The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-05-05

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10TH That the G, ,,tadel Academy,
as a military school, be abolished,
and that so much of the money new
appropriated to it's use as may be
needed shall be given to the. South
Carolina college at Columbia, so as
to make it a first-class institution for
the training Of young men for the
professions and literature. A small
tuition fee should be charged those
entering there, but the trustees
should be allowed to admit those un-
able to pay free of charge.
18th. That the State owes it to
her daughters to provide an institu-
ton for their liberal and practical
education; a school where they can
be taught not only to adorn a draw
ing-room, but be fitted to perform
the duties of Iifo and become bread
winners if need be- A common
wealth which does not train it's future
mothers can never hope to achieve
any high place in the civilization Of
to-day, and both justice and wisdom
demand that our girls should have
an equal chance with our boys. We
recommend that such a school be
opened at the Citadel in place of the
military institution now in operation
there, and that it be literally sup
ported by the State We appeal to
the women ofSouth Carolina who feel
the deficiencies of their own training.
and have seen the utter helplessness
of their sisters when left to their
own resources, to aid in establishing
an industrial college for females in
our State like that of Columbus,
Miss. If they cannot secure that
prohibition which would Danish
alcohol, they can help Danish that
prohibition, ignorance, which now
bars their sex in this State from all
occupations except sewing, teaching
and working in cotton factories.
18th. That committee of seven,
one from each Congressional district,
be appointed by the chair, who will
draft the memorial mentioned in
these resolutions, and forward the
same at once to our representatives
at Washington; and that the said
committee shall prepare bills, and
have the same introduced in the
next General Assembly,, carrying
out the spirit and purpose of these
resolutions. Furthermore, that said
committee shall 60 to Columbia
when the Legislature meets and
make. such presentation of facts and
arguments as will help secure their
passage
The movement has assumed such
proportions that nearly every paper
in the State devOtes considerable
space to notices of it. With few ex-
ceptions they candidly endorse it
and commend it's objects, while all
concede the high character of the men
who appeared in Columbia as the
of their brother far
mers. We quote briefly from two
of the leading papers in the State:t
+ THINKING FOR THEMSELVES.
T If the Farmers Convention had
done nothing else but meet and dis
cuss the various matters submitted
to it on Thursday, it would have
been worth all the trouble and ex-
pense of collecting together so large
and influential a body of citizens.
The resolutions offered, the questions
debated and the practical sugges-
tions made all go to show that the
farmers of the State do their own
and have the manliness to
express their wishes and demand
their rights. We do not think their
Judgment is right in ever instance,
but we admire the independence they
have displayed, because it is one of
the most hopeful indications of the
times and has introduced a powerful
element isfto the forces which con-
troll society.
If the farmers of the State as
class will only profit by the object
lessons given at Columbia this week,
and discuss among themselves at
home the public questions in the
proper settlement of which their in
terests are so deeply involved; if
they will study the enonomic and
political problems of the day in their
relation to the interests of the indus
trial classes, and then bring the full