Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1893-01-19


There have been nlang stories ''t
the final disposition nf B4oth's 'e-
mains, including one that it had
been heavily weighted with iron
and dropped in the deepest pars Of
the Potomac, but it is 30 longer
doubtful that his ashes r st III
Green Mount Cemetery OF Bsltis
nore.
To those who have spent their
last cent on Christmas rresenis-
their very last copper, as it were
whose pocket books are as empty
as last years birde' nests, and
Whose hearts are IS heavy as lead;
to whom the present is dreary and
the future is as black IS moon 'ess
midnight; to those financialls
wrecked creatures we would say,
if we have time to before despair
goads them TO suicide-cheer up
"Christmas comes but once a year.
and you may possibly be dead bes
fore it gets round again. If not,
there are some countries on the
globe where they don't celebrat e
it, and you can hie yonrselt there;
and, If yon dec de to stay where
you are, you have twelve long
months TO saEe up before another
Christmas comes, Cheer mp!
The formality of casting the
Electoral vote of each State for
President was complied with Mon
day and the results certified to the
President Of the Senate. So far as
heard from no break or hitch &C
CURED in the proceedings in any
State, the unexpected did not hap
pen, and the Electoral vote as certi-
fed, when counted in the presence of
| the House and Senate on February
s, will show Cleveland to have res
ceived 276 votes, Harrison LA and
Weaver "A. With so positive ma
jority for Cleveland no one will bt
disposed to dispute his election, but
the close result in 1876, and a pos
sible close result at any future elec-
ton, show how absolutely necessary
il is that something more decisive OF
the popular choice take the place Of
our present cumbrous Electoral svs-
tenn at the earliest possible mo
ment
Two Repu blican Senators whose
terms are expiring-Stockridge, of
Michigan, and Davis,of Minnesota
have already secured cancus nomina
tions and will doubtless he re-elect
ed. Senator Quay will be reelected
next Tuesday. Lodge, OIL Massachu-
setts, has already been nominated
to succeed Dawes, who retires vol
UNFAIRLY. There is a whole lot OF
States in the far West in which The
candidates of neither party have yet
be I'll selected and the list of ccminp
~Senat tors seem tos be in 8 somew hat
chaotic condition. 1t is very certain,
however. that the political complex
ion Of the Senate will be changed b,
the coming Senatorial elections
This is conceded even by the mos
sauguine Repu blicans, and with this
conceded the country can wait III
some equanimity the caucuslng and
combining which will finaly dec 'dt
.ho the successful candidates are tt
be.
It Is unwise as well IS unjust to
cry down the discussion OF cur.
rency problems as a Democratic
device Every sane man knows
that this country cannot go on in,
definitely with the confused, IN,
scientifi pa'chv ork currency thai
now exists ard wh"se existence 4
instant peril and a colstantins
centive to wild experiments. The
remedy is not to be found through
politics nor should those who are
cndeayoriDg to arrive, by free dis
cuszion, at seme safe bas 8 ct &C,
ton be sneesed at as party schem,
e's.
| O. course any remedial meae,
ures mnst come by Legislation ane
tt.i-. il certain sense, SIS po itic {.
action. AS the Democratic party
is shortly to control the govern
ment cf the United States some
Democrats will naturally have tc
take the lead in currency reform
ana ii the Republicans choofe Il
plant themselves in tie va o
i'm; rovemcnt, such reform will be.
come party measure But the
subject ought to command th,
shoughttul, helpful consideration
of every patriotic citizen.
Nothing iu current politics is s.
amusing as the efforts OF the Repub
lican editors to whistle from boil
sides OF their mouths when con
fronted by the Senatorial situation
Ore day, if the chances seem il
favor Of the Democrats controlling
the Senate our Republican contem
poraries philosophieally declare tha
this is best for the Republican part
and just what it most desires Th
next day when things pick up il
favor Of the Repu bllcaD, our versa
tile brethren beam with complacen
} exultation that the Grand Old Part
is still in the ring and the countr
is sill safe. The New York Irib
atne whistles a variation on thi
/. medley by protesting that the Re
? publican party hopes that the Dem