The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-03-22
STATE PRESS.

AS both the Charlotte Observer and
the Raleigh News and Observer agree
that Mr.. Hearst will not do for the
presidential nomination, what show
has he in North Carolina Winston
Sentinel.
The S~partanburg Journal long ago
prophesied that there was no earthly
chance of beating Roosevelt next fall.
The Journal Is doing its best to make
its prophesy come true by advocating
the nomination of Willie Hearst
Charlotte News.
Mr.. Hearst is the millionaire own
er Of several large newspapers, and
| his chief recommendations to the
presidency are his cheek and his
checks" The people, the people, what
humbugs flourish in thy name, But
of them all, a greater than this has
o arisen. No, not in all the land
Monroe Journal.
Another killing in Wilson county has
shocked the good people of hat coun-
~ and the state. They need to put
an end to pistol-toting and to have a
few more hangings in that county. As
long as the present absurd and unfair
peremptory challenge law exists IL is
very difficult to convict in Wilson,
Wake n other counties.-News and
Observer.
By recognizing Senator Foraker as
the dispenser OF federal patronage in
ONO, to the exclusion of Senator Dick.
Hanna'S successor, President Roose-
welt seems to have opened another
Pandora's box of endless roubles
Hanna's friends are now lined up be-
hin Senator Dick, headed by Gov
ernor Herrick and they propose 10
take issue with the president.-Win-
ston Journal.
The state papers and a good many
people are still discussing the Jug law
! decision. 1t is claimed that even the
d1st1llers in the state have no right to
sell and deliver liquor unless they pay
q license tax at the place of delivery.
This cuts out the North Carolina dis
tillers entirely, out allows those of
other states to dump such Stops as
they choose into our commonwealth
Tree OF duty. The whiSkey evil seems
TO be greatly mitigated in the opin-
ion of some people if it can be pro-
cured from afar and delivered in neat
packages not bearing any mark dis
closing the nature of the contents
New Bern Journal.
The Mississippi legislature did not
want to hear Mr.. Cleveland speak. And
yet this is n of the states which Mr..
Cleveland honored with a cabinet posi-
ton and a United States ju~dgship. It's
strange how hard people can nate a
mar who has helped them. Here in
North Carolina the men to whom Mr..
Cleveland gave places are his bittereSt
enemies, while the men who never
asked for anything, and didn't want
anything, are the men who are now
his friends and supporters. When
populism revived Cleveland died. and
the resurrection of the principles for
which Cleveland stood is the most in
contestible proof of the passing of
! populism.-Raleigh Times.
We note it stated in some of the
papers hat sent tn emerger decision
on Monday which knocked the North
ern Securities Company into i~nnocuous
! desuetude it is proposed to organize Il
company under similar title over in
Canada IL it undertakes to control
American roads, it will ave q. very
short road to the annexation of that
bailiwick to Uncle Sans territory. We
certainly will not allow a furrin COM
pany to control our roads when q
home organization can do it. Why
even here in North Carolina we have
just shown hat h owner of stock in
one Of our roads who liveS in another
state must be particular how he be-
m too familiar with the property
with which he has Become associated.
at leaSI ne must become cOfnfOrtaDly
ASSOCIATED with it before he attempts
too much familiarity.-Raleigh Post.
The press of the state is almost
unanimous in the opinion that the
democratic state convention will be
held in Greensboro, but it is not good
policy to take too much for granted.
Raleigh and the east has had a man
travelling all over the state for the
past few weeks in the interest of a
movement to hold the convention in
Raleigh and he has been doing some
very clever work. pulling two strings
one that Raleigh will put up a good
big stiff jack pot, feed and house the
delegates and give them a great time
f. o. c.. while the other string was to
strike Lieut. Gov. Turner'S friends and
whisper in their ears that his chances
will be simply all right in Raleigh.
while here at Greensboro he will be
just ruined. This has had it's effect
and the work has been slyly done
almost every member Of the execu-
tive committee in Inc state having
been en- at least every one not
known to be committed to- Green's
boro.-GreenSboro Record.