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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-06-26
ARTICLE VI.
SUFFRAGE AND ELIGIBILITY TO OFFICE

SUFFRAGE N ELIGIBILITY TO OFFICE.
(Section1) Every male person born
in the United States and every male
person who has been n~aturalized, 81
years of age and possessing the quail
fications set out in this article, shall
be entitled to vote at any election by
the people in the State, except as
herein otherwise provided.
(SectiOn y He shall have residedin
the State of North Carolina for two
years, in the county six months, and
in the precinct, ward or other cleo
ton district in which he offers to
vote, four months next preceding the
election: Provided, That removal
from one precinct, ward or other cleo
ton district, to another in the same
county, shall not operate to deprive
any person of the right to vote in the
precinct, ward or other election dis
trict, from which he has removed
until four months after such re-
mOval. No person who has been
convicted or who has confessed his
guilt in open court upon Indictment,
of any crime, the punishment of
which now is or may hereafter be,
imprisonment in the State prison,
shall be permitted to vote unless the
said person shall be first restored to
citizenship in the manner prescribed
by law.
(SectiOn y Every person offering
to vote shall be at the time a legally
registered voter as herein prescribed
and in the manner herein after pro-
vided by law, and the General AS
sembly of North Carolina shall enact
general registration laws to carry
into effect the provisions of this arti-
Gle.
(Section A. Every person present
ing himself for registration shall be
able to read and write any Sec
ton of the Constitution in the English
language, and before he shall be en-
titled to vote he shall have paid on
or before the first day of May of
the year in which he proposes to
vote his poll tax for the previous
year, as prescribed by Article 5,
Section 1 of the Constitution.
But no male person, who was
on January 1, 1867, or at any time
prior thereto, entitled to vote
under the laws of any State in the
United States wherein he then re-
sided, and no lineal descendant of
any such person, shall be denied the
right to register and vote at any cleo
ton in this State by reasOn of his
failure to possess the educational
qualification herein prescribed
Provided, He shall have reg
istered in accordance with the
terms of this Section prior to
December 1, 1908. The General AS
sembly shall provide for the reistra-
ton of all persons entitled to vote
without the educational qualiica-
tions herein prescribed, and shall, on
before November 1st, 1908, pro-
vide for the making of a permanent
record of such registration, and all
persons so registered shall forever
thereafter have the right to vote in
all elections by the people in this
State, unless disqualified under Sec
tion2 of this article: Provided, such
shall have paid his poll tax
as above required.
(Section s. That this Amendment
to the Constitution is presented and
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OPINIONS: OF NOTED: CRITICS :
Exceedingly amusing."-
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WHOM TO INVITE.

nd looked around the village church.
You are told" he said, "when
ION make a feast to call to it, not
roDr rich neighbors, but the poor,
+ba manned and the blind. Now
none of you are going to set out a
fine dinner or supper this week.
Some of us never in our lives gave a
oraat entertainment. Yet the order
! TO us. l want each one of you
,vben YOU go home to consider what
God has given you besides food with
which to make a feast and who are
the Door folk whom you should bid
toit."
People glanced smiling at each
other, for the good man was full Of
queer suggestion. But the idea re
mained in the minds of some
of his hearers, making their Sunday
afternoon uncomfortable.
It bothered Phil Dorrance as he
sat alone in his He usually
sat alone, except when at his meals.
Phil was the blacksmith s son whom
his father, by dint of years of hard
work and saving, had sent to college.
He was grateful to his father, but he
felt his education had made a great
gulf between him and the old man.
His companions we're his classmates.
He had meant to spend this after
noon with some of them, discussing
p DaDe he had written on the history
If the Reformation. Instead he took
if down stairs to the kitchen where
his father and mother in their Sun
dav clothes sat nodding over the
fire. How bare and empty their
lives were-wOrk and sleep!
~Iwant to read you something I
have written" he said, cheerily.
They drew up their chairs, their
eyes sparkling with pride and de
light. and listened with a keen,
shrewd intelligence that surprised
him. They were able, too, to correct
some mistakes that he made and to
give him some facts new to him.
I haven't had as pleasant a day
for years, Phil" said the old man,
when the paper was finished. His
old mother said nothing, but kissed
him, her eyes full of tears.
In another farmhouse Grace Peel
sat, also thinking of the old doctors
suggestion. She was a musician
from the city, who cared only for
classical music. At home her play
ing gave keen pleasure to friends
whose musical taste had been Guilt
waited.
They are my rich neighbors, " she
thought. Rising, she went down to
the parlor and opened the piano.
Suppose" she said, I'VE sing
some hymns-all of us
The farmer called in the boys ex-
citedIy. I'VE haven't had the piano
opened since Nancy went away" he
said. Come, grandma, I'll move
up your chair. You must join in"
They sang, Jesus, Lover of Ny
Soul" and Nearer, My God, to
Thee" Sarah, the black cook, came
To- the door and threw in a wild note
Of triumph now and then. The dis
cord sometimes made Grace shiver,
but she played on.
Grandma asked for the old hymns
she had sung when she was a girl,
and the boy for "Hold the Fort"
When the afternoon was over the
farmer said to Grace, Its been a
real happy time. You play as well
Is ny daughter, Nancy"
Grandma laid her wrinkled hand
on Grace's shoulder. 1.-The happy
hours are so few at my age! ' she
said. God bless you for giving me
-.l~ one, my child"
- the minister's suggestion was
.rried oUt.-Selected.
SOD BE WITH YOU TILL WE MEET
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The American Anti-Imperialist
League is preparing to take a hand
in the national campaign, and will
hold a convention in August.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-12-08

