The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-16
CURRENT COM EhT.

Mexico, the country which he has gov
erned so wisely and SO ably for so many
years. Are there not. however. reasons
10 persuade him TO study further the
astonishing triumphs which have been
accomplished by Yankee ingenuity,
Yankee originality, Yankee resurceful-
ness and Yankee machinery in the max
ing Of steel? Is not Uncle Sam now
amply equipped for the generous fur
nishing Of his neighbors with every ton
Of steel which they can possibly need?
And he can assuredly sell them the
| steel at prices which viii suit them
New York Tribune.
Now that a night bank is TO BE- estab-
lished in the Wdldorf-Astoria hotel in
New York city n wonders why no
body thought of ii before. II there is
any one thing that a man particularly
needs it is facilities for getting money
at any hour Of the day or night. In
this day of fOotpads m the banking
habit the average man doesn't carry u
| great deal of money arOund with him,
! and hence is apt 10 find himself sud
denly in need of more money thar h
has with him, and unless he can find
an accommodating drug store. or hotel
clerk or some employee of . similar
alIinght institution who will cash a
check he is put to a great Inconvenience.
In 50 far as the larger cities are con
cernej, we Americans are becoming a
nation of night owls anyway. Trains,
boats, cars, eating and drinking estab-
Iishments run al night. Why not the
all nigh: bank, then? New York has set
l. II ~+l,-. - --ry
to follow its eXample.-VinEnian Pilot.
The great projectors of a great peo-
pies hall. to be in this city q social,
political ald educational center, are
working OIL the RICH lines. They pro-
pose an in $titutiOn in which the peo-
pie can gather for healthful recreation
in which they can gain every kin of
instruction and exchange opinions about
public affairs and lear what their SER
wants have tn say about their fulfill
ment of their trusts. The hall IS to be
at once a social and athletic stub. g.
popular colleg,. and a civic forum.
Perhaps it is through such institutions
that the problems of city government
can best be solved. In my even they
can aid greatly n the solution. So long
hS le tIlALeIIS ICAiIl4Il uII-SIdItu I-lIIlS,
each vibrating il his solitary home, it
will be difficult tr resist effectively the
forces of disorder and decay. To have
u healthy civic lie there must IL a
civic organism-nOt Il government. hut
q social fabric of living flesh and blood.
And that means that we must bring the
people together in constant mutual co.
tlEities.-New York World.
1t is said there is d. well defined move
ment among the republicans Of Indiana
to make Senator Beveridgee the nomi-
nee for vice presiden on the ticket with
President Roosevelt. 1t is rot stated
that the movement has the approval o.
Mr.. Beveridge. In fact, the 5ntimation
is that he would prefer to remGin in the
senaIe. We can we'll understand thac
he would rather be a .7enator man take.
the chances of being elected vie presi-
dent. If he should be elected vice pres
ident he would have only one term in
that office and his CHARGES for other po-
liticaL honOrs would be practically
gone. Mr.. Roosevelt was nOmi-
mated for vice president by the republi-
can bosses because it was thought that
if elected nothing more would tEer be
heard of him. And it is probable that
if President Mckinley had lived that
woulG have been his fate. Another
reason doubtless why Mr.. Beveridge
prefers to remain in tne senate $ the
pleasure 1t gives him to hear hts "
voice in set speeches ard indebate. He
believes he is a great orator, and il
must be admitted tina he has some
claim to being an orator, but there is
no doubt that his prete GsionS are much
beyond his real merit. It is given on;
hat the president favOrs Mr.. Beverfdge
as a running mate. Two reasons are
| given as TO why he does so. One is thai
! as the nominee for wee president mus
come from the west h. does net SET
iwhy Mr.. Beverage wouldn't answer a.
Well as anybody, and the other ~, tina
as he himself cannot take an active par
IN the campalgn-that IS, tax the rOaC
and drum up votes by making speeche.
land kissing ba bieS-tEere Ugh 10 b
some one in the second place on tn,
ticket who could do that sort OF work
If the president is correctly quoted h
thinks Mr.. BeVeridge. could do If ad
mrably. If Mr.. Beyeridge should b
nominated and elected he would b
much missed in the senate by Mr.. Ba
ley, of Texas. Mr.. Bailey and Mr. Bev
eridge are about ne same Lge an
are full of e~loquence and high purpose,
1t is not strange therefore hat the
have claShed. On one occasGun. on II
floor of the senate. they came@ Tear hay
ing a smuggling match. II Is probabl
however, that they have adjusted tha
differences, and that Mr.. Bailey r.
joices in the chance that NJ. Beverids
has of becoming vice president as muC
as Mr.. Beverage was gr1tiied whe
Mr.. Bailey was mentioned IN connectiC
! with the presidential nomination of Il
democratic paGry.-Savanpah News.