The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-06-03
STATE PRESS,

G~reensbor Record: The Rockingham
county republican convention met at
Saturday and dnestructed
unelr delegates to the state convention to
vote Tor Hon. Thomas Settle for congress-
man and HarshaH Mott, of wilkesboro.
for solicitor.
Now h true white people of the state
should all come together in the demo-
hunters in a hole. The democracy of
North Carolina Will extend a hearty well
come back to the popuifsts who left its
ranks, and let bVgones be bygones. and
giving sue as choose to come back in
the democ: nc ranks an equal chance for
political Pr serment with those who nave
remained in the party.-Kinston Free
Press.
The Express hoped to see Judge McIver
~renominated by the judicial convention
ait Rockingham last Thursday, but for
some reason the honor was bestowed
upon another man-Mr. T. A. Mcneil:
of Lumberton. Mr.. McNeill is well and
favorably known in his county and sec
tion and is a high toned gentleman and
a successful lawyer. He is a true demo-
crat and has several times represented
his county in the legislature. Let every
democrat in the district now go to work
and see that he Is elected.-Sanford Elk
press.
The action of some Of the members of
our northern states volunteers while on
their way to some southern camp has
not served to create for themselves warm
places in the hearts of the southern peo-
pie. In many instances their actions
have been nothing short of outrageous.
They have cOnfiScated whatever they
| could get their hands on and grossly in
suited many ladies who focked to the de-
pots to give the boys in blue a patriotic
| ovation. Some of the members Of the
| Ninth regiment, New York volunteers,
made themselves particularly disgusting
| at Danville. Va, by kissing negro wO-
men who gladly allowed them the priv
ilege.-WinSton Journal.
The state convention of the democratic
party in reconciling its differences in
line with the very pronounced wish of
the majority for no fusion with the
North Carolina populist organization
acted in a spirit of harmony that is the
best possible promise for the success of
| its aims this year. There We're very
decidedly divergent views represented in
the convention on the question Of fusion,
but the minority when convinced that
they could accomplish nothing but to in
ttroduce discord into the party councils
by opposing the desire of the majority
showed their good sense and loyal de-
mocracy by yielding gracefully: The par
ty thus enters the campaign with a unit
ed front to battle bravely for better gov
eminent in this Gazette.
The attempts of the states to control
corporations have been rendered a COM
| DIete fiaSco by the unWarranted interior
ance of federal judges. The statute books
of nearly every state are numbered with
anti-corporatfon legislation that is as
| dead as any decree OF ATId86IAcS. III
we'll known income tax decision is an in
stance of how the court has narrowed
the delegated powers of the national leg
islature." The writer further points out
that the only remedy is a reorganization
of the courts-an expedient by no means
new to history. The question: is bound to
be a, burning one in future politics and
Governor Russell presents one SIDE or 1t
clearly and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Iele-
gram.
The democratic is the majority party
of North Carolina when not rent aSunder
by the oily torSued and horny headed
images who do not care anything about
anything else other than self-aggrandize-
ment. The populist leaders or the ma
ioritv of them have ever and, we pre-
sumo, always will be open for negotla-
tions when they have or can control any
political influence. The popullst party IS
plora BILE condition the state is in and
now when the probabilities are that the
people of the state are going TO return 10
power the party which has practically
made the state what 1T is today, dnese
pie hungry populfsts want to tie their
billy boat and cart to the rear end OF our
BAND wagon in order that they may find
aplace at the lunch
| journal.
Now let the men who think alike upon
the great question of good government in
North Carolina vote alike The demo-
cratic party invites all the true sons OF
the state, regardless of past afflhatrons
to unite with it in the work OF glvine
North Carolina a pure and honest admin
istration of public affairs. Buck kitch1n
has returned to the democratic fold. He
was too good a soldier in the battles OF
the past to have ever changed his col
ors. But he has returned and democracy
welcomes him as it will every patriotic
son h has wandered 1nito forpldder
pa this, but has determined ito wander nc
longer. In his speech before the conven-
ton, Captain Kitchin said: There are
men in the populist party who are honest
it is our duty to convince them that they
are being misled. 1 left the party be-
cause I saw that if it followed Grover
/ Cleveland it was going into the republl
can party, but 1 made a mistake and go
with a crowd worse than Cleveland anI
his crowd."-Winston Sentinel.