The following, from tue leading Bryan paper in Mis-
sissppi is somewhat contrast to the railroad "coer-
cion" of which we heard SO much recently
In almost every railroad station Mississippi
river and the Rocky mountains notices have been
the last three months offering high wages
So impossible get supply this cheapest grade
Of manual labor One easy Nebraska
especially to make from $3.50 to SO so day shocking Many
clerks got leaves OF absence into the fields
for few days Now the of railroad abores region
have risen from So $3.50 with board that the
figures somewhat higher can get few
Clarion Ledger
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-12-08

and material interests of tho South its very name
most naturally an object III hatred and contempt TO the
Southern white So strong and universal and 50 well
founded this feeling that connection with sympa-
Thy for the Republican party practical ostracism
With the gradual passing Of years, particularly sub
sequent the revolution of considerable change
that party its attitude toward things South
the gratifying spectacle 10 aorded the country
Of Republican president opposing, privately at least,
the reduction of Southern representation because of the
protective methods which Southern states have been
forced to adopt in self defense.
Yet to great degree the idea that there be but
respectable political party in the South still obtains
and the Southern people still in bondage to this sen
men That thss opposed the democratic principle Of free
thought essential among self governing people, is
proposition which who knows anything of the
theory upon which our civil institutions founded will
attempt to DENY.
In discussing the possibility of the of a
sioG movement Mr. jefferson did not forsee the probable
existence of issue largely geographical in its nature
not yield to the treatment which he considered the
corrective for all public evs-but which is dependent
upon the of two parties And even the states
said he Sin which local dlscontents might engender
of fermentation, would be paralyzed and
checked by that very division into parties into which
have fallen, INTO WHICH ALL STATES MUST FALL
WHEREIN TO THINK, SPEAK, AND
FREELY according to the dverstes of their ndvid
ua conformatons, and which perhaps, essential to
the purity of the by the censorship
which these parties habitualy exercise each other
Even in the last election the man who dared to exer-
the right which the founder of the Democratic party
considered most sacred and most necessary barked at
by yelping pack for traitor and renegade. The
question arises, and it is not idle one in the
South ''a liberty to think, speak, and act freely on
political questions without beng subjected to abuse and
utilization! If result of this brief discussion of
matter important to the political well being of the
South, though yet but abstract question: the
Times be taken task for base and raitorous Ian
guage may be encouraged to feel that possibly the
dawnng century may naugurate marked by freer
thought than has characterized people in the last quar-
ter of the drawing to It's close.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-12-08
MR.. BRYAN's
VIEWS.



