The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-04-06

Ter shoulder to shoulder to secure the
adoption of the amendment - mex
IAugust's election Minor oine1ences
can be settled afterwards Tne enc
point is for us to makeou
state secure from further g~oVerhn.el
Inv the dirty hord who have done their
best to disgrace It and put shame vn
its manhood and womanhood. Wniie
such vital interests are IN the o@sa ~
the man who attempts to stir up as
sensions in the ranks OF the white PEE
pie should have no mercy shown nIH-
Let no other issue cucumber TINS eieS-
tion.-Rocky Mount Argonaut-
The question Is good roads rs sers
important Greensboro and GfuiiIoTo
Icounty are proposing to expend ssoos-
200 for improved country roads LenioF
county ought to wake UP and do some
thing 10 have better roads. IL woufo
probably not be wise now to spend
large sums in the building of roads. ou.
a reasonable sum coald be expended
to Improve our roads and woefo .
profitable and render farm NE MOI
ienjoyable. More produce can DC nau.
ed on good roads with less STRAIN on
the animals and less wear and tear 10
vehicles. The roads in the county,
are now said TO be miserable. ihss
mot as IL should be.-kinston FREE
Press.
A correspondent brings up n ques-
ton which we had postponed ioi
while. The Standard Is not averse -
giving its opinion but IL was loaded
lfor larger game. There seemed a
~lchance of breaking up n gamo'ihs
ldens in Charlotte, as seyerai OF uae
lpercious fraternity were nNotNeu IN
IA gambling scrape in which the eV-
tdence was pretty clear. For thar res
son We regretted the mistaken zeai OF
- --.- x,-r- urhtDh yEa believe 0lu
its best to bring the offenders to JUS
ltice. The law against gambling II
IpIain enough. Under the IN
Iterpretation of the law in other states
progressive euchre Is a crime we
understand that a member or the SUI
preme court OF North Carolina has rem
ldered a decision that exempts progress
sive euchre.-Charlotte Presbyterian
standard.
Ii is all very well TO talk about non
craftsmanship in this office. but in Guii-
ford county, where Mr.. Aebanes an
~lcestors lived for years, there are a soou
many democrats who would like 10
know what guarantee is TO De gwen.
while 1t is whispered around that Mr..
lMebane is IL favor OF the amendment
no authoritative announcement mas
been made of the fact. When hi Is re-
membered that his family all belonged
to that class of republicans who have
tIOuSnt white supremacy "a SNtA So'f
and were identified with the Tourgee-
Welker wing of that party. IL is quite
natural that democrats should want
to know if he is not yet tinctured with
THAT particular brand of what was then
called radicalism. Another
is a pretty good joke. on the wealth,
Virtue and intelligence" of North Car
lolina democracy that We are unable
to find a gentleman in our w party
competent to fill the ffice.0Greensboro
Record.
Senator Bate Is an honest statesmen,
IAN old line gentleman who regards
honor and integrity very highly He
Is of BERTHE county stock, having many
relatives here, Suttons, Rascoes. Bonds
Millers, Outlaws and others.Iwindsor
Ledger.
The doors to the democratic party,
like 1.-The gates of gospel grace, stand
lopen night and day, and the same
door the gold men went out of in 1896
and the ~populists in 1892 is wide open
whenever they are ready to come
back. And now is the accepted time"
Raleigh News n Observer.
A vote cast against the amendment
will be a vote cast to continue the ne
gro as q voter and If that vote be cast
by a white man, 1t will be the most
distinctive vote any white man in
North Carolina has ever cast against
his ace, it will be a distinctive vote
for the negro a distinctive vote against
the white man.; it will be a declaration
ION his part that he thinks h negro
is as good as the white man: it will
be a protest on his part against the
mans having anything hat the negro
docs not have; ii will be a vote for the
continuance OF ace trouble and oon-
fict and clash.oChairman Simmons