The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-06-06
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Speaking OF Senator Petters return
to the Republican party, an exchange
saws: Had Ptf5r ever displayed a
sincere earnest conviction Of the justice
of the cause Of the masses against the
classes, reformers might regret bis de-
sertion TO the corrupt Republican fold.
But as ne has always been insincere
and vacillatiDg the cause is better off
without him" This, we find, is the
general sentiment Of the reform press.
Dear reader, the dullsummer months
are upon us, and if the date on your
label is behind the date OF this issue,
we earnestly request you to send at
least g part Of the amount due as early
as possible. We are sure all delin
quents can al some time during the
summer send at least half the amount
due us with. ut inconvenience. Toyou
this is q small matter, but many small
matters make quite a sum. Let US
hear from you.
In the newspaper field Of this State
the latest arrival is the Herald, of
JACKS 0nville. Webster's Weekly has
been increased 10 size and otherwise
improved and Mr.. Edgar A. Poe be.
comes associate editor of the Lenior
Topic. Poe of The Progressive Farmer
welcomes Poe OF the Topic into the
brotherhood. Among the papers re-
Gently established are the Smith6eld
Courier and Davie Record-both be
publican in politics-and the Thomas
vile Tribune, which is Democratic.
The farmers Of North Carolina do
not take enough interest in public mat
tiers affecting their welfare We are
reminded of this by the discussion Of
certain proposed changes in the man
agemeut Of our Agricultural AM Ne
chanical College. Tne politicians and
friends Of those seeking positions are
raising quite 8 breeze over the matter,
but the farmers themselves seem TO be
giving little thought to this farmers"
college. These things ought not 50
to be.
The anti trust law enacted by the
last legislature continues TO be the OBJ
ject Of much ridicule, and a source OF
disappointment to those vino expected
better things Of the General Assembly
of go The Winston Sentinel (D3n.)
says: THE Governor Of Texas has
signed the anti trust bill passed by the
legislature of that State and now Texas
has an ami tTUs: Law that means some.
thing and affords a striking contrast
to the miserable sub.erfuge enacted by
the late North Carolina legislature"
We fear that our Alliance brethren
do not write to their organ as often az
they should. Many County Alliances
have meetings Of which We never hear
a word, and when no report 10 sent TO
The Progressive Farmer the brethren
in other counties are kept in ignorance
Of the meeting. These thoughts are
suggested by tbs statement that the
last meeting Of Alamance County
Alliance was the best held in several
years. Yet the Information did not
reach us until several weeks later and
then came, we might say accidentally,
in connection with q business letter
from one OF our Alamarce brethren.
Letters containing original orders
having been lost, We have secured du
plicate money orders as follows: 81
issued to Jsbez Hamrick, at Shelby
s. issued to J J Carpenter, at Cherry.
vile; 81 issued to A. J. Edmundson, at
Snow Hill 81 issued to J W. Tisdale,
at Old Fort. II the brethren mentioned
will write us on whose subscription
each amount should be credited, proper
credit will be given at once. In this
connection we wish t say that we are
responsible for all money SEM by
check, postCh; &c or express money
order, or registe ed letter, but are not
responsible when sent in any other way.
These methods are absolutely safe.
That the trust strikes at the very
foundation Of democratic ideas. Ia
again shown by an article in the Gee.
m%ospolitan from a defender Of trusts.
To the trust supporters popular gov
eminent is essentially wrong and toe
Cosmpolitan's contributor therefore
plainly says: The accumulation Of
vast capital in the hands of a few men
Is not a public evil. Civilizations as
yethave only been created and directed
by a email intellectual s~ristocracv,
never by crowds" What DO people
who have been taught to reverence
American institutions and principles
think o. thatH