Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1901-10-31

sugar. They all do this. and We submit {
to 1t because they still make kind,
good-natured servants and We need
! them. And 50 the race problem goes
on. but | will prophesy some good 10
come from Roosevelt. He Is a crank
about some things. but he is fearless.
| Independent, self-Telant and will DO
just as he dogon pleases Mythology
tells us that King Augean had a herd
OF 5000 oxen. whose stables had MT
been cleaned out for thirty years. and
Hercules came along one day and 50
whlff OF the foul oiGrS and turne
two rivers through them and cleaned
them out in day. | believe that Ross
welt is for clean. honest work in tSa
government departments and Will
clean out the AugCan stables. If h h.
10 turn the Potomac river thro.s,
them. For thirty years Their str.S
mas nauseated us. He has Just a9priEt-
ed MI. Foulke to the head OF the ,iyl
service commission. Foulke has long
oeen the prosecutor of frauds. periu-
TleS ana eVaSions. the terror Of post
masters. the watchdog OF public OFF,
Gals, but he was handicapped by politi-
clans. He will sweep the deck now ro-
ne and the president are OF one m:ni
on that law. The ylctors will n, IN.
ger get all the spoils But we want tho
president to let the negro alone. The
race problem belongs to US and Will La
setled on wise and humane basis II
the 1901 yankee editors and preachers
will let us alone
But we will wait ana watch AMI
some good people VIII pray for del -
erancc-'dei.Ver rs from evil"
haven't given up Mr.. Roosevelt vet II
we could only get him down here for
two or three years he would b come ID
dlsguSted with the negro and 50 cEa,.-
ing that they wouldn't hire Il HIM
Our observation long has been thai the
northern people who come south -
live soon get their eyes opened and
understand the situation. Not lolg aIc
the editor OF a Baptist paper in Ner
0rk said that the south was nDfie.I,
for it now, but the timc would san
come when mtSceCeEation wOuli /,
found the best solution OF tn, race
problem. And On,y last week the Cd
tor OF a republican paper defended Nr
Roosevelt and said that in another gen
Grafton social equality between the ra-
ceS would be universal at the south
and it was well to start it at the white
house, with such malignant fools we
can do nothing, for they are too far
off. But they had better shinny Ol
their own side.-Bill Arp in At,an
Constitution.
p. 81 am gratifel that Ms. Pa. k
and others have come to the rescue Of
Nancy Hart and have established h.r
as fact and heroine in our history ~
the revolution. We ought to have
state historian to record AMI D .cSrrVe
these things. Fifty years from now
somebody will be saying that Bill Alp
was a myth and l wouldn't Ike It.
Il. 4.
n. B.-We read that the American
Missionary Association at Chicago
have indorsed the president and com
mended social equality between the ra-
ces. 1t is about time now for the III
and the gray to embrace again. Lat
brothcrly love continue. b. a.
Later from the front. The unique
las vanished and RoOsevclt's capers
have become multifarious, ubiquitous
and ridiculous.
Hope for season bids the sOitl
farewell To your tents, OH IsYe!
Call off the dogs. I'm going out to work
in my garden. B. A