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Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1902-05-01
A RED-HoT MUNICIPAL ISSUE.

A RED-HOT MUNICIPAL ISSUE.
The idea is just now in the air that
state and national politics ought to
cut no figure in municipal affairs.
This is true so far as the Republican
and Democratic parties are concerned.
A man may believe in high tariff or
free trade, he may be an expansionist
or an anti-expansionist, he may favor
gold or silver, and yet be good NUM-
cipal officer. The reason for this is
that these national issues have no
bearing upon pure or efficient local
government.
But the saloon is at the bottom of
most of the deviltry which centers
and seethes in the city. The city prob
lem is the saloon problem. There can
be no pure nor efficient nor economical
nor honest government of the city
while the saloon rules, and it rules
wherever it exists. A man cannot,
therefore, be good municipal officer
who holds loose views on the saloon is
sue, or who, holding correct views,
dare not stand by them. A man per-
sonally upright, but hoping for re-
nomination and reelection at the hands
of party which tolerates the saloon
and fosters the saloon and profits by
the saloon, cannot array himself I'M
compromisingly against the saloon
without breaking with his party and
committing political suicide.
So far, therefore, from prohibition
having no proper place in municipal
campaigns, no issue is so thoroughly
appropriate to them, none is so close
ly related to the economic and moral
welfare of the city.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1902-05-01
Tit for Tat.

Willmar will be dry town this
year, and the booze joints will have to
do business under cover, as they most
assuredly will. 1t is impossible to
draw line about any one little COM
munity and say to it's inhabitants they
shall not drink intoxicating liquors of
any kind.-Dassel Anchor.
We welcome the Anchor to the ranks
of the champions of national prohibi-
ton. Now, don't say, eve didn't mean
that"
Why should taxpayer who does not
drink intoxicating liquor be forced to
pay the tax caused by saloonists?-
California Voice.
Before answering this question, per-
nit us to ask, "How does the afore-
said taxpayer voter" He may be as en-
thusiastic total abstainer as the Ma
tional President of the w. G. T. U. Yet
if he votes "For License" or for off,
Gals known to favor license, or with
a party which, when in power, per-
petuates the saloon, he ought to be
willing, and If unwilling ought to "be
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1902-05-01
Pith of the Press.

Riverside: 1t is always easier to stand
off and criticise than it is to rush in and
help.
New Herald: Where the church is not
overcoming the saloon, the saloon is over
coming the church.
Home Defender: 1t don't look we'll to see
a minister and a saloon-keeper both yell
ing in the same torchlight procession.
Defender: Prohibition party vote as
large as the prohibition sentiment OF the
country would in one election place the
liquor question in the forefront for i'm
mediate political settlement. The senti-
ment which gets lost at every election be-
tween the voters conscience and the bal
lot box is the thing which postpones the
solution of the liquor problem.
National Advocate: It has never BEEN
disputed that the power-center Of Tammany
has been vested in the solidly organized
but legalized liquor saloon system OF the
city, supporting Tammany because of Tam
manys reciprocal service. Various move
ments for the overthrow Of Tammany have
been organized during many past years,
but without any success worthy of notice.
because always leaving to the right arm OF
Tammany unimpaired strength
New Voice: Thousands of children
come into the world every year, malformed
in body or misshapen in mind, or both, be-
cause their parents sinned in drink. Thou
sands of children are making the hrsr
stages of the great march of life, too hum
CRY, too cold, to rightly develop either
body or mind. Thousands of children never
breathe any other atmosphere than that
of moral and physical contagion. And the
one invariable factor of nine-tenths of air
the poverty, all the criminal neglect and
all the sin that makes this so, is the sa-
loon,
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1902-05-01
STICK AND WIN.

If, say, 1000 enemies of the saloon
in st. Paul had this month voted the
Prohibition ticket, the triumphant par
ty in the election, whether Republican
or Democratic, goaded by gnawing
hunger for those 1000 votes, would
have inaugurated such a reign of
law enforcement as the old Saint has
not seen since the days of Chris.
O'Brien. Quite likely it would have
been insincere and, if the people would
allow it to be SO, spasmodic as well.
But it would accomplish more in the
direction Of law enforcement in one
campaign than could be accomplished
in a generation of effort to secure re-
formers by electing good men in bad
parties.
Independent Prohibition organiza-
ton, answering loyalty to it's nomi-
nees CONDITIONED always on their be-
ing men of character) and persistent
refusal to be caught on the license
party hook because baited with few
Sunday school men, especially in Sun
day school shoals, this will bring law
enforcement to-day and the overthrow
of the saloon tomorrow.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1902-05-01
LET THEM DIE.

