The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-01-02

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ALI that take an interest In the educa
tional interests Of our people, as we'll
as those whose pocket-books have been
affected by this wrong, should join In
an effort to have it riRhted by u next
legislature. As the Argus says: 1.-THE
burden upon patrons Of schools has
been borne heroicaily, and very little
said about it; but the time is coming
when they will or should asseri them
selves in regard to this matter which Is
of vital Importance to them. Not that
they want books given TO them free,
but they demand lower prices, and
one, and only n system OF text books
for the entire State; i not this, let it
apply and be strictly enforced as per
Gains to counties That the book con
terms are growing rich at the expense
of those who are barely able TO keep
their children in school three months
in the year, no n eau deny"
Toe Pfogressi'e Farmer has nor
than once referred TO successful tests
Of government oEnership of railroads
in various European countries. Bat.
as a matter Of fact, it is unnecessary to
leave America for evidences Of the
~practicsbility Of government owner
ship. For while We believe, with Wal
Iace's Farmer, that, before adopting
government ownership, i've should
A~-a a.Ao.~o - kkn nI-S1 nnnwiOn tho
will put it out of the power of the
dominant party to use this vast ma
chinery for party purposes" yet under
our present political 81 stem govern
mens ownership has never proven q
failure. As Editor Wallace points out,
our government through b Supreme
Court has b9en running railroads sue
cessfully all the tina. For e1 ample, it
operated the B ltimore Sc OHIO for
three years at a profit OF So 600 900 pc
year, not for itself but for the stock
holders. Il actually took hold Of q
road that was losing money and there
fore had to go into the hands of q re
ceiver, and turned is back toto the
hands Of the stock holders within three
years with a prof. OF nearly S24 600
900 1t operated the Uaion Pacific for
years and is nov operating the Pitts
burg 6 Gulf, AMI Ehers has never so
far as We know ever been q suspicion
OF dishonesty or corruption on the . Art
OF the government rec9Ivsr by whom
the roads were ope' ated.
The New York Verdict has resur
rected the following extract from a
speech delivered by one William Nc
Kiuley, at Ftndley, OHIO, September
81 1894 10 vieW of the recent pass
z Of Epe House currency bill with the
entire approval of Mr. M Kinley, the
makes very interesting real
Jog At the time mentioned Me-. Nc
Kinley said: the D m0cratic parry
has been 10 control OF every branch OF
the government since the 4 h day Of
Marcn 1898 It's legislative branch has
been in session for more than tDelve
months, yet it has gwen us no oliver
whatever, except TO strike
down the Sherman lag at it's SPECIAL
session called for thai purpase, and in
response to the urgent recon- enda-
ton of q D m lcratic Presiden5. The
leedsr g in Congress made
the most profuse promises of what
they intended TO do for silver atrer
they repealed that act The era when
Democratic promises avail has gloe
by. The period of their fuIfitmeng is
at hand. The Democratic Congress
can no logger Cf5r the excuee that the
Republican party stands in the way.
Nothing a stand n the W. of the
party excepting the will of
that party But free aud unlimited
coinage OF silver is not the crystal z d
will OF that party, and it will not De.
The party that stuck sill yer down and
gave it the severess blow it ever had
cannot be relied upon to give that
metal honorable treatment" In THE
connection che following quotation
from Mr., McKioley's predecessor,
Abraham Lincoln, may not be III of
place.: IF a govern nent contracts q
debt with a certain amount of money
in circulation and then contracts the
money volume before the debt is paid,
is is the most heinous crime a govern
ment oould commit against a people,"
MODERN WARFARE COSTLY.