The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-09-16

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native of the Philippines. a bright and
ambitious youth OF Is. made appiica-
ton for admission TO the public schools
in The city-of-the-next-fais. where ne
has been residing for more than tWo
years. having zen u9der the chape-
and protection Of an army sur
Eeon. His case was naturally some
what p~erplexing. There was first
C Ill the question OF citizenship which
ha- to be taken into consideration
tn. having been decided In favor OF
the little Tagai the color line was rails
ed. The committee to which the case
was referred promptly Decided that the
boy was not a negro an he was &C
cordingly admitted TO h White schools.
where he is happy in the prospect OF Sc
curing an education The boy gives
promise OF making OF himself a usetui
Anne. can citizen. Il like the United
STATE very good" lie says ana 90
not want to return to- my OWE country
When / get old enough : want to enter
the army Inc learn 1 fight for this
cod1try.'-Auanta Constitution
We republished yesterday from the
Richmond Times n Washington special
in which il was stated hat republican
managers OF the congressional cam
r4ign We're very much worried lest the
president put his foot IN IL In regard
to the tariff, as, in their opinion, he
has already done in regard to the trusts.
II is even asserted that these mana-
gers. or at least their leaders, have
had an interview with Lhe president.
and have succeeded in "mGZzling him"
so far as the tariff IS concerned. In
our humble opinion all this is mere
bosh. The republican leaders are very
shrewd politicians. probably just as
shrewd as but not a whit more so h
the president himself whereas to be-
liaVa this story AhOlIr choir n-lZZiinr nr
trying to muZZle the president on the
subjects of the tariff ard the trusts, is
TO make them out as blind as bats.
In all the speeches thai the president
has made In the New England tour. or
in any other speech sinca the campaign
began, where can you find al argument
or a sentence that has not been not only
Intentionally, but adroitly, mad or
uttered in the interests of the republic
can party, including, o. curse, the in
tereStS of the trusts? The only speech
which the president devoted mainly to
the trusts was the one delivered in
Boston or August 25th. and what did
that amount to? 1t was most skilfully
designed from beginning to md TO Gre
ate the impression that the government,
That is the republican administration
OF The government. was doicg some
thing, everything possible, TO control
the trusts, and that the republican
1'INy hi va All lie
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES and Courier.
1t is amusing to See how
which defend the trusts are Mortified
at the presidents suggestion that If
these combinations cannot be controlled
In accordance with existing constitu-
tional law, an amendment he added to
the constitution to remedy III Trouble.
The New York Sun is particularly dis
turbed. 1t takes the SToCnd that what
the president advocates is revolutionary
Its idea seems to be that any change
/" he sacred fundamental law of the
country would be blasphcrny. Well,
there have been a number OF amend
ments, notably those passed just after
the close of the civil war-and so far
as we know The Sun has not been
stricken with horror by any of these.
Why did the trainers OF the constitu-
ton provide for it's amendment unless
they foresaw that amendment in GER
tain contingencies would be the proper
course. Some newspapers which are
IS strongly opposed to trusts as The
New York Sun is in favor of them
agree with that paper in expressing
alarm at the idea of n constitutional
change of the sort suggested by Mr..
Roosevelt. The reason that they give
is that any step comforting upon the
federal government power tc enact a
uniform trust law for all the states
would be a dangerous hlC~ at state
sovereignty. While it is our opinion
that the first step towards the restraint
Of monopoly in the United States should
be the emoval of the trust-breeding
and trust-strengtheninS protective tar
if. we do not believe that ali amend
ment giving congress the right to en-
act general legislation for the control
of trusts would do any harm to the
foundations of our national structure
Norfolk Landmark.
The strife in the republican house
hold over the tariff spreads and grows
more intense as the time for the con-
Sressional election approaches. The
Iowa republicans seem TO be ever worse
divided on this subject than their breth-
rem in the other wester states, though
complete republican harmony as TO
the tariff is nowhere to be found. The
republican convention made & distinct
and emphatic declaration il favor of
tariff revision. The resolutions on this
n were adopted by a large majority,
but the debate over them was bitter.
and the result was a division mons
Iowa republicans that grows wider
every day. The element which opposed
the adoption of a low tariff Platform is
now trying to make it appear that the
action really has very lit
tie significance and that the Iowa re-
publicans still cling to their old time
protectionist faith. Secretary Shaw,
who was governor Of Iowa up to a few
months ago, in a recent speech in Yer
mont made what has oeen Justly term
Cd a covert attack on the platform Of
his party in his own state and has been
accused of doing so Ill several recent
interviews Similar attacks. more or
less open have come from Speaker Hen
derson and Congresmen Lacy and Hep
burn. of Iowa. Representative Cousins
OF ta1t state dos not mince words in
~denouncing what he considers a cow
ardly retreat from genuine republican
principles. The Iowa platform, he says,
Is a dirty, lousy lie" and adopted
other choice descriptives in expressing
his highly inflamed state of mind. 1t
Is said hat Secretary Wilson favors
the platform, though he has been rep
resented as opposed 10 IL The same
statement is made with reference to
Senator Allison. Senator Dolliver work
ed for the adoption Of the platform, as
Gid George Z. Roberts, director Of the
mint. who was the author of ii, having
been chairman Of the committee on res
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