The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-09-03
FLING AT The SOUTH.

Edward Atkinson, of Boston, who IL
quoted more or less of late, gave 10 the
Nav number of the Manufacturers
RcJrd. under the head ATLANTA Eek
position" an imaginary opening ad
dress, and the response by a New Eng
lander. He tak,s particular pains to
maker it appear that with all the natural
advantages of the South as pictured by
the address, the response showed plain
" that these were all naught as long as
the foolish, silly people Of the South in
sist upon their silver policy; and the
man from the Northeast is made to
show plainly that the feeling Of the
g2Iibug5 towards the Exposition
& not friendly, nor is help CT eli
enlargement from that source to be
expected. unless the whole eff4ic is to
berun IN the interest of gold mono
metallism. After the close Of these
Imaginary addresses, ne proceeds to
give extracts from imaginary converts
On the sauna. and the South generally,
5ya H51sier aud a Yankee" VINO had
listened altentively to both addresses
He give q portion OF these comments
as they appear in~the r C0rd 10 show
the aninus Of these fellows and to VIII t
bw depths they will stoop in order 10
destroy anything and everything they
cannot absolutely control Yet we can
learn wisdom even from thee. We
zip from Two columns of the S uf as
tgll5w-:
while I Is.ened to these two
speeches, rqIaliy frank and sincere in
their purpose, I overheard converse
ton Ia the audience. q Western
hoo7ler was sitting IexJ to q Yankee
Mechanic, and this was the purpOrt of
their conversation:
laakeo-"Why, these men are not
6navez; they actually belle We what
they say; queer, isn't it? But they
seem to JIiuK that we are fools. What
aplry !. il that they have allowed the
owners Of the silver mines to throw
Gu7i IN their eysS, so that they are
@a g NAa-LLlS-lN GS. . hCNC4 hl1C"
uutiI we came here that there was such
d chance % set up small workshops
&0I little factories Of every kind as
tnere Is mere. They are dreaming that
81 they heed is some foreign capital to
io- l--J ok factories, but they have
~. .@a io.Iud out how 10 build anG rum
III. A--.. hops that make up JOWnsaud
,"ie7 My, l know Of q Connecticut
jill 8" VINO 3 making peanut Candy. He
Is |u hIug North Carolina ,anuJs
VIII louisiana mOlasses waT uD III
~nncCIcur, sending the CANDY back
le.e 10 Sell ana mixing money like
.u. These people axe tanning fCreipr
al p esteTn hides which are STINT way
dom from New York. aid Then they
SEQ. them back 70 Jhe North ~ b.
M. uO lHJu boots and Ehora. auC
Eo.. t,ey Guy the boots and shCts CT
u pay & profit. Why, II takes owe
81 . W sJaIJ n woman IN a CCtJOi
t.. ~v. when $ICO would start Ii NAL
u . hue factory, and If re Rad an,
>ul. ..IyuE Re uOuit make bigger pTOh
ta-r. ID wCluau could II s COtJGn fec
Tory In, IL railways are poor al,
s.al.r. md vet they have the fOOll7I
1.a .Eac we VIII trust them ana tax
S.-@as BONDS on a SILVER basis"
E1 -.-r-"Ye9. that IA all true.
aaTa Zen 8 good many chances TO &c
god bargains In mining and timbe
taLl which it will pay TO mold ana
lave bought some. The taxes are 10y
audit wIlInOt cost much to carry them
S'me Of my neighbors have bought u
q lot. Before long these people WI
664o out the trick that Stewart, Jones
oland and Warner and the rest Of tina
"o"d have played upon them"