The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-06-28
OUR LETTER
The Negro Plank I'm the RepubatcAnr
Platform-vance Counfyss Good
Financial Condition-State Guard
Notes
Messenger Bureau.

H&EtlER. ~ -. June ~ AsHs
Democratic politicians are talking
a good deal about the negro plank
in the Republican platform. Yorr
correspondent talked over the teie-
phone with Governor Aycock at
Greensboro about the matter. and the
Governor. when axked his view. said:
In my opiuion his will lose the
Republicans more votes than 1t will
gain for them. The north has too
much invested In the south and Is
beginning TO understand the situa-
ton too well TO be willing TO join in
q crusade against the south" State
Auditor Dixon was asked his opinion
Of the matter. and replied. 1t Is not
In the least probable that IL will be
shink the plank Is really a bid for
the northern gro vote. and that
after this Is secured the matter will
end. This : would divide The
c re nan II has been divid-
-. ~ --vS. i do not hin there
Is any to put = into effect
Meanwhile IL Is designed to get the
negro vote in northern and
western states, where they may ~ :
the balance OF power" Private - -
rotary Pearsall. ex secretary q lie
| Democratic state committee. saId- Il
thing, as do all other DENT. ats. that
il is n bid for the negro vote at the
north. Its effect will lie to promote
bitterness Q: .re.t.G lie ..een the two
sections. The J. lblicans could not
dev.SS a scf=r. more odiouS to the
people of Ihis state" Republicans
here whose views are worth having
n 40 ali - - -.
some OF the lesser lights in the party
claim that the plank in the Chicago
platform cuts the negro out OF poll
| tics in the south. really eliminating
him altogether.
Farmers who come in here from va
rious sections agree in saying that the
crops are very much better than they
were last year. The outlook is GER
tainly very promising.
a charter Is granted the j. Z. Tay-
Tor Leaf Tobacc Company. OF Hem
derson. with s2oo. 600 capital stock.
the stockholders being Jacqulin p.
Taylor Erasmus Taylor and James I.
Miller. The Kinston Ginning Compa-
ny is authorized to change its name
to the Hanrahan Milling Company
and 10 move its place OF business to
Hanrahan.
In a talk with Rev. DR.. T. n. Iyey.
L trustee of the Methodist Orphanage
@,EN- "S cav AiaI II Is III puEpOSe
when a new building is completed to
place zoo more orphans at one time
in the institution. his number being
ready for admission. This will make
nearly $50 orphans there when cold
weather comes.
The revenue officials here express
the belief hat the extent of the
frauds in proof stamps have been
greatly exaggerated and say that in
vestigation will show this
Several OF the officers of Vance
county were here to attend the Con-
gresslonal conventions. and called on
the Governor 10 pay their RESPECTS.
They referred TO the smallness Of the
taxes in their ounty. The general
fund tax has been reduced to so cents.
They said they could have struck the
school down 10 Is cents and yet had
plenty OF money, but were informe6
that IL must be kept at Is cents un
der he present law. They remarked
that they had plenty OF money I'm the
treasury and that they were building
new school houses and improving the
present ones. Governor Aycock said
TO the officials that there were pros
porous years and that they were not
the time TO reduce taxes. That the
Time to do this was In hard years.
Inspector General T. H. Balm went
10 Warrenton today and mustered i'm
the e company Of infantry there.
Wnlcn Is In the third regiment. Last
week he went to Hickory and mus
tered in the company there. which IL
A, or the First regiment Two of
these officers were In the First North
Carolina regiment, United States vol
unteers, during the war with Spain.
and the third served in the regular
army. Colonel Balm will next week
begin the inspection of the naval
militia, Of which there are four divi-
sions.
Thre are many inquiries as to the
place which the National Guard Off
GERS have recommended for the en-
campment Of the Second and Third
regiments. Both Wrightsville and
Morehead City present attractions and
~conveniences of location. Wrightsviile
onering the best drill grounds. with
lights. water under pressure, etc. ana
Morehead City the most convenient
facilities for bathing, boating. etc.
and also a good drill ground These
are the contentious Of the advocates
of the two placed The repor Cd
the board OF officers was I'm the hands
or Adjutant General Royster and will
be ready for the Governor when the
latter returns from Greensboro.
The consulting room for lawyers
In the Supreme court building is being
fitted up with cases to contain the
great amount Of papers which have