The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-06-17
CLIPPINGS FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
STATE PRESS.

The monthly statement Of the con-
dition Of the U. S. treasury is rather
awkward for Mr.. Shaw and his opti-
mistic estimates. The money is going
out faster than it comes in, and a de-
fcii is in sight. AS Senator Lodge
used to say when congress was in ses-
sion: W must be economical" He
vas much impressed with that fact,
and then he voted for all the big ap-
neutrality-suspicious. Sun.
The action of the Episcopal meeting
in Raleigh in adopting strong reso-
lutions against the divorce evil will
commend itself to people generally,
we think. The divorce evil in North
Carolina has undoubtedly grown to
alarming dimensions. Here in Gull
ford there is never a term Of court
without a full quota OF divorces. 1t
Is too easy to get a divorce, entirely
too easy. We believe 1t will operate
to the general good decidedly for the
laws on divorce TO be made a great
e. ItItcter than they are. If it
were harder to get divorce there
wouldn't be such a great demand for
it. Ease in procuring divorce tends to
make people resort to it when the
p~rovocation is not sufficient.-Greens-
boro Telegram.
The indignation of some of the
friends Of Engineer Haynes, who was
killed in the wreck at Salisbury
Thursday morning. toward the man
who, it is believed, deliberately plan
ned it, is not surprising, for If guilty
it was q most diabolical crime. 1t is
hoped, however, that the law will be
allowed to tax its our Lynching
may t~ruthfully be said TO be too good
for a man who would wreck a pas
senger train; he deserves the DELHI
ar0+. nrJ orIarIr mich m ont Of tho
law, and will doubtless receive II.
Lynching is in reality a relief to the
criminal and yet A crime against So
ciety.-Charlotte Observer.
The idea Of the Atlantic and North
Carolina railroad declaring a divi-
dend! It's the tactics of a bankrupt
offering to lend money. Everybody
who has expressed an opinion on this
matter has advised that the earnings
be put into the betterment of the
road. Even to Mr.. Beckwith in his
optimistic report agreed with the
committee thai whatever the road
made should be put into improvements
The very fact that it is now proposed
to declare a dividend in h a of a
report that actually prohibits such a
course, is only evidence that the true
interest Of this property demands that
it should have different management.
The more dividends the road declares
under present conditions, the less will
be the confidence in and respect for
the present manasemeHr-Raleigh
Times.
The convention of Wake democrats
yesterday did it's work of choosing
delegates to the state convention and
adjourned sine die without saying a
living. solitary word about the free
dom of the press. How they happened
to give us the cold shoulder shat way
is a mystery. because it was a body
of the best men in the county, true
blu democrats and the identical men
who always lead in winning demo-
cratic victories in his county--Ra-
leigh Post.
The Wilmington Messenger has the
following to say on the subject OF
IegaIized primaries: we hope the
democratic state convention, Whlch
meets two weeks from today, will
endorse the legaliZed primary ana
that the next legislature will pass an
act putting it in force. 1t Is the fairest
way of nominating candidates. 1t
gives every man a showing The
sentiment in this county is growing
rapidly in favor Of the primary, and
we hope that the day is not far lis
tant when every man Will nave a
voice in the nomination of candidates
for all Observation-Disclosures Enter
prise.
The a~nti-saloon campaigns in Char
lotte and Wilmington VIII be watched
with much interest throughout the
state. In nearly all towns where such
elections have been held the moral
forces have been victorious, and the
result in these two largest cities OF
the state will indicate to what extent
the temperance sentiment prevails In
them We believe the time is fast p
proaching whe there Will be no open
saloon in North Carolina--Greenville
Reflector.