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

is, the women never seem to be nerv-
GUS or fearful, even q little bit, at this
ugly, threadbare and inem Sient appa,
rition.
It in to be presumed, however. that
this is due toignorance and negligence
on their partl But l suppose one rea-
O is, they do not hear these blatant
wild eyed orators, making the air hid
eous with their false screenings, until
the crows leave the farmers fields and
hide themselves in dense thickets and
impenetrable swamps, there to remain
until the awfully turbulent TRADE
ceases, on the eventful election day.
Well, brethren, l will tell you in
good earnest, you may begin to draw
on your seven-league boots and pre-
pare to do some swift running, for this
grey-head ed, ghoatly, old ''bugbear" is
again drawn forth from his hiding
place, and will soon be in his full glory.
A few days ago I heard a gentleman
ask, apparently in perfect seriousness:
What ere we to do with this race
probIem9" At the same time, admit
ting that there are not enough negroes
In the State to rule it, and a still
smaller proportion in the Nation. For
answer, I held up the ten thousand
dollar tax law aud inquired why it was
enacted and why it had never been re.
pealed.
Again, brethren and disters: If the
colored race in the Southern States is
such a menance to good government,
what will the United States do with
Hawaii, Cuba, Porto RIGA, the La
drones and the Philippines
Now, brethren, you know that a
white farmer and his colored tenants
have the same interests; both want
low taxes, good laws and good prices
for farm products. Therefore, they
ought to vote together. But these
two horrifc hobgoblins -''goiDg back
into slavery" and NEGRO supremacy"
have kept them separated for a third
of a century, and l fear will keep them
disunited until the final scheme of the
money-power shall have been fully
contaminated, namely until the homes
of the many shall have been trans
formed into the domains Of the few;
and then there can never be any re-
dress whatever, for it is indisputably
certain that those who possess the land
own all there is on it.
Dock at Biltmore, for instance, How
few the years, in which Mr. Wander
bilt has been acquiring so enormous an
estate. Not that I attach any blame
to him, however. Far from it. But l
do censure the voters of this country
for permitting such things to be posi-
ole.
A great deal more might be said on
this somewhat curious, but quite com
orehensive theme. The subject is
very prolific, and not readily exhaus
ted. But as you all a speak on it
much better than / can, I desist, wish
ing that the farmers may quit allow
ing themselves to be hood winked ter
rorized by something which is doing
them no harm, never has done, and
never will do them any. In fact, a
mere name, wantonly applied to some
thing which does not exist, except in the
imaginations Of the misguided sons OF
men; and hoping that Uhe retormers of
all parties, classes, col )rs and distinc
tions may get together and make one
grand and noble endeavor for the over
throw of corruption aud oppression in
this fair land of ours, and for the es
tablishment of a government of the
people, by the people and for the PEG
ole. And may the Lord so order it
that their eff Jrts shall be crowned
with success, and that the victory
shall be theirs abolutely, undenia5ly
and overwhelmingly.