The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-12-23
CURRENT

While there may be something in
the objections of the Methodist con-
ference to the adoption of a law reQuir
ing license for maritge. we still insist
that South Carolina should require all
such contracts TO go on record. We
do not anticipate any danger of d.
vorce legislation but certainly a record
OF marriages could not have any ten
dency IN that direction and would
avoid much trouble.-Florence Times. |
The spectacle of The New York
World holding Judge Parker up to
scorn by charging that while the de-
feat of previous democratic and !
dates was bad enough. lit remained
for Judge Parker to lead his party
to a political Sedan" it interesting If
not particularly Instructive. Down
this way the impression is strong that
Judge Parker is, as the old song goes.
more to pity han to blame. And one of
the chief reasons for pity IS ;ha he
was. in a very large measure at least,
the victim Of bad advice.-Atlanta
Constitution.
Commissioner OF Pensions Ware
paid his farewell visit to the president
the other day. He goes out OF office
on January /, next. with the best
wishes of all who are not pension ap-
piicants. His unvarying good nature
and quick wit have made him innum-
cradle friends-always with the ex-
ception noted. II am going back to
Kansas" said Mr.. Ware, among the
cyclones to get a little rest. I want
something easy" After a time in the
PENSION office it is not surprising that
Mr.. Ware regards Kansas cyclones as
restfui and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
nah News.
David E. Hill is making another or
his mastery flank movements that
lead to nothing. His friends are get
ing together up the state to make
Boss Murphy of Tammany a the
leader of the democracy of New York.
The captain of twenty years is retired
from active work in the party, but his
fine hand already appears working on
a new piece of political craft. The OPP
Grafton began several weeks z
with a tremendous onslaught by the
Tammany Times on Mr.. W.F.Sneenan'
charueine him with about every crime
that can be laid at the door OF a pol
itician. 1t is followed up by the fur
ther scheme of taking up with the en-
=, inent Mr.. Murphy, who has now been
out of the saloon business long enough
to have earned the craftsmanship
!, business thoroughly enough to SATISFY
his party that he is the real thing for
its prophet-Buffalo News.
Naturally, the manufacturers Oh
pure butter would object, but woulo
not their objections be purely selhsn !;
/. Suppose a preparation OF corn hneai
, and wheat flour be put on the market
: and sold as corn flour" 1t woulo
, be fully as wholesome as pure flour,
1 and could be sold much cheaper. IL
; there should be a large demand TOT
= II there would be complaints from
= manufacturers of genuine wheat nour.
= but by what right could they OBJECT
e If the mixed product were made o.
e pure material, labelled and SOLD 1o'
> lust what it was, there WOULD De ho
= wrong and no imposition. 1t Is the
5 same with imitation butter, II II Is
n made Of wholesome material ana solo
T openly, without any attempt TO de
= ceive. Many people eat worse 1000
y than oleomargarine, out they ooJec'
= RI being swindled.-Montgomery Ad'
e vertiser.
n Judges. who above all other mer
are supposed to know and respect tn
laws. do not keep honest expense &C
y counts. ordinary mortals should no
\ he expected to be perfect. Nor ar
they. One finds often members o
state boards or commissions, who ar
J. allowed so many dollars a day 70
everv day hey are actually employ
lie OIL swelling the number of days am
Of obbing the state. The conscience o
n the congressman does not sting hfr
re when he travels to Washington on
re mass and then collects his mileage
i Government employees and those O
u nriyate corporations are often non
re roo scrupulou in making out expens
I'd accounts. Absolute honesty in sue
lS matters is most desirable. If the cor
Id formulated impeachment of Juds
n. Svayne shall make judges more pal
tic,,lar. the good example they 81
II may influence those VII
oy hold less honorable positions.-Chlca
90 Tribune.
,ts The problem of the senate invest
n eating committee into the affairs
nv the Mormon church can not be mel
on as very edifying to a people who hol
nd to the principle of religious freeoo'
-er and rigidlv insist upon dissertation
his the governmet and the church.
re- is all right and proper to inquire in
,ss the character of Reed Smoot, whetn'
or not it is such as should be borl
by a senator of the United States ar
il is we'll to search out the record
the Mormon practice OF po!ygam
cir because such practice IS In direct vi
1ation Of the agreement made by Il
for church authorities upon the admissl'
,it- of Utah as a state into the union. q
nd IL is not right that the inquiry shou
9,d go into the secret aud. il Is to be pr
TO sumed, to the Mormons' sacred Ger
cry monies which have no bearing up
the main questions, The governme
ter of the United States can not decree
We religious inouisition. What would