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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-01-19
N. r. 2. A.
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Col. Bryan Tyson is still in the Sena-
torial race. Can Col. Pritchard say
the same7
The goldbug Democratic papers l
this State have done all they could to
re elect Pritchard. +
A free press is not possible when
every paper is dependent upon a cor
poration for its news.
If the legislature hauls up any
drunken Judges, it ought to make a
pass or ITO at drunken Congressman
also.
IL Gov. Russell carries out the policy
outlined in his inaugural address, he
will win the approval of the masses in
the State.
The legislature adjourned Saturday
TO have the old carpets and microbes
taken out of the capitol. If any of the
Populist members vote for Pritchard
to-day, the voters will clean them out
later on.
Mark Hanna has met his match at
last. He can control only a small frac
ton of the Populist party in North
Carolina. His sixteen million dollars
corruption fund can't buy the party
IN this State.
The Charlotte Observer says; "We
middle-ot the road Democrats can IN
Joy the smuggling match now going on
at Raleigh, no atter which side wins"
Middle of the road Democrat is some
thing new under the sun.
Our space this week is largely given
up to legislative proceedings and Gov.
Russell's inaugural address. This cuts
down the variety, but we presume
that most of our readers will want to
see what the Governor has to say.
The extremely bad weather last week
was much against the County Alliance
meetings, very few counties having a
quorum. Doubtless every county will
at once proceed to call special meetings
later in the month, as it is important
that this be done.
Our neighbor, the Daily Tribune, ap,
peared on the 10th. 1t advocates the
gold standard, which we believe to be
detrimental to the welfare of this
country, but is a neWsy eight page
paper, handsomely gotten up and
edited by experienced, energetic jour
nalists.
Comptroller Eckles says 1t has cost
the government $40, 600, 900 to keep
the $346, 600, 900 treasury notes in cir.
culation. Senator Sherman says thas
not cost q cent. So one or the ether of
those distinguished goldbugs have lied
to the extent Of $40, OO0, 900. They
ought to try to preserve the parity
somehow.
As We go to press there is nc change
IN the Senatorial 81 situation. Dr.. Cyrus
Thompson, Secretary of State, was
nominated for Senator by the Populist
caucus Friday night. Both sides seem
confident. The only chance to elect
Prltchard is for Mark Hanna to buv
some POpulist votes. If there are anv
for sale we hope they will go at once
We can then see who will do to depend
Ipon.
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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-01-19
CREAM OF The pRRse

Hard Hits, Bold Sayings and Pat,
Paragraphs From Reform Pane. ''
Wolcott is going to Europe r.
''please let III coin silverw
vance Guard, Defiance, Ohio.
Have you ever thought how ~,
railroads are wrecked, while the M,
gers come out rich. Saturday O.
Oneonta, N. Y.
With the incoming of the new p.
we have ''sworn off" from beIion'
anything regarding the Cuban va,
Orange, Va, Observer.
There is no tariff on diamonds. n
is to help the laboring people who
sire to deck themselves with TN
ornaments Saturday Critic, Oneon
N. Y.
It seems like most of the young n.
Of talent nowadays who want to en-
a profession take to the law, and a.
result all sorts of lawyers are ben
ground out.-Damocrat. Pomer
The law Of demand and supply SEE
to have been repealed. At any rat
is imperative. There is a great DEM
for statesmen and the supply is v
limited. - Bastrop, (rex.) Peol
Paper.
Major Mckinley has cut a rat
poor figure as a speechmaker on
front porch. It is to be feared he v
cut even 6 poorer one in the presid(
tial chair. - Western WATCHING
Eurka, Cal.
We were told by the Republica
during the campaign that McKinl
was the advance agent" of prosperit
II that was true, he must be sever
long years in advance of il. -AdvocaI
Topeka Kan.
Itis now reported that Queen Lilly
kalani's mission to the United States
for a change of climate. According
reports from the east she will expe
ence considerable of a changes.
Diego (Cal) Vidette.
The man who is the posessor of t.
dollars has not as much brains as Il
men owning one dollar each. Mon
does not make brains. Therefore
not exalt the rich nor despise the poi
Alliance Advocate.
Theory is a good thing in agric
ture, but it isn't best to advocate in
far until a little practice has satisfd
you that the principle is correct. I1
progressive farmer must be a theorI
to some extent, however .-Pomm
Herald.
There are eighty. seven tillers of I'd
soil in the Nebraska Legislature. Nov
if the farmers want anything let thG
knock at the doors and ask for it. AS
largely and if your cup is not hlla
hold your peace.-Osceola (Neb) /
dependent.
The receiver for the Illinois Natior
bank which closed two weeks ago, b
announced that depositors will be p
80 cents on the dollar. Let's see Did
we hear something about fifty cent dc
lars last fall. Guess there must ha.
been something in it.-Chicago B
press.
The comparatively small bankers {
the country, who have allowed ID
Morgans, B9lmonts, Clewses and Tiki
heimers to do their thinking for then
on the money question, are now real
ing the whirlwind. 1t is another Cs
Of the big fish absorbing the small one
Missouri World.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-01-19

