The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-10-01

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there was q great deal Of FUN over
Russelrs pretence that he and the me-
sroes and his remnan OF radicals can
carry b state without help from the
populists. Why is he so close to Butler
now II that is believed to be true, whv
"~connoodle" with apopulist ticket IL he
and his gang can make the a alone
and win. Our Raleigh correspondent
reports that the editor OF the defunct
Tribune says that "the republicans of
Western North Carolina having moth
ing to do with Governor Russell. The
fact Is the tsar has proved to he so
complete a failure and humbue that
his party is both Disguised with and
ashamed OF him. To save their bacon
they repudiate him out and out. and
win have mo part or lot in his ac-
lions past or to come. Already the re-
jected Governor might in sorrow and
disappointment write on his political
tombstone reported to be found on the
grave Of a little child:
IF SO soon to be done for,
I wonder what 1 was begun sor?"
Russell is surely a dead duck in the
radical barnyard. But let US near fur
h from him as rep rted in the
Washington Post. His credulous friend
reports him as saying:
There can be no doubt about the
state in the future said the governor
to me. for the republicans will carry
it at the next election, and I believe at
| all CfInnao6in0 a1oofin-r H.
whelming majority Continuing, the
astute politician boosted of the strength
OF the republican party, declaring tha
they no longer needed the help Of the
populists to win out in the battle of
ballots. He added that of course the
populists would, without doubt, con-
tinue to assist the republicans, but that
their votes would only tend to increase
the majority. He declared that the
democratic party was broken up into
factions, and could not hope to win
the state in their present condition"
We are glad that Russell talked in
that strain 1t is funny. It shows that
he is scared and sees ghosts, for he is
whistling to keep his courage up.
Carrying North Carolina in 1898, by an
Overwhelming majority after all the
blunders, stupidities, miscarriages and
rascalities Of the last legislature, and
all the bulldozing and usurpations and
blindness of the governor-that is SIM
ply absurd, unless Russell expects
tremendous frauds to be perpetrated in
the election. He is pleased to add, Of
course assured by his Man Friday, But
Ter, that the populists Twill without
doubt continue to assist the republi-
cans" They will, will they? Some
doubtless may. But it will be a, case
Of counting chickens before they are
hatched," to take for granted that the
more intelligent, more reputable, more
patriotic members of the populist party |
will support the republicans after their |
course in the legislature and the mis-
fortunes that have through and by
them been visited upon the state. We
have but little doubt that a very i'm
with the democrats in 1898, to help re-
store good and honest and just govern
ment in North Carolina.
Russell, let democrats note, counts
on success through their d~issensions.
Ee says they are 'all broken up into
factions" and they cannot hope to win.
We admit that there is serious division.
We admit that perhaps one-fifteenth
or one twentieth, as the case may be,
are opposing the old party on one or
more national questions. But we have
hope that this very small minority will
enough judgment and patriotism
and wisdom to see that it is better for
themselves, better for the white people,
better for all parties, classes and
to restore home rule to the
than to keep it under control of
the blacks and their incompetent allies,
the a~l1-grabbing and rule and ruin
Very few of the carpet
bag contingent remain, fortunately for
the commonwealth. We hope to see
and his advisers and "chums"
fooled in their calculations
that the alterations, discords, splits and
contentious of the democrats
will continue to the success Of h
n incompetents~ If the
desire to have "a con
of negro rule in North Car
then let the chickering's and a C
tons continue to pull each other by the
throat. - m IL
White supremacy in North Carolina
IS one absolute essential il ou state is
to flourish and peace is to continue
it's borders. It is impossible that
an inferior, ignorant rae shall long
to dominate in, a free state in
which there is a very large majority of
white men Of the Aryan .race--not all
Anglo Saxons, but white men all the
same. The rule Of ignorance means the
of vice, corruption, anarchy in the
We do not believe hat the white
race in this state either desire the SUI