In the last ten to twenty years pro-
hibition sentiment has clearly multi
piled tenfold. Yet in these same years
the Republican and Democratic par
ties have become more and more COM
pletely the tools of the liquor traffic.
If, in view of such facts as this,
which are known and read of all men,
a citizen looks upon the work Of puri-
flying those parties and winning them
to the support of prohibition as a
hopeful task, he should endeavor to
secure the nomination and election
through them of the largest possible
number of good men.
But if he thinks it case of putting
new wine into old bottles-if he be-
lieves that the need Of the hour is a
new party-arrayed against the saloon
and similar evils-he should help to
put such party on it's feet. It the
capture of the old parties for right
eousness is hopeless, the victory is
delayed rather than FASTENED by the
nomination and election Of good men
through their agency. The support
of those parties by the ballots Of good
men is also what is keeping them alive
and at the same time prolonging the
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1902-05-01
Brief and Brainy.
Think more and drink less.-John Burns
to an audience Of London workingmen.

Think more and drink less.-John Burns
to an audience of London workingmen.
The slavery of the rum power is a great
er tyrant to depose than African slavery
Abraham Lincoln.
The Prohibition party is the only one
that knows where it is.-Henry L. Castle
at DR.. Swallows banquet.
There is but one way for you to raise
public sentiment, and that Is for you to
stand straight and pull.-John G. Wool
ley.
The church can kill the saloon when she
will. The traffic in human souls continues
simply because between five and six million
Christian voters support political parties
that legalize it.-C. E. Hopkins in New
Herald.
We will not allow past political afHlia-
lions to govern us. We will support only
men who are friendly to our interests
Said to have been given out by Mr.. Shouse,
president Of the Kentucky Liquor Dealers
Association as foreshadowing the policy OF
the new Liquor Dealers National Protec-
tive Association.
The full dinner pail promised by Marcus
Antonius Hanna is here to stay. 1t con-
tains the shank pieces of the beef trust.
At the advanced rates on choice cuts only
political bosses and millionaires need ap-
ply The other full dinner pail Is known
only to him who rushes the growler.-Dr.
5. c. Swallow.
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forced to pay" his share Of "the tax
caused by the saloonists." Their sa-
looms are his saloon. AS they live by
other mems personal patronage, SO
they also live by his voted perpetual
ton and protection.
Mayor Ames of Minneapolis has
consented to again stand for the NOM
ination as Republican candidate for
mayor, and has filed his certificate. Al
ter he is nominated the Prohibitionists
will turn in and help elect him by put
ting up a candidate who stands no
show of being elected, and after they
have accomplished their object will
get up on their hind legs and howl
about the rottenness of the admins
tration. Consistency and horse sense
appear to be a lost art with some
people-in politics.-Elbow Lake Trib-
une.
We have noticed that ourselves. The
Tribune man is representative of
that type-votes for what he doesn't
want because he can get it, and then
works overtime and Sundays kicking:
because he got it.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1902-05-01

who signed our petitions. They care
fully omitted to state, however, that
upon the same pages of the same petit
lions were the names of an equal num-
Der of equally well-known Re-
publicans! The Dispatch also stat
ed that our petitions were be-
ing circulated by Democrats. We
at once denied the truth of this
statement, informed the editor that
every person circulating our petition
was a member of the Prohibition city
committee and gave their names. We
requested a correction of the misstate-
ment, but no correction was made.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1902-05-01
EDITORIAL.

