The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-09-30

doubt that the message which Mr.. Hay
the day before yesterday murdered into
the ear OF Europe and through Europe
into the ears Of the world is az exceed
ingly h~eartening declaration. 1t sug-
gests the memorable letters of Mr..
Gladstone's when the Grand Old Man
assailed the policies and practices of
the N~eapolitan Princes" The protest.
appeal TO the powers of Mr.. Hay GER
tainly aligns itself with mis- best diplo-
matte work since he went into the cab
met and his service OF his kind has
been conspicuous. The paper is not
only startling by its unusual character
but it is an excellent piece OF literary
work and that, Of course, reminds US
that, like the president himself. the dis
tinguished secretary OF state is the
scholar in politics." 1t is said that Mr..
Hay is not particularly proud of Lit
tie Breeches,' and Jim Blsdso,' and
does not like to be reminded that they
are his workmanship, preferring to be
remembered by more serious and solid
literary achievement. Tas any scholar
in politics-alaS for MS rarity-ever
given his countrymen cause 20 regret
thu he was there?-CharlCtte Observer.
About the weakest argument that
Senator Pritchard has been using is
the fuss he is making over the thous-
and dollars added to Governor Ay-
cocks salary. AS Mr.. Turner pointed
out here last Tuesday night, the fusion
lists spent that much ii sweeping out
the senate chamber.-CreensbOro Tele-
gram.
1t is a source of comfort to know that
G.. Will Armfield has ar last secured
the nomination for clerk Of thu superior
court at the hands Of lis party. He
has been a candidate fer either this or
register of deeds for years, but has al
$1,000 I~~- -~z1-> l~- ~
casion he was clearly nominated for
register of deeds, but was beaten out IN
the count. This year = was Tot neces-
Sar to peat him in conventions: The
voters will do this at the rolls Green's
boro Record.
Editors and speakers who seek to en-
terrain the public by dissertations upon
political subjects may derive some salts
faction from the impuistve applause
that rewards the flights of eloquence or
the stingS of sarcasm, but they should
bear in mind the fact that the average
voter nowadays is a thinker, that
he has some reasoning pow-r Of his
own and that before he puts his ballot
in the box he is apt to give to all mat
tiers that concern him, as well as all
assertions he has heard conIroverted.
a very close analysis.--NVinstOn Jour-
nal,
We do not understand this opposition
to Congressman Kitchin. Not a single
protest was filed against him before
his nomination. He is an honest. ca
pable servant of the people. We have
never heard anything against his char
acter, and have always understood that
he was a man Of blaIneless life. His
political record is above reproach. He
has not prostituted his office, nor gone
out of his way to visit punishment on
his personal enemies OF men whom he
conceived to be such. He a not hob
nobbed with populists nor wrote edito-
rails for populist papers. He a not
conspired against the democratic party
at a time when it looked as If it must
go down before them. During the years
it's fortunes had Jagged he stood bravely
in the forefront of the battle, Vel
when his own father faced him on the
other side.-Concord Times.
1t is evident that President Roosevelt
keeps a wary eye in his head for the
drift of public opinion. He has a the
satisfaction OF seeing since the adjourn
ment Of congress that many republican
representatives who opposed his policy
of reciprocity with Cuba have failed
of denomination. Its frierds have
been sustained. Both reciprocity and
tariff revision have been Endorsed by
republican state conventions that have
also Endorsed the president for a sec
ond term. No doubt nc has also noted
since he began to discuss the lest meth
cd of putting a cur upon the power
of the trust, the general criticism which
has resulted from his failure 20 suggest
the most obvious remedy in the hands
of the government-ihe reduction of
tariff duties or trust-made PRODUCTS
Goldsboro Headlight.
President Roosevelt said in his North
Carolina speech that there was no pat
emit device by which we can make the
country prosper. In other words. he
tells us, as every thinking man knows,
that prosperity is the result of natural
conditions and that good crops here
and poor ones abroad are bound
to make good times among the
farmers and prosperity among the
farmers means good times the
country Yer. Such times prevail
in a measure today, but they are large
ly counteracted by the tariff for trusts
only, which takes the money Of the
country u Of its legitimate channels
and puts it in the hands Of :he money
power. If it were not for this discrimi-
mating tariff against the consumer, all
the people could enjoy the fruits Of
prosperity. AS it is now, the trusts are
gobbling up their share and the peoples
share too.-Durham Sun