The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-11-17
TUESDAY, Move
NOTES AND COMMENTS.

NOTES AND COMMENTS.
In Minnesota McIAinley's plurality was
re S78. The Republican candidate for
Governor only won by 1886.
Col. Odds telegraphs his papers: 1t
Is stated to-day that Council Wooteh,
Populist member of the last Legislature
IL making a tour of the eastern counties
interviewing Populist members OF the
Legislature MS to Pritchard. lie SAID yes
f.rday that Frank Brown. Populist, OF
Homes county, was all right for Pritch-
ard
lust before the election Maine shoe
factory nosted notices that If Mckinney
was elected wages would be advanced.
He was elected, but, instead OF an ad-
vance the wages were cut more than
d nor cent last week OF course the
onerafives wanted to be humbugged, anu
they got what they wanted. -ProgresslVe
Farmer
The letter written by Senator Butler TO
Senator Pritchard is plain and emphatic.
Col. Odds and some other celebrities VIA
call it Sensational" 1t is, for 1t VIII
be read with interest by all North caro-
lima people, and viii cause comment
throughout the United States. 1t means
that an uncompromising silver man must
be elected to the United States Senate
Progressive Farmer.
Collector Rogers was without cook
this morning. The Hired girl remarked
Yesterday that she would not have TO
work so hard now that Mckinley Is
elected. and this morning didn't put in
an appearance. Last week another cook
demanded substantial increase in her
wages. declaring that wages had gone up
since McKinley's election-Asheville Citi-
zen.
Counting only the States known to have
chosen BRYAN electors, Mr.. Bryan Will
have TT votes in the electoral college.
This is thirty-two more than Harrison re-
eeiyed in 1892: it is nine more than Cleve-
land received in 1888: il is five less than
MIR. Eiaine received IN 1884; il is twenty
two more tim Cen Hancock received in
1880: seven less than MIR. Tilden received
in 1876: and ninety-seven more than Sey-
mour received in 1868.
The news of the death of the late Ben
Butler got tangled up on the way to New
Orleans. like Watson's letter to Senator
Butler. but the Washington Post sets the
town right on the point that North Car
olina's Butler and Beast Butler were
separate and distinct men. Even Ben
himself would not wish his namesake
misplaced after this fashion; because he
prided himself on being ne plus ultra
in meanness.
I'VE hasten" says the Post, ito assure
the New Orleans people that Chairman
Butler is in no manner connected with
that spoon incident of many years ago..
The election of Mckinley is being
claimed by the mugwumps and assistant
Republican press as great personal
triumph for President Cleveland Well
so If is. although it is q triumph which
could have been gained in Mr.. Cleve-
lands name nor in any party which did
not combine the strength Of high tariff
and trusts with that of gold monometal-
lism. Come to think Of it, however, what
= very queer sort of a Democratic Presl-
dent Mr.. Cleveland las turned out to be
when a Republican victory, the victory
of party and policies the Democracy
has been fighting for decades, can justly
be claifed as a personal triumph for him!
Columbia State.
Horatio King in the Washington Post
attempts to defend the outrageous
sacrilege of that thick skinned sinner
Mark Hanna after this manner: 1.-THE
aphorism. Mark Hanna has one hand on
fine Almighty and another on Mckinley
said to have been repeated by Mr.. Han
ma at late meeting Of the Republican
club in New York; do not believe it was
original with him-has, agree with you,
the appearance OF sacrilege. The mean
ING. no doubt, intended was not what
vour correspondent in the Sunday Post
thinks was the almighty dollar, but
that his trust was in the Great Ruler III
the sense that the sentiment conveys IN
Cod we trust" on our silver dollar AS
matter Of fact" you say, The Hannal
did not receive the slightest help from
bevond the skies. lie did II all hlmseif'
snd ne knows it." Did not Washing
ION and his compatriots of the Reyolu-
tion acknowledge the hand Of God IN
fbeir struggle for independence? In orr
last war. was it net equally visible u
The salvation Of tie Union? When Cot
notices everything. even to the fall Of
snarrow. why doubt that Ills influence
was felt guiding to the happy result for
which millions OF Ills children on earth
are giving their grateful thanks.
Mr.. King is almost equity sacrllegi-
Gus in comparing Hanna with George
abiu