The Morning herald., 1878-12-23

Negro suffrage, designed to perpetuate
the reign of greed, hate and intolerance, has
at last, like the chained Sampson, brought
down the vast fabric erected at the expense
of order, law and prosperity.
Says the Delawarean Every effort of
the Democrats ia our national legislature In
favor Of economy In our national expcndt-
lures, is confronted with the combined
opposition of the present administration
and the Republican Senate, in the face Of
the repeated pledges made BY the Kepubli.
can party to retrenchment and reform In
every department of the government. But
we need not expect any better of political
organic alton, the history of which Is made
up of broken promises and unmistakable
evidences of an utter disregard for the wei.
fare and prosperity of the country,
The Smyrna Times comes to the support
of the HERALD in advocacy of improved
hygiene in schools, thus:
Our crowded schools, especially IN the
winter season, are terrible trying on chill
drep of delicate constitutions, and 1t Occa-
sionally becomes necessary with the more
feeble ones to be kept at home altogether
for fear of more serious consequences. The
chief danger grows out of bad ventilation
A gentleman whose business 1t is to see
after the management of our schools says
he finds the windows unmoved from the
time tie school is called in the morning, and
the children breathing hot, vitiated air,
over and over again that cannot but have
deleterious effect upon them.
The evil effects of vitlated air in school
rooms may be modified If teachers or jani-
tors would open all the windows and doors
after each session, and at all the recesses
for few minutes, and permit the wind to
sweep through the rooms. The temporarily
chilled air would be less hurtlul than the
bad air. ..... .
The Milford Chronicle takes issue with
the Smyrna Times which had, last week,
advocated change in the Jury system"
60 that nine jurors concurring would make
verdict:
If men are to decide Cases according to
their feelings, ignoring their sworn duty to
decide on the evidence adduced, then 1t
matters little what the law is but If they
do their duty to the best of their ability, as
we think our average jurymen do, we be-
lieye our present system which has stood
the test of hundreds of years, is susceptible
of but little improvement. ,.-
This from the Milford News and Adver-
tiser: r.. .....,.
The most important work before the
Legislature this winter will be In the direc-
tion of reduction of the taxation that our
people have been compelled to bear during
all the hard times. It is time to cease tax
ing the people to pay a debt that nobody
wants paid. Let new issue OF ~ per
cent bonds be provided for, and the debt
| refunded at lower rate of interest, and
then take off all the extra taxes that have
been laid to pay it. The interest Is all the
public creditors demand, and it is outrage.
GUS that the people shall be taxed through
all the hard times to pay OF the debt. Ii
there was any necessity for immediate pay
ment there would be some excuse for such
a course; but as it is, there is none. When
times revive and business grows more re-
munerative, then tax the people If you will,
but now they ought to be relieved of every
possible burden. We hope our new legisla.
tors will prove to be considerate enough to
do this. '.
The Wilmington Gazette growls little
after this manner:
The big boys ct Washington have gone
into the holiday business until the 7th Of
January. Our schools have not yet fixed
upon the time for their holidays. The poo,
business people here toll on without any
holiday save Christmas. However, there
has been greater progress made this yeal
than before In the duties of Congress, and
we hope they will be In good trim wher
thew reconyene to &c on with the public
work with as little talk for bnucombe as
possible. -.-.. .......,.
The Maryland Courier pitches into Blaine
of Maine, thusly:
MRS. JENKs VS., SENATOR BLAINE.
Senator Blsire should have hired Mrs
Agnes D. jerks to make his speech Tor MIN
as she appears to have the iacts. ina
lively woman has just written letter on
Louisiana politics to paper at Columous,
Ohio, which will make Blaine feei as tnougl
Sa had been malciously thrown off hil
Ioe+ az far as one of his States is concerned
sbo savs--it has been said before, but not
officiaiIv-that the Republican party II
| G,omisiapa is dead, without hope Of Its future
resurrection; instead of making nomina-
lions Of their own the Republicans fused
with with the Nationals, lost themselves and
ma;ned nething. Hayes is to blame fol
tbis % but Hayes couldn't hand Mrs. Jenkl
over over to the enemy with his policy; that
noble woman stands as the sole remnant %
the party in Louisiana Ha .r
| The Cecil Whig under the caption
"Triumph for Mr.. Edmunds." says;
| A good days work was done in the
|senats on Friday of last week, by the pses,
ACE of the Electoral Bill of Senator Ed-
mmnda. it's not too much to say that pc
more important measure has come before
Gonoress since the passage of the Bill for
the Electoral Commission. which relieved
the country from well founded . piehens-