The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-10-30
STATE PRESS.

We simply desire to say that the
democratic congressional campaign
committee IS slightly exceeding it's
powers in running as a Hearst cam
paIgn committee. It has been three
score years since the American peo-
pie submitted to congressional die
tation as to the presidential candt-
dates.-CharlOtte News.
That's 4 beautiful mixture where
Schwab IS being tried for his con-
nection with the financial affairs OF
the United States Shipbuilding Com
pany. Lewis Nixon has beer on the
stand for several days and has made
1t so hot for Schwab that he is squirm-
Ing. Taking the case as far as it has
progressed It is made TO appear that
a bunco streerer is honest along side
OF the gane-Greensboro Record.
President Roosevelt has lust had his
prayerful attention called to a stu
pendous LARD graft ring on the Pacific
slope. Truly the criminal troubles of
the Grand Old Parry IN not being un-
earthed singly these days. What a
spectacle for the people to contem-
plate. And then say that the democ-
racy will hesitate to nominate the nan
that the whole country knows will put
a certain stop to such things.-Raleigh
Post.
In a time Of uneasniess there rs
hardly a bank IN the country. which
under the present inflexible conditions.
could stand a quick run. On the other
hand, there is hardly one which could
not defy d run if only it could use its
own assets rs a basis to tide over in
stead of having to plead for help from
other banks who themselves are ng.
uratively cared to death because of
~distrustful conditions. In the present
situation every bank is willing to help
another when the other needs no
help. 1t is afraid to extend help when
ever help Is sorely needed An emer-
gency currency at 5 per cent tax.
properly authorized by congress, would
doubtless secure solvent banks from
existing vicissitudes and would make
d general financial famine impossible.
With a flexible currency system the
south and west coast could not be
dragged into the consequences of the
vicissitudinous vagaries Of Wall
street.-Charlotte Chronicle.
In order to get his man, Barclay,
through for postmaster at Lincolton,
State Chairman Rollins of the republi-
can party, tells Mr.. Roosevelt that
he, the president, is very popular in
North Carolina and there is 10 oppo-
sition to his nomination, and further
North Carolina will go 60, 900 republi-
can next year. Old man j. C. l.. Har
ris who was in Washington at the
same time trying to have J. 7. Corbett,
eX-pOStmaSter at Selma, released, be-
! cause it has been ascertained that an
other man instead of Corbett opened
a registered pouch. "a North Caro-
ina will go from 60, 900 to so. 900 demo-
cratic next year, because all the pat
ronage of the state is dispensed in the
ninth district. There you have the
opinion from W wings of the repub-
lican party. Rollins samples all the
pie through Pritchard and ~dispenseS 1T
in the ninth district, because that is
his home district and the only one in
the state the republicans have any
hope for carrying. Old man Logan
Harris is without the pale of the or
ganization fold" and therefore doesn't
will vote for Grover Cleveland If he is
! nominated.-THilson Times.
The pastor of the Metropolitan Meth
odist church was imported to the fed
eral capital as 1.-The presidents pas
tor" lei Mckinley attended that
] church. He has been preaching along
pretty we'll as long as he confined
: himself to the Word, but in a recent
sermon he Swung loose" on politics
and gave incendiary advice. directly
! contrary to the sort Of admOnitions he
finds in the Bible. Last Sunday he dis
cussed the race question and is thus
reported: DIR. Bristol concluded with
the statement that if any attempt IS
! made to rescind the fifteenth amend
ment to the constitution. the negro
will be justified in taking VI a gun"
If any fool negro should follow this
fool advice. the resultant shedding of
| blood would be on the hands of this
fool preacher. When a preacher goes
wrong. he seems to descend more
rapidly than the ordinary man. h
| preacher who would give such advice
| as Mr.. Bristol gave talks without de-
liberation. He is doubtless a mild
| hammered, peaceful mar and his ad-
vice to the negro to take up his gun
was doubtless given without medita-
ton. Men who tell other folks to take
up guns and shoot ought to be willing
also to take UP a gun and do a little
| shooting with them. Is Rev. Bristol
| ready to do that? If not, he ought
not to incite others to murder by his
fOllish and harmful ~incendiary talk
News and Observer, Oct, 18th.