The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-11-06

ne was engaged IN al honest and pa.
triotic effort to keep the peace and nre-
vent England showing the cloven foot
ana al the same time losing thousands
OF English lives. That done Mr. Ia.
pouchere says e~ditorially:
When gold was discovered in Mexico and Perm.
IL was all up with the natives. On the plea ina,
the pope mad granted the countries 10 spain,
'ores ana PlzZaro destroyed the governments,
that had existed for ages, slew the inhabitants,
.ottuieo the rulers Of those countries and, having
i-ld hands on all the gold that was visible. PRO-
ceeded 10 force such Of the inhabitants IS had MT
been killed Of for the crime of defending tb.ir
country 70 work in the mines for more until ms,
of them persisted. This they called Outstanding
ana cFihzing sayages. The world moves 90. but
greed and hypocrisy are ever the same. Ne are
Saying Ashantees because they would not siye up
to US the golden stool" We are worktry Them
IN some gold mines, and We ARE using up he tax-
PAYERS money in enabling tie owners of lie
shares in these mines to get loo or 900 Der
cent by vending the shares.
The Washington Post indorses these
remarks and SAYS:
He might very well have added that the de-
structlon Of the Dutch republics in South Africa
was originally instigated by the discovery st gold
and diamonds in that unhappy region.
Dollar Above the Man.
Inc PoSt seems to condemn in Eng
land that which it indorses when done
by the Mckinley administration. That
paper has supported continuously the
administrations policy in the Philip
pines, Wanting much the speech of n
senator Of the United States. one Al
bert j. Beveridge, When that gentle
man, with watering mouth and greedy
heart, held up between his finger and
Z th,In1it q l;t+II Is, = IN
on the shores of LuZOn. That was the
climax Of his argument to show that
the United States is justified in its
w~armaking in the Philippines. 1t was
the same old idea carried out in those
distant islands that holdS good with
Mark Hanna and MISUNDERSTANDING
the dollar above the man, placing that
little piece of gold above the lives Of
our soldiers. placing it above the prin-
ciples of the Declaration of %Independ-
ence and the constitution.
Again, The Post says:
Mr.. Labouclere can point to no parallel in mod
ern times Of the wickedncss and cruelty Of Eng
lands course in South Africa during the past IS
months.
IS that true? If we compare the
course of England in South Africa
with that Of Mckinley in the Philip
pines, Will we not find the parallel?
VIII not Mr.. ~IaboucEcre be quick to
point it out and hold Us up beside the
!, English butcher?
, The Washington Post concludes it's
: editorial uttcrance With these two sem
tences-apply them either in Africa or
the Philippines; while intended to COW
er one case, they tit both:
? 1t is true that tie world moves on and that
) greed and hypocrisy are ever the same, but our
esteemed contemporary must admit that the abo-
riginal pirate is less politely disguised in England
than elsewhere in tie civilized world.
Calling For Harrison.
The Philadelphia Ledger loudly be-
! means the fact that Bryan and Cock
: ran are soon to speak in Madison
: Square Garden from the same plat
}, form and that Croker is getting up the
: meeting. The Ledger calls attention
t to the fact that III 1896 Croker sulked,
e that Cochran "answercd' Bryan and
1 that there was then such harmony as
C is found among the Kilkenny cats.
G The Ledger urges that something must
S be lone INT can only suggest 4 speech
e by ex-Presidcnt Harrison, then in the
next breath tells us that this will not
T do, as the venerable eX-preSIdcntS
!; voice is too weak for the work.
e WHY will not The Ledger tell the
: candid t~ruth-that General Harrison
e would no speak for Mckinley if he
$ had the power of lung to roar like the
/ bulls of Bashan or to take the EnGlisi
G language by the butt end and craci
it around the ears OF his listeners Tx
a cattle whip. The gallant little gen
eral is not Of the Hanna stripe.
{, From the day the campaign opened
a down to the present hour the prospects
e Of the Democrats have improved til
n at this writing it seems reasonably
certain tina we will elect Bryan ant
carry the house-a double consumma
&c ton devoutly to be wishcd-this aft
Of er making due allowance for the con
i scienceiess and universal use of Marl
Hanna's Doodle and for the application
Of the process Of coercion. Take ava,
from Republicans their Doodle and tn
d power to cocrce and the chances arr
IN that Bryan would have at least 1O'
ma iOritv in the electoral college, an'
we would carry the house by 10 ma
u jority.
( New York For Bryan.
! The WASHINGTON Post, Independent
Dro-administration newspaper and iron
it's location naturally well Informed Q
: political topics. gives us this refresh
ing paragraph in a special dispatc
from its New York correspondent, VIII
e is one of the best newspaper men |
the east:
h, Richard Croker dogn1atically asserts that Grea
VI or New York will give Bryan 100000 maJorlt,
II: He reiterates the assertion with emphasis Gay ait
is dav. There is no doubling his sincere determine
it ton in the matter. The Republican managers al
&c privately admitting that the city IS likely 10 {
he for BRYAN by 80 1000. They fully expect Croker
uI nronhecv to be three-fcurths fulfilled. Ills organ
ization is conceded to be perfect and his tnetho'
irresistible by the rank and file of the part
More than this. the Republican managers recoi
q nize and do not privately dispute the fact IN
a. tbe great bulk of the labor vote in the CITY
re with BRYAN. So likewise is the lrish-Ametic
vote. Therefore Chairman 1lannas co-ot1Icla
: here are proceeding upon the conviction that
n. give Mr.. Mckinley the 36 electoral votes OF I!
+ Empire State it will be necessary to overcome, !
i, ~, 11yprSa majority in Greater Ne