The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-09-27
STATE PRESS.

The populists have issued a call for
a county convention. II they launch a
| ticket. as is expected, IL viii merely
serve to draw out the otherwise stay
at-home democratic voters so that In
reality il will make the party vote
larger.-Greenyille Reflector.
A Massachusetts, democrat wants 10
know what Judge Parker would do If
Booker Washington should visit the
white house at meal time during MS
encumbency. We cannot say for GER
tain what he would do, but we know
what he had better .-Durh Her
aid.
The leasing of the Atlantic and North
Carolina railroad was what we wanted
to see. That is what this Paper work
ed for from first to last. When the
body of the animal gets on the inside:
the tail will get in in due course or
time. So this paper is not taking up
time with the final adjustments. The
lease is made, and the state is to be
congratulated, the final details which
are, for the most part. unimportant tn
the general public, will take care OF
Observation-Disclosures Times.
A spectacle is witnessed in America
today that looked impossible six
months ago-all men calling them
selves democrats united in thes Import
III lLIS hdLAoAAdA inv ~ A~AO
New York and in Nebraska and in
North Carolina all the professed fol
lowers OF Jefferson are marching TO
the same music. The scene carries
giadness to all who believe in old-fash-
toned Americanism and by the same
token it carries CONSERVATION to the
hearts of those who would turn this
government into one resembling an en-
pire.-News and Observer.
The announcement that the republi-
cans of this, the Third district of
North Carolina, will nominate a candi-
date to oppose Congressman Charles
SR. Thomas. the democrat now so ably
representing this district. is no matter
of surprise for 1t is recognized simply
as a matter Of politics, a seeming ne
cessity on the part of republicans. in
order that they may appear to be CIV
ing due recognition to party organiZa-
ton. and SO hold credit for doing what
they can for the party, for it is not
seriously considered by even the ultra
republicans, that any man they may
nominate in the Third district, has any
chance of election.-New Bern Journal.
England has concluded a treaty with
Thibet by way of winding up the COM
mercial invasion which she has been
making with an armed force n that
mysterious country. The invasion" has
cost England some millions and Thibet
is to repay half a million. This move
ment Of England into Thibet may have
more significance for the south than is
now thought about. There are portions
of sOutherly area where cotton has
been grown in quantity for centuries.
MOI much is known about Thibet, but
it is thought that cotton can he grown
and is grown in much of the territory
through which this expedition of the
English military has been made. Eng
land is after cotton and will go on to
China for it if ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Chronicle.
1t is strange that some people viii;
persist in becoming ~disgruntled every
time their candidate fails of nomina-
tionS and will take unusual pains to
let people know Of their displeaSure in
the matter. When a man goes into a
political convention he virtually binds
himself to acquiesce In it's DECISION and
to support the nominees of that con-
vention in every possible way. The
time for fighting is before the conven-
ton meets. After it has met it is the
duty Of every man to work for the
ticket and for a man to allow his
~prejudiceS in the matter and his pref.
erence for a defeated candidate to pre-.
vent him fro mdoing everything he
can for the success of the ticket doe:
him little credit. All of which is sug-
gested by the attitude of certain North
Carolina newspapers toward certain
candidates during the present cam
paign.-Winston Sentinel.