The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-07
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The biggest joke of the campaign
just dying to shoot Representative Bel
Iamy. Oh course he is unworthy of
notice Let him attend to Judge Ewart
first BelIamy was positively comph-
mentary Of the demagogue when his de-
nunciation is compared with the terri
fc excoriation of the Ashevflian- Peo-
pie who know Buffers record know he
can take a great deal when il is con-
venient and necessary to do 50. He
should not invite exposure Of his past
in the fighting line. Butler is already
telling it that Mckinley shall have
North Carolina That was hardly
needed on his part to reveal character
and show his coiors. He IS h politi-
cal beggar on horseback without a
vestige of principles.
Let decent white folks all about
read the following special to the Ra-
leigh News and Observer from Mon
roe. dated End inst:
lone of the strongest republicans in
this county, who is now making him.
self very obnoxious against the amend
ment, had the negro physician of this
place to wait on his grown daughter
who was sick There are a number of
good white doctors here. but he pre-
Iferred the negro"
The Messenger will salute Mr..
Charles B. Aycock by his proper title
when he is inaugurated governor of
North Carolina. He will rank in wis
very foremost of North Carolina gov
errors. This is not a fulsome compli-
ment but words of soberness and
truth"
The few correspondents of newspa-
pers outside who viewed our state
campaign from within are persuaded
of Buffers general bad character and
his being thoroughly we'll despised by
the real white folks of North Carolina.
The most rascally and indefensible
job fixed up or the day Of the election
was in Chatham county so far as heard
from The fusion gang waxed desper-
ate at one voting precinct, and broke
up the ballot boxes and destroyed the
ballots. You will never see such things
paraded in Northern states where
they are trying to convict the best
white people in the state of lawless-
ness and savagery.
When Mr.. John P. Kerr retired from
the Asheville Citizen the Messenger re-
ferred to it with regret and appreciation
of his good qualities. He has resumed
his place and will add to the value Of
q good paper for he is a journalist Of
clever abilities.
Butler seems to have beaten his own
bad record for falsehood and defama-
ton in the message he sen to the
Washington Post. There is not one
truth in it where it was possible to lie,
and every man of character and can
dor in the state knows it who is ac-
quainted with the statements he made.
The reply of Mr.. James H. Pou was
richly deserved and faithfully pointed.
His Language was plain" and particu-
larly exact, based on proper knowl-
edge, when he said:
eff the people of the United States
knew Butler as we'll as the people of
North Carolina know him. denial would
not be necessary. He Is the most
odious man, and he is held in more
general contempt than any man who
ever lived in North Carolina"
Pritchard lives in Madison county
and nearly all are republicans we be-
lieve. 1t has a bonded debt, it is said,
of $4,000, and it fails to pay the inter-
est. The we'll edited weekly, the
Clarkton Express, says this:
Recently the safe in which the
county treasurer has his deposits was
broken open and s4O,0 900 reported to
have been taken therefrom. It is now
discovered that the treasurer has given
no bond and the county will have to
lose the money. The same old republi-
cans manage affairs from year to year.
and it is said the county paper sells for
ten cents on the dollar. It does seem
that Senator Pritchard should turn his
county, too. that is entitled to the
medal for a larger number of homi-
lcides committed in it than in any
other county of the state"
THE PASSING OZONE OF GOD,S SONS