The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-10-02
CLIPPINGS FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
STATE PRESS.

We congratulate everybody and ev-
within having to do with the Raj
eigh and Pamlico railroad election. 1t
was the greatest step Eastern Caro-
lima has taken in many years. and the
good to result has not been half told.
! With few exceptions every city and
ms gave the ~nrCnOSition to sub
| scribe bonds a good majority. n we
| awake to the pleasing reflection that
the neople Of the east know what they
wanted and ''arrived' with both feet
Washington Gazette-Messenger.
The state board of agriculture of
Georgia, basing its estimate upon the
September reports to the department
| states that the cotton crop OF that
state is short compared with last year.
the figures for the present being 1915
600, against 100000 last season. 1t VIII
be found 10 be short throughout the en-
tire belt according to our best udS
ment Of the situation. We are more
confirmed in the belief that the present
crop. will not much, if any at all, eX-
| coed ten million bales. 1t was a little
over TO- 700. 900 bales last year.-Ral-
eigh Post.
Indications are hat instead of cur
failing the making of illicit whiskey,
il is getting worse d the Watts
/ Dill. 1nlS Is CduSeu lIo dOuDl ny liz
fact that one man thinks corn juice
Is going to be scarce n high and he
can make good money SO he is willing
to take the risk. The trouble is that so
many hin the same way and the
cot is the woods are FULL OF
| them. 4 rigid enforcement Of the law.
however will put a stop to it. But the
| question is Will the civil officers en-
| fuIce it? We rather expect not
Greensboro Record.
The statement that the second pror@-
sit1On to lease the Atlantic and NolCn
| Carolina railroad has been turned
! down is not SUI prising. We don't know
| whether the state should have accept
ed the proposition made, but we are OF
the opinion that no matter what sort
| of a proposition is made for the lease
of the road. the eastern politicians will
not suffer the state to lose control OF
it if they can help it. Being in their
section it is their meat. 1t affords
COCO Dickings. in the limited amount OF
state patronage, and they need II IN
their MISUNDERSTANDING Landmark.
What is best to be done about the
proposition to lease the Atlantic and
North Carolina railroad seems 10 be
q difficult matter. At this distance
we know very little about the in
side. but as the private stockholders
IN meGllDS dSStIIlDleu last WEN pass
ed a resolution favOring the lease, it
looks like it was the best thing to do
at least they ought to know. The pro-
position, when first made, created con-
siderable opposition for fear come OF
I the other roads were to get 1t, but
since hen it has been made plain-at
least this is what is claimed-that it IS
purely a private enterprise and that
no other road can control 1t. AS 1t
now stands it will do to investigate it.
greensboro Record.
Ex-Congressman Settle also en-
dorses Mrs. Shtpp. widow of Lieutep
ant Shipp, who was killed at the
, charge of Santiago. for the position OF
postmaster of Lincolnton. The regu-
lar republican organization has Gnec
up behind the incumbent, Barley
and urge that sentiment should moi
weigh in latter-day practical politics
On the other hand, prominent gentle
: men have coupled their endorsement
: with that of Congressman Settle anc
are urging the president to appoint
the widow of the gallant officer whc
lost his life in defence CT his country
Mr.. Settle has a way OF opposing tn
: regular organization at times and thi:
l fight will be watched with interest,"
r Wilson Times.
The HendersonviIle Times, Republi
can, says, and then asks: The Char
5 lotte Observer is of the opinion tina
the democrats could win the coming
presidential election, il they woulC
:, nominate eX-Sheriff S. G.. Cleveland
l but that they Won't nominate him.. Thu
I latter clause is in all probability cor
5 rect; there seems to be a very genera
consensus of opinion that Mr.. Cleve
land will not be nominated. But tn
5 former clause, that the democrat!
=, COuld win by NOMINATING him, reads
like a fish story. There are a numbe
of voters whose memories are Ion:
enough to go back to the eventfu1 pc
. riod from 1892 to 1896 during which
= Mr.. Cleveland was president. The re
. suits of that term were too disastrou!
to incline ordinary mortals to wish 70
a recurrence. Has The Observer for
gotten the soup kitchen era?" The Oh
server has not forgotten what is her
lightly called the soup kitchen era
: the period of mental gloom and fl
nancial depression which O~vershadoweC
the country when Mr.. Cleveland wen
into the presidency in S93-no 1892
l and which continued long after h
= went out in 1S97-nOt 1896. But i
? knows, and 50 does The Times, tina
Mr.. Cleveland was no more responsible
. for financial conditions then than tn
Ahkoond of Swat. while he n hi
party are responsible for the prosper
fly which obtains now. It is not to b
$ supposed that he will ever be presi
i dent again. but it doesn't cost any
= thing to be fair.-Charlotte Observer
Owes His Life to n NeiEhbor's Kind
ness.
Mr.. D. P. Daugherty, well know
throughout Mercer and Summer cOur