The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-09-12
CURRENT

Mr.. Pennypacker stands. as the can
didate Of Quay, for Quayism and Ash
bridgeism, and for ali that these phrases
express of political Venality and wrong
doing. Mr.. Pattison, as a candidate,
stands for whatever is opposed to the
political ills from which all citizens Suf-
fer, chief of which is that by frauds
against the ballot the citizen IS deprlv-
ed of his highest and best privilege to
vote as he wills, and 10 have his vote
honestly ounted and recordeG.-Phila-
delphia Ledger.
But it is growing more probGb bic every
day that the democrats will
populism and get together on a plat
form which will not insult he over
whelming majority Of the party who are
weary of Organism. Should hat hope
be realized, the r~eorganlzed party could
reasonably expect recruits from the re-
publican party and the accession to full
membership of thousands OF populiStS
whose faith in worthless money has
been destroyed by the rud shocks to
which it has been subjected.-Washing-
ton Post.
The Washington dispatch, announcing
that because of the never-elGing revo-
luton in Hayti this government was
considering the question OF annexing
that island to the United. States, must
have caused uneasiness 20 everyone who
read it. Hayti is a French. speaking,
negro republic. where a white man is
not permitted to hold office, ard where
tho blacks and mulattOeS have been
fighting among themselves f0r the Of
fees ever since the island was free. No
sensible man wishes to add such a pop
ulation to that of the American repub-
lie. 1t is not fitted for statehood and
would not submit. except afte- such a
war as is being waged in the Philip
pines, to a colonial form Of government.
Savannah News.
Much notice has been given to a
speech made in Manila the other day
by Governor Taft, who took occasion to
say that the Filipinos, N his opinion,
would get their freedom as soon as they
demonstrated ability to fit themselves
to the civil government now being ex-
tended through the archipelago. The
statement was greeted with great ap-
plauSe and is considered noteworthy.
Without dwelling Upon the obvious crit
icism that the only school OF freedom
is freedom itself, n without question
ing Governor Taft's sincerity. we should
like to ask why it is hat the admins
tration. if it indorSeS what that officer
avs, heSitateS to give the FilipinoS
some substantial assurance of Ultimate
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Landmark.
Mr.. Carlyle D. Graham, another mot
ley fool, without any cap and bells, has
swum the lower rapids of Niagara Falls.
Some score or more Of IDIOTS. have pre-
viously lost their lives in this very eff
fort. For this and no ether pertinent
reason that any sane man can see, 1t be-
hooves the senSational-mongers to get
together and shower plauditS on this
poor, maudlin creature, who has insult
ed the very faculties that God gave him.
This is. sadly enough. al age Of sicken-
NJ ncnf ma 49, %@~ e
attain notoriety. There certainly
should be, however, some law to deal
summarily with man or woman who
uselessly risk their lives, and worse still
excite unwholesome desire for like no.
toriety, in weak minds.-Virginian-Pilot
President Roosevelt is making distinct
progress with his antitrust crusade.
First he wanted to join with the
republicans of Iowa and Idaho in a de-
mand for revision OF the trust made
tariff, for his natural inclinationS are in
the direction of reform. But by skilIful
handling, the able trust attorneys who
are his advisers switched him onto an
ephemeral constitutional amendment"
platform, which they knew could do no
harm. For a short time he was permitted
to cavort to his hearts content On that
platform. He apparently thought he
was making a fierce Campaign against
the trusts, but the trusts knew that
nothing could be more futile thar a
constitutional amendment campaign.
He was. therefore. given plenty OF rope
for a while The third step in The cru
SADIE has since been taken. The presi-
dent is now talking about good trusts"
as we'll Is bad ones. The good trusts
must not be touchedI The fourth and
last lesson which our esteemed president
will be taught is that all trusts which
contribute literally to the republican
campaign funds are good trusts.-Atlan-
ia Constitution.