The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-07-29
STATE PRESS

STATE PRESS
There is no shame in a white re-
publican, particularly if he halls from
Richmond county. They can stand
more negroism and glory more in il
than the republicans from any other
county of which we know anything.
1T was the vilest speech l ever heard
and l was ashamed Of it," said a white
republican from Western North Car
DINA, speaking Of Whites speech.
Dockery's organ, The Rockingham Re
public, says 1T was a fine speech"
There was never made in Raleigh so
vile n Infamous a speech. 1t is all a
question of taste, hOwever.-Raleigh
News and Observer.
White. the negro congressman from
the First district, in his speech at the
republican convention, in Raleigh, said
non other things: Il am not the
only negro who holds office. There are
others. There are plenty more being
made to order to hold offices. We are
the most modest people in the world
and dOn't hold as many offices as we
will. [ invite the issue" The white
people of the state are told by this
negro office holder hat there will be
more of them in office and invites the
issue. We nave fallen upon evil DAYS
sure enough, when it comes to swal-
lowing banterS like his thrown out
by a black man.-Charlotte Observer.
he time is not far distant when the
tax payers, who are the sovereign
rulers, will be called upon to say
whether they want to retain in office
the men who have put grievOus our
dens upon the people. 1t is strange
that these political jockies think they
can again fool the people n grow fat
out of the earnings of the very men
who put them where they are. Unless
all signs fail the people will both
Deweyise and Hobsonize the whole kit
and billing at the first opportunity. The
hypOcritical flag of the fusion self
seeking bosses must come down from
the Moro of the people. The voters
of all parties say this. The people are
supreme and whatever they say must
be done.-Davidson Dispatch.
Many prominent Georgians were in
General HOke's command throughout
the latter part of the struggle. Gen
eral Alfred H. COlquit, Judge Samuel
Harris, Captain Harry Jackson and
Captain w. D. Ellis were all with Gen
eral HOke to the end of the war. He
has always regretted the fact that he
was not with General Lee at the sur
render to shake his hand as the great
leader parted in tears from his faith
full followers, although he would not
have given up the defense of his state
in the last dying struggle for any
thing in the world. General Hoke is
now SO years of age and enjoys per
feet health. His record during the
struggle from the first battle to the
last one was a brilliant display of
courage, daring and g~eneralship and
won for him the respect of his supe-
riOrs and the admiration of those I'M
der his command. Being made a brig
adler at the youthful age of "a he con-
tinued even with the great response
bility resting on his shoulders to show
a skill and gift of generaIship seldom
eQualed among his superiors.-Raleigh
Post.
The North Carolina Presbyterian,
of this city, has stirred up the ami
mails by it's smart editorial of last
week in favor of state aid to higher
education. 1t is probably as much de-
voted to it's W denOminational col
leges az is the organ of any other de-
nomination in the state to theirs, but
it appears to have a rather wider range
of vision, and doesn't think that the
success of it's UNCONVENTIONAL schools
is dependent upon the destruction of
the state colleges.-CharlOtte bserver.
Dockery's organ, the Republic, pub
lished at Rockingham, says, The Re-
publican standard bearer has a clean
record, is able and stands for the best
interest in the greater part of the
age" Will the Republic please tell
whether o. H. DOckery is a republican
or a pOpulist. The twice nominated
congressional candidate in this district
has been painfully silent in his decla-
ratiOns as to which party he is loyal
to. If Mr.. DOckery is really standing
for the best interests of the greatest
party of the age he has Topped "
to the Observation-Disclosures Enquirer.
But above all there has been no de-
bauching of the voters, and we hope
there will be none. Public sentiment
should be so severe upon such conduct
that any man who practfced it, no
matter what his qualifications Or pop
ularity, could secure a nomination to
any Office within the gift of the people.
The stability of our form of govern
ment depends upon the purity and
the worst public enemy who would
destroy either in his attempts to Sc
cure Office by de%bauching the voters.
Let us put our seal of condemnation
upon all political methods that have
such a tendency.-Charlotte News.