The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-07-15

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publicans. The Caucasian repudiates
the plan now in horror. By Novem-
Der Maryann and the entire populist
mob of pie soppers will be doing as
Skinner is doing.-Raleigh Post.
II is not our fight except in the
sense that We are "agin' the cigarette
trust on principle, and like any lick
which reaches their solar plexus.
They have gerrared the farmers OF the
bright tobacco belt, if the concurrent
testimony OF the papers is TO be be-
lieved. Farmers Fried, Morganton.
The ~dispensary will be a factor in
politics this year. 1t has beer sug-
gested. and We think the suggestion
a good one, that the people vote on
the d~ispensary at the general election,
and that the expressed will Of the
people be carried out by the represen-
tative from this county.-Monroe En-
quirer.
The nomination OF Chas. 4. Cook,
of Warren for brigadier general.
hangs fire. Why he should ever have
! been thought of in connection with
the office is past finding u His ap-
pointment if ever made. willhave moth
ing but politics TO rest on. Political ap-
pointments to high military Office
. have not usually proven wise.-Bur-
lington News.
The negroes Of the Sixth congress
| sional district are not holding jubilees
. over Colonel Dockery's nomination.
i They do not seem as happy over the
event as one would naturally expect
to be, knowing his old time influence
over them. Some have gone further
than others-they lot only fail to re-
joice but are actually out in opposition
| to him. The Laurinburg Post (col.)
! of recent date contained an article
from one of the braves that have
grown tired of the party lash and
swears he will not support the colonel
simply because he is the party's nOmi-
nee.-Laurinburg Exchange.
Home rule" published at Raleigh
and one of the recognized populist or
cans, says editorially:
"B. F. Keith, of Wilmington, failed
to get the nomination for congress in
the 9Th district populist convention.
Mr.. Keith has no fixed political stand
ing, but first on one side and then on
the other. The convention preferred
to endorse the old war horse of the
Pee Dee, O. H. Dockery." This is
quite amusing when one considers
the fact that Dockery has Topped"
around more than n other man in
the political life in the last three
| years, and is on both sides of the
fence today. DOckery was up to the
time of the state convention of 1896,
the strongest kind Of a dyed-in the
wool of Observation-Disclosures News.
There is a disposition in every quar-
ter, and among people Of different po-
litical faiths in Wilson county to
change the existing government at the
coming election. We have talked
with many, not a few of them good
| substantial men whose politics are OPP
| posed to ours. They concede that the
| political conditions are not Of the best,
| and that they desire a change. They
| also cOncede that an Improvement
| cannot come from mixed pOpulist and
| republican fusion, and intimated that
| if the democrats nominated good men,
! they would throw their influence and
support to them. Let the democrats
nominate the best and strongest men
in their party and victory will perch
| on their banners.-Wilson Times.
A republican county convention was
| held in the court house here last Sat
urday br the purpose of electing del
I egates to the state convention and of
: electing the chairman of the republi-
! can county executive committee. DR..
Norment, of LumbertOn, the indepen-
lent candidate for congress, was pres
! ent and addressed the convention,
making such a speech as only a repub-
Iican who is depending upon negro
votes to carry him through can make.
He appeared as the champion of the
negro's rights, and thinks that even
{ yet, after being the pet of the republi-
can party for thirty-ive years, they
have not received justice, and he as
sumes the commission to see that they
get it. A good part Of his speech was
devoted to attacking Colonel Dockery,
/ the fusion nominee for congress-
North Carolina is the only state in
, the United States whose elections are
controlled by the vote of the colored
people, and consequently this state
has more colored officers than any
other state in the American Union.
Had you thought of this?
The republican party is now the
dominant party in this state, and
th~ree-fourths of that party in this
state are colOred men.
AS a consequence you will find that
1. North Carolina is the only state
, that has a colored congressman.
2. North Carolina is the only state
that has a colored Z. S. District At
torney.
8. North Carolina is the only state
that has a colored state inspector of
fertilizers.
4. North Carolina has more color
ed members Of the legislature than
any other state.
5. North Carolina has more color