Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1883-01-05
EDITORIAL BREvlTrEs.


LOCAL politics hereabouts are dowr
to zero. In fact there are none in tht
market.
CLARINpA, Iowa, has local I'M
provement committe, fashion which
kirksville might initiate to advantage
The average Business Review" fol
country towns is rather dreary reading
matter to everybody except the par
ties mentioned in it. The fact that it is
little more than business puff
gives it away, and the newspaper sub
scriber feels that he has been cheated
out OF one weeks rea ding matter.
Our local correspondents over the
county have been doing very good
work recently and one or two more
from points not now represented would
make that department complete.
WE wish some of our farmer friends
who have kept posted on the progress
of the sorghum sugar question would
favor the GRAPHIC with few articles
on that subject. Over in Illinois, it
seems, as we'll as in other states.
notably New Jersey, they clam to
have made success during the past
year. Is there anything, in the peo-
pie, soil, or climate of North Missouri
to prevent similar success here %
The Washington correspondent OF
the New York UorLd, makes nice
point where he says: There is scarce
ly a Senator on the floor who has not
some skeleton in his political closet,
whose exposure he resents. Senator
Voorhees, does not like to hear hard or
soft money talked about; Senator
Beck hates any allusion to whiskey
men; Window and Sherman dislike
chance illusions to the U. S. Treasury
wood-pulp Miller loathes any reference
to manufa ctorles, and Senator Butler,
Of South Carolina, always blazes up
when anything is saio about a shotgun
policy"
The death of Leon Gambetta, the
great French Statesman, on New Years
day, Is not only great loss to France
but to the friends of free government
everywhere, Gambetta was born In
1885. and his profession was the law.
After the battle of Sedan, it was Gam
beta that rose equal to the occasion,
and was the first to proclaim the re
public. Speaking of this time, the
London Times says: he was the one
statesman who taught France to be
true to herself even in the hour of des-
pair. His death was the result Of an
accidental pistol wound received some
weeks since.
DR.. Wilson of Queen City thinks we
wronged the great chesapeake Bay
r. r. by heading the notice we gave
it 4 few weeks since with the query SIS
it swindle." We did not mean to by
any means, but hoped to draw out a
little information in relation to ii. 1t
surely has high sounding title-es-
pecially the Puget sound, but who is
backing it. We fear it will be long
time before any of the local stock
holders will take their first ride over
this line. AS the road is said to be
intended especially to combat the
present great railroad monopolies, we
would be glad to see 1t a success,
but we must confess our faith is very
weak.
Mr.. Goodwin Smith disagrees with
Herbert Spencer on the subject of
Americans over.working themselves.
1t is not over-work so much as over
worry. But the especial need of this
country is, in his opinion, the preach
ing of the "gosrel of contentment, in
difference to inordlnate wealth, and
the peace Of mind bred by the posses
sion Of moral treasures, not affected by
the price Of stocks" So long as the
continuous prosperity of the country
allows the sudden accumulation of
enormous fortunes and tempts to their
requirement such a gospel will fall on
deadened ears. 1t is only during ''hard
times" thar the gospel of contentment
in this world, or of hope in the next,
gets hearing.
LAPLArA is getting quite large
amount Of free advertising in the ease-
empapers, the results of a little item in
the Home P,ess to the effect that there
had been no drinking saloon in the
place for year, and no habltual drunk
ard resides in the place. The Detroit
Free Press says it can't understand how
any saloon could afford to pay $500