The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-09-23

S11S vi MI a. N&-
George Z. Hiss. Tho proposed joint
discussion was abooed some few days
ago by Boss Pritchard : LATHE Boss
Rollins. acting under instructions. has
set the seal OF his d~isaporovai spcn IL
Charlotte News.
As was predicted. Governor Aycock
had what seemed to him 60 be . COM
.plete reason for p~ardoniag the man
from New Hanover VINO struck n girl
with 4 piece Of sCantling. 1t turns out
tbs both the girl and her mother so
the pardon. alleging that the
blow was acknowledgements Tele-
gram.
Mr.. Lindsay Patterson first said he
wouldn't. Now n says h. will. That
a great scheme by
{ independents. 1t Greensboro. to de-
feat w. W. kitchin. The republicans
Twin endorse Paterson and then they
Twill begin ,hei. warfare on Judge
and our democratic congressman.
durham sun.
We venture the prediction that some
Iof the gentl.moa who were in the eau
Icus the other niClt VIII discover that
were u..s.e.-i by the more raoid
people. There were some
Ishrewd political wire puliers IN that
n they dominated IL. The
were necessarily carried along
lin the current OF the malori'ys VIII.
But they doubtless Inc from the
injecting with y.isgivlngc- Greensboro
Telegram
History. IL seems, is Dol 20 repeat
Itself In the vicinity OF Charlotte Back
the 70's il will be recalled an inde-
pendent movement started out from
THAT city and its chief organ was the
Iold Charlotte Observer. under the man
lagement OF Col. Charles r. Jones. VINO
himself became 4 candidate OF the in
dependents OF that day. His ingtorious
ldefeat and subsequent decline. Is q
matter OF history. Out from that hust-
ling city OF the present day comes the
Irejuvenated Observer and takes the
role OF OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES sun
Our facetious and AT times sarcastic
contemporary, the Washington Post
After showing what a fine thing
the trusts are for the public, the ma
lkers of the republican campaign text
book proceed To demonstrate how the
administration is going 20 smash them
but bless the Posts innocent soul. the
administration has no idea or smashing
them. They are in the main respon-
lsible for the administrators existence.
land the creature viii not be So
raj as to destroy its creator. And OF the
facts in the case no one IL letter nor
more fully informed thar the POST
Greensboro Record
Thomas r. Rouse. a white man, who
Twas sentenced to the roads in New
Hanover for II months for a villain
Gus assault with a stick upon a little
white girl. has been par1oned by the
Igoyernor. and il is stated. the girls
mother was instrumental I'm securing
the pardon. In the face OF the adverse
Icriticism. We have commended, and do
still believe that a noble, generous
heart prompts the states Chief execu-
tive in these matters. bot he should go
tGfnVlN 'ThaTa nav he EIInGEhtnR v
~Itenuating in the matter that has not
Icome to light. but on the face Of IL.
Rouse richly deserves q harsher sem
Itence Charlotte News.
Two freaks can be found in the Oys-
ter Bay pulpits. a few & since
one preacher there denounced in severe
Language the Sunday opening OF the
lpoStoffice and deplored such a desc \
l~Cration of the Sabbath. while he had
mot a word to say against tire saloons
and other places that are open every
ISunday in Oyster Bay. Now the Rev.
Washburn attempts ID preach a Nc
lKinley memorial sermon ana has no
imore discretion than to strongly init
innate his belief that Providence brought
labout Mckinley's death and raised
Roosevelt to the Presidency so that ne
could check the trust evil. DIR. Wash
lburn must have no sense of DroDriety.
Raleigh Times.
Congressman Pou in ms speech in
this city states the democratic position
lin North Carolina accurately, when he
says the party has no apologies TO
make for its approprations for educa-
ltion, state institutions and pensions.
There is nothing to show today that
these appropriations were unwisely
Imade. The confederate veterans were
deserving of the full amount allotted
to them in the appropriation. The edu-
Icational interests are none too greatly
served by tn" sum appropriated, in
fact twice the amount would not have
Ibeen too great. And as for the state
institutions, the states unfortunatea
have not one dollar too much secured
for their real necessities.-New Bern
journal.
A miner cannot be forced to- work by
law, because he is an Individual and
has no special concession from the
state, but the operator is allowed GER
tain privileges under his corporate
Icharter. and in return the state could
with perfectly clear constitutional
right force him to operate o. give up
his concession This would work no in
Justice. IL the operator could
mot secure labor at his own price. as
us now the case in Pennsylvania. he
could raise wages The perpetual ope-
ration clause could doubtless be in
serted in the proposed Pennsylvania
strike law with profit to the public
Charlotte Observer.
II the constitution should Re amend
led in the manner advocates by the
group Of statesmen AT present headed
by President Roosevelt, and the federal
government empowered to control cor
Iporations, there would lie affected a Do
IiticaI and economical revolution such
las this country has not known. Give
the government at Washington the
right to regulate business that is involy-
ed in the amendment in question. and
the function of the states would before
long cease to be serious or vital. With
the national governments grib fastened
on the heart of business, for such Ia the
great form OF partnership known as the
corporation, the authority and the indi-
vfduality Of the states would yither
into formality and nothingness. The
United states" would become but a
name. AS a r~eyolutionize- of he Ameri
lean sYstem neither ona 60 -