The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-03-24

tears over extravaganza in the Agri-
cultural Department with the huge
pension steals, and the waste of the
peoples money on the Pacific railways,
the paying of bOunties to private
steamship lines, and the enormous
waste of wealth upon the creation of
navy for purposes of review, going
merrily on from day to day. If the
peoples money must be wasted, we are
in favor of giving the hayseeders an
opportunity to have good time with
the rest of the spendthrifts. Go 1t,
Uncle Jerry! There is no prospect
that you will be able to overtake the
fellows who are spending the peoples
money in other departments of the
government. Colt.
EX-SENATOR INGALLS, is in Massachu
setts visiting his aged parents. In an
interview with a newspaper man the
other day, he denied that he had any
intention of going into the newspaper
business in New York Indeed, he
| would terminate his citizenship in the
State of Kansas. Mr.. Ingalls, is said
to take his defeat in gOOd part-having
no unkind word for any man or for
any party of men, In this respect it
| seems there has been marked improve
ment since the Senator's defeat. In
| the Senate he used to have hard words
for a good many men and things
There is hope of a man so long as ad-
versity produces sOftness and gentle
ness of disposition.
On the 18th inst a jury in New Or
leans acquitted six Of the Italians i'm
plicated in the murder of Chief Hen
messy few months ago. The same even
ing a mass meeting for the next day
was called. This call was signed by
many of the most influential citizens in
the Crescent City. At an early hour on
the 14th an immense crowd collected
in obedience to the call After some
speech-making, the infuriated people
went to the prison, shot to death nine
Of the men-ItalianS all-and hanged
two others to lamp-posts and then
literally riddled their bodies with bull
let's This mad violence was provoked
| by the dOings of a secret order amongst
| the Italians which seems to have been
organized for the purpose of systematic
law-breaking, including wholesale as
sassination- We regret this action of
the people Of New Orleans, because it
tends most powerfully and fatally to
discredit the findings of juries and the
decisions Of the courts. There are, in
our opinion, no circumstances which
can justify lynch law.
Is it not plain ignoble theft for Con
gress to pass a law which either directs,
OF allows a partisan Secretary of the
Treasury to pay to the holders of United
States bonds millions of money, as
premiums upon it's own Indebtedness
Think Of a private business man going
to a creditor and paying him twenty
five per centum for the privilege of
paying q debt not yet due. And when
you have thought of such a business
operation and have obtained an aCcu-
rate notion of the sublime lunacy of
such transaction, you will be able to
understand and appreciate and enjoy
the infinite usefulness and benevOlence
of such an institution as the United
States Congress. If any man shall
deny that the spirit of benevolence is
growing in this country, point him to the
operations of the Secretary of the
United States Treasury, and tell him
he is simply mistaken. Tell him that
the poor feeble, dOwn-trOdden bond
holder has found a benevolence suited
to his miserable, oppressed, and de
pressed condition in the greatest gov
ernmcnt the sun ever shOne upon.
-As-S-s&
BROTHER c.. N. Rhyme, of CASTOR
county, seems to think the whiskey
business is of great benefit to the farm
ers of his county. So far as we know,
he is the first man in all the world who
has argued that this business is a bene-
fit to anyone. We supposed that the
men who are in the business sought tC
Justify themselves on the ground that
it was an evil that could not be gotten
rid of, and should be controlled. We
think the people of CASTOR county are
likely to suffer untold evil from this
business. We publish the letter Of our
correspondent in advocacy of the liquor
business; and just the other day man
in this town was killed through the
direct Influence of this business. Does