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

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Alliance meeting. We like their plan
for pushing the work Of re organizing
dormant Subs. O.her counties could
we'll adopt it.
On the main streets Of Wilmington
many new buildings are going up, but
the population OF the suburbs is said
to be decreasing rapidly. 1t is said that
several thousand negroes have left the
town since the November race riots &C
CURED. Most of these have gone to
points North or West.
We notice that the newspapers are
beginning to announce that 1.-The South
Carolina Alliance is dead" As a mat
ter Of fact reports at the State meet
ing down there last week show that
the Order in that State is in better cor
dition than at n time for five years
past. We get our information from
a most reliable scurce-the Cotton
Plant, organ Of the Alliance in that
State. Whenever the Order shows
signs of taking on new life the politi-
ticians r;s9 up to tell US that it is
dead"
The people would like to know why
President Mckinley is shielding the
thief Carter, who some eighteen
months ago IVES convicted Of robbing
the American people Of several hun.
dred thousand dollars. Carter was
sentenced to dismissal from the army
and five years imprisonment. The
case it is said has been for some
months in the hands of the President
who is YEARLY delaying action in the
matter, Carter, meanwhile, free man
and wearing his uniform. Rather
strange proceeding.
As Col. W. J. Bryan is so anxious
to wipe out trusts, root and branch.
we rise to suggest taat he could well
begin operations at nee by calling for
the resignation CT Senator J. K. Jcnes,
Chairman OF the National Democratic
Executive Committee, who, as is ell
known, Is Sugar Trust Searles' part
ner in tie famous cylindrical baling
trust, one of the bo,dest of all NC
nopolies. This, it occurs to US, would
be a splendid starter, " aud one calcu.
lated to increase confidence in Mr..
Bryan's ability ard sincerity.
II fear our farmers have lost much
Of their manhood" writes an intelli
gent and practical farmer to US. If
they had not. they would not submit
to all they now submit to-" And really
there seems some truth in his state
ment Recently we heard a laborer in
one Of the Raleigh trades unions sneer-
ing at farmers because they do not pro
tect themselves by organization. In a
labor union himself, he was getting
good wages. We were stung by his
attack upon u farming classes, but
really what defense of their action
could we make7
The people CT Bethel, Pitt county,
did a very worthy thing last week.
They held a public meeting in the in
terest OF improving their school facil
isies, and according to the report given
in the Greenvilie Reflector, raised over
$500 with little delay. What good
would be accomplished if the people
throughout North Carolina were as
progressive! But we must not try to
change a whole State at once. Rather
let each man labor for education as if
the destiny Of the State depended upon
the action Of his neighborhood alore
I~nevery school district, where possible,
the public school money should be sup
plemented by private subscription.
We find that we ere not CONDUCTING
The Progressive Farmer in a manner
pleasing Co the politicians Tee Damo
cratic politician s d;s'ike us because we
are telling the truth regarding the
present infamous election law, while a
number OF politicians in other parties
aredispleasad because we have cxpoeed
some false statements REGARDING the
nature ot the proposed Constitutional
amendment. But there are more G
PIE than politicians AID we also net &C
that the people saem to approve u
course ct hewipg to tie line and al
lowing the chips to fall where they
may. For each politician who stops
his paper We get a dozen new subEcrib-
ers, and The Progressive Farmer is
still uumuzzled.
Some idea of the size of the railroad
business of the country can be obEainei
from the fact that for salaries of EN-
ployees and Officers the rail ways an