The Russellville Democrat., 1876-11-16
THE PRESS.

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 The great political campaign of the Centennial year is completed, victory or defeat has been the re suit, and whether the great standard bearers of reform and good government or the party of corruption has won the contest we cannot at this writing deter mine. Yet we io know that Ar kansas is redeemed and regenera- ted and that in our state we have an honest and judicious admins tration of public affairs, and now after the smoke of the battle shall have passed away the press Of Arkansas has an important mission to accomplish and should unite for a determined fight in behalf of internal improvements, education and the advancement of the material interests of our state. We have an immense quantity of unsettled land scat tered over the state, land, the character of which for agricultur al purposes is unsurpassed ard which should be settled up and put in state of cultivation, which can be accomplished if the state papers will but do their duty, and in each issue show to the people in che Middle and Western States the great advan- tages to be derived by emigrating to Arkansas, where health, peace and prosperity abound. How few of our state papers have made an effori in this behalf? The great desire to elevate friends to office and petty jealousies and quarrels among the "press gang" have been q curse to Arkansas and detractcd in a wonderful measure from it's advancement and prosperity and prevented proper presentation to the emf. grant of the many resources Of the state. In the heat of great political contest the educational interests of the country have been sadly neglected. We do not re- member that single newspaper in the state has published or dis cussed the new school law, and the people to-day, are ignorant of its provisions, and the officers created under that law are passive or inactive in tue discharge of their duties. No country can grow in width or prosperity, or advance in morals or religion without a judicious system of ed ucation. "Knowledge is power" and vice is the offspring of igno- rance. Without education vice and pauperism will prevail in the country, and the people become snperstitious and corrupt. Now that the political contest is over, the press of the state should urge this important matter with a re- newed zeal. Let the editorial profession in the state visit the institutions of learning in their several localities and aid the teachers in the discharge of their high calling by encouragement and suggestions. How few real ize the trials of a school teacher? How few his efforts for good, and how few sustain him in hls labors to spread knowledge over the country, thereDy securing to us all that makes fife happy2
 How many newspapers in Ar kansas are today presenting and urging the importance of manu' factories, and tue beneficial re- suits to country which estab- fishes and sustains themg Breth- ren of the press, let us begin this work, and after beginning let us continue it with res olution that we will not cease in our labors until Arkansas stands side by side with her sisters in commercial, agricultural and me chanieal importance, and the equal of any in intelligence, good morals and religion. Let us cease personal and bitter discus sions, and bury forever the ill will engendered by the heat of political contest, and under no circumstances, prostitute the col umns of our papers and disgrace our noble calling for personal gain or in the discussion of per sonal differences. Let us be friends and as friends work for our country's good-Preseott Dispatch.
 Here's our hand Brother War ren. We go ip with you ready to fight it out on this line, if it takes our whole lifetime, and VIC gladly