The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-07-18
EDITORIAL NOTES.

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to appear this week-a valuable article
on 1.-THE Outbreak Of Splenic Fever"
This will appear in u next issue. In
the meantime cattle owners should
send for a copy of DR.. Curtice's bulle
tin on the subject. For further intor
nation regarding this bulletin, see our
State News department.
Wake County Alliance held a pleas
ant and profitable session with Hol-
land Sub. last Tuesday. Our Business
Manager attended, but owing to press
of other work, was unable to furnish a
report for this weeks issue. His re
port, however, will appear next week
together with reports of other meet
ings which we hope to receive before
that time.
The editor returned Saturday from
his outing at Carolina Bach, and was
therefore unable to prepare the usual
amount of editorial matter for this
issue. But, refreshed by the breeEes
from old ocean and the pleasant 1850
citation of his brother editors, he hopes
to atone in future for any short COM
ings in the issue Of this week.
Almost every day we find in some
newspaper the statement that the pro.
posed constitutional amendment re-
quires voters to explain, as we'll as
read, some section Of the Constitution.
These newspapers ought to know bet
ter If they do not. If they have read
the proposed amendment, they should
know that it contains no such provis
ion. And if they havenot read it they
are certainly not prepared to discuss
the measure. Remember the amend
ment will not require you to explain"
q single word n the Constitution to
the registrar or to anyone else.
We value very highly the able and
thoughtful series Of articles which Mr..
VIM. ]. Leary, ST., of Edenton, is now
contributing to this paper. Our read
ers will ind them worthy Of careful
study. His suggestion in his letter Of
last week in regard to training u
young men in parliamentary laws
and ueage deserves especial attention.
The Alliance should and can furnish
this much needed training, and we are
sure young men will find themselves
much improved in this, as in other
ways, by joining the Alliance and N.
gaging in Alliance work.
The State Corporation Commission
last Friday slightly reduced the valua
ton of the East Tennessee and West
ern North Carolina Rlilroad, the At
lantic ard Yadkin Railroad, and the
Postal Telegraph Company, but in the
cases Of the Southern, Seaboard, and
A. Q. L Railways, and Western Union
Telegraph Company, the valuation de.
cided upon two weeks ago stands
justly so, we r sure. In fact, the
railroads did not assert that the valua-
ton was per sc too high, but based
their plea for reduction on the ground
that the farmer and merchant does not
list his taxes at full value! Score one
more for the Corporation Commission.
It is stated that there are 300 appIi-
cants for admission to the Hospital at
Morganton, for whom there is no
room This is a truly sad state Of
affairs. This institution is ably and
economically conducted and we are
therefore bound to conclude that the
fault lies in an insufficient appropria
tion-a State sin of which the people
Of the whole State should spee Oily re
pent. The tax payer who begrudges
money paid to maintain this noble in
stitution is not a type Of our best citi
zens and no courageous legislator will
fear to vote for an appropriation large
enough to carry on the benefcent
work in which DR.. Murphy is engaged.
If this matter cannot have attention
ooner the Legislature which meets next
June should provide the needed tands.
The publication Of q number of com
munications which should have ap
peared in this issue is unavoidably de.
layed till next week. We are glad In
deed that so many able writer's are
contributing to our General CORE
spondence" department and hope that
each week its space will be full and
running over. The people want light
upon the great questions of the day,
and a thorough discussion of these
questions in a non. partisan spirit is
sure to make men better citizens and
voters. The great masses of the PEG.
pie are honestly seeking after truth,
and the OUFDOae NJ Our G'qanoral Cor