The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-05-30
EDITORIAL NOTES.

No American poem or recent ear
has attracted as much attention as has
THE Man With The Hoe" published
in The Progressive Farmer Of March
28ih. This is an encouraging sign.
That poem is something more than
pleasing to the cart has a message,
q great message. The fact that it has
so suddenly leaped into popularity not
only proves it's own worth, but also
that the ''seed has fallen upon good
ground"-that the minds Of the people
are in q condition to receive such mes
sages, and that people are thinking
seriously Of the great questions pro
pounded By the poem.
In our reading last week We came
across this paragraph: The surplus
earnings Of the Prussian State rail
ways for the last year amount to Sl25,-
900, 900 If the United States Govern,
ment or the State governments Of one.
quarter Of the States owned their rail.
roads there would be no need of taxes"
Certainly" you say, such para.
graphs may be found in almost any
Kansas calamity bowling paper" But
this didn't come from Kansas. Neither
is it the u%tterance Of a P0pulistic,
communistic or s~ocialistic editor or
politician. We found it in the edito,
rial paragraphs of The New York In,
dependent, a paper which is known as
a ''goldbug paper" Verify, the world
moves!
Secretary Alger seems to be sustain
ing his reputation for doing question.
able things. Speaking of his intention
to become a candidate for the Senate
in Michigan, his native State, to sue
coed Senator Mcmillan, if his party
should 90 desire, Alger said to the AS
ISOLATED Press on the 3Osh ult. that
Senator Mcmillan had positively de
clared" to him that he would mot be q
candidate for reelection" but would
do all in his power to assist my Al
gers candidacy. H5 has told me So"
continued the Secretary, repeatedly
and emphatically." On the 18th inst.
Senator Mcmillan arrived in Datroit
aud his attention was directed to the
S~ssretary's assertions. His comment
was as follows: During the entire
time, for over a year, in Washington,
and In many casual conversations l
have had with General Alger, we have
not mentioned the Senatorial matter,
at least not in regard to his candidacy
and my stepping out. There is the
very strongest feeling amcng Michigan
Republicans that 1 should seek re-
election"
As will be seen from our General
News columns this week, three white
men have just been lynched in Texas
because OF a rumor that they had
helped a criminal to escape. The worst
that had ever been brought against the
two brothers was an indictment chRrg
ing them with hog stealing, but they
were acquitted Of this offence. Against
their father absolutely no crime was
charged. The character Of no man, no
matter how good, it seems is, proof
against the blind fury of a mob. In
Georgia q lying wretch charged that a
reputable negro preacher was his &C.
complete and the mob, unreasoniDg
and irresponsible, seeking no proof
and asking for no evidence, lynched
the negro preacher. A brave white
man who rebuked the mob for it's &C
ton came near paying the penalty
with his life. Such is the record of
lynch Law. 1t knows no bounds, no
law, no morals. The South ia begin.
ming to learn that there is n equalization
for such lewlessness, and that the only
way TO destroy it IS to give it no rein
whatever.