The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-02

AN01fDTS IGIATt Auk& hHS
Of fusion rule in North Carolina Uss5.
1896 and 1870 had cost nearly Tour
hundred thousand dollars more than
the preceding three years under demo-
cratic rcle.-Pittsboro Record
In the speech OF a. L. Brooks az
Madison last week the speaker told
OF some republicans accusing the DEM
ocrats OF stealing the popuitst plat
form. The republicans have frequent
" made this charge. and seem TO de-
rive a great deal of satisfaction there
by. But" said MIR. Brooks, let me
tell you, my republican friend. you
can't accuse anybody OF stealing your
platform. The mar who would steal
IL would drop Il like a hot potatoe "a
soon az he found out h he n
A roar OF applause followed.-Reds-
vile Review.
The Weekly submits that the North
Carolina Presbyterian gets under The
Biblical Recorders shirt In fore
going discussion. The Recorder gave
its whole case away last year when
it urged the Baptists as such To vote
20 increase the tax for the puotlc
schools because that was the greatest
need OF that denomination IN thls
state. II the Baptists carried a single
township for that reason. and are get
ting the benefits OF public money, what
ecomes OF The Recorders voluntary
principle? Who will plead the cause of
the weaker observation-disclosures
Weekly.
A negro was discussing
politics last week and was heard to re-
mark that a white man didn't have any
business in the republican party and a
negro had no business being a demo
crat. He said further that II asked his
politics he could answer very easily.
IL ,.aU ran,hItgan haratiSa Z WAS
the party OF his color. II the white
men OF Robson county drew the color
line as closely as the negroes and stood
by their color" there would be no
doubt as to the result. And they must
do this unless they want To see affairs
more fully controlled by the negroes
and their INSCRIPTIONS white allies.
Lumberton Robesonian.
Evil days have surely fallen on North
Carolina when IA man who has dis
graced one office. is placed in another
of equal Importance, and a party press
falls with Infatuated abuse on the man
who furnishes proof of an officials un-
worthiness. But as We said at the
beginning, we do not believe that the
honest, sober-minded populists VIII
endorse the course Of their papers in
this matter. and we do not believe that
they will feel bound to remain in a
party lHdA lttlS 'iil1u ufpi w N''Nia
and whitewash a discredited official.
This John r. Smith is a republican,
and the appointee of a republican gov
ernor. On account of the cooperation
agreement between the leaders OF the
two parties we see every populist pa
per in the state using every effort to
cover up Smiths misdeeds, because
they are afraid the agreement would
be broken if they should not stand by
Smith. But the people who had no
hand in this agreement. and who are
beginning to see what the agreements
in politics are leading to in North Car
DINA and at liberty to act as their
necessary to democratic successes this
year, is hat voters vote conscientious
ly.-Newton Enterprise.
There is no prejudice here against
the negro pursuing his own substan-
tial happiness in any legitimate call
ing. There is no avenue of industry
in North Carolina shut against him.
There is no desire on the part OF the
white people to keep him down. but
they have rather, in every instance,
shown for him IA sympathy and feel
ing. They have never denied him en-
ployment and. moreover, every effort
has been made for the colored mans
advancement to a higher plane OF liv-
ing. Thousands OF public schools are
open for his and his Childrcn's benefit,
the expense OF which has been borne
by another race for many years with
out a murmUr. All these things the
negro has repaid by making himself
the willing and unquestioning tool of
INSCRIPTIONS demagogues who appeal
to him to assert his right against his
b~enefactor. He has repaid forbcarance
with insult. kindness with i%mpudence.
and generosity with outrages. The race
! ia TODAY a ureatnr rniGnp,a o, a..
peace and welfare of the state than
it was a quarter of a century ago. It's
elevation to the dignity OF citizenship
inaugurated an orgie OF crime n cor
ruption that made the name OF the
state a by-word among men. II was
pardoned for the sake of its ignorance.
With the help Of white men who sold
their birthright and their state for n
mess of pottage, the race has again
tried to govern, and with the same re-
suit. Through it's impudent and vi
cious spokesman it boasts that IL VIII
go yet further. Today, as always since
he has held a citizenship only to dis
grace II, the negro Is the aggressor.-
Sanford Express.
The Biblical Recorder says the Chris
tan teacher in a school makes the
school Christian, or the same plan we.
have Christian schools. Christian bar
IN dLlOfln
and Christian supreme courts. We can
see very well how a supreme court
can be Christian when it's judges are
all devout and Christian men, give
their entire influence to the Kingdom
and make all their decisions az Christ
the Lord would do. We cannot con-
ceive or a more glorious or helpful on
ditions OF things. 1t certainly ~ a
result to be earnestly sought. We are
surprised that ony one should ever
doubt the possibility OF n Christian su-
/ preme court or other courts.
Our FAULT has been that We have on
fined Christianity to the narrow linn
it's Of a form of worship or a creed,
and have not allowed that it should
permeate and transform and stamp
every legitimate thing. The Recorder
seems not to have gotten out OF the
shell at this point. We are puzzled
to know how a saloon could De Chris
tan. The difference is this: All the.
other occupations mentioned are ~