The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-07-15

Admiral Crownlnshield VIII not have
the opportunity TO show what he could
do on British soil, though he has a
large experience as a landsman on this
side Of the Atlantic.-CincinIiati IN
quirer-
The Philadelphia Times had an edi-
torial recently on the subject OF the
Pennsylvania gubernatorial campaign
lentitled "Quayis Estimate Drops"
Apparently il was a species OF knock
out drops" for Judge Pennypacker.-
Augusta Chronicle.
The rapid and clean-cut recovery of
the king is the best disproof of h
I~stories hat made him the leader OF a
very dissolute and exhausting life. No
man whose vitality had not been pretty
well conserved could have come out OF
THAT ordeal with the bound that he did.
l-Chattanooga Times
Had that plain, blunt man, Admiral
dewey, been kept on the witness stand
a few days longer" says h Richmond
Times, I'VE should AVE COTTON all the
facts that persisted under stroke Of
the censor'S blue pencil in Manila II
is doubtful. When the plain, blunt hero
Ibid not like the drift of a question he
declined to answer it.-Charleston
News ana courier.
Trust insistence. that the tariff shall
be held sacred Is full Of promise for
democratic success in the near future.
The "sacrednesS'' of a system of tax
alton which overburdenS the many for
the enrichment OF the few is not ap-
lparent to the people. The high protec-
tive tariff. the trusts which it has
I~created. n the party of the tariff and
the trusts. must all go.-St Louis Re-
publican.
Those who think hat Grover Cleve-
land a been taken down from the
shelf n busted in order that he can
be made a presidential candidate for
1904 are probably mistaken. The finan-
cial wreckerS and trust agents who
brought him out recently proba-
bly, mean to agree upon Richard Olney
as their man, and to seek to force him
upon the democratic ticket two years
|hence.-Troy IN. W Budget.
Now we shall see whether the ne
lgroes expelled from Eldorado will trust
the of the governor of
Illinois and return to their homes. Be
it remembered that no county of any
southern state ever instituted a whole
sale crusade against a race without
distinction as to character or charges
of criminality. This has been repeatedly
done at the north against h Chinese
and more than once or twice against
the negroes. Will some of our critics
pay some attention to the beam while
searching for the Jacksonville
|Times-Uuion.
The Railway Age, discussing the
probable effect of the Panama canal
upon the traffic OF the transcontinental
railway lines, takes the ground that
Coils p. Huntington came to take, be-
fore his death, viz: that the canal will
increase, rather than decrease. railroad
traffic in the long run, because the
canal will have a tendency to build up
the Pacific coast states. The trans
continental railways, generally, have
leone to share this opinion, it says, and
hence made very little effort to defeat
1.-THE canal project in the session of on
tgress just ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The president said in Pittsburg that
we had great problems to solve. and
each must be dealt with as it arises.
This must be the new strenuous
l~policy-for h first time in the history
the official head of IA nation has dis
claimed any settled plan of action with
reference to a problem" and avowed
the lack of leading principles. Not
a hunt in the wilds, would be sue
I%cessful on such 'happy-go-luck" alb
lsence of any well-digested plan. Surely
this is but an invasion for the purpose
!of keeping the public in ignorance
Jacksonville Times-Union.
How much did congress in it's recent
session appropriated Representative
Livingston, of Georgia. says the direct
appropriations, including the isthmian.
canal. aggregate $500, 1913, 1897, and that
there remains $3.50. 372.215 to be added
for contracts provided for which sane
ton expenditure. bringing the liabili-
ties created for the treasury up to
Sf.059. 577.O52. 1t was accordingly a
'biIlion-dollar session. after all. This
is an enormous pull upon the taxpay-
1ers' pockets. 1t may be borne now
while times are good. but this scale of
expenditure will be irksome when a re-
action comes n business is again
stagnant--Baltimore Sun.
Representative Cannon. OF Illinois,
who by reason of his position as chair
man of the house committee on appro-
lpriations, is called the watch dog Of
the treasury" recently made an illum-
mating remark respecting the nature
and functions Of such watch dog"
He quoted the late William S. Holman,
who for a number of years lived under
the sobriquet, as saying that he sup
posed he was called a watch dog be-
lN1oSC hC Aldo SChSS C1lodSh " "
growl when his own friends were get
ting e the treasury And Mr.. Can
non left it to be inferred that he, also,
was wise enough o to growl at mop
FORTUNE moments, when his friends
were getting in close proximity to the
Icash--Savannah News.
Not only are the Cuhans opposed to
ANNEXATION. but they are likely to re-
Imain opposed indefinitely. as there is
lneither sympathy nor gratitude enter
Itained towards us by the people of
Cuba. On the contrary, the Cubans
decidedly dislike us and our methods,
land would not willingly adopt our
laws and customs. That the island
will gradually gravitate towards the
level of other Latin-American coun-
tries is confidently believed by every
lone who has visited the island and
the people. After our exper-
lience with the Philippines. who. ac-
to Admiral Dewey, are much
better fitted for self-government than
the Cubans. we are not likely to Dor
ROW fresh trouble by annexing Cuba
New Orleans Picayune.