The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-12-13
STATE PRESS.

VIII come hrOug the next legislature
through the railroad commission or
through the legislature of 1901. 1t may
be STAYED off. but it is coming, and in
the meantime the railroads will nave
accumulated a lot more of unnecessary
unpopularity without any correspond
ing benefit beyond the mere postpone
ment Of the day.-Charlotte Observer.
We have read with much interest
the debate last week in Raleigh by
Trinity and Wake Forest students.
The speeches, judging from the ex-
tracts, We're of a high order and re-
Elected great credit upon the colleges.
We may be rather old fogyish, but we
would much prefer that our boy should
be the winner in a debate of that char
acter than to win in a baseball or foot
ball game.-Concord Times.
What sense is there in saying that
weapons shall not be carried about by
persons, and at the same time allow
thousands to be brought in the state
and sold? There are a great many
men who do not cary pistols, simply
because they do not wish to violate the
law, but many times these good citi-
zens are placed at a disadvantage by
persons who do carry them, regard
less of law.-Louisburg Times.
A concealed weapon is the only de-
Tense an honest, law abiding citizen
has against the ut-throat n VIC
iouS towards. Honest men are juSti-
fled in carrying concealed weapons.
The law does not in any degree affect
the lawless. If there ever was a ne
cessity for carrying concealed weapons
now is the time and our advice to hon
est law abiding citizens is to always
be prepared to protect yourselves
Greenville Weekly.
We will venture to make a sugges-
ton to Governor Russell. We do so
with the greater assurance, knowing
that his eXcellency gives great and Sc
rious thought to any suggestion made
by The Post. We ave been informed
that he is preparing his message to be
presented to h legislature. He can
do no better than borrow the opening
sentence of his inaugural n begin
his e epistle to the Conscript Fa-
Tiers with-"There is Retribution in
History"-with a great big "R."-Ral-
eigh Post.
1t Is to be hoped that a similar de-
batewIll be held every year and be-
come II permanent and prominent fea-
ture OF these colleges, just IS Is The
annual debate between the University
Of Georgia and the University of
North Carolina. In these modern days
of foot ball and base ball it is truly
refreshing and encouraging to all
friends of high education to see our
State University and UNCONVENTIONAL
colleges having debates and thus de-
veloping the minds as we'll as the bod
les of their students. Much practical
good sense has been shown in selecting
the queries for these debates, all them
relating to the most important ques-
tions Of the day.-Pittsboro Record.
How to restrict it is not a problem
for democrats only to decide, but a
serious question that appeals to every
individual of the white race. 1t is
more humane to prevent a domination
by the negro by this means OF ~restric-
ting his suffrage than by the deadly
Winchester. Already the leaders OF
t~EeEthiopian see the dangers in the
future attendant upon the attempt OF
that race to assert their supremacy.
AUD they are advising their people &c
let politics alone, to devote their time
to industrial pursuits, and to quietly
and gracefully accept the situation
that the white man shall dominate
And no Moses yer offered better ad
vice to n people.-Smithfield Herald
There is no doubt about the fac,
that a large measure OF unpopularity
attaches to the railroads of this State
In this regard North Carolina may not
be singular: We are speaking only OF
North Carolina now. Some of his
dislike is founded on reason and some
Of it is not; but il exists. and on ac-
count OF IL a railroad company can
seldom getjustice in the courts and
suffers in many other ways. We have
told the railroads before OF some OF
the causes of their being in disfavor
a prime cause being that in anymatter
OF a claim against them they are un-
compromising. u%nyielding withou,
regard 10 h merits OF the case, they
! tight il to a finish losing nearly always
because Of the character they have es-
tablished for contesting everything,
whether they are right or wrong.
Nowwe are going to tell them some
thing else: Another reason for their
unpopularity Is their resistance of the
reasonable demands Of the public
upon them as regards train and sta
ton accommodations and kindred
matters.-Charlotte Observer.
General Garcia. Of the Cuban army,
who a been confined to his hotel for