The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-12-08
RI0N.
Iuka Items.

Your correspondent has been rather too
busy of late to send anything to THE
CLARION but as the weather grows cold :
er, and our hearts grow warmer, and the
evenings grow longer, he will try to re-
member you with some news items.
Hope THE CLARION had nice Thanks
giving day, with great big" gobbler
About the first thing that comes TO mind
is the fact that Jno. NJ. Allen, our Con
gresham, remembered the people of fish
omingo county with a speech at the court
house in this place. He said great many
good things. 10 fact all he said was good.
But if he brought out one thing that WAS
better than all the rest il was the truth
that few people can appreciate, VIZ: that
an office holder is no better than any other
ian, simply because he Ia, or has been, in
office Mr. Alien said that the great trouble
with this government was that it was be-
ing ruined by oticislism. He was speak
ing more particularly of his position in
the last Congress on the appropriation
bills and referred to the money spent on
the funerals of dead Congressman. And
he is exactly right on these points. This
govern nent is becoming monarchical, not
because the Republican party has long had
control of national affairs, and insists on
spelling nation with big n, so much as
because of the drift of things toward OF
ficialism in State and national affairs. Let
Us get back to the idea of officials being
the servants of the people while in office,
and becoming citizens when they go out of
office with no more claim on the govern
ment than If they mad never been in. Mr.
Allen spoke out on all the subjects and
his talk was full of true, old-fashioned
democracy such as We we have seen very
little of lately.
But ! sat down to write you a news
letter." and am about to "get off"
Iuka ia improving In the line of some
new store-houses Two about completed
and another to be built soon. The hotel
has recently been sold TO Mr. Harrison, of
Florence, Ala, who intends TO put it in
good shape, and thus make Iuka first
class watering place"
The Normal Institute Is growing along
regularly, increasing in power aud useful
ness every day. Prof. Dean will make
arrangements soon to have board furnished
students at 800 per month, thus giving a
better chance TO young teachers, who are
usually not very flush" to spend their
vacations here, and have the advantages
of good normal training-school and
Iuka's health-giying waters, for little
more than it would cost them to stay at
home. There are thousand young men
and young women among the teachers OF
Mississippi who ought to attend some good
Normal training school at once in order
to better prepare themselves for the work
of teaching.
Mississippi Is waking up on the educa-
tional question. The people are becoming
interested and it is to be hoped that the
time is not far distant when only trained
teachers will find employment in the pub
lie schools.
So far as heard from all are well pleased
with our new State Superintendent and
has new law. His examinations are a good
thing. So long as we are to be cursed
with written examinations let's have them
to mean something, and have things done
"decently and in order" The Institutes
are a good thing. In fact every change
made in the law was a good one, and the
new law" and the "new education" will
work wonders il the people will give them
chance. CORRESPONDENT.
Iuka. Dec 4, 1886.