notent was stbe fear of change" He then enumeraes
the wealthy classes brokers' railroad magnates ct cet
as those who were satisfied and opposed to change OF
policy This is an absolutely fair sample OF his argu-
ments: "We favor an income tax Inc rlcn
object to income tax, and most OF them Threw the "
fuence to the Republican ticket They on the con
sentative they have what they want and are opposed
to change Why conne this conservatism and satls-
faction with existing conditions to the rich! why NOT
give the nearly 900 voters who constituted the plural
ty against him credit for as much the rch and
say "thcy have what they want and are opposed to
change" and thus account for his defeat? This would
never d. for they would then have need of trib-
une to tell them what they needed and ought to have
Mr. BRYAN divides voters into three classes: "Those
who will the party ticket regardless of whatthe party
is doing, has done will do that is THOSE WHO MAKE
THEIR CONVICTIONS SUIT THE PARTY PLATFORM q
1.-The independent voters who ready to support the
ticket which comes nearest to their ideals g. The
floating vote which can be Influenced, directly or ndi-
rectly, by purely pecunmry considerations.
How heartless the stabl How cruel the blow. And
to think that this is from the idol the South Where
does he class her vote? Not among those influenced by
purely pecuniary considerations he would not say
this about Not among the independents surely
else why all the prang about Southern party loyalty,
Submission to the PLATFORM ct cetera Manfesy we
suit the party platform" And what has Mr. Bryan said
about such these? Time and again he told the voters
of the East and the North and the West mo need to tell
the South for she all right that they should be indie
pendent, should think and for themselves and that
blind obedience to platforms unpatrotic and sub
servient
But as though he had not been severe enough upon
the Southern voter he goes yet further and says: Of
the three classes INDEPENDENT VOTER IS THE ONE
TO WHOM INTELLECTUAL AND MORAL ARGUMENTS ARE
What arguments addressed to the
Southern voter9 None. Mr.. Bryan sat in Lincoln and
fixed the platform, and the platform fixed the Southern
voter 1t not thought necessary to waste argument
either intellectual or moral upon him.
The Of the result was general revolt against
Organism, and reduced majortes throughout the South
states show that here there in Mr. Bryans
second class voters than either he or his managers
had reckoned on. --
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-12-08

The Times does not entirely agree with some of its
friends in thinking the repeal of certain stamp taxes
good thing We consider the stamp tax to be the most
equitable and the easiest to pay of all internal
taxes Affecting all classes in proportion to their ability
and paid in exceedingly small sums it is not burthen
some; to anybody but lazy or a constitutional
kicker it is not nconvenent And it is not true that
its annoyance is out of all proportion to tho revenue it
raises.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-12-08

The effort to induce Mr.. Mckinley to Incorporate in
his message recommendation for the pensioning of ex
slaves tailed of its purpose We have never believed that
any such scheme would result in the good of the darkey
Its benefits would certainly be only temporary. With
their propensity for spending it would take long for
them to part company with their pensions.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-12-08
THE
PRESIDENTS
MESSAGE.

Touching the Philippine situation he stands on safe
enough ground We have sympathized with any
proposition to adopt any hard and fast plan for the treat
nlent of these islands. 1t is absolutely essential that
peace and order be first restored Until this be
pshed it is idle to talk about promising anything, either
to the Fplnos or to ourselves in their behalf. hen
peace shall have been finally accomplished it will be
proper to begin frame suitable form Of territorial
government for themnot before Pending this. proba
bly, nothing could be devised better than the admnista
ton of their affairs by commission, at present.
As to Porto Rico, Cuba and the Hawaiian Islands, he
does little more than report progress he recommends
army of 100000 with authority vested in the President
increase it $1,000 We should much prefer to see
standing army of 1000 900 authorized at once. 1t
farccal to talk about smaller army than this in
try the size of the United States if there
need of single soldier outside continental limits
Like the Democratic PLATFORM he talks Of trusts but
ignores the only of circmventing them-the
dunn of tariff reform. On the ship subsidy and pension
steals he comes out good and strong He calls aten.
ton to the great goodness of his party in continually in
creasing pension expenditures, and says: "The govern
ment justly appreciates the services of its soldiers and
sailors by making payments liberal beyond precedent to
them, their widows and orphans This is fit compan-
piece to the utterances Of the late Mr. Bryan the
subject What contrast to both is presented by
the following, from Grover Cevelands second inaugural
auuIoso! AHo loSSoHs VI 10 10 un-
learned and the better lesson taught that while the people
should patriocay and cheerfuly support their govern
ment its functions do not include the support of the
people.
The acceptance of this principle leads to refusal of
bountes and subsidies which burden the labor and thrift
of portion of citizens to aid in iladysed or lam
gushing enterprises in which they have concern It
leads also to challenge of wild and reckless pension
pendture which overeaps the bounds of grateful recog
milton of patriotic service and prostitutes to vicious
the peoples prompt and generous impulse to aid those dis
abled in their country's defense"
In urging Legislation granting jurisdiction to the fed
eral courts in of the ynching of foreigners Mr.
Mckinley goes counter to all doctrines of states rights
If the federal courts may interfere with state COURTS and
punish citizen of the state for crime committed upon
foreigner, then it might not be long before citizens of
another state would also be included We regard this as
dangerous extension of federal criminal jurisdiction
and hope that n sach recommendation may ever be en-
acted into statute.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-12-08

