The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-11-26
EDITORIAL NOTES.

lima In 1874, only six are now in the
profession, viz: r. N. Furman, j. A.
Bonitz, P. F: Duffy, J. D, Cameron,
L. L. Polk and w. H. Bernard.
We regret to see that during
the storm of last Thursday, which
prevailed along our coast, the large
wood plate factory in Newbern was
blown down, killing two of the opera
tives.. Much damage was done in the
vicinity.
The American Congress is get
ting too far away from the people.
We need fewer politicians and million
aires in that body and more statesmen
and patriots. Fewer tools and attor-
neys of monopoly and more friends of
the people.
- The farmers of the great State
of New York, as also of Massachu-
sets and other Northern States, are
waking up. The political slogan is:
Down with monopoly and a restora-
ton of the rights of the people. The
Farm and Home, a powerful advocate
OF the farmers, was cred hot last
week along that line.
= We see that a gentleman in
South Carolina has discovered a pro-
cess by which he can produce cotton
seed without lint, and that it is prob
able that he car raise as much as 400
bushels on the same ground now re-
quired to produce 35 bushels We
are not informed whether he can pro-
duce the lint without seed.
= 1t is really amusing to see how
profoundly concerned some people
are as the probable action of the ALI
ance in politics. If politics be run in
the interest Of the people and good
government, and not in the interest of
designing demagogues and monopolis-
tic conspirators, there will be little
difficulty in determining where the
Alliance may be found.
= We are panied to record the
death of Hon. W. T. Dortch, which
occurred at his home in Goldsboro on
the 21st inst, after a lingering illness.
AS a citizen, father, neighbor, lawyer
and representative of his county and
State, he was Justly regarded as one
of the best and ablest men in the
State. He has been for forty years a
conspicuous figure in public coun-
ellis and always commanded that re-
spect and Difference to which he was
SO justly entitled.
= On u first page may be found
an interesting and important statement
from the pen of our esteemed Michigan
correspondent, regarding the status Of
agriculture in that progressive State.
"Crops below the average and prices
far below the cost of production, ap.
pill s not only to the State of Michigan,
but it is alarmingly true of u own
State, and we persist in the belief that
that the financial policy of our gov
eminent has very much to do with it.
We hope to meet our good friend
+" Wolverine in the near future and
talk the matter over with him.
The National Grange, which
held it's annual session at Sacramento,
CAL, last week, declared in favor of
electing the members Of the United
States Senate by a direct vote of the
people. This same resolve was made
by the National Alliance at its meet
ing at Shreveport, La, in 1887. This
measure will come before the people,
of necessity, in the near future, and it
is one of the reforms that must come.
The facts given in u paper last week
touching the character and
of that body, are arousing the public
mind to the Importance of the change.
1.-The money applied per capita
for popular education in the old slave
holding States, according to federal
population, is SeUenty-one cents. In
North Carolina it is hGrty-mame cents
per CAPITA VIII not II people and
the leaders of thought and our states
men recognize and appreciate the sit
uation and do something for the in
tellectual wants of our people7 Let
the friends of education bestir them
selves and look at this serious matter.
Intelligent brain force is the power
that must control in this country.
Shall North Carolina forever be at the
foot of the list in this great matter 2
The Kansas Democrat says,
" out of the whole list of Kansas SEN
ators, the only man who has ever
amounted to a hill Of beans is Senator
2. B. Plumb. Lane made an ass of
himself. Knew it and shot himself.
Pomeroy was caught in open bribery
by a very clever scheme, of which
Ingalls, knows the inside history, and
was forced out. Caldwell bought him.
self into Office and was kicked out
p. d. q. Ross knew more than the
whole State and was hung-in ef6gy.
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