The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-02-20
CURE IT COM MENT.

Doblin's example is contagious. That
is the way with most bad exampl s.
Mr.. BurfCrd. who was one OF the jurors
at the trial of Judge Campbell OF Am
herst for horsewhipping the Rev. DR..
| Crawford. tells the INVESTIGATING COM
mittee of the legislature Tat he s.Sn-
ed a false affidavit and permitted it to
.e INTRODUCED as testimony in the case.
Amherst ought TO he a promis.n n fed
for a revival of relig.on.-NoIfOlk
| Landmark.
Hon. Reed Smoot has begun his po-
litical career by saving negroes seated
DIT his table and having them served
by white g.r.s. That is precise y the
sort Of person that we expected Hon.
Reed Smoot to turn out to be. How
would it do to dub the advocat 5 Of So
| cial equality n miscengenat.on Reed
Smooters? There is somehow a sweet
rythm in the MARBLE Of the name that
suggests hat the designation might
not wholly be out of place.-Virginian
Pilot.
There is a current rumor," rays the
Manning Times, 'of a strong p~oDa-
bility of the Seaboard Air Line coming
from Bishopville through Manning on
its way to Charleston. The forerun-
ners of this route are now out Ir s.
pecting." There has been a "current
rumOr" for the past three years about
the Seaboard Air Line coming into
Charleston by one way or another, Iut
the "prospectors' are the only things
tangible that have appeared in the mat
/ ter. We shall believe that the Seaboard
is coming. into Charleston when W. see
the rails inside the city limits
Charleston Post.
BY his presence at the Columbus
banquet at which VIM. R. Hearst's
boom for the presidency is alleged to
have been boosted" it is to be hop d
that Mr.. Bryan intends to emjhasize
his repeated declaration that he has no
candidate for the democratic nominal
ton. He can hardly favor Hearst.
The yellow journal policy of publicity
may give this young editor free ad-
vertising for awhile in advance Of the
convention, but when Mr.. Bryan and
the other representative men Of the
party get together and consider the
matter seriously his name will be
speedily eliminated. A republican
Roosevelt is sufficient-we do not want
another to lead the democratic party.
Columbia State.
The country, and particularly the
south, is distinctly the poorer for the
death OF DR.. Curry. He had both schol-
arship and grasp of practical affairs,
and was useful and successful in his
public labors. He was one of those ad-
mirable men who after their dep'orabIe
effort to disrupt the union had failel
addressed themselves in a spirit of
the highest and best patriotism to
building up the vast Tlaces and max
ing the country stronger than ever. A.
author, as diplomat, as college lecturer
he performed notable services. but his
labors in the cause of education among
the negroes was his best claim to con-
sideration. and his achievements in
that field will probably longest be re-
membered. He had the perfect conf
dence both Of those who supplied the
means and those for whose benefit the
money was intended, and he justified
10 the fullest the confidence Of both
sides.-Washington Star.
In his second paper in the Outlook
on the subject of Addicks and Delaware
Mr.. George KEENAN, makes some in
terasting revelations as to the system.
attic methods by which the corruption
jst went about his work Of buying a
seat in the United States senate. He
employed a young attorney to make ar
investigation into the circumstances OF
each member of the legislature. The
questions which he desired to nave
answered were: Who is he? Where is
he from? What is his age? Is he mar.
ried or single? If married, how many
children has he? Does he own any
real estate, and If so, are there any
mortgages on it? What is he thought
to be worth? and What are his habit.
and general reputation? The use AID.
dicks made of this Information Is Cb-
vious. According to the cynical view
Of the bribe-giver, a poor man, with q
large family and a mortgage on h:
farm, could safely be approached with
direct offers Of one while a legisla.
tor differently circumstance must be
reached by more subtle means. Addick:
made lavish contributions to the cam
paign expenses Of legislative candidate!
giving them every opportunity to mis-
appropriate the funds placed in their
hands, thus bringing them within hi!
power. His system was to take id
vantage OF weakness and adro'tly Il
undermine character. That with all hi
money, method. and tenacity of evi
rpo year after year brough hin
nothing but failure, must ever be t
! the high honor of the state Of Della
ware.-New York Post.