The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-04-15

telligent and seriously studious OF the
trend OF things The scoundrel Lane.
the negro criminal who killed a rich
white woman and her children. IS no.
pitied by any class in tat great city,
1t is said. The negro editors refer GO
IL calmly Z wisely, and we make an
extract hoping it viii do good in the
south. They say:
LIT takes a very little to provoke
race hatred. and people viii think.
whether rightfuIIy or not, that all col
nred people are alike. Just at this ti1la
the people Of color are or trial. The
dominant element in the United States
is divided into at least two classes IN
the color question One class believes
that do what you viii, treat the negro
ever so kindly. he VIII be a worthless
fellow. and his british instincts are
liable to crop out at IN time. The
other class believes that by giving him
a chance he will in every way prove
himself worthy OF the confidence impos-
ed in him. Lanes atrocious act will 20
a long way toward furnishing argu-
ment for the first-named class, and will
also shake the confidence OF those who
have been more favorably disposed to-
ward our youths"
Rev. Edward Everett Hale. of Boston.
has Just celebrated his s0th birthday.
He is a man OF culture. OF superior in
tellectual gifts. and is much esteemed
in his section. He made a speech. and
the extract we have seen is very good
and impressive. and yet peterodox and
excessively optimistic. He thinks 1.-The
world is not going to the devil" The
part we liked is the following: Let
us spell the word people with a large
P. as belongs to children of God. with
whom Gcd is going to work: and as
we also spell the word nature with n
very large (which We shall do when
we know hat in every sob of nature
and in every smile Of nature God eX-
presses his sorrow or expresses his joy.
because he wants all nature To serve his
children. because they are feIow-work-
men"
We read as much absurditv. as much
downright foolishness from ministers
as we find among the editors. and that
is putting it strong.
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Both in Germany and England where
drinking is in great excess. there is an
effort making to reduce the abuse and
sober UP the people. DR.. Stredt is the
minister of education. He has
issued an address to the national school
urging upon them the great
need of popular enlightenment as to the
drinking habit. He wants a war waged
against the pernicious evil OF drunken
ness" In England the movement is 10
I've the women from the curse. They
very much addicted to this dread
habit. A farm for 4 colony to he
cured has been established at Duxhurst.
1t is said it has worked we'll and 65 per
cent were discharged cured" But will
Trey stay so?
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The oleomargarine bill is a dishonest
bill. 1t is a paternal bill and anti-dem-
ocratic. 1t is an unrighteous bill n
should be killed. 1t is an oppressive.
discriminating bill against thousands OF
manufacturers engaged in an honest
business. 1t deprives millions Of users
of a food that they like. prefer to poor
is economical and a blessing to
them. The Richmond Times judiciously
makes two points with force:
1T is not designed to protect the peo-
pie against an unwholesome article OF
food. because it is confessed that oleo-
is entirely wholesome. The
object of the bill is to protect the great
dairy interests of the west against
competition with the oleomargarine in
Our other objection is that the
owe is here used as a regula-
tive agency. We hold that that princi-
pie is vicious and utterly at variance
with democracy"
No man in congress is worthy to
wear the name of democrat, a, friend Of
the people. who will support such an
unfair. iniuuitous measure.