The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-08-05

The good old Common
wealth is in the hands of thieves and
robbers. and any white man who
gives support to the Republican Popu-
list combine helps to keep it there
Greenville Reflector.
Walter r. Henry willnot be in this
campaign with his hot. bombastic
speech against banks an manopilies.
Walter r. has been appointed bank
examiner and up at Ocean City, Md.
a few days ago he delivered a speech
before a convention OF bankers which
was highly pleasing to the convention.
Monroe Inquirer.
Charlotte Observer: This is to be a
week of Democratic rallies. The four
nearest us are to be held atMonroe.
Newton and Rutherfordtonon We'd
nesday, and at River Bend, Thursday.
Salisbury, July 31.-The stiffness Of
the sabbath at Spencer was broken at
4.30 o'clock this afternoon when five
pistol shots, ringing out on the quiet
air, old of the commission Of a deed
of blood. Tom Moore, a flagman at
Spencer, shot and seriously, perhaps
fatally wounded Dick Sparnell, a con-
ductor on the yard there. Moore es-
capped.
1t seem to be the policy of Russell
and Mewboorne to offer personal in
suit when a citizen asks for informa-
ton concerning the affairs Of state
informati> n to which he is entitled
as a taxpayer and which the law re-
uqires should have been placed with
in his reach six months ago. The
way to remedy this sort of thing is
to turn the rascals out.-Winston Sen
tinel.
If Governor Russell thinks he can
hide the scandals of his administra-
ton of the penitentiary by personal
ISLANDERS over the name of n Of his
tools, he will find himself very badly
mistaken. The people Of North Caro-
lima, when given to understand a
matter, are a just people. And severe
as their vengeance when they feel
called upon to exercise it. And moth
ing will more quickly invite it than
the disreputable effort of a public SER
want to first commit and then conceal
an abuse of his Office.-Raleigh Post.
The evidences of negro ascendency
in North Carolina are multiplying.
They are becoming more aggressive
and the aggressive ones are demanded
more than they ever have before.
In a recent murder trial in Robson
county six negroes, three CrOatans and
three white men were on the jury.
While the case was in progress the
jury could not be separated, of course
and when the officer carried the body
to the Lumberton hotel, the proprietor
refused to take the negro into his
house, and they had to return to the
oN,,rt hoIcn TO nacc tho njOht tnoothn,
as best they could. When white men
are in the minority on a North Caro-
lima jury, we have reached a state
that would o have been dreamed of,
ever five years ago.-Charlotte News.
A tidal wave is gong to sweep
through every neighbOrhOOd and every
white man entitled to he right of
suffrage will vote on one side or the
Other-a full vote of the white menOf
North Carolina will be polled, and the
Republican party will again be buried
beneath a perfect avalanche of ballots.
We hope no self-respecting POpulist
will suffer himself to be numbered
among the hungry horde that will per-
ish politically beneath the debris Of the
POpulO-Republican wreck. Come out
now from among them, and don't be-
come a stencil in the nOstrils of the
ILL pCOplC VI IIlC ototC' III
cratic party is going to triumph in
North Carolina this year as sure as
Jim Youn is the only negro col
onel in the world; and we hope
every white man in the State who has
been affiliating with the Republican
party will cast a white mans ballot
and be able to step up n say 81 did
it.'-Morehead City Pilot.
In fact that every declaration of the
republican state platform on national
questions is in direct opposition to ev-
cry declaration eve made by the pop
ulist party, still it is expected by
the republicans, that some of the pop
ulist leaders and Office holders will be
able to turn owe the entire pOpulist
vote of the state to the election of re-
publican congressman and other Off
GERS. The populists are asked to sur
render all of the principles for which
they have contended and vote for gold
bug republicans, who openly boast
their support of the gold standard and
their opposition to an income tax and
a more abundant currency, in order
that some populist elders may hold Of
flee by republicn votes. How is this
to benefit the voter who expects no
Office? If the fusion arrangement is
successful this fall, the delegation to
congress will be half gold and half
silver. The populist in one district
will have nullified the work of their
brethren in another district. Silver
can never win where its protested
friends thus divide their energies
There are thousands of silver populists
in North Carolina who will not be
traded off to gold bug republicans, but
will join their brethren in the demo-
cratic party in electing consistent sill
yer men to ofice.-Statesville Mas
cot. AHkl