The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-02-01

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! present opinion Of his dead force bill,
or whether he gaiu believes that the
negro il his equal. The South breads
those idle millions" she knows Why
they are idle. Il Is not from lack of
opportunities TO be employed. There
are millions of poor, hungry and naked
whom those millions could put to work
and earn q reasonable profit. But the
eagle percheg high, and when he sweeps
from his eyrie his talons close not on
spaFrowB, but on lambs and babes
Those idle millions viii not stir for ., 5
or 4 per cent. They light TO carry on
railroads, mines, factories and found,
ries at IA gWoop.
But I will not follow this line further,
&C I expect TO publish 500 several ar.
ticles ON the past and present relation
OF the East 20 the South 20 show that
the 6outh'S interest, political and
financial, 10 with the Northwest and
West. I am induced to do this by
some recent articles in Eastern papers
that present the opposite view. Ipro-
coed now TO q brief review of your
seven iudorsers. Iconfess some din
dence In approaching these I've
Seven 10 q mystic number. It has q
mysterious power. What il they be
the seventh s0ns of the seventh Dons3
There were Reven churches and seven
golden C~andlesticks; seven seals of the
book and seven angels who stood be
fore God; seven years Of plenty and
seven years of famine; seven vials
filed with seven plaques; the beast
with seven heads; seven devils cast out
of Mary Magdalene q thought they
wer deaG); seven wonders of the
world; and there were seven mon
that could render a reason for an opln
ion OF an accusation, but they lived in
she far East, not the near East, and,
like Old Uncle Ned" they died long
ago" And there are the seven stars,
but they throw such feeble rays on this
world that, if the South depended on
them for light, She would certainly
fall into the ditch"
These sven apostles Of the eastern
impression" show such genius for hu.
NOR that il would be discouFbOouR Criti
cism TO look solemn or 20 talk grGVely
IN their presence. The spectacular
comedy Ia one cot, Of lining up 80, 600,
600 pupils Ia one class Ia Dotheboy's
hall, al fresoo, BY seven professors OF
the chair OF national honesty, and leo
turing them on bus one commandment,
Thou shalt not steal" 10 q dnsP P6ooe
of humoE than honest Jack FRlgaG1
playing the part Of Prince Hal and
lsCtarnG young Hal d virtue and
honor. Il il enough 10 make MoAnua
scream. old Finaoa dances JIG, and the
} RASt subscribe - much IS $40 TO raise
. monument to Ito eve apostles
But there 10 Q serious side TO thia
comedy. IL 10 q gross Injustice in con.
demning that class of 30, OOO, 600 be-
nighted pupils before the seven pro
feeDors of national honesty had taught
} them the difference between right and
wrong. It does not require ''SeVen
/ men who can render a reeson" Il prove
the injustice of these seven in first
making q corner in Wall street on
national honesty and then scoring their
pupils for having none. They could
have taught their class what is right by
practical illustration, as, for instance,
stealing q railroad, or many railroads,
| which includes many virtues, and an
easy lesson on wrong, Rs, for instance,
| any effort 20 resist the thief. The
Wfckedness and dishonesty" of resis.-
ing the thief and the danger of refua-
ing to give up all to the strong the
seven professors OF national honesty
might have inforoed by reading TO their
class the story Of AhRb, the king who
coveted poor NHboth's vineyard. and
how Naboth refused to give it up be-
cause Is was ian inheritance from his
fathers" and how Naboth, for his OBJ
stinacy, lost his vineyard and his life,
"And now, boys" as might have
been said, ''yOu must pay nc attention
20 the story of Ahab's death and of
that part which says 'tthe dogs licked
up his blood because he had Naboth
stoned TO death" for refusing 70 give UP
his small inheritance, which was ali he
had. And when you see the Ahabs
coming, who own your railroads, 1.-THE
inheritance from your fathers" and
they shall demand of you whatever re
mains of the inheritance from your
fathers, don't try to hold on to it. Il
would be dishonest to do 90. Remem
bar the awful fate of Nsboth."