The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-04-25
EDITORIAL MOTIFS.

to Raleigh Sunday, 23d, and we're given
the royal welcome they deserved.
The Cuban muster rolls show one
commissioned officer for every eight
privates aud nom commissioned off
Gers. This fact calls to mind those
soul stirring lines
"Way down pom de Suwannee ribber,
Two overseers and one liz niggerI"
We learn from an exchange that at
a recent meeting Of a cotton mill com
pany at Gastonia, N. O., the t~reasurer's
report showed net profits for the year
Of SO per cent. upon the capital stock
of sos, 900. A dividend Of 80 per cent.
was declared upon the stock, and with
the remainder the surplus was In
creased to Sss. 900. This is an extraor
binary showing.
The first of Admiral Dewey's fight
ing ships to return to America was the
cruiser Raleigh, which reached New
York April 16sh. She vas met by
thousands Of enthusiastic New York
ers, g party from this city Tin whose
honor she was namely and other North
Carolinians. This cruiser is said to
have fred the fired the first shot in
Dewey's famous battle of Manila Bay,
and the city Of R leigh is justly proud
of its namesake.
The big libel and damage suit Of Rev.
T. J. GRttis vs.. DR.. J. @. Kilgo, Presi
dent Of Trinity College, Mr.. B N
Duke, MI. W. R Odell and others, is
scheduled to come up in Granville Su
perior Court at Oxford, this week
The suit is an aftermath Of the famous
CLARK Kilgo controversy, and will
doubtless cause much bitterness. Some
of North Cardinals leading MeEhodists
are involved. Altogether it is a most
~deplorabIe affair, but it Mr.. Gattis
could secure justice in no other way,
it was best that suit should be brought.
Governor Johnston, Of Alabama, has
issued a proclamation, calling the leg
isIature Of that State together in extra
session May 2, TO repeal the act where
by the people were authorized to vote
on the question Of calling a constitu-
tionaI convention for elimination of
the negro vote. He thinks it would be
unWise to call a constitutional conven
ton, but wants the Legislature to sub
NIT amendments to the Constitution
covering the suffrage question.
Speaking Of the mistakes OF the last
legislature, the Statesville Landmark
says: THE Landmark is of the opin.
ion that the gross negligence is due to
the custom Of selecting legislative en-
ployees-clerks, etc.-with reference
to their political influence rather than
with regard to their fitness for the
positions in which they are placed.
This is a custom that ought to be
changed" It is unnecessary for US ia
say that the diagnosis is correct. Both
premise and conclusion are well
founded.
Speaking OF the article from the
Practical Farmer, given elsewhere In
this issue under the head IAN indie
pendent on Trusts" the South Caro-
lima Cotton Plant truthfulIy says:
lone of the most conservative agri
cultural journals is The Practical
Farmer, and ordinarily it would be q
surprise to find a political editorial in
its columns, but there are times and
occasions when every representative
Of the farming interest must speak
plainly and unequivocally upon pub
lie affairs, and the time and occasion
has arrived when the giant evil Of this
century has undertaken TO throttle the
Industrial interests Of this country"
The Board of Trustees of the Baptist
Female Univsity Of this city have
elected Dr.. James O. Blasingame, of
Knoxville, Tenn, to the presidency Of
that institution, DR.. Blasingame is
one of the South's ablest educators.
Under his management Holbrook Nor.
NAL College, Of Knoxville, Tenn, (of
which institution he is now Presidency
has become the pride Of Tennessee
educators. The Baptists of the State
are to be congratulated upon the selec-
ton. Other selections, equally salts
factory, are: Professor of Latin, Miss
Sadie J. Perry, of Harvard Univer
sity; Professor Of Art, Miss Ida NJ
Poteat, Chase School Of Art and
Mounier Private Studies, New York;
Professor Of Physiology and Hygiene
and Resident Physician. DR.. Della
Dixon, NJ. D., OF New York Medical
College. DR., Dixon is a sister of Revs.
A. @. and Thos. Dixon. Other mem
bers Of the faculty will be ReIected