The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-07-12
STATE PRESS

IL lIC oAS NAA1 L
coinage of silver will become an ac-
complished fact, and the government
will be glad to get to coin. National
paper currency will also be issued in
large volume Bonds will be less Gag
erly sought as the war progresses and
broadens. New issues will arise. If
we are to annex a good part of the
world the question of protective tar
if will disappear.-Burlington News.
Every now and hen there is seen a
suggestion that North Carolina ap-
point, after the fashion of other
States, an "Arbor Day" which the
people shall devote to setting out
trees. Under existing conditions the
suggestion is absurd. What we need
is to usban the forestry we already
have. 1t is magnificent, but every
year it is being thinned by the axe,
until after awhile our State will be
practically denuded of trees. Until
we adopt some means of saving those
we already nave it is idle to talk of
setting out new ones.-Charlote Obser-
Yer.
If there is anything in the blunder-
ing and disgraceful record of a party
to cause a people to lOathe it and give
their support to the party of the oppo-
sition, there should be no question
about a sweeping Democratic victory
in North Carolina this year; but there
are people who stick the closer to a
bargain because it is a bad one, and
it will be found, we dare say, that not
all of those who might be expected to
renOunce fusion because it's works
have proved bad, and return to the
Democracy will be swift to do so.
Some of the best men in the POpulist
party harbor deep resentment and
with many of them the pride of opin-
ion is very strong. Some of these
men will come back this year; many
will, we hope; but it will not do to
count too high.-Sanford Express.
Col. Dockery, having been pledged
by his brother, Marshal Henry Dock
cry, as a Sound Republican, was
nominated for Congress by the Re
publicans Of his district who also en-
dorsed Mckinley, Pritchard and the
ST. Louis goldbug platform. He ac-
cepted the nomination, pointing with
pride" to his long Republican record.
A POpulist crowd came along shortly
after and, under the beguiIing in
fluence of Marshal Dockery and MY
Son Claude" also nominated Col
Dockery, Sr. And now Butler comes
along and says that "Dockery will be
elected and will stand by the people
after he is elected" Will standing by
Mckinley and Pritchard be standing
by the people? If SO, Butler is de-
ceiving the Populists.-Raleigh Post
The great contest in this country is
coming. necessarily, to a fight be-
tween corporate wealth and monopo-
! lies on one side and the masses of the
people on the other. Realizing this
and the great influence of educated
men, millionaires a not been slow tC
make good use of their great oppor(
%tunities to control institutions OF
learning. OF course, the institutions
getting benefactions from rich corpo-
ratiOns and trusts feel kindly toward
their b~enefactorS. = & One thing is
quite evident: the trusts expect col.
leges to feel themselves under obliga-
tons to them and if they do not fee
so fast enough the incidents of Prof
Bemis and President Andrews show
the expectations of the trusts who
have made donations for their endow-
ment. = We do know that it be
hOOves the masses of the people tc
watch what kind of instructors theil
children are placed under, not only as
to morals, but as to finance. Tn
fangs of financial slavery may be 81
riveted upon us by education from in.
situations dominated by trusts that il
it. The masses of the people do. no
realize how fast the financial theorie.
of the trusts are getting foothold il
u colleges and universities.-Pitts
bOrO Citizen.