The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-15
CURRENT

VIII be gratified TO know that the
new republic Is prospecting even be-
yond the mos sanguine expectations
Of its ounde The Cuban republic
is no longer an experiment. so far as
a demonstration of the capacity of the
Cubans for local self-government is
concerned. nor is there longer doubt
of the economic ability of the isIanc
TO maintain an Independent govern
ment. Its internal are am
| pie, and its tariff is raising ample
revenue for all legitimate expenses OF
Recommendations Journal.
1t is suggested that the Russians
may put IN evidence a recent tory
of KippIing's about the doings OF a
torpedo boat in company of a North
sea trawler as justification for their
belief that the fishing fleet on Dogger
Rank concealed japanese assaiIants.
Since KippIing warned against the
truce of Adam-Zad, the Russians have
held him in no little enmity. But
they would do better TO claim provoca-
ton for firing upon the Hull fsher-
men from Alfred Austin's latest YER
ses. Those might make even the
British Channel squadron TO run
[ POST
Judge Parker announced to one OF
his friends last week that no matter
what the result of the election might
be it was his intention to remain in
politics. lie declared that if he
should be defeated he would never
again he a candidate for the presi-
dency, but that would not deter him
from taking an active part in the flu
ture battles of his party. He felt
that he might be able to WELD more
influence if his efforts were entirely
divorced from any possible implica-
ton of personal ambition or interest.
The revelations of corruption arising
from the connection Of the trusts with
the immense republican campaign
fund have, it is said, convinced judy
Parker that it is his duty to devote 1t
large part of his time and energy in
the future to the service of the DEM
Ocratic cauSe.-New York World.
Northern negrophilists and fanat-
les. who are so soIicitfous about the
advancement of the negro at the south
and in season and out of season weep
and wall because of the disposition
to keep "down-trodden" the man and
the brother in this section, are re-
specially referred to the report of the
commissioner of education just pub
lished. That report shows that the
former slave states have since 1876
expended $4,000 900 for the educa-
ton of the negro; and 1t is not ne
ceesary to state that practically the
entire amount came u of the peck
cts of the whites. When the utter
prostration of the south after the war
between the states and the length of
time it took her to r~ecuoerate arc
considered, the exhibit is a singing
rebuke to the aforesaid ~negrophflists
and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
The expected has happened as to
the result of the election-the unex-
pected as to the magnitude of the
victory. The republican party. called
to power in the political and business
chaos of 1896, is still riding on the
flowing tide of success. The World
has never expected nor predicted :,
different outcome Of the campaign.
1t has never deceived itself nor at
tempted to misIead it's readers as to
the extreme probability of Mr.. Roose-
velt's election. 1t has made it's fight
ol IL IlSllIC, iSSdI uiSSS VI I0SulUf.
There is no connection between sue
cess and moral convictions. What
ever chance there may have been for
the democrats was thrown away at
st. Louis. A party tFrat has been
eight-tenthS wrong for eight years
cannot regain public confidence at
once by being eve eight-tenths right
particularly when on the vital ques-
finn Of bnract r,aa,nx - --,- 80 -:-Lk
only under compulsion by its nomi-
nee. The extreme and unnecessary
statement in the platform-"Protec-
ton is robbery"-branding as GRIM
inal a policy as old as our govern
ment. hurt the democratic candidate
in the chief doubtful states. all of
which are heavily interested in man.
u~factures. Judge Parker was seri-
ously handicapped, too. by the ma
tional committees choice of a chair
man.-New York World.
If one may judge from the tone OF
the inspired press of Germany, the
kaiser is disappointed that England
II Russia did not come to blows over
the recent North sea incident. When
news of the assault upon the fishing
vessels vas first published German
newspapers declared that Great Bri-
air had suffered a terrible wrong,
and should exact the most adequate
reparation. But the moment the
danger of war passed these newspa-
pers took on a very different tone.
The Tageblatt characterized the
fuss made by Great Britain as emp
ty bluff. which degraded the empire
in the eyes of the world" The Vos-
sische Zeitung declared that the Brit
ish were always ready to flourish the
Union Jack. but rarely prepared to
fight for ii. The arrangement gener-
ally was declared a sever check to
British diplomacy. The Spectator.
commenting on this. says: 1.-The Ger
mans. in a word, were very anxious
70 witness a stiff fight between US and
Russia. Now that the opportunity
taS faded away they are proportion