The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-04-07
CURRENT COM MENT.

a sensible negro educator, j.. J..
Smallwood, speaking in Chicago on
Sunday night, declared that the negro
does not want and does not expec. So
cial equality with the White man.. But
he is likely to have it thrust upon him
if Theodore Roosevelt has his way in
the matter.-CharleSton Post.
Those who know anything of life as
she is lived in swell society will doubt
less be amused to learn that lin Wash
ington the contemplated visit of King
Leopold of Belgium is being discussed
with feelings of alarm" For alarm
read agreeable anticipation" and the
truth will not be nearly so far away
from you.-Florida Times-Union.
The New York Times gives the fol-
lowing account of a move banquet
given by a swell riding club: The
guests mounted real horses that had
been taken up in the freight elevators
to the large ballroom. MS had been
converted into a woodland scene. The
walters were dressed as groomS at a
hunting party. Attached to the POM
mels Of the saddle were miniature
tables. on which the various courses
were served. The thirty-two horses
were we'll schooled, having been used
in the riding academies, and showed no
Toward the end CT the
banquet the waiter-grooms brought in
elaborate feeding troughs which were
set before the horses. They were filled
with oats so that the animals dined
with their riders"
The Cubans have not made a single
error in their conduct of business with
the United States; nor, for that matter
have they been guilty of a serious mis-
AXE in the management of their al
fairs since the republic started out for
itself. The latest manifestation of ca
pacity and far-sightednesS on their
part was the acceptance Of the treaty
as amended by the United States sen
ate. ratifying the document as it had
been altered to suit Uncle Sam. There
were those in the Cuban congress who
desired to add still further amend
ments, for which very good reasons
were advanced, but the policy Of Pres
ident Palma prevailed and NO changes
that could endanger the tretay were
made. The Cubans have thus again
thrown upon the United States the re-
sp~onsibility for defeating a tariff ar
rangement, if it is defeated at ALL
Columbia State.
We take great interest in the an
noucement that Secretary Root. as the
chief speaker of the administra ton. is
going to tell the Home Market Club
exactly how and when the tariff will
be revised. December, 1905, is the pre-
else date when the work is to be be-
gun. And it is to be that long delayed,
thoroughly scientific revision of the
schedules which only a republican and
high protectionist congress a make.
Each rate of duty is to be "~Subnlitted
to the most careful and painStaking eX-
animation n then, wholly apart
from personal or political considera-
tions, the changes are to be made
which may be deemed consistent
Secretary Root does we'll to tell this
to the marines of the Boston Home
Market Club, but we observe a certain
indebtedness in the chance of April
End as the day for making his speech.
The fit occasion were surely April 1st--
New York Post.
Cleveland's candidacy lacks but one
element of certainty-it is not avowed.
He is not only a candidate, but indi-
cations are abundant that the plan to
capture the convention for him is al
ready matured. To ignore these indi-
cations and impress upon the rank aud
file the view tina Cleveland is not q
candidate is to further that plan in
precisely the way that Cleveland and
his supporters desire. The way to foil
the sinister caba1 that is behind Cleve-
lands candidacy is to let the raj and
file understand in time that Cleveland
is after another nomination. The hope
of Cleveland'S hackers is that most Of
the delegations will go up to the con-
vention uninstructed. Then when the
avorit sons have been duly honored
the stuffed prophet will be sprung
upon the convention as the only simon
pure, Observation-Disclosures democratic
Moses and an attempt will be made to
stampede the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Pilot.
1t seems to US that the passengers
who had paid their fares on The fast
train from Columbia to Charleston, 6.
c., a few days ago. had some right 70
complain when they were held up for
two hours and a half waiting for a
private car containing the precious
person of a railroad presidents son.
| These passengers were travelling on
business. They had paid their money
| on the faith of the railway schedule.
which undertook to land them in
Charleston at a given time. The sue
cesSful and convenient transaction of
their business depended in most cases
upon the company's compliance With
it's contract. Several Of them were
lawyers having important appoint
ments with Circuit Judge Sin onton.
M these appointments, of course
/ they missed. Private interests. prob
ably worth much more than the pri-
vate car and the railroad presidents
son put together, were thus sacrificed
| without cause, n our further infor-
nation is that in order to make Up
some of the lost time the train ran
past all the postal connections after
leaving Observation-Disclosures Post.