Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-05-05
NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN
METHODS.
the Farmer and Breeder.

From the Farmer and Breeder.
Booker L. Washington, in an address
at New Rochelle, n. Y. compared Iowa
and southern methods of farmers.
While the former rides often under an
umbrella and drives three or four
horses to do his blowing, the latter
prods along an old mule n walks
behind. Every few yards he has TO
convince the mule that it is his duty
to go ahead, by the use of a hickory
club. The different machines used
were also mentioned. "When we catch
up TO the. American white man there
won't be anyone ahead of us; he's the
one we're after" These are the things
they strive to teach us at Tuskeegee
institute"
The cheapness of southern labor is
held out as one of the reasons why the
northern farmer should go south. but
when the northern tourist sees a negro
on the saddle mule and another on
the binder seat cutting the big grain
he has a first class Illustration of the
comparative value of labor, north and
south. The two men south can be
hired for about the same amount of
money as the n who does as much
work as the two, but the latter board
themselves, a matter OF considerable
Importance to the housekeeper.
AS d rule the northern farme- VIII
go a long way towards settling the
labor question when he arranges 10 use
a larger proportion of help that viii
board themselves. The southern labor
er will need more supervision Than
the northern farm hand AS is Well
known the latter is frequently as capa-
bic as his employer, and sometimes
even more SO. There is much in the
south hat does not look as IL prosper
ity dwelt there, but there is plenty OF
q Cnn fnt. thn ~ ta yaxans and fnfN
people anu the practices, not the nat
ural esources of the country are re-
sponsibie. While his is true, IL Is only
In a country of great natural wealth.
and by a people of American nativity
that results would be as good as they
are. The changes OF conditions by the
war between the states canno be red
lized by those who have not expert
enced them, a northern sojourner can
only partially absorb them.
But things are growing better the
negroes, some of them, are getting the
good results of Tuskeegee and similar
institutions, and more of the better
class of citizens are staying by the
farm than In the years Immediately
after the close of the conflict. The
south had a great problem to work out
and though it is doing 1t, some north
ern m can well step in n help
The taking of the execution law out
of the hands of the proper officials is
doing much to retard southern develop
ment and immigration. True, lynch
ings occur in the north. but seldom
in communities where the better class,
of the people have the execution OF
the laws within their own power. We
see much force in the southern argu-
ments, in justification OF lynching, but
consider that the law should always be
carried out In accordance with its own
provisions: anything else gives grounds
for violations In other directions, and
is detrimental TO the legal effective
ness In all ways.
The latest report is of the killing
of a sheriff who was trying TO do his
duty and protect his %prisoned, the lat
ter was a white man.. Arrests OF men
who are said to be members of the
gang who killed the sheriff nave been
made, and much excitement is mani
tested. The mob this time did not get
their a For any country to prosper
It must see that it's laws are faithfully
enforced. Anarchy is foreign TO the
United States.