The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-03-13
STATE PRESS.

From burning witches to practic:ng
polygamy n eating opium is the rec
ord of New England's glorious evolu-
ton. Jus think of all this coming to
pass in a little over a hundred years.
GreenviIIe Reflector.
Winston-Salem is greatly honored by
having the Young Mems Christian As
ISOLATION Of North Carolina hold it's an
nua convention here. In behalf of our
citizens we extend a cordial welcome to
the delegates, and trust that their stay
will be pleasant and their meeting re-
suit in great good to the organization
Winston Sentinel.
The city should make water and
sewerage connections in front Of every
door on the streets which are being
macadamized. This will save tearing up
the macadam after the work is finished
The owners Of the property will want
the connections made sooner or later
and when they do want it they can pay
for the work which the city does now.
-GOldsboro Argus.
A movement has been started IN
New York city for the organization OF
negro voters all over the Ountr in
the interest of President Roosevelt's
denomination, the organizations to be
styled Roosevelt 1rvincibles." Such
a movement would no doubt secure
the election of many negro delegates
from the southern states for ROOse-
Welt, but how will it be when these
delegates attend the convention?
Will history repeat itslef in John
Sherman's plaintiff wall, in 1888. that
a certain party had stolen all my mig
gers?"-Winston Journal.
monuments, The Winston Sentinel
never did see where the claims Of
Raleigh and Charlotte came in" The
matter is settled now and we register
no complaint; it is not worth while to
discuss it further, but it will take but
a minute to say hat General David
son having been born and raised in
Mecklenburg county, having died on
Mecklenburg soil and being buried in it,
it seems to US that the claim of Neck
lenburg's county seat to the monument
to be erected to him was not wholly
observation-disclosures Observer.
Don't a republican hate to part COM
pany with a teat full of nice milk. Yes
terday Senator OVerman asked for the
appointment of John NJ. Julian as clerk
in his service, but the sergeant-at-arms
demurred on the ground that the APP
pointee of ex-senator Pritchard would
still hold on. The democrats. however,
will take the matter up and no doubt
will get it settled right. When Senator
Simmons succeeded Butler. he had his
clerk appointed, but it appears that
Butler did not stand so high as Pritch-
ard. He was faithful, but not "of the
faithful. '-Greensboro Record.
The legislative committee appointed
to investigate the charges of cruelty
to cOnvictS IN their march from Nit
chell county to Marion fnds that there
was no cruelty on the part Of the PEN
Itentiary authorities, but that such
cursing and abusing of convicts as
may have been INDUCED in was -"with-
out the knowledge or hearing of the
supervisor in charge and came from
Overseers employed by the railroad or
temporarily acting as guards in bring
ing the convicts to Raleigh" and on
this finding the committee makes this
very proper recommendation: THAT
in future no outside overseers be per-
mltted to have any authority over con-
Ticts, n the penitentiary superinten-
dent be instructed in all contracts for
convict work to specify that the state
is TO furnish its own overseers, and
have absolute control of convicts.''
The committee fails to find any acts of
cruelty on the part of the penitentiary
superintendent or of the employees. but
that the superintendent has always
been on the side of humanity. justice
and mercy. and that the same is true
as to Supervisor Lashley.' The peo-
pie of North Carolina generally will
rejoice that the facts were such as to
make these findings possible. u by
having the truth of the charges thor
Oushly inquired n the legislature has
performed a service for which it is to
be commended. Though no one is to be
punished. still such an investigation
will make those in charge of convicts
more careful in future and it ought TO
work some needed reforms in their
manaSement.-Asheyille Citizen.
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