The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-08-16

ought to have corrected the Post in. its
very next issue.
And again, from the Post: "The
whole tone Of moral sentiment has:
been lowered" Now that may be true.
in a measure. I would not assert it,
butt would not deny that it might be
true of some Democratic politicians,
as to whose moral character Mr.. Cooke
is better authority than the writer.
1t makes some people ferocious for the
people to turn them out of tmce, and
it is well known that ferocity is not
conducive TO the elevation Of moral
sentiment. But / deny that it is true
of the masses, whether Democrats,
Populists or Republicans. / am Glad
to say that the morality and good ha-
havior of the people here is grounded
on something higher and better than
the success or failure OF any political
party.
Wish I had time to notice more or
these Post jokes, but ] am afraid that
I shall trespass on your space. The
best REPUTATION of the speech would be
to publish the Post account word for
word and scatter it broadcast through
out this county I hardly know
whether it should excite the springs of
laughter more, or loose the viols Of in
dignation. But I have endeavored to
set it before the public in as good
humored a way as I could, to show it
in its true light. Allow me- to suggest
that the speaker left Uncle BnlysB
philosophy at Union as a key. For
those who fail to apply it, allow me
to insert it now and unlock the Mon
roe speech. Says the Post: ''It re,
minded him of Uncle Billy's philoso-
ply that the man or woman who was
always going about saying something
was the matter with other people was
mighty apt to be wrong themselves"
Now Ma. Cooke rode some hundred
miles to tell the people out there what
great things were the matter with
Franklin county. According to his
own and Uncle Billy's philosophy,
there must have been something the
matter with him.
Allow me to say now, MI. Editor,
that franklin county has as good o
board OF commissioners as che has had
in a good many years, and tina. the
county affairs are in as good shape
now and have been managed as eff
GENTLY since have been managed as
efficiently since the Populist took hola
as they were before. When they went
in Office county orders were selling aE
for about 75 cents in the dollar. They
are now worth over ninety cents. If
any one wants to question the truth OF
this statement about the character OF
tho board Of commissioners, or the adj
ministration of the county affairs un-
der their charge, let them write to
Mr.. T. w. Biskett, the efficient counsel
Of the board, who is q Democrat, ana
who happens, by the way, to be from
Union county.
Allow me say further, that the coun~
ty of Franklin and the town of Louis
burg are prospecting in a wonderful
degree. am told that the Lord has
blessed the farmers with good crops
and the tobacco and cotton men Of
Louisburg, constitute quite a corps OF
efficient and clever gentlemen, are
going to try to accommodate them
with the best service and the highest
prices for their tobacco and cotton. As
to the town, why old Louisburg is com,
ing out. There are being erected even
now within one hundred feet Of the
court house two handsome three-Rtory
brick buildings that will cover in the
aggregate almost a quarter of an acre
Of ground, one belonging to the Edger-
tons, the other to Messrs. Hicks and
Allen.
As to the morals Of the people, I be-
lieve the citizens Of Louisburg will
agree that they have been better in
town in the last year than ever before
in the history of the place. The writer
is willing to refer that matter to the,
~policemen. The people in the country
are as good as they have ever been..
and that is saying a good deal for them
I don't reckson there are any better
folks in the world. The abuse OF
some politicians has engendered some.
hard hard feelings. which has made it
impossible the white people to get to-
gether in politics, but as the matter
stands now there are enough good
white people on both sides of the issue,
to insure good government. Az to the
Populists, of whom there are a great
many, they have no desire to stir up,
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