The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-01-25

ing some complaint. For the sake OF
appearance, if nothing else, however,
farmers i'm every State should have this
among their unwritten laws and rigid
Iy observe ID.
%Our object is to make each issue Of
TIE PROGRESSIVE FARMER better than
the preceding one. With our issue of
February Sah we begin our thirteenth
volume. We believe that there is moth,
ing too good for our readers, and pro-
pose to add some new features to show
our faith by works. Don't miss an
issue.
NThe Biblical Recorder comes out in
new form and in a new dress. 1t seems,
too, to be taking on new life. Tt is ably
edited, and in the discussion of current
events is fearless and outspoken. The
newspaper that strikes at corruption in
high as we'll as low places. ia bound to
find q warm reception among the great
common people.
: We are not responsible for what our
Correspondents say. Neither must our
subscribers think we endorse all in our
new department-"Pithy and Perth
ent Paragraphs" This new depart
ment was started by Us in order to
give i'll readers all sides and let them
see the opinions of various Tar Heel
editors on the issues of the day,
Mark Hanna's election is said to be a
victory for sound money achieved by
the use of sound money. Senator
Chandler, silver Republican, sent
8 Mark, who is a goldbug Republican,
the following significant telegram: ST
congratulate you On the victory for
sound money. How muchq" It is need
less to state that Hanna didn't reply.
The Hickory Press says that "Ohio
knows a good thing when she sees it.
And she did the right thing in electing
that able statesman Marcus A. Hanna,
to represent her in the halls of the
United States Senate again" Ofcourse,
those Ohio Legislators know a good
thing when they seei it IL they couldn't
tell good money from counterfeit, they
would not have been elected.
The total shipments of boots and
shoes from Boston, as compared by the
Shoe and Leather Reporter, this week.
have been SO, 918 cases, against "a, $50
cases last week, 80 6O4 cases for the
corresponding week lass year, so, O73 IN
1896 and 79, 338 in 1895. The total ship
ments thus far in 1898 have been III,
ISL cases, against 152, 996 cases in 1897,
125, 265 in 1896 and 1872 913 in 1895.
There ia now a trust on fertilizers,
and it seems probable that soon our
poor unorganized farmers will have to
pay whatever the trust demands. II
the farmers were organized as they
once were, they could crush this trust
as they did the jGte bagging trust. But
of our they prefer to remain unor
ganiEed and give all the profits of the
farm as tribute to their organize I'd enc
mics.
y We have letters from several people
asking us to change their paper to a
certain postc6 q without naming the
Office at which they have been getting
the paper. Remember, friends, il is
almost impossible, even if we had the
time. to find your namee and correct adj
dress among the names of thousands
Of others. In asking US to change your
paper to another eff e do not forget to
give the name of the posto8ce at which
you have been getting the paper.
This is campaign year. Get us up a
club 0 fneW subscribers. THE PROGRESS.
sIvE FARMER will heW to the line, let
the chips fall where they may. We
will stick to our motto: 'The indus.
trial and educational interests of our
people paramount TO all other consid-
erations Of State policy" regardless of
what man, set Of men, party, or set of
parties may be hit, bruised, or killed,
politically. We owe nothing to any
political party and have no ak to grind.
! We heartily agree with the Southern
Nercury's statement that newspapers,
regardless of their political faith, that
fail to expose either extravaganza, cor
ruption or neglect in government,
ought not be allowed in the house of
any farmer. This statement ia true in
North Carolina as we'll as in Texas.
When a farmer has to take two papers,
in order to find out the truth on both
parties, he had better stop them both,
and take one that does not fear to tell
the truth on all parties.