The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-18
Talk OF The Editors,

Hon. 7. Addison Porter, Mr.. Mcllin.
| ley'S private secretary has CAUSED the an
nouncement to he made that the newspa-
| per he owns will not be an administration
organ. Mr.. Porter will be compelled to
| keep up a constant attack on the admin
istration through the columns of his
newspaper in order to convince the pub-
lie that he means business. New Yorl,
| Journal
Liliuokalani's declaration that her alb
dication was due to stress OF circum-
stances does not add novelty to history.
That is the case with most transactions
| of this class. Washington Star.
1t is said that the colors that penetrate
deepest are blue and green. 1t must be
true statement, for many of us were so
blue after the election and the blue pene.
trated so deep that even the advance
agent of prosperity cannoL dim the BLUSH
| light; we are blue still. We hope for the
golden hue to dissipate this awful blue.
Salem Sentinel
Mrs. Lease continues to lift up her
plaintiff voice in various parts Of the
country and thank goodness that she
came from 'the liberty loving prairies of
the West" 1t is a fact, nevertheless,
that the country cannot agree with Mrs
Lease in this matter. There is II wide.
spread conviction that she ought never to
have come from those liberty loving prai-
ries. She ought to have fingered there,
where her voice could expand to it's max.
imum volume without causing atmos,
pheric disturbances in the adjacent coun.
trics.-Ncw York Mail and Express
y Pennsylvania legislator has intro
duced bill providing for compulsory
voting. No doubt the author of this meas
IRE is Il practical politician" He wants
to make it possible to figure out maiori-
ties that will not conflict with the re.
turns. 1t is little inconvenient to "fx''
| up majority which, on account of the
| apathy of the electors becomes greater
than the entire vote cast Newport News
Press.
Referring to the proposition to make
the charitable institutions of the State
subject to the spells system, the Ashe.
| vile, \. c., Citizen aptly remarks: ITO
the victors belong the spoils is IL lcgiti
| mate political doctrine when applied to
places coming within the rightful domain
of politics, but to cause the hearts of the
blind to tremble at the sound CT a strange
voice. and the eyes of the dumb To fill
with tears at the departure of those who
have learned to enter into the feelings of
their silent lives, and to intensity the
nervous dread of those whose mental
organism has become deranged in order
that some political heeler may draw sal
AIRY that he can never earn, is Il crime the
contemplation of which is horrible
Surely Il great curse will come upon any
political organizations who would be
guilty of such inhumunity.''
The condition Of affairs in New York
is growing so serious that the newspa
pers of that city are taking the matter up
and printing broadsides calling the at.
tention of the benevolently inclined to the
necessity of the hour. y tabulated state
ment vouched for by them gives the mum.
her Of the unemployed in that city at 90
600. This means that ut least 800, 900
human beings in New York city are
suffering because of enforced idieness-
nearly three times as many sufferers as
there are people in Atlanta!
The newspapers say that these people
and those who depend ON them must be
relieved. This of course, is necessary.
hut it is not the whole duty of newspa.
pers TO call Tor relief for those ,vho are
suffering. 1t is also II part, and Il large
part, of their duty to discuss measures for
per aianent relief-a relief that is alto
gether beyond the scope and purpose of
private or public benevolence Tempo
rary relief is necessary, but,in the nature
of things, it is only temporary.
The Constitution has pointed ont with
an iteration almost tresome that there
has been and can he no real or permanent
prosperity in this country unless the
farmers are receiving fair returns for
their products The editors, the mer-
chants ard the business men of New