The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-07-01
CLIPPINGS FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
STATE PRESS.

The Times. under its present man
agement, Will lose an opportun-
ity to commend what IL honestly ap-
proves in a public Officer and will
never hesitate to dissent modestly. but
earnestly. from that which 1t iisap-
proves.-Raleigh Times
Ex-Judge Robinson, of North-Caro-
lima, must have committed the un-
p~ardonabie sin from the way the re-
publican convention in Chicago sat
down. upon him. They ousted him as
a member of the national convention.
Guess he can stand that better than
he could stand attending receptions
with negro members.-Greenville Re-
fiector.
a man died in West Springfield.
Mass, recently. named Preston, who
left the sum of $50, 900 in aid of the
movement to prevent vivisection. The
cruelty should be suppressed by a Yer,
drastic law enforced to the very let
ter. 1t is a crime against civilization
and a perfectly useless performance
to dissect live animals under the pre-
tense of discovering new physiological
truths.-Durham Sun.
The old soldier vote in North Caro-
lima is not worth a cuss. In the case
of Colonel Julian S. Carr, who has
| done more since the wal for the old
Confederates in this state than any
other man, it was rank ingratitude.
In the case Of Major Stedman it was
| Indifference and neglect. When il
| comes to a contest between a soldier
and a politician, the former might
just as we'll lay down his arms
Charlotte Chronicle.
There seems TO be a remnant Of the
original populist party still in the
| han1S of ifC manin1I1af0rg To fhpSp
conscientious laymen Of h party We
would say that it would now be far
better for h country that you join
one of the two old parties and leave
the brokers of party without
any stock in trade. 1t is not treat
ing the people of that party fair for
these demagogues to continue this
business Of selling you votes on COM
mission every election.-Harneti
County News.
while We sympathize with Mrs
Bishop, We hope she will not>be sue
~cessful in her efforts to secure a par
don for her husband."-Durham
Herald. With this we offer a belated
suggestion to the people of Charlotte
that they do not sign the petition,
bThe little woman is to be commiser
is better off without this fellow thar
with him. His punishment is very
light-five years for killing a man
whose home he had invaded, masquer-
aiding as a single nan He deserves
more years than the court pronounced
upon him.-Charlotte Observer.
The constitution created
and yet the supreme court has decid-
ed that the creature is greater than
the creator n that the constitution
does not go to the Philippine islands
until congress sends it, Editors o,
Brien and Dorr of the Manila Free
dom must now spend months in jail
after having in vain demanded a jury
trial. 1t would be interesting to know
whether they will change the name of
their paper when they remove the
visible stripes which for months will
cover the invisible stripes.-Mount
Airy News.
The Raleigh Times confesses that
it feels somewhat Inundated on &C.
count of the pounding given two
editors in this state recently, and
I'm the course of some remarks on the
subject it says: I'VE are real anxious
Of course outside of this office, has
knocked the 'stuffin' out of some fell
low who feels called upon to castigate
an editor in order to preserve the
equilibrium of the press The Land
mark. too, is anxious to read some
thing of this sort, and we have no
doubt hat an incident Of this charac-
ter would also give joy in editorial
sanctums in Asheville and New Bern.
-Statesville Landmark.