The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-09-19

[ guilty of them, and no ~reaxation of ef-
forts to detect and punish them
Richmond Dispatch.
The republican officials of the south
are receiving ain reflections from the
glory of their chiefs presence. But
what OF the admonitions partaken in
the moments Of tender confidence and
] earnest sympathy?-Florida Times
Union.
Contemporaneously with the declara-
ton by Senator Beverage that Roose-
) welt will curb the trusts greed" the
! great meat packers combine is an
pounced. 1t will go into effect Septem-
Der 9th. There is a sort of injunction
out against it, but soma way will be
found to avoid it, it is Delieved.-Rich-
| mond Dispatch.
! The former American soldier. Will
liam Toll, who had enlisted in the Eng
I liSh army and confessed III London to
an alleged murder he had committed
in Kansas City, has been given his
liberty. No such murder as he de-
scrioed had ever been committed and
the authorities reached the conclusion
he was simply trying to secure free
transportation to this side of the At
lantic. 1t was rather an ingenious
scheme and it seems almost a pity it
failed to work.-Savannah News.
1t is not yet by any means certain
who Will be the e governor of Yer
mont, the recent election having made
1T necessary for the Legislature to choose
between the candidates., none of whom
was strong enough to obtain a MAORI
ty Of the popular vote. Just after the
election the regular republicans de-
clared that their candidate, General
Mccullough, would control the legisla-
ture. but the drift seems to lie towards
Clement, the boiling republican, whose
wonderful race shocked al! the political
Will the New York republican state
convention indorse President Roosevelt
for 1904? That is getting to be a very
interesting. if not exciting, question,
Some weeks ago Mr.. Plat. general
manager of the state republican ma
chine, was quoted as favoring and pre-
dieting such an Endorsement. A few
days later Mr.. Platt's alleged recan-
tation of that deliverance was report
ed, much to the surprise of the cOun-
try. The question is being discussed
IN the newspapers, not only in New
York, but in all the states. or it is felt
hat the action of the presidents party
in his own state relative to his candi-
dacy for 1904, must inevitably exert an
important influence. That Plat could
easily carry al indorsing resolution
through the convention admits of no
doubt. That, in face of a determined
opposition by the friends of Mr.. Roose-
welt, Mr.. Plat could defeat such a
resolution is not so clear. 1t is prob
able, however, that a contest will be
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Post.
Within the last few days two emf
| npnf authorities he va given nniniOnS as
to the best method for dealing with
trusts. These are the president and
Mr.. Bryan. The president says, let us
have a constitutional amendment giving
congress power to supervise and con-
troll trusts. Mr.. Bryan says put a
trust magnate in stripes and more will
be accomplished in the direction of sup
pressing trusts of the objectional kind
han can be done in any other way. We
| published an interview recently with
| Congressman Brantley Of this state, in
| which he said that the constitutional
amendment plan wasn't worth consider
ing, for the reason that there was no
probability that the states would ratify
a constitutional amendment II mi were
passed by congress-. And it seems that
Congressman Livingston takes about
the same view. In an interview the
other day he said: A talk about a
constitutional amendment to give con-
gress power to regulate trusts by incor-
porating them is bosh." Such an
amendment would strike at the foun-
dation of statehood" THE states
would never give up their right in ia
vor of congress. They would never
think of doing that.'-Savannah News.
Whether a president of the United
States should swing Tou1d The cir
cle' as Mr.. Roosevelt has been doing
in New England is a question that has
suggested itself to many people and
newspapers. The Boston Herald, for in
stance, is not at all sure that such
extended and hasty tours as the pres
ident is now making are consistent
with the dignity of the great office he
holds. and bell ewes that the president
was never intended to be anything like
{. stump orator" Those who see in the
recent accident at Pittsfield a warning
CT what may happen to a president
who leads too strenuous a life, would
also prefer to have the president jour
ney less and Only under conditions
which insure his safety as far as this
is possible. We 90 not agree with
seems to The Boston Herald's conten-
ton that the president should hold
communication with the people only
by his messages to congress. There
can be no doubt that there will always
be occasions where by means OF a pup
lie address in some great center the
PRESIDENT will be able to arouse the
| public as in no other way. The ques-
ton Of relations with Cuba Is
one in point. Congress having deib-
! erately declined to come to the rescue
OF that iI-treated island, n having
wantonly disgraced the American
| name at the behest of the beet-sugar
| interests, the president is emi7ently
| justified in going to and among the
people in order that justice may be
done.-New York Post