The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-08-16

government must be a whitening rcbuke
10 Mr. Mckinley, who still seeks to
humiliatc our people by placing the
negro over rs. The New York Press is
now tho most Infatuated organ Of the
Republican party. and in q recent issue
says: we want no possession or
control Of The Philippine islands or Of
any other islands that nave 4 hybrid,
mon-rcl. laWleSs population. 1t would
cost us millions Of money II Il cen
fury Of time to civilize them and cdu-
cate them TO the blessings Of good GOV
Right here within our own
domain we find it impossible to control
and regulate the conduct Of some OF our
OWN people. for in South Carolina and
Georgia we cannot punish the people
for killing me negro postmaster and
manning another" Isn't that funny:
That party still seeks to humiliate US
with the negro and to keep up the
strife. We were hoping that this war
would wipe out all this bitterness, and
il it did it was a war worth fighting,
but it looks now like politics is shaping
itself to continue the sectional strife.
Mr.. HcmphiH has been invited up North
to make 4 speech on fraternal union.
and maybe be can stop this agitation and
help to give us fraternal peace. but | am
afraid not. If it We're left to the sol
diers. We would have Il white mans
government such as Mr.. Macintosh de
sired. but already the contention has
begun-Whose wal is it-wnO killed cock
~robin-what party is to have the political
benefit of the glory:
But we shall see what we shall see.
The moke is not cleared away yet.
1t may be that peace is still afar off.
a md If tho nrp1chnrS who . yrri+ipo
about the prophecies are not mistaken.
the war has just begun. The fifth vial
Of st. John is not nearly poured out.
The preachers amuSe me. When WIS
a young man Napoleon Bonapart was p.o-
claimed az the beast. and his number
was six hundred and sixty and six.
They oun the number by giving "a mum
crical value to each letter of his name.
and then added them all together and ac-
tually die make their sum to be 66S.
But now the Roman Catholic church is
said to be the beast. and this wal will
not end until the pope and his church
are all annihilated and then comes the
next vial which is to be poured ont on
Turkey an that kingdom is to be annihi-
lated | heard Il preacher say about the
time our late Civil wal begun that if il
should turn opt that the Lord was not
on our side he would forsvcar his rel:-
cion. But he lived to see his hopes
blasted and did not forswear his religion
either. But it humhlcd him and took
away his conceit. But whether the war
must 80 on or not | will pray for peace.
for | know that peace is Il blessed thing.
Peace at home and peace abroad. We
want no war for glory When it is all
mixed up with tears. Let Us S,oD if inst
as soon aS possible. prophecy or no pro
pflecy. Bismarck is dead and not long
before he died he said: Il take no
comfort III anything that | have done.
| have provoked and fought three wars,
IN which there We're killed 10000 men
and which brought rivers of tears. now
believe these wars could have been hon
orally avoided and | have no pleasure
III the memory of them. But have
made my peace with God and have his
forgiyenesS.'
What an admission for an old man !,
great man. to make. How different from
that of Gladstone.
BILL ARP.