The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-07-26
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EOh lax SL4lu llUle 10[uflO D16Z mas
been elected president OF he republic Of
Mexico. So Influential has been his hold
upon the Mexican people that the con-
stitution, which provided tina no pSesi-
dent should hold office for more than
two terms, was amended I'm 1887 in such
a manne hat Diaz became eligible for
an indefinite number of terms. With
h exception OF b period between
1SS0-1SS4, when he was defeated by
Gonzales, Diaz a been In power con-
ttnuously- since 1876. There is a certain
eminent statesman in this country, Dos
sessed OF an unQuenchable thirst for
successive p~residencies, to whom Mexi-
can politics would offer an inviting
feld.-Columbia State.
Those who dislike the idea of Cor
man as democratic chairman viii be
reminded that he held that post in 1884.
What was good enough for Grover
Cleveland, it will be said, ought to be
good enough for Judge Parker; and IL
reformers swallowed heir personal OBJ
jections then they ought not to rebel
now. But much water has flowed un-
der h bridge since 1884. German has
made himself better known during the
pat twenty years, and has not improv-
ed on acquaintance. People have not
forgotten his attempt to defeat Presi-
dent Cleveland's plan to repeal the sill
ver-purchaSe law, nor yet his successful
effort to emasculate the Wilson tarif
bill. Besides, the party situation Is very
different now from what IL was In 1884.
To-day the prime necessity is to retain
the independents who had been driven
away. They need to be treasured In
the most thorough way possible. Judge
Parker satisfies them as far as he has
gone, but German in charge of the cam
paign would cause many misgivings.--
New York Post.
Mr.. William J.. Bryan has 1t within
his power to render good and effective
service for the democratic party in this
campaign, and h nay do SO without IN
any way compromising his principles.
The chief issue is Rooseveltism. which
is but another term for imperialism, with
all that Imperialism implies. MI. Bry-
an is as much opposed as any man to
Imperialism, n has often proclaimed
that he is earnestly DESTROYS of seeing
Roosevelt o~verthrown. In his famous
speec hbefore the st. Louis convention
he made a powerful and terrible ar
raignment Of Roosevelt, showing him to
be a man Of war, who believed in for
eign exploitation and conquest, and who
is opposed, solar snations are con
cerned, to the doctrines of the Prince of
Peace. If he will go out among the peo-
pie and repeat that part Of his speech
and show, as he is abundantly able to
show, that Roosevelt is a dangerous
man-dangerous to democratic princf-
pies; dangerous to our republican form
Of government; dangero to h peace
and welfare Of the nation-he will make
votes for the democratic party
Times-Dispateh.
While it may be possible to- fool some
of the people all Of the time and all of
the people some of the time, it Is not
likely that many Of them will be fooled
an of h time by republican references
to Judge Parker as a. Wall street candi-
date Or as a trust candidate judge
Parker's attitude towards the trusts is
very clearly in decisions which
The World has already printed. In the
against the Blaestone r he an
ticip5ted by seven years h decision
Of Judge Thayer in h Northern Sccu-
rites case, which WAS subsequently at
by the Uoited States Supreme
court. In this decision Judge Parker de-
dared cmphatically hat it made no diff
whether the trust aimed at
reasonable or unreasonable.
The law assumes" he said that any
attempt by a. combination OF persons
who ge4 together to fix prices so that the
are made to "a more than
they otherwise would pay is detrimen-
tail to trade and to the public interests"
A president of Judge Farker's ~recogaiz-
ed character, who knew the law and.
had taken an oath to uphold the iaw,|
would enforce the law. There can be
10 two honest opinions about that
New York. World.
The treaty of Paris is being RENTER
preted under the stress of the East
Asian war. 1t forbade. or was supposed
to forbid. the passage of warships out
Of or into b Black Sea Hitherto If
has been obeyed. But at h present
time Russia wants very much to DC
freed from it's restrictions so far as
is concerned. It is not likely that
she would welcome the opening Of the
Straits to the ingreSs of alien warships.
she has a few ships in the Black
Sea that she would like to make use of
her conflict with Japan, M she
she is actually getting them out.
She began with what Is known as the
fleet. These are vessels built
In merchanship style, and actually used
as such in time of peace, but fully fit
ted and equipped with ordnance and
of war. They are included
in the navy list and are reckoned a part
Of the navy. Several Of those vessels
were sent through the Straits the other
day, without protest, n are now en-
gagged in acts Of war, just the same as
the other vessels of the navy. Now we
are told Russia has gone a step fur
Their, and has sen a warship pur and
simple out of h Black Sea, to wit, the
a gunboat carrying s.
inch guns and torpedo tubes.@New