The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1885-08-06

NEWS AMI = ~ A%<<S.
Ii il said that four Artic expedi-
|tions will leave, Or have left, Europe
this summer.
There il suspicion that koacn.s
assignment was made for effect re
hoped to arouse popular sympathy
Ilsy posing as victim Of the Admin
Iistration, bat Secretary Whitneys
determination toprotect the Govern
meEt from imposition is cordia'ty
endorsed by the people,
Sir Moses Montefiore, the renoWn-l
ed and beloved Jewish philantllrop
list, died Tuesday at Ramsgate Eng
| land, nearly 10l years Of age. a
year ago his centenary was observed
| by the Jews throughout the world,
| and crowned heads and other dignl-
| taries Wed with each other in dong
honor TO the venerable patriarch.
| To secure majorItyln the Unit
ed States SSsa.-=..1S Il will be necessary
for the Democrats to hold all they
have got and get five more. There
are California, Connecticut. Indiana,
Michigan, New jersey, New York,
Ohio and Virginia to get them IN.
| Out OF this lot it seems as though
they ought TO succeed in getting SIX.
Gen. Eaton. the Commissioners Of
Education. reports that IN the South
the school enrolment OF white child
rem has increased 297, 185, and Of the
coiored children 1875, 23l during the
past two years. The total expendi-
lures Tor public schools in 1884 in
the South was $17.O53, ACT. an in
crease Of $2.232,495 over that Of
1882.
The manifestation Of grief for
Generate rants death throughout the
South, and the tributes Of apprecia-
ton for his gaeat public career, can
not but have good effect. In the
face of such an 0ntpouring of pepu-
lar sympathy the bloody shirt Sec
tional issue that Blaine and Foraker
are trying TO raise shows up in its
true character as superannuated
burlesque.
A lawless mob Of men armed with
revolyers and sticks, enraged by the
enforcement of the prohibitory law
at Springvale,- Maine, made a
raid upon the residences Of some of
those favoring the law. The final
effort OF the mob was made against
thc Office Of the Advocate. The
editor of this paper sleeps in the Of
fee. A perfect fnsllade was kept up
and bullets raiDed into the room.
The only offense was the publication
without comment Of the liquor trials.
Bv what seemed miracle he escap
ed injury.
A most conspicuous illustration OF
hereditary drunkenness IS the famI-
| ly OF Daniel Webster. Webster was
Titan in body and mind and hard
driDker. His son was far weaker
man and more of drunkard. That
sons son died OF delirium tremens,
and that branch of the Webster
| family has become extinct. Many
of us know similar cases of rapid
physical degeneration from the same
cause. What shall be sufficient ex-
cure for intelligent parents practlc-
ing habits which entail disease.
lessen physical and mental force,
and animalize the moral nature?-
Golden Rule.
| In private letter to gentleman
In Little Rock, Attorney General
Garland, in referring to the course
of the president ia the matter of the
removal and the appointment of Of
ficers, writes: 81 can say, as one
having some knowledge Of the sub
ject, that he is going just about as
fast as is possible with due regard
for the public service; and if people
will possess their souls IN patience
all will be well. Indeed, / wish we
had places for all Of our meritor-
ious people; but Of course that can
not be. In the language of Mr..
Lincoln, there are more pegs than
there are holes to put them IN :"
The Kansas City Times says of
the president: "Prcsident Cleveland
is not only Democrat but patriot.
The fundamental principle of De-
mocracy is good government and 1T
was for that the people Of the Unit
ed States elected Mr.. Cleveland to
be president OF this great nation.
He is going to execute the will Of
the people as expressed by the ballot
boxes last fall at all hazards, know
ing that the conscientious perform
ancs of duty will contribute vastly
more to the upbuilding of the Demo
cratic party than the cancellations of
the pap hunters and politicians.
Democratic principle is infinitely
more than mere greed for spoils.
The party held together twenty-four
years without single office TO sus
tain 1t.
Judoa Caidw all IF tho ITnitod