The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-10-23

reported from Asheville. It was be-
tween Chas. A. Webb, a Simmons
man, and R. P. Walker, a Carr ad-
herent, and grew out of the charge
by Walker that the Southern Rail
way is behind Simmons candidacy.
mere are references in the published
report OF it to umbrellas, finger nails
and blood, but it was not determined
which of the candidates the South
ern backs. We have read somewhere
a story of two foolish men who had
a hight over their respective candi-
dates, and afterwards saw the candi-
dates themselves laughing and talk
ing together, one with his arm
around the other and the narrative
went on to say that they at once be-
came wO wiser men and shook
hands and agreed never to fight
about candidates any more.
Raleigh Cor. Charlotte Observer {:
Commissioner of Agriculture Patter-
son today received a very important
letter from DR.. Cooper Curtice, who
was so valuable as State veterinarian
here, and who now holds that posi-
ton in Rhode Island. DR.. Curtice
in his letter dwells upon the matter
of the cattle quarantine and says
that at the annual meeting of the
Association of Live Stock Sanitary
Boards of the United States recently
held it was agreed that there should
be an open session for those States
which had no local legislation to the
contrary. This means that cattle
may be shipped from all points east
Of the quarantine line in North Caro-
lima to Virginia and points North
into Kentucky and Tennessee. The
driving of cattle from any point in
the quarantine district of North
Carolina to the excepted district is
not permitted. Cattle from Georgia
are not permitted to be driven
through North Carolina for ship
ment, except for such.as the govern
ment may exempt from quarantine.
No North Carolina cattle may be
driven into the exempted portion of
North Carolina. Cattle from Polk
county, Tenn, cannot be driven into
Cherokee county, N. @. All cattle
from North Carolina will thereby be
admitted into Northern markets
without restriction if shipped by
rail.
Editor Click, of the Hickory Mer-
curry, one Of the States leading
Populists, is trying to find where he
and his party + at. In last weeks
Mercury, he expressed himself as
follows: 1--WE think our party Off
Gals have not done their duy. No
plans and policies have been adopted
for concerted action. Without unity
OF action, there is no strength, no
results. The Legislature of '99
changed conditions in the State.
We insisted that our county and
State committees call meetings and
outline some course of action so our
papers and people could all go to
work tremendously together. This
was not done. Our papers began
fighting on different lines. The
Mercury was against the amend
ment Our Home was indirectly for
it, and the Caucasian took no stand.
The Democratic press kept saying
Butler would soon declare for the
amendment The Caucasian did
not even deny the charge. Thus it
went. Our people grew more and
more disheartened. They became
disorganized. Nothing was done
until our convention met in April,
this year. You know the result.
x x X Now Chairman Butler is for
Bryan and Stevenson Thompson is
sitting on the fence watching the
dog fight Skinner is saving wood
and saying nothing Sossaman is for
Barker and Donnelly. These last
named can't hope to receive more
than a fifth of Populist vote in the
State. And whatever that vote
may be, whether 1000 or $1,000, it
will be considered the entire POpu-
list strength in tie State, which will
do the party great injustice at home
and abroad"