The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-03-08

One evidence Of North Cardinals
growth and greatness is found in The
number of PROMOTIONS from the spell
binders ranke to the honors Of states
menL-Concord Tribune.
ew regret to see that the senate adds
abandonment for three years to n
cauoes for divorce. The u should
hold out against It The New Tesla
ment standard Is the riSht one and n
nearer the state can get 20 it the bet
| ter.-webster's weeky
Somebody whose words carry weight
alike with church people and genSlleS
| ought TO investigate the Chinese mis-
| sionary scandal. II Christian mission
aries ave turned into deSpoilers, as
| ought to know 1T IL they have not
J their skirts ugh 20 De definitely clear-
ed o. the charges.-Durham sun
Notwithstanding the many allega-
tons of fraud IN our August election IL
| Is quite significant that every contest
ed election case in the legislature has
| been decided in favor OF the democrats,
To whom the certificate OF election mad
| been given. And not one OF these
| csses was decided by a strictly party
vote Comment Is unnecesSary-PsttS-
boro Record.
Attorneys for the defense in the inn
parchment case against Judges
| Furches and Douglas have
! their minds about INTRODUCING evidence.
| They will put n number OF witnesses
on the stand. the star performer IN
| this respect being Chief Justice Fur
| ches. who Will tell IN the curt all
| about how II happened ."-Raleigtr
| News and Observer.
Concord Oliver Dockery. who runs
in every campaign and gets defeated
| lust as often and contests exactly the
L - ma nrIynhRr Of aiarf IONS Is now III
| Washington working away with fair
| prospects for getting his $1,000 for
| claiming what he knew he was not en-
titled 10. He should have an office
seekers retired list At a good salary
| created for his beneft.-Concord STAN
dard.
One OF the first lawyers In eastern
North Carolina, speaking OF the mas
terly argument of Hon Locke Craig,
said YESTERDAY: Il have filed away
three great speeches by North Caro-
l~inians; /. Ransom's defense or the
south; 2. Waddelrs speech in the Girls
som trial: and 3. Craig's speech for inn
parchment. They are masterpieces Of
North Carolina eloQuence." Raleigh
News and Observer.
The Biblical Recorder roasts DIR.
Charles d. McIver for saying in his
New York speech that the negrs wom-
en- of North Carolina had been better
| CdIG0 lOT ludn "hlNt III a Xxx iAi2N
ter of education. If DR.. Newer said
so foolish a thing. he needs roasting. In
the first place it's not so: in the sec
ond place If ii were so. he ought to be
ashamed to tell it outside of the state
-Morganton Herald
The g~rotesque bill. apportioning the
state into ten congressional districts,
according TO the plan as given in yes
terday's papers, was passed by tie
democratic legislative caucu last night
by a vote of 60 to 43. " 1t is the
avowed purpose of this bill. as we are
told from Raleigh. 10 MAKE nine demo-
cratic districts and one-the tenth
republican. but We are inclined to be-
lieve Wit the gentlemen who are ready
to bet that four Of them will be found
republican and six democratic.-Char-
lotte Observer.
The ~wspap Of the state will
make a note Of he fact that the new
libel law is quietly sleeping in the
house committee 1t has passed the
senate. Some of the OF tire
house are opposed to granting the
of the state a just and rea-
Sonable libel law. They want the sup
port of the in the campaign
but whenever the ask for
simple justice they want To refuse
them the slightest consideration--Ra-
leigh Times.
A bill has passed the senate ma
king it unlawful to sell cigarettes TO
any one in North Carolina under the
age of twenty-one years. 1t contains
q provision enabling parents or guar
dams 10 recover damages against a
dealer who sells cigarettes to a minor.
Good enough so far is il goes, but a
section should be added Offering an in
ducement to officers to see that the
law is enforced. The fines should be
divided with officers who report viola
L - - - 49, Iau- RI n-~
against selling to minors is a dead let
ter.-WebSter'S Weekly
The Raleigh Post and Charlotte OBJ
server have discovered that the i'm
parchment proceeding heratens to
run capital out OF the state. We re-
emf that just before the last pres
identIal election, personal letters from
supposed northern capitalists were
scattered all through this country,
stating that unless our people support
ed and elected Mckinley they would
not invest in this county in timber
lands, mining property. etc, which
they had intended doing. Well. Nc
Kinley was elected. but no living man
has heard from these pretended CAPT.
talists and they viii not be heard from
again until the next election II was
simply a republican campaign scheme.
-Wilkesboro Chronicle.
We need not, Polonius-like. think
that a party policy is like a camel. a
weasel. or a whale. as some political
Hamlet may deem that the exigencies
demand The Journal Is a democratic
ape But its democracy is OF the
plain, old fashioned sort without But
leristic frfl or Hannaistic furbelow. 1t
has no servlity in its craftsmanship. 1t
Will no more katow to this mar or kiss
the great toe of the other ma IL would
pray TO Mark Hanna 1t has not learn
ed to crook the hinges of
the knee to political bosses and cares
nothing for that thrift that follows
f~awning." The Journal thinks IT serves
ITS party best by commencing when
o-ommendation IL due and by criticising
when criticism is needed-Winston
Journal.