The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-03-07

another unless Providence i~nterpOses.
~ The New York Sun predicts that
cotton will soon b , higher. The editorial
has been sent to Southern papers for
them to copy. The cotton men are at
work to get the people to plant another
big crop. Don't you do it. The New
York Sun will predict anything if it is
paid enough, and it's predictions are
not worthy Of notice.
~ A subscriber writes toknow what
the legislature is done with the pos
sum law, and if it will work any hard
ships upon those who hunt 'possums.
We assure our friend that everything
is all right. The legislature is composed
OF professional 'possum hunters, and
they would suffer death rather than
pass a law that would retard their pro
| fessiOn.
* Last Friday, evening session, a
bin came up to allow the people of
BuncOmbe county to elect their county
commissioners and magistrates. Gen
eral Vance made a speech advocating
the bill, but when the vote was taken
and the bill was tabled the General
sprang from his seat and ran to the
lobby to express his qualification at it's
fate. He said he had carried out his
promise but was glad the bill did not
pass.
~ The PROGRESSIVE FARMER was
the first paper in North Carolina to
take up the cause of the agricultural
class. 1t has been true to them. Il
IS published at the State Capitol and
! gives the first information on all public
questions, is the first to expose wrong.
1t has the ablest correspondents of any
paper in the South. It gives more
State and general news, more selected
matter. Doesn't this entitle it to the
first place in the hearts of the pe0ple? |
~ When The PROGRESSIVE FARMER
exposed the doings of the Canadian
fraud who was organizing 'CIeveIand
Free Trade Clubs" his day was over in
this State at least, If he has swindled
anybody since it was people who do
not read this paper. No other paper
in the State mentioned the swindle, |
even after We exposed it. Among other
things he promised several parties Is
cents a pound for their cotton, but we
don't think Mr.. Cleveland has sent for
the cotton yet.
~ The New York Times has an ac-
count Of an affair in a Florida hotel in
which a New York lady figured. II
claims that a negro burglar was seen
by the lady in her room and that she
caught the burglar and was dragged
downstairs by him; that men put their
heads out OF room doors along the hall
way, watching the struggle, but offer
ing no assistance. These men were
probably from New York and would
not interfere because the matter did
not promise to pay a big dividend 10
gold.
~ Mr.. OIney, Cleveland's new At
torney- General, is general counsel for
the Boston and Maine railroads, the
AtchisOn, Topeka and Santa Fe, and
the Chicago and Burlington and Quincy
railroad companies. We are not of the
class that Consign a lawyer to oblivion
because he is an attorney for a corpora
ton, for corporations have as much
liberty as any body, but why give fat
to them? They already have a !
job. Cleveland should have appointed
a good, honest lawyer who did not I
have a job c
~ The editor Of the Washington :
Gazette, who is also Reading Clerk in I
House of Living Curiosities at Raj 9
7igh, writes home that "anything 7
The PROGRESSIVE FARMER says must /
be taken with due consideration" He b
also says: "Tbere are some of our .
citizens and Democrats, who are 7
.lliancemen, that believe to re, organize r
,he Alliance is it's only safety, while y
others think it unwise to repeal the r
But, Of course, anything the h
says must be taken with due q
consideration. y
~ The Washington Post, in its COM ii
nents upon the Inauguration of Nj. n
Cleveland says: "a boiy Of Pinker- Ii
on's detectives will guard him from h
ny possible annoyance as he passes tt
rom the elevator to the street, and at Il
he outer door a Gordon of police will b
stationed to protect him" What b
our liberty loving so called free
americans think Of this? If this thing q
ad been said of the Gar Of Russia, it V
would not have surprised us, but that o.
+ should be said Of the President of Of
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