Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1894-02-08
BLOW WIND AND CRACK YOUR
CHEEK"

the venerable editor of the Messenger
indicts an article in yesterdays issue
purporting to reply to The ARGUS
of Tuesday morning. tits funny
how the venerable editor of the
senqer presists in parading sug-
gestiYe quotations from Shakespeare.
Poor old Lear! He wandered off and
got lost. And it is noticeable how
far away the venerable editor of the
Messenger has wandered from his
pristine Democracy, and that "hero
worship" that he now talks so much
about, and in which talk no good
Democrat can see any point.
But let US 20 back a little and
note the consistency (?) of the vener.
able editor of the Nessenger-and,
by the way, does not Shakespeare
say something about consistency? In
the issue of the Messenger of Feby 2,
1S93-just one year ago to-day, the
venerable editor delivers himself
thusly
There are two things that should be
done by the Democrats in Congress-vote
for the repeal of the sherman act, as it is
known, and for the repeal Of the 10 per
cent tax upon State banks. The Demo
cratic law as laid down in the National
Democratic convention requires this, X =
and who is the Democrat to disregard or
oppose it,"
And now, just one year from che
above declaration, the Messenger eds
tor is abusing Cleveland as "great
sinner against the platform upon
which he was elected and against the
demands of the party that elected
him."
In its Issue of April "a, 1891, the
venerable editor of the Messenger
says:
Mr.. E. J, Hale, ex-consul to Manchester,
Eng and North Carolinian, with head
quarters in New York, is commissioner in
the United States of the Manchester Ship
Canal Company. 1EH
Mark you: In..1891 it was Mr.. E.
J. Hale. Now it is .."Myor E. J. Hale,
the greatest Iliving editor in North
Carolina"
go tenpora! 0 Mores i! !"
When Hale finished his job as the
representative of this country in
Manchester, he turned about and
came back to this country as repre-
sentative of an English concern. So
says the Messenger Of April "A, 1891.
''Mai'. Hale and the venerable edi-
tor of the Messenger are now en-
gagged in g ng the head of the
Democratic party in North Carolina,
Chairman Simmons. Further COM
ment on this point is useless. The
facts speak for themselves.
Again in the issue of the Messenger
Nov. 3, 1892 its venerable editor
says, speakingpf Senator Ransom's
illness at Statesville and his work in
that campaign:
We nave not heard him in this campaign
in fact have not heard him since 1880
but all reports lead us to suppose that he
has made not only longer but abler and
more practical speeches in this fight than
in any previous one. He never speaks 10
the Sena. c, but he is fine orator on tie
hustings. We will sincerely rejoice in
knowing that "Richards's HIMSELF again.
AS fit conclusion to this article,
we copy the following from the ven
erable editor of the messenger, Nov.
3, 1892, to show his estimate then OF
Gresham's services to the Demo-
cratic party and of Cleveland heroic
integrity:s
It now seems that Judge Gresham has
bolted the Republicans, and will vote for
Cleveland in spite of all denials. Bobby
Lincoln. son of his father, is stumping it
In Indiana to try to countervail the Gres-
ham influence But can he? Bobby disre-
CARDS the proprieties by deserving his I'M
portant post as Minister to England to
stump it for Harrison ''Public office is a
public trust" Bobby, as you can learn
from the great Cleveland. Chairman Car
ter-Tom the fraud says that it is abs
soIutely necessary to try to check the lns
fluence of Gresham's polt." 1t was "bolt"
indeed, AMI charged with lightnlng,as the
Harrison gang will find it to be"
sB nd and crack your cheek. )"