The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-05-30
COMMENT.

Kansas, unlike Maine. is thinking of
lreconsidering her prohibitory law. In
Doth states this law is VIGOROUSLY vio-
lated, and in neither IL there more than
la pretehce of enforcing it; but Maine
persists in keeping it on the statute
books, while in Kansas the democratic
Estate convention has just adopted a
resolution providing for its resubmis-
sion to the Observation-Disclosures Ledger.
To win political acknowledgment
Through a universal labor strike, as the
ISwedes have just done. gives a point to
luther budding populations in other
Kingdoms and empires, from which they
lare not in the least unlikely to take an
Iexample, thus introducing "a new ex-
Ipedient and q new force into politics Of
as yet undetermined but manifestly
abundant horsepower.-New York Trih-
luna
Child labor produces a degenerate
working c.ass, both physically and men
tally. And, what some parents refuse
to see, or re too ignorant to see, is that
it tends to lower the wages Of adults.
The statistics of Massachusetts,, Con-
necticut and other states show that the
income of families where the children
work is no greater than where the men
work alone. The fathers wages
have been distributed among the chill
dren, that is all.-Boston Globe.
The picturesque DR.. Parkhurst, of
New York. is disguised with the re
from" administration. He sailed for
Europe the other day. Before leaving
he fired this as a parting shot at the
administration of the police depart
ment under Mayor Low: only that
which means something can create a
followi g, and a healthy devil is more
impressive than an angel that is down
with p~roStration." The healthy
devil". of course, is Tammany. The
way things appear to be going now
among the reformers, the next election
will probably restore the healthy one to
Observation-Disclosures Post.
In promoting Rev. DR.. A. Coke Smith,
pastor of Epworth Methodist Episcopal
Church, Of this city, to the bishopricr
the general conference of the Methodist
Episcopal church, south, has displaye1
proper appreciation OF pre-eminen'
lworthiness n ability. DIR. Smith i;
one of the most powerful preachers y
the church. He is a man of wonderful
leloquence and mental equipment, and
makes himself beloved and admired
wherever he goes. But while Norfolk l.
lgratified at general conferences recog-
milton of the extraordinary qualities OF
DR.. Smith, it is with utmost sorrow that
our people contemplate the possibility
that the duties Of his new office
take him out of this community. The
Ichurch's gain will in that case be Nor
folks loss.-Norfolk Landmark.
The democratic party is the friend
of the soldier and the flag; the Repub,
!lican party is the enemy of both. The
democratic party would have the con
istitution and the flag go hand in hand
'arrying peace and liberty and happi-
ness into all lands. The republican
party would abolish the constitution
and use the fla as a drop curtain fol
lcrime. The democrtic party would sac.
lriice no interest or right which honor
and duty may maintain, or ought Il
maintain. The republican party, as 1
is organized and led, would put it's foo
on every rig.t, n every duty, human
land celestial at the bidding of a cor
lrupt and corrupting commercialism
seeking through arbitrary power to es
itablish over us a race of Medical
lprinces. without the learning or tn
arts Of Florence, brutalizing whilst rul
ing US by the divine right Of the Al
mighty Dollari There are myriads D
republicans who will not follow theil
party upon a crusade like this.-Cou
rier-Jourla1 eaasA /.