am standing nOIU Just behind the
sxTtGin, and En full gL0tU Of the coming
sunset. Behind me are the shadows on
Che track, before me lies the dark valley
and the TiUer. When I mingLe UCtth cts
dark tCdters I tUdst to cast one bngeT-
gnq look upon q country whose govern
BGent 90 Of the people, for the people,
and by the people, "-L. L. Polk, july
Sth, 1890.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-04-09

The Anglican Church Chroni-
Gle touches upon most excellent
field for philanthropic work, when
it suggests a Children's Hospital.
I'm days past sickness and mortal
itv amongst young persons, was
comparatively rare, but in these
days the opposite prevails. If the
islands are indeed about to enjoy
a season of plenty, it is appropri-
ate to bring such wants as these
before the public Where it is
possible to raise several thousand
dollars for an armory, surely it is
possible to raise and endow a hos
.pital.''
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-04-09

ponder over this point. To
fiaunt Monaghan" in the face
of American working men wheth-
er farmers or mechanics is like
shaking a red rag at a bull. We
must not forget that the working
men. both farmers and mechanics
cut no small figure in American
politics. first and last. The only
way to "knOck out" this argu-
ment is for the sugar producers
to give preference to the Ameri-
can and European in looking
about for labor. 1t may be
disagreeable to contemplate
changes in plantation customs,
but every business man who has
half an eye to the future can
see that even from the pure dol
lars and cents standpoint
change is necessary.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-04-09

"DOwn with the department
store" is the campaign cry of the
Republicans of Chicago. The
anti-department store agitation
has reached high pitch in Hi
nois, and in the cities it is won
derfully popular. The small deal
ers assert that they are practic-
ally run out of business by the
war of prices. the big stores are
able to wage in their various de-
partments. The department
stores claim that they can sell
goods. cheaper, hence their ex-
cuse for living. This is true to a
certain extent, but whether the
public is benefited in the long run
is an open question. While the
department store is cutting prices
in dry goods, it usually holds up
the rates in other departments,
hence ON the whole makes
gain But while the dry-goods
war is on small single line deal
ers find it impossible to meet the
cut rates, they lose the trade and
finally 90 under. Department
stores can give away one class of
goods in order to attract people
who will buy enough in other
lines to make up the loss. 1t is
the case of the trusts over again.
Corporations with plenty of mon.
ey working to shut out the little
fellow gigging along from day to
day, satisfied with a small in
come. The tendency of the law
should certainly be to protect the
small dealer. The public must
sooner or later appreciate that
nothing is gained by the temper
airy cut in prices. The outcome of
Chicago's fight will be watched
with interest since we may have
something Of the same kind on
our own hands one of these days.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-04-09