The Klukluxism of the South was q
determined effort ever put forth to rob
American freemen of their rights
than has been made by the Republican
machine in st. Paul during the last
month?
In the st. Paul campaign the Re-
publican party worked it's old trick Of
voting the Sunday school people and a
fair share of the other kind side by
side. The cleaner men were nomin-
ated, and, as rule, did the speaking
in the cleaner wards, while almost any
old thing who could pull votes. would
do elsewhere. It's a cute scheme,
and has worked successfully for many
years, but keen Prohibitionists are not
caught with it.
ty, whenever it has spasm Of desire
for "good government" always wants
it supplied at the expense of some
other party. Why does it not begin
it's housekeeping crusade at home?
There is Fred Schiffman, for instance.
Think of his being officially COM
missioned by the Republican city COM
mittee of St. Paul to prosecute Demo
cratic repeaters and protect the purity
of the ballot! Is there any kind of
purity which this malodorous gentle
man would recognize if he should meet
it on the street?
Those who advise Prohibitionists not
to nominate city and aldermanic tick
cts because municipal affairs should
be divorced from national politics"
are often the last people to lay down
their own party lines. Why did not
the Republicans Of the Tenth ward
support DR.. Kirkwood two years ago?
They acknowledged his ability. Why
did their leaders in the same ward
stood for the Republican nomination
for alderman, even after he had de-
clared himself an Independent? Was
it not because the smell of Prohibition
party fire was still upon his gar
ments?
AS a sample of the kind of foes the
Prohibitionists were compelled to
fight in the city campaign, take this:
Both the Pioneer Press and the Dis
patch gave the names of dozen or
more prominent Democratic citizens
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life of the saloons which those parties
protect. "Come out from among them
and be We separate" is the call to
every American citizen who sees and
feels the corruption of the saloon
mortgaged parties.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-01-07
F ARM STATISTICS IN N. c.
Mode of Living Improved, but Cost Of
Living Creased.
NEGRO LABOR SAID TO BE UNRELIABLE
interesting Facts and figures from the 4 n
rua r, port Of the Comm ssloner Of Labor
lncr, ase in V,lue of fam Land tn
q Counties.

Agricultural statistics VIII form one
OF the most interesting features OF the
Forthcoming annual report OF the Com
missioner OF Labor and Printing. Mr..
II b. Narncr. Advance sheets, pre-
pared by Chief Clerk ". T. Faison, give
a great deal Of interesting information
relating TO the farming classes.
The following average tables are COM
piled from blanks filled out by represcn-
tatiVe farmers from every county In the
State. The farmers always respond
promptly. In this chapter Is also pub
lshed letters showing the needs and con
dition Of farm labor.
The returns were received during the
period from June 10 10 October !. 1901.
which explains the diflerenccJn the sell
ing price OF cotton and other products
shown IN table No. 8.
Table No ! shows an increase OF II ID
per cent in value of land in twenty y-onc
counties. Seycnty-siX counties report no
change. Eghty-two counties report fer
tility OF land maintaired. ard fifteen re-
port fertility not maintained. Forty
seven counties report tendency TO have
smaller farms, nine larger and twenty
one no change
ing IN ninety counties Is improved. Six
ty-throe counties report the cost Of living
increased. Nncty-siI counties report ne
gro labor unreliable, ard one reports no
negro labor ThiTty-nine counties report
employment regular.
Table 80 shows the highest wages ~
men $1J69, and the lowest $aG5. The
highest wages cf women Is s918. and tho
lowest ?G.3G The wages OF children IS
$3.50. Fcrty-sx counties report an IN
crease n wages and ffty-one report no
change These figures show an average
Increase OF nearly 20 per cent over 1900
Table No. 4 shows that sixty-seycn
counties produce cotton at 4 cost of s2S 50
per COO pound bale EIghty-six counties
produce wheat at Q cust OF 81 cents per
bushel. Ninety-siX counties produce corn
at a cost Of AZ cents per bushci Eiuety-
four counties produce oats At cost Of
81 cents per bushol. Fifty-f1Cg counties
produce tobacco at z cost Of s.. - fer l0D
Iounds.
Table No. : shows the market price OF
cotton 8 cents per pound. wheat 50 cents
per bushcl, corn - cents per buahei. oats
AZ cents per buehei. tobacco $50 per
hundred These PRICES make the proht on
PRODUCTS 81 % per bale for cotton. l3c per
tushcI for wheat. % cents per bushcl for
corn, Il cents per bushcl Tor cats, anf
s1a1 per hundred for tobacco.
Table No. s indicates that the cduca-
ticnal condition ia gOcd IN three coun-
tics, fair in forty-onc. poor in hfty-three.
The moral condition is good N twenty-one
c5rnties. fair in seyentyfhreo ard poor
n three. The financial condition .s good
in one fair In ythroe, and poor IN
nftv-thrco.
The question. "Do you favor oompul-
sorry school law was answered ~ ;"
rer cent Yes, ," and by - per ceaf, No.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-01-07
RALEIGH, N. C.. TUESDAY, JANUARY 7, 1902

