The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1888-09-21
THE EDITORS DESK.
C.,NHFNTS ON TOPICS THAT ARE
rERESTING THE PEOPLE.
The Chronicle Expresses Its Opinion on
Passing Public Events and Questions
of Interest Now Before the People.

The Chronicle Expresses It's Opinion OF
Passing Public Events and Questions
"f Interest Now Before the People.
PopR AUGUSTA 1t has been visited by
y terrible flood the extent of the damage
being upwards of million dollars. These
tIave Grorgians suffer not for the first
repair their loss.
The IHRoNICLE believes betting on elec-
tionS to be worth little as an indication of
the res lit. Ot.ers think differently This
time We hope that the betting is a sure
il ex In New York it is 10 to on Cleye-
land. with no takers.
DISTRICT ELECroR Z W. PoU, JR., was
in istitish yesterday. He gives it as his
opinion that Johnston will give Cleveland
one thousand majority, and that the State
ticket will not be far behind. He is of
the opinion Of the CHRONICLE: that Cleve-
land will lead the State ticket in North
Carolina.
A LEADING citizen of North Carolina is
pleased to say he following about the
CHRpNICLE: ''IoU are certainly publish
iog one of the best campaign papers We
have ever had in the State, and certainly
the best we now have in the State. The
Executive Committee could do no better
than to send large numbers of the paper
10 every county in the State
THF TOTAL labor cos III "a ton of Amel-
can steel is -. 80 The tariff bonus is SIT
And yet whtn small reduction is pro
posed by the Democrats We are told by
the Protectionists that you will put
American labor in competition with the
pauper labor OF Europe. We can reduce
the tariff on steel rails S11.50 a ton with
out affecting the price of American labor.
Ne might reduce Mr. Carnegie's profit of
S4s 90 every minute. Hence these tears,
The CRY that the Mills bill is free
trade Measure is lie of the first water.
Those who have been making this charge
thtve chance now TO prove their sincerity.
a rich man IA Wisconsin offers to wager
$40. 900 that CleSeland's tariff measure Is
NOT free trade measure, and he is will
ing TO reIer the matter 10 THREE htpuDll-
can Judges No Republican howler seems
anxious to take up the Wisconsin gentle
mans wager.
The PRINCIPLES of Demootao, and the
principles of the Farmers Alliance are
identical and every lick that is made for
one subserves the interest of the other.
The paper has neither to throw away its
Democracy when it is fighting for farmers
nor to throw away its zeal for farmers
when it hits Dockery and his crowd. A
lick at Walker is lick at Dockery and a
lick at Dockery is lick at the money
devil and every time we hit the money
devil a square lick the intelligent farmer
shouts approval Sanford Express.
Col WALTER L. STEELE, who has re-
Gently returned from a trip to the far
West. was in Raleigh last week. He told
the CHRONICLE that he was present at the
opening of the campaign III California,
and that he never saw finer assemblage
Of men, graced by some ladies', at polltl-
cal meeting. The enthusiasm was very
great anu Tue "o'SN ~ p
fusion He was informed that the Demo
Gratis will make most aggressive campaign
and that the enthusiasm was never at
fever heat there before so early IN cam
paign. The prospects are good for carry
ing California. He says that most de
termined campaign is being waged by the
democrats in all the Western States-the
like of it has never before been seen there
He saws that in Kansas, especially, are the
Democrats earnestly and vigorously al
work and gaining many accesslons- Inc
sole issue in all this country Is Tariff Re
form and the Democrats are presenting
the necessity for it in the best and strong
est way with good prospects of success
The CHRONICLE is glad to hear from Col
Steele. who is a close observer and whos'
opinions are entitled TO weight.
Mr. Fl. &. EwART. Radical candidate
for Congress ia the Ninth District, denie
that he stated that Fred. Douglass, tn
negro with the white wife, was invited r.
President Cleveland to dine with him
He attended a reception only. Now every
body knows that when the White House
open for reception everybody can go } ii
President never drives anybody out, an
if Fred. Douglass and his white vii
rushed themselves into the White Hous
Mr.. Cleveland would not show them Q
any other citizen the door. He also dc
MES that he said that Mr.. Cleveian
signed bill favoring mixed schools. In
CHRONICLE has before now puollsheu
letter from Mr.. Cleveland denying IN
statement Mr.. EWart takes refuge
saving that Cleveland signed an act tha
provided that the COLORED ward school,
shall be open for the education OF pupl
for whom admission is sought without II
gard to race or color This means not
mixed school. but as we understand i
that if white child prefers to go TO
negro school there is no legal impedimen
But THE point we make is that 1t ID ne
right to charge Cleveland with fav0rin
mixed schools under such strained Col
struction Of an act providing for coLoRF
schools The truth is that MI Cie'eiah