Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-04-26
CURRENT OPINIONS ON GENERAL
TOPICS.

POPULAR WITH THE PEOPLE.
Brownsville Democrat.
Senator Jackson in voting for the
educational bill probably had an
eye to the senatorial election of
1874. The bill is very popular with
the masses.
TOO sTINGY TO PROSPER.
Tribune and Sun.
Henry and Haywood counties re-
fused to make any appropriation
whatever for disply in the New
Orleans Worlds Exposition. This
is literally "penny wise and pound
foolish"
CAN'T AFFORD TO DEFEAT 1T.
Franklin County News.
A bill has passed the United
States Senate appropriating ST.
000,0 for free schools, and is now
in the House of Representatives.
The Democrats have majority in
the House and they cannot afford
tn defeat this bill.
DOG LAW CALLED FOR.
Lebanon Herald.
Tennessee is the unfortunate pos
SCISSOR of 100000 idle, vicious, and
worthless dogs. The destruction of
property covered by these CANNES
is enormous. Is not dog law in
order?- Who has the nerve to adj
vocate it, and the brains to carry it
through?
WILL MAKE FIRST CLASS SCHOOLS
Franklin Review and journal.
In our own State, the funds al
ready provided, supplemented by
this Federal aid, would enable us
to have system of public schools
first class In every respect, and
practical and effective in the high
est degree. We await future devel-
Opments in this important matter
with the greatest interest.
PRACTICALLY UNITED.
Fayetteville Express.
The democratic party in this state
is practically united. So far as we
can learn the "sky-blues" do not
propose to make any factious oppo-
sition to the majority. The general
opinion among them is that the
present settlement, if it be settle
ment, should be sustained, and they
intend to make no further dissen-
tons.
NOMINATED A PRIVATE.
Chattanooga Commercial (Rep.)
The Republicans of Tennessee
have done what Democracy never
does. 1t has reached into the ranks
and nominated for its candidate
for Governor an ex-COnfederate
private, and will give him an en-
thusiastic support. Democracy re-
serves such honors for the Briga-
diers exclusively.
1T WILL DO GOOD.
Lebanon Herald.
The bill lately proposed by con-
gress, appropriating several millions
of dollars per annum for distribu-
ton among the states for education
al purposes will do good. No bet
ter way to dispose of the surplus
revenue in the United States treas
ury, than to devote it to educating
the masses of the people.
TENNESSEE CONGRESSMAN SHOULD
SUPPORT 1T.
Paris Intelligencer.
We trust the entire Tennessee del
egation will give it a cordial and
earnest support. If they consult
the interests and wishes of their
constituents, we hardly think they
can hesitate. II is altogether too
late in the day for hair-splitfing,
strict constructiOnists to raise con-
stitutlonal objections to a question
of such national importance and so
far-reaching in its consequences as
this educational BILL
NO WORSE THAN OUR NEIGHBORs.
Hawkins County Department-Morristo
Gazette.
We were reading some time ago
about a mob in New York city near
two hundred years ago, which
burned twenty negro slaves and a
lot of Roman Catholics to death in
the streets, because somebody had
set fire to two or three stables and
one lanyard in their town. We
poor, abused Southern people are
bad enough, but then, after all, we
are not any worse than the saints
who inhabit Gods country North
of Mason and Dickson's line.
THEY WANT TO TEST 1T.
Memphis Ledger.
The Southern people have had
to look out for themselves and for
practical beneficial policies. If
there is anything in protection they
are willing to try little of it in
broken doses. This, however, does
not conflict with the general idea
of tariff reform. The tariff should
be levied as far as possible upon the
luxuries of life and taken off the
necessities and articles of everyday
use among the masses. Simply a
scaling down uniformly all along
the line does not meet the REQUIRE
ments of the people.
AN APT ILLUST RATION.
Huntsville Sentinel.
On bill to reform the tariff,
democracy would be invincible, yet |
simply horizontal cut of 20 per
cent. reminds one of the Irish
school teacher, who thrashed his |
boys all round to be sure he did not |
miss the guilty one. 1t Is simply a
tub thrown to the free-trade whale |
and with which he must now be
yet it is intended to
democracy to free-trade.
practices. 1t Is reduction for re-
iuction sake and not for sake of re-
iorm. Free trade may be- the
lormal condition of commercial !