The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-10-14

1t is rather strange that President
Roosevelt is advocating the very RENE
dy for the trusts that Mr.. Littlefield
now says ne would not vote for IL IL
were to come up again. 1t surely needs
no argument to prove hat the consti-
tutional amendment plan OF curbing
the trusts is a dangerous -emedy.-
Greensboro Record.
With Massachusetts, republican ad-
vocating free raw material, Iowa re-
publicans asking for no tariff on trust
products, Secretary Shaw becoming a
populist in the management of the
banks, and ex-senator D. B. Hill lean
ing towards the socialist theory OF gov
ownership ii will take a cy-
clone to clear the political horizon
Raleigh Times.
Mr.. Thomas j. Pence writes the
Morning Post from Washington that
Senator Pritchard and President
Roosevelt have been ~hobnotElng and
that the president forgot his SOLE leg
and the coal strike long enough to
felicitate the senator upun republican
prospects in the south, cause of said
felicitation being naturally supposed TO
be the carrying out Of Mr.. Roosevelt's
advice TO Gust the negro from epubli
can councils. Unless the negro is with
out a spark Of resentment he will
eventually, if not at once develop some
decided and effective animosity to the
party which has thus unceremoniously
bounced him.-GreensboTo Telegram.
The republicans of Wilkes have nom
mated John Quincy Adams Bryan for
the legislature and the democrats have
nominated DR.. Tyre York. These are
two old-timers and if they haY7 a joint
campaign in Wilkes this year it would
be worth ones while 10 go there to
hear DR.. York and Gen. Bryan discuss
the issues. Twenty-Five years ago they
were often rival candidates in Wilkes
and their campaigns were worth going
miles to hear. Glory TO these old-tim-
ers! Their candidacy this year carries
one back to the days when political
campaigns were red hos and when ev-
cry candidate was on his mettle. We
hope that DR.. York and G.lr. Bryan
have enough of the old-time spirit left
to make an inspiring campaign in
Wilkes this year.-Statesviue Land
mari
If Senator Pritchard presented such
IL rOseate view of republican prospects
in this state to the president as to
bring a feeling of c~omplacency and sat
isfaction to the chief executive, the SEN
ator must have stretched his conscience
to the bursting point. The republican
boss and the president had a conference
Monday at the temporary White house
and from a Geographic account of that
interview we are told that the presi-
dent was greatly pleased ovef southern
political conditions as they were pre-
Sented to him.. There is but CHE infer
ence that can be drawn from this ac-
count-the senator fooled Roosevelt or
is fooled himself. There is not the re-
hottest prospect of republican success
in the state this fall and furthermore, it
is practically certain that the democrat
cy of the state will send Il man to rep
resent the state in Pritchard's place
Charlotte News.
One of the rare things that are more
interesting than important is the re-
cent letter of ex-senator Marlon But
Ter to Pritchard. in which he apologies
to the republican senator for his oppo-
sition in the past and declares himself
in of P~ritchard's reelection. 1t
will be recalled that when the populists
and republicans fused a few years ago,
the trade was based Oh a division of
spo1ls from one end of the fetd trough
to the other. Butler was to succeed
Ransom in the senate, Pritchard was
to have Vance's seat. The republi-
cans, led by Pritchard. wera loyal to
the terms of the trade and elected
when, a few months later, the time
rolled around to deliver the goods to
Pritchard, Butler repudiated the bar
gain and did everything he could to
to defeat his fellow Spokesman. But
with a sense of honor superior 10 But
ler's, enough populists stood by their
partys pledge to elect Pritchard Now
behold Butler declaring that ne is glad
he failed to beat Pritchard ard express
ing a desire to see him elected again.
Gastonia Gazette.