The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-08-19
STATE PRESS.

InerS was a SIrOnS 1el1gi0uS flavor
about the mighty coronation exercises
in London Saturday and this fact ought
to be Of service to the cause of relig-
ion the world over.-Greensboro Tele-
gram.
Rogers may be brought back here for
trial but We doubt 1t. The governor of
Massachusetts has shown a disposition
TO listen to that crowd and they will
hesitate at nothing to make out their
Herald.
Many Of our citizens VIII learn with
deep regret OF the deatn OF Evangelist
James Z. ~Schoolield, of Danyille, Va,
who labored in this field on two or three
occasions within the past few years. a
good man has gone to MS reward.-Win-
ston Sentinel.
Senator Pritchard mas put through
congress a bill pensioning the men who
deserted in the hour Of danger, and
went over TO the enemy. He thereby
places a premium on dishonor and be-
comes the rewarder of %inIQuity, Dc
you like him ?-AshevIila Citizen.
The Chicago News rises to enquire
If the democratic party gets into pow
er will it promise to do something TO
free the country from the rule of the
m~oSQuito?" Yes, that Jersey skeeter
that is sucking the lifeblood of the peo-
pie through tariff-protected monopolies.
-RaielSh Post.
Great Scott, The administration an
nOunces that it is going to prepare
some legislation for the regulation OF
the trusts. Such a course after numer-
Gus republican platforms have pointed
with pride to the splendid Sherman law
as an effective remedy for the trusts is
almost neutrality-suspicious. Rec
ord.
4 coal miners strike is tough on the
public but it affords the operators a
snap. They reduce wages, cut off other
expenses and raise the price Of coal al
ready dug. And the strike always lasts
just as long as the operators want it
to.-We really hope Governor Aycock
won't come any further han Green's
bOrO with his pardons-2ct just now at
any te.-WinstOn Sentinel.
Secretary Holmes says CaIifcrna far
mers can ship their stuff 5000 miles
over railroads and sell cheaper than
North Carolina farmers who have to
haul their produce twenty miles over
bad roads And the railroads cost $10,-
900 a mile. Farmers who put up with
bad roads have a good deal to learn
and more to pay for their education
Winston Journal.
If the re~organiZerS wouldn't insist up
on insulting the $500, 900 democrats who
voted for Bryan. there would be more
progress made in securing democratic
harmony. We will forgive those who
bolted in 1896 and 1900 and call it"quits'
If they'll quit calling names and de-
manding that we kill the fatted calf
for them and let them call the figgers."
News n Observer.
Two men have been killed by light
ming, one in Charlotte and another in
De Soto. Ga. The former was manag-
ing a spinning jenny that ran on Sun
day and was uttering an oath the mo-
ment he was struck lee The latter
was on his knees praying in the Bap-
fist church when he Was killed. There
is a comparison you can work either
way, according to your views.-Ral-
eigh Times. |.
About the most conspicuous law
breaker in America is Mayor Low, of |
York. Elected on d reform ticket, |;
pledged to enforce the laws, Mayor Low /
has virtually told the Saioon-keepers to
get a little further from the road"
District Attorney Jerome, elected on
the ticket with Low, recently said: The |.
mayors position is very plain; he be- *
lieves that the excise laws should be I
enforced, but only to the extent of not
losing votes.'-New and Observer. ID
Had President Roosevelt exercised :
half of the s~trenuosity against the
sugar trust while the house bill for Gu II
ban reciprocity was locked up In the I
senate committee room that he is now J.
processing toward all trusts, the sugar !
trust would have been crippled
to the extent of some $50, 900. 900 annu-
ally. Mr.. Roosevelt is playing to the
galley now, but it is feared he assumed i
the character he is essaying 100 recent
ly to ill the part.-Greensboro Record. {
The philanthropists of the north are
disturbed over the condition OF mill Ia
Dor in the south but we cannot get it
through our head that it is not utmost l.
ty toward the mill owners rather than L
sympathy for the operatives.-Mr. h
Hill cannot hope to defeat Judge Clark /
by running as an independent candi- Il
date, that is if the republicans put up i
a man. And there viii not be much II
satisfaction in voting against Judge II
Clark if there is no possibility of de- =
him.-Durham Herald. Is
There has been much criticism of
Governor Aycock for ~pardor1ng and of :
Brooks for recommending the /.
pardon of one of the gold brick swim
dlers. 1t is claimed that he was the =
dupe Of the two real criminals and was |.
at heart a rascal, that his previous !.
had been good, that he has already =
been in jail two years, and that he |
ought not to suffer for the same pun =
administered TO the two men =
who are principals in the gold brick :
deviltry. As a mater of fact he was '
twenty-seven years old, was convicted Z
Of an infamous crime, and sentenced
to seven years imprisonment. He lc
to have been compelled to serve Z
out his full sentence.-News and OBJ T
server. c
Our democratic representatives in u
adopted a resolution demand I
ing that the tariff be reduced-not I
ab~olished-upon all trust manufactured L
goods sold more cheaply abroad thar at ,
home so as to destroy the Illegal mo-
in restraint Of trade. As The u
Post took occasion to say some days .
ago, it now repeats, that the PROPOSE !
ion to abolish all tariff duties even on =
such trust manufactures as the above =
s more than idle nonsense 1t is dem I
pure and simple, and could ].
be we'll designated as foolishueSS Of a :