to press dispatches, Mrs. Alice
Faulkner was a leading figure in
one row and Boiler Inspector W.
r. Frazier" a defenseless, unas-
suming man, was thrown out of
the hall by a delegation of men
and women, because he accused
some of the members with being
controlled by the trusts and mo-
nopolies. One Mr.. Akers, attempt
ed to make a speech, but was in
terrupted by one of his sister del
egates, who announced that it
was about time for him to 90
out and choke himself to DEATH
Mr.. Akers retorted that Mrs.
Reed had not added anything to
her reputation by going out as a
street singer" Miss Holmes, one
of the refined delegates, then took
up the cudgel and wanted TO
know why the men stood by and
allowed the women to be insult
ed. None of the men responded
to the appeal, whefeupon Mrs.
Reed and Miss Holmes fell upon
Mr.. Akers, and, according to the
newspaper report, administered
the punishment themselves, and
tore most of Mr.. Akers' beard out
of his face" TheeconventiOn ad
journed shortly after. No doubt
women have just as much right
to vote as the men, but we doubt
whether the refining influence
influence will always be apparent.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-04-09

From both England and Ger
many comes healthy popular con-
demnation of the part the officials
of these two countries have tax
en- in the Crete affair. 1t now re-
mains to be seen how long these
governments can continue a
course contrary to the public
will. There is not much hope for
a change in Germany, but Eng
land is liable to feel the power
of the people.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-04-09
FINE AND IMPRISONMENT.

The erratc Legislature of Kan
sas, proposes 10 enact law, by
which any violation of the Ten
Commandments will be punished
by fine and imprisonment The
wise Legislators see that a com
mandment with a penalty which
operates only in the hereafter and
not in this hfe, is largely failure
A thirty days Imprisonment here
will do more good these men say,
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-04-09


stream which was being set in mo-
ton, and no way was devised to
limit its force should the food
ever assume the magnitude that is
now threatening, if not soon stay
ed, to swamp the whole Hawaiian
group, and by the natural laws of
of the fittest, to control
the destinies of Hawaii from now
onward, unless Uncle Sam should
hoist over us the broad flag, and
declare that Hawaii ought and
from henceforth shall be Ameri-
can soil.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-04-09

In the April issue of the Plan
ters' Monthly Editor Whitney adj
vocates a revision of Hawaii's
treaty with Japan He believes the
time has come when experience
suggests that some change is ne
cessary in the relations of the
two countries. In closing his ar
gument he says: $50 strenuously
and 50 hurriedly did We seek 10
open her (Japan's) gates that we
forgot to provide a check to the
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-04-09
A SAMOAN CONDITION.

These islands without the do
minating force of the American
Government established by law,
will sooner or later degenerate in
to the Samoan condition. With
out annexation, the European
powers would, in Difference to the
moral claims of the United
States. make no attempt what
ever to secure control of these isl
ands, but they would claim the
right TO project their own sub
jects residing here The United
States if it did not undertake to
maintain the reign of law, would
assent to it.
The existence here of such a
large preponderating number of
aliens, not Teutonic, will beyond
question create serious trouble
sooner or later. There can be no
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-04-09

Vice President Hobart will
doubtless have an opportunity
to make good the suggestions
of his inaugural speech. 1t will
be remembered that he gave
hint that the rules of the Senate
might be so administered as to
prevent Unnecessary delays in
passing important measures.
The general superstition is that
Mr.. Hobart will declare limit
upon the filibustering tactics of
the Senate by which a good sized
minority has often been able to
clog the legislative wheels for
weeks. It is not improbable that
the Senate will find that they
have a second Gar presiding
over them.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-04-09
happy?

The presence of Labor Commits
sioner Fitzgerald in the country,
calls to mind that Hawaii once had
a labor commission. The Legis-
lature provided for the continual
ton of that commission. But
nothing has ever been heard from
it. Can it be that the people of
this country are so completely
asleep, that they do not care to
have an exchange of ideas ON the
labor situation? Isn't it about
time to wake up a little?
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-04-09

When Hawaiian sugars were
first sent around the Horn some
of our good California friends OBJ
jected to the diversion of bust
ness from California. They
found in this an argument
against the Treaty. Now there
are others who object to Hawai-
ian sugars being sent to San
Francisco, because California
beet sugar growers can supply
the Pacific Coast. 1t seems that
some of our California friends
are bound to be dissatisfied what
ever happens. Will they ever be
happy?
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-04-09

