The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-06-13

When the state can borrow money at
4 per cent, the states stock in the
North Carolina railroad. which has
been paying 8 per cent. and viii in the
future pay z, cannot De considered a
bad Observation-Disclosures Herald.
The North Carolina newspapers have
for a long while advocated the forma-
ton OF home insurance companies,
which will keep the profits OF the BUSH
ness in the state. When all the insur-
ance companies leave the state, be-
cause OF the terrible, awful Craig bill.
there will be a fine opening for a lot OF
new nome companies.-Charlotte News.
One of the brightest OF Washington
newspaper men and special writer's is
Mr.. Cicero W. Harris, a native of this
county, and closely related TO many
OF our most substantial citizens. We
note with pleasure hat he has been
made leading editorial writer on the
washington Times. for both the morn
ing and evening editions.-Gold Leaf.
John ]. ingalls, is a remarkable per-
sonage. He is entitled TO the unique
distinction of being the only United
States senator ever defeated by Mary
Ellen Lease, n only senator who ever
reported a prize fight. He first attract
ed notice by his command OF pictur-
esque epithets n his total immunity
A1OAf Oil oC1Se VI ISdSOn ana JUSTICE.
Latterly Mr.. ingalls, has taken to plow-
ing n has lapsed more or less from
the public eye. This last effusion shows
b a time n blowing have in no wise
changed or improved him. He is still
John j. ingalls,. Could ingalls, himself
say worse? The south has largely for
gotten the v~ituperative Kansan- 1t has
perhaps not forgiven him because il
was not worth while. This last senile
n toothleSS bark is noteworthy only
as an instance of the old saying, You
cannot teach an old dog new tricks
Raleigh News and Observer.
Ex-Judge Jas. H. Merrimon, of Ashe-
vile. wants the state supreme court
abolished and a court of appeals estab-
lished in its place. We oppose the pro-
ject. Too much court" now in this
state for the amount Of good being
accomplished.-Mt. Airy News.
Our state officers will enforce The
law as construed by the property au-
thority. The law is intended to break
| up illegal combines and this it will do,
if properly enforced. The war on
trusts, combines and monopolies has
just begun, and the corporations not
F, doing a strictly legitimate business may
prepare to meet the worst. The people
will speak in 1900. No law should be
made to give a corporation more power
than an individual is given, and the
corporation should have the same right
and protection that is given the indi-
| vidual. This the democratic party is
| pledged to do.-Dunn Union.
II the foreign insurance companies
| don't like it and wish to leave the
state, they have our permission. We
have North Carolina insurance compa-
| MES that can do the business and keep
the money at home, and no legislature
will dare return to the old policy Of
hampering these companies by allow
ing special privileges to these foreign
companies. North Carolina, and the
| entire south for that matter, would
have been immeasureably better off to-
day if we had pursued this policy be-
fore. The money that has been taken
from the south to New York and Liv-
erpool fer insurance has been an i'm
mense drain upon this section. We saw
a yea Or so g a statement Of the
earnings Of insurance companies doing
| business in North Carolina which
showed that they had taken nearly
two dollars from our state for every
| one they had returned in lossess.-
Rockingham Anglo-Saxon.
The laws of our land, wen with all
| our boosted recognition of the equality
Of all men, gives the ~free-holder GER
tain privileges which are denied to
those who do not own land. And that
is well. Nothing so develops love of
country as the sense of proprietorship
in the soil. Not only does ownership
in the soil tend to increase this love
| of country and make a better citizen
ship, but all history Of vaior and pa
triotism goes to show that when a
land is invaded and the peoples rights
trampled upon that the tillers of the
| soil are the ones who have borne the
brunt and burden of battle and have
/ fought most bravely in defense Of their
country and their rights-Monroe En-
| ncirpr