The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-01-17
IT NAY I;t 80.

iZed meeting OF lNe hltu III -N'ttH
Carolina.
IMAY nt 80.
The following words close short
editorial, headed "Butler and Prltch-
ard in yesterdays Charlotte OD-
server:
"Butler and Prltchard do not rank
above medIocrIty. Neither OF them
will make any IMPRESSION in fh'
Senate
We think our usually fair and
courteous contemporary might have
very well omitted this reference to
the future Senators from North Caro-
lima. Their abilities may not be
above mcdIocrity; and then again
they may. Mediocrity is matter Of
definition. We suspect that the OBJ
server has one standard by which he
determines nedlocrity, and we doubt
less have another. Mediocrity in one
place would be greatness in another:
and rice rersa. But If may turn out
the abilities Of our future Senators.
There is no certain way of telling
how far frog can jump, until you
see him Jump. Let us wait and see
| how our Senators measure up after
| they have had chance to size them
selves up with giants. II 1t shall
| turn out that the new Senators are
not above mediocrIty, after they shall
have been tried, they can comfort
themselves with the thought, that
they will not suffer isolation, either
at home or in the Senate.
But we started out to say that me
diocrity has always been the most
useful class of talent III the world.
The men who have shaped and con
trolled in all great movements for
the amelioration and enlargement of
man have been what our contempO-
rary would call mediocres. We could
make this statement good by eX-
ampleS. If ii We're necessary.
Mediocrity is evermore more useful
than snowy brIlllancy. And it viii
be far better for our new Senators
! and for the country too, to have then
cOuntrymen speak Of them, III the
future, as Faithful Senators, than il
will be to have themselves referred
to as Great Senators.
DOuGuION 1, NOT "A PtPPET.
The Fusionlst bosses called OIL
4 Governor DOughton ano
= kindly offered to let him announce
the committees they would name
and they would even let hIn S3;,-.,-:
. . .ana !n ,.-i,.rrrhE me Democrats il
/ those committees places not wanted
: by the t'usionists.
8 This was very kind i'll them, bu
Mr.. Doughton is very differen
;. man from Speaker WalSer. He tol'
e them, very politely, that if he as
V sumed the responsibility Of an
r nounclng the committees, he wOul,
ma Ike up the list himself - News an,
Observer.
Was there ever case in the his
tory Of parliamentary government
in which the presiding officer of
l Legislative body assumed to appoin
" all the committees, without consult
ing the majority in that body unit
Lieut. Doughton took that pc
. sition9 If there ever was such
Ii case. it has not fallen within tn
: limited scope of our reading. W
u suppose the News and Observer
g informed as to all the precedent
V | caring upon this case. We shall b
y very much obliged to it, if it wi
" point out precedent to sustain tn
Lieutenant-G Governor.
II The bill introduced by Senate
e Mewborne to repeal the law passed b
lie the last General Assembly to reg,
d late the public printing is eminent
q a proper one. The present law pr
vides for letting out the type-se tin
!, to the lowest bidder, but does not il
rs clude the binding, etc. Besides thel
IS are other objections to the prese,
ye law.
a, The CAUCASIAN believes that Il
ir whole work connected with the puI
e: lie printing should be at the lowe
lie cost to the State. Let the printin
id committee receive the bids and sui
n NIT them to the Legislature. "
m are sure that the work can be dor
al rhaanar than II has henn dnna