The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-07-29

The Immortal ratio Is revived inI
the candidates-sixtSen to every one
office Is reported from an adjoining
county.-Salisbury Tribune
Building operations IN GreenvilIe are
only measured by the ability to get ma
terial. Houses go up as fast as material
can be had A brick manufacturing
plant would give more impetus in this
direction.-Greenville Reflector.
That it does not pay to curse or raise
/ shiny on the street cars is a fact be-
yond dispute. Mayor Osborn has gone
up on the price. He fined a man SIS
for this offence yesterday and gave no
tice that he was going up s. every clip
hereafter-a kind of compound interest
as 1t were.-Greensboro Record.
1t would hardly be right 10 wish that
the fool female who jumped III the Mis-
sissippi the other day had been swept
out OF Captain Hobscn's reach and
drowned. We may, however, express
the hope that her parents did some
missionary work with a barrel stave
when they got her home.-Salisbury
Truth.
1t is now admitted hat the exhilara-I
ton of the recent convention at Greens-
boro was due entirely to the Wade Me-
cum Springs water which was used al
together by the members. l. accounts
for the good humor and spS cially for
the discriminating judgment OF the con-
vention in respect of speakers. 1t must
be fine water.-Raleigh Post.
Courts are a useless and expensive
! luxury if lynch Jaw IS allowed TO pre-
vail. Therefore if courts are the only
constitutional tribunals OF the land and
our governor is sworn 20 uphold them,
whence comes the adverse criticism of
Governor Aycock's prompt .eward for
the arrest of the Salisbury 'ynchers?-I
Reidsville Review.
Mr.. Ochs now owns the New York
Times the Chattanooga Times, the Phil
| adelphia Times and has at last bought
the old reliable Philadelphia Ledger
the great home paper Of that city. How
ever, we lave nothing to fear from al
newspaper monopoly so long as Mr..
| OchS onduc his paper on such a highl
Independent and noble plane as the
| journals that he now owns.-RaleighI
Times.
1t is announced that the civic feder-
alton will make another appeal to the
| coal operators to arbitIate. The efforts
of the federation indicate that the po-I
sition of the operators that there is
nothing to arbitrate," * not we'll taken.
SO long as arbitration is refused the
public will suspect that the miners
have a we'll founded grievance.-Twin
City Sentinel.
We know We voice the sentiments of
the community and of his many friends
throughout the state in expressing sin
cere qualification at the assured recov-
cry of Mr. G. G.. Latta from his recent
severe accident. He is still a sufferer
and will be for some time. but is de-
clared out of danger ard his fnal resto-
ration is regarded as only d question
of time.-Raleigh Post.
Some days ago it was printed that a
prominent republican in Franklin
ty had rendered the postoffice at
Youngsville to a dem 1crat III consider
alton of his becoming a Pritchard re-
publican. We are informed hat this
statement was Incorrect, and we think
it but justice to all concerned that this
correction should be made in This public
manner.-News and Observer.
The board of aldermen Of Greensboro
actually reflected upon the sobriety of
the state convention by ordering that
liquor men might keep open their sa-
oon till II o'clock in place Of 10 O'Clock
while the convention was in session.
What a besotted way Of showing hos
pitality. We are glad to say the con-
vention was a remarkably sober one.
Gentlemen of sobriety, moral charac-
ter and high intelligence controlled it.
1HS ISouS6oIlidl-
The South Carolina candidates have
called each other pretty much every
thing except thieves, mo the Hor. Jim
Tillman, in charging his competitor,
Hon Jas. Talbert, with getting mail
addressed to him out of a p~ostoffice
and then denying that he had it, has
practically called him both a thief and
a liar. Hon.. Jim has Withdrawn the
charges n that of course satisfies
- - g. - -
est in the case and has set an inquiry
on foot.-Charlotte Observer.
The country had a!mos. forgotten
William F. Villas, of milwaukee,, who
was secretary of the interior in one OF
President Cleveland's cabinets. But it
is pleasantly and strongly reminded OF
him by his timely utterance on the po-
litical situation He we'll points out
that the democratic party remains to-
day the hope of the people Of this land
and that on no other can be placed any
just expectation of a rescue from the
menacing conditions that beset US
Greensboro Telegram.
The white people OF the state nave
received but small thanks for the mon.
ey paid by them to maintain negro
schools, still we do not like the idea OF
leaving them to their own resources
Taxes are not always equaliZed and
THIS Is no worse IMAM some OIner III
stances-When the democrats have
charges TO make against democrats il
would be best to make them in the pup
lie prints where hey can be denied oil
affirmed instead of peddling them
around the streets. A man whose de-
mocracy has never been doubted has &
right to Expect fair-r treatment
Durham Herald.
John II. Pearson, Esq, Of Burke, ha
withdrawn as a candidate for the dem.
ocratic nomination for he lower house
of the legislature, for which he hac
large support. He says in a published
card that his reasons for doing so are
largely personal, but, he adds: IF the
campaign took on the unfortunate
phase Of a revival Of the dead and dis
carded negro issue, 1 should not be In
tina full sympathy with the policy
naturally to be expected Of the nomi.
nee" This is significant. MIR. Pearson
has represented his county ~acceptably
In the legislature and hos been a mem