The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-08-29

A child that is raised from infancy
in he cotton mills of the south invari-
ably makes q better citizen hat the
child raised in the slurns of the cities
or the north. Conditions here may not
be as good as they could or should be.
but we are not ready to admit tina they
are worse than those prevailing in the
other parts of the cauntrv.-Durham
Herald.
I The Hon. Joe Cannon, Congressman,
says 1.-The democrats may denounce the
trusts, but they have done nothing to
curb or regulate them" Didn't the
democrats pass a Cuban tariff bill
which would have curbed at least one
of the trusts, n didn't MI. Cannon's
republican friends in the senate DELHI
erately hold up h democratic curb?
Stand up and answer now like a man.
Raleigh Post.
The Anti-Imperalistic League of Bos-
tho is fixing to make some kind of
trouble. Recently it sent (, letter to the
war department asking if there was
any official reason why Aguinaldo
should not come to the United States.
The department replied that there was
no such reason. 1t is understood thai
Preparations for his reception nave
been going on quietly since that time.
In he Aguinaldo is studying
hard trying to master the English Ian
gauge, so as to be in good shape to use
his tongue when he reaches these
shores.-Richmond Times.
According to Mr.. J. Ogden Armour,
one of the leading lights in the beef
trust, it Would do no good to abolish
the tariff on cattle. Persons who ex-
pected Mr.. Armour to advise the dis
continuance of the bounty he is getting
will be greatly impressed by this state
ment. - Mr.. j. P%ierpont Morgan de-
clares that if there is anything he
want in this world, it is to keep his
name out of the papers. The great
financier's wants seem to be like those
of elSe-they can't be salts
fed-Norfolk Landmark.
One striking feature of the present
political campaign is the fact that not a
newspaper in South Carolina has the
hardihood openly to advocate the cleo
ton Of James H .Tillman as govern.
Three or four papers have criticised his
critics. and several more have init
mated-although not very recent, since
the effect of the exposures has become
knoWn-that newspaper antagonism
would help him. But nowhere have we
seen 1t stated by any newspaper that
he is a fit man fol governor or that he
ought to be elected.-Columbia State.
There has never been IN South Caro-
lima a race the outcome of which is
so difficult to forecast as the contest
for the seat now held by Senator Nc
Laurin. Barring the acrimonious YER
bal between Evans and Lati-
mer and the fisticuff between Latimer
and Hemphill the senatorial rivalry has
been conducted in an orderly and SEEM
ly manner. The speeches nave been
instructive n unusually. Creditable.
There is no favorite among the six can
didateS and no one is bold enough to
name the winner. 1t is in the fina heat
as it was at the start, anybody's race.
May the best horse win! To some of the
candidates there are deep strong OBJ
jections, but there is reason to believe
that he chances are good for the Sc
lection Of a senator who will creditably
and sufficiently represent the democ-
racy of Calhoun and Hampton. If ev-
cry voter casts his ballot for the man
he deems best qualified, without pas
sion or prejudice, this result will be
assured.-Columbia State.
1t appears that We are about to take a
lead from Germany. We rather boast
of our own proficiency in the initiative.
We are the smartest people on the
globe, II you tell US the story, and
when a thing is to be done we show
the other fellows how to do IL. But in
this matter Of the modern J~uggernaut,
the racing QUITO and the man-eating
chauffeur, Germany has set the pace
of civilization and given us an example
which We must humbly follow or perish
in our sloth. Not to put too fine a point
on il. our Teutonic friends AVE on
ceived the idea of lynching a few fine
gentlemen who fly through their quiet
villages, managing children and infirm
persons by the The abuse has
assumed such CHASTITY proportions, es-
| pecially along the Belgian frontier, that
it is nc longer TO be borne. What the
death list now mount to we are not
informed in exact numbers. but that It
is formidable enough to cause wide
spread CONSERVATION and awaken a
very bitter spirit Of resentment IL pa
/ fent To every one who readR-Wasbing.