The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-12-25
STATE PRESS.

An Observant resident. speaking
about so muc continued cool weather
thus early in the season, gives It as hLs
opinion that the sun for weeks has been
further south than he ever saw it-that
it hardly rises above the tree tops al.
day. This may have something TO do
with it. but what causes the sun to 60
50 far south? All s.gns fail in dry
weather and this has been q wonderful
| y dry seaSon for winter months Whils
il has been cooler than usual thus far,
the weather has been fine and is worth
a whole lot, freezing out germs, aiding
/ crops next year and paving the way for
4 healthy people.-Greensooro Record.
Many years ago Smithfield was a
great place for gambling. Alarge num-
Der Of the people engaged in il almost
daily. Night and day it was going on
and The places were not hard TO find.
Largely through the efforts Of The
Smithfield Herald this gambling was
broken up and not without some loss
financially and otherwise to its owners.
However, We are determined TO con-
tinue this fight against all forms Of
gambling because we believe il to be
our duty to stand for the best interest:
of the people-Smithfield Herald
The treaty making power of the
United States OF America and the Unit
ed States of Columbia are much the
same. President Roosevelt and his as
sistant secretary of state are pound 70
know that their accusations Of bad
faith are based on moOnShIne. Inc
treaty passed by the United States
! senate had the sanction OF President
MarrOquin in the same way that the
present Panama treaty has the sane
ton of the president of the Cnlted
States. But the treaty in either case
had to be ratified by the lawmaking
power. The Colombian senate turned
the Hay Herran treaty There
could be no breach Of faith in not rati-
} fytng a treaty whose ratification could
not possibly be promised in
Charlotte News
If Chairman Rollins believes what ne
saws concerning republican prospects
in this state in the coming election
il shows h he is not the man for the
place. The man who actually believes
the republicans will do something does
. not know enough TO get out of the way
OF a landsfide-DurhaIn Herald.
+ The way many republicans lined VI
- ] dSslllST lllE IlOuSE IGSO4u ~ $500
, ling the committee on expenditures If
the post0ffce department TO reques
the Postmaster General TO furnish tina
: ! committee with the papers in connec
! tion with the recent postoffice investl
; CATION, reflects considerable anXlet!
: to regard the postal frauds as a CLOSED
/ incident. But their expectation a
campaign material has doubtless onl!
} -, IL +I1-a I-hn aY-n NOT alrp1G
prepared may as well make ready t
l face the music.-Charlotte Observer.
Within the past few weeks severa
g superior court judges have charge'
grand jurors tina dealing in cotton fu
lures is gambling and liable to indie
= memt. This speculation, or ghmollhi
if you please, is carried openly an
above board in nearly every town in tn
state. There is no secret about 1t an
u it is no trouble to find out who is en-
: gagged in it. If the courts are going l
punish his sort Of gamblinS-Whk:
> they are not going to do-they Ca
find the evidence without tronDle. mas
y much as nothing is TO be done III
threats should be discontinued IN
Y negroes who play craps and the re-
Il lows who play poker are the olhfy gam
= l DlSTS the Law ldhSS LftLIS- ch' LIN
poker players, if they are oonVlcte1
. can get a pardon by applying to on
big hearted and humane Governor
7 ! S~tatesville Landmark.
I Did YOU ever see one fellow walk u
\ to another and curse him and threate'
hirl and in it all be saying. vain hor!l'
loatbs- .--- don't yon curse me.
Well. most people who prate apou
: human liberty are that kim Of folks
I they believe in all kind of AoertyNi'
cense)for themselves, and no pr1Vliles
at all for other ~peOple.-The Anglo
I Saxon
Ex-Congressman Blackburn was IN
= teryiewed in Charlotte yesterday by
9 reDorter and was reported as Sa%lh+
l that Judge Bynum, of G~reFnSoo[t
Il would be a good man for the Tepupl'
cans to nominate for governor mex
wear. But it is safe to predict tnat IN
Judge will be found too busy with III
- law practice when the time rolls d
round for him 10 decide whether o
not he will let himself BE- sa~crEtIced.-
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