Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1883-10-19
EDITORIAL NOTES.

The Temperance a,nendmen
was defeated in Ohio by about IS ,oo
votes.
-Dakota turns up with anothe
sensation. Its a COW that gives bee
instead of milk. Look out for bee
famine.
"A correspondent asks the Re
publican which party has the mos
temperance men in it and it answers b.
the single word--republican.
Dakota takes the bakery
soap mine has been discovered VI
there recently. It is soaped they vii
make good use of the discovery.
The specimen "dude" Is said to
be disappearing; there was not
enough Of him to propagate or per
petuate his xlnd.
The Texas congressman-the
noted Tom Ochiltree-has Just re-
turned from Europe. Tom says he
interviewed Bismark and denounced
his policy in reference to the "Ameri-
can hog"
The latest political gossip from
Washington is that the feeling in favor
of Blaine, for President has received a
impetus since the result in Ohio has
become known.
The best thing in the world for
party to do is to face the music when
new issue is presented and to take a
bold and honest stand. Temporary de-
feat in such a case is not disaster,
and the party having vital principle
on which to crystalize cannot die.
Iowa sustains her integrity, not
withstanding the combined forces of
whisky, democracy and greenbackism
charged along the whole line. She
gives a decided republican victory and
elects another prohibition legislature
pledged to re.submit the question
again TO the people.
The Post DistattA by Its efforts
TO get scoop" on the news has got
ten into trouble with the courts. 1t is
charged with having purloined and
spirited away the shorthand notes of
the evidence before the grand jury in
regard to the gamblers ring" in order
to copy andpublish them.
There is no Disgusting the fact
that the result in Ohio is a serious
matter to the republican party. The
effect in New York is seen by the re-
cent action in New York to reunite the
factions OF the democracy in the city.
Ifthe dissentions can be healed in time
there is little doubt but that the state
will 20 democratic in November.
We are glad to note the fact that the
difficulty between State Superinten-
dent Coleman and the management of
the Normal School at this place, has
been adjusted and that the graduates
will be entitled to same advantages as
those of the other Normal schools of
the state. This is much better than
prolonging contest that could bene-
fit no one.
What is to become Of the Ma
tional Banks, if the debt is paid Is be-
coming the political puzzle ofthe hour.
The American people will not favor
any policy that looks to a continuance
OF an interest bearing debt, when there
is surplus cash in the treasury to pay
it, and yet our present safe and con-
venient banking systematic best ever
yet tried in America-cannot be very{
well spared, or very safely tampered
with.
-Railroad "booms" are such
every day occurrences that they scarce.
y make a ripple, where few years
ago, whole communities iguratively
stood on their heads every time little
surveying party happened along 'look-
ng out a route" A surveying party
to be connected with the l
ttchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Rail-
way are now at work in this county. ,
IN a proposed air line between G
Kansas City and Chicago. We clip
he following from the Quincy Wzig
'f Saturday last: "a dispatch from
Mo-, says that full corps {
If engineers arrived there on Thurs.
lay to commence the survey of new
cad from Kansas City via Kirksville {.
o Chicago, supposed to be an exten. b
ion of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa '
'e railroad. They commenced the /
urvey FRIDAY, and will first locate the /