The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-02-19
STATE PRESS.

AS the matter now stands IL the leg
~islature decides to impeach the judges
| il Is right Inc IL it does not it Is xrong.
Durham Herald.
This legislature has shown that IL Is
fair by defeating the bill to create an
Office in Surry COUNTY because a good
democrat want a place. This is in
contrast to the partisan spirit Of the
average legislator.-Raleigh Times
Even so-caHed smart men. and dem
ocrats. can be guilty of silly and alb
surd things sometimes. For proof read
the legislative proceedings and note
some OF b ridiculous fool bills intro
Observation-Disclosures Gold Leaf.
A republican contemporary says that
Mckinley will have thirty thousand
appointments at his disposal by reason
or the new army bill. That's the milk
in the Imperialism coanu 1t mean
Jobs" for the nephews and other rela-
tives and friends of the administration.
Raleigh News and Observer.
But the prime consideration is the
pubic peace. / cannot be maintained
IL these federal cases are TO be prose-
cuted. and we ask judge Boyd and dis
trict attorney Holton, as good citi-
gems Of North Carolina. to have a stop
put to what he democrats of the state
regard as political proSecution.-Char-
iotte Observer.
The present legislature will probably
go on record as being in favor of dogs
ag' in editors-Mount Olive Adver-
tlser.-In the bitterness of his defeat
senator Butler is showing his bitterness
dno He is playing dog in the
mdnger In the case. A statesman
would not Stoop to such a petty exhib-
1 lriOn NJ Cnira- L.
The people have no patience with any
"clamor" for pen-mell impeachment
andnone with any "clamor'' thai false
iy charges the advocates of impeach-
ment with a desire Ito pack the court
for Interior partisan purposes" They
wish the matter disposed of in accord
ance with the law and the testimony
and without partisan bias or impugn-
ing of motives. This is the sentiment
of this great North Carolina people
whose distinguishing characteristic is
their love of justice and fair play.-Ra-
leigh News and Observer.
A newspaper libel law which is con-
Sidered just and fair to the newspapers
n the public recently passed the state
senate. The measure was drawn by
senator London, who is a lawyer as well
as an editor and an eminently fair n
conservative man. Now it is stated
that the house committee having the
bill under consideration will report it
unfavorably and the Raleigh papers
seem to think the bill will fail in the
house. The newspapers are asking no
special avors but they consider this
measure fair and just to them and they
demand it's passage.-Statesville Land
mark.
One of our North Carolina exchanges,
in a recent issue, says that the preach
ers of a certain town are delivering q
series of ermon on the subject of
paying debts" and that they are no
tifying their own members to be pres
ent at every service. To be sure it is
not wrong to get in debt, and some
times to stay in lei is all right, but it
is wrong to neglect a debt when it can
be paid. We always had the highest
respect for the "Hardshells' because
they do not let members remain in their
church who refuse to pay debts when
they can. 1t would be the proper thing
for an churches to deal with those who
are too careless about their debts
Asheboro Courier.
If the senate shall be called upon to
sit as a court of Impeachment, sena-
tors will go into the hearing animated
by the nigh purpose to decide according
to the law and the testimony. While
his paper has criticized those partisan
papers that, without reading the evl-
dence or the reports, have sough to
PREJUDICE the case, we have refrained
from expressing any opinion as to the
duty of legislators or judges. 1t is
to be hoped that the democratic press
will continue to preserve the spirit of
fairness and freedom from 1mpugning
the motives of honest men that has 81
far characterized most of them, thus
opposing the manifest indecency of the
radical and mugwump press with o
spirit hat is in keeping the serious
nature of the proceeding.-Raleigh New
n Observer.