The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-27

quietly and become loyal British sub
jects. There is noting to be gained
from disputing facts, and DeWet, APP
parently, has a full realization OF that
truism-Augusta Chronicle.
II Is encouraging TO note that a week
or two ago the state democratic con-
vention of Indiana, which in 1900 re-
affirmed the fatal errors of 1896. sound
ed the old victorious slogan in a way
that thrilled the country. Since then,
the llinoi democracy has followed
suit. II looks like the party is really
going to get together this time.-NoT-
folk Landmark
The republicans of Vermont are in
danger of a split upon the thrilling
question of prohibition and free liquor
on one side and high license with some
restraint upon the liquor traffic on the
other side. BY visiting Philadelphia
"~speakeasies' the Vermont republic
cans might learn something of the viz
tue OF high license under a Machine
Mayor. BY visiting the interior OF
Pennsylvania they might learn that the
high license system works with toler-
able Observation-Disclosures Record.
1T may be-" says the Atlanta Con-
stitution, that in the long run OF a
few generations the descendants of the
Beers OF today woul not rue the bar
gain OF the present hour for any price"
Don't monkey with a fine suggestion
IN that way, contemporary. 1t may
be, you should say rather, that in the
course Of one generation some two or
three of the patriot leaders will be
found proclaiming in London or there
abouts that they ARE glad they were
defeated. News and Courier.
1t is a time for moderation. concilia-
einn nnI ar IL -
says Mr.. Cleveland, that the times
point to another democratic opportun-
ity as near at hand" Shall thai OPP
p~ortunity be sacrificed? Or shall har-
mony be restored by a plain
ment of democratic principles and an
honest declaration of democratic pur-
poses in accordance with the time-hon-
ored of the party of Jack
son and Hidden? If the demo-
cratic leaders have learnc wisdom by
experience, if they sincerely desire the
triumph of democracy, they will meet
Mr.. Cleveland's earnest appeal in a
spirit which will assure united action
by all classes Of democrats."-Balti-
more Sun.
1t is remarkable what cIcarness of
vision is sometimes att@ined by a prop
er perspective. Thus al esteemed pro-
t~ectioniSt contemporary remarks anent
the British duties on grain and flour:
They are a tax or tool; they increase
the cost Of living to the Masses; they
are imposed upon a product of Great
Britain, n act as protective duties
Just so! These British duties appear
to be observed by our contemporary at
the right angle of vision. But the Ding
ley tariff which increases the cost of
living to the masses by it's barbarous
duties on wooden fabrics and other nee
eSSarleS, is seen SO near that its enOr-
mites seem to be to,ally obsCured to
the prOtectioniStS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Record.
Colonel Lynch, the Beer General and
British member of parliament, who has
thrust his head into the moose by re-
turning to England and being arrested
on a charge of treason, is not a very
wise individual, to say the least. He
could hardly expect to command troops
of one belligerent until forced to sur
render, n then go to making laws for
the former enemy. 1t is safe to say,
however, that the authorities would
rather have him anywhere else than in
their n just at this moment, when
the coronation is so lr1nlinent. Perhaps
that is his object to embarrass the Brit
ish as much as possibi : though he may
regret it later on after the ceremony is
finished and leniency not likely.-Au-
gusta Chronicle.
= NIL. oIdII6S NJ. bOuSDu 81 COEESSpOI-
dent of the associated press, alleges that
Gen. Gomez was paid $25, 900 to keep his
bushwhackers quiet during 1899 and
1900, so as to insure thu republican ma
tonal campaign against embarraSS-
ments which might be troublesome, if
not fatal. The Washington Fost adds:
There seems to be no ooubt hat Gen.
Gomez has been paid large sums of
money. We have reason to believe that
betweenMay %, 1899, and February %
1900, he received $19, O00. How much he
has had since we haN> no means of
knowing. What harm al 1t do to tell
the country why he was paid these
sums and to explain the consideration
upon which they were awarded?"-
News and Courier.
The Hartford Comm Times says:
Southern people who are sensitive on
the negro question Will not fail to take
note of the fact that the white people
of Saline county. Illinois have driven
100 negroes out of the county, broken
up a colored normal institute founded
there, and wrecked their church,
we find difficult to understand
is why the northern people are never
sensitive On the negro question" when
an incident like the one referred to
above occurs in the northern section
of the country. Had his Saline county
Ill, outrage occurred in the south the
northern papers would have been full
of denuncfatfons of the southern peo-
pie for it, but since It occurred IN the
north. not even the usually broad-
minded Hartford Times has a word in
denunciation to utter. so far as we
have seen.-Savannah News.
Under the Mosaic law it was unlaw-
full TO yoke the OK and the ass togeth-
er, because their pace is unequal
One of them would be bound TO dis
tress by reason of the inequality. The
same principle holds good in a thous-
and forms of human combinations and
evidences Of it are visible to US every
day in the contentious between men
whose interests should be to the same
end and yet are antagonistic. The re-
pulican party platform adopted in
Pennsylvania presents a striking exam
pie of an effort to yoke classes Of une-
quail PAGES together and make them ju-
bilantly draw the triumphant chariot of
the party. 1t declares the answering
loyalty of the party to the protective
tariff and denounces any effort to re-