The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-08-12

40Nh LII AAAl ~ I'll IL
One report is that h, is encouraging a
split In the party; another report is that
he Is working to have the Kansas City
platform upheld and reafirned within
the ranks.-Rocky Mount Motor.
Chairman simmons intimates that
he prefers to retire from the chairman
ship, but will abide by the wishes OF
the executive committee. We take this
to mean that Mr.. Simmons will be re-
elected state chairman We think il
would be unwise to put an a new chair-
at this Observation-Disclosures Sentinel.
Attorney General Knox stepped from
the employe of the steel trust into the
MISUNDERSTANDING. And yet the ad-
ministration would have us believe that
he is going after .hc steel trust. What
the republicans have been doing to the
trusts will never hurt those dear phil
anthropic institutiols.-Greensboro Rec
ord.
Now il Is stated that McLaurin will
not return to South Carolina, but will
locate in New Y 'rk for the practice OF
law. We uppos The New York locat-
ing business has a string to it, viz: in
the event that Roosevelt does not n
hin a fat job ina is o dependent
upon confirmation by the senate.-Win-
ston Sentinel
Editors would like to teel that all
men are honest, but occasionally some
one arouses suspicion that such is not
the case by ordering the paper discon-
tinued without first sending the cash
to pay for the time he has been receiv-
ing II, or moving away and letting the
postmaster notify the publisher that
1t is not taken from the offce.-Dur-
ham Sun.
The Chicago Inter-Ocean says that
there will be no tariff tinkering if the
republicans control the next house. And
yet no less an authority than the sec
rotary of war says that Z" the only way
to hit the trusts is to adjust the tariff
Both statements are exactly in accord
with he view of the democratic party
n h inevitable conciusi III Of the
matter is, that the only way to get al
the rus is to elect Il democratic
house.-Greensboro Record.
1t is announced in the Washington
Star that the republicans of the sugar
beet communities will damn Cuban reci-
procity with all the force at their com
mand and that with the smiling assent
of the republican managers, while in
other communities they viii shout Tor
this same Cuban reciprocity. Is duplic-
ity a term strong enough to apply to
such open, notorious and shameful hy-
pocrisy?-Greensboro Record.
Old Bill Devery, VINO is running for
something in New York. is Il candidate
after our WI heart. He does not call
p the public for nelp. nor does he
take up a collection at his big gather
ings. He goes down IN his jeans and
sets EN- up' himself. The last set
up" cost him SIS, 900, and gave pleasure
to $4,000 women and children. OF
course, old Bill has an end to serve, but
in the meantime he is doing some good
with his money.-Winston Journal.
Mr.. E. w. Sledd. cf Providence, r. l.,
who is largely Interested in tie Carolina
Colony Comply and the North Carolina
Central railroad from Concord to Fay
e~tteville, said in an exclusive interview
given The Times yesterday, that work
will be begun in so days., anG the road
will be built without i dollar being SUBJ
scribed by any place along the line of
the oad The colony company will put
up extensive factories N will bring
emigrants from New England and Eu-
rope. These will be carefully selected.
This is one of the greatest enterprises
inaugurated in the stase, and deserves
every encouragement Raleigh Times.
Since congress adjourned President
Roosevelt has been making some loud
and strong speeches. against the trusts
of the country. He says that We must
nave some strenuous antitrust laws
enacted. This reminds us Of what the
Washington Pos, which can never be
accused of leaning towards the demo-
cratic party, said a. the time the re-
publicans in the Fifty-siXth congress
were advocating tile antitrust amend-
mcnt: The antitrust; amendment de-
vice is too shallow to deceive anybody
with sense nOugn TO decline an invi-
tation to buy a gold brick or to go out
as bag holder on a snipe hunting expe-
dition." And yet the republicans point
with pride to their record on the trust
Observation-Disclosures Courier.
Notice is being sent out that the ex-
ecutive committee of the state fair, at
it's meeting on the Goth of July, adopted
a resolution that nj gambling devices,
illegal games of chance or immoral ex-
hibitions will be allowed on the
grounds of the state fair this year,
and assurance is given that the regu-
lation will be strictly enforced. This ls
well. According to all accounts the
state fair has on several occasions, and
notably last year., degenerated into
a show of fakirs at which the most in
decent exhibitions were allowed. A re-
form is needed and it is hoped the re-
form is genuine. II it IS not the state
fair should be abolished or the state
should at least quit giving any money
to it.-Statesville Landmark.
The fight in the Iowa republican con-
vention over the platform resulted in a
defeat Of the national administration
forces. Governor Cummings who does
not like the trusts and favors a revision
Of the tariff. secured at the last state
convention the adoption OF resolutions
which declared for ANY modification OF
the tariff schedules that may be required
to prevent their aTording shelter to
monopoly" 1t was argued that this
declaration was virtually & plea OF
guilty to the democratic charge that
the tariff is the parent of trusts" That
is exactly what It il. but the Iowa re-
publicans adopted ii because they
wished to save their party from the de-
feat hat is sure to come unless il takes
the bonus from the trusts now given
in the Dingley DiH.-News anC Observ-
er.