The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-07-10
WHY NOT WASHINGTON?

WHY NOT WASHINGTON?
While all considerations. OF senti-
ment and good taste would seem to
suggest the fitness of locating in some
Southern city, instead of in Washing
ton, the Rouss Southern Memorial Abb
hey, yet another phase, hitherto seem
ingly unconsidered, presents itself. 1t
would for some reasons be just as
well to have the souvenirs of the valor
OF the South in easy reach OF the out
side world. We OF the South are not
those who need to be educated as to
the worth Of those of the days OF
'61-'65. Misrepresentation which
have been made should reach as far as
possible those who have bean laboring
ander such Misrepresentation. TO
such an end, the collection to be placed
in the proposed Abbey would in Wash
ington be seen by probably so people
to one who would see them
in Southern city. WISH
tors go through tho Nation
al cspital in a steady stream from all
countries in Europe, and from the
great West and North people who
live and die without coming below
Mason's and Dixon's line, and every one
of such visitors would doubtless visit
the Abbey should it be in Washington,
and carry home some story
favorable to the South. From
this viewpoint, it may
be that Mr.. Charles Broadway Rouss
was wiser in selecting Washington
than those who refused to have the
Abbey placed there, though they lose
100000 by the refusal.
Gen. Matthew c. Butler viii lead
The North Carolina cohorts. Butter
looks like a French count, and is
proud of his blue blood, but can de-
scend. on occasion, to the details o.
Marty management. During the war
he served in tke Confederate army and
lost his right leg at Brandy Station :
There are Buffers and Brtlers, and
Con. Mathew c! Butler, Of South Car
oIina. is not Marion c. Buner, OF
North Carolina. The North Carolina
Butler DOES not look like any kind OF
a count, and did not lose log at
Brandy Station Charleston News and
Courier.
It's a stand off between North Caro-
ina and South Carolina, as some scrib-
bier had Judge Walter CLARK of the
North Carolina SuTemeCours as an
arrival from South Carolina and as be
ing supported by Tillman for the Nl"e-
Presidency But there is no one IN
South Carolina just as different from
Judge Clark as is Senator Marion
Butler from ex-senator NJ. g. butter
The DemoeratA are not out clam
catching this year. They are out
..feeShin." aud are bringing home SIX
teen silver perch to one yellow belly.
If there should be shree tickets ia
tho field this year and none of them
should elect q majority Of the electoral
college the election Weuld be thrown
into the present House OF Eepresen-
tatives. Each State would be entitled
to one vote. and the candidate recelF-
ing these votes OF a majority OF the
States would be declared AecYed. The
Colorado and Maryland delegations
are 4 tie, while North Carolina has
three Democrats three Republicans
and three Popuiets in the House.
Inles there should be a break in party
lines the votes or these States would
be east blank According to their
repgafen Altion In the Fifty-fourth
Congress. the following States woald
probably cass their votes for Mckin-
+ ley. If the election we're thrown into
the House: California, Connecticut,
Delaware. Idah0, Illinois. lndsanas Iowa,
Kansas, Maine. Massachusetts, Michi-
gan, Minnesota, Missouri. Montana,
Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jer-
sey, New York, North Dakota, Ohio,
Oregon Pennsylvania, Rhode Island,
South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Wash
ington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and
Wyoming. This is a total OF thirty
votes, or seven more than a majority.
The Democratic candidate would re-
ceive the votes OF eleven States only,
while the Populists would control but
one vote, that of Nevada.-BaltimQrs
Sun.
While at the Horner School of Ok
ford, Lyman A. Gotten secured the APP
pointment to Annapolis in a competl-
tive examination. fte stands among