The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-02-11
STATE PRESS.

The News does not for a somen coun-
tenance Reputation in any shape Or
FORM Even II a count has made a bad
bargain IL must five up 20 Its contract.
and for that reason we condemn the ac-
ton OF the commissioners of Stan3y.
Wilkes and Buncombe countfe in their
endeavor to repudiate the bonds issued
IN aid OF the building Of railroads. Every
individual and every county and state
should fulfin a. the the obligations II mas
assumed but many OF them are aging
dearly for their experience. In the mat
ter Of bond issues. Somehiw the people
IN many sections did not seem to remem-
Der that a day OF reckoning must come
hat bonds issued were debts to De paid.
Perhaps in the future the people viii not
De 80 reckless in voting bonds-Char-
9otte News.
When That cd time honesty. honesty
Of judgment, character and conduct.
which characterized our government an
people before the advent Of Russell-But-
ierism and their few allies in various
positions, shall return. prosperity will
come, and our ord state VIII go forward
with a bound. HEAVIER hasten the day
Raleigh Post.
But candor compe9s us to say. II Mr..
Hancoc expects this letter in which he
seeks TO vindicate himself to accomplish
the result he wifi be disappointed. Moth
ing short of a thorough judicial fnvesti-
CATION VIII that end The
young lady still insists in her letter 10
III IIl0 slAl - IL III ut, IIt
New Bern Journal and Newbernfan saw
in the opinion of the majority of the peo-
PIE of New Bern the charges are true.
With these facts confronting Mr.. Han
cock, we cannot see why he can hesitate
for one momen what course to pursue.
The truth is Mr.. Hancock is guilty and
Governor Russell ought to remove him
or he has been grossly slandered, black
mailed and Observation-Disclosures Mes
eng
We have a majority of 90 900 in North
Carolina who voted for democratic prin-
ciples in 1896. We must get these to-
gether again in order to redeem the
state. If we attempt to do this by using
the party's organization while rejecting
the only thing that binds a party to-
gether, viz: its principles, we Shall fail
as inevitably as would a Christian church
man preaching the doctrines of Islam.-
Fayetteville Observer.
A citizen of Stokes County was in Win
ston yesterday telling a good joke that
was played on an enthusiastic republican
OF that county who has been telling his
neighborS that all the people needed in
order to live and be happy was to possess
more confidence and patience in the pres
emit administration. On Tuesday this
confidence" republican slaughtered a
large hog. He left it hanging on a meat
look in the smokehouse all night. Next
morning he went out to cut up his pork
er, when, to his surprise. the hog was
gone. Hanging on the hook was a piece
of paper upon which was written: You
seem to be able to live on confidence, but
id if it don't take meat at my house"
No name was signed. and this is the only
clue the confidence republican has to
the guilty party.''-Winston Sentinel.
That Governor Russell is a violent man
We all know, but that he would be fool
enough to cagl out the state guard and
defy the federal government ON account
of as simple a matter as the railway COM
mission litigation. we are not prepared
to believe. Some Washington correspond
ents do not take the trouble to get facts
on which to base their interesting stories.
Charlotte News.