The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-07-04
THE PROPOSED CONSTITUTION
AL AMENDMENT.
Mr. Mofftt, of Chatham County, Dis
Cusses the n easure.

Mi Mofitt, of Chatham County, Dis
cusses the n easure.
Correspondence of the Progressive Farmer.
Though it is not my custom TO write
to newspapers, I will venture q time
to give you my views on the proposed
Constitutional amendment. l believe
it would bring an evil day 10 North
Caroline. My teachers used to tell me
if l had no reason for believing q thing
| did not believe it. Now for some of
the reasons: The Alliance has been
crying against combines, monopolies
and trusts ell these many years. II
the amend ment is adopted, on election
days every educated man will come
I'D and vote while there will be thou
sends Of our farmers and Allianc8men
who will have to stand back though
their hearts ore as true as any edu-
Gated mans.
don't want to be understood ag be
ing against education. am ot9gainst
moral Christian education. Would to
God we ell had this kind 10 vote every
where, to vote in the Church. Sunday
school, prayer meeting, Sc, but /
don't believe illiterecy to be the great
est trouble in politics by a jug full.
Let some one remove the pre- j1dice;
I'll give the necessary education, and
they will remove many times more evil
than l. I think l see it a5 plain as l
ever saw anything in my life that it
was nothing but prejudice that caused
the bill to pass. l can't believe it was
for good Of the cause of education,
morals or anything else only to g~etinto
cfica and stay there. Another reason
ia that I believe in eqlal rights to all
and special favors to none. Another,
| bslieve in following the golden rule.
Now, Mr.. Editor, we have men liv.
ing right around us With hearts full Of
1--we for Ga and humanity, who can
scarcely read. We have also men who
ars graduates. These are all divided,
politically speaking. Some will vote
for free eiIver, some will vote for GOLD
and l don'C believe it matters much
about heir educAtion how they voCe
Give N. an educated heart to vo5e for
me i nc hasn't g)t Q bit OF learning.
# there could b. such O thing Is a
quaiih 'nti2n for voliTg or the account
o. pr ] &c, I you'd vote for il teeth
AID toe nails. I want to tell the many
ra4Qer5 If The Pcog -essiV9 Farmer
a0oug come Of the pr 'dice OF L
own county Candidates in a certaiD
party. O1e OF thsm being interviewed
by the cieTG Of che ccur5, said he would
vote Cor anything his party put Gus.
He was speaking Of tbs financial plank
eu0ther told me about the same thing
Now one Of these m8n is a graduate.
Does education do such men as .hese
any g1oc? Y!u will fad educated men
WHO viii vJta for gold, you will fad
iltiGsrato men who will vote for gold,
You viii ind educa.od men will vote
for Eree silver, you will find iilltera'e
men viii vote for free silver. know
one sling, the farmers and Farmers
AIiiancenen by voting together, SAVED
j counry 81. 800 l don't say that
the naan who were in fl "a before they
Zere voted out stole this money, but
I have no idea that had they remained
10, the money ever would have been
found. l believe had the amen3me2t
beea in force, it would have 6isfran
chised so many Of our farmers that
the 81, $40 would never have been
found Gus. w. T. MOFFIIT
Chatham County. N. 9.