The Russellville Democrat., 1878-11-28

grand drawback was Ire neglect of the people throu@ @hout the State to take the proper prde and interest in the Far. Ii each county had it's County Fair Association to act as auxiliaries to the State Fair. the ef. feet would be greatly beneficial.
 We are pleased to learn that the Hon. John R. II. Scott, of Pope coun ty, has presented the cabinet of In dian relics exhibited at the Fair Grounds, to the St. Johns college, Of this city. We understand that Prof. Baier is making a collections of such relics. as well as mineral and botani cal specimens of the State.--L L. K. Gazette.
 In noticing the turn about of the Arkansaw Traveller from strong an ti Johnson paper to q red d-hot sup porter of that same man, the Hope City Times says
 The Arkansaw Traveller comes out in favor of Hon. R. W. Johnson for U. $. Senator. What we would say on this occasion, cannot be said-not that it would offend. ears polite, but because no combination of the letters of the alphabet could represent it.
 --"We have been careful reader of the Traveller and have never noticed any denunclations of the Gazette" l.. R. Gazette after the Traveller came out for Col. Johnson.) Of course the Gazette editorial corps are careful readers of all their exchanges. They never miss seeing anything that is hattering to their fayorite, Col. John son. But, strange as it may seem, they did miss seeing what the DEM ocRAT said in last issue about Col. ] Johnson's recent letter. Of course the oversight was purely accidental, and, oh, but we are glad for how we would have caught it, if any of the Argus eyed members of tue Gazette editorial staff had have noticed what we said.
 The Senatorial race still waxeth warm. The friends of the several candidates being jealous and work ing st ongly for their friends. Some of the papers think .dark horse" will win. and Judge Rose, Gen. New ton and Auditor Crawford have each ! been mentioned as the coming man. We trust that when the legislature meets it will go to work at once, and eject Senator, and not consume the peoples time and money in long 1 bitter contest for their fayorites. The people feel more interestIn good gov ernment and wise legislation than they do in a personal warfare for Sen ator. - Prescott Dispatch.
 Sensible talk, Brother Warren! -The Gazette has entered upon its sIxTiETH year. It has liveu long enough to see as many ups and downs as most any newspaper in the country. and although now near 1 ing it's three score and ten, is yet vigorous and frolicsome as q young colt. The history of the Gazette is a part of the history of the State, and although some parts of it's his tory is not to be admired on account of fallaceous policies winch it has advocated, yet we are glad t" sec that the course of the paper is still onward and upward. We believe the Gazette has tired to serve the people and we hope to see it live long years yet and get wisdom with its years, so that it may be mighty power ID the land for the accomplish ment of much good to our State and our people.
 Newspapers ln Arkansas still la Dor seriously under the blight of the protracted Democratic rule of old, the cardinal principle of which used 10 he, and still is, to keep the adyan tages of education from the peo. le. But better time--a new era--is dawning in A kansas for newspapers too, and time will not he far distant, when we shall have more and better schools and then people will read more.-- New Era.
 It IS unnecessary to state that the New Era is Republican paper,
 The DEMOCRAT (this paper) is a Democratic journal--Democratic to the core. Now, we will wager pint of peanuts that this paper has had two lines ol editorial devoted to the advocacy of common schools, for the general education of the masses, for every one line which the New Era devoted to the same purpose. And still the New Era does us the ihjus tice to make the above charge. The Democratic press of the State is, al most without an exception, committed to a hearty support of the common