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1 S;DOTei:iii:5l "His House, - ;,:;;;;.
The change Of sentiment in
' .f rgard;tp dmiral ;D
othev'-' HluBt
nessf 6t pop JLr applause. jA few
,i:were-iiiall:infr 1 their throats sore
cheering the hero of Manila Bay.
Nothing was too good for Dewey.
s Alas, poor hero he dared once
too of ten to ask the, people no
questions, He accepted1 a na
tions gift and gave it to rns i new
wife, and his glory had vanished
like the morning dew. Hiswife
L ' gave the gift to Dewey 's son and
still they lanW. . . ' i
This;i.iT'slJnie to Americans.
. -It tOeygave' the house to Dewey
-and it was his and a man who
t l helped buy that hous, had no
- business' to abuse him for .any
. disposition ho miglit see tit' to
- inake of it. .
; i Jfbr our part we wish he had
j flatl refused' it or would return
; it now We certainly; bojlo-; that
Mr,; Schley will lVavebb ;g
1 taste; to accept a house if the!
vouiiiiiuee ouys mm.on. axv
r 'add noting' to liis glor.V,' whilst
his refui .;1 ' would b'J a just ; re
buke to thj Dewey, defamers;
number of children in tho stato
regardless of the amount of taxes
paid by each county. Tlio lan
guage ' generally ernpToj Cu in
acts providing for approprLli: .
directs the Treasurer to x
such sum out of the mcnoy in ,
the; treasury not otherv;! ; ;
proprntcd.;. . T his act ma
the largo cities of bur country
as evidenced., by he late elec
tions. Whilst there is much to
bo -cleared . away in order to
cleanse America's politics, yet
much has been done tov ride
down ring rule and the heelers.
an coveral of oar large cities tho
Ancxican citizens had manhood
enough to vote for principle in- such - con ditionsi It is mandr.to-
stead of party. Many of our ! ry . ' It directs the Suporintcn-
large cities, the American citizens dant of Public Instruction to is
had manhood enough ;;to vottifor sue his war rents upon the Audi
ririneinlo ins ton d nf nartv. - M
of our city governmehts had be- fund for each countyn the first
come very corrupt, ; but tho time Monday in January.' The Audi-
la wmumg, vvuexi uieu wm uu xor W1U TD0U ISSUO IllS:,U.rmi UU
longor vote for a man simply j the State Treasurer for y .the
becauso ho Is ,a ; party nominee; j same amount No discretion is
ine lasn nasn usea until its ! allowed any oiHccr of the state ' ;
Voters
.wy,,iict5ur.;uv "".vytv.1. j will be aistributca ana paia un
fe Ltegrity, zeal at d goodV eppamon n( snmft oCieer wilfullv dico- :
sense to administer public aliairs beys the provisions ; of a plain
The men who have made a living
statute. ' If any; ollicor should
day. .
Hv .Tilaviruy with the credualtv'of ! A?e
the voter will either work or beg j t Vould be the duty of " those in
in the future unless by; rascality Charges of the' public school inter
they have laid up for a, rainy est to apply to the courts f or a
mandamus compelling obedience
and the payment of this money
to the Pu blic schools ,of the State. ,
The right of the children to their
money is clean and. unmistakable., ;
-We hope Superintendant Mo-
bane ; will take the 1 necessary
Education Comes First.
The Legislature intended to
maketho one hundred thqusard
dollars available ' for public
schools ' and, the act shows that
it did in plain terms wliat it in- flfifi 'that thk.
tended'.to do. The suggestiotl . ' rf are ,neithor "
that the State.Treasurer c aims , dfited. The ed--
"Olc.-m I'olitica.".- "
.,; BythL, ,o do not mean 'poli
tics.!!:::'. '10 thorj:';ldyVpcd';
from r ; iy.it tha l:in;l
the right to delay payment,' or to
make the , claim seconaary to
other appropriations, is not ap
proved by the legislators., The
Ashville Gazette quotes the Hon.
Locke Craig, , chairman of the
House Committee on i Education,
assaying:' Vt :' : "';
The act was introduced by Mr.
Holmanf of Iredell, and passed
hv a large : majority of both
houses. . The; members of tho
Legislature felt that the term of
the public schools should bo
lengthened and, that bill was
iramcd-'io;as;;t6;;;d t1
money prorata rccorclii: -
ucation of - tho children is the
first great corcern of the State.
If. Cotton- is' King, Neil will:
hardly be High Chancellor.
- The Price of War.;
In the "past y c ir 0,910 U. G.
soldiers met death-! : . 1' 1,CCD
in battlo and nearly v, ' -
lignant fover. Of the ;
were discharged, many. .
incd by
prico c
diccace. . Thi i
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