the
city resident, .but to the farmer or
miner "the letter " long looked for may
contain, and generally does, intelli
gence to him of vital importance. No
doubt the majority of your readers will
remember cases, where they or their
friends have missed important business
engagements, and in consequence have
met with heavyld"sses, and frequently
lost their all, or have failed to receive
word from their beloved ones, during
some fatal illness, and were not able to
reach them in time to bid them a last
farewell or render them much needed
assistance, owing to the fact that " the
letter " remained in the postoffice un
called for, or in the pocket of some
neighbor, waiting for "a chance" to -be
forwarded.
Is it a wonder that the farmer who,
during the long winter hours, has so
rath leisure for self -improvement, for
self-education, does not avail himself
of it ? Is it a wonder that he is referred
to by his "city cousins" as "moss
back, a greeny, a hay seed," when as a ,
matter of fact be the most enlightened t
of any class of our population? The
original expense of a newspaper, peri
odical, or other literature is trifling
compared with the immense amount of.
bene fit derived from it; often a single
hint, a receipt, a suggestion, a word of
advice is worth the subscription price
of a dozen papers for a year, to say
nothing of the general advantages ob
tained in being kept posted in regard
to the markets of the world, and the
moral influence a good newspaper has
over a household.
Is it a wonder that the sons and
daughters of the farmer are aching for
the time to come when they can get
away from the isolation of farm life
and speed away to the cities, already
over crowded, there to join the throng
of " waiters for something to turn up?"
But they come, allured by the glitter
and to enjoy the social advantages of
city life. With a "free delivery sys
tem '' extended to our rural districts
the social advantages, the chance to
have communication with each o her
would increase, and there would be no
reason why a farmer's life could not be
the happiest of all.
Even the city people know the incon
venience of not being able to hear from
their country friends, and the uncer
tainty of letters arriving at their des
tination announcing their visits accom
panied by the request to meet them at
"the station," often causes them to
suffer untold hardships and trouble.
But it is, however, useless to discuss
this any further. The miner, the
farmer, the resident of small cities, and
villages, are entitled to and should
have their mail delivered to them, as
wsli i.p, the ri-sveut of hh large cities,
and now, on the eve of the great con
ventions, when the leaders m politics
are ready to make their promises, is
the time to askCongress that this mat
ter receive the attention it is so duly
entitled to. Now is the tingle to agitate
this all over this grand coutetry. Let
us make one united effor.V by the or
ganization of local, county, parish and
State associations entralping the same
into on i great nitional .association so
that we can be heard frkm the Cana
dian to the Mexican border, from the
Atlantic to the Pacific, with no uncer
tain voice making it arp-fscue ofhe
day, and one of the plant r'
in the platform of one c 23 1802. Re-
the great parties, and, at
tion : an l le& nspnot rest until every
rural resident of this country shall be
accorded the same rights that are en
joyed by the dwellers in the citie3,
which has been enjoyed by the agricul
tural communities in Europe for the
last quarter of a century.
We respectfully request the press
throughout the country to aid us, and
we would like to hear from everyone
who feels an interest in the work, by
making suggestions or sending a postal
card with their name, address and
business to Richard II. Broat,
Minneapolis, Minn.
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RAISE YOUR OWN SUPPLIES.
Mr. Editor: Whereas, our present
experience is showing exclusively that
it is dangerous in the extreme to rely
on the one crop system; therefore be it
Resolved, That we will diversify our
crops and make our own corn, wheat
and forage, and thus make our tobacco
crop our money crop.
2. That we respectfuHy suggest to
our fellow farmers in the bright to
bacco belt the necessity of following
our example.
3. That our State Alliance be re
quested to set on foot a plan or plans
which will induce the farmers of the
whole State to keep their cribs and
granaries in their own yards instead of
Baltimore and Chicago.
4. That we will use our best endeav
ors to raise our own mules and horses,
and not have to depend on other sec
tions for them.
5. That a copy of these resolutions
be sent to The Progressive Farmer
and Webster's Weekly with a request
to publish.
J. M. Jones,
J. M. Fagq,
J. W. Purgason,
A Committee.
SEND MEN FROM THi: PLOW,
Nashville. N. C.
Send men to Corgress right from the
plow, that stand uniinchingly upon
the Ocala platform, and that knows
what a days work is. J. C. Neal.
. .
The Progressive Farmor
from April 1st to Nov. 15th
fOr 50 CentS. Make p ynr Clubs.
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