The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-11-15
CLEANING AND

Down in Georgia usury must abound.
1t is so common we that is is
regarded as an oppression AT any rate
the legislature is considering it and how
to dead with it The judiciary commit
tee of the house reports and provides
that when one exacts more than % per
pent per annum ON a loan of money.
that it shall be considered a INSIDE
meanOr. That is indeed q high rate and
most affair. But the ordinary interest
rate is often violated no doubt in all
the states. 1t is stated that a number
of pawnbrokers and money lenders ap-
peared before the committee in opposi-
ton tor h bill, BUTT was decided unan-
imOusly to report it favorably. Two Of
the members of the committee made
strong arguments in favor of the bill
showing how some of the money M
ers are charging from 100 to 1000 Der
cent. On loans to- the people and how
some of them never are able to pay up.
Some of the papers have not yet
learned how to spell Mr.. a Ray
ner's name correctly. We note that
three spell it Raynor. By the way, in q
| speech in Baltimore at a democratic
rally in the campaign just ended, he
| asked who raised 1.-The race issue? His
answer was:
who but the republican party, that
marches this dark mass of i~lliteracy to
the polls like cattle to the trough and
votes the whole unthinking mass, with
out whose votes the democratic party
would have sc, 1000 majority in Maryland,
r nEn11d mot nnnracc those nanpla hiIr
let me say hat it was never intended
and never contemplated hat the negro
should exercise a controlling influence
in this state of ours. l would give them
every night that God has given them.
and take away no privilege to which
they are entitled, but hen a political
party is absolutely dependent upon the
colored vote for it's existence, as is the
republican party in Maryland, then L
Esay the race question is raised, and We
Unjust ace it,"
( The Chinese minister at Washington
has been recalled, and it is said by the
action OF the United States government
He is evidently a well informed and
active politician and much given TO
speech making, as is an American. Just
what caused his recall we have mt
seen Officially stated. He offended by
his course. The Chattanooga News
thinks one of his ~offenc was "~Iobbying
against the Chinese exclusion act. did
not comport with American IDEAS
THAI he has ability is undisputedl and
the Charleston News and Courier saws
thae the "Chinee was too knowing for
his place. With ali that he has learned.
however, there should b. q special and
large field of honor and usefulness for
him in China since Earl Lis dath."
1t is not probable any considerable
PORTION OF the democratic press Of much
Influence will urge Rear Admiral Schley
for the democratic nomination for the
presidency. We do not anticipate that
he would either covet or favor such a
movement The Nashville Tenn-) Ran-
ner recently said: However excelIenr
and popular he may be &s a naval Off
Ger, Admiral Schley has had no civic
training and he has himself declared
that he has given no stzdy or N
to politics." It is however the unex-
pected that happens It might under
some shifting Of the political cards SC
come to pass that the great seaman
might be chosen. 1t may be remember
ed, as the News and Courier suggests
that Santiago has made one president
II might make another. Something de-
Ponds on whether a popular yindicatior
shah he necessary"