The Burke County news. [volume] (Morganton, N.C.) 1899-1901, 1899-07-07

duty or tariff. and We pay Il part OF
i. to keep up the government expenses
aud pay the pensions and tight the
Fiiipiuos. Talk about The trusts-tbst
pension trust is the biggest trust of all.
and the most corrupt. How the north
stands it [ cannot understand. Over
81, 900, coo, OOC have already gone that
way. and John Browns soul keeps
marching on. Ohio gets s13. OOO, O0J
this year, and Geogia has to pay her
quota Of the SlG0, 900, 600 aud gets
nothing. Yes. Geargia pays about
sc, 900, 900 u, nually through the opera
t;ons Of the tariff. I bought a pocket
knife to-day for 50 cents that I could
have bought in London for half the
money Just think of it, my brethren.
IS, 900, 900 in tariff taxes annually to
support a million pensioners, one
tenth OF whom are entitled to it under
the law and nine tenths are frauds.
This scandalous trust is backed by the
G. A. Rs, and they are backed by the
Republican party, and that party is
backed by tbs cohesive power OF pub
lie plumber. If this was all that Geor-
gia paid We would be happy. out our
State has to pay her part of $500. 900
600 more that it takes to run the ma
tioual machine. Altogether We pay
not less than $40, 900, 900 annually for
the privilege of remaining in the un-
ion-How is that for oppression: l tell
you, it takes q vast amount OF patriot
ism for q southern man to love his gov
eminent and fight for it. The only
way to be a patriot is to shut ones
eyes and 60 it blind. 1t would not do
to think about our grievances, for they
interfere with our digestion.
Besides all those troubles there is q
long, dry drought upon us and our
gardens have dried up AID the money
has given out, ind the cook is sick
and l have to hunt up k;ndling wood
and FIRE up the stove before sun-np
and go to market. and there is e pic
MIC on hand Tomorrow aad enc Of the
little grandchildren got hurt Oh the
jogging board. 1t tore the flesh from
her ankle, and l almost cried; md our
dog and another dog got to fighting
right ovcr another little one and
knocked her down aEd scared her into
Ute, and l couldn't run to her Is fast
as wanted to, for my c%orporosity in
teriefes with my a.acrity. Besides all
tE's. tho town is kept in connection
about the jug business, end it has got
irto the courts and into the churches.
ard folks lave taken sides and friends
are alienatcd, aud a man don't dare to
go to town hardly for fear Of being
drawn into it. "A soft answer turn
eth away WRATH" but they are not tof,
LII these parts. Nv hen a mans ways
please the Lord He muketh even bis
enemies to be Mt peace with him." but
his ways don't seem to please the
Lord III CartersviIIe, for his enemies
are not at peace with him. Tie grent
question here is net about drinking or
selling wEiskey, but is about the right
OF 9 men 10 truer u bottle or a Jug
from Atlanta for his private use or for
me dtcinal purposes; and it's agitation
aud denunciation has made as much
talk as tho magoa charts. and both
sides declare they will take it to the
supreme court of the United States Of
North America and the Philippines.
Then, again. Hon. Pope Brown, tho
Jealous president OF the State Agricul-
tural Society. says the state will not
prosper a'y more until the negroes
ore sent away or colonized; but if they
won't go. what is to be done about it?
he says that education has ruined the
negro as q lnborer. but how is it to be
stopped? The rich fools At the north
keep on dy ng and leaving money to
negro schools. and our lawmakers
keep on making appropriations for
them and taxing US to educate the N to