The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-03-20
CURRENT COM MENT.

is Milo 7. Winchester of South Armenia,
y. Y, who has been in office nearly
%ffty-four years. having been appointed
July 10, 1919. The salary of his posi-
ton is S133 per year and there has never
| been a complaint against his office.-Ex-
change.
There should be no canal construction
| with American money, except on terri
tory over which this country exercises
unquestioned rights of sovereignty. Mr..
Hay is in too much Of a hurry. We
| can get along without a canal until We
can have it on proper terms.-Chicago
Chronicle.
1t does not seem probable that the
| senate will adopt the treaty without the
| amendments and qualifications suggest
ed by the committee. That means in
definite delay and uncertainty. This is
the end of the efforts of our emu
President to control legislation in the
interest of Cuba. 1t is a black eye for
| Teddy.-Courier Journal.
At Green Point, L. l., the other night
two young men engaged in a friendly
match. They had on their street clothes
with the exception of coats. One of
| lllcll1t 'OO4SO OOOpCA, "dS p@i -
thrown, when he suddenly lost his bal
| ance and fell, striking the foor on the
back of his neck. His long shanked
collar button struck the side Of his spi-
nal column, fracturing it and causing
! his death.-Savannah News.
If the treaty is ratified by both the
United States and Cuba, whether imme-
diately carried into effect or not, a case
may be made under it for the supreme
! court to determine the century o1d
question whether the action of ngress
| is necessary to the validity of a treaty
affecting tariff duties. 1t is not unlike>
~ that some senatorial votes may be
Influenced by a desire to ave this
VeXed question settled once for all and
so dispose of a subject Of continual
friction between the two bodies of con-
! gress.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Arrangements are going forward to
make the annual reunion of h Unit
ed Confederate Veterans at New Or
leans IN May 1922, inclusive, one of the
most momentous gatherings of old SOL
diers ever held in the south. The city
of New Orleans will raise a fund of
| 500, 900 whic will be expended in the
entertainment of her guests. Work on
the great auditorium, at the fair
grounds, in which the meetings will be
I held, will be commenced within the
next few days. The railroads will make
special reduced rates for the reunion.-
Savannah News.
In standing to his guns" a y The
New York Advertiser. the president is
forcing the republican senators out int
the open, where they must either fight
or run away in the full view Of the
American people," And The New Or
leans Times-Democrat. rises to ask if
republican papers will cease re-
minding the public that the chief mag
istrate of this nation is a sort Of po-
litical Fuzzy-Wuzzy-a first calss
fighting man" The pugnaciousness Of
the president, The Times-Democrat
thinks, lis the quality in his character
that least needs to be emphasized
News and Courier.
The revision of the tariff has to come,
and the recent cowardly action Of the
republican majority of the senate to
stave it off for a while longer by delay
ing or defeating the Cuban reciprocity
treaty will prove as futile to prevent
ultimate modification of the Dingley act
in the interests of the entire country.
as would be the effort of a drowning
nan to save himself by clutching a
drifting straw. Wise men recognize
the strength of public sentiment. and
either manfully fight against or sagac-
iously yield to it. The certain trend
Of the common sentiment Of the coun>
try, of republicans and democrats, is
toward tariff reform. and it is about as
certain to come as is the ebb and flow
of the tide.-Philadelphia Ledger.
The Tribune's views concerning the
amendment of the Cuban treaty are
quite mistaken by The Sun if it sup
poses that we deny the necessity of &C
ton by the house before the treaty is
put into operation. We have on the
contrary, steadily maintained that q
reciprocity treaty, like a treaty guar
anteeing payment of money, was MOI
self-eXecutiing, but was merely a bar
gain pledging the faith of the govern
ment, which could only be redeemed
after appropriate legislative action tC
change the tariff laws, just as in the
other case it must be followed by ar
appropriation of money before the
promised payment could be made
When some time ago it was suggested
in Washington hat the president nigh
!, put the Cuban treaty in force immedi.
!; ately upon its ia tification without wait
ing for legislation, We pointed out thu
difficulties of this course and its lack o
: ~precedents. Likewise, when the Danisl
/ treaty was pending. We discussed a
length the constitutional power of tn
house over expenditures and its dut!
to exercise that power with due regart
for. the nations moral obligations. W,
. have long recognized the ~prerogativ
> of the house and have defended it whel
: others proposed to ignore that body
New York Tribune.
Having a Run on Chamberlain
Cough Remedy.