The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-04-12

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Anex Judge, Hon w r. Allen, hasnoW
done this, without charge. He will
please accept our thanks, and adver-
tisers will kindly bear his sworn state
ment in mind.
At the time of going to press, (Mon
day) it is thought that the Presidents
message may not be sent to Congress
for several days yet, as the President
will perhaps wish to confer with Con
sul-General Lee, who arrives in Wash.
ington Tuesday. There have been no
important developments in the matter
since Saturday and all the news up to
that date is told in our dispatches on
third page.
In 1880, the sum total of receipts
and disbursements by the State treas.
ury we're 81, O49 749 "a, and, in 1895,
g, 5O7 $50 o.. And yet the work of
recording, receipting for, ~depositing,
accounting for, checking, and disburs.
ing of these funds in go was done by
the same number of clerks and at the
same salary as vas the work in 80. II
this department does two and a half
times the work, and does it better, for
the same cost, why should the people
wish a change9 We do not believe
they do, but we will see.
As proof of the fact that the world
is growing better comes the announce.
ment that the special Senate committee
to investigate the bribery charges in the
recent Senatorial contest in o 1io, pre-
ferred against Senator S Mark Hanna,
Of Ohio, has, by a vote Of 10 to II.
found him guilty Of bribery. The com
mittee's report will now be made to
tae Senate, and what action will be
taken by that body cannot be stated,
but it is to be hoped that they will deal
with him as they would with any or
binary offender.
An increase in freight and passen-
ger receipts at Southern Pines Of from
5000 per year a few yew years ago to
$50, 900 per, year now is a striking ex-
ample Of what energy and capital can
accomplish. ibis is a product of
Norther push. Our Southern people
could have done quite as we'll but
there's something lacking. God helps
them that helps themselves. Too
many Southern people adhere to the
old delusion that there is no success
without a Yankee in it. We must
learn to take the lead ourselves.
Some farmers say they hsveI no time
to read, or if they read at all they pre-
fer to take q paper to fool themselves
one partly paid for by the party boss
rather than pay q little more and
get a good unbribed farm paper that
does not fear to tell the unmuzzled
truth. Yet if you will take a look over
your neighborhood you will fad that
the men OF this class are not the sue
cessful farmers. Before we were ever
connected with any paper, we dis
covered this feet, and we believe that
there are but few townships in this
country Of whom this statement can.
not truthfuliy be made.
R member that the man who asks
Cor your vote will have more respect
for you if you have the courage to
make him show his colors than if you
are too cowardly to aak question.
Make every candidate from constable
TO Congressman get face to face with
the living issues of the day. Hem him
up and make him tell when he stands.
Honest men don't fear this trial.
R2g0es do. Just so long as the boys
In the trenches, the rank and file in
each party, are too cowardly to make
the Office seekers prove that they
know enough about naval eff airs to
steer the old chip OF State successfully,
just go long will she be managed badly,
and just 30 long will the rank and file
of each party be fooled by men who
hate them because they can fool them.
The NEED OF ORGANIC ALTON.