the same days last year $1,000 and ahead
of the same days year before last of
698 900.
The amount brought into sight during
the past week has been 366,476 bales.
against 245, 763 for the same seven days
last year and 242, ,727 year before last.
The movement since September l
shows receipts at all United States ports
to be 1882, ,376, against 4,620, ,4S9 last year;
overland across the Mississippi. Ohio
and Potomac to Northern mills and
Canada 577 ,33o, against 716,648 last year;
interior stocks in excess OF those held
al the close Of the commercial year 515,-
979, against 714,494 last year; Southern
mill takings 702.0o against 599,SS3.
The total movement since September
! is 6.727. .694, against 6,651 ,514 last year.
and 6,029,717 year before last.
Foreign exports for the week have
been 212166, against 15O,97O last year.
making the total thus far for the season
3,sz2, Ola, AGAINST 3,a74.43s last year.
The total takings Of American mills.
North, South and Canada, thus far for
the season have been 1,739,622, against
1742,8 $50 last year.
Stocks at the Seaboard and the twen-
ty-nine leading Southern interior CEN
tres have increased during the week
%, ,656 bales, against a decrease during
the corresponding period last season Of
$500
Including stocks left over at ports
and interior towns from the last crop
and the number Of bales brought into
sight thus far for the new crop thf
supply of cotton to date is 7,087 .3o1
against 6,77404S for the same period last
year.
It must be remembered that the
weekly, monthly and season compari-
sons in Secretary Hester's reports are
made up to corresponding dates last
year, year before and in 1899. Compare
sons to close Of corresponding weeks
are misleading, as totals to close of this
week last year would take in 127 days
Of this ason, year before last 127 days
and In 1899 12S days, against only 125
days this year.
Secretary Hesters statement Of the
worlds visible supply of cotton issued
today shows the total visible supply to
| be 1862. 723, against 4,147 $3.50 last week
and 4,072, or last year. OF this the total
Of American cotton Is 3,6S8.723, against
3,356,077 last year, and Of all other kinds
including Egypt, Brazil, India, etc, 674,
O00 against 116, ,000 last year.
OF The worlds visibly supply Of cotton
there is aaoat and held in Great Britain
and Continental Europe 2,174OO against
1871 600 last year in Egypt $4,000
against 100000 last year: Indian 221, COO
against 100000 and in the United States
1,741 600, against 1,791 900 last year.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-01-07

stating which are for the trial of civil
and which are for the trial of criminal
cases, etc.
y. 1t contains complete census fig
ures for North Carolina taken in 1900,
showing population by races, sex, and
every other item about North Carolina
collected by the Federal Census Bureau.
This information cannot be had in book
form anywhere else.
13. It contains the names of all tho
officers Of all secret, benevolent. chart
able patriotic, professional, historical
literary. educational, labor, agricultural
and religious societies in North Carolina,
With full information as to membership,
etc-a total Of about 500 names.
II. 1t contains the officia votes of
North Carolina in 1900, with comparative
figures, the electoral and popular vote for
President. and other political information
that will be needed in the campaign year
OF 1902. Among other things, there will
be q complete list of the county and State
committees Of each party.
IS. 1t contains the most reliable
railroad information. number Of miles,
value. number Of employees and all like
information about railroads, canals,
steamboats,, telephone. telegraph. electric
railroads, electric light and gas COM
panies, express companes-all quasipub-
lic corporations and their officers and
agents.
16. It contains a multitude OF infor-
nation about the state OF all kinds and
a complete business official. poll
tical and professional directory OF the
State OF North Cerolina-in a word an
Encyclopae edia Of the State By counties.
Il. It contains, pasted securely in
the book, the latest map OF North Caro-
lima, in two coIors-size 21x2S-shoVing
by counties the location OF every post
Office every city every railroad. every
river, every mountain, every creek, lake,
sound ard hay in North Carolina with
the population CT every county and town
in- the State according to the census Of
1900. The information on this map is up
to-datc and IS in itself invaluable. The
may alone is we'll worth e5 cents ard has
5ccn prepared for tho North Carolina Year
Book by Rand McNaliy e Co. the ia
nous map publishers. The information
iii this may as TO railroads. corrected
UP 10 the present time. is Of great value.
The eboee Is but q synopsis CT the
rcCst important information that the
Year Book fer 1902 contains
The book is easily worth $500 to
every body having BUSINESS IN North
Carolina or with North Carolnians. It
is sold at the low price of one DOLLAR,
plus % cents for express, and will be is
sued every year, corrected UP to date.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-01-07

