The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-07-05

men ever achieve anything fit to live or
worthy to survive in this world. He was
a studiouss reflective, a God-fearing
man. ever tenacious OF his own rights
and those of his people, but ever ready to
concede as much to others, which con
stituted him a just man. He was a
typical and representative man of a class
embodying the grandest civilization and
most finished society that the world con-
tanned. now fast becoming extinct"
There is more disgraceful condition in
another direction than even in illiteracy.
refer to the disgraceful divorce laws of
North Carolina. The legislators have
brought a great stain and reproach upon
the good name of North Carolina 1t is
great wrong and calamity that has been
perpetrated by irrehgious, unbeeving
legislators who reject Gods own sacred
law. and adopt the dreadful divorce stand
ard of goddess Western States. Think of
Wake county, the largest county, and
where the capitol is situated, having had
% divorces granted In 1902, and with %
divorces now pending in the court. 1t
is a blot Of a most damning kind, and !,
take the matter in hand in all good earn
estness, and all voters with character and
consciences and who believe in God must
make it test in 1904 when legislators I
are again to be chosen. Vote for no man,
under any circumstances, who does not
pledge himself to vote to wipe out the !
disgraceful divorce laws, and to return I
to the law of God governing in such
cases. Vote only for men who have good
characters and can be trusted. The tenn
perance movement is all right but do not
neglect the divorce outrage and shame I
am glad TO know that there are but 80
OF the 81 counties in the State in which
liquor is legalized. In the Eighth Con
gressional District there is not a saloon.
1t is far better to have that said than
to have twice or three times more of
educational privileges Better divorce
laws; better educational advantages: bet-i
ter protection of the people against the
damning liquor traffic and murder and
crime rampant should be the slogan Did
you ever read the scene in that masterfu
play, "Othello,'' between Iago, the CON
summate scoundrel and the weak,
fumbling, foolish Cassius, yet with some
noble qualities? Get your Shakespeare
and read Scene III. from beginning to
ending. / cite here few passages from
SHINING, weak, over-tempted Cassius:
Il have very poor and unhappy brains
for drinking: | could well wish courtesy
would invent some other custom of en-
tertainment." This is said to Iago who
is trying to inyeigle him into drunken
ness and destruction.
Il have lost the immortal part of my
self. and what remains is bestial!"
Drunk? and speak parrot? and SQUAD
BILE? swagger? swear? and discourse
fustian win ones own shadow? o thou
invisible spirit of wine, if thou hast no
name to be known by, let US call thee
devil. 20 God. that men should put an
enemy in their mouths to steal away their
brains" 1T hath pleased the devil drunk
enness to give place to the devil wrath
Every inordinate cup is unbless'd and
the ingredient is a DEVIL
Lord Maccaulay said of the American
Government more than fifty-five years
ago. that it was "all sail and no anchors
Some latter day events-within the last
fifteen years-emphasize the truth Of that
opinion. We are drifting out into vexed,
stormy sea.
The newspapers awhile ago in the North
were whooping up the Low admnistra-
ton of New York, and perfervid praise
was the style. The real value of the
boasted greatness of the Low rule is being
freshly valued. Gunton's Magazine-able
and practical and Republican-says of it:
From the beginning, the Low admin
stration has been eminently respectable.
but it has lacked vigor and competency
To be merely honest and respectable is
not enough. The people of New York
are little inpatient of mere drift virtue
Negative integrity is not good enough
Vigorous, positive reconstruction, even if
It makes few precious chips fly, is what
is needed-what the public is looking for
and expecting, and if it does not come
another term for the Low administration
may be doubtful"
Up in New Hampshire the advocates
Of woman suffrage were dissatisfied and !
forced an issue. An election was held !
TO amend the constitution Of the State so !,
Is to give the women the right to vote. /,
It was defeated by large ma jority, more
han two to one t-
THEODORE BRYANT KINGSBURY.
Wilmington, N. c., June %, 1903.
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