The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-04-20
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The preacher who cts the monkey
In the pulpit ought not to be surprised
II his congregation gives him some
hard nuts to crack--LAGzane Sentinel
The democratic press = q unit in de-
claring the state ticket the best ever
nominated, but We suppose II would
not have been possible for ne conven-
ton to have selected q ticket of which
the same would not have beea said.-
Durham Herald.
The democratic state convention
wasn't very partial to edssor-candi-
dates. Colonel Pearson. of Burke. and
Mr.. London, o. Chatham. who are
able and honorable members OF the
profession. wanted to be auditor and
treasurer. respectively, but they were
set aside. Maybe b politicians could
run q campaign all right without n
aid of the newspapers, but IL would
lie mighty interesting TO see them try
Il. The convention at b end threw
a crumb to the newspaper folks in the
nomination of Mt. Warner. OF Lexing-
ton. for commissioner Of labor and
ENTHUSIASTICALLY Landmark
An exchange gives some OF the figures
in the cost of Imperialism. Cost OF war
with Spain. SIS, Sal .2S9. War with FIJI
ipinos in 1883. $64 .s11 ,es1. inns
cost of war with Flipinos In 1890. $780,
SIS. 934. cost Of United states
army in 1900. SIS 100000. Annual In
rease OF army n navy expenses.
500. 200. 600. The annual cost OF North
| Cardinals part in this Is now 100000
a year. enough in a single year To es-
tablish every institute the state needs.
and almost enough 10 put the state
out OF debt in a twelve-month. TIE
total cost to this state OF the war Wi n
Spain. the war with h Ffiipinos ard
the added expenses has been about
eight millions of dollars TO the close IF
the present year.-Chariotte News
We remember the fifties. when the
founder of the present dominant party
proclaimed hat the instrument. made
by the fathers and cemented by the
blood of revolutionary heroes. was de-
nounced as "a covenant with death
and a league with hell" When the
despisers OF the constitution succeeded
in arousing fratricidial hate and pre-
cipitated a fearful civil war, and IL
was over and the subdued friends OF
the constitution lay helpless at the
feet of their giant adversary. those
in power proceeded to reconstruct. not
under the constitution; but, when IL
suited them. outside OF that fnstru-
ment, as was boldly proclaimed n
the constitution was amended by force
and fraud: but accepted n IL began
again to be. by some respected and
somewhat obeyed, the recent war gives
4 Liz IA 80 ~ N ~ CAh
for the accomplishment Of any politi-
cal end, IL is thought necessary by
the same dominant party.-Salisbury
Index.
Rev. William f. Junkin, whose death
was noted in these columns a few days
ago, attended the May reunion o. the
Confederate veterans in Charleston
and n Mecklenburg and Cabarrus
veterans met him there for the last
time. When this writer last saw him
he was in the lobby OF the Mills hotel
surrounded by a dozen or more old sol
diers, all of whom We're eager TO catch
his every word. He looked every inch
the soldier-tall. of splendid physique
and commanding appearance-of all in
the group he seemed the one most likely
to survive for another reunion. and
yet Ii was not TO be. DIR. Junkin was a
brother-in-law of Stonewall jackson.
fact alone was sufficient to endear
him to the people of the south even
were his wv personal charms of char
acter not taken into account. Again.
he was the brother of Mrs. Margaret J.
Preston, the sweet southern poetess.
He was one of the strong and beautiful
characters of the southern confeder-
acy. His work here being done. ii is fit
ting that he should cross over To rejoin
the staff of his nor chief. under
the shade of the trees."-Charlotte OBJ
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