The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-12-13

the Democratic legislature will be JUS
IF d in impe8ching hin.
Chatham Rec>rd (Dam): L ia eug-
gested that a DILL will be introduced IN
our next legislature proposing q con,
stitutional amendment providing for a
division of the echool funds, by Apply
iog the school taxes Of the blacks to
tneir schools and of the whites to
theirs such a proposition would 10
d ub5 be fav0raoly received hy q large
majority OF the white people Of the
8 ate, who are tired Of paJ log taxes to
educate negro caIldven
Roanoke Beacon (D9m }: North
Carolina pays a very small school tax,
in tact there are only one or two States
that pay less, and many pay even
three times what We pay. But the
Legislation we nee d is TO give those
who pay the taxes the benefii of same
UnGer the present system of public
schools We get, perhaps, all that we
pay for, that is, the children of the
State get it.
But We need a better system; we
nerd to pay a higher tax, and we nee d
a compulsory law to make the children
lake advantage of what the State gives
chem.
We are sure the next legislature will
DO all in lis power TO aid the rising gen.
GRAFTON in Obtaining an education.
The TarbOro S0urnerner Dem.), in
an editorial headed: "Whas will be-
dons 2" says: "Will the next legisla.
ture pass an election law so that intel
llgence may rule, or will it keep the
negro for political C pita}? TIE pres
eut election was carried 80 ely oy draw
ing the color line. Let il stay drawn
Oy giving the intelligent voters only
the right of franchise. The press all
over the State is harping on who is en-
titled to spOlls. First d. something to
2how the people that every premise
has been car, led out. Don't let them
be disappointed. The Democrats are
she States guardians for the next two
years, 50 let them do their full duty"
Chatham Record (Dem): Another
useless expense, that cur next legisla-
Cure should cut eff. is the payment Of
sky cents for the sheriff Of every
county to notify every magistrate and
consts bic Cf his election. TnIs one
item must have cost the tax layers OF
North Carolina It least So 600 at the
lace election, which was Asst That much
money thrO "n away, because o. 1uyse
3very magistrate aud constable VINO
vas elected kneW OF his election in q
Re hours thereafter.
Ole import ant problem the nex6
Legislature will have to solve is what
TO do with the S 5Rte's convices. There
Is complaint that the present system of
working the c0nvlcGs on tue farms
COZ p9tes with the free farm labor Of
the State and there are other obj lions
20 working the cOnvicts on farms. II
the convicts are put to manufacturing
any article there is serious obi ction
On the part Of labor in whatever depart.
m8nt of manufacture the convIcts
work. Why not put the convgcts ell
60 work on public roads and digging
canals in the swamps Of the eastern
portion Of the S ate, and thereby save
the State thousands Of dollars annually
in toe way OF good roads and MAKE
what Is otherwise q Doggy waste che
MIS- productive laod on 5ne continent2
-Mooroe Enquirer, (Dsm)
BlbIica Recorder q 5iig }: We hope
N nth Carolina viii De gwen al cleo
JiOn law modelled upon the Australian
ballot idea. I5 ls baolutely far, ana
t1e only oCj 'c5ion that C n ne made 10
il ls tina IL requires decent Intelligence
o. the voter, and tina is It's greatesG
v cue. AL B1s candidates are QUO on
on9 sicxe5, separated according u
Cmcas. Toe vo.er is given q place 10
vO,e IN which no one may modest MIN T..
he selects his " Candidates unaIdpd
Ii he ls not better informed thar toe
average citizen he will find difficulty
in voting straight" as it is called. .
But this is also a virtue. No man
ought to feel impelled to vote straight.
Parties have no consciences, at least
no more than the corporations when
t :ey denounce as soulless, but men
have, and the conscience, not party
spirit or sentiment, is the proper test
of q ballot