The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1886-09-02
THE EDITORS DESK.
CONTENTS ON TOPICS THAT ARR
ESTING THE PEOPLE.

INTERESTING TIE PEOPLE,
The Chronicles Opinions, Paragraphi-
calIy Expressed, on Passing Public
Questions.
Extract from letter Of Hon -, who
represented North Carolina most ably in
Congress: '.The STATE CHRONICLE is the
best paper published in North Carolina
since the war, ! confidently expect to see
if WELD an influence for good not yet at
tanned by any State paper since 1860"
In North Carolina newspapers we often
read: "Mr. John Jones has placed an egg,
Weighing ounces, upon our table.
In Rhode Island now that they are max
ing porcelain eggs and filling them with
whiskey, the editor is afraid to even ac-
knowledge real hen egg.
Extract from letter from man, than
whom there is no better scholar in the
state: Il recognize the STATE CHRoNICIE
as the organ-in the best sense of the word
organ Of the Democratic party in the
State. 1t is the only paper published at
Raleigh that doesn't lend its Influence to
kItNAW ldNOIlltS
The CHRONICLE has come to be q favOrite
fG,nle for North Carolina newspapers
The STATE CHRONICLE WAS the first, the
Ienoir Chronicle second, the Charlotte
Chronicle third and now colored man
begins the publication of the Wilmington
Chronicle It's good name, gentlemen
and we wish all the family Of Chronicles
much success.
The New Haven Palladium in the inter
est of honesty and to put stop to light
ming transit emigration to Canada proposes
that every director Of Il corporation be
held responsible to the last cent of his own
and his vfe's money for any defalcation
or entertainments by any employee select
ed by the directors and working under
them There would be objections TO such
a law but there would be fewer embezzle
mcnts under it,
The Democrats Of Warren followed the
example of Edgecombe Democrats and
declared that the standing by Democrats
of republican official bonds should be dis
countenanced because it defeats the will
of the party. fall Democrats in counties
where the Republicans have majority
pursue this course nearly all the offices
requiring large bonds will be filled by
democrats, as the Board of County Com
rmissioners have the power Of filling vacan-
,cies caused by the failure to give bond
Lawrence NJ. Donovan, the New York
vrintcr who jumped from the Brooklyn
bridge last Saturday unhurt, made $500
by the arrangement Following i'll the
ehr Of Ii oth her New York celebrities who
,ot enter a museum, Mr.. Donovan will
\ shar-room 1t is gratifying and re-
TO know that Mr.. Donovan was
or this violation of the law. He
1a, NY ten dollars Most people
,,,ill ,t;,l. owever, that better plan
,,,;,h;,,. such fools will be to en-
courage their Jun P'''s "i.n ''e noi'e ''''''
some of them will r@aA 'l'N'f hechs'
We commend these
uttered by Abraham ~
working man and every IL % ''a'o'
in North Carnlina or els am7hera lhey
contain the perfect map of duty Tor al
who are laboring for the upl. ',.ths .''u
elevation of those who work WI ~ ''--''
hands Mr.. Lincoln says:
''To save these institutions for our sAa', !
dren, to keep these paths of privilege w
perferment open to all, there must be L
despotism here, not even for beneficent
ends. Workingmen want no other Weap-
ons than liberty and light. BY peaceful
and orderly measures they Will the more
speedily and surely gain the ends they
seek by any other measures they will un
dermine and Shatter the civil structure
which is the shelter and the defence OF all
they hold dear
\ certain Democratic County Convea
ton passed resolution saying that our
State Government has ''the confidence of
the WHITE people of North Carolina"
With due Difference to the honest Demo- |
Gratis who adopted this resolution we think |
the word 'swhite" should have been omit |
ted The people of North Carolina, re |
gartllcSs Of race, have confidence IN the |
honest administration of our State Govern |
ment Gov Scales and his associates |
know no distinction as to color in the
performance of their duties and we regret
that the wording of the resolution IS such
as may possibly be interpreted to mean
that the colored people distrust our State
Government.
We commend to the readers of the
CHRONICLE the Forum. 1t is q large mag
azine. published on thick paper, in bold
type and its papers are from the pens Of
the best scholars in the country. We pre-
fer it to any other of the high priced
monthlies The current number for Sep
tember contains the following papers:
industrial War, by Prof. W. 6. Sum
ner; Confessions of a Baptist; How was
Educated, by President Bartlett; The
Waste of Fire. by Clifford Thompson; Civ
ilization and Suicide, by Rev. DR.. Z: A.
Bartol; The New York Aldermen, by E. >
Nadal; IS Life Worth Saving, by Charles
L. Dana; Modern Smuggling, by James q.
Howard; the Turning of the Worm, by
James E. Learned; Jay Gould, by &. a.
Townsend, and The Temperance Dilemma,
by Or. Felix L. Oswald Price 50 year
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