The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-07-25
STATE PRESS.

The denomination of Wv. Kitchin
for congress without opposition was a
splendid tribute to this worthy repre-
sentative Of the Fifth district. When
Forsyth is represented in congress by
kitchin u people VIII have no fear
that their interests VIII be spurned by
their Observation-Disclosures Sentinel
A Kinstonian's heart is made glad these
days when on almost every outgoing
train he sees a loaded car with this
sign on it-"Made by the K.nston Fur
niture Company" or'sone other enter
prise of the town. For the last several
days several cars OF furniture have
been seen going off TO renlvs parts OF
The country.-Kinston Free Press.
During the last session OF congress
Senator Dubois tried to get the MAORI
ty to pass such an antitrust public
ity law as Mr.. Roosevelt now says he
wants. Every republican senator voted
against it. And they Will do it again.
The man who expects the republicans
to do Il thing to the trusts" looks to
see the republican party destroy its
base Of supplies. News n Observer.
Has the edict gone forth that re-
publican weekly papers are to be es-
tablished throughout he south in the
interest of Senator Hanna's candidacy
for the presidency? A republican week
ly will be established at Goldsboro, a
report says, while there are similar ru-
mors about Raleigh and Greensboro.
Already stock has been subscribed in
Norfolk for a republican bi weekly. Is
this the way the contents Of the Ham
ma barrel are TO be spent"-Raleigh
News.
Mr.. Pritchard Is evidently very hard
up for material for his campaign if
he proposes to make political thunder
out of the fact that the present adj
mi~nistration borrowed 100000 to meet
the appropriations of the lest legisla-
ture. AS has been said, and can be
readily seen, a legislature cannot form
a revenue bill and make appropriations
to fit to the dollar. When the people
of North Carolina fully understand that
these appropriations were made for the
benfit Of the people and were used for
schools, charitable institutions and such
purposes they will not waste time in
either criticiZing or abusing the party
that is in charge of the affairs of the
state. Every dollar OF the money has
been wisely used as a be seen in the
number of new school houses where
longer terms and better teachers have
marked the school year.-Concord
Tribune.
The people nav recently consolidated
two districts in Vance county, and are
preparing to vote a local tax. News
comes from ten counties hat the peo-
pie are arranging to unite their schools,
and some to vote special taxes. One
superintendent writes hat the children
who are now walking three miles to
school when before the consolidation
they walked only half q mile, say they
would not want to go 20 school if they
had to return to the Old school build
ing. They now have two good teach
ers with the work well arranged. The
attendance has increased over fifty per
cent. because the new school is attract
i've. The term has been heightened one-
third, with no additional cost; and the
people are o ready to vote q slight
tax to increase the term to eight months
Since over sixty per cent. of the people
in the rural districts pay tax on less
than $500 worth of property, it is readi-
ly seer that a small tax for the poo
man is a paying investment Wilson
News,