The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-03-01
STATE paKss.

The democratic legislature viii re-
| district the state SO as to insure ten
| democratic congressman This appears
rank. but the republicans would have
done the same IL they had been IN
power-Durham Herald
Some scion has introduced q bill IN
the legislature to prohibit he se OF To-
bacco in schools by pedagogues, and ~
is stated IL will be amended by addlnS
snuff. We suggest onions and garlic oy
both teachers and pupils be e
Salisbury Truth
enator Butler says hazing is .
good thing. mildly administered. for IL
takes the conceit out. of a man-that
he knows because he tried IL at Chap
el Hill. Must have been a misit- The
only thing that took the conceit out or
him was the election of IS. followed
by that of last year.-Greensboro Re-
cord.
A merchant thinks hard OF a man
who goes out OF town 10 buy goods and
they should remember that a home
manufacturer a the same night TO
think hard OF the merchant who goes
north to buy goods in wholesale lots
tina could be purchased cheaper at
home. 1t is all right TO talk OF patron
izing home industries-it SOUNDS patr1-
otto and gives us a better opinion OF
ourselves-but most OF US forget II
when we have money 20 spend--Dur-
ham Herald.
They must be patient. for this great
work will grow as the city grows, ana
these women's labors that appear SO
discouragirg today will bear fruit
later. We must not only have refor-
matories, but we must have rescue
homes and industrial schools for chill
dren who are incorrigible or who are
, not properly cared for by their parents.
and numbers of other things that our
2 growing city will demand. The day
nursery is a practical move that Is
bound to bring good results.-Charlotte
News.
In these notifications a great deal
. has been gained by way of relieving the
!, bill or odious features. To tax an in
come of $500 and more would be a
great wrong. A great many OF our peo-
| pie earning salaries and wages, carr
between $500 and 81. 900 and need ever
e cent of this income. Many OF then
are supporting families ON it and lave
] nothing to spare out of it for taxation
p With regard to the CORPORATION tax, II
9 would be a manifest injustice TO tax
:, the property and the capital stock and
10 then tax the stock of the individuals
besides.-CharlOtte Observer.
But the worst feature is, that as thu
second class car is the poor man
ear, this increase must all be paid p1
. the poor man, while the first class re
! ceipts would be reduced $3.50 pei
' mile, or SIPS in 1000 miles. 1t is no
believed that this Measure will pass
: but it shows how watchful we mus
be if we are to defend ourselves
< against the Shylocks who would bleed
e us at every %nanci pore.-New BerI
G News.
The better classes do not look upoI
e one as untitled for heaven unless tina
one has received an education n beer
sent out from n of the leading col
leges with a diploma under his arm
The world, all mankind, every ma
should be educated. 1t is settled in tn
minds of the masses that education !
the true developer of the mind. but n
man a truthfully say, because h
don't know, that education a any
thing to do with preparing the way TO
the new life-the existence, or rattle
. the happiness of the sou after it /
{ separated from the body.-Mt. Air
t News.
The editor who will stihe his con
science and be driven into silence b
: politician or priest, is a craven COW
ard, and utterly unworthy of his call
ing. Not that liberty should becom
license, or that a paper should be
cause it can, betray n oppose tn
principles it pretended to escape. Nc
that. But we are speaking of mat
ters of conscience moral issues
questions or right and wrong. TIL
, hi will condone a Grim
, because it was committed by it's party
{ is not worthy to enter the home c
> any citizen. We do not believe in tn
So-called independent" paper eithe
Z in politics or religion; but neither q
q we believe in a slave to party tha
y will sell it's soul to curry favor wit
e the leaders," A newspaper, like
man, should be calm and candid
Thomasville Charity and Children.
l. The Journal is a democratic paper
e It's owners Ia 40 designs on the pa
e ty and can, therefore, afford to tell tn
truth. 1t is liable to be wrong in ii
, conclusions; it may be biased by til
}. intensity of it's convictions, but it wi
always be found advocating the RICH
e as it sees the right. 1t will endeavo
to get on the moral side of any ques
e ton and it takes little stock in tn
!: theory that anything is ust and RICH
. merely because somebody says so. Tn
Journals democracy it holds t. be
term synonymous with common sens
Common sense always squares W.T.
Truth and Right. What is unfair, un
just or inexpedient is undemocratit
whatever may be it's label. Polite
has a business side and a moral sid
as we'll as a sentimental side.
Every man should be equal before tn
revenue law. Taxes should be levie
solely for the purpose of raising stuff
cient revenue to meet public expendi
lures economically made. It Is nc
democratic to levy them for any othe
purpoSe.-Winston Journal.
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