The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-03-15
THE COT NTEY EDITOR.
(From a Speech by Champ Clark Of Mis-
SOuri.)

CFrom a Speech by Champ Clark Of Mis-
souri.)
The rural cditor-Gol bless him lis
tie most persistent Of teachers. Lake
charity as described by st. Paul III the
13tl chapter of First Corinthians. he
"sutfcrctn long and is kind; he %vauntcth
not himself, is not puffed Up; doth not
behave himself unscemly; scckcth not
his own: is not easily provoked, think
eth no evil: reloiccth not III iniquity.
but rejoiceth in truth; beareth all
things. hopeth all things, endurcth all
things"
He is the packhoIFc Of every commu-
nifty. promoter Of every laudahlc en-
tcrpriec. the worst u~nderpaid lahorer IN
the vineyard. Counting his space as his
capital. hc gives more to charity. his
means considered. than any other mcm-
Der of society. He is Il power in politics.
a pillar in the church. Il leader III tn"
crusade for better morals. He rs pre-
cminently the friend of humanity. LIN
upon line. paragraph upon paragraph.
day by day. he is nmbalming i'll cold type
the facts from which the llcrodottS.
Tacitus. Sismondi or Macaulay of the
future will write the history Of our
times. He fully chronicles orr advent
llllO l1p WOIlu. DIltilA uDttS oN1 ulilN
ingS and our doWnSittings, and sorrow
fully records our exit.
As n creator Of beauty he double dis
counts Nine. Aver. who processes to in
creaSe feminine pulchritude only in par
ticular instances. while the country ed
tor. exercising plcnary power, beautiticS
impartially all women whose names an
pear III his columns. BY 4 touch Of his
magicianS wand he converts paste INTO
diamonds glistening upon %beauty's neck.
and with 4 skill Of which ancient and
ambitious alchemiSts only dreamed. and
with a pOlitencSS which Chesterfield
might have cnvied. he t%ransmutcS brass
trinkcts into golden jewels. when worn
Ey members of Il subscribers family.
He is the greatest and most ingenious Of
manufacturers. ard while others mann
facturc periShablc stuffs. he is engaged
in manufacturing immortal statesmen
ont of raW-Sometimc> very raw-mato-
rails. an industry which even the Ding
ley tariff cannot protect. He is
To our virtues very kind,
And to our faults Il little blind.
We are all more or l~cSS-gcneraliy
morc-his handiwork. and the creaturr
should not be 1ngratcful 10 his creator.
Without his generous and enthusiastic
lalors most of lis would never have hccn
here: and. when he tires Of rs. most of
us will return to private life amid rural
scenes propitiOuS for secret meditation
and silent prayer. Working night and
day during the campaign. when the cleo
ton IS over and the time comes for the
distribution of the loavcs and fishes
now yulgarly called "Pic"-by some
strange lapse Of memory he is generally
forgotten.
Not all. mark Won. but a vast majority
of Democratic metropolitan papers base
~ deserted their cOlorS and went bag
and baggage. horse. foot and Dragons
into the camp of the enemy. but the
country wecklicS with rare executions
stood by the cause Of Rowan
ana Democracy and humanity with I'M
shaken fidelity. superb courage and com
mcndabl" self-ahncgation. thereby vindi-
eating the patriotism. wisdom ana indie
pendencc Of the American press.
lpon this same country editor VIC must
depend largely for honest. courageous.
patriotic press service in tie campai~n
now impending as well as that Of 1900.