The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-03-04
CURRENT

The horse play in the United States
senate on Thursday. when Mr.. Warren
drew q bottle from Mr.. Tillman's pock-
ct. must have been disgusting to most
OF the members. It Is stated hat TIL
man got very angry. No wonder,
Warren. IL he has any gumption. must
be very mad with himself.-Times Dis
patch.
Machine politics has triumphed again
in Ohio by the choice OF CongressmI IN
Charles Dick. chairman OF the senate
republican committee and famous "a
publican boss" to succeed the late
Mr.. Hanna as a member of the United
States senate 1t was thought TO 4
time the successor OF Hanna might b.
Governor Nyron T. Herrick. but the
power OF the machine which Hanna and
Dick had constructed was brought to
bear upon the governors ambition with
deadly effect. After a series of con er
ences with his political friends. Nj.
Herrick announced that he would not
consider the vacant s~enatorship. The
interesting part Of the business is tha
Governor Herrick was the Foraker can
didate. In some remarkable manner
Herrick had succeeded in gaining the
support n friendship of both Ohio
senator's. though the personal antago-
nism between Hanna and Foraker last
ed throughout the late senator's career
in active politics.. When Mr.. Hanna
died, Foraker discerned an opportunity
to regain his old-time ascendency in the
| republican state organization. He de-
! termined to make the first ties [ ~
| strength in the senatorial contest by
running Herrick against Hanna's poll
l teal legatee. 1t was presumed +ha+ -Ne
| power OF the machine had been weaken
I ed by Hanna's death. The result was a
| shock for Foraker. His impotence TO
l interfere with the programme Of his
| rivals within the party is taken by
| many as an indication that he nay not
| be able to retain his oWn seat in the
l senate when the time for reelection
| rolls around.-Norfolk Landmark.
1t is the boast Of this country tina it
is now training millions Of savages to
l the ways and thoughts of civilized life
| The function Of a teacher is a lofty
one; woe be unto those who claim the
l palm knowing in their hearts it is moi
l merited. To the south this yaunted
duty is not new or strange; it was fore
I ed on her In a measure, since her ear
lest statesmen labored in vain to stop
| the slave trade. and the record stands
I to show hat the first bills and best
arguments for the measure came from
the south and were. defeated by the
votes Of New England; Massachusetts
being hen charged with motives Of sell
1 aklo hSI CpI I'd IN
k~nowledging that Africa furnished the
best market for her merchandise and
the slave trade the most profitable bus
mess for her ships But the saVages
continued to come and the south train.
ed them in the way they should go
wisely and we'll il we may credit tn
testimony Of Booker Washington TO-
day. There came a time when other
schools were needed, and the south ha:
done her full duty, by the admission
of her opponents. The product is before
the world: it is not for us to judge tbs
result except to say we ave done wha
we could.-Times-Union.
The Of late have been ST
! taken up with war news that We heaI
very little OF national politics. Hears
and Bryan are putting up the fight o
their lives n Hearst is sparing neithe!
time nor one in the furrherance o
his candidacy. Can't we ring old GRO
yer in some way?-Nexia Messenger
Speak low, or the COLLINS VIII get you
! Don't you know that it is an unpardon'
able sin to mention the holier than thou
! Pharisee Bryan in the same connection
with the poor publican. Cleveland?-
; Paris (TexaSf News.
The announcement hat Korea ha!
: joined actively with Japan in the wal
against Russia may mean that the con.
f1ict in the East is to assume world
wide proportions. Korea is not of itsel
important as a factor in the struggle
perhaps. except as a prize OF victory
and the addition of it's army to that o
Japan will not be greatly disturbing Il
Russia. But as a basis for vitallZin;
the treaty between Russia and Franc
the junction OF Korea with Japan is e1
tremely important and may be employ
ed to very large effect. The aEreemen
, between Russia and France is tina
either will come to the assistance o
the other in war when an Engagement
Of more than one nation is mad
against either. Thus there was n,
probability Of France aiding Russian
while Japan alone was warning agains
the Cars forces, but now that Korel
has become a party to the conflict Rus
STA may invoke the French allianc
and insist upon France lending he
armed support to the Cars cause
Between Great Britain and japan Their
is a treaty Of alliance practically iden
teal, in it's application to the far east
ern NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Post