The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-02-10
CURRE IT COM MENT.

The presidents joke on the senators
who voted TO confirm Kennedy for New
Orlean. and have been outraged" at
the nomination of Crum for Charles
on. loses its point entirely when we
remember that the senate is above pre-
cedent and beyond any rule. The pres
ident's smile is a criticism Of his party
-precedents are always neglected for
votes.-Florida Times-Union.
According to the Geographic account
OF the Venezuelan negotiations in
Washington, published yesterday. M.
Bowen took very high, not TO say ad-
vanced. ground in his rejection Of the
demand Of the allies for preferential
treatment In the disbursement of that
part of the Venezuelan revenues set
apart to meet the claims against Vene-
zuela, which shall be approved by the
board Of arbitrators.- News and
Courier
In the north the president finds few
supporters in the press or among the
people. as it is generally recognized
that his southern negro policy is actu-
ated by a desire to ingratiate himself
with Afro-American voters in the
doubtful states. Theodore Roosevelt
is hailed by the National Council Of
AfrO-Americans as the friend Of
the colored race. That friendship has
been won AT the cost Of great injury 10
the white people OF the south.-Brook-
lvn Citizen.
Minister Bowen is talking back at
the allies. who are making demands
upo Venezuela, just as bravely as
Castro himself might declaim, but with
much more impressive style, and with
a backing of some large account. Mr..
Bowen is speaking for Venezuela. but
he has the power of the United States
in his hands. The allies will hearken
unto him and say as Isaac said of ole:
The voice is Jacobs voice, but the
hands are the hands of Esau." And
they will take more heed therefore.
A distinguished physician, with a
penchant for investigating things.
pine leaves an essence most soothing
to consumptive lungs. He thinks he
Will be able by this discovery to send
the balm of the pine forests of the
Carolinas, Georgia and Florida to those
who for any cause find it impossible
to visit those life-giving sections. The
deSpised pine has already been furnish
ing us with rosin, tar and pitch that
have proven valuable in various WAYS,
and now it seems that we are to find
in it the long looked for cure for con-
sumption.
Senator Wellington is thoroughly un-
practical. Many times he has demon
strated his utter unfitness for the Of
flee which he holds. Now he wants tic
shut Off a fortune at SO. 900, 600. The
excess is to be condemned. The man
ought to know that such a law would
make nearly az many liars as the in
come tax. There never would be ar
excess. Rockefeller's fortune woult
dwindle in an hour to $40, 600. 900. Car
negie's would grow so small that oul
Star S~pangled Scotchman would never
be able to build another library.-NeN
York Press.
Those A~nglophobes amongst US whc
have been laying the flattering junction
to their souls Gf any such have don,
SOD that history is about to repea'
itself and France and United States
loyal allies, bring Great Britain to he
knees as at Yorktown, are building
we feel sure, upon insufficient premises
in the first place. Great Britain is no
alone in this instance, so thu tn,
Yorktown part Of the programme is no
likely to materialize: and in the sec
ond a conflict between Germany, Grea
Britain and Italy on the one side, an,
France and the United States on tn
other for the small fry doesn't count,
would De such a dire calamity to civ
lIization and the worlds advancement
that we decline to contemplate it a
among the probabilities August
Chronicle.
The public of course knew hat tn
disease from which Admiral Sampso
suffered was aphasia, but it did no
know that he suffered ron it for a
least ten years prior to his death
The granting of a pension to his wido,
has brought to light the facts in tn
case. 1t seems that he was at time
incapacitated for duty. That diseas
a the effect OF weakening the bralr
and the thought is thrown out i
Washington dispatches that his jude
ment at the time OF the Spanish
American war was impaired. 1t ma
be that il he had been in robust healt
the unfortunate Sampson-Schley cor
troVersy would not have occurred.
is now said that he was not the autho
OF the famous Fourth of July dispatc
that 1T was written by his chief {
stan. And there We're other thing.
perhaps, for which he wasn't respon
sible. but for which he was held &C
countable.-Savannah News.