The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-06-19
AN UNcALLRD-FoR ATTACK.

Few days age IL Jumpou Oa OONOAAOA
Waite, of Colorado, the headlines Of its
editorial reading thus: ga 95, 900 Ass
Power Governor" 1t contained a num-
Der of rough hits, about such as the
plutocratic sheets in that big den OF
iniquity, New York, frequently mould.
We don't kr ow much about Cover
nor Waite. He is too far away. II re-
ports be true, he is fiery and, perhaps,
too jealous in some things. But he
evidently isn't a coward nor a cringing
conservative. The Observer charges
that he precipitated a riot in Denver a
few months ago. He did. How? AS
we understand it the Governor Of that
State has the power to appoint the city
officials in Denver, or a portion of
them, at least. Naturally, according
to the theory that Ito the victor be-
longs the spoils"-a doctrine that the
Observer will get up and preach a ser
mon in favor of at any hour of the
night-Governor Waite appointed Pop
ulIsts to take the place of republican
office holders. He had a right to do
this, and it was his duty. What do
we seer The chief of police, n of the
displaced officers, collects his subordi-
mates and deputies, arms them with
Winchesters and g that the new
officers shall not enter the city hall.
Governor Wai:e first used persuasion
and failed. Then he called out the
State militia. This was the only course
to pursue, the law was enforced and
no blood was shed. The State Supreme
Court sustained Governor Waite.
When it comes to new party officers
having to call out troops before they
can get old party officers out, who
have been displaced by a majority of
the voters of the State, we think old
party organs ought to sing low, Of
somebody will think there are some
1915, 900 ass, power" editors loose in the
land.
But to the present case. AS is well
known, the miners in some fourteen
States have been on a strike for several
"OOASs 4AC4O h0S OCOA ~ ONOON W.
tween the men and mine owners. About
rs, 600 men were on a strike. The mine
owners had cut their wages until they
were only allowed 40 cents per ton for
such dangerous, disagreeable work.
They claim that the work cannot be
done for less than rs cents per ton, and
the Scientific American, of the 9th,
says this rate is not exorbitant. Well,
the mine-owners represented the min
ers as dangerous, out of money and
food. Several Governors ordered out
troops to protect the lives and property
in the coal regions. Colorado was the
first State where a compromise was
made. That alone reflected credit
upon Governor Waite. for he was tire
less in his efforts to get justice for both
sides and, at the same time, prevent
bloodshed. Instead of ordering out the
troops, as some ~plutocratic Governors
did, he went to the mines, and by talk
ing with both sides, finally arranged
an amicable adjustment. He was not
afraid to go among the miners and
mine owners. Some other Governors
sat in their easy chairs and sent troops |
with orders that have not been made
public Ctoo damnable, no doubt) I'm
the present instance" says the OF
serUer, Governor Waite fostered dis
content and rebellion instead of dis
countenancing and ~suppressing it. He
paid the miners a personal visit, but
tonholed them, hobnobbed with them,
and whispered softly in their ears"
The editor of the Charlotte Observer
has been mentioned more than one time
for Governor of this State. Now you
can form an idea of the kind of a Gov
ernor he would make.
Governor Waite did right. About
one year ago Governor Carr accom-
panied six companies of State troops to
James City, near New Berne, to put
down an insurrection there. The
negroes in that place had bought prop
erty and lived, upon it for twenty odd
years. They refused to give it up,
though the courts had said it should go
to the former, or real, wne Cover
nor Carr carried the troops there, but
did he order them to begin the work
of destruction at once on the negroes,
though they had refused to obey the
law9 The Governor-editor of the o.
serUer intimates that this would have
been his plan with the miners. No.
Gov. Carr went across Trent river, !
made speeches to the negroes, told
them they must obey the law, and
gave them two days to surrender or