The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-03-18
EDITORIAL T

- A brother in Arkansas writes
that the St. Louis meeting gave the
cause in that State a big boom"
The Sub Treasury plan takes like wild
fire, and you will hear good reports
from our State when the roll is called.
Bro. A. B. Lewis, of Gum Neck,
N. c., is authorized to take subscrip-
tions for The PROGRESSIVE FARMER in
Tyrrell and adjoining counties at the
regular price to members of the ALI
ance.
= Bro. J. A. Fisher, President of
Rowan County Alliance, requests us
to announce that there will be an Ali
ance mass-meeting at China Grove on
Saturday evening, April 5th, 1890.
Prominent speakers have been invited
and are expected.
- AS will be seer in another col
umn, all resolutions asking for reforms
in national matters should be sent to
J.H. Turner, Secretary of the National
Alliance, No. Gil Ninth St., Wash
ington, D. c., instead Of to this and
other papers for publication, etc.
We will not promise to publish
any more resolutions touching the
death of members of our order. Per-
"haps the near friends of the deceased
would like to have them published,
but they do no n any real good
and it is much better to simply send
the name, age, date of death and
place of residence of the deceased and
nothing more. And especially would
we ask that these be sent promptly.
Oftentimes people wait two or three
weeks until their Alliance meets to
pass resolutions, which is a useless
practice. We will also cheerfully
publish marriages if sent by respon-
sible parties.
~ Some one said this in the DasZy
State Chronicle last week: al sympa.
thize from the bottom of my soul
with the farmers and the workingmen
ofSthe country in their Indignation and
disgust at the present condition Of af-
fairs. I hope they will continue to
maintain their organization and to re-
sist with all their power every form
of injustice and oppression. They
ought to wage an eternal war on
those who make war, against them.
The people of the South are united
and the relief desired is plain enough
but until we can break down the
sectional prejudices Of the Northern
people, satisfactory relief cannot come
to the country" Vs.. -.
The following rules must be OBJ
served by correspondents of this paper
hereafter if they expect a hearing:
Sign your name to. your letter; never
write unless you have something to
write; write on but one side of the
paper, as plainly az you can; always
write something original; say what
you have to say in a few words, then
stop. Many people send nice letters,
but probably dozen have been pub.
lished within a short time expressing
the same thoughts-in nearly the
same words. If your letter is not
published, don't get mad and claw
the air; there is a good reason.
Editors and engineers are alike in
some respects. The engineer keeps
his hand on the lever and looks in
front, but the editor must hold a
steady hand and look back as well as
forward. Editors do not know ali
things, but they must be the Judge OF
the merits of anything that is sent
them for publication. It is an easy
matter to get enough of stuff to fill up
a paper, but it requires skill and
thought to select the right kind oil
matter, and just as much of each tc