The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-11-14
COMMENT.

%IdNlc 10 the next congress.
and the election OF q democratic leg
for Senator Pritchard. The evolution
OF a hit republican party in the
south IS evidently TO be q movement Of
slow OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Record.
G%unton's Magazine finds a key to the
history Of the two last great strikes
in the fact that in the one Shaifer was
incompetent and Schwab able-the op-
orators won. In the other Mitchell was
able n Baer incompetent-the min
ers o Is IL true that we are ap-
preaching that final condition x
the leaders will be everything and the
masses nothing?-Fiorida Times-Cn-
ion.
The democratic party has a clear
field before il for 1904. In Mr.. German,
al least, IL has one national leader u
SURPRISING wisdom and experience, Il
democrat from the crown of his head
to the soles of his foot. He will pres
emily resume his place in the counsels
of the nation. His word should pass
for much with every thinking demo-
crat. He is not only a wise man. He
is an upright, courageous man, worth
a dozen Hills, or a thousand Cleve-
lands. For the time being, at least let
US rally about German, for, whether
he leads us to victory or defeat, he
Will llol lGdo hS dSlIdl--lxOuGS Nltlc
Jourier-Journal.
Although the great coal strike has
been two weeks ended the inconven-
fences of a short supply are not yet re-
moved. The price has gone down to an
almost normal figure but the commod-
tty is still scarce and likely TO be so all
winter. A New England newspaper re-
marks that there is little hard coal TO
be had anywhere; and the present ad-
Iccin 4f
that ante-eleetion talk of having IN
abundance in market right away was
for election or some other effect indi-
Gates that the fuel situation is still of a
serious nature This contemporary
names the mildness of the all as one
reason why the situation is not more
serious.-Columbia State.
One Of the unique incidents of the
election in New FORK in which has
Just ended in democratic defeat, was
the campaign for congress of Editor
w. r. Hearst. of the New York Jour
nal. 1t is stated that it was absolutely
unnecessary to nave spent any money,
but gossip has it that the election coss
Hearst $4,000. The correspondent or
the Kansas City Star writes: Alfren
Henry Lewis met Hearst in Delmon-
ico's just after the election in the Tenth
district and said: Hearst, I hear you
have been buncoed OF $40. 00O." 'How's
that?" asked Hearst. WELL saio
Lewis, Il could take SO, 900 and elect u
yellow dog in that district, letting my
adversary select the dog. I understand
it has cost you $50 00."-Augusta
Chronicle.
The Montreal Star is very UGH out
of patience with an article by Profess
sor Beesly in the Positivist Review
about the relations of Canada with
Great Britain. Professor Beesly says
that the British flag is out Of place
on the American continent" that ii
will nave to go before long, and that
the connection of Great Britain with
Canada is an e~ver-pressing and I'M
compensated danger. from which, if We
are wise, we will lose no time in dis
entangling ourselves" Prof. Beesly is
an E~ngliShman, Il leading educator
and editor Of a prominent London re-
view. The danger of the connection
between Canada and Great Britain is,
therefore, in the Professors opinion. TO
Breat Britain, and not to Canada This
view of the situation is bitterly re-
sented by our Canadian contemporary,
which declares in effect that Profess
sor Beesly does not know what he Is
writing about.-Baltimore Sun.
For the democrats, the encourage
ment of the elections lies in the fact
that the abandonment of dead issues
anu TIC SIlIiSl luC pCllSI Su
ership obviously mean a restoration CT
the old party morale and h~opefulness.
AS Mr.. Cleveland put it when results
were still in doubt, there was this COM
fort In the days work-namely, that
il furnishes proof that a harmonized
democracy is at least able to meet the
enemy with it's old-time enthusiasm.
This seems to us beyond dispute. Free
silver is now as dead as any other OF
the lost use of the democratic
party, and Bryan is defunct. Cut loose
at last and for yer from hat body
of death, the invigorated democracy
is now enabled to play the useful and
patriotic part of a viligant opposition,
and while out of power to develop con-
structive policies and display a sane
and sober character which will make
the people trust IT with power when
the time comes. Particularly in the
matter of tariff reform the divided
counsels and precarious control of the
house by the republicans will put the
democrats in a position to force the
fighting with more effectiveness than
eVer.-NeW York Post.