The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-01-19
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IT is singular that so little has Aeea
heard about Mr.. Carlisle az q presi-
Dental candidate. II Is true that h
left Kentucky and went to New York.
but something a been heard Of Mr..
Cleveland as a presidential candidate
and he left New York for New Jersey.
Ar. Carlisle was long a leader in house
OF representatives: he was an eminent
secretary Of the treasury. The CO.
nch Chief. a Texas paper. has not
forgotten him, and says justly that ..he
Is a profound lawyer" learned In state
craft. honest politically and the EN-
oodiment OF true democratic pinci-
pies" He represents both north and
SCOUT better than any other one man.
and Tae Chief has no doubt that IL ne
were nominated he would be elected.
Certainly no democrat possesses great
er elements of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Dhia Record
No one should oppose compliance
with Senator Germans wish TO have
additional information from the pres
ident about the republic OF Panama
and the pending treaty. provided there
are such additional facts. This is only
a matter OF right and of pubic decen-
cy. 1t is equally a matter OF jus ice
and OF public decency for Senator Cor
man to accept as final and conclusive
the presidents assurance hat there
are no facts not stated in his recent
message. in case the president should
oner such an There is a
limit beyond which even partisanShip
should lot be permitted to go.-Pitts-
burg Index-AppeaI
Senator Lodge. the osom friend of
President Roosevelt. in his defense of
the presidents Panama policy before
the canato tho nfhar dow a;tad tho 1~ol1
action of Jefferson In acquiring the
Louisiana territory as a. noble prece-
dent for Mr.. Roosevelt's action. But
Mr. Roosevelt has set forth his opinion
that Jefferson was utterly vile as a
man and of no account as a statesman.
Mr.. Lodge should be careful of the
foundation upon which he builds his
Observation-Disclosures Post
The Washington correspondents tells
a story about the Rev. Sam Small,
one Of the editors of The Atlanta Con-
stitution. going to Washington last
Tuesday to sandbag h senator's from
Georgia in the interest OF the Panama
canal treaty. Among other things
Sam is said to have told Senators Ba-
o and CLAY: IF you vote against
that treaty o will be let out of your
senatorial jobs, and you need never ask
for political favor in Georgia again.
Besides. you will wish you Wee in
Hades when you come back to Georgia
if you stand in the way OF what all the
people down there want" Senate
Bacon is said to a taken down the
evangelist's words, and asked him
whether or not that was a. fair state
ment of what he had said. and that
upon aftixing his signature to the state
ment as written out by enaUo Bacon,
he was m-etaphoricaly kicked out of
the marble room at the national clpi-
tai by the offended Georgia. SENATOR'S
News and Courier.
Longstreet is dead. The discussion
over his conduct at Gettysburg ought
to Zoe allowed to die with him, instead
of being revived" by his death. At
any rate, as a mere matter OF decency,
criticism of a commander who did such
an immense moun of gallant n eff
fective fighting should be postponed.
until the old war-horse has had time to
get settled in his asst sleep. ., rrNNk
me fair in DEATH" said Antonio as he
barred his breas for the pound Of flesh
to be taken.-Norfolk Landmark.
One of our northern exchanges re-
ports a woman as having sad that
dolls are passing; that the tine is
coming in this strange old world when
the children will no longer play with
dolls" 1T is to he hoped that that
time will never come. for when it does
girls will not be girls, n they viii
lose a most valuable training wh.ch
playing with dolls gives them. Doll
playing develops the motherly instinct
in the girl, makes her tender-hearted
and gives her a. certain sense OF re-
onsibility.-Times-Dispatch.