The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-08-02
THE CASE

We have for the past three weeks
used much Of our space in a vain at
tempt to get Artful Dodger II (aLi0s
Bro. Bailey of the Recorder) to define
his position in regard to the warfare
between Christian education and plu-
tocratic education. When an army
finds it's guns spiked it is compelled to
surrender or fight with other weapons.
1t is equally true that when an editor
finds his arguments ''spiked" he usually
has the courage to acknowledge his
error, or, lacking courage, keeps up
a sham fight With insinuations and
personalities. The Recorder evidently
considered its guns spiked, and any
one a learn what course it then pur
sued by reading the Recorder of July
275h. Read, if you please, "a Threat
Carried Dat" and then read this from
the Recorder of July 18Th:
THE claims of Christian education
are such a. to be above personalities,
such as to be discussed without animus,
and such as to be discussed upon ahigh
plane in every respect. The cause of
Christian education rests upon prin-
ciples, eternal and ever growing; and
to discuss it upon personalities cannot
but do harm"
Ordinarily mortals can see no pos,
sible way of reconciling Bailey of the
10 h with Bailey of the 9th. Consist
ency must indeed have the strength
of Hercules in order to do SO!
Be that as it may. we wish to brie fly
review our remarks anent this sui oct,
and carefully define our position, in
order that the Recorder, while attempt
ing to grasp Christian education with
one hand and p~lutocracy's blood money
with the other, cannot say that we did
not set it a good example. We shall,
in no event, avoid the issue.
The case brls fly stated is this: The
Recorder contends that an article
which appeared in these columns under
the title, The Progress of a Purpose, y
was an attack on Christian education.
We say most emphatically that it was
not. Now for proof: The Recorder
presents as sole proof of it's statement
following item from the article refer.
red to:
And so the people of North Caro-
limo, Of whatever denomination, or Of
none, will thank Judge CLARK for his
victorious and caustic revelation of the
purpose Of ~plutocracy, under the
| catchy cry Of Christian Education -
The Recorder condemned this as "a
malicious Misrepresentation" We
wieh to be fair and courteous, but we
must say that the Recorder also mis-
resented us-did US al injustice, in at
lacking this item per Sc and not in the
connection in which it appears in the
| editorial. The Recorder says that 1.-The
honest people will not be deceived by
demRgogues who so clearly show their
| sloven hoof." But we are told to judge
not, and we will say we hope the Re-,
corder did not intentionally do us this
IL Justice. But, to use the Recorders
language, st is not reasonable to thus
garble our words"
Even when considered apart from
the connection in which it was found,
however, the real meaning of this item
is so evident that the wayfaring man
/ though a fool need not be deceived by
/ the Recorders unintentional misrepre
sentation. Let us read it ~again-this
item which the Recorder has selected
as the strongest proof of its charges:
and SO the people of North Caro-
lima, of whatever denomination, OF of
none, will thank Judge Clark for his
victorious and caustic revelation of the
purpose Of ~plutocracy, under the
catchy cry of Christian E ~tucation.' ,"
"* x Thepeople x = will thank
Judge Clark for his x x revelation. "
Cannot even the most stupid see that
this refers only to matters with which
Judge Clark is, or has been, connected2
And if he has had any connection with
the fight in which the Recorder is in
terested save in the single instance of
the Clark K'lgo affair, we are totally
ignorant of it. It he has made any
revelation in this matter except Of the
purpose Of ~plutocracy to hide it's real
purpose in this case under the cry Of
Christian Education" Gin this in
stance q catchy one) we are not aware
of it. This is revelation for which this
paper said the people would thank
MIN. II he has made any other revela,
tions, will the Recorder kindly tell US
what they ares If it cannot, must it
not 10 admittad that this item rafarre6