The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-10-24
STATE PRESS.

There is something to be said in favor
of a party that has no master. The
democratic party works through con-
ventions and the people rule these con-
lVentionS. The republicans work through
Pritchard and take their orders from
him. Pritchard is the republican party
and the republican party is Pritchard.-
Winston Sentinel.
The republicans shout prosperity on
every stump, while thousands and thou
sands are striking for higher wages,
the trusts are putting up the price OF
the necessities of life, and selling man
ufactured goods cheaper to foreigners
than to Americans. This reminds us of
the difference between theory and eXpe-
rience. The experience does not fit the
theory.-Asheboro Courier.
When a republican talks about how
his party has enforced the Sherman
antitrust law remind him that it was
Attorney General Garland, a democrat
who first enforced it. that it was a DEM
ocrat, MI. Justice Peckham, who de-
clared it constitutional an that the
only successful prosecutions under that
law was under a democratic admins
observation-disclosures Courier.
Senator Mason; of Illinois, has an
nounced hat he will support the dem
Ocratic ticket in Cook county, which in
cludes Chicago. The Illinois democrats
expect to make big gains this year and
SAY Senator Mason will help. Maybe SC,
but usually a defeated candidate who
tries to help the opposition party ear
ries few voters with him. The man
with a grievance is not popular. Vot~
ers do not care to see any sore toe
News and Observer.
1t is a pleasure to talk with such a
broad and liberal statesman as the
present chief executive Of North Carroll
ma. We do not believe that any public
man in this state, since the death Of
Senator Vance, has had at heal more
sincerely the welfare of the people,
white and black, and that is the mark
of a statesman, even though Gov
ternor Aycock denies the soft impeach-
ment and refers to himself as The only
politician, the others being dead of
having turned Observation-Disclosures
Standard.
The Sand-clay process for roads has
been used with success in Craven coun-
ty. The roads leading from Williams
ton are heavy and impede a to a
great extent. We suggest that a few
hundred yards of one of these roads be
covered with II inches of clay and two
or three inches Of sand spread over the
surface of that. as al experiment in
good roads Clay is plentiful and con-
venient, and the saving in the wear Of
vehicles and toll of teams would more
than compensate for expense The
question of good roads is agitating the
minds Of every thinking man in North
Carolina. Martin county has no greater
need within her borders, and it is time
that something was done. Why not
have a good roads convention at Will
Enterprise.
If our independent friends of Wake
county wish to keep a ticket in the
field until election day they will have
to pen the gentlemen as they are NOM
mated or get out an injunction to keep
them from falling out of line. DR.. Jones
was prompt to decline the use of his
name for coroner, n now Mr.. /. l.. B.
Penny rises to remark that he is a dem
locrat and the use of his name is without
his consent, and strictly in violation Of
his democratic proclivities. And there
are others we are informed who are Of
like feeling and may say SO to their
friends. And it seems that those who
REMAIN will not vote for each other.