The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-08-02
STATE PRESS

I'VE endorse the Dingley tariff BILL"
says this platform, further, made
necessary by the enormous eXpendi-
lures incident to the War"-When all
the world knows that the Dingley tar
iff bill was framed n enacted into
law before there was any war or any
prospect of a war. Nothing could be
more uncandid than this, nor any
thing more unworthy than a phrase
following in which it is sought to give
the administration and the republi-
can party the glory for the success
of the war thuS far. But, as men do
not gather grapes of thOrnS, nor figs
of thistles, neither do they get can
dor and straightforward dealing, any
more than good government, from
southern republicanism. Away with it!
A man might believe in every tenet Of
the republican party, and yet if he
were we'll regulated n meant well by
his people he could not afford to con-
meet himself with the republican par
ty of North Carolina on accOun of the
constituencies association into which
it would bring him.-Charlotte OBJ
server.
That courteous and perfectly Iegiti-
mate request sent by Mr.. F. NJ. Sim
mons to the board of p~enitentiary di-
rectOrs for certain information that
under the law should nave been en-
bOC.ed in a report by Superintendent
John r. Smith and filed on the first
day of December last, seems to have
thrown the whole kit and bilin' of
them into Mysteries, the pompous
Mem-rTs of the many O's is said be-
came Wrathy and in a fiery speech
flung projetctiles that exploded all
over the heads of some of the mem
bers of the board. He proclaimed his
honesty in tones loud enough to be
heard by the escaped %convicts, and in
timated hat he would rather be feed
ing pigs on his Lenoir county truck
patch than TO me meddIing with this
white elephant with a tail at both
ends, or words to that effect. Mr.. Sim
mons has merely made a request for
information, burt Mr.. Simmons in this
is about in the same condition with
the balance of the people of the state,
for it seems that hereafter all the
people are to remain in blissful ignor-
ance of the dOings Of this House Of
Lords" these mighty moguls of ma
~jestice manOuvering, these princely
p~Otentates of the pen, this colossal
collection of convict curators, this bull
ly board of bouncers, these silent Sc
cret service solons.-RaIeigh News and
Observer.
From the best information we can
get from all sections of the county,
it is evident that the better class of
the populists, we mean those who are
white, and believe in a white mans
government, will unite with the dem
ocrats in restoring good government
to our county and state. They can't
afford to 10 otherwise, for they see
that a of republican rule
will bankrupt the government and ne
grOiZe it beyond all hope of redemp-
ton at the polls. Why, there is a ne
gro magistrate in Ellerbe township,
appointed by T.. F. Long,. our clerk of
court, and there are two negro school
committeeman on every township
board, appointed by our board of ed
ucation, and one negro or said board
of education, appointed by our clerk,
sheriff, register and county commits
siOners Loci at the picture, We dem
Ocrats and patriotic republicans and
populists. Behind the picture! Can you
endure it longer? DOM you Know that
this is but a foretaste- of what these
fellows would do for us if they are
reelected. We know there are many
good republicans and populists who
have never seen these things in the
They say, we are as much
opposed to the negro in office as you
are. Well, then, if you are, don't vote
the republican or fusion ticket, for as
sure as you do, you will have negroes
put over you You must remember
that there are about four times as
many negroes as there are white re-
publicans, and h negroes are the
masters of their white allies.-Rock-
ingham Rocket.