One of the theories advanced
by the advocates of woman's suff
rage is that the presence of the
mothers and daughters in the eau
Gus and at the polls will have a
refining and purifying Influence
on politics. Practice, however,
has not always proved the the
DRY a good one, as was evidenced
by the events of a Populist con
yention held in Denver, Colo, not
long since. The convention was
made up of men and women in
about equal numbers. According
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-04-09

than the prospect or promise OF a
million of years on the gridirons
hereafter.
In view of the possible intro
duction of such legislation here,
BIZ combination of the mission
ary and anti-missionary parties,
each working for its own ends, 1t
would be well for the sober mind
ed people to be very conservative
in the matter and refuse to be led
bv extremists.
Take for instance the command
ment which forbids 'covetous-
ness" the desire to acquire ones
neighbors wife, or ass or anything
belonging to him. 1t is sweeping.
As every man is sinful by nature,
so every man is already guilty of
covetousness. No trial is needed.
Sentenced to fine and imprison-
ment only remains, After our
over worked Judges had sentenced
every man to a period on the
reef" it would be necessary at
once to enlarge the Jail limits.
This could only be done by tax
ING the emire group into the Oahu
prison. The spectacle of the en-
tire male population in stripes,
the Judges in stripes, the President
riding through the streets in
stripes, the pastors of the churches
in stripes, would soon make these
islands the favorite spot for the
study of penology, in all of its
branches.
\ modified experiment might
be safely tried, by selecting a
hundred of our most respectable
citizens by lot, and applying this
legislation to them. As we know
in advance that they are all guilty
Of breaking some one of the com
mandments, for none doeth |
good" it would be new form to |
sentence them to the reef"
There they could be made to
stand as object lessons for our
growing children.
The form of enforcing the Ten
Commandments may be changed
% the new method of govern
nent by Injunction" that is, of
iorbidding person to be covet-
1us. This method would require
IN enormous increase in the num-
Der of Judges. If one citizen saw
mother citizen looking over his
fence at his fruit and flowers, he
would at once secure an injunction
torbidding him to indulge in any
,ovetousness. This method would
end, however, to destroy domestic
life and break up the favorite
of dinner parties. For
if a woman saw her husband at
dinner party, smiling upon anoth-
er woman, she might suspect the
sin of covetousness, and inconsid |
erately telephone to one of the
Judges for an instantaneous and |
permanent injunction, and Mar
shall Brown would have his hands |
full serving processes every even
ING. On the whole it might be
better to try the experiment in
our own large and valuable colon
al domain, Birds Island, whenever
Captain King developes our world
wide colonial policy. At present,
let us settle the japanese question
and the labor question. We are
all quite ready to accept the en-
forcement of the Ten Command
ments in theory, but must protest
against its practice. 1t is really |
impracticable to put every one in
Jail.
A SAMOAN CONDITION.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-04-09

President McKinley's readiness
TO talk over Hawaiian affairs
with our representatives, in
Washington, is decidedly reasur-
ing. When we take into cOnsid-
GRAFTON the immense amount of
work thrust upon the President,
in the early part of the admins
tratiOn, in making the various
appointments, his willingness to
give attention to the plea of Ha-
wall at this time would seem to
indicate an intention to settle the
Hawaiian business during the
extra session if possible.
1t is hard to determine just
what significance is to be given
Congressman Spalding's amexa-
ton resolution, since II VIII De
remembered that this same Con
gresham introduced a similar
resolution in January SO, which
was quitely laid away in the com
mittee. Yet there is the prob
ability that the House will Ike
up the Hawaiian resolution while
the Senate is struggling with the
tariff bill. With the Reciprocity
Treaty going through the House
so easily, it is safe to predict a
good majority for the annexation
resolution.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-04-09

While it is not the policy of
this paper to throw cold water on
any scheme that will give this city
a frst-class public building, we can
not believe that the time has come
when the public will stand the
pressure consequent to the con-
struction of the talked-of new
armory. No doubt there is money
enough in the town to put up a
tirst-class drill hall, but unless the
scheme is different from all others,
the larger share of the funds will
not come from the people best able
to give. We doubt also whether
the new enthusiasm the military
might experience would be of long
standing. The best treatment for
the present apathy in military cir
cles will doubtless be long vaca-
ton or less frequent drills. The
bows would have a good breathing
spell and 90 back to their work with
renewed interest. When one takes
into consideration the number in
the Volunteer companies, Homo
lulu can be put down as a pretty
well drilled town. 1t will do no
harm. give the boys a rest for a
month or two.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-04-09
The beet sugar growers Of Cali.

