The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-09-16

room for the boys who have come. Wake Forests
enrolment, an exchange tells us, "breaks all pre-
viohs records, being 266; there are 68 counties
represented, and seven States" A letter which
we have just received from a Davidson College
professor says that that institution Opened on
September 4th with the largest attendance in her
history" and that the total enrolment will ex-
coed 200. The same story-"1argest opening ever
known"-comes also from the institutions for
girls and young women, from the Baptist Female
University, Peace Institute, St. Mary's, Oxford
Seminary, and others. This increased interest in
higher education is doubtless attributable largely
to the educational campaign for the public
schools, for the interests of all classes of schools
are very nearly linked together, and you cannot
benefit one class without helping all.
THE STATE CAMPAIGN.-The political
campaign in this State is not awakening the in
terest and enthusiasm which have characterized
previous campaigns for ten years past. The is
sues are not of such great pith and moment as
those with which we have had to deal heretofore.
Nevertheless, this is a campaign of no small inn
portance, and the result, whatever it may be, will
doubtless be even more significant than that of
any other campaign of recent years, except that
of 1900. For the first time the people are to vote
bound by the shackles of no race issue. The po-
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Simmons alleged discovery of a Republican plot
to o%verturn the Amendment has not been taken
seriously, and the action of the Republican State
Convention in unseating all negro delegates, and
refusing to declare against suffrage restriction,
seems to have driven the last nail in the coffin
of the "nigger" issue, at least so far as this cam
palgn Is concerned. This shrewd action on the
part of the Republicans has doubtless done much
to encourage the Independent movement" which
has assumed surprising proportions within the
last sixty days. Independent Democratic tickets
have been launched in a considerable number of
counties; a Democratic member of the last Legis-
lature is running as an Independent candidate for
congress In the Sixth District; Mr.. Lindsay Pat
terson, a Gold Democrat, is to oppose Mr.. Kitchin
IN the Fifth, and, last but not least, a number of
boiling Democrats met in Greensboro last week
and endorsed the candidacy of Mr.. Thomas N.
Hill for Chief Justice. What is more. thew will
open headquarters In Greensboro and prosecute
vigorously the campaign against Judge Clark.
Having been endorsed by the Republican Conven-
tlon' Mr.. Hill will doubtless poll the entire
strength OF that party, but it is our opinion that
the plumbers of the anti-Clark faction, to which
we alluded editorially some weeks ago, have per-
manently prevented the large growth of that fac
ton that at one time seemed possible.
Ii 1UepuDI1can ranks Will undoubtedly be con-
slderably augmented by white recruits this year.
but II does not now seem possible that this addi-
t1on Will be large enough, taking the State as a
"hole' TO balance the loss occasioped by the dis
reimbursement of colored Republicans. There Will
De some loss to the Republicans, too, not only by
the ACKNOWLEDGMENT of many negroes, but ~ the
breaking away of a large number OF those ed,1cat-
Ell negroes qualified to vote. The general feeling
OF the blacks seems to have been very well voiced
by their Baptist organ, the Sentinel, which said
last week.