The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-04-19
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lie official Who does not think he is
above criticism. This long-felt want
VIII go untitled probably till the mill
iennium.-Tarboro Southerner.
With only twenty-five or thirty weeks
work Tor the superior court judges the
people should now be relieved OF so
mucn talk about oyer-worked judges.
In the next campaign there may be
something said about over-paid ones
Tarboro Southerner.
We are hartily glad the registrars will
not De put to the trouble Of attending
the courts, but we have never believed
tnat anything would come out Of these
cases The registrars would certainly
nave been acquitted, n they would
have been fully protected in every way.
Cleveland Star.
Attorney General Gilmer takes the
proper course in demanding an abso-
lutte mol. pros. or a trial of the registrar
cases. While the democratic party
may desire peace. il would be foolish
TO allow the republicans to hold the
tnlns over its head. 1t would be bet
ter to face the worst and be over with
it--Durham Herald.
When people learn that they cannot
violate the law and escape the deserved
PENAL by coming into court and pay
ing a moderate sum Of money as a
compromise with the government there
Will be less violation. Judge Boyd's
idead seems to be to impose such pun
sinner upon defendants tina may
be concited as will deter them from
again violating the law. In this course
he a the commentator of all good
citlZens--Greensboro Patriot.
Some Of the republican brethren and
their newspapers have got things very
Ilucn mixed ThaN "a ra fO1linO q nd nrnh-
llshlng that the Impeachment trial cost
$4,000. oh, no, it was SIS, 900 that Ma
Jor Martin, the sweet-scented republi-
can chief clerk of State Treasurer w.
H. Worth stole of the hard earned dol
lars o. the taxpayers. The amount
stolen by this republican state official
would two or three impeach-
ment UNSATISFACTORY Courier.
The republicans circulated a petition
asking the legislature to give them a
just and fair election law. specifically
stating in this petition their idea Of
what fairness and Justice meant. The
democrats in line with Governor Ay-
cocks lofty inaugural address, gave
them exactly what they asked for and
yet every mothers son voted against
it. Some even went so far as to say
that they preferred the enactment of
the infamous fusion election law.-Wil-
son Times.
But the trouble is. Mr.. Holton in all
his ebullient o~ut-burst Of fr%aternal fell
lowship, didn't fail to tie a string to
his peace offering. n he. in so many
words, to the registrars
that he proposes to place above their
heads the sword of Damocles, SuS-
pended by such frail thread. that the
first breach of partisan exalhalation
may snap it. We have neve believed
in compromise where a principle is in
volved, for every incident in our his
tory, which compromise has been ac-
cepted has proved disastrous.-Char-
lotte News.
The two lawyers who conferred with
Senator Pritchard about ne pressing
the cases against the registrars were
Hon. B. F. Long and Hon. F. I. Os-
borne. A persistent effort has been
made by classification" to make it ap-
pear that the News and Observer had
reflected upon the professional or polit-
ical itegrity of these gentlemen because
they did this. Instead of crlticlzlne
these two attorneys for urging Senate
Pritchard to mol pros these cases, we
thank them for it, and believe they
were actuated by the best motives
They did not advocate or endorse Hol.
toms stump Speech.-Raleigh News and
Observer.
The senator who voted guilty dis
charging his sworn duty just as faith
fully as the one who voted just the re-
verse, and the attempt to make heroes
out of the eleven democrats who differ
ed with their colleagues is conceived
in a hostile spirit to democracy anG
born of republican hate and bitterness
The democratic party need make nc
apologies for bringing these men tt
trial, nor need it make n for the re
suit, which showed that the member:
of the high court which tried them
were actuated by the highest and bes
Of motives, and rendered individual
verdicts in accordance with their indi
vidual conception of their bounder
duty.-Tarboro Southerner.
There is but one way that it can b,
brought about, to-wit, by recognizing
the honesty and patriotism of the gen
tlemen who began the Impeachment
proceedings, the honesty and highmind
edness of the members of the Hous
who voted for the impeachment resolu
tionS, the diSinterested and HONORABLE
zeal that characterized the board o
managers. the honesty and integrit,
of every one of the thirty-nine demo
cratic senator's, the twenty-seven VIII
voted for conviction and the tWelv
who gave the judges the benefit of I"
reasonable doubt" and voted agains
NoAiN III liz ~ IN ooSA ~ PNO~
outside of the recognition of the hon
esty of all parties.-Raleigh News an
Observer.
We read the evidence pretty close an
we believe these Judges should hav
been convicted on the evidence produc
ed. That these twelve democrats wer
conscientious in their votes we w." NJ
deny, but we remember that many {
the worst deeds which history record
5 were done conscientiouSly." While, q
we say, they were honest in their cor
victions we honestly believe they we1
wrong. 1t is said that
was no party measure and polite
| should la nothing to do with j
: Let's see about hat. Eleven republ
: cans and populists voted solid on ever
l court. DOM a look something lii
? a party measure? In the house eve
republican n populist voted againi
, it, yet it was no party measure. VIII
they were acquitted they were moral
convicted, for out of 80 democrat