The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1890-09-11
waller" shoes and Dude
Sashes.
State ChrOnIcle.J

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Imperial city. The solution of great
questions is often hindcred or adVan-
cea by some tr.fing or foolish Incl
dent, and the attention Of the public
minj not infreQucntly diverted, to
the advantage Of al, by idle and
foolish arguments.
A few weeks ago there was great
feeling manifested by the friends Of
SENATOR VANCE over the criticisms
of the Progressive Farmer on his
lett5r in which he declared bis belief
that the Sub,Treasury bill was TN
constitutional. Everybody got to
discussing the constitution, abusing
the other side, and things began to
get decidedly warm. The thcrmom
eter went up SO high that it almost
.'busted' If the excitement and
harsh sayings had gone on g few
weeks longer. there is no telling to
what excuses every body would have
gone. But jIst as the tension was
the greatest, just as it looked like
there was going to be an explosion,
the cackling Of the goose was heard
and the State was saved. Our broth
er Of the Winston Sentinel is the
hero. He it was who saw how profit
less was al! this rancOrou8 discussion,
and ac took q ditect and effective
step to put gu end to 1t. lie didn't
discuss the arguments-he was too
wise for that. He merely said:
"Thc associate editor OF the Progress
sive Farmer wears 'yallcr' shoes"
That was all. But it was the safety
valve. Then some other e,lOw said
that any mao who would wear
''galler" shoes wasn't q sincere friend
of the farmer, and the whole discus
sion turGcd upon the question: Can
q man wear ''yaller' shoes and be q
true friena 10 the Woodworking
farmer? Some said yea, ana some
said nay; and fast and furious ran
the discussion upon this line. The
Statesviile Landmark thought that q
man might wea- ''yailer7 shoes and
still be friendly to the agrlculturists,
but that the burden OF proof was on
the "yajlel' shoe mau to prove his
friendship. There was about to be q
heated and acrimonious debate on
this point when BRO. RAMSEY, the
Progressive Farmers associate edi-
ter, came out in an elaborate editorial
in which he made his defence by way
Of "confession and avoidance" as the
lawyers say, He admitted wearing
''yaller" shoes, and defended 1t by
saying, first, they were cheaper than
black shoes; and second, that they
do not need to be BACKED every day,
and he thus saved five cents each
day, or saved useless wear and tear
upon his none too robust physical
constitution which the exercise Of
polishing his shoes would entail.
Bat be did not stop there. He went
into the household Of his antagonist,
and declared that ne had as much
right to wear yalier shoes and be the
friend Of the farmer as Senator
VANCE had to wear a dude silk
!, belIy-00nd OTHERWISE called a sash
in place Of Il vest, and he the friend
Of the farmer, That was a clincher.
! NANCE's friends were thcreupon
stopped from further criticism upon
BRO RANsEY's 'yallcr' shoes If the
charge that Senator Vance wears q
dude sash should be substantiated,
Inquiry was made and it was ascer.
tanned that SENATOR VANCE plain
old IEB, who never cared anything
for 8tyle-was in truth wearing these
latest agonies of fashiOn-the silk
belly-band. 1t carried Consideration
to the hearts of his supporters wAo
; began to get weak IN the knees,
NOw, tie Chronicle believes that
all this serious discussion and dan.
Gcrous difference of opinion, and
acrimonious debate upon the tyc
vital points OF silk "belly-bands" and
"yaller' shoes ought to be amicably
settled and adjusted. As friend
of both parties, we believe that its
E best solution can be found in this
way: Let SENATOR VANCE discard
the ''0-lIy-haod," and say that be
, never intended to be dude, anG
let BRO. BAMsEY discard the "Yaller'
shoes and disclaim duaish iotcnts
and all their friends bury the hatcuet
and smoke the pipe of peace.
S what r. EsrE@ht Woman ThFss,s,
oEJEodcrn Esrcss.
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