The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-05-27
STATE PRESS.

Ex-Judge s. Oh. Robinson's defense
of the honesty Of Governor Aycock In
the republican state convention was
creditable to his own honesty, justice
n bravery.-Winston Sentinel
The News and Observer calls lusti-
ly for a Joseph w. Folk for North Car
DINA. Let u have him put at once to
work on hat football Of political pie,
pull and pelf the Atlantic and North
Carolina Railriad.-Tarboro Souther-
ner.
Judge PEBBLES actions in the Robe
eson lawyers contempt case corrobo-
rate the belief that he is not properly
tempered and balanced for a Judge. II
| there is any contempt about it, he has
committed it Observation-Disclosures
Chronicle.
It is to be hoped that the Charlotte
News will not succeed in convincing
the business of its city that they
could better afford L do without the
daily train from Lenoir than to have
it come by way OF Observation-Disclosures
Gazette.
Our esteemed fellow townsman n
| postmaster, Charley Reynolds. is bus
lily engaged in loading up his orator.
ical gun with shrapnel, grape and can
mister. He wants to go hunting for a
certain Mr.. Kitchen. Maybe he'll De
glad -hen he meets him in that pro-
posed joint debate. And then, again,
maybe he won't.-Winston Journal.
Colonel Hamilton Mcmillan, of Red
Springs tells this writer that he is pre-
pairing a second edition Of his history
of Governor Whites lost colony. This
is a very interesting book, being the
history of that strange race of people
in Robson county known as the Gro
| atan Indians. The first edition printed
some years ago has been exhausted
| and the increasing demand of late has
caused the author to have a second
edition printed, which will be on the
market toward the end of this year.-
ClarktOn Express.
Judge W. s. OBJ. Robinson returned
today form the state republican con-
| Vention at Greensboro where ne
| yesterday added new laurels to his
brow as having at all times the cour-
| age of his convictions and fearless
| speech when honest men are assailed.
| He refused in that convention to as
sent to censure of Governor Aycock
n the denunciation of the Watts
| prohibition law and was Kissed py the
vicious papseekers Of g. o. p; but ne
still stood his ground and had his say.
i dl0 lIleIE Il1SSSS ~ III SO
| general applause of all honest men,
| Goldsboro Argus.
The republican state ticket is made
up largely Of new material. L. y.
Harris. the nominee for governor, is
a prominent business man Of the ex-
IRENE western part of the state. He
is a native of Minnesota and is said to
be a man of education and character.
c. CT. Bailey, of Davie, nominatedfor
treasurer, is we'll known in Iredell,
and A. Linney, nominee for auditor,
is a son of ex-congressman Iinney.
Hamrick was labor commissioner and
Abbott corporation commissioner in
the old days. Judges Montgomery and
Douglas are now on the suprehi=
court bench, Montgomery having oeen
named as a populist in the days of Iu-
sion. Few Of the nominees nave any
public record and it's better for them
probably that they are known
S~tatesville Landmark.
The selection of Secretary Cortelyou,
of the department of anu
labor. to be chairman OF the rePupil-
can national committee, Is surprising
Mr.. Cortelyou is a we'll qualified bus
ness man, n made a remarkaply
fine record as private secretary to Mr.
MCKINLEY, and later to president
Roosevelt. He has hardly been a
of the department OF commerce ana ld'
Dor long enough to make a record, di-
though he has given promise OF max
ing a good secretary. But he has new
err been thought of as possessing the
political a%stuteness necessary to MAKE
a national chairman. He is eV1denti3
Mr.. ROosevelt's choice, however, am
his selection doubtless means In eHec'
that the president intends to manage
his own campaign and If there Is an.
strenuosity in the race, we may know
: that it comes from headquarters
Asheville Gazette-News.
1.-THE rule which every citizen Vote
should act upon in the selection o
: candidates for any official position
whether congressional or legislative, L
/ to obtain the best representative pos
sible whose ability and fitness VII
enable his district or county to be wei
represented. 1t matters little to tn
average citizen whether n or Tn
other of several men represents tn
district so long as the representatiF
i, is we'll equipped for his duties. 1t Il
|. equally true that when the dlstrlc
!, shall have obtained a strong represen
! tative. that 1T should keep him in pub
lie office So long as he performs his GU
ties with beneficial results to MS con
stituents.' Sound common sense
5 contained in every word OF the aDov
: from The Wilmington Messenger. N
one disposes of faithful and en1cien
. employes except when forced TO 90 3
. by necessity. The same rule works u
public as well as in private affairs an
e the idea that offices were created 1
= order thai their salaries should De 10
e general distribution is an rroneou
one.-Lumberton Robesonan.