The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-01-25
STATE rnEss.

THIS dog tax II called an act to pro-
| tect game. fowl. and dogs In Nortn
| Carolina II should be called an act
| folks from NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Truth
x-Goyerno Russell will 60 down 10
! history as the sspardoning governor.
| He made the reputation OF lurnins
, more criminals out OF the p~enitenuaIs
than any governor h state has had
Greenville Reflector.
We do not believe the legislature
ayerse TO establishing a reformafory,
provided the means was at its disposal
liz Will most likely leave many Things
undone that IL would Xix to do for this
very reason.-Durham Herald
We have never known a man TO re-
fuse a gubernatorial nomination on &C.
| count of the salary being too low Inc
| same can be said of congressman. out
we have known a few good men 10 rep
resent their districts tn Washington
for a few years and come back broke--
| Durham Herald
While there. are worse things there
are. again. more agreeable ana uesir-
| able things h bond issues. and II Is
to be hoped that the legislature VIII De
able TO Ind some other solu'lo -
this problem. u for our part we 90
| not at present see it.-Chariotte ohser-
yer.
The state Is safely democratic only
so long as that party measures I'D 10
the demands OF the people and the ex.
igeneies of the occasion. Try d ioos
policy and see where IL will land. New
er was more prudence, caution, hoffes-
ty. and common sense required than AT
the present time. and for years TO come
Mark it.-Greensboro Record. :
Mr.. n. O. Sheriff., the state libra
rian, gave his report to the public yes
terday. The report is a very crafty
ing one in every respect. 1t shows that
the state library is increasing in the
number OF books kept. that IL is being
more widely attended than ever before
in its history. The most important re-
commentator contained is reading
rooms be maintained for negroes
Raleigh New and Observer.
AS well paved, well kept streets de-
note a thriving. u~p-to-date city. so do
good country roads denote an up-to-
date progressive community. In a
great many sections OF this state, the
old plan of the county appointing road
overseers, without compensation. still
prevails, and the results are that fire.
quently during the winter months a
great many roads become almost inn
passible.-Charfotte News.
One of the early bills introduced In
the legislature is to abolish the law OF
two years ago that makes
ment for one yea grounds for divorce.
Since that law was passed the divorce
mill has ground so rapidly in North
Carolina that the evil has become most
glarfng. 1t should never have became
a law and the sooner it can be repealed
the better. The Bible iegalizes but n
cause for divorce, and hat is law
enough OF the subject.-Greenville Re-
Hector.
Every state institution from the pen
itentiary all through the list has it's
representative lobbyists at Raleigh as
usual, to ask the legislature for an in
creased appropriation to cover deficits
or other needed improvements" This
is the case every legislature, and just
such professional lobbyism makes the
people and the legislature dread to es-
tablish any new state institution. And
this will probably defeat the establish
ment of a ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Chronicle.
The necessity of a school for rain
ing young men in the management. de-
sign and building of machinery; in car
ding, spinning, weaving, designing; mill
building and operation is SO apparent
that there should be no need of calling
it to public attention. m a few
years 6 was far behind England and
France inner manufactures. But En-
peror William induced the establish
hANAAks IA potAo Vi IN IilDIi
of schools in which young men could
be taught all the arts and trades of
manufacturing and Germany is now
the great manufacturing nation OF the
world:-Raleigh Times.
Mr.. Mebane is. we believe, of republi-
an. parentage but was himself never
in active politics. For a number of
years he was not attached to any par
ty, If, indeed, he ever was. In 1896 he
voted for Mr.. Bryan for president and
for Major Guthrie for governor. In
August OF last year he voted for the
constitutional amendment and in No
vember voted the democratic ticket. In
the administration of his Office he was
wholly without political bias. If IL can
be said that at any time he manifested
any partisan tendency it was when,
after the session of the legislature Of
1899, he recognized the democratic
ty school supervisors over the fusion
MISUNDERSTANDING Observer.
This scandal ought to be stopped.
There is but one way to stop il. and
that is to return to state adoption. the
system that prevailed in North Carroll
ma before the rule of fusionists ours
ed the state. The bill troduce yes
terday by Senator Aycock is an admir-
able one in most respects. Our opinion
is that the matter of adoption ought 10
be left wholly with the state board of
education, which is composed of the
governor. Lieutenant governor. treas
urer, auditor, superintendent OF public
GERS selected by the voice Of the whole
people. With that amendment, Sena-
tor Aycock's bill meets the require
ments.-Raleigh News and Observer.
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