Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1882-12-22
EDITORIAL REvERIEs.

hUl lUNlAL k6v EGlkS,
One third the actual number Of vot
ers in South Carolina virtually govern
that state. The elections have becom
20 VIGOROUSLY unfair and one sided tha
voters have concluded 1t no
worth the while 10 20 through tn
farce of casting their ballots. What j
the use of one vote more or less whel
the count is sure to be one way any
how.
There are many districts IN th'
country where by a small outlay and
. little exertion, a course OF practica
lectures on scientific and industria
topics might he conducted. In many
neighborhocds there is sufficient home
talent, and in others specialists might
be employed at little cost. This would
he variation. as we'll as an improve.
ment, we think on the old style, debat-
ing society, where the rival merits Of
washington and Columbus have
found such frequent attention.
There was grim sort of irony, il
such a term may be applied to an in
ANIMATE object, when that steam boiler
in San Francisco, exploded and killed
the expert Just after he declared it
perfectly safe and sound. The opln-
ions o. experts" are very good things
TO have around, but it will not do to
put Implicit reliance in them at all
times. They told us little while back
that Edison would never succeed with
his electric light, but it seems he has
succeeded after all.
The direct influence Of the news
paper and the pulpit in the formation
of public sentiment has doubtless been
greatly over estimated. Both, to a
grea:er or less degree, are the express
sion or exponent of sentiment rather
than the creator. Its equally as unfor.
tunatc for preacher or newspaper
to be too far ahead of the times as too
far behind. There is logic of events
which is mightier than either, cur.
rent which neither can stem, though
each may help to guide. or seem to
Il 20 Il hn
thing.
al the edge seems TO have been
taken off of politics by the events of
the past few months, and there is
sort of interregnum during which the
settling and adjusting process must
take place. We presume the spring
election will afford the politicians some
little 'straws' whereby to Judge in
what particular direction the breeze is
likely to blow. 1t is not probable now
that the Democrats will dare to press
their traditional free trade sentiments
very far, for they are TOO badly divided
on that point themselves. Should
they do so, however, the question of
future political actions would be great
ly simplifed. One thing Is quite evil
dent. The war. and all questions that
grew out of it, is closed book, SO far
as future politics are concerned, and
the democracy have certainly gained
sufficient wisdom to allow it to re-
main closed. Should they do SO. the
sooner Republicans learn, also, that the
war is over the better. We must learn
to grapple with the living present and
its questions and duties. Hence we
believe, no name, however prominent
it may have become. from its assocla-
tions with past questions, will be any
guarantee OF popularity. The coming
man must stand for some live principle,
not dead memory.
When We saw Smith and Jones meet
the other day in such d friendly way.
We could not help smiling a little at
their inconsistencies. One is bitter
democrat, and the other a red hot re- {
publican and during the campaign in
which neither had anything at stake
how they did hate each 9TH
er? Smiths contempt for Jones was
only equalled by Jones utter contempt
for Smith. Speak! well hardly! Their
friends were all anxious every time they I
met expecting nothing less than blows t
if not bloodshed. We suspect they {
both now feel little ashamed of
themselves, when they think of the t
'oolish attitude they worked themselves
MO, and doubtless both have fully re- I
olved not to do so again. But they 7
will. e
We commence on the first page of a
his issue an original story written by
me Of our own citizens. 1t was first
published in the Home Treasure, but
It the request of some who read it tne,e a
We transfer it to the columns of the
iRAPHIc, where IT will find q larger t
circulation in this immediate vicinity. a
The REFUSAL of the house to ad y
oum over the Holidays is one of the $
lest indications that our law makers o
AVE woke up to realization of their q