The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-03
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In commenting upon the extravagant
claims of the gold newspapers to the
effect that what is contemporary re-
ferred to by the enemies of democracy
as ~"Bryanism," is lead for all time to
come, The Washington Post, one of the
most conservative and impartial news
papers in the country, declares in sub
stance that these alleged democrats are
deluding themselves with mistaken
ideas. The Washington Post has studied
the situation carefully and from a non-
partisan standpoint, and its observa-
tons upon the political outlook at this
time are certainly entitled to deep on
sideration. Anyone who reads the
daily says The Post,
land who has brains enough to under
stand what he reads, must know that
William J.. Bryan has a stronger hold
upon the democratic masses today than
he had a year ago or at the very height
of the campaign of 1896. He emerged
from the tremendous struggle, defeat
ed, to be sure, but without the small
est loss of prestige with the undimin-
ished respect Of his followers. and his
influence has been steadily broadening
and deepening eve since."-Atlanta
Constitution.
+ Twenty years ago John Sherman was
on the stump in Ohio, telling citizens of
that state that good crops were a bles-
sing bestowed upon the just and the
unjust by the a~ll-pOwerful and benef-
cent republican party. There is dawn
of prosperity. The Mckinley admins
tration has determined that there shall
be great discoveries of gold in Alaska,
and the prophets of McKinleyism are
pointing with awe stricken admiration
to the kindness of McKinleyism in pro-
viding gold in hat far-off territory.
Why should miners of soft coal in the
valley of the Ohio or elsewhere truggle
with their depressing employers for the
benefit of the Mckinley tariff of 81
cents a ton on soft coal when all they
have to do is to step over to Alaska
and load themselves up under the SUI
perintendence of a paternal govern
ment with all the gold nuggets they
can carry away?-ChicagO Chronicle.
If the people think that these plead
ings and these rulings interfere with
justice. they must proceed to change
the laws, and their proper recourse is
to the legislature rather than to the
rope. The Telegraph has had much to
say with regard to the laws delay, but
it has consistently maintained hat the
remedy must be found in the reform
of the laws and not by the departure
Of judges from precedent n the letter
of the statutes. Our judges must be
bound by the law, otherwise we would
have judicial anarchy. and no mans
life or property would be safe.-Macon
(Ga.) Telegraph.
A few years ago the trustees of the
University Of Kansas required the
resignation of President Garfield be-
cause he differed from the majority of
them on the tariff question. This act
was universally condemned by the ed
49, 49, cav NV lilo
ened public opinion. 1t was generally
stigmatized as an act of bigotry and
ignorance. That it was such needs no
proof. President Garfield was imme-
diately offered the presidency of
another university whose trustees were
of the same political beliefs as those
of Kansas, but of a higher range of
intelligence. The president Of another
western college president Chaplin, of
BelOit) was a believer in free trade
and taught it in the class room for
forty years. although all or nearly ali
of his trustees were of the contrary
opinion. There was criticism in plenty
mona the trustees as individuals, blu
no question of this kind was ever raised
in the board room. Probably DR.. Cha
pins case was that of a large umbe
of college presidents during his time
and even now. Yet we have never
heard of an institution which had lost
any considerable sum of money in leg
acies or donations because it's presi-
dent or professors taught free trade.
Surely no institution was ever more
exposed in this way than Yale, yet it
has gone on prospecting and 'piling up
money in spite Of the teachings of
Professor Sumner, who was accounted
the leading free trader in the country
while he held it's chair of political
ecOnOmy.-New York Evening Post.