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

What kind of a democrat is the man
who believes in protection, and expects
to vote for Mckinley? -Durham Her
aid.
II Congressman White Is in earnest
about leaving the state he should enter
into correspondence with Peg leg
Wlliams.-Durham Herald
II white voters were to decide the
matter, there would be no doubt of
the issue in North Carolina as between
Bryan and Mckinley, b republican
or the democratic platforms. but the
difficulty is that Mckinley has at least
$4,000 negro voters solid for him to
start with. Therefore the Kansas City
platform is handicapped TO that ex-
tent in North Carolina, and that ham
dicap makes the negro issue a proper
ton Free Press.
One W. H. Odom. of North Carolina
railroad fame-once populist. now a
revenue officer-has been pointing pis-
tolls n a large belt Of cartridges
around among some of ms citizens OF
this county 1t would be we'll enough
Tor the next candidate for such honors
to introduce him TO a load of buckshot.
We would recommend q buckshot in
each barrel backed up by 3h grains OF
fair powder. The revenu bully need
not think the people have no rights
when he is about.-Wadesboro Mes
senger.
The democratic convention in this
congressional district made no mistake
in the nomination of w. c. Dowd, of
Charlotte. He is not top heavy with
the merCG nile conscience, neither
does he claim TO be wiser than the
party whose representative he is.
Sprung from an honorable ancestry,
in thorough sympathy and touch with
the masses who eat bread in the sweat
of their brow. Neither the DOL nor
under he influence of any man or set
of men, who line their pockets with
the earnings of those less fortunate
Wa6esboro Messenger.
The editors of North Carolina car
accomplish much if they will stand to-
gether for business. AT the ASheville
session of the Press Association, a res
olution, was passed favoring the eS-
tablishing of a paper mill in this state.
and giving such an enterprise encour-
agement and patronage, all things
being equal. A committee was ap-
pointed to investigate the matter and
also look to the formation of a COM
pany. Our townSman, General ]. s.
Carr, heartily approved of the move
ment, and Immediately said he would
take stock in it to the amount Of $10.-
0W.-Durham IN.
The negro question will adjust itself.
The people of North Carolina decided
overwhelmingly at the August election
that the ignorant negroes shall not
vote, hold office or rule in this state.
This become the law in 1902. Till then
the negro question is not dead, but
whether OF not the question comes UP
prominently with regard to the next
election depends upon the Mckinley
bosses and the negroes themselves. Ii
the ignorant negroes abide by the
state election and stay out of politics
and the election, the question don't
arise. If the McKinleyiteS attempt to
carry the state by the ignorant negro
| vote, they raise the negro question and
it will be met by the democrats
WilkeSboro Chronicle.
The democrat hears some talk of a
| proposition on the part of populists tc
boycott democratic merchants and
business men on account of the recent
democratic victory. 1t is not charged
that all populistS are parties to this
proposition, and this is creditable tC
the exceptions. The fboycotting bust
ness is not, as a rule prompted by
| rope motives. Sometimes, in the
case of trusts. which are undertaking
to squeeze the public, In organized
boycott is justified. But in a case like
the one we refer to, when the boycott
is proposed out of spite n on accounl
of political difference of opinion, there
can he no righteous justification of it
1t is inspired by passion and prejudice
and will operate as a two edge sword
Clinton Democrat.
We see no earthly use in discussing
the question whether or not the demo-
Gratis in North Carolina shall use
against the republican party the fact
that Mckinley appoints negro office
holders. He does do it. In Warner
county four of u los important pos
offices are held by negroes, and YET
some would have US say nothing OF
this in the present campaign, because
the amendment was adopted to take
| effect two years hence. This question
is sure to take its place in this cam
paign, just SO sure as there are peo'
| pie who believe that a egr nationa
officer is just as Objectionable as &
negro state officer. We have eliminat.
ed the race question from state poll.
tics, now lets eliminate it from nation
al politics by electing a president wht
\ will not give us negro officers over tn
white people of the South.-WarrentOr
Record.
The Grand Army will call upon pub
fishers Inc writers to carry out thi:
protest, possibly this resolution wa
fostered by northern publishers 81
that they might succeed IN 1urnlSnlns
more of their publications to schools
What will this protest by the Crane
Army amount to any way, simply moth
ing. It would be wise If the Crane
Army of the Republic would devot'
the whole of it's time to pensions, as /
has in the past. They seem to be pro
icient in getting legislation which ia
vors the pensioner, but they will no
prevail on our schools to use northern
histories which praise h northern
soldier to the skies and that his op
ponent in the conflict was unworth!
Of his steel. May the southern histor
ian live long and his histories b
found in the southern schools. n tn
children taught that the southern sol
dier was an able. honorable, fearles
hero.-Salisbury Truth.