The semi-weekly messenger., 1903-06-09
STATE PRESS.

Inc man who predlctS 1tOOSeEeII
nomination is like the man who with
much ado proved that one and one
made two. Teddy has q cinch on the
nomination if any man ever had one
before the nomination was made
Greensboro Telegram.
With RumuIus Linney cavorting
around the eighth district hunting for
the republican nomination for congress
and Spencer Blackburn waiting to have
the honor thrust upon him, it should
not be difficult to forecast the result
Raleigh Post.
Theodore seems determined TO cOun-
teract the efforts Of his rest" In
splitting his shirt in order TO obtain the
Ohio endorsement. he neglected to re-
member that he hasn't offices enough TO
go around and if there are not at least
two offices in every Ohio family some
body will be highly Offended.-Green-
Vile Reflector.
Some papers are asking will Post
master General Payne resign? Why
should he resign? 1t strikes US he has
done d decent piece Of work. 1t is true
he seems to have been sheltering
gang Of thieves but this We think was
done unaWa~eS At least he has shown
cOmmendable zeal in bringing the Of
Tenders to accOunt-Raleigh Times.
II Is the Detroit Free ITeSS IndI
makes the point that after all there is
more harmony between the great tri-
misunderstanding. Bryan and Wat
tersOn-than would appear at first
blush. Mr.. Bryan and Colonel Waiter
son agree about M Cleveland. Mr..
Cleveland and Colonel WattersOn agree
about Mr.. Bryan: and Mr.. Cleveland
and Mr.. Bryan agree about Colonel
WattersOn. Really. looking at it this
way. it IS not nearly rs bad as We had
thOusht.-CharlOtte observer.
Hon. r. 4. Linney. alfectionately
known to his constituency as The
Bull Of the Brushes" has authorized
the positive statement that he will
again. be Il candidate for congress. 1t
appears former Congressman Black
burn is also in 4 receptive frame of
mind. This state of affairs Will Ger
tainIy create an interesting situation
in q. -. =. circles in the lower noun
tain counties. because the feeling Of
rivalry between these two gentlemen is
something altogether pronounced. The
plain truth of the matter is that Mr..
Linney has never been able to live down
Il feeling of astOnished chagrln over the
success of the younger man.-ASheVille
News.
We often hear it said that the world
is growing worse each year but We fail
That new forms of evil are appearing
and that our newspapers are filled with
accounts of shocking crimes and i'm
morallties, is true. This, however, only
emphasizes the superior advantages in
this day for gathering and transmitting
news. Crimes that in former years
were unheard of except in their i'm
mediate vicinity are now heralded to
the whole country by telegraph. To
the superficial observer this creates the
impression that more crimes are COM
mitted when in fact. he only hears more
of them. But the humanitarian and
benevolent tendencies of this age are
too apparent to be ignored.-Durham
Sun.
With all the talk about this and that
man as q possible nominee of the DEM
OCratic party for president next year.
1t is well to remember there is such a
man as Arthur Z. German living If
there is anything in the signs of the
times he is the coming man. 1t is sig
nificant that while several gentlemen
are discussed for a week or two at a
time, public opinion drifts naturally
back to the Marylander. He is the one
man against whom there seems to be
nothing worthy of notice, if anything.
, and on whom every one seems to be
able to agree. He has been regular
without losing the support of those who
were not regular IN the two last cam
paigns yet it is said Mr.. Bryan does
not like him nor does Mr. Cleveland
| admire him. This is really an element
| of strength: his selection would not be
/ sop to either faction. Just watch Mr..
! marches along.-GreensbOrO Record.