The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-01-12
STATE PRESS.

The fact that the democrats win vOte
for the treaty ammo be taken 80 an
indication that they believe what h
president says about tt-Durham
| Herald.
The Atlanta Constitution il overdo-
ing h thing in its advocacy OF the
Panama canal. IT had about cache
the limit when il sent Sam Small to
Washington to get the Georgia sena-
tors into n and with that act il went
several b~ow-shots beyond the proprie-
ties. What is worse still Is the sug-,
gestion that the paper Ii using it's poz-
ition on the Panama canal az a near
OF getting into the good graces OF the
president and securing for Sam Small.
n Of its editors, the office Of rail-
road commissioner to succeed General
OVERWHELMINGLY Telegram.
The democrats profess to prefer Mr..
Hanna to Mr.. Roosevelt, yet they said
meaner things OF the former a half dos
en- years ago han they can possibly
say OF the latter now. or at any other
time.-Durham Herald.
With all Tue respect to the Savannah
Chapter Of the Daughters of the Con
federacy, it vas a mistake to refuse
and to make public the refusal to send
a wreath of laurel to General Long
streets grave. We think it is undoubt-
edly true hat Longstreet's slowness to
obey orders lost the battle Of Gettys-
burg. But we rather suspect that the
objectionable sin with these good
women was the fact that Loagstreet
was a republican and had been 80 ever
since the close OF the war. If the
heroes who made no mistakes ON The
Held Of battle are the only mes to be
honored there would be few indeed to
receive a laurel wreath. And it occury
to lie that no body Of Confederate SOL
diers would have thought Of the action
that has made this chapter Of the
Daughters conspicuous. With all his
faults, Longstreet was q glorious fight
er, and the Latin admonftion is q wise
n De mortuiS nil.-Charlotte News.
This case Of Mr.. Reed Smoot, United
States Senator-elect from Utah, is of
interest. A mighty effort is being
made to keep him out Of his seat and
We are curious to see how it Is going
to be lone. It is true that he IL a
member of the Church OF Jesus Christ
of the Latter Day Saints, but he has
only one wife, we believe, and it is not
quite clear how Congress can admit as
a State a Mormon Territory and then
deny it representation by Mormons
who do not fall under the law against
polygamy. 1t is true that Mr.. Smoot is
under some ''charges," but these are
but to cloak the real cause of opposi-
ton to him, and all the petitions which
pray that he be not admitted to the
Senate go back to his religion. If that
Is to be inquired into in all cases Of
election of Senator'S, and their eligi-
bility determined accordingly. then Mr..
Hoar. of Massachusetts,. would do we'll
to look to his seating, for he is a Uni
tartan. And what would be the stand
ard? And where would the inquiry
stop? Better let Smoot in or else turn
Utah out.-Charlotte Observer.
After reading the Presidents mes
sage OF Monday The Philadelphia IN
Quirer concludes that the recen oc-
on the Isthmus were due
primarily to IAN overru1ing Provi-
dence,'' and that Mr.. Roosevelt simply
turned them to account. This may be
taken as The Inquirer's argument to
prove that Mr.. Roosevelt did not con-
nive at the plans of the Panamans, Or
do ought to encourage them. and that
responsibility for the new Repub-
lie rests upon higher shoulders than
those of the Republican administration. |
Let US hope that this is true, and
that the PananTans will appreciate the
of their Republic and keep tho
faith.-Raleigh Post.
From the number Of prominent gen.
tlemen who were absent we take 1t
they understood in whose interest
that New York dinner was given
Durham Herald.