The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-22

The states OF the south were never
in a better condition than just now.
No matter IL every. state in the north
and e and east voted the rspubli-
can ticket leaving the south as the
sole supporter OF the democratic NOM
fnee, we are still. perhaps. the most
Drosi section in the union. IT
we canno have a president Of our "
choosing. we at least. have a king of
our own making-King Cotton. He
IA brought a magnificent prosperity.
The crops are gathered, or nearly so;
the cotton IS safe from frost. The
south is rfch by hundreds Of millions
OF dollars than II was this time las,
year The people in the towns and
country have money TO spend; they
want "a buy not only comforts. but 4
few Of the luxuries for their wives and
children. Our stores are filed with
the choicest goods. If Augusta mer-
chants will let the people OF the coun-
try know what they have to sell and
the splendid bargains that are being
offered. they will come to Augusta and
buy.-Augusta Chronicle.
The Pancake Dinner" TO enator
Thomas c. Platt at Owego last night
was a brilliant conceived bit of SYM
bolisn1. Nothing but the homaloidaI
pancake a fifty typify the republican
faction of which Senator Platt is the
distinguished chief. After that most
efficient machine, the Odell Steam
Roller (patent applied for), had done
its work at Saratoga last September.
disinterested observers were unani-
mous/in the conclusion that the Plat
contingent occupied only two dimen-
sions of space. In connection with
the present celebration Of the virtues
of Senator Plat. it is interesting TO
observe the touching devotion TO duty
exhibited by various state officers. y
few weeks ago rumor reported them
busy electioneering, toiling day and
night at their political fences. But
an appearance at the OWego dinners
and breakfast might by the uncharit-
able be construed as an approval of
senator Depew's candidacy for re-elec-
tition. Our high dignitarieG have
therefore discovered that the accu-
mulated business of their offices will
require their unremitting attention for
several days. The republican who ac-
cepts the Invitation to Owego is to be
commended for foldness rather than
discretion. He is simply sending in
a hurry call for the Steam-Roller, and
offering himself as the raw material
upon which it shall oDerate.-New
York Post.
A somewhat extreme but entirely
logical development of the protection
lst theory is found in Australia. In
that country the idea of excluding ad-
vert isements of foreign goods or sub
jecting them to heavy tariff tax is
under serious consideration. The pro
position already has taken definite and
concrete form to the extent of a tai
of six ent a pound On such strictly
vertisements of foreign goods or sub
! pamphlets intended to direct atten-
ton to articles and commodities made
in other countries. There is strong
Indication that the next step will be
a prohibitive or burdensome tax or
newspapers and magazines incidentl!
conveying advertisements of foreign.
made goods. Not only are the people
OF Australia to he forbidden the priv
! ilege of buying where they can bu.
cheapest or have their wants most eff
fectually supplied but they are to BE-
prohibited even from knowing abour
these things. When this feat of states
manshir has been achieved we ma
look for further developments on tn
same line, such as absolute prohibit
ton OF all foreign literature, poetr!
, and art. in the interest of homemade
manufacture of these things. SO faI
as literature and newspapers are %
cerned, our government rather rever
ses the Australian principle n favor!
the foreign article. In its ~endeavor
to aid hat promising infant industr,
the paper trust it imposes q tariff
on wood pulp, the effect of which il
to enable the foreigner to buy paper
far cheaper than the home publisher
: and therefore to sell the literature, o
J which paper is an important part. a
prices below those the American mus
charge.-News-Leader.
A Heavy Load.