The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-06-13
EDITORIAL NOTES.

the pessimists. Surely II righteous
cause ever had a darker outlook then
did that of Dreyius q few months ego.
But Truth and Justice are eternal;
though crushed to earth they will rise
again. So Dreyfus is to have a new
trial and bis percccutors are likely to
fare badly.
Our daily pagers Of the 10th devoted
from three to eight columns to a de-
scription of q prize fight in New York
City and from two ID three inches to
che great and noble work Of the Peace
Conference at the Hague. But Of
course We are q civilized people and
are wholly justified in sno 1ripg at the
degradedO Spaniards because they oc,
Casionally find delight in a bull fgh.!
The graduating class Of Trinity Col
lege this year was composed of eleven
young men and n young lady. The
young lady was Miss Isabel Elias,
daughter Of the Hon. Kope Elias. The
graduating class of Elon College aleo
numbered twelve of Davidson College,
twenty two; Of Wake Forest College,
thirty seven; Of the Agricultural and
Mechanical College, seventeen; Of the
University, fifty. On the whole, the
record is very good.
The SeaH ard AIR Line has been
granted an Injunction by Judge Simon
[1- T-H1 81 Fnn ms M Hnn" hn6
never yet refused a request made by
any wealthy corporation) restraining
the North Carolina Corporation Com
mission from a ying into effect the
recent order reducing the minimum
shipment on fertilizers from Is to 10
ions per carload. The Injunction,
which is temporary, will be finally
heard before Judge Simonton at Ashs.
vile, July Is
1t will be remembered that The Pre-.
gressive Farmer some weeks ago ex
pressed the opinion that the nullifcs-
sion of the grandfather clause, or sec
sion 4 Of the proposed Constitutional
amendment, would not invaIidate the
remaining sections, and would there
fore establish an educ ational qualifca-
tion for all voters at this time. Further
investigation has convinced US that
such is not the case. The people vote
upon the amendment as q whole and
the Supreme Court, in passing upon 8
constitutionality, should, and we be
iieve will, consider it as a whole.
Mr.. r. h. Robertson, of StoneviIle.
renewing, writes: II like your paper
better than ever and will try to get
you a club Of subscribers" That is
the kind Of tribute that encourages US
appreciation that takes On an active
form. The Progressive Farmer en-
ploys nc travelling agents, and by
means Of this and economical manage
ment the price OF the paper ia kept at
81 per year. We're it not so, we should
be obliged to increase the subscription
price. In consideration of this saving,
we hope each subscriber will speak q
good word for the paper wherever
possible and endeavor to get his neigh.
bors to subscribe. Send US the names
and addresses OF your acquaintance
who you think should take the paper;
let US send them some sample copies;
then call on them for their subzcrip-
tions. Let Us hear from you.
The strongest argument yet pre-
duced for the constitutionality OF the
grandfather clause of the proposed
amendment is found in the fact that
the United States Supreme Court sus.
tanned the Mississippi law, (which"
as the Post says, "goes much further
IN its actual enforcement and opera
tions than our proposed law can go or
will be carried. Under the Mississippi
law the regis rar is given absolute dis.
erection to say whether a voter, though
he can read the Constitution, under
stands its meaning or not" In other
words, Mississippi has a Law which re. |
quires the voter to interpret g portion
OF the State Constitution. The regis
tFRr appointed oy the machine asks
the qIestions-Which are easy or diff
cult, according to his dCsire-and de
cides whether or not he sill elbow you
to vote. II such q law is constitutional,
1t seems that we need have no fears
for the grandfather clause. We are
glad to see that the North Carolina
amendment seems to contain no loop
holes for fraud Of the Mississippi kind
Indeed, North Caroliuians would not
submit to the tyranny of the Missis
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