/. The book contains the name and post
office address Of every public officer in
North Carolina Federal, State, county,
city, town and township one from
Constable to Governor-a total Of between
1900 and $4,000 names.
2 It contains the nane and postof-
fee address of every school teacher-pub
lie and private-and Of every college.
academy, high school or university in
North Carolina-a total of something
over 5000 names.
j. 1t contains the name and post
Office address CT every preacher in North
Carolina-a total of over $500 names.
4. 1t contains tho name and post
office address OF every lawyer, doctor,
dentist, architect, editor and other pro-
fessional man in the State-a total Of
over 1000 names.
s. 1t contains the name and post
office address Of every merchant and
business man (givng his particular line
under black d-lnes) doing business in
North Carolina-a total Of not less than
5000 names.
g. 1t contains a list and postoffice
addresses OF all the owners of cotton gins.
lumber plants and like Industries in every
county in tho State-a total Of not less
than 1900 names
I. 1t contains the name and address
Of the chief officer Of every cotton mill,
wOclen mill and like industry in North
Carolina, and much information about the
manufacturing rrimacy OF North Carolina
not less than 1,S00 names.
g. 1t contains the name of every
insurance agent express agent, railroad
agent telegraph operator, telephone
operator, real estate agent and every
other person doing business in North
Carolina, including BARRIERS. No business
is omitted no matter how small-a total
Of not less than 200 names.
s. 1t contains the name OF every
bank and banker broker, building and
loan associa tion and officers trust COM
panies and all financial institutions and
agents, together with statements OF the
debts Of the State, counties and towns
and all other desired information about
the financial institutions officers and the
financial condition Of the State and its
subdivisons-a total of about 800 names.
lott contains the number Of miles
Of maeadam road, number OF iron bridges
in every county: the tax rat for every
purpose in every county and town; the
value Of the real and personal property
In every county and town, and all like
information.
IL. 1t contains perfect Court Cal
endar for 1902 showir all judicial Off
GERS. showing the tin,- of holding all the
State and Federal courts in the State,
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-01-07
MORE RURAL ROUTES
Two New Ones Began Opera
ton Yesterday.
Improvement TO BE Made in City Delivery.
Postoffice Here Gains in
Receips.

TWO new rural delivery routes were
started yesterday
Bennet J. Utley carried the mail over
route No. 4, out the Hillsboro road for
the first time, and Otis Marshburn de-
livered the first mail over route No. 5,
which goes via the Louisburg road.
The operation of these two routes
greatly improves the mail facilities Of
the city, and what is more encouraging,
Postmaster Bailey promises to make
decided improvements in the free deliv-
cry service in the city. These improve
ments will be made public at an early
date
Rural delivery route No. 4, which was
one Of those that began operation yes
terday for the first time, covers 1914
miles. 1t embraces 20 square miles and
serves population of 1890, and to be
more exact, 2S5 houses are visited. The
route leads out the Hillsboro road to
Avents Ferry, three quarters Of a mile
from the city. The route then goes
southwesterly to the Apex road at Swift
Creek church, a distance Of eight miles
1t then goes to the Haywood road at
Wilson's Fork, by the Farman Gully
place and the Templeton plantation to
the Hillsboro road near Williams saw
mills
Route No. ) is 231s miles in length
and covers an area of 10 square miles.
There is population of 920 served in
the route and EOS houses are visited.
This route goes out the Louisburg road
to Rodgers Cross Roads 81 miles and
turns in a southerly direction to Rett
postoffice. Going north again it returns
to the Smithfield road at Pet Temples
place and then to the Tarboro road at
Knights store.
The Raleigh postoffice continues to
show substantial growth from busi-
ness standpoint. Every quarterly re-
port during Postmaster Bailey's admin
istration has shown gain in receipts.
Despite the fact that there We're two
political headquarters here last year
and that this has been considered dulf
fall, there has been a steady increase in
the receipts Of the postoffice over last
Year.
The following figures for the last four
months of the year show the gains