The semi-weekly messenger., 1903-10-09
STATE PRESS.

! 1t looks as II the Tammany politi-
1 tians had out-fusioned the fusionists
IN New York, and at the same time
so complicated the political situation
in the greater city az to make the re-
form element uncertain what course
| to pursue.-Charlotte Chronicle.
The supremacy Of cotton manufac-
turing in New England will continue
to be unassailable,' said the presi-
dent of the New England Cotton Man
ufacturers' Association recently I'm
/ less New England begins to catch up
with the twentieth century there will
be nothing to assail-dreenville Re-
feetor
The democrats of Massachusetts
failed to instruct for Richard Olney
for president, but nominated Richard
Oluey, Jr., as a candidate for Iieuten-
ant governor. 1t would be somewhat
Of miracle If young Olney should
lead the democrats of Massachusetts
to a victory, but if he does, Olney
stock is bound to advance.-Charlotte
Observer.
Cashier Dewey. who writes a. per-
sOnal letter to Mr. Daniels, Of The
News and Observer. is crazy. He says
in effect that he did not steal half
Of what is charged up to him. Now
if he will get it down to chicken he
Will, If caught, get a long term. but
II he will stay up in his. hundreds OF
thousands he can get off with d light
sentence.-GreenspOr Record.
1t is suggested that the recent slump
in the United States Steel stocks
should cause Colonel Andy Carnegie
to suffer a serious attack of the multi
grubs. AS most if not all of his gifts
for the establishment of free libraries
consisted OF these stocks it may be
the other fellows who are the suffer-
wisdom than his general conduct SEEM
ed to suggest he ossessed.-Raleigh
Post.
Senator Carmack is now reported as
denying that he intends TO introduce
u measure TO repeal the fifteenth
amendment and regretting that his
remarks which seemed to indicate such
intention We're published. We shall
accept this as evidence that the gentle
man is more sensible than the first
publication would justify the people in
believing him to be. He has intelIi-
gence and we are gratified to be thus
encouraged to hope he will show that
he has judgment and patriotism to
go with it.-Raleigh Post.
''It is doubtful if sound business men
would want TO lease the Atlantic and
North Carolina railroad unless they
saw something in it for themselves.
Why, then, can't the state and stock
soldiers get out of it what others see
in it?'-Greenville Reflector. For the
simple reason it costs the state more
to do the same work tnan it does an
Individual individuals don't employ
men because they have done party SER
vice. but because they are competent
These
day counts and men earn their wages,
while. when the state is doing the
same work, it does not employ men
because of their fitness and as for
ecOnOmizfng time, it don't do 1t, but
it is a cOme-eaSy. go-eaSy, GOd-Send
Sunday from beginning to end.-Ra-
leigh Times.
OF ali exasperating things In the
world it is the scoundrel who COM
/ mits crime and theen turns round and
assumes an air Of injured innocence.
The fellow Dewey. of New Bern, in his
letter to The News and Observer,
poses as a martyr. He comes very
near denying that he has done any
} thing WrOng-casually admitting only
, that he may have committed errors
and indiscretfons; while he is very
| bitter about the false reports which
| he says have been circulated and IN
! His letter also indicates that he is in
| hiding here In North Carolina and his
writing is a bold and brazen bid for a
| compromise: he VIII surrender If he is
| promised practical immunity. That
| sort OF gall IS so provoking that one
| can but think no punishment that
| could be inflicted would be too severe
| for Mr.. Dewey and his kind.-States-
Vile Landmark.
The Progressive Farmer says: The
| Smithfield Herald of last week de-
| judges is soiling the ermine and dis
| honoring our courts of Justice by re-
peated sprees of drunkenness. This is
indeed a serious charge, and if true
| the Herald deserves credit for its
| courage in reporting it. The people OF
| the state cannot afford to tolerate
| such an Offense against common de-
| cency as drunkenness In a judge must
| ever be: reform. speedy and COM
plete, or removal from office. should
| follow quickly. We agree with the
| Progressive Farmer in saying that
such matter should be called to the
| attention of the public. But how was
| 1t done? In a way to cast more OF
| less of a slur against the whole judi
| cial bench. There are fifteen superior
| court judges In North Carolina. The
| ItOplt S6ISIdIIE GO NOT KNOW WnlcT
1 of them has been to Smithfield re-
| Gently and those that do are uncertain
| which of those who have recently held
| court in Johnson county IS the guilty
| man. And so the coura geOus thing tC
! do IS not to say that one of fifteer
! men is guilty. but to say which one
We think the Smithfeld Herald owes
| 1t to its readers. to the superior cour
| bench and 10 the state Of North Caro-.
J lima, now that it has gone thus far
I TO - farther and say who it IS. There
| was once 4 democratic convention il
| Raleigh and some little excitement Ove1
! the nomination to made. \ minis
ter was asked to open the convention
| with prayer. The minister described
In glowing terms the kind of man h
wanted the Lord TO make the Conven
ton nominate. when the reverentia
monotone was broken with a discOrd
ant shout from a seat occupied by
western delegate. with the demand
Name your candidate" It is up t
the Smithfield Herald to show its cour
age by naming its man.-Charlott,