The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-05-26
CURRENT COM MEhT.

threatened to sue Governor Pennypack
er for libel for the governors reference
to him as "a hired outcast," has estap-
lished beyond p~eradventure the truth
OF his picture of the governor. He
drew Pennypacker as a dwarf trying
to hold the wheels Of the printing press,
and not only has the governor shown
himself utterly unable TO perform that
unworthy feat, but he has displayed a
littleness of spirit throughout the dis
cussion of the press gag law for Penny.
sylVania that would almost put him
beyond h prospective Of a newspaper
characterization Post
We nominate for vic president on
either or both the democratic and re-
publican presidential tickets, Mr.. Mar
tin j. Chilstad, of Wisconsin,, who has
requested the superintendent of the
pension office. in Milwaukee, TO have
his pension discontinued, as he IS able
to live without it," The only way TO
make the national pension roll a roll
Of honor is to cut off the names OF
those who were really not disabled in
the service of the country, and who are
~able-bOdied enough to earn a living rs
other honest folk are required to do.
Mr.. Chilstad could be elected easily
on a platform declaring millions for
charity to the deserving soldiers. but
not one cent for ribute to those who
fought for mOney.-NewS and Courier.
1t is said that the representatives O.:
the Northern Securities Company are
anxious to nave their case in the United
States supreme court advanced, as they
al it disposed of at the earliest pos
ible moment. That is a sensible View.
This case involves a great deal 1t in
wolves questions of vital Importance
70 tho I11cioncc Intnractr 0f 49, ~
States. 1t involves the eXpediencv. #
not the constitutionality of the Sher-
man antitrust law, and the sooner the
business interests of the country IN
derStand What they have to expect
from the Sherman and kindred lcgisla-
tion, it will be better for them and for
the whole country. Quite certain it is
that there is much uneaSinesS in the
business world to-day on this score
and We are of opinion that this un-
easiness is largely responsible for the
persistent decline in the price of stocks
n bonds.-Richmond Times-Dispatcn
There is a big chance that the man
will capture the democratic nom
ination for the presidency hasn't yet
mentioned in the re-
marked General w. r. Cox, of North
Carolina, former secretary of the Unit
States senate, to a Post reporter at
the Shoreham. But lin my opinion the
personality Of the candidate is of sec
ondary Importance as compared with
the making OF a wise and conservative
platform that will commend itself to
the judgment of the best intellect Of
the country. A good platform is alb
Solutely essential, and unless it be of
the right sort-conservative from ton
to bOttom-no matter what candidate
is taken, the battle is hopeless. | do
not know how it is in other states. but
L know that democratic sentiment in
North Carolina faVOrS the making of
a platform that will receive the in
dorsement of prudent and moderate
men, and that shall avoid every ap-
pearance of Observation-Disclosures
Post.
enator Tillman. incensed by the
of Mr.. Cleveland for another
term in the White house, asks: WHY
sort of ours do they take US for.
10 expect us to vote for sue a man as
Cleveland? You can't change demo-
Gratis that way! Here is a man who
hasn't even voted the democratic ticket
IN the last two presidential elections.
He threw the influence IF his name
and his career, if he had any influence.
against h ticket. You might as we'll
about nominating Il republican rs
mead of the democratic ticket. 1t
be about as probable" The sem
ator from South Carolina outs the mat
ter too coarsely. Were those hundreds
thousands of democrats who vAed
for Horace Greeley "curs?" Of course
not. They wanted to win, and had
been persuaded to believe hat under
Mr.. Greeley's leadership they could
They were not required to re-
tract any of the hard things thew had
SAID about their old enemy, who had
never been a democrat. AS a matter
of fact, the hOnors-or however vou
choose to express it-are about
even between Mr.. Cleveland and the
south. Each played the other for q
sucker in 1892, and both lost Mr.
Cleveland did not doubt tina if he gave
the south all the patronage she want
he would swing her any way he
pleased on the money question. and es-
peclally as his way was the accepted
of the business world. The south
for her part. did not doubt tina, n she
Mr. Cleveland back into the White
House he would do the fair thing by
silver. 1t amazed Mr. Cleveland n
hnd that the south was really in cam
est about silver. and the south was dis
gusted when she found that Mr.. Clpve.
lands idea about doing the fair thing
oy silver was to come as near as Dos
slbIe TO burying it.-WaShington Star