The semi-weekly messenger., 1903-12-15
STATE PRESS.

~ in its warning TO boys and young
men against becoming entng.ai
in the seductive ants of the speculative
craze, emphasized Of late by the Tor
tunes made in the uprising of cotton.
They should remember that the success
Of one invariably means that mum DerS
Of others have LOST. possibly lost char
acter along with their money. 1t is
bad business for boys at any time, but
doubIy dangerous in lines Of storm,
such as IS now prevailing.-RaIeigh
Post
Our news columns today carry some
interesting Information about proposed
leases OF the Atlantic and North Car
olina. 1t seems now that besides the
two bona fide offers made there is
third proposition under consideration.
This third proposition is the most flv-
oT-able of all. 1t proposes TO build the
needed extension and guarantee a Il
percent. rental Thus our prosperity
brOadens. What kind of an offer will
we get next? The Old "Muuet' is not
so bad after all. The stockholders
meeting has bean postponed for tne
present. Meantime there is a bill pend
ing in Congress Tor an inland water
enhance the value of the Atlantic and
North Carolina II would make it an
Indispensable link in a great system o.
roads; this being the case the Free
Press would rise to ask the question,
why not wait" in this matter of dis
posing of the road? All the eggs havn't
hatched yet. The old ''mullet" is by
no means a, white elephant KinstOn
Free Press.
II is understood in Washington that
Hanna told the president at a confer
ence at the White house Friday that
he would not accept the position OF
chairman of the republican national
committee next year. The very inter
eSting report is n circulation to the
effect that Hanna is pushing away
the offer of craftsmanship and clear
ing the decks for action, and If the oc-
casiOn seems prOpitiouS during The
next few months. will himself become
candidate against Mr.. Roosevelt for
the nomination. 1t is pointed out thai
it would not be wise to let his inten-
tiOns be knowQ just now. In some
quarters the fight over the cOnfirma-
ton of General Wood is taken to be a
test of strength between the presi-
ttl4J ana MI. I1dltltSt, dS I1dIllIti - AtSI4
against Wood and uphOIds RathbOne N
his charges while Roosevelt IS back of
WoOd.-WilsOn Times.
y leading republican paper, The Gin
cinatti commercial Tribune. prints
long editorial in which it comes out
against Roosevelt saying that his nOmI-
nation means the defeat of the party,
and it is the part of wisdom to select
another standard bearer. OF course
this paper desires Hanna, but it also
shows there is much concern among the
republicans-WilsOn Times.
Parker stock for the presidential nom
inatiOn seems TO be on the increase
1t is now said that New York will unite
on him, the Tammany and Hill fac
tions having agreed to put aside their
differences and forget old scores. With
New York united on a man and Indii-
ma also for him means much in his ia
vor.-Greenville Reflector.
Says the Salisbury Sun: Mr.. Cleve-
land may be the Moses of Democracy
but it always struck us that he'd more
appropriately be dubbed the Jonah OF
the party" It's not worth while to dis
cuss Mr.. Cleveland now, but inasmuch
as he was three times the nominee Of
his party for the presidency, winning
two out of three races, and is the only
man the Democracy has been able to
elect to that office in half a century,
we are unable to figure out just how he
is the Jonah OF the party. y."-States-
willie Landmark.
We are gratified to note that rep
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mills were in attendance upon the meet
ing of spinners in Charlotte yesterday
1t is understood that our New Eng
land friends think the shortest route
for relief is by way of curtailment
of production. and want the Southern
nifiers to unite with them in this pol
icy We hope that the Southern mill
men secured from the New Englanders
the assurance that they-the latter
would cease sending walking delegates
to the South TO bring about dlStur-
Dances between owners and operatives,
as has been done within late years.
Raleigh Post.
In the death o. Rev. Levi Branson,
the Methodist church loses a consis-
tent, energetic and most loyal worker,
As a preacher he did not rank with the
strongest men in his denomination.
This would not have been so marked
if he had concentrated his time and
energy upon the single work Of preach
ing. Besides preaching he gave much
Of his time IL editing and publishing.
He Was at one time editor of his churcn
organ. and published besides the no;e!
North Carolina Almanac. several d.
rec1ories and Interesting tracts lie
was Il great friend to education and 70
every enterprise which made for the
advancement OF Methodism in the Sta"
and in the worId.-RaIeigh Times.