The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-04-21

not to be as wise as bre'r rabbit even
though he has been lying low. Ii VIII
mington has not taught him that North
Carolina is never going 10 tolerate ne
gro rule, he is unteachable, unwise and
intolerant--Roeky Mount Motor.
We are at all times opposed TO any
thing that savors Of negro rule. II is
time to let them understand the white
men are determined TO run every
branch Of our government without
their aid, either directly or indirectly.
Let our people lay aside all prejudice
and feeling and come together. The
democracy Of the white men on both
sides is not MISUNDERSTANDING
Graphic.
The opinion is written by Judge
Montgomery and is a lengthy one.
From this Judge Walter dissented.
Judge ClarA holds in his dissenting
opinion, that the Office OF superinten-
dent of the penitentiary was actually
and entirely abolished by the legisla-
ture, the power that created it; the
fact that the p~enitentiary must still be
governed is no proof that the Office Of
superintendent is still in existence un-
der another name.-Weldon News.
If the president had notified the
Philippines that they were to have self
government, the lives of our brave vol
unteers would not have been sacrificed
to a policy contrary to American tradi-
tions and to American humanity. Post
Master General Smith in his speech at
Chicago speaking of the Philippine
islands, said: THE president holds
these islands in trust for the American
| people until they can determine the
future" We bought the islands in Or
der to divert attention from home issues
and to open a place for rich pickings.
1t is a policy of dishonor that will be
repudiated.-Raleigh News and Obser-
yer.
Not only is Mr.. Willy Wally Aston,
of England, honoring New York with
his gracious presence land incidental
ly, trying to get out of paying his hon
est American t~ax-debts,) but the Brad
ley-Martins are back in the Bradley
Martin box. They fluttered in-four
of them-with only two maid-servants,
two men~-servants and 40 trunks and
v~alises, travelling in this light man
ner," says our New York correspondent.
This is a simple way of travelling, but
then, David, just think of the heavy
load of hyphens they have to carry.
They could use more trunks, no doubt,
if they would only economist on hyph-
ens.-Charlotte Observer.
The republican administration at
Washington is the greatest trust in
restraint of trade that this people has
to contend with. The commissioner of
internal revenue-and it seems that
the occupant of this office, under what
ever administration, has had special
animus toward North Carolina inter
ests-has just made a ruling" which
will very seriously interfere with the
tobacco trade, to the injury of dealers
and farmers, with no corresponding
benefit whatever to the government
The commissioner rules that "a dealer
after receiving tobacco from a farmer
is required to pack it in ~hogsheads
cases or bales before Offering it fol
sale to another person."--Raleigh Post
The dissenting opinion Of Justice
Clark in the Day case is strong, able
vigorous and right. There is one view
of the case, however, which he did mo-
touch upon that seems to give addition
al force to the conclusion of the dissent.
ing opinion. The opinion of the SUI
preme court in the Day case is based
upon the proposition that Captain Day
had a term of office; that he act of 1S9!
substantially transferred this office tt
another and that this vas outside o.
the powers of the legislature. 1t is no
suggested in the opinion that the &C
of 1899 was not valid legislation in it.
self, but that it could not operate tC
deprive Captain Day of the office Of
Observation-Disclosures News and
Observer.
MI. Gamaliel Bradford is a Boston
gentleman given to economic and pc.
litical writing whom we have had occa-
sion before to quote with approval
We do not know what he calls himself
in the political nomenclature of the
day, but what he says entities him to
be called a Jeffersonian Democrat. Mr.
Bradford describes the proclamation
issued the other day to the Philippines
by the presidents commission as 'as-
tonishing," and points out the necces.
sity of separating the kernel from the
honied globule which is used to dis.
guise the bitterness of the pill. Ac-
cordingly he extracts these words from
the pr 81. nation: "The supremacy
of the United States must and will be
enforced throughout every part of the
archipelago, and those who resist il
can accC nplish no end other than theil
own ruin."-and says that there is the
whole policy in it's brutal nakedness
Thoroughly characteristic of the rea,
| president and boss of the United States
Hon. Marcus A. Hanna.'-Fayette-
vile Observer.
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