The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-05-06
STATE PRESS.

and he Is Ike Roosevelt In hat when
he makes q speech he says something.
What ne said this time Is construct
as a hint that Germany may pounce on
France now that Frances only ally In
Europe IL engaged elsewhere. 1t isn't
a Z In these times TO predict that q
var won't take place The powers are
prepared for IL and a state OF prepare
ton begets an anxiety TO be up and
doing-Greensboro Telegram
Congressman Webb has introduced q
bin in ongress providing that the in
gradients Of all patent medicines shall
be printed in English on the app
OF the bottle. This Is a means OF pre-
| venting the ