The state chronicle., 1888-10-19
THE EDITORS DESK.

THE EDITORS DESK.
CONTENTS on TOPICS THAT ARE
INTERESTING THE PEOPLE.
The Chronicle Expresses It's Opinion on
Pas>ins Public Events and Questions
of Interest Now Before the People.
THE Durham Tobacco Plant has enter
prise al no mistake. On Saturday it is
sued a Sam Jones edition" The Rev
Sam Jones will shortly begin a meeting in
Durham and the Plant gives its readers
some Idea of what to expect from this ee
Mus
Mr. K A. HARwELL, one of the Repub-
lic4n candidates for the lower house of the
Legislature in this county, declares HIM
self on the stump as in favor of the pres
ont system Of county government. He
says he wants no niger in his. y States
v:lle- Landmark.
REV. CANDIDATE w WALKER goes about the
STATE saying that Christian who will not
vote the Prohibition ticket is insincere; in
other words, that he is a hypocrite Such
a charge is base SANDER on thousands of
the best people in North Carolina Lex
ington Dispatch
KEEP THIS FACT ever in mind: That, if
successful, the Radical party in North
Carolina has not enough competent men
to ill the offices in the State. Now, in
private business, man never employs an
b0 10 h+
not TO entrust the management of State
affairs 10 incompetent agents.
REV DIR ABERNATHY expresses the DiOuS
purpose. if ever he becomes as untrue to
the WHITE race as to become, as has the
Signal, the champion of the NEGRO PARTY
in North Carolina, ito apply to the Su-
preme Court Of the State for an explicit
order to be nibblad to death by young
taipoles in some stagnant frog pond
NORTH CAROLINA Republicans are fond
of 1Witting Democrats with supporting
Speaker Carlisle. who is, so they assert,
''attorney of the monstrous whiskey ring"
Hon t. D. Johnston wrote to Mr. Carlisle
and asked him about it, Mr. Carlisle saws
that il is absolutely and unqual fedly
false. Now what have the Radicals to say?
Il AN PROFOUNDLY convinced that for
WOMEN TO BE UNREPREsENTED in the gov
trnment at this late day in the nineteenth
century IS ARELIC OF sAyAGERY remaining
TO us from the age of physical force MORE
BARBAROUS AND MORE HARMFUL
THAN THE LIQUOR TRAFFIC - Prof
Samuel Dickie, Chairman of the National
Prohibition party.
LAST WEEK WAS BAD TINE for Fairs
The weather was most unfavorable, At
Goldsboro the rain prevented the Fair from
being a success. At Warrenton, which
was a most creditable exhibit, the rain
prevented opening on Thursday. The i'll
ness of our Mr. Hardy kept the CHRONICLE
from being represented, much to our re-
sret.
MEssRs B. H BUM aud \. 3. Brough-
ton have been eauvassing in Alamance
They have had large crowds at their ap-
poin1ments and the people have heard
them gladly. The CHRONICLE is reioiced
to know the growing good feeling in Ala
malice. The present indications are that
Mr.. Bum will carry the county by "a very
good majority.
The DURHAM EXPOSITION will be made
permanent The CHRONICLE rejolces to
have this piece of news. The Exposition
was confessedly the greatest and most
credtable thing any North Carolina town
or city ever did. and it would be pity to
allow the movement to die. This year,
good as it was, was but the beginning.
Next year Durham will astonish the ma
tives
Up To THE PRESENT TINE the Repubil-
cans and Protectionists have denied that
a reduction OF the tariff would cheaper
goods to the con nsumers. and have contend
ed that domestic competition makes goods
os obaon os thav UOuJd be uOder a reduc-