The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-05-12
STATE PRESS.

We nave heard of no upheaval in
Alamance county because of the selec-
ton of two good women as members
Of the county educational board. We
do expect TO hear, however, before it
is all over with, of some mighty good
improvements being made in school af-
fairs in that progressive county.-Ra-
leigh Post.
The public schools in this county
have done and are doing a great work
In educating and enlightening the boys
and girls of the cOUnty. But We cannot
afford to stop with the public district
school,. We must go further and so
concentrate two or more schools in DIFF
ferent parts of the county, and thus
adyance instruction so there will be no
necessity for the pupils to be COM
PEELED to go from home, at great ex-
pense, before they can obtain instruc-
ton in the more advanced books
Washington Gazette-Messenger.
Justice has followed with leader heel
the murderers OF Governor Goebel, of
Kentucky. but 1t is oyertaking them.
n by one Powers has been duly
! punished. Youtsey is in the peniten-
tiary and Howard was last week con-
yfcted and sentencer. The public will
& never feel, however, that the ID of
the law have been met until punish
ment is visited upon William Taylor,
WIZ do lIIe SONcIIlOI VI Tic Sldlt DIT
the time of the assassination and
who is believed to have been the chief
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Observer.
The Journal is not saying much
about national politics just now
There is not much TO say. If the
democrats hope to VIII this time it
would seem that other material than
that now prominently before the peo-
pie Will be necessary. Judge Alton
Brooks Parker would doubtless come
nearer harmOnizing the party than
any other man. He is not we'll known
in many sections. but this might be
TO his credit. Some of the other aspi-
rants are. unfortunately, too we'll
decentralization Journal.
We have received a marked copy of
the Brooklyn Citizen containing an edi-
torial denOuncing DR.. st. Clair Nickel
ways advocacy of the nomination of
Mr.. Cleveland. The article IS address,
ed to the southern people. and turns
a search light upon the political record
of the editor of the Brooklyn Eagle
for the past dozen years. The Citizen
pOrtrayS the editor of The Eagle as
the most shameless Judas of modern
times. In reciting the political history
of Dr.. McKelway, the Brooklyn Citizen
tells The Reflector nothing new, but
The Citizens attempt at playing wet
nurse for the politics of southern peo-
pie is wholly gratuitIous. uncalled for
and unwelcOme. We do not care to
take political lessons from New York,
where there are thousands OF demo-
Gratis of DR.. McKelway's stripe-demo-
Gratis for revenue only. New York
politics is rotten to the core. There
is precious little difference between
democrats and republicans, the only
question among them being the division
of the spoilS.-Greenville Reflector.
We are going to have u furniture fac
tory at Rocky Mount. This IS another
step in the right direction. We have
builded houses and still continue to
build. To keep these houses filled with
tenants or to sell them to home seekers
who come here, it is important that we
have the means of employment. We
are affOrding- exceptional opportunities
20 those seeking employment already,
but there is some danger of the field
becoming O~VercrOWded. Factories are
the readiest means of affOrdIng employ
ment to all Corners. 1t has time and
| again been sale that we ought to lead
in manufacturing enterprises. This is
true We have splendid water power
! nearby. We have shipping facilities
! unequalled. We have a population en-
I bracing men posted in every line of in
duStry n ready to furnish SuggeS-
tons and enterpriSing enough to ven
ture INTO anything that promises sue
cess. Let the good work go on. III
cess is just ahead.-Rocky Mount
Motor