The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-10-27

q competency OF the
men you have to vote for especially
for the higher and more responsible
Offices Don't as6 the color line shrieker
or the Mckinley shouter, but go to in
teiIigenG, moderate men, if you happen
not to know the candidate we'll your
self, and fad out. There can BE- no ex
cuse for voting for an incompetent or
bad man for Office, especially for high
Office.
If you will defeat the bad or incom-
petent candidates, you will teach the
politicians g lesson that may do them
s1me good, at least you will show them
you can protect yourselves from their
Vaccinations.
Il the Democrats had been smart,
they would have nominated or endorsed
Supreme Court Justice Montgomery.
He was nominated and elected two
years ago by Populists and Republicans
-(many Democrats and Independents
voting with them), as one of the best
exemplaCs Of q non-partisan judiciary
AS a man who would do Justice to ali
persons and parties. Besides. the Damo-
Gratis made q serious blunder IN the
man they nominated against him
Judge Brown, who has no strength out
side Of his own party, and no great
strength ineide. Thousands Of Demo
Gratis will vote for Montgomery il pref
erence, and would 90 it even il Brown
did not enjoy the reputation Of having
o mental constitution naturally biased
IN favor of corporations, for which 7
believe he was fer a long while attor-
ley before he went on the bench. A
bias 0fth;s sort once formed and cult,
waited by practice, is difficult to control
even by the most conscientious person;
and MY opinion OF Brown is that he has
not been able at all times to control his.
If Brown was out Of the way, Judge
Avery would easily beat Douglass, be
cause thousands of Republicans are
honestly in favor Of a non partisan
Judiciary, as they preached and voted
two years ago. They won on it, too.
Il is a popular doctrine. Tt is eminent.
IL fair, for no one party then has a ma.
jOIity Of the court. It gives us greater
satisfaction and stability Especially
when political questions arise for de.
c~ision) for all three Of the political par
tics to be represented and for neither
to hare o. majority Of the court. M
POpulist, and certainly no independent,
re3lly st heart desires to give either
party (and still less the Republican
partly control Of the Supreme Court
for SIX years, ct least. Nobody 8 respect
for the Republican party has been in
creased by this indecent and ~rapacioue
grab for power which they denounced
the Democrats for only two years age
ali over North Carolina. The Rich
mond and Danviilo Che Southern Rail
road Co. has great interest in North
Carolina liable TO Legislation. Did this
great foreign corporation persuade The
Republican party in two short years tc
SAALzASC 4C0 GAE4O No LA F4JC5L AACSGASLl
T1e average Republican voter says ht
is satisfied, if he can get justice, but
somebody wants power control of til:
cOuTt-Richmond and Danville ettor
neys were in the convention that nom
mated Douglass and in the convention
that nominated Brown. DOUGLASS il
an unknown and untried man and was
really nominated by the powerful in
fuence of Col. James Boyd, a Rich
mond and DanvilIe attorney, and 6
friend Of Col. Douglass. Boyd is ar
able, eloquent and dangerous man
This foreign corporation may have
learned a lesson from Wall street, where
it has its roots. Wall street has beer
running two candidates for President
for a great number Of years, the Damo
cratic and Republican party nominees
and victor if either won. The people
the partisan people, were the fools
What is to hinder a great corporation
from easily securing the nomination ir
two of our State conventions of men o.
some bias in favor of or having entang
ling alliances with their INTEREST,"
The facts which l have here indicated
may not convict, but they are worthy
of consideration and will be considered
by those who are watching the interests
| of North Carolina. Besides we have
two Republican gold standard men or
the Supreme Bench now. That gives
the gold element a sufficient represen
tation there, especially as some fnan
cial questions may arise in six years,
Beware of forcing the color line issue
If the negro draws the color line by
voting practically solid for any can
didato, the white people will note this
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