The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-05-04
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Wire which viii pOoaoty
cause a sensation
The mote handed to the Turkish min
| ister OF foreign affairs by the repre-
| sentative of our government vas
peremptory demand for payment OF the
indemnity- Turkeys old dodge aoou'
| buying a warship will not sunice-
4 committee of the striking seleg-
| raphers of the Southern railway are
in Chicago e~ndeavoring TO secure d
general sympathetic strike OF railway
biographies. The men have SNedos
demanded increase OF wages on seVeFai
Dads
In turning Roberts out OF the mouse
and Quay and Clark out of the senate
these bodies have taken a high stand
for good morals in public officials. and
IL is hoped they will not lose sight OF
the fact when IL come TO dealing with
the poor natives OF Porto Rico AND
Cuba.-Durham Herald.
The Populist did the proper thing
in putting UP a straight opulis tcket-
| While il stands but little chance OF be-
ing elected it gives Populists every
where the opportunity OF voting their
| convictions. and every true pun In
the state will vote a straight ticket. AS
to the amendment the convention acted
wisely in not making II an issue, out
leaving il TO every Populist TO vote as
liz BiEdo1S va NAAo
pies Paper (Populist).
The communication of Rev. Hay
Watson Smith. published
in this paper, is in excellent spirit. II
appears from il that his withdrawal
from the MINISTRY of the P~reSoyte-
rian church is not a protest against
the confession of faith, but is due 10
some other cause, which he does not
now explain, but which he promises
to do fully in an article which he Is
preparing for publication. His North
Carolina friends, at least, will await
his with interest.-Charlotte Ooser-
yer.
Governor Jarvis will address the peo-
pie of Pitt at Farmville on May 5th, at
8 p. m, on the political issues of the
! day. War Records may have ceased
to be useful when choosing men for Of
fee, as was recently suggested by a
contemporary, but still in grave emer-
gercieS those who made war records
and carry evidencieS of such making
about with them as Thomas j. Jarvis
! docs are very useful in defending the
old state against her enemies and
maintaining the integrity OF the party.
Raleigh Post.
The populist platform condemns the
last Legislature for its "extravaSant
appropriations" AS every other ex-
pense of the legislature vas less than
that of the fusion legislature, the Eek
travagant appropriation" must neces-
sarily refer to the 500, 600 extra appro-
priation for the public schools made
by the last legislature. 1t is to be re-
GREETED that any party would con-
denim such commendable efforts TO
educate our poor children. Every
body hould encourage rather than
condemn all such efforts to educate
our people.-Wilkesboro Chronicle.
The absence of the negro from the
republican convention Monday was a
great farce. In the court room were
about ninety white and just exactly
six colored republicans, not one of the
negroes being a delegate. The bosses
passed the word dow that the negroes
were TO remain away, but when the
familiar tones the republican oratory
floated out on the April breeze six OF
them d~isobeyed orders and crept into
the court house. This is a great bluff
the republicans are making, but fl
won't work. 1t is the same old repub-
lcan party, pandering to and conniv-
ing with the negrOes.-Greensboro Pa
triot.
Miss Sallie w. Stockard, a daughter
of Alamance, has written a history OF
that county and people. 1t has beer
examined and pronounced a worthy
production by such eminent gentle
men as Drs. Hume, Alexander and
Cobb. 1t treats Of the S~axapahaW
Indians, who lived there once not lone
ago; of her early settlers; the Regu-
lators; the war of the Regulation; the
: battles of Alamance, Lindley's Mill
5 Backing, Pyles' Backing Match where
Lighthouse Harry Lee so nohly put
: Tarleton and CORVALLIS to flight; OF
cotton manufacturing: of schools
l churches, etc. Part II. contains his.
( tories and sketches of families too nu.
merous to mention.-Raleigh Post.
North Carolinians love conservatism
= and truth, and would have no mar
5 over-state conditions" This was the
l. keynote of Mr.. Aycock's speech, deliv
cred here yesterday, and uttered neal
r its beginning. He said truly, and he
spoke throughout as one who believed
of the people whom he addressed wha,
he had sal of him at the outset
| His argument was one Of e%xceptiona
power: more could hardly have beer
1 said by any man on the same subject
2 within the same length of time. Blu
the best hat could be said OF writer
of this speech is that it was ~elevatine
uplifting in its character, it was pitch,
t ed upon a high key and one felt him
self a better North Carolinian and {
l better citizen for having heard it. To,
much Of our political speaking in Nortl
Carolina in the past has tended to tn,
lowering of the public mind.-Char
lotte Observer.
The Wilmington Messenger object
to making prominent the church af
filiation Of h candidates on the dem
ocratic state ticket. 1t very properl,
holds that it makes no difference wha
branch of the Christian church a mai
holds to If the man himself is all right
The Landmark concurs in this view
but some people regads a candidate
church connection as Of first impor
I lance. If he belongs to their denomi
@ nation they are for him regardless O
all else. We have noticed for instanc
n that one of the candidates on the "a
ticket is being boosted considerably il
certain quarters, and it is evident tina
the boosting is solely because this can
r didate belongs to a certain denonina
O ton We are glad to say, however
n this sectarian is linn
tied; that comparatively few Of on
people are swayed by it.-Stateavill
Landmark.
They pledge themselves to a syster
OF local ef-ROyernmenf for all IN