Louisiana has adopted the plan proposed by Missis
spp and has purchased about 10 900 acres of land This
constitutes two plantations and the state will put her con-
victs to producing both cotton and sugar For purely
agricultural state this to be accepted as the best
method of disposing Of unskilled negro convicts.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-12-08

midnight in search Of the boxes containing .ne o"''o
that wiped them out Of power; and aogetner haso ~"
Quoted themseyesin manner highly calculated "
sify the feeling of satisfaction generally
numbering of their days
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-12-08

1He Oana COMMISSION mas pronounced IN favor of the
Nicaragua route To read the arguments Of engineers
on the two locations, this and Panama. leaves the
lay mind in confusion About the only thing to do is to
accept the findings of the commission and be duly thanh
full for canal at either route.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-12-08

What has become of the Investigation" of the sum
mer primaries of CoahOma Warren and one or two other
counties, so soenly heraded to the country by opr
famous executive committed Is the prediction of The
Times to come trueg
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-12-08

The Times extends its sincere congratulations to
Vcksburg upon the result of its municipal election
We believe the turning down of the crowd lately in
troll OF Warren county tob victory for good politics
all over the state.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-12-08

OF all the miserable, despcablO pieces Of political
business that have under the notice of the Times the
action of the gang constituting the Vcksburg remnant of
McLaurinsm is probably the worst Stalking their con-
nued control of Warren county politics. which has meant
much to them in the past upon the issue of munich
pal election after putting forth all their energies they lost
in the really honest election held in that county
in long time Chagrined at their Idefeat they have
escorted to court proceedings have had partisan
Ulcers attempt to force entry into private house at
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-12-08

The press dispatches gave the country ,ne sallen.
features of Mr. Bryans election article IN tne
Norh American Rev;ew careful consideration of the
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-12-08

fair presentation of the history of that
matter, but the Times has all along thought
the presidents policy to be weak in some
essential particulars. These it has COM
mented upon as they have developed
themselves.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-12-08

entire paper stamps 1t as ABOUT tho "o"N
eat and most inane contribution that we
have noticed in that magazine In many
years.
In summing up the causes OF Demo-
cratic dsfeat Mr.. Bryan says that the most
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-12-08

Mr. McAineys message tells the country nothing
new nor puts phase any old matters. Dealing
largely with review of the Chinese question: it very
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-12-08

This dpclaration inaFkedth announcement Of no new
principle # civic pollty Twas but the embodiment in
oncse exnressnn ~ pnrehensOn Of the fundamentals
The sun., 1900-01-17

City Railway were violating q city ordi-
nance, and we're arrested in the enforce
ment OF the ordinance. That does not
in any way make the city a party
TO the suit in a sense that involves
any litigation. The application Of
Mayor Fahey, to Chief Justice Lore,
Tor a restraining oraer, vas made
70 comrel the Wilmington City Railway
Company 10 desist from obstruciing the
streets Of the city until it's right to lay
tracks should be decided by the Chan
cellor-that, is that the city railway
company should respect the Law and
obey he order OF the courts. This does
not involve the city i'll any extended
litigation. II it did, it would be q com
mendable movement to compel this rail.
way company to respect the law As
the case now stands that company has
assumed position of open violation oI
the law, and Of defiance to the orders oI
the courts; and has further confessed its
anticipation Of an unfayorable decison o.
the the case it has brought before tbs
Chancellor Mr. Salisbury has confessed
y at in his asserted intention to appea
his case to the United states Supreme
Court, and We think, also, has confessed
the weakness OF his case.
The sun., 1900-01-17
THE Hr1foRIsT.

"Fol haven Aal aug yachinzs .
.,aad W4..t ava l4e Gi..sgn
lI.ch.
M areR a
t4Lt
a- uut t
.ar.
Fuddv-Way W. e af5
me song? ! havt I--f. a -a4
,hese ite years, era- .r| yguie
=lng any other tL5nE yof
would end il a% Hard ia company wien
you have sung your song ami are uHabe
70 respond to the demand for 10 encore
BY giving something else.
Duddy-My dear fellow, there never Is
any demand for an encore. - Boston
Transcript.
Mrs.. Bingo--You went to Mickleman.
the paimist, didn't your And how was
be?
Mrs. Kngley = Wonderful, Hi
powers Of digination are really mar
velous
"W hat did he sal?'
she said would be without servant
for nearly month. . Detroit Fne
Press.
'.No," " she hangh;ily replied, II world
not think of marrying man TO r firm
him.
TIE look lie gave her was terrible.
"You are right"' be said, in strange