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

"a ASd@A8S ia NAAks sAdACs
warming up on his subject recently.
stated that the death of a certain
North Carolina soldier in the Cuban
war was more glorious than anything
told Of in the Bible. Another preacher
a college president, says that a million
aire who gave To his preachers coll
| lege a small part OF his immense for
tune (made by selling poisonous Gig
arettes) is the south's greatest philan-
tropist, These gentlemen should at
once become war correspondents OF
some yellow journal where yarns
command good prices.-Raleigh Pro-
/ sressive Farmer.
That Mr.. Stevens will be welcomed
10 a high seat in the wigwam with
Butler, Aver, Russell. Logue Harris &
Co. We have no doubt. Only lawyers,
corporation lawyers preferred. are ad-
United to leadership" and given posi-
| lions in that combination. II Jockey
will not give way for him for judge,
possibly he may get Fowler to give
way for him for congress, as the
P~hitchardites have sworn in their
wrath that neither Fowler. Stroud or
ShufOrd shall go back. Shuford has al
ready received his fiattening. and il
only awaits such arrangements as
Fowler and Stroud can max for their
hereafter to end their congressional
career. Now is your chance, Steve.
Fix Fowler. n maybe you may let
yourself onto his perch and thus get a
promise of reward for you with
drawel from the democratic party
Raleigh Post.
Two years ago Senator Butler said
in the bitterness of his defeat, when
Pritchard had run over him, that there
would under no consideration be any
more pOpulist fusion with republicans;
that such fusion was hurtful and bore
evil fruit. The populist party said
amen TO that declaration. Hundreds of
pOpulists have declared that they Will
| come out of the party if there is flu
sion again. An opportunity will soon
present itself to test the sincerity of
these men. Seeing the luxury and de-
light of office about to pass FROM them,
the populist leaders have already Sc
cretly bargained with the republicans
to deliver the votes of the 80, 200 white
populists of North Carolina in part to
the republican party again. There is
nothing honorable in such a scheme.
There is nothing decent in it, and MOTH
ing good can come out of it. VIII
white men who have nothing at stake
other thar the best interests of their
country submit to such a ScandalOus
disposition of their ?-Clinton
Democrat.
The political skies brighten daily.
II 1VpuDilbdiI al AoIlN ilCAp
ed along. Its manipulation by office
holders, it's applause of Whites vi
ciOuS speech, and it's endorsement of
all the vilIainies under republican rule
gave cause for pause to white men
Of all parties. The truth about the
mismanagement of county affairs, the
elevation of the negro owe the white
man, the growing assurance and impu-
dence of negro officials are turning
the stOmachs Of honest white men.
One speaker in the meeting of the
Wake county democratic executive
committee said he knew five white re
publicans in one township who would
vote for white supremacy this year.
The attitude of the republican cOnVen-
ton, repudiating every plank in the
populist state platform, and reaffirm-
ing their resolve to fight the campaign
on the gold standard issue and a dis
honest election law and shown the
pOpulists that there can be no fusion
with the republican party.-Raleigh
News and observer.
Mr.. H. L. Stvens, of Warsaw, was,
until recently, a member of the state
democratic executive committee. He
was the author at the November meet
ing of the committee, of the resolution
inviting all white men, regardless of
how they have voted heretofore, who
intend to vote with us in the fOrthcom-
ing election, and who desire white
supremacy and good government. TO
attend and take part in all demo
cratic primaries. He was a can
didate in his district recently before
a democratic convention for the noml-
nation for Judge of the superior court
He was beaten, fairly. He now writes
a, letter charging the democratic party
with being controlled by gold-bugs
and m~onopolists." Would he have
made this false charge had he received
the nominatio for judge? Or is he
willing to MAKE a false charge now
against his late associates in order
to secure the fusion" nomination fol
that office?-Raleigh Post.
In the year 1890 Wake county had {
republican official who had been in of
flee since boyhood and had defeated
every mar who had opposed him unit
many men thought the wisest polio!
was to let him stay in office and try
to elect the balance of the ticket. Their
were other democrats, however, wh'
believed hat the true policy was t.
have an examination of the affairs o
that Office to see whether it was rur
on business principles or on republican
principles. One morning a Raleigl
newspaper, quoting from Vice-Presi
dent Hendricks famous speech ii
1888, w must turn the rascals GU
and take a look at the books" he de
manded that his official should b
defeated so that the people could TAX
a look at the books. The editorial ere
ated great CONSERVATION in the repub
lican ranks, the official in question wa
furious and poured out the Walls of hi
wrath on the head of the editor in al
his speeches throughout the county
and the fight was waged on the propo
sition, Lets take a loOk at the books.
When the time came for tn
official to turn over the office to hi
successor, he quietly retired. took
train that carried him out Of the state
and judgment was obtained for 81, 90
for the money of widows and orphan
: which had disappeared.-Raleigh New