The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-09-01
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Those s~elf-styled democrats who
could OF vote for Mr.. Bryan In 90 viii
have to 'trot out another horse" Judge
a Wyck and Senator German de-
clfned TO pull in harness with them.
Two alternatives remain fol- these. eth
or, a dignified submission TO the will
OF the party and vote for W. J.
Brycn, or join the republican party
Tarboro Southerner.
The fact that numerous wealthy DEM
ocrats have refused to contribute TO the
national campaign fund in case Mr..
Bryan Is the nominee should be no ar
gument against his nomination. Money
has and will doubtless continue 10 be
a great factor in campaigns, both state
and national. and where IL is plentiful
Il is not always used for legitimate
purpose.-Durham Herald.
Sometime ago The Citizen printed a
paragraph going the rounds OF the
North Carolina papers in the shape OF
an Interrogation and answer something
like this: What has been the differ
ence between the white people in North
Carolina and the colored people in
North Carolina during the past year,"
The white people have put $500, 900
in cotton mills and the colored people
have put sec, 900 in excursions" There
was so much OF justice in this esti-
mate OF what the W races have in
fact done that IL has spread abroad.
and the colored people have seen It
[ and some OF them At least. have felt
its truthfulness.-Asheville Citizen.
Another fact which Is nothing less
b an outrage is that colored teach
ers are paid nearly three dollars more
a month thar white teachers. Under
the new school law our officers will
have ample authority - remedy these
things. In fact they are not to make
a per CAPITA division Of ;he stkool
funds. but to Approximate IL so as 10
give as near as practical the same
length OF school term. Coupled with
this is the authority Of the township
boards TO regulate the salaries OF teach
ers. The exercise Of a little common
sense here Will operate 20 give the
white children much Better school
terms. There il 70 sense in paying
negro teachers more than is paid for
white Observation-Disclosures Anglo
Saxon.
We understand that one OF our trus-
tees is Of the opinion that to appoint
negro committeeman for negro schools
is not in keeping with the plans advo-
Gated by the democrats in the last cam
paign. We beg to assure him that such
is not the case. We understood that
the position OF the democrats was:
white committeeman for white schools.
negro committeeen for negro schools"
This was the slogan i'm the capaign
and We are willing TO abide by II now.
No trustee will be criticised for ap-
pointing negroes for committeeman for
negro schools. Let the negro manage
his own schools. He wants to do this
and we are willing for him 10 have
that much power.-DunnUnion.
There is great danger in a large
standing army. All OF the founders
OF the republic saw his and pointed
out the dangers which would arise
from 1t. Already the great money pow
er in the farm OF a contraction OF the
currency, monopolies, trusts and the
Like, are depressing the people to such
an extent that they are becoming rest
less and the time Is rapidly approach
ing when the people will not submit
TO the expressions that will be placed
upon them. This fact is well known
to the money sharks. The truth OF the
whole matter is, that under some they
demand a large standing army support
ed by the people for the purpose of
compelling the people to submit to a,
system OF legalized robbery.-Wash-
ington Progress.
We are led to these reminiscences by
the numerous evidences which this
writer has discovered, in the course OF
some recent historical researches, of
the large part which General Lane has
played in rescuing the fame OF North
Carolina from the u%nfriendly hands
which has been dealing with her his
tory. In the article recently published
by us, referred to above, we quoted
General Lanes expression OF gratitude
to the state which had supplied the SOL
diers whom he commanded and who
had given him promotion after promo
ton. He has certainly repaid the OBJ
legation nan fold. The fact that he
is a Virginian and that he has writ
ten his defenses of North Carolina
from his home in Virginia, or later
from his home In Alabama, in each
case entirely separated from North Caro-
linian influences has added much 10 the
value Of his testimony In the eyes of
the outside world. Since then the Off
cial documents, published by the gov
eminent, have confirmed all that Cen
eral Lane had brought SO c~onvincingly
TO the public attention; but these are
a sealed book TO the average reader.