The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-04-15
STATE PRESS.

We are having our fun at the expense
OF the lawyers. but when the investi-
CATION Is over IL will be found tnat
they are not the only gentlemen who
carry passes. but have done the road
no service.-Durham Herald.
The eagerness OF men 10 sell LIQUOR
in Greensboro. backed by the board or
aldermen. will bring prohibition with
out the aid OF Sam Jones. The funny
thing is the aldermen favoring prohi-
bition see IL and laugh In their sleeves.
but the man who wants to sell the
stuff does not see it.-Greensboro Rec
ord.
Mr. Blackburn's post-convention re-
traction OF serious insinuation against
the official integrity or Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Price. our opposing cam
didate for the Republican nomination
for Congress in the eighth district. Is
not satisfactory to the Price family.
The Price opinion Of Mr.. Blackburn has
not undergone any change,so Ear as IL
appears.-Winston Sentinel.
The Democrats have finally settled
upon Judge Alton B. Parker. OF New
York, for President. Ex-President
Cleveland, Senator German, and both
the North Carolina Senators. have come
! out in favor of the New Yorker. The
necessary by the inroads of Mr.. Hearst
upon democratic delegations to the ma
tional convention. 1t may be consider
I, ed certain that Parker will be nomi-
mated at the convention unless some-
thing unforeseen now prevents lie Is
as strong a man as could be nance.
since Mr.. Cleveland refuses TO consid-
er another nomination.-Asheviil Ga
ZetteNews.
10, ,nl III ter1,-
; er mark than il has in the last ten
years. opines Dun's Review; and the
various commercial papers appear TO
be unab BILE to account for the high
prices Bradstreet's believes them TO
oe in some measure due to the largely
sentimental influences OF the breaking
out OF war between Russia and Japan
The. United states Investor Is unable
to see the reason for the rise in ~"m-
modities while stocks ages are
going down. The Increased supply Of
gold, The Investor remarks, might ac-
count for the increased prices. but IF
the prices OF commodities rise. the
prices of stocks, which are measur~d
also in value by gold certainly oaght
not to decline as they have been
doing.-Goldsboro Argus.
The Hon Spencer Blackburn. who
il is said. lives in Greensboro and runs
for Congress in another district. is
having lots OF trouble these days. True
he secured the nomination but the boys
on the other side are mad. and they
say the case will be appealed to the Ma
tional Congressional Committee. who
may order another convention. And
then the Hon. Spencer's fine house in
Greesboro Is a thorn in his flesh We
are reminded OF what poor old Joe Tur-
ner used to say about n certain young
politician who was his opponent for
/, office. This young man had his law Of
hce in Durham and his home in Gra-
ham. Old. Joe used to say that Sam lived
. in Graham. stayed in Durham, and did
not have his washing done anywhere,
hence he was not citizen Of any place
Winston Journal.
That is an item Of exceeding interest
which we copy from The Concord Trib-
une in todays paper relative to the
proposed electric car line TO connect
Concord with Charlotte The people
OF the two towns should easily raise
the requisite 00.000. An electric line
between these places is an inevitable
result at some time in the future. but
! the proposition as made in The Trib-
une IS a better one than We had hoped
for so SOON. Indeed, We are led TO be-
heve that il Is almost too good, for
our home people might be inclined to
Duilc this road solely from their own
FUNDS, and they could well afford TO
do it, II they don't 1T will be built by
outside parties. for capitalists are look
. ing the south over for good invest
ments and. they viii not find a more
{ attractive one than this anywhere II
IS the kind Of prospect that they are
! in the habit Of swapping up.-Char-~
lotte Chronicle.
When the hubbub about the Allan
tic and North Carolina railroad re-
ceiyership began and il was strictly In
order 20 vociferate and grow red In the
! face, The Observer had the honor to
say. Wait and see." and 70 protest that
IL was not possible for any harm to
come to the state for the proceeding.
but that good would be the ultimate
result The wind has shifted since
then and the papers and the people
VINO had heard IL thunder before. and
| declined TO grow excited. have occa-
sion now TO congratulate themselves
| mat they spent no nervous energy un-
necessarily. Some Of the recent deyel-
opments are very interesting. ard when
Solicitor Jones flies his bill OF particu-
lars and Conspirators McBee and Finch
come to trial, the safety of the ma
tons Is apt TO be still further prornot-
ed. Meantime the investigating COM
nittee viii have filed its report and
that Of itself is likely TO prove quite
an entertaining chapter in the history
or tne modern events.-Chariotte OBJ