The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-05-22
CURRENT COMMENT.

For some weeks a rumor has been
current to the effect that AfrO-Ameri-
can colonization schemers have tilibus-
| eu.ng designs upon the island of Haiti.
which has practically relapsed into
| hopeless barbarism n bankruptcy
| through negro incapacity for s-!f-gov-
| eminent. 1t is minated. by h same
| vague source, that the state depart
| ment at Washington has its anneX9-
| tiOn eve on the negro republic and
| would not be disposed to look in their
| direction should the American colonial
| tionists fit out an expedition to repeat
| the Lopez act in Haiti n Santo Do
| mingo. The Constitution takes no
stock in the story. but it is given for
what it IS wOrth.-Atlanta Constitution
In his invincible optimism as a friend
of trades-unions. Senator Hanna re-
fuses to admit that there is a strike
| epidemic. Throw fifteen or twenty
| great strikes in his face, and the Ohio
| senator only says. Yes, yes. 1 know.
| but they are all purely ocal." So was
the tariff, according to the famous
''break" of simple-minded General Han
cock. An epidemic is precisely a thing
of multiplied localities. That is what
We have today in the current labor
troubles. They start here n there,
in the city and country, east and west
and everywhere they betray a spirit of
and aggression which, if not
new in kind, is more intense in degree
than anything we have seen before
NeW York Post.
eff Mr.. Cleveland is willing to accept
q fourth nomination to h pr~esidency.'
says the Philadelphia Press, (repUbil-
CAM the question of his nomination
iii l. ~,~+ <-1f1
democrats thai with Mr.. Bryan This
is probably true, and the southern dem
ocrats who are sent to the next nation
al democratic convention will not be
controlled. we feel sure, by any advice
that Mr.. Bryan may give on the Ques-
tion of candidates or platforms. He
has failed twice, and the convention
will not follow his lead again. As the
southern democrats cannot possibly
elect a president without the aid anu
supper of northern democrats. they
ought to defer somewhat to the wishes
and interests of the northern democ-
racy.-News and Courier.
The editor of the Free Press of Nor
ton. Va, says that he was recently Of
fered a position on a northern news
paper. but hat he prefers to live III
Virginia, prefers to keep on with the
work ne is doing in a progressive Viz
ginia town. 'All that we want above
a respectable living he adds. lis The.
consciousness hat We are doing our
duty and our work well. as Well as it
is given to mortaIs to do" That is a
noble sentiment and shows that the ed
itor Of the Norton Free Press is the
right sort of editor. We are glad he is
to remain IN Virginia. No mar in any
good occupation may be said 20 be n
.1,ocaCefr1 7,,o =, j., %Eo+ nnn11na+inr ,-NlaS-
he is thoroughly consecrated to his
work. We DO not use the word coli
secrated" in any sanctimonious sense,
but in the sense of loving and unSelfsh
service.-RichmOnd Times-Dispatch.
1t seems hard to satisfy some of the
that the new national mill
tia law is not designed TO rob the peo-
pie of their liberty and TO make of the
militia a Pretorian guard. There has
been some uncasinesS felt among the
militiamen of this state owe the .lea-
sure, but a careful consideration OF all
che provisions has about dissipated
their fears and a reasonable view Of the
act is apparently taken now. Of course
the militia of n state might be employ
ed in another under theDick iaw,as they
might be and have been employed UNI
der the old laws founded upon the con-
StitutiOnal provisions. Practically they
will not be except in tire of foreign
war or domestic instruction. The
Dick law says that the militia may be
called into service when the regular
army is found 10 be iradquate to the
service of the government. This
means practically When the nation IS
engaged in war. OF When civil disorder
sweeps into rebellion Or insurrectiOn.-
Charleston Post.
We have no iEtentior 1f arguing the
question with the GreenVille News.
We asserted thar the present abnormal
price of cotton was Injurious 70 the.
south because llie prCiucerS having
sold and the price being run up by ma
nipulation beyond the point where the
cloth market permitted the mills TO
manufacture with profit many mills
would shut TOWN, reducing cOnsumY-
ton. This must leave more cotton uu-
manufactured or "~surpluS' when the
new crop comes in thar if mills kept
running full time. This surplus is
figured in with the rn@w crop projects:
the bigger tire surplus the more cotroc
TO be manufactured and the lower the
price. The Greenvilfa paper iers
this childish. and IN Il lengthy afgu-
ment defends the manipulators who
advanced the price after the south had
sold. All advances, it says. benafs the
south; the next crop months are low =
cents n there is nothing to prevent
southern farmers selling their next
crop at 9 cents They can only 30 this
it'll certainty by dealing in futures
an impossibility for the small farmer
and few of the Large planters rlay tie
| -.ame.-Columbia State.
From a Cat scratcI-