The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-06

Trinity college is solid and doing good
work. but there certainly are entirely
too many disturbances. IL this thing
don't stop. somebody is going TO see q
mighty scattering OF forces-"-Mt Airy
News
RaIeigh's SECTION for bonds il not TO
be a one-sided affair. Both sides ara
working and as the election draws
nearer the feeling gets warmer. This
is a little different TO the way It gen.
orally goes in Durham. Il there had
been organized opposition ali Of the re-
cent bond issues In this town would
q been lost-Durham Herald.
DR.. Kilgo. Dukes cigarette agent.
and W. T. Crawford. OF Winston. sen
OF DR.. Crawford. editor of the Chris
tan Advocate. had a little scrap on the
train the other day a Greensboro.
growing out OF a recent attack mad
by kilgo on DR.. Crawford. This is
Christian education In the superla-
tive degree. and we suppose from the
recent supreme court decision H vas
"privleged-'-wukeseoro Chronicle.
The Wilmington Messenger pertinent
ly asks why our college professors are
imported from other states. and wheth-
er our colleges turn out scholars capa-
bic TO preside over our Institutions OF
learning. As The Messenger Intimates.
IL the andar is not high enough ie
should be made so. but il IL il because
we are inclined to place a higher stand
ard OF value upo foreign services than
upon the same talent at horne We also
need some educating along this line
Wilson Times.
The editor OF The Times has been
asked so often. at home and abroad.
concerning the results OF the Louisburg
niSnnnGarN inanHfa1fv ma nth1feh 3D..
following figures, which We get from
the reports since its establishment,
July LIST, 1897: Total cash sales for
two years ending July 1st, 1899. s34,-
S11.@. Total expenses for same time
S4.2I1.SS; amount paid county and town
as dividends 81. 600. Total sales for two
years ending July 1st. 1901, $43, So. 50:
total expenses for same time, $3,S65.2 IS:
mount paid county n town as divi-
dends. $1,000: amount paid for taxes.
I.142.S4.-Louisburg Times.
And the colored ministers might have
gone further and urged the negroes not
to go north with any expectations OF
| employment or good treatment. Trus-
tee Gallagher told the truth when he
said "all the towns" OF that section are
arraigned against the negro. not only
e he goes to take the place Of
strikers" but when he goes TO get work
otherwise, as was evidenced In Illinois
"a ~ - ~
south is the place for the negro: he Is
needed and is without question the best
laborer for the south that "a be had.
And the southern people are his best
friends. He is not desirable as an Of
~ficeholder. but every other field OF labor
is pen to him.-Raieigh Post.
The probability is. as our correspon-
| dent thinks, that Mr.. McLaurin will.
in his reply TO the state committee, de-
cline to accede TO the suggestion that
he should resign. and that he should
sesign. and that he will make
some sort Of demonstration at the great
democratic rally to be held in the town
Of Union early in August. Whatever
the outcome in South Carolina, it is to
| be hoped that this whole question OF
the ILLUMINATION of party loyalty may
be settled at the Washington caucus.
| If the democratic party cannot live ex-
cept by adopting the policies OF the re-
publican party. its reason for existence
/ has ceased.-Fayetteville Observer.
Chairman McNeilrs visit to Sampson
IS a matter of great moment to the
county. We do not know how, near per-
/ lection the methods Of tax gatherers in
| this county have come. He is
/ doing a great work wherever he is go
/ ing. He breathes new life into the tax
/ alton problem. making it something ex-
tremely interesting and fascinating in
stead of something stale and unproft-
j able. He wants every man I'm North
Carolina to bear his reasonable share
of the expense of government. This
Is certainly a righteous and commenda-
j bic aim. Undoubtedly one of the bes,
things the last legislature did was to
l establish a board Of state tax commits.
/ sioners.-Clinton Democrat.
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