Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1883-07-27
JAMEsa. BLAINE,
EDITORIAL NOTES.

EDITOklAL NOTES.
Cholera IS said to have un-
doubtedly broken oct in London.
Sanitary measures are being
adopted in all leading cities.
The Koran, we believe it is,
says cleanliness is next 10 godliness,
and it would be well for everybody to
strive for a little of that grace about
now.
The people of Ohio are in the midst
Of red hot political campaign. Just
think of it, with the thermome ter
standing as it does and cyclone
every few days.
According to reports the leth-
argy that characterized republicans in
Ohio last year is all gone and the old
party has resumed Its normal condition,
is full of enthusiasm. and the German
vote" is all right.
"A dispatch from Havana, dated
July 23d says that Gen. E. o. c Ord,
of the United States army, who took
passage on the steamer City of Wash
ington at Vera Cruz for New York,
and was taken down by yellow fever,
compelling his removal to the shore
while The vessel was here, died last
evening at seven O'Clock.
The great strike among the tel
egraph operators continues. 1t is es-
timated that fourteen thousand men
are engaged in it. The telegraph COM
panies have attempted to continue
business with learners and new hands
and claim to have no difficulty in dis
pensing W ith the assistance of the
str ikers, but it is evident that the busi-
ness of the country is not being dis
patched with the usual p1omptness
and efficiency.
The St. Louis people seem to
take Governor Crittenden's position in
favor ola strict enforcement of the
"Downlng" law as sort of a personal
affront. So far, the city authorities
have taken no steps toward enforcing
the law. What kind of people are
they down there. anyhow! From the
tone OF the press and the talk of the
leading politicians. one would imagine
the enforcement of law was a mere
matter of personal preference or
choice.
We always admired Gen.
Grants position on this question: that
IS, to thoroughly enforce law. and if
it is a bad law this will hurry up its re-
peal. Ignoring or disrega7ding law,
however unpopular or distasteful the
law may appear to be. has demoral-
izing tendency on a community and is
calculated to weaken the respect due
all law. We say emphatically, enforce
the law or repeal it outright.
The friends of newspaper can
be of great benefit to it, if they SO
choose. We know the GRAPHIC has
scores and hundreds of the warmest
kind of friends in every direction and
we thank them sincerely for what they
have already done toward helping it
forward. There is scarcely one SUBJ
scriber however humble, but who can
by his or her own personal influence,
be the means ofgetting US one or more
subscribers IN the next sixty days.
Should they all do SO, see what an
aid it would give the paper. We
could easily enter the new year with
over twenty-five hundred circulation.
-"Ctange cars for Jerusalem"
sounds little startling but it is a fact
that the traveller in Palestine will
be enabled to visit that country by rail-
road before many months. A railroad
is now being rapidly constructed from
the sea coast to the valley of the Jor-
dan. The iron horse is a fearful icon.
oclast and much of the sentimental
and romantic connected with these old
places, identified with the very dawn
ofh,story, will be disturbed if not de-
st:oyed by its NOISY presence.
While our two little neighbors
have been quarreling over the respect
I've amount of reading matter given
by each, the GRAPHIC has been content
% stand quietly by and witness the fun.
knowing very well that the people rec.
,gnize the fact that the GRAPHIC gives
7ully as much actual reading matter as
10Th papers combined. Last week, for
Instance, there were forty-four col
INNS of new matter and considerable
lmount Of that in fine type which would
Measure nearly double in actual read
ng with the ordinary type used by our
title neighbork j.