The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-06-09

and other novrerful corporations WELD
an influence in politics. and especially
In legislative bodies. that is not gen
orally recognized at its true value, ana
what is worse. this influence seems TO
be growing. 1t is not. OF course. for a
political principle that these corpora
tons take such an interest In politics,
but solely To- secure legislation favor
able to them or to prevent measures
that might prove unfavorable. But
they are only exercising the right or
every man in looking after his own In
terest. and some times We mir that
they have in part been forced into pol
itics.-Durham Herald.
II gives The Post sincere pleasure
20 assert that during the ten years OF
its existence that this college has &C
complished very great good for the
state in h preparation Of it's young
men for useful vacations in life: and
we are well borne out in this assertion
by the records OF the graduates OF this
institution. Colonel Holiday, who has
been its president since its establish
ment, and his ~co-laborers can we'll
point with pride 20 the results OF their
labors-the number OF young men
fitted at that college, who are enjoy
ing the blessings as we'll as the ad-
vantages OF h practical education
given to them there.-Raleigh Post.
Mr.. +. r. Rose, secretary OF the
| chamber OF commerce. was told OF and
saw during his recent visit to kinston,
| ". c., the wonderful advantage the to-
| bacco interest had been TO that town.
| Three years ago Kinston was almost a
dead town." having been practically
"salted with fire" Today kinston has
four large warehouse completed and
mother in prospect. Besides this there
are three stemmeries, employing sever
al hundred hands: and Ave prize houses
four and five stories high. The amount
OF tobacco received each year stadily
increases and the acreage under culti-
walton also steadily increases. Kinston
ships tobacco direct to Japan buyers
from that country being in evidence
during the season. A good many new
and thrifty people have come in to live
in the town and new buildings are being
erected and new streets opened and ex-
tended.-Fayetteville Observer.
The news comes by way OF Danville
that the American Tobacco Trust has
purchased the biggest tobacco concern
in Japan. thereby securing control OF
the Japan demand for bright tobacco
as We'll as the market for the manu-
featured product. Ordinarily hat tran
saction would have little interest for the
people OF North Carolina, but in the
light of experience the tobacco buy
erS and tobacco farmers know that IL
means another step in their impoverish-
ment which the success OF the Cigarette
Trust involves. Six months ago there
were three competitors for bright to-
bacco on the North Carolina market
the American b Company. the
Continental Tobacco Company and
buyers for foreign manufacturers.
When the Continental was swallowed
up by the Trust, there remained no
competition from foreign and small
American buyers. Now that the Japan
Il nnnnarno N tn hnnn 4AA
Trust will fix its price for most of the
bright yellow tobacco. This means that
prices will go down, down, down as
they did in certain grades when the
Cigarette trust was first organized
Raleigh News and Observer.
Speaking of trusts, when a city or
town gives q franchise to lay pipe lines
and the sole right to furnish water
for said city or town, why Is this not
the worst kind Of a trust? But this
is Just what the towns OF North Caro-
lima have been doing, and still con-
tinue to do, with their eyes OPEN
Durham Herald.
1t is consistency CD indeed, this lat
est card OF the fusionists in their at
tempt to invoke federal aid to perse-
cute some Of the best citizens OF Pitt
county, charging them with having in
Inundated negroes at the polls last No
vemDer. If the parties are guilty why
was not this done earlier. The whole
thing will end in a fizzle, but it is very
inconsistent for men who declare in
their platform against federal inter-
ference and preach states rights, yet
would invoke its aid when il comes to
carrying out their dirty, political
schemes.-Wilson Times.
Ex-Governor r. l.. Taylor, Of Ten
nessee reiterates his declaration that
he Is out Of politics. These periodical
Withdrawals of politicians are rarely
taken seriously by the public. Gov.
Taylor Is a born politician, and the
fact hat he has made no money out OF
it is convincing proof that he Is an
honest one. Should his lecturing prove
sufficiently lucrative to place him IN
comfortable circumstances financially,
and the boys gather about him again
and insist that he take the Lead. the
versatile son Of Tennessee would either
yield or run away from the voice of the
tempter.-Asheville Citizen.
The very mention of restriction o..
negro suffrage puts the Office holding
republicans in a frenzy But we are
persuaded to believe that there are
hundreds and .housanl Is of honest
white republicans in North Carolina.
who, disguised with negro suffrage and
all that it mean in the negro counties.
will join their white brethren in the
other parties for he adoption Of this
amendment. Our faith is especially
strong in those former republicans who
broke away from the political ties of a
life time, under the influence OF the
Macedonian cry Of distress which came
up from the eastern counties last fall,
and voted with their white brethren
for white supremacy. They will be
found right.-Statesville Mascot.
The enormous increase of trusts each
day causes US to stand with open mouth
and staring eyes for the next o on
the board. We do not realize the i'm
portance Of these t~ranspiring events.
AS a dumb animal stands awaiting
some awful calamity, not knowing or
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