The semi-weekly messenger., 1901-02-08
STATE PRESS.

After the legislature has done I'll IL
can for the people OF the state. the man
with no other capital than brains and
muscle will still have TO work Tor his
living.-Durham Herald
The press Of the state fs wxrm in
commendatiou OF the senate for unanf-
mously passing the London Libel bill.
II is a fair and just measure. demand
ed by the press as a proper protection
and - 80 guarded as not %. permit IL
cense.-Raleigh News and Observer.
One attempt was made upon the life
or Queen Victoria but she was to some
extent free from the enmity of the
anarchists by reason of the justice OF
her rule and her gentlenexs and wo-
manliness. However. threats are al
ready made against the life OF King
Edward. although he has never done
anybody any harm saving his own life.
Charlotte Observer
The bill providing that all executions
In the state shall occur In the state
prison at Raleigh Is a good one. with
the exception Of that part which re-
quires that the execution shall be done
by life convicts. The law has no more
right TO force this duty upon n convict
than IL has to put IL upon a minister
OF the gospel.-Greensboro Telegram.
We are inclined to think that Judge
W. s. OBJ. Robinson. who has not made
very enyiable reputation while on the
superior court bench was more than
half right when he said there would be
Iro need of the legislature creating mere
judicial districts and providing 20. ad-
ditional judges II presiding judges had
the power TO curtaiI the length and
number Of attorneys speeches and IL
there were not so much time wasted
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Patriot.
In his speech before the house we
suppose Representative White referred
to the negroes OF the south. and when
h said that all the trades were closed
To the members OF his race he either
spoke falsely without a knowledge
OF the facts. In North Carolina there
is not a trode in which the negro IS
not represented and In some OF them
he seems 30 have a monopoly. IL you
doubt this. ask n carpenter mason.
blacksmith. or shoe maker how he fares
in competition with the negro in his
trade.-Durham Herald.
II the legislature could frame bill
to increase the articles of taxation
without increasing the tax rate there
might be ground for rejoicing. We are
not sure that the burden of taxation
would be lighter thereby. 1t might be.
We can see no further into the matter.
1t is surely possible for the rate Of tax
alton to remain the same In the case
Of given man and yet the aggregate
Of his taxes be increased by the i'm
| position of taxes on property which
| have escaped taxation heretofore. To
| increase the total OF taxes without in
| creasing the rate OF taxation would be
| a good party feat.-Lumberton Robe
| sonian.
A number of bills have been intro
| duced in the legislature to tax dogs
| but it is safe to say that none OF them
| Will pass. Just why a dog snou!u Tot
1 Re G ha RI a NJ httt
| there are demagogues who VII. stand
| UP and talk against taxing the POOR
mans dog" Such exhibitions OF 1ema-
| goguery are so utterly onteTptthie
/ that 1t is almost impossible To charaC-
| terize them in parliamentary language.
| The poor mans horse. COW. pig.
| sfeep. etc. which are necessi les to
him, are taxed. Why not the dog7
| Dogs are not a necessity but a luxury.
| -Statesville Landmark.
| But Ii should be remembered that the
| university has long been living upon a
| small amount OF money and its needs
are now so great. that the old appro-
| priations are wholly inadequate. The
| great objection to the uniS ersity's
state aid. has been i'll founded We
| think. We have often heard people
| say that they would not oppose state
| state aid andshredltaoInshrdlu
| aid IL the university were really uni
| versity, If les standard of excellence
were very high. They forget th-t they
| are the ones who are doing most 10
| lower and to keep down its high stand
ard.-Salisbury Truth.
| During the progress of the recent rail-
| way assessment investigation before
| the state corporation commission. the
| inequality of assessments in the differ
| ent counties was discovered to be so
great that the Observer (and no doubt
| other papers) was moved to point out
WI oh "a inU CT fs=af fafa
| revealed for state supervision of local
| assessments. We are glad to notice
| that Mr.. Willard Of New Hanover has
| introduced in the house of representa-
| tives bill which seems to be admirably
| adapted to the purpose Of securing uni
| formity Of assessments throughout the
state and preventing tax dogging by any
property owners. big or little.-Fayette-
| vile Observer.
A subcommittee representing the
| joint committee on asylums for the in
sane visited the penitentiary Monday
| afternoon to look over the dangerous
| insane department-that sounds bad.
| They found there six insane colored wo-
| men, seven insane colored men, and
| twenty-three insane white men-that
| sounds worse. They would have found,
| but for the thoughtful discrimination
| of DIR. Kirby, (who cares for those at
the asylum), four white insane women,
and this would have sounded worse
still. This committee found there poor
unfortunate people slowed away In the
west end of the penitentiary. put there
| by the fusion legislature Of 81, locked
| UP between infiammable pine parti-
| transforming fire trap-with made
| quate water, with little heat and no
| hospital conveniences or comforts
| Raleigh News and Observer.
AS we understand 1t. the Tennessee
| supreme court on the anti-cigarette
bill gives the state the right to prohibit
the sale of cigarettes, but IL cannot
prevent a citizen from buying a box
of cigarettes in another state and bring
| ing them across the line. He can buy
them for his own use, but cannot sell
| them to others. This practically puts
the cigarette beyond the reach Of those
whom the state Is interested in saving