The beet sugar growers of Cali
fornia speak of the Hawaiian
sugar business as owned large
ly by foreigners %ho employ
chiefly Monogolians." That
our sugar business is owned
largely owned by foreigners is
not true. But what answer can
our planters give to the charge
that Mongolians hold the bal
ance in the labor market? 1t
will pay some of our citizens to
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-04-09

Raise the American flag here,
and hold it, not by the bavonet,
but with sturdy Anglo-Saxon
hands, and call them today, and
not tomorrow.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-04-09

There is no reason to believe
that w. A. Kinney goes to Wash
ington in any other capacity than
that of a private citizen who is
seriously in earnest on the annex
alton proposition. We believe the
only authority vested in him by
the Government is to do what he
can for annexation, and that is
nothing more or less than every
loyal citizen should do. Just
what the United States Congress
will do in the extra session no one
in this country can tell, and we
doubt if any ten men in Congress
can forecast the future. 1t is
possible however that the Hawai-
ian question may be put to the
front at an early day. With this
possibility in view it is highly pro
per that the Hawaiian legation
should have strong working force
in order that there may be no de-
lays in furnishing facts from this
end of the line. Mr.. Kinney was
born and raised in this country
and is well known as one of Ha-
waits most loyal sons. He can be
depended upon to look after the
best interest of the country in sea
son and out.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-04-09
HAWAII IN CONGRESS-.

Now YOU see and now you
don't" is pretty nearly the condit-
ion of Hawaiian affairs at Wash
ington these days. The end is
not in sight and will not be until
the first vote on the tariff bill is
taken in the Senate. In the
House of Representatives the
Republican majority is so large
that even a combination of De
mOcrats. POpulists and disgrunt-
led silver Republicans cannot ac-
eOmplish much in the way of
blocking party measures. The
Dingley bill went drought the
House practically unchanged.
In the Senate however, the out
look is less reassuring and it is
possible that we may see the his
tory Of the Brice-GOrman bill re
enacted. 1t is clear that the en-
emies of Hawaii have taken in
the situation pretty well and
have saved their thunder until
the bill reaches the Senate. The
fight Of the Sugar Trust and the
beet sugar men will now be made
and the representatives of this
country will have to do their best
work TO save the treaty. The
newspapers make it appear that
the petitions from the sugar beet
farmers of California are some
thing new. If the truth were
known, however, they would tell
the public that the opponents of
the Hawaiian treaty have been
organizing their forces since The
first of the year; also that they
are receiving able assistance
from the Sugar Trust.
There are other cards to be
played. The Chamber of Com
nerce of San Francisco has not
been heard from and we feel con
6dent that the business men Of
San Francisco will not let the
Reciprocity Treaty be forced out
of existence without a hard
fight. The chances are very good
that the counsels of the San
business men will pre-
vail. What the Sugar Trust may
accomplish remains to be seen.
In going over the personnel of
the Senate there seems to be com
paratiTely few whom the Trust
can control.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-04-09
FROM WASHINGTON.

Encouraging News From Hawai-
ian Delegation.
News received by Minister Cooper,
yesterday, from the Hawaiian delega-
ton at Washington is of the most en-
couraging and satisfactory nature.
From another source, it is said, mat
tiers have so shaped themselves that
there is every probability of President
Mckinley sending to Congress during
the present session a special message
on the Hawaiian question.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-04-09
hat

Tired Feeling is exceedingly common and
dangerously significant. 1t is warning
which must be needed, or, as with the
express which fails to regard the danger
signal, disaster must follow. 1t is sure
indication of thin, weak, impure blood.
1t is certain admonition that the blood is
not properly feeding the nerves. tissues
and organs of the body. Weak, nervous,