The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-03-06
NORTH CAROLINA.

the majority could be blocked by a mi
nority. 1t was an appeal to arbitrary
rule az against the efficiency OF pubic
opinion. and the evidence Is now Coming
an tina the whirlwind must b. rea ed
when the wind has been sown. 1t is
possible that pubic Opinion may yet
prove stronger tan the rules.-F.o rida
Eimes-Union.
PierpOnt Morgan is bound for Cuba
and it is said hat he will take a hand
in the IailICad situation on tat is and.
1t would be a great thing for Cuba if
AR. Morgan should undertake the de-
Telopmeut Of the transpO t ton posi-
bilities down there and it is probably
In the book Of destiny that n vii. IT
would be strange, indeed, il Cuba es-
c. ped the touch of MOrgan.-CharIeston
Post.
Canada objects to our appointing, as
representatives OF the United States on
the Alaskan boundary commission, per-
sons who believe that the Canad an
claims are unsound. Well. If the Unit
Cd States should appoint men who be-
Ieve IN the CANADIAN GAINS all s x
members of the commission would be-
sin their labOrs with their minds made
ap in favor # the British side IF the
ease. What has this government done
10 warrant the assumption thai it is so
green Norfolk Landmark.
The newspaper of a town is its look
as glass. 1t is here you see yourself
as others see you. o smile upon the
and it smiles bacy at you.
If a town is doing business the news
pa per generally shows it in It's adver-
fIyino Columns and If ms koS UOnl0-he
settlers and buyers cast their eyes to-
ward your town. If the merchants are
4 SLOW. spiritless seat Of men, whose
stores are a tumble of junk and jam,
the town newspaper generally shows
it by the itck of space they take IN the
advertising columns.-Meridian Trib-
are.
Senator TiIman says he would vote
10 ratify the nomination of a negro to
a place in the cabinet. Why? Because
ne thinks the negro entitled to such rec
ognition. or because he wants to punish
the country for the policies of its pres
ident? OF course the latter reason is the
correct one, in which case Senator
Tfllman is as narrow-minded with re-
sDect TO the matter as is the preside IT.
Logically. if he is willing to see a ne
gro in the cabinet. he ugh to be will
ing TO see one in the Charleston Gus
tom house. We do not believe other
southern senators will agree with him
on his bin NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
News.
The suggestion OF Mr.. Bowen that the
szar of Russia name the arbiters who,
sitting as a court of arbitration III &C
cordance with the principles OF The
TI.-,- zLaII frrNnp tho
preferential treatment issue is an ex-
ceedingIy happy compliment to the
monarch who was the special promoter
of the international peace congress
InasmUCh as Russia has no interests
On this hemisphere and is. therefore,
in no sense involved in the issues 10
be decided by this Hague court. the
szar would seem to be especially well
situated TO name the members OF the
SQUIRT. 1t accords with diplomatic prec-
edents that such a court shall be nam
ed by the head OF some one OF the great
governments The United States is an
interested party and so are limos all
the powers, large and small. of Europe.
Each OF these has claims gains Fene-
z~uela-Atlanta Constitution.
The decision OF the United STAGES
: N'"A IL III
announced on MondaY has attracted
much more general attention than the
issues involved in hat particular case
Justify. This IS because the decision
in susceptible of AT Interpretation
which affects the power Of congress to
nitro the trusts. and as the trust
question is the chief issue of the day IN
politics and in gisl ton any intima-
ton of the supreme COuTt'S opinion on
the COnstitutionality Of proposed legis-
ation Is bound to be closely sCrutinized.
A view of the decision quite generally
held is that # followed 10 its logical
conclusion the reasoning enunciated In
the decision would lead the court to
sustain the contention OF Attorney
General Knox in his celebrated Pitts
burg speech that the powers OF con-
greSs in dealing with the trusts have
not been exhausted and that more
and more effective measures
may be enacted without al amendment
to the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES State
l, now seems apparent that chaos
viii reign in the house for the remain
ing few days OF the present session OF
congress-. This condition was deliber-
ateIy precipitated by the republicans
after due warning had been served by
the democrats that they would not to-
crate the ~unseatinS for partisan rea-
sons uf congressman Butler who was
chosen 20 the house by more than 5000
majority. The republicans persisted
and the democrats have made good
their threat to use the only weapOu oi
proteSt available. Even more high
handed than the unSeating OF Butler
was the course of the chair III refusing
to recognize a motion Of no quorum
when, as the Record shows. there wa:
not 4 quorum present, II Mr. Butlel
WAS, therefore. deprived OF his seat con
Irary to precedent, and solely by thu
ipse dixit Of the chair. That ruling
was absolutely revolutionary Under i
Mr.. Butler might have been ousted i
there had been but twenty-five men il