The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-09-18
STATE PRESS.

watch a McKinleyite south and if
he Is not a beneficiary Of the trusts
bring him TO the Southern office that
he may receive a chromo.-Tarboro
Southerner.
The railroad tax cases are now on in
Ashevile and as both side seem able
to prove anything they want TO II is
hard TO tell what will be the result
Durham Herald.
II the Christian Scientists are going
in for the killing of people by whole
sale they should be required to stand
some sort OF examination in order to
show that they can do the job scienti-
fcally.
In New England most OF the wooden
mills and many other industries are
runsing on what has come to be known
as rag time, half a day three days
a week. There are no full dinner pals
fredericksburg Times.
News comes from New Bern Of the
death OF a child who was being treated
by Christian Scientists, and as a result
an investigation has been held and
prosecutions will follow. As We have
said before, If this particular sect OF
cranks wish to practice their arts upon
each other, all well and good, but the
law should step in between them and
the young and helpless. OF course the
child might have died anyway, but il
should have been given the benefit OF
the doubt.-Durham Herald.
The North Carolina man who votes
for Mckinley, or gives aid and comfort
10 the republican party, is in fact do
ing all he can to prevent the blessing
that will follow from the constitutional
amendment If ii is permitted TO go into
effect. h republican national con
vention declares it Revolutionary and
Mckinley approves the platform. Nc
Kinley, therefore, says the amend
ment is revolutionary" Every man
votes for Mckinley helps to brand the
amendment az OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
eigh News and Observer.
The Asheville Gazette, Buffers eau
casian, Winston Republican and Char
lotte Observer are a unite in attempt
ing to dictate the plan upon which the
democrats shall run h national cam
paign in this state this year. The only
trouble about those of US who want to
see Bryan carry the state taking their
advice is that we do not feel at all
satisfied that they are sincere and al
together disinterested in giving it, as
it is well known that nothing would
give them more pleasure than the cleo
tion of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Messen-
ger.
Mckinley has appointed many ne
groes to office In North Carolina Many
of these negroes have been appointed
-poStmasterS in eastern towns and viii
lagos where white women and children
have to come in contact with them.
They are all offensive and obnoxious
to the white people. In fact, a negro
postmaster is probably as obnoxious
as any other negro officer could posi-
bly, be- for all eXe and ages have
business with p-ostmaSters. If Nc
Kinley is reelected he will keep these
negroes in office. If Bryan is elected
no negro will get office in North Caro-
lima. Under which flag, white mani
Statesville Mascot.
Mark Hanna has more trouble on his
hands, and this time he can't blame
Roosevelt. In his famous Asbury park
speech the Ohio boss let slip an express
sion. to the effect that the republican
party proposed to make McKinley's
administration perpetual" Mark has
been trying to square himself ever
since, but his explanation doesn't eX-
plain, The act is, he spoke from the
hearf and told the truth for once, and
everybody knows it. 1t is ne use to
plead a slip of the tongue" 1t is no
secret that Hanna's chief aim and am
bition is to perpetuate his own reign
in the person of McKinley-that is the
essence of Observation-Disclosures Free
Press.
The action of the democratic state
executive committee in throwing open
the doors of the senatorial primary
to adj white me nwho vote the demo-
cratic C in November, regardless
of how they voted in August, strikes
a just balance On a difficult problem.
1t is but simple justice, since the gold
men outside u ranks are to partlci-
pate in our primary by virtue of hav-
ing voted the state ticket, to invite the
friends of Mr.. Bryan in other parties
to participate after helping us to car
ry the state for him over their oppo-
sition. All white men who voted the
state ticket a vote for senator
whether they ever vote another dem
ocratic ticket OIL not; likewise all who
vote for Bryan and Kitchen can vote
senator whether they ever voted a
democratic ticket before in their lives
The object of the primary is to help
the national ticket, not to weaken t.
Webster's (Reidsville) Weekly.
At the last meeting Of the North
Carolina Press association a resolution
was adopted favoring the establish
ment of a reformatory for youthful
criminals, and a petition was signed
calling upon the legislature t con-
slider the matter, and put such an in
stitution upon its feet. This should
meet the approval of all persons who
desire to see the state progress, and aid
in the betterment of fallen humanity
Statistics show that a large per cent
Of children who have been convicted OF
crimes and placed in reformatories
have been rescued from their down
ward tendencies and made better citi.
zens; whereas in our penitentiaries
where youths are surrounded by
hardened criminals, their environ
ment has been such as to turn them
out worse cases than When they went
in. = reformatory is a good thing and
North Carolina should have one
Durham Sun.
TarrIhle Ei0ht With Death 700 Eee1