The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-26
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NOTES AND COMMENTS.

In speaking of shad few days ago,
the New York Herald said that some
years ago it was thought by New York
ers that shad of the finest flavor were
found only in the Hudson river, but in
late years it has been aseetained that
New York receives the finest shad from
North Carolina waters.
OF all the campaigns of education"
that we have had in the last eight
wears, none of them will equal the one
upon which we are now entering.
There never was such a disposition on
the part of the people, Democrats,
Populists and Republicans, to hear all
sides. They have all learned at least
enough to know that that person is
only half educated who only reads one
side.-Lumberton Robesonian.
A correspondent of the Lexington
Dispatch writes: IF the next General
Assembly would reduce the Code to the
size of Webster's blue-back spelling
book, and so simplify it as to place the
laws within the comprehension of an
ordinary English scholar, and then
pass a law that the Legislature should
not meet again in twenty years, pre-
dict upon this hypothesis that the
State would bloom with prosperity
and happiness from Mitchell's Peak TO
the Frog Pond"
A few days ago the Shelby Star said
Judge Avery once remarked to the
Hon. Romulus z. Linney that he had
to subscribe for daily paper in order
to keep posted as to what party he
Ginney) belonged" Commenting on
this, the Statesyille Landmark says:
''rrhe Star is mistaken. Judge Arm
field, of Statesville, is the author of
this remark. When Mr.. Linney was in
Statesville few days ago he remarked
In speaking of DIR. York's frequent
changes in political utilization, that he
thought one should allow at least one
year to elapse between these changes.
1t is not necessary to reiterate what
is fresh in the minds of all readers as
to the impracticability of partial fus-
ion i'm the teeth of the financial ques-
ton, as a consistent Populist who will
refuse to vote for Mckinley electors
will also refuse to vote for a Republic
can Governor who might have it in his
power TO appoint protection Repubii-
can for United States Senator or for
legislator who would be called upon
to help elect United States Senator or
a Republican Congressman. They can
learn something from the experience
of the Democratic party which, in
1894, tried a divorce State and National
politics Lumberton Robesonian.
The Democratic party in North Caro-
lima is deficient in leadership A man
like Vance in 1896, with pronounced
patriotism, with clean hands, with
striking intellectually, with magnetic
personality. That man is yet an UNI
known quantity in North Carolina.
But he is somewhere among as, I'M
seen, undeyeloped, not gulxing but
thoughtful. Just as sure as great
crises produce great leaders in human
affairs, the Democratic patriot leader
is somewhere in North Carolina, some
where i'm the broad stretch from the
golden sands of Dare to the cloud
capped SUBMITS of Cherokee. Eliza
beth City Economist.
The Beaufort Herald, whose editor
is himself practicing attorney, and
knows whereof he speaks, in discuss
ing the present system of court trials
and their abuses, speaks as follows
upon one line along which attorneys
too frequently run to excesses: 1T
might, too, help jurors 10 better
knowledge Of facts if witnesses were
protected from the insolence and
abuse of attorneys. 1t is crime
against all good morals to force a man
or woman upon the stand to give testi-
mony and then allow them to be in-
suited and villified by counsel, with no
protection or redress. If the law COM
pels man TO appear and bear wit
ness, it ought to compel lawyers to
treat him with courtesy and fairness.
A man has no more right to call
another liar in the court house than
lie has i'm the street. A mans profess
sionaI position ought not TO allow him
to insult one of his peers with impun-
ity Judges ought to protect wit
nesses."