The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-08-22
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Our Alliance brethren interested 10
the work of re- reorganization might we'll
push the work by starting in their
own families. Take your wife and the
young men and young ladies into the
Order, and give them something to do.
If each Allianceman will do this the
work Of re organization will be well
started.
Some Of our readers may think the
Nashville Christian Advocate mistaken
in some of it's statements in the article
E'The Largest Man" which we copy on
page 5. But Bro. Connor, of the Rich
Square Northampton county, Patron
and Cleaner, says Darden was really
the heaviest man on record, and was
born and raised near Rich Square,
where r. E. Baugham 10Y lives"
Editor Conner is preparing an article
about Darden which will soon appear
in his paper.
The county of Durham, as well as it's
captain which city, by the way,
more copies of The Progressive Farmer
are read than in any other one Of the
same size in the Sbate-is wide awake
and progressive. The latest evidence
of its progressive spirit is found in the
fact that the schools in Durham county
for the ensuing year will run from
seven to nine months, with an average
OF at least seven and one half months,
thus making Durham the banner pub,
lie school county in the State. This is
q distinction of which Durham county
should be proud.
The attempt of the railroads to pre-
vent the increase In tax assessment by
the Corporation Commission, ia likely
to prove a boomerang. The attorneys
appointed to represent the Corporation
Commission before Judge Simonton
have worked up a very strong case.
The mere fact that the sworn reports
of the railroads show the cost of the
railroads to have been S87, 900 900 and
their bonded Indebtedness &115, 600, 600,
while the total assessed valuation Of
the roads by the commits sion is only
$40 900, 900, shows very plainly the
weakness of the railroads case.
And now a Boston woman who re
Gently visited Charleston has returned
to her home taking with her the widow
and five children of negro Postmaster
Baker, who was lynched at Lake City,
8. O., last year. She exhibits the
lynched mans family to Northern au.
diences, and incidentally stirs up much
sectional prejudice. The writer is as
much opposed to Iynching as any one,
but we do not believe that any good
will result from this. The South will
settle its own problems and the inter,
ference of Northern fanatics will only
aggravate existing evils.
Let every old Allianceman consider
himself a committee OF one with an in
dividual responsibility resting upon
him to labor to thoroughly re organize
the Order. Let the dormant Subs. in
each county be re-organiz9d and rep
resented at the October meeting. Good
October meetings will mean much.
One enthusiastic worker in each neigh
borhood can do much good. II you
wish any information regarding re,or
ganiE1tion or any other Alliance sub
jet, write 7. B. Parker, Secretary,
Treasurer, HilIsboro, N. Q From noW
till the October meetincs let the york
be pushed in every neigh6orhoOd.
ID a lecture before the Monona Lake
assembly at Madison, Wis, a few days
ago, W. J. Bryan said: my subject,
What of the Night9' was suggested by
a story illustrating a reply which is
generally made to the farmers when
they seek to exercise a part in making
the laws. Some one in describing the
situation said farmers would elect q
man to office, and the man elected
would be, as it were, a Waterman on
the tower, and that when the farmer
called to the Waterman, What of the
night9' the Waterman would wer
Pillow on, pillow on, plow on 1t is the
duty not only OF the farmer, but of
every man to know JUS what the gov
eminent is doing, but it is also his duty
to have an opinion az to what the gov
eminent should do" This is one of
the best things we have ever seen from
Col. Bryan. The last sentense strikes
the key note and cannot be too often
emphasized. II the people do not study
political ques lions for themselves and
''have opinions as to what the govern.
ment should do" they have no right to
howl when governmental affairs go