The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-11-01
EDITORIAL NOTES.

that county is 0 K
In Cleveland county the negro racket
is not working and the tusionists ex'
pect to make gains over their vote two
years ago.
A private letter from Cumberland
says: THE situation in this county
is encouraging. Am sure we will sweep
the county by 500"
DR.. Cyrus Thompson will address
the people at the following places:
Roxboro, Person county, Thursday,
Nov. 8; Joneshoro, Moore county, Sat
urday, Nov. 5.
We hope our subscribers who have
sent money within the past two weeks
will excuse our failure to correct dates
on label. The matter will be attended
to as promptly as possible.
In Wilson there is no negro officer
except one on the Educational Board
appointed by Democratic votes. Now
these same Democrats are yelling mig
ger domination" But it doesn't work.
Tell the honest Democrats of the
State that their hired, lying press is
trying to deceive them. There is not
a township, county nor district IN
North Carolina that is under negro
rule. They cannot name me-.
To any live, vide awake farmer, the
article in this Issue, winter Composts
for Manure" will alone be worth a
years subscription. Read it carefully
and then put it In your scrap book
for future reference. L. is n OF the
most valuable farm articles we have
seen lately.
Machine Democrats must have pie or
they commit murder. Some OF them
are threatening already. And yet they
claim TO be respectable and fit TO govern
a great State like North Carolina.
North Carolina must be ruled by
peaceable people, not by rioters, lynch
ers and murderers.
At least scheme of the D mo
cratic machine has been discovered
their scheme to report race riots, muir
ders and rapes just before the election.
Still it is probable that they have not
abandoned the plan and we again
warn the people. Do not be deceived.
Fore warned is fore armed.
This is the last issue Of THE Pro
GREssIvE FARMER that will reach any
considerable number of subscribers be-
fore the election. In this iseue we give
a partial review of our course during
the campaign. Read this issue care
fully and pass on to a neighbor or
carry it to the polls with you. You
may need 1t.
It is q little curious that just as the
greatly exaggerated ~''raceriot" at Ash
pole was taking place on account OF
negro rule" a raca riot occurred in
Mississippi, q Democratic State, in
which several people were killed. Race
riots have been occurring ever since
the war, regardless of politics or local
ity. Nine tenths of them r Whiekey
riots, however.
The Governors Proclamation pub
lished else where in this issue may seem
q little premature, but it was doubtless
better to seize time by the forelock. 1t
cannot be denied that Democratic
ruhans-not the rank and file, but
bullies, servants Of the machine-had
attempted to stl1e free speech in some
of the counties. The proclamation
means: THE Law must and shall be
enforced" Olly that and nothing
more. No man who does not intend to
break the Law can find 10 it anything
to condemn, for the law affords equal
protection to Democrat and f%usionist
Don't forget the big three"-the
State, These are: The Raleigh Post,
the Charlotte Observer, and the Raj,
eigh News and Observer. The first is
a goldbug paper, and the Statesville
Mascot (Dem } charges that the large
majority OF the Posts stockholders,
from railway MagnaSe A. B. Andrews
down to the email fry, voted either for
Palmer or Mckinley, in the last cleo.
ton" The Charlotte Observer is also
a strong goldbug Cleveland anti Bryan
paper. And the News and Observer,
which last spring claimed to be a silver
paper, is now splitting it's throat ovel
q minor ISSUE" in order, as it ex
presses it, that 1.-The people may live
and die under the crushing domination
of the gold standard" Gan you gel
free silver from such as theseG Bah