The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1886-10-28
THE EDITORS DESK.
On TDPICS THAT ARE
l>TIKTSIING THE PEOPLE.

'I>TGKES-ING THE PEOPLE.
rtr Chronicles Opinions, Paragraphs
,tliy = pressed, on Passing Public
Questions.
laartlcle is going the rounds Of the
..ar- eotjtlcd '.When not to drink \
.a.a Who was in Raleigh at the circus and
fatfutIy dry and couldn't get i
.s would answer In Raleigh
.a.ar.
colonel Thomas Wentworth Hgginson
we'll known as i polished speaker, and
n- Hints on Speech making" in the No
,amber Harper's VIII therefore be vel
e5med by many who aspire to the accom-
p.!-hmrut Of elegant and ready speech.
The Wilson Mirror comes 10 us III a new
ale-s oftype and in a new form having
agw eight pages. Its editor, Mr.. v. II.
Bonu1, Is Il genius The paper sparllcs
lta his bright and Witty sayings. May
hc .isc 1oug to make til" world happier
ud IolIcr
.,3ro Headlight published III so small Il
town ii don come to he CHRONICLE office.
IH,. headlight is better than some papers
published in a town Of two thousand in
H,oItaats Long may it throw lis light in
the direction Of progress!
Yo4 can't put down IN order which has
I'll
at Chicago At the recent General Con
4eutiou Of the knights of Labor she was a
delegate and although She had baby only
eIryen days old she was present and took
part in the deliberations.
The Winston DAILY says the Knights of
Labor in that city have endorsed John K.
Winston for Congress, If the knights
want 10 xii the order they have only TO
carry it into politics. The CHRONICLE be
uoves IN most of the principles for which
the Knight, are contending; il has no pa
icnc, with the sore he ads in the order
who are willing to kill it in order to secure
some supposed temporary advantage.
The North Carolina Colored Industrial
Association Will hold its Sth Annual FAIR
ut its grounds near Raleigh, November Sth
18th inclusive. Jno. ). Leary is Presi-
dent We return thanks for a compli-
mentary ticket and are glad to learn from
Secretary Geo L. Wassom that the coming
Fair promises to be the most complete in
all respects of any yet held. The Secretary
ado S: For this we are greatly indebted
to the noble and generous aid given by
the ~ G. Press.
oar confidence in the President is not
destroyed, but mildly shaken. 1t is all
his wife's doings The Democrats have
SAID 50 much about Grants nepotlsm that
we had hoped Mr.. Cleveland would not
appoint any of his relations to office. In
deed he refused the application Of several
Clcvelands for office He couldn't refuse
his wife and mother-in law and has ap-
pointed Benz. Folsom, second cousin to
Mrs Cleveland, Consul at Sheffield In
the language of Judge Cloud this thing
ought to ''stop right thar"
We are sorry to see the following blood
curdling suggestion from our usually wise
brother Yates, editor Of the Charlotte
Democrat
1.-The next Legislature should make the
burning of barn, or stables, on far
mer's plantation, punishable with death.
Some one should be hanged, and hanged
speedily, for burning barns recently IN
this county. No farmer can be expected
to sit up all night and watch his property
to prevent the depredations of the torch
devils. When caught, they must be hanged.
Let the law be so changed as to cause the
execution of such criminals speedily. Get
good proof first, and then hang the scoun-
dreIs without unnecessary delay
The cooperative activities Of our coun-
try will find some helpful points in the
article which appears III the November
Harper's on ''Co-operation among Engllsi
WorSingmen," by an able authority-A
H. p. Ackland The progress of thai
movement from its start, forty years ago
furnishes many lessons of value for us
and the opportunity is presented 70 stud.
the detailed operations of a cooperative
society in stores, houses, factories, anI
banks with remarkable instances of it
Succt s..
Dr.. Matt Moore, of Duplin, is the righ
kind of Democrat. The Republicans ant
sore heads nominated him for the Senat
and he declined. They persist in keepin!
his name on the ticket and he writes to tn
Goldsboro Messenger in ringing words:
II do not desire to serve in the Legisla
turc for my own party, and have refused
to allow my name to be used before th
convention. | would not think of SERVING
IN a manner calculated to disorganize b
encouraging independentism, for | hav
ALWAYS fought independents more than
did Republicans, and | expect to contlnu
to do so | shall do all in my power fo
the nominees, and for Mr.. kornegay i
particular.
1t is singular from what different stanC
points people see thing. The CHRoNIcL
in an article on the Agricultural Depar
ment made an earnest appeal for an eco
nomicai administration and a gentlema
in the East wrote: You are on the rlgf
line Keep up your crusade until tn
burdens are taken off the people.
The CHRONICLE afterwards set Its fac
against any reduction of taxes until tn
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