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

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the seven men who executed at
Harper's Ferry, Va, in 1859, for par
ticipation in the John Brown raid are
to be taken up and re-interred along
side Of BroWn's grave, IN the State OF
New York, and that Secretary Of War
Root will order q company Of United
States soldiers to take part in the cere-
mony. This item sounds most i'm.
probable, yet it comes from high au-
thority. John Brown broke the laws
Of his country and attempted to stir
up a rebellion. He was undoubtedly
es much q traitor as was Benedict Ar
mold, aud there is about as much rea
son for the belief that Arnold thought
he was doing right 10 attempting to
end the Revolution as there is for the
belief that John Brown was honest in
his attempt to breed massacres and
IaWlessness. The man who would
honor the law breaking followers OF
old John Brown in the manner proposed
should never more protest against
Iynchipg or similar laWlessnese. On
the contrary he should insist that
lynchers be honored above other men
and that the Secretary of War send
companies of soldiers to honor their
memory by firing salutes at their
funerals, etc. Oh, consistency!
Bro. Bailey, of the Recorder, is very
much excited lest the poor railroads be
taxed too much. He says that Glands
and houses are not assessed at go nearly
their true money value as railroad
property" Bro. Bailey lives in to wn
and with the lands and houses with
which he is acquainted his assertion
may be correct. But il he will examine
the tax lists in the country he will find
lands assessed at nearly or quite 100
per cent. of their true value. II he
does not believe this, let him note the
prices at which lands that have been
sold for taxes, for division, ETC., have
sold and compare these prices with.
prices at which they were valued by
the TAX assessor. The city capitalist
can hide his property; with the farmer
this is impossible. The market value
of the stock of the North Carolina Rail
road is upwards of 81, ZOO, OCO The
Corporation Commission hes assessed
it at only $4,000. 900. Again, the Cape
Fear and Yadkin Valley Railroad was
sold a year ago for So 100, 900. A few
months ago one halt of the road was
re-sold for 81. 800, 900. The commission
valued the road for tax at only 81
500, 900. How many land owners have
property assessed at so much less
than its true value9
In q speech at Greenwood, 8. O.,
last week, Senator Tillman called the
white cappers who have been ~terroriz
ing negroes in that section white
towards" doubtless a very proper
term. He was undoubtedly also cor
rect when he said: 1.-The Yankees are
watching US closely, and the eyes of
the whole world are on the race prob
lem South. They will take advantage
of everything OF this kind to abuse the
South. You are just playing into the
Yankees hands" But into whose
hands was this game Tillmen playing
when he in this sell. same speech said {:
Don't abuse these poor black
Wretches, but go to the Republican
leaders. II you want to uproot this
evil and kill the snake, go kill the Tol
berts." If a few white cappers by their
acts were playing into the hands of
the Yankees" whas must we think of
the spectacle of a United States Gana
ator, a supposed defender of law aud
order. publicly advising that R publ
can leaders be killed, rather than a
few negroes white. capped2 If Tillman
had evidence of wrong-3oing against
the Tolberts, he should have used il in
q legal manner. But such talk as that
which ia credited to him is enough to
bring the blush Of shame to the cheek
of every true Southerner. Whittier
are we drifting9
The Farm Journal says: Next win
ter Congress will have to take up this
(trust) matter and do something, or
the party responsible for legislation
will suffer in public estimation. Prom
Uses alone will not do; performance is
demanded. The thing needed in that
quarter is to remove tariff duties from
every article that is controlled by a
trust, and let it come in free. We
hope the President will call for this in
his annual message, and the country
will be disappointed If he does not. No
matter how much certain monopolies