The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-02-16

Colonel Walter r. Henry. whs was
recently ousted from his job an ma
tional bank examiner. is now ther-
oughly Disguised with politics. He
was in Washington the other day
and delivered himself OF the follow
ing: My observations, reflections and
experience, have conducted me to
the conclusion, speaking generally.
I that politics is the dirtiest pool this
side of hell From out rs ooZes the
flower of happiness seldom springs,
Frienship there Is but a name, con-
sistency a discarded jewel, while the
will of the wisp that dances above
its slime is but the seductive, fleet
ing office. Politics too often, IS not
so much the science of government
as the fetid cloacoe out of which
wriggle the political faccilli that rot
the body polite" 1t will be OBJ
served that Colonel Henry's disgust
with politics began with the loss of
his job.-Statesville Lanmark.
That Mocksville editor who took
occasion to abuse his state at the
meeting of the national republican
editorial association has not been
properly raised. 1t is all right to fuss
.
home among ourselves, but when we
go abroad we should remember our
/ manners Herald.
In diplomatic circles of Europe
there is much speculation as to what
course England will pursue in the
| present RusSo-Japanese crisis The
! French government has practically
| declared it's intention of observing
| neutrality, but as yet England has
made no definite announcements of its
| policy. She is again preserving that
| ominous silence which has so often
! filled her European neighborS with
a mysterious dread of coming calam-
I ity Entrenched in that splendid
F.! isolation" which for centuries has
deffed the storms of the outer world,
the Isle of Albion is waiting for 9TH
er nations to take the initiative
| Ashevilie Citizen
II Tammany is really opposed to
| Judge Parker it will make his nomi-
nation very uncertain We are OF
| the opinion that Mr.. Cleveland can
manage this situation as can no enc
else. It is said Colonel Murphy.
| Tammany's leader, is strong for Mr..
Cleveland. If this is SO, and Mr..
! Cleveland does not intend to be a
candidate, as his friends suppose.
then the matter can be arranged
without difficulty.-Raleigh Times.
1t looks more and more as If Rus
sia has made a mistake in changing
her long established policy of peace
for war. If neutrality laws are pre-
served as it now appears they will
be, it is difficult to see just where
she is 10 come in. The Chinese trade
is too important to this country to
allow it to be diverted or in any way
Iessened. Russia evidently lost her
head when she went to war Win
Japan.-Raleigh Times.
The car, of course, throws the
whole blame of war upon the M1ka-
do. The Russians, in their inno-
cence of any hostile Intentions are
highly indignant at the Japanese for
torpedoing the several warships at
Porth Arthur.-Winston Sentinel
The Durham Herald observes that
although Mr.. Jeter c. Pritchard is
out of politics his kinfolk continue
to be taken care of. Mr.. Pritchard
lost his pull Besides he is very con-
venienty located.-Greensbor Tele-
gram.
Senator German may be the logical
democratic candidate for the pres1-
dency. He may be nominated
Southern democracy may support
him. But it's gettin' mighty tired
of voting for men just because they
are nominated by the paruy.0The
RobeSonian-
Senator Overman's maiden speech
was against the ratification of the
canal treaty. His reasons were SUI
ficient to convince his friends that
he was sincere in his position. But
they were not sufficient to convince
many people in North Carolina. that
they desire a wrong thing when they
want the treaty ratified.-The Robe
sonian.
The Montgomery Advertiser says
of Mr.. Cleveland that his chances
to be nominated are better than
those of any other man IN the
party." 1t sometimes appears to US
that things like this are said by
people Just because they like to see
Mr.. BRYAN have fitS-which Is very
unkind of them, and they should re-
member that while his contordons
are entertaining to the beholder, nus
are hard on the constiution-Char-
lotte Observer.