The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-07-04
STATE PRESS

Conservative democrats who advise
their party 10 abandon the platform Of
three years g are meeting with little
announcement in the south. The in
dicatons now are that the south will
send a solid free silver delegation to the
next national convention. and there is
little probability of a change OF senti-
ment--Durham Herald.
As we have said before. Dir. Kings
bury, the learned and able editor Of
The Wilmington Messenger, deserves
Tar more thanks than he will ever
get for his unremitting efforts. ex-
tending through many years, TO defend
North Cardinals military history from
defamers and ignorant writer's. The
Tarboro S~outherner has recently re-
peated the suggestion, often made.
mat Dr. k~ingsbury should write a his
tory OF North Cardinals part in the
great war.-Henderson Gold Leaf.
The Landmark regrets TO note an ap-
parent disposition in some quarters to
ldugn NJ separate al law out of court.
Inc law went into effect on the 1st OF
TINS month, and While the writer hasn't
been on a train since then and has no
knowledge or its practical workings, We
are SatlSned hat the law, If enforced
as 1t should be, will be of benefit to
Dotn whites and blacks. The ground Of
mpla against the workings of the
law is that the first-claSs compartments
TOR white folks are always overcrowd-
ed. While those for the colored race are
rarely II ever filled: that the negroes
nave abundance of room and comfort
aDIe quarters, while the whites have
hardly standing room. and that the ne
groes thus have the advantage under
the laW.-Statesville Landmark.
II the criticisms of the conduct of
Schley at Santiago are true. it is a
mystery how Cevera's fleet was de-
stroyed.-Durham Herald.
The Craig law is founded upon a
correct principle, has no provision that
can be construed as inimical to the in
terests OF any legitimate corporation,
and mas come to stay.-Raleigh News
Observer.
The administration, wisely or other
wise, thought to cripple Spain and
commenced by cutting off her Malayan
tail at Manila. This has gone on for
months, only an inch at a time, and
What cat lives the Philippines are
about as close around Manila as ever
they were.-Rutherford Vindicator.
1t now seems reasonably certain that
the proposed suffrage amendment to
our state constitution will be ratified,
VI oooPSSo, W q a Sc n
democrats will vote for it as will also
a large number of republicans and
populists. Indeed there has been no
issue of a political character in this
state, in many years, on which the
white voters are so thoroughly united
as they are on this suffrage amend
ment, which will insure white suprem-
acy in every portion of the state. The
opposition to it comes chiefly from
those selfish demagogues, whose only
hope of office is by and through the aid
Of ignorant negroes. Pittsboro Record.
IL one will take ever ordinary dress
goods, such as women are buying every
day, and weigh them, it will seem that
they are selling at the rate of GA cents
a pound. The farmer got 5 cents of
this amount, and the retail dealer gets
as much more, and the balance, 81
cents, goes to the railroads, owned
elsewhere, and to people in the north.
The south gets for it's staple in this
case 10 cents a pound, and the north
81 cents. There is no nonsense or de-
ception about these figures. They are
cold facts numerically expressed. The
manufacturer in the north does not
pocket 81 cents a pound, but "a cents
accurately speaking, about 81 cents
does go into the pockets Of northern
people, some of them being operatives,
some OF them engaged in transportation
and some in the manufacture and sale
of supplies. Fifty-two out Of ga cents
expended for dress goods made from
cotton is paid into northern pockets,
only - cents being retained in the
south.-Goldsboro Arugs.