The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-12-19
STATE PRESS.

The president tells at great length
'1row the Philippines came TO US" when
he could have told the whole story by
simply saying I'VE % 'em."-Dur-
ham Herald.
We Thought we gave the state reas-
urer good advice when we tod him not
TO get in too big a frame Of mind over
the state finacfal condition. His state
ment for the year ending 3odh Novem-
Der last shows-Balance on hand LIST
December, 1895 SIS, s19: received from
all sources, $1,545, III; total. S,7S0.?S7.
Disbursements. SIsoo.oS3: balance De-
c5mbSr lS. 1SSS. <4So,-t- 33s-@Lt q
above balance in penitentiary debt fund
and bonds sold. ssl. So; leaving net bal
nee Of s49.2S2. We will repeat that the
treasury viii not go into bankruptcy
for the present. this will not
relieve h tax collectors OF their duty
to collect promptly. and make prompt
returns.-Raleigh Post.
Senator Pritchard's resolution, to be
introduced by him today, intended to
secure an expression On the part OF
the senate that the constitutional
amendment pending in this state is vio-
lative of the Federal constitution, is
not only a fools errand or his part, but
is, or ought to be. considered an insult
to the senate. We are surprised at
Sd1Ai SAiSNOdS Ad1h vi pADEAACAs VII AAS
part, to characterize IL no more severe
ly. Under any and all circumstances.
the question is essentially a judicial
one, subject only to the consideration
OF the supreme court, II IL should be
carried that far. The senate would
hardly undertake to forestall the SUI
preme court upon a matter essentially
within the jurisdiction ofuhe latter
Raleigh Post.
The trust is killing out numbers OF
small papers by doubling the cost OF
paper upon which they are printed,
hus throwing men who have families
out of employment. Those of US who
are trying to continue the publication
of u papers are having an experience
not altogether pleasant. The probable
ity is the worst is yet to ome Our
| paper o notified us Thursday OF
still another advance of 80 per cent.
and politely informed us to lookout for
another in a few days. These advances
are ruinous and there seems 10 be no
remedy. We cannot increase the price
of subscription to The News; If We
could, and our patrons would settle
promptly once a year, We could better
afford to contend with the ''heartless
| paper trust."-Mt. Olive News
1t is offered in order to let the repub-
licans of this state circulate their cam
paign literature as a senate document,
free of postage. Pritchard and Butler
can use it as a ext for campaign
speeches, and send them broadcast over
the state without cost. That is the ex-
PLANTATION of the resolution. The senate
of the United Staes has often stopped
to craftsmanship of a bad type, it has
sometimes legislated against local self
government, but it has never been gull
ty of as small politics and as complete
disregard of the basic right of a SOW
ereign state as the consideration of this
resolution would involve. Under the
pretense of devotion to white voters"
Senator Pritchard is trying to save his
black brigade of 12O, 900 by making all
the taxpayers pay for the circulation
of his misleading statements about the
Observation-Disclosures News n Obser-
yer.