The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-10-07
STATE PRESS.

Inc tat is IN the IRE again. Inc
British and the American tobacco COM
panies have consolidated and the farmer
who expected to see his prices kept up
by means of competition is knocked
Town. There is just one tobacco con-
Germ now and it is more powerful than
ever.-Greensboro Record.
The result of the tobacco conSolida-
ton will be awaited with deep interest.
We don't believe that prices will be re-
duced at once. That would hurt the re-
publican party too bad. But the reduc-
ton will come unless at present prices
all the money that the giant manufact-
urerS want to make Is being made
Greensboro Telegram.
1t was only q. few years ago that one
of the gentlemen whose names appear
On the independent ticker was abusing
this paper for it's independence. but at
that time he was holding office under
a democratic administration and this
Of course made a difference. We are
not claiming that his opinion of this
paper was changed but his political
creed seems to have undergone a re-
vision.-Durham Herald.
The report that President Roosevelt
is to receive the honorary appointment
as a British colonel will be received by
favor with 10 one. If he wants to run
on an imperialist Snag sure enough just
let him lake the title. However. he
could not while President, even
if he wanted to.-Considcrable amuse-
ment is created by ex-senator Buffers
letter in which he advocates the re-
election Of Senator P~ritchard. The let
ter will do Pritchard more harm than
any ~utterance so far in this campaign.
Raleigh Times.
Senator Spooner of Wisconsin will en-
dao 70 cofify tho IvnSfar~ 1arnan6
for a revision of the tariff by insisting
on a tariff commission after the plan
President Roosevelt turned loose in his
Logansport speech. He has not the
courage Of the frankness of Speaker
Henderson who believes in tie present
Dingley measure n is willing to fight
for it or resign, but adopts this subter-
fuge by which he hopes to luu the pop
ular demand for just revision to sleep.
1t is another indication of the times,
and of democratic opportunity and duty.
Raleigh Post.
In the death of NJ. lola, Fra nee loses
her greatest man of letters. His de-
cease, under the circumstances, is
heartrending. AS a novelist he was Of
the realistic school,. Undoubtedly he will
live in history as much for his cham
pionship of the friendless Dreyfus
against the tremendous combined pow
err Of militarism n anti-Semit1sm In
France as for his literary achievements.
Charlotte News.
The independents, in their circular to
the voters of this county which is being
scattered broadcast, promiscuously, say
hat good schools and good roads are
the greatest aids to freedom and civil
ization. We favor every possible in1-
provement Of the one and the rapid
extension Of the other" That is just
what the democrats Of this county are
doing. Why change now from the work
being done by straight democrats, to
independents-some rejected by demo-
crats-backed by republicans, who are
anxious to hold ofice?-Durham Sur.
Some years ago North Carolina was
the greatest producer Of naval stores
in the union and Wilmington enjoyed
a shipping trade in the products Of the
pine that she has never enjoyed since.
Then the base of the naval stores in
dustry jumped to Georgia and In the
past few years it has moved still fur
ther down, Florida and the gulf coast
being the greatest center OF supply. OF
late years too little attention has been
paid to the pine forests of North Caro-
lima and in consequence what might
prove one of the states greatest sources
Of wealth is almost igrored.-Charlotte
News.
President Mitchell speaks as truly
as he speaks vigorously IN his oft re-
peated statement that the most danger
Gus enemies OF the striking miners. are
these same miners when they recourse
to violence. This being true, the recent
brutality of striking Hungarians near
Scranton, Pa, who waylaid a non-union
worker on his way TO the mines and
clubbing him to death, danced fiendish-
ly around his body, has distinctly made
against the miners cause in the general
estimate OF the public. That tie scenes
violence are likely to become more
frequent may be fully expected. when
We realize the excitable and unframed