The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-05-08
THE CAUSE OF EDUCATION RECEIVING
RECOGNITION.
A Democratic Teacher Pleased With Mr..
Ayeock's Position-Mr. Mebane's Fate De-
plored and the School Law of 81 Defended.

A Democratic Teacher Pleased With Mr.,
Aycook's Position-Mr. Mechanics Fate De-
plored and the School Law of 81 Defended.
Correspondence of The Progressive Farmer.
Acting merely as a looker-on in
Venice, as far as the political situa-
ton is employed, | can but note that
the cause of education is receiving
some recognition in the political
councils of North Carolina. The re
cent Democratic Convention comes
to the surface in no uncertain sound,
and G. B. AycOck, the standard
bearer, is an avowed evangel of pop
ular education. This warns the
cookies of mine ancient heart, and It
shows that the teacher is about to
get faint but tardy recognition.
This subject has been touched very
gingerIy by the majority of politici-
ans, and as l am under a political
ban at present, you will excuse me
for a criticism Of my own, the Demo-
cratic, party. The Populist and Re
publican-fusion, if you please-Leg-
isIature made a long stride forward
when it gave the people an oppOr-
tunity to extend their schools by
voting a very paltry tax. But a
spirit of intolerance arose among
certain PA statesmen " who were
taught to religiOusly believe that
nothing good can come out of NaZa-
reth. The religious press took kind
ly to the measure, as did about every
secular paper of any force in the
State. One PA journal was delighted
with it early in the action, but learn
ing that certain crossroads states
men OF good Old Cleveland county"
as we'll "a Il sky-pilot with the coven-
ventional bob-tail coat and beaver
hat were 'uGin the tax, he right
ubOut-faCol calling heaven and earth
to witness he had been there all the
time. Later, he fiOurished his tuwny
name on the stump. assuring the
riff-raff that "we" are goin- to
abolish that make-shift school law
and give one the people want. I.
wish to say right here that with the
exception Of five committeeman t.
the entire township (this being a
mistake) that was the best school
law North Carolina ever had. Just
such products of a menaGerie Is the
crossroads statesmen above-men-
toned, and the alleged editor under
discussion, are the gentry who Kissed
the nomination of c. H. Nebane at
Raleigh on the 18th Of April, 1900.
That old veteran, in the councils of
Democracy, Col. Paul 3. Means,
asked: Are you kissing me or
They said, "Mebane! -
He gave them to understand Nebane
had the teachers Endorsement, but
still they Missed.
That simply means, that teachers
have no rights that should he re
spected. L bankers, railroads, OF
corporations I to be affected
by legislation, they r. given d re
spectful hearing; but ii teacher?
Why Il cOrruPt heeler who reads
nothing and knows nothing knows
more about what is to the interest
IF education than those who make it
study: In legal matters we consult
lawyers in matters Of health we go
TO doctors; in spiritual affairs we
wait upon the clergy, but the teach
IT is not presumed to know his bust
lesS.
But in spite of all this, the interest
n education is looking up, and all
political parties in the State will be
to pledge increased school ia
More than this, the eyes Of the peo-
Die are upon them, and if those
pledges T not kept, the party that
breaks faith will be consigned to the
political potters field. ;
Corn CRACKER.
Cleveland County. n. G.