The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-10-21
CURRENT COMMENT.

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Anderson county farmers have
taken lead in the matter OF the
formation of the farmers trust They
have called on the rest of the farmers
OF h state to meet them In tbs mat
ter. We do not naturally love a trust.
but we would offer no objection to
n farmers OF this section meeting
with their brethren OF the Piedmont
on this occasion IND looking out for
themselves AS long as trusts are
nghting US there seems to be but ono
way to meet the attack and thai a.
by a combine. This would be what
we might call in the language OF the
republican leaders. "a good trust
Florence Times.
The announcement that Geor1e
Washington Murray had been appoint
ed postmaster at a little village by
the name OF Huger, in Berkeley coun-
ty, was accepted by most people here
bou as the designation of the for
mer black congressman from this dis
trict TO a new federal Office and many
newspapers have commented upon il
AS further evidence OF Mr.. Rooseyelt's
disposition to force negro officials I'D.
on the south. But the postmaster at
Huger is not the former congressman
and II is not even yet certain that he
is a colOred man. The fact is that
ex-Congressman Murray has an en-
gagement with the state of South
Carolina that would preclude his ac-
ceptance of any Office at the hands
OF the president. even if it did not
restrain the proffer by Mr.. Roosevelt.
The Hon. George Washington Murray,
to whom the door of hope has been
opened freely, is about to pass
through the door of the state peni-
tertiary, having been convicted Of
fnrO0ru ND f~o,tI 1900 49,
of his race, who believed in
him as a high representative. He
will work for the government, but it
will be for the government of South
Carolina and not for that Of the Uni
ted States and he will work under
guard.-News and Courier.
The late mayor Of Toledo, Ohio,
Golden Rule" Jones, was true to his
name to- the asst. His executors have
discovered that he gave away $780,
600 annually to save defaulters from
arrest and disgrace. No less than
200 of his elbow citizens who plead
for aid received it. We are told tina
of this number were bank tellers,
bookkeepers and confidential men of
large corporations VINO had taken
money from their employers to spec
ulate Or pay the expenses of high liv-
ing are included in this list. Not n
as far as known returned to evil ways,
and, as usually happens, not one re-
turned the money to this benefactor.
But, he did not expect it, fortunately.
1t is supposed that had he not been
suddenly k away. he would have
destroyed the memoranda of his ben
efactions. The fact that the papers
exist must alarm a number of Toledo
people, for We are told that there are
, many homes in Toledo that owe their
existence today to the benefactions of
Jones. There are many men occupy
Ing high positions in society and in the
affairs of the world who would be
wearing stripes but for his help. They
were able 20 makes good the shortages,
and their employers never knew of
THEN Observation-Disclosures Chronicle
The mere fact that two OF the eight
presidential tickets in the field hi
year are bound to receive nearly all of
the votes is no eXcus for forgetting
the others. The Independent publish
es this week a collection of articles
from the presidential nominees of five
of these parties, populist, prohibition,
social democrats, social labor. and
national liberty. A candidate who has
no expectation Of being elected is re-
lieved of h haunting fear of COM
hitting himself indiscreetly, Or max
D.. ing breaks" This very fact, combin-
ed with the earneStreSS and the eX-
ceptiOnal point Of view which take a
man into of these disSident move
mentS, makes the articles interesting,
A vote for either Roosevelt or Parker
must be cast in the vast majority o.
cases from highly complex motives
but the other candidates make the
simplest of appeals. DIR. Swallow ha:
reduced the needs of the situation tc
one reform: Mr.. Watson tic eight
which naturally group themselve.
: together; Mr.. Debs and Mr.. Corregar
to a reconstruction Of society on lines
that are beautifully simple Until the
details have to be worked out. AL
though differing more radically from
one another than they do from the
great parties. the view. points of these
candidates are c%uriously similar ir
. one respect. '!The corporations hay,
learned the game of the kings, Divid,
in order to rule" says Mr. Watson
Having split the people into two fac.
tons. n called republican and tn,
other democrat. the corporations rule
the land. first through one of thest
Rarties. and then through the other
Dr. Swallow agrees as to the offence
but names another offender. ITO di
vide favors with these parties am
thu keep both IN the field is the pol.
Icy of the liquor traffic." he says BE,
tween the republican party and thu
demOcratic party there is no differ
ence so far as the working man 4
concerned" says Mr.. Debs.-Nev
York Post.