The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-10-03
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STATE PRESS.
Anthracite coal is quoted in Chicago
at s25 per tor. The full dinner-pail"
may still be full, but the contents will
be uncooked.-Snow Hill Standard.
Who knows out what the agitation
over the Jew. as communicated by Sec
reary Hays note to the powers, will
but be the beginning Of another pill
grimage that the Jew so confidently
looks forward to which may return him
to his former home in Palestine.-Wil-
son Times.
The Hon. Jeremiah Simpson. of Medi-
cine Lodge, Kansas, has come over, bag
and baggage to the democratic party,
upon which circumstance The Memphis
News is moved to remark that this is
one of the events that discourage the
party in the matter Of keeping open
e.''-Charlotte Observer.
Chairman Whitaker found no indie
pendent sentiment in Winston to JUS
tify him in wasting m to develop 1T.
Outside of some opposition to Judge
Clark there is no occasion for an indie
pendent movement here; the democratic
ticket is ~up-to-date enough to appeal to
all the best elements. Winston Journal.
President Roosevelt said in his In
d~ianapolis speech that we must re-
adjust the tariff without resorting to
a surgical operation But his own ex-
perience a few hours afterwards ought
to convince him that a surgical opera
ton is sometimes necessary.-Atlant5
Journal.
The immediate effect of President
RooseveltS proposition for a conStitu-
tional amendment comforting upon The
general government the control of cor
rNnrofinnc &c. nyror n0nCn1i6a fino on6
reinspiring the democratic party and
splitting h republicans party.-New
York Sun.
There will be very little campaigning
in this county from now until election,
compared with other years. 1t is a hard
matter TO get people out to hear politi-
cal speakings unless there is some op-
position. From 1892 until now politics
has been red hot in this county, but
now people are paying q great deal
more attention to business than poll
ticS.-MOnrOe ENQUIRER.
Gradually the economic issues be-
fore the people are tending toward one
central and all-emDracing question.
Shall or shall not a high protective
duty be levied on trust made goods sold
in the worlds market? The burden of
proof is upon those insisting that such
an adjunct of public plumber is a neces-
sary factor in our administrative poll
cY.-Greensboro Record.
1t is difficult to understand just how
President Roosevelt is figuring. He is
opposed to the trusts, which he pro-
poses to deal with through the ridicu-
louS medium of a constitutional
amendment, and is also opposed to any
Interference with the present tariff law.
Thus he gains the enmlty of the trusts
and GAINS nothing with tho fariff rp-
form sentiment of the CountIy.-Char-
lotte Observer.
The national convention Of the Re
tail Butchers and Meat Dealers of
America, composed Of men of all par
ties. has declared unanimously in favor
of the repeal Of the duties On meats
and cattle. An objection was made to
the resolution on h ground that it in
volved a political question. This ought
not to be a political question, but h re-
publicans have made 1t one, on impos-
ing duties on the meat Of the people,
n the next in obstinately resisting
every effort to abolish these Ubiquitous
taxes.-Greensboro Record.
paign in this congressional district in a
which is highly gratifying to
his friends and constituency. He han
dies Mr.. Slocomb with an ease which
indicates that his ability as a cam
paigner has not been Cverrdted, and
that he is thoroughly capable of hold
ing up his end of the line. We made
no mistake in making him the standard
bearer of democracy IN the district. and
our people who do not already know
him need only to hear him to be con-
WINGED that he will win the victory in
the coming Observation-Disclosures Robe
SONAR.
President Roosevelt had an excellent
opportunity when in Detroit to put in
a good word for General Alger, who is
a candidate for the senate. General
Alger was secretary of war while Col
onel Roosevelt was a Rough Rider, and
it would have been a graceful thing 4
he had told the people how well the
secretary managed things. However,
it Is probably a. well that General
Alger was not mentioned, since some
body in the crowd might have beer
crazy enough to ask about that round
robin, and it would have been just
like Colonel Roosevelt to try to explain
it.-Savannah News.
While in the city Wednesday. Senator
Pritchard stated that Mark Hanna had
agreed to make a speech in Fayetteville
during the month Of October. The re-
publicans evidently will make a desper-
ate effort to capture this district and
defeat the Hon. G.. B. Patterson. They
can import Teddy himself if they
choose. and yet 1t will only swell Patter-
sons big majority. A special from
Dunn to the Raleigh News and Obser-
yer says "E. r. McKethan, the in.
dependent candidate for congressional
honors in that district, will in the
event he cannot get Slocomb to retire
from the race, withdraw himself. This
will be favorable to Patterson, the DEM
ocratic nominee. 1t was rumored al
Fayetteville today that the republican
plan was to Undue McKethan to con
tinue in the race till the eve Of cleo
| ton in the interest Of SIocomb, who, ii
, is rumored, was endorsed by the "inde-
. pendents'' at their convention held Al