The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-10-24
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through which North Carolina history
lis put in permanent form. The spirit or
historical research has taken strong
| hold upon college life and the publIca-
ton of the best historical papers in col
lege magazines stimulates to research
land investigation.
In the current number of the College
Messenger Prof. Raper, of Greensboro
Female College, contributes the first of
series of articles on the efforts of the
churches in North Carolina to educate
the people. He has devoted many
months to study, and his first paper
shows that the work he has undertaken
will do justice to the ministers of the
gospel and other Christians who have
gwen their lives to the education OF
the youth. Prof. Raper is broad
gagged investigator. He is going to
give the truths of history. His articles
ought to be preserved in book form.
TIE current number OF the Trinity
Archive has an historical article on
Ports" from the facile pen OF Prof. ].
S. Bassett. There is no subject con-
nected with the late war that shows the
resourceful powers of Governor Vance
as well as the successful running of the
blockade. Prof. Bassett gives incidents
that show the dangers Of the enterprise.
When the full history of the war is writ
ten and the part North Carolina bore
in that struggle, the running of the
blockade by our famous war Governor
will be reckoned as the most important.
The October number of the Wake
Forest Student is model publication,
its contents showing literary merit of
a high order. One of the most interest
ing articles is from the pen of Rev. a.
c. Cree on Queen Victoria: Retros-
pect." 1t is very remarkable article
in that it d;scloses an admiration for the
Queen that amounts to blind alteration.
We quote:
THE possessor OF considerable eX-
ecut.ve ability, with quite a keen
ness of perception and Il warmth Of
sympathy when the needs of her pe0-
PIE engaged her attention, she has
so ruled as to show the world that
a constitutional monarchy is the best
form of government. In fact,
many Americans, who boast, as they
/ have a right to, of their great fed
! Grafton. have declared that for such
/ n monarchy and sucn monarch
they would even give mp their repub-
lican form of government"
Mr.. Cree has allowed his zeal to car
~ him too far. Queen Victoria has been
a model wife and mother, and in those
relations she is entitled to the same
respect due all other good wives and
mothers, and the world is full of them.
e is to be commended also in that she
has been sensible enough to let the men
chosen by the people govern without
hindering them. To credit her with any
great ability as a ruler shows lack of
knowledge Of the English government,
Charity and Children is very severe in
its criticism of Mr.. Cree's article, COM
menting on the above quotations in these
strong words:
ANY man born In the United
States who would give utterance to
sentiment like that, is unworthy Of
the proud name he bears. The very
spirit in which Mr.. Cree's article was
written is the best argument in
favor of free republic. The praise
he showers upon plain old Eng
Il vhn he ha1 oJr 1nJt oy RI
do with shaping the policy OF the
! British government as Mr.. Cree him
self, and the millions her family have
wrenched from that government,
merely for ornamenting it, is reason
enough for rebellion on the part OF
the taxpayers"
AS a theme for some bright Wake
Forest student we suggest as a contribu-
ton to the next issue Of the college ma
gazine, "The Queens Attitude to Ire
land, India and the Christians in Tur-
key" II the Queen has any real voice
in government, she ought to be held in
lasting loathing for permitting the
wrongs in these countries. AS matter
of fact. the Queen ought not to be con
demned because it is the ministry that
:s to blame. She deserves no praise
for the good and no blame for the bad
She and her expensive royal family con
stitute nothing but a burden on the
taxpayers of Great Britain. Good gov
ernment demands that with her death NJ
English speaking people will be burden
ed longer with the humbug and cost o
useless royalty, a relic of the dark ages
when men were incapable of self govern
ment.
With Mckinley, Sherman and Hanna
in Ohio and Bliss in New York. why no
let Hobart try it on for a few days jus