The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-19
STATE PRESS.

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Mr.. Webster should recollect that M:
Simmons is not running on ms RECORD
of six years ago. Six years ago All OF
rs came mighty near being popuiists.
although we are trying hard 20 forget
it-Durham Herald
While Roosevelt is so worked up over
fhe campaign he might continue MS
tour to the Philippines and spend TWEEN
tyfour hours in subduing the natives.
restore order and then get nome IN
time to vote.-Concord Times
And We must elect our democratic
congressman. IL we a q decent, non
est, upright gentleman TO represent the
people. instead of a small bore, small
soul. swell-head bragga-t n blunef
Of negro repubEcanism. who would
bust OF his own blooming bloated sup
posed pulchritude ere he reached the
capitol door.-Wilkesboro Chronicle
Hanna is losing what he most needs
the mastery Of his tongue and his
passions. He lost his head when he
called Bryan a hypocrite; he lost 1t
again when he referred TO the demo-
cratic leader as an ass. This irritation
is a sign that the Mckinley cause Is
growing hopeless.-Winston Sentinel.
Not that il is not assured that Mt.
Bryan will carry Mecklenburg county
Everyone knows- he Will do that by q
handsome majority, but 1t is also true
that this name may be reame from
the house tops or through the dales
and il will not quicken a pulse-beat
or provoke a cheer. People here are
thinking only of who will be the next
United States senator.-Charlotte OBJ
server.
We are sure that both Mr..
and Mr.. Carr would have their follow
er give their loyal support TO the dem
ocratic nominees for president and
vice president. We have heard il said
that there are embers of these clubs
who are not democrats. Neither OF
these gentlemen is seeking this high
office at the hands of anv but demo-
cratic voters. Let the members OF
both clubs then join the democratic
club, and thereby refute the charges
that have been made against them
Charlotte News.
A movement is on foot to have a pub
lie eXecutioner appointed and all exc
cutions take place at the penitentiary.
1t is argued that a public executioner
who will put his heart into his work
could do the job more scientifically
than the novice and that there would
be no more such badly bungled jobs as
public e~xecutioner and a different mode
of execution might not be a bad idea,
but the scramble for the office would
be disgraceful.-Durham Herald.
The republican and populist papers
are now using Judge Boyd's charge
to the grand jury in the United States
district court at Greensboro last week
as a campaign document. The charge
considered in the best light possible,
was bad in taste, but it is much worse
to undertake to use it for partisan ad-
vantage. AS the Asheville Citizen has
already most aptly remarked. lit saw
ors of the reconstruction period hap
PLY a quarter of a century gone, and
it gives a foretaste of the empire of
centralized power from which we trust
the God of nations will spare U.S.
Raleigh News and Observer.
"Holtonism'' is a term applicable to
the effort of the District Attorney to
try Registrar Thompson upon cunts
added to the original bill of indictment
after the preliminary
This was a unique proceeding, to say
the least, and looks very much like a
highhanded and diespicable attempt at
tyranny n persecution. Fortunately,
Judge Boyd, before whom his inno-
walton was attempted, was possessed
of a scene of justice and regard for
precedent and the attempt, very prop
erly, proved a miserable failure and
the case was continued.-WinSton Sem
tinel.
The prospect increases throughout
the north of sufficient democracy gain
| in congressional districts to give a
small majority in the house. Let not
North Carolina contribute to the de-
feat of this hope by the loss of a mem
Der. If the democrats do their full
duty we will have a solid delegation,
and il may be that this may really de-
termine the majority in the house. 1t
is of vast Importance in this day of
extravagant tendencies that the dem
ocracy should control this branch of
the government at this time, regard
less of who NAV no pIoctad nracidant
and the more SO should Mr.. Mckinley
succeed Let North Carolina do her
duty at least.
And more than that: Mckinley ap-
points, with few xceptions, corrupt
negroes who disgrace the race. Most
Of the negroes appointed to federal
offices in North Carolina have already
been sent to the penitentiary or are
under Indictment. There is much talk
to the effect that the bulk of northern
negroes will vote against Mckinley. 1t
will result in little more han talk. The
negroes as voters have with few ex-
| ceptionS st~eadfaStly voted with the
republicans. They will continue to do
SO, and so far as the southern demo-
| Gratis are concerned they do not seek
their vote or cater to it.-Raleigh News
and Observer.
The middle-of-the-road populists met
here yesterday and nominated a Bar
l hGT-DOnTSlly olSCCOTdl ticket. why
| NO satisfactory answer to his question
has ever BEEN given. -Four years ago
the populists were enthusiastic for
Bryan and the principle ne represented.
Why are they not SO now? Bryan has
not changed. In 1896 the populists sup
ported Bryan for the presidency, and
at the same election voted with repub-
lican mber of the legislature. Their
excuse for such Inconsistency was that,
while they agreed with the democrats
on national issues, they agreed with
the republicans on certain state issues
local <self-government and "a fair
election law.'-Raleigh News and OBJ
server.
We not only endorse the suggestion
made by Judge Avery that the primary
election be postponed, if possible, until
after the national election, but go fur
Their and say IL the leaders of the DEM
ocratic party do not want to see the
party cut in twain by d~issention in its
ranks, it will never be held at all. Our