The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-10-21
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Does the fact that Mr.. Tom Watson
and other presidential candidates Of
minor parties direct their attacks par
ticulariy against Judge Parker n
not against Mr.. Roosevelt indicate that
they believe the democrats stand the
best chance OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Sentinel.
Why do not our republican friends
tell us about the preparation their
party had made to issue just
before Cleveland wen into office the
last time? They blame him and his
administration for that issue of bonds
when in act they had prepared h
plates from which to print the bonds.
-AIamance Cleaner.
One good way to head of the d.
yorce evil is to make it hard for d.
vorced folks to marry again. says
Bishop smith. 1t is a knotty problem
all the way through, but it would be
better il some way could be devised
to prevent folks unsuited to each other
from marrying the first time. RAJ
eigh Post.
IF the party does not win this
time" says The Durham Herald, they
cannot charge it up against the gold
democrats No indeed they cannot
The gold democrats are the boys this
time. You just wait until old man
Grover Cleveland takes the stump in
New York and see the republicans
hunt the swamr.-Charlotte Observer.
The republican press finding Judge
Parker invulnerable, are taking it out
by abusing Mr.. Cleveland-the presi-
lent to whom from their own stand
point the republic is indebted for get
ting the silver coinage law repealed
and saving the currency from debase-
ment at a personal sacrifice such as
only a true patriot would have bee
capable of making ouisburg Times.
1t is just three weeks from next
Tuesday until the election and the
people will decide who shall govern
them for the mex two and four years
in nation, state and county. The
democrats nav been exceedingly for
tunate this year. They are all from
president down to the smallest county
officer, men of ability and of the high
est character and there is something
radically wrong with the democrats
who can't vote the whole ticket from
top to bottom.-Raeford Chronicle.
1t seems tha. they apply cloture
pretty effectually in the general Epis-
copal convention. Every time that
Hon. J. G.. Buxton tried to speak,
coupling inteIlperance with divorce,
he was ruled out of order. After his
cutoff criticism of Bishop Potter. they
were very much afraid MIR. Buxton
would say out in meeting what good
men everywhere feel. Instead Of cut
ting off Mr.. Buxton they ought to
have met him in debate if they felt
able to do SO. But, instead of that,
Mr.. Buxton was denied a hearing Oil
a rule of order."-News and OBJ
server.
So Mr.. Blackhurn's claim of republic
can harmony in the eighth does not
appear to be based altogether upon
facts. It is known that Mr.. Price had
a number OF friends in the Wilkesboro
convention. and he has many friends
all over the eighth district. Of course
some of them will vote for Blackburn,
u it is pretty safe to assume that
many will not. Blackburn's attitude
toward Price and other leading re-
p%ubicans in the eighth has not been
such as to secure for him their en-
thusiastic support. The volcano is
slumbering, only runbles and spouts
a little now and then: but is liable to
emit molten rock before lOng.-Ral-
eigh Post.
The Georgia papers are discussing
the question whether a man applying
for a license to marry should give q
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anteeing his ability to provide for a
wife for one year. There is ar old
dead letter law to this effect on the
statutes of the state. and as late as
1850 such a law was enforced in Rich
mond county. 1.-The interesting ques-
tiOn." says The Augusta Chronicle,
now is, was this law repealed? There
are those who think not. others be-
lieve it was repealed. To satisfy their
curiosity attorneys of the city are en-
d~eavoring to find out the truth. II
not repealed it is still a law, although
in disuse for over half q century,
Charlotte Chronicle.
Tom Watson does not talk like g
man who is dishonest and corrupt
Neither does he make the impression
that he is happy, as some papers pur
him down. On the contrary, we ;uug.
he is decidedly unhappy, with what j:
now taking place. He is not in nee,
OF honey he has a liberal supply OF
this. and the glory he is getting mus
pc, 10 say the least, most unSatiSfying
mere can be said of him, he ha:
more brains than any other populis,
who ever raised his voice in the earth
He ought to throw popuIism to ths
WIND, and go somewhere-it make:
little difference where-and edit 2
strictly Independent newspaper. SucT
an enterprise would give him money
ana reputation, and in a dozen year,
ne would mould a constituency he
' could look upon with satisfaction am
ii prlde.-Raleigh Times.