The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-05
STATE PRESS.

So far Mr.. Bryan somewhat
ungrateful. The strongest support he
ever received from any man came from
Mr.. HearSt. yet Mr.. Bryan appears TO
have cut Mr.. Hearst out OF his
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Reflector.
II may be true that Senator Hanna
does not want the presidency. Il may
also De true that Mr.. Hanna does not
want any man TO be president who is
not bound hand II foot to the Ohio
boss. History is apt to repeat itself
n the future "a only be judged by
the past.-Durham Sun.
The Wilmington Messenger states
that the third crop of strawberries Is
now being marketed, and asked.
Where else can you produce three
crops of berries a year," And these
to be followed by dew and ~blackberries
and Sampson BIues." Old North Car
Olina beats them all.-Raleigh Post.
The Observer iterates and re~-iterates
its contention that it thought about
fathering he Chronicle wears and
years ago. Nobody has taken issue
with it that we know of. but if it Ices
not mind its earnestness will provoke
suspicion. There was an uncOnSciOn-
ably long time before its philoprogeni-
tiveness resulted in paternity. And in
the meantime several things have
happened.-Charlotte News.
The Agricultural and Mechanical
college at Raleigh is doing a great
work. and bids far to be of still great
er service in the future. On Wednes-
day last Governor Aycock presented
diplomas TO thirty-six graduates of
that institution; one in agriculture.
tWenty-eight IN engineering. and seven
in science. The rise of the institution
in prominence n popularity means
much for the future of North Carolina.
The primary object Of the school Is to
teach yOun" men how to do something.
and thnr is just what young men need
to be taught.-kinston Free Press.
y society of farmers was recently or
gdnized in Indianapolis styling itself
The American Society of Equity the
aVOWed purpose of which is not TO sell
wheat for less than one dollar per
bushel.' And from present crop pros
DectS ii o as if the Society of
Equity has hold of the long end OF the
wheat Swingle-tree. When labor has
TO Il 10 to 90 cents per quart for the
truckers Strawberries and one dollar
per bushel for the farmers wheat can
be blamed for wanting higher wages?
And if the employer pays the higher
wage must not he add to the price of
his products OF his service? If not why
nOt?-Raleigh Post.
Seldom. if ever. in the history of our
government has n department of it
been SO demoraliZed, so honey-combed
with fraud or the target of so much
criticism as the postoffice department
now appears to be. 1t seems it is run
ming wild" What will the administra-
ton do to re-establish 1T in public con-
Hdence? Secretary Payne has never
had the highest reputation as a states
man. 1t has. o. the other hand been
generally believed that he was taken
into n cabinet because he is an astute
political manager. and that the presi-
dent has looked to him more IN that
capacity tina as a head of Il depart
ment. Can he now rise to level nee
essary to cleanse this soiled linen rec
ord. or will ne confirm the opinion that
he is Just a politician ?"-Asheville
Citizen.
Twelve good and lawful men. after
being duly sworn. said upon their path
that Roscoe Murrow was guilty. \
faithful and able solicitor, after a
thorough and conscientious inyestiga-
ton of all the facts, demanded his
punishment. A just and upright Judge.
after a fair and impartial trial. said
that he ought and must pay fifteen
hundred dollars for the support of the
orphan girl and homeless mother and
for the maintenance of the innocent
and helpless baby. Our O~rator-gOv-
ernOr, who stops talking only long
enough for his three meals d day. says
that this fornicator ought not and shall
not pay a single penny for the danlna-
BILE wrong and ruin he has wrought. If
there is anything our talking governor
would rather do than to talk it is to
pardon. Behold the list from GuilfOrd
within the last few mOnths-Causey.
h forger; DAILY. of gold brick odor;
Woody. the rapist; and MurrOw. the
DESTROYER of the chastity of his adopt
ed sister. The commander-in-chief not
only of our militia. but of our talking
forces went into office. we hoped, as
the second Vance. he - out. we
bOrO Record.