The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-03-10
CLIPPINGS FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
STATE PRESS.

When northern and southern demo-
Gratis divide. there are enough on either
side to defeat the whole party. When
republicans diVide-Oh, we'll, they never
Go, not so as YOU would notice it
GreenVille Reflector.
I, Didn't Colonel Bryan keep that chip
on his shoulde- conspicuouSly displayed
recently when he was in Judge Par
ker's country? He declined to discuss
the judge other than to remark that he
had his eye on him and If he didlr't
toe the Kansas City platform mark
there'd be something doing If he at
tempted to walk off with the nomina-
tion.-Asheville Citizen.
The legislature which is now draw
ing to d close differs from most of it's
predecessors in one important respect
very few fool bills have been intro
duced. Some legislatures in the past
have been made ridiculous by members
who, tried to be funny by introducing
all kinds of nonsensical measures, such
as bills to tax bachelors, regulate the
length of women's skirts, etc.-Greens-
boro Potriot.
That Was i surprise the legislature
gave the people of the state when ic
chose all the three Code commissioners
from outside of that boGy-Wilming-
ton Messenger. An agreeable surprise
it was, too The habit OF legislatures
creating offices and then electing their
own members to fill them is d species
Of nepotism hat has of late years
grown just a little too common for the
best public Notwithstanding Citizen.
The News learns this afternoon that
architects are at work on plans for q
large apartment house that VIII be To-
Gated on the Auditorium lot, corner
Sixth and Church streets. The News
informant states that it is the pur-
pose of the parties interested to erect
4 building that will, for the most part,
cover the entire vacant lot. The build
ing Will be especially fitted up for the
convenience of young men. There is,
50 the rumOr goes, to be a cafe and
dining room on the first floor and
everything Will be on the European
plan, except the rooms. These will be
rented by the month.-Charlotte News.
If any one will travel a few miles
on q great many of the DAD of North
Carolina at this particular time of year,
we think that he will be convinced that
the greatest problem that confronts us
is the road question. Every other pub
lie question touches us less heavily than
this one. The amount paid by the
people of the state indirectly in
loss of time, wear and tear of teams
and vehicles and otherwise, is enOr-
NOUS. But one does not need, espec-
iall- at this time of the year, to en-
phasize the effects of bad roads. They
speak for themselves in a language as
emphatic and as unavoidable as a bad
conscience.-GreensborO Record.
Some idea of the American nation
can be found by a glance at the fig
ures showing the enormous amount OF
money expended to meet the ordinary
expenses of the government. During
the second term of President Cleve-
land the expenditures per year were
$3.50, 900, COO. The first yea of the term
of President Mckinley they went up to
$514.O00 900 a year. The Congress ex-
piring today has appropriated for all
purposes. the enormous amount of two
billions of dollars-S2, 900. 600, 900. This is
an amazing incident, but it does not
necessarily mean 4 waste of the peo-
pies money. Appropriations for the
Panama canal enterprise and other en-
terprises approved by the whole nation
must be duly considered.-Winston
Journal.
Naturally III remarks of Editor
Clark Howell OF the presidents letter
to him make some interesting reading.
The president patted Howell on the
shoulder by speaking OF Howell's keen
and trained intelligence and Howell
reciprocated by IN equally friendly pat
CiAlIIlS u al SuSpCllSlDl VI uNSIoS
judgment against the president for the
present. But hat is a small matter.
Mr.. Howell is perhaps not so very far
from the right. There is 4 ring of hon
esty about the presidents letter TO the
Atlanta editor. Mr.. Roosevelt means
10 DO we'll. The only trouble is. that
his Judgment as to what IS doing we'll
by the south is radically defective. He
can never undo the Booker Washing
tor and the bi-cOlOred reception iCci-
dents. But he can refrain from maxi
ing matters worse by rot repeating
those NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Telegram.
In view of the massage of the Watts
bill prohibiting the manufacture and
sale of liquor except in incorporated
towns several bills have been intro
duced to incorporate places where
whiskcy is manufactured or sold. The
first Of these bills was to incorporate
". Colonel Glenn Williams big rectify-
ing establishment where Old Nick
whiskey is made is located there. The
bill passed the house and came to the
senate. Senators Lamb, Mitchell and
White strenuously opposed the bill,
but it passed its second reading last
night by q vote of IS to s. This Whis-
key establishment was founded by a
evolutionary hero $50 years E and
has existed ever since. being handed
down 10 his descendants. The bill
names Colonel Glenn Williams as
mayor and makes three town commits
SiOIers and n town marshal. No tax
for town purpose is mentioned in the
bill. There was really nc valid reason
why il should not have passed when
the people living there asked to be in
Observation-Disclosures Times.
Having u Rum on Chamberlain's