The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-23
Talk Of The Editors,

our people Nc RAISED ny our own farmers,
instead of by farmers hundretis of RIFLES
away from us?
What has b. Ell done by the farmer re.
ferrea to may he done by many others.
and the question about Irish potatoes ,,,,ty
be applied to other products. of the gar.
den and field
The more general practice of the idea
of home patronage will rebound to the
mutual and general benefit of our people.
Let us have our potato fields, our celery
patches, our wheat fields, our corn fields,
etc, right near u.s. instead of in the vi.
entity of far away Milwaukee, Chicago.
Kalamazoo, etc.
In other words, let our farmers be en-.
couraged to raise for our consumption
such products as may he raised here as
well as elsewhere. BY so doing, we not
only help the farmers, but will help our.
selves by placing within reach of the far
mers more money to spend among us for
such things as they may need from our
manufacturers, merchants and Others
An understanding OF this sort between
the country people and the town people
would 90 farther towards establishing n
continuous performance OF the prosuerity
show i'll our vicinity than anything that
may he expected ut the hands of the no
litical combine which promised (beforc
the election) prosperity, and of which
Mill. -NCiNilteN WIS UcnDmInatou the lad
vance agent. Twin City On. CD Senti-
nell
y man witt money to burn could get
quick returns by investing in coal oil and
matches. --Newport News Press.
American dislike OF large standing
army is well founded Whenever and
wherever once free people has lost it's
Liberties il has been through the agency
Of large standing armies. The same Oh.
lection does not lie against Il large navy.
Usurping powers cannot send ships about
the country to overawe and conquer indie
pendent citizens. -KnoXville Tribune.
Associated wealth, power. position and
influence want no law save their own
sweet will. That is natural enough. Law,
however, is or should he for the protection
of the poor and weak, who, too, as a rule.
cannot combine and co operate efficiently
even in self defense, until pushed to the
last resort-Norfolk Pilot.
There is some agitation over the cues
ton of illustrating the Congressional
Record That there is room for improve
ment in the Record no one will deny, but
we shall protest against the issue of col
ored supplement- with Hogan's alley pic
lures i'll connection " it'll it.-Birmingham
News.
success, and should he often repeated mt
other ports on the Atlantic, Pacific and
Gulf ports Snch events stimulate inter-
est in the navy, ut the same time being
of great practical benefit to the officers
and crews of the vessels Florida Times
Union.
At least one Republican Senator is get
ting his eyes open to the true condition
of affairs. The dispatches tell us that
Senator Chandler, OF New Hampshire, on
yesterday spoke for three hours upon his
resolution declaring 1t To be the sense of
the Senate that the United States should
not permanently acquiesce in tie single
gold standard He attributed, and rightly
so, the fall of values to the progressive
steps i'll the characterization of silver ITO
the system of bimetallism from which we
departed" he said, ''we must return; and
trust that we are already on the road. ~
Yes, sir, we'll get there after awhile
probably about 1901. after the Democrats
get in the saddle again. City (Win.
stOn) Sentinel.
Senator Daniel spoke in favor Of the
arbitration treaty yesterday, but suggest
ed some changes, among them that the
members of the supreme court should not
he designated as members of the arbitra-
ton tribunal. He said also: at would
y
hands were tied by an agreement that
gave Great Britain all she asked and
compelled us TO keep in the pace of the
policy that that nation will continue to
follow, regardless OF any solemn pledge
she may give England never got the
advantage OF us either by treaty or by
arms. We have always had the best OF
her whether Jay and Adams or Bayard
and Olney made the treaty, whether
Chi T,a al
our present condition of strength and inn
Iortance, just after we--have enforced the
acceptance of the Monroe doctrine, and
preciptated this nation into international
arena as the arhiter of the Western Hem
isphere, it is England who needs TO be
wary.-Norfolk Dispatch.
The Senate, that did not want entang-
ling alliances in the shape of Il peace
treaty, now passes Il resolution of sympa-
thy with Greece. It's cold day when
the jingoes cannot find n loop hole for
their twad1le.-Rchmond Times
Kansas City police judge has fined
ten men for splitting on the floor, and
gave this notice: I'm going to stop this
splitting on the floor if have to send half
the population of Kansas City to iail.
This court il no spittoon for the hoboes''
There is il growing rebellion against this
filthy habit by which court rooms street
cars, theatre, stores, public buildings.
hotels and all places where people con-
gregate are deliled, made unclcan and
offensive to decent persons Of clennly
habits There is no excuse. for it, and there
should he an active crusade against it
Knoxville Tribune.
Col. Farquhar, n large manufacturer
of agricultural implements, and sound
money Mckinley man, is voicifcrously
protesting against the protective tariff.