The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-12-05
EDTEoRTAL
EDITORIAL oTE

The presence OF typhoid fever in go
many sections Of the State at this sea
son Of the year is something out Of the
ordinary. Our health authorities can
do the people good service by searching
for causes.
BE somebody and somewhere. This
IL true independeUce," says the WRr
renton Record. Yes, and stay who
you are aud whore you are regardless
Of changes demanded by party cliquos
or political bosses: This is the KIND of
independence we need.
We give in this issue Bro PBrksr's
reply to the letter o. Bto- Gsorge R
Dixon in our last issue. We should
say in Justice to Bro. Dixon that pub
LEGATION OF his letter was delayed for
some time, and it ia pr2bable that he
had not heard from BEo. Parker when
he wrote us.
About the worst thing we know of
Mr.. Bryan is that he is now supported
By Tammany and B1ss Croker. It
may be, however, that these support
him now because they think it impos
st5le to prevent his re nomina ion.
Eammany has q fine record for oppos
ingslmost every thing honestin politics
As a Christmas present for father,
mother, sister or other relative, friend
or sweetheart, what ca1 be better than
sYear's subscription 60 The Progressive
FarmerR The recipient will be bene.
flied as well as entertained by the gift
aud will be constantly reminded OF
your kindness. Why not act on this
suSgestion2
Here's a paragraph from ~ Of our
exchanges that ia worth remembering:
The last Legislature passed an act i'm
posing a tax Of 2 per centum On the
gross receipts OF telegraph and express
Companies, and a tex on the income Of
public ferries. Hsre is a precedent for
taxing railroads without Slmonton's
restoring the law"
In our last issue we gave an interest
ing article On government ownership
Of various industries. But while pub
lie owne! ship Of restaurants, lRundries,
etc, may be profitable, we do not think
the government should engage in any
business where competition has full
sway. To our way of thinking, gov.
ernment ownership can be lstifed
only in cases where monopoly is pos
sible and the public welfare in that
manner threatened,
1t Is g wise saying and worthy of all
aG~ceptRtion that 'tis distance that LEND
enchantment TO the vieW-at least, in
the case of wRr heroes. So long as
H0bson remained in Cuba no praise
was too high for him But be came
home and was kissed until the public
became nauseated. Aud he was cast
aside. Dewey, too, was idoIiz9d as
long as he remained in the Philippines.
He also came home, married a young
wife, did q few foolish things and lost
his plaza as the popular idol.
= BIO. w. NJ Martin, Secretary Hali-
fax County Alliance, writes: Our
last county meeting was very encour.
aging. Oar E sex brethren renewed
their allegiance and We hope Mullens
will come next. Education was the
topic OF conversation and I tell you our
brethren spread themselves. Our next
will be held at same place, Brinkley.
vile. A Hartford county brother
writes that the Order il steadily, if not
very rapidly, growing in that ccuaty.
Englaud's unjust war against the
peace loving Boers is di~sapproved by
many Of highlands best men ard ir
meets almost unanimous condemnation
outside Of England itself. Andrew
Carnegis says: The best men in Fog
land have spoken against the war in
the Transvaal and everywhere it is de
plored except by those whose interests
are served by it. They are a small
clique OF jingoes, headed by q states
q l am sorry to say, who sees in the
war a chance to tortity his position"