The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-11-09
STATE PRESS.

The mistakes OF our life may be many
but we sincerely hope that we may
arrive at the condition that de-
serves the attention OF the acrostic
iend--Chariotte News.
We regret to see the senatorial race
getting into personalities and thereby
j~eopardizing democracy We know OF
nothing really wrong one by either
candidate. but some Of their friends are
injuring both and hurting the party
Kings CGreenville) Weekly.
This campaign has been fought on
trusts and imperialism and IL h re-
will mean that a majority OF h peo-
PIE OF this country consider that trusts
n the policy Of the administration in
the Philippines are for the country's
good, and the party viii 50 construe IL.
Durham Herald.
He who hears the low words of JUS
picion hat another is guilty OF vice
which, II true would be %ruinous. is az
fected by them despite the most pro-
nounced words OF unbelief in any
foundation for IL. Eve-y time the man
is met the suspicious words are recell-
ed. The innocent man a lost his
standing. He and his business suffers
and he does not know why.-Rev. p.
r. Law in Robesonian-
Z. ". Busbee, manager OF Mr.. Sim
campaign, n understand
why the friends Of Mr.. Carr attempt
to asSail the private character of his
candidate. Perhaps they were actuated
by the same spirit that Influenced him
to denounce the supporters. of Mr.. Carr
as soreheads. populists and republicans.
Durham Herald.
What hopes the populists can have
in trying to continue a party organiZa-
ton We are unable to See. AS a party
they can never expect to amount to
anything more. Their getting out cleo
toral candidates in this state looks like
a few OF them are just allowing them
selves to be uSed to make votes for Nc
kinley.-Greenville Reflector.
Those southern men who vote for
Mckinley vote to put in power a party
that is bent upon the robbery Of south
ern representation. No man under
stands republican methods better than
David Bennett Hill and he warns dem
ocrats that if given full power the re-
publicans will reduce the number of
Southern congressman n the south's
representations the election college,
Raleigh News and Observer.
Cotton below Sa cents did you say?
A short time ago when cotton was
bringing over 10 cents per pound, we
were talking with a young farmer Who
had realized a fine price for his tobac-
co and with a twinkle in his eye he
a he would hold his cotton for 121a
cents, he felt confident it would reach
that point. He said his father told
him if he would hold it he would be
able to get IA cents, but he would be
satisfied with 1212 cents and he would
let it go for 12k cents. When will we
three meet again?-Clarkton Express.
Mr.. Walter r. Henry, erstwhile a
bowling o and later a rantan-
kerous populist, more thar
four columns of valuable space in Sun
days Charlotte Observer to say that
he is now a republican. He didn't
need to so into explanations. We all
knew where he would LAND politically
when he got the job of bank examiner,
which he has been holding for the past
| two years or more. The fact is, while
Mr.. Henry had no office he cried aloud
and spared not. Since he got n we
have had peace. Let us all give
misunderstanding Landmark.
Who ever heard of a judges charge
being used as a campaign document
Such is the case now. The republi-
cans are giving the widest possible ad-
vertisement to Judge Boyd'S recent
charge to the grand jury in the United
States district court at Greensboro last
week, although it may not have beer
intended for partisan advantage. Il
Judge Boyd is correct in the position
he takes the federal courts can assume
complete control Of national, state and
local elections, down even to the small
est town. If the federal courts possess
any such power it Will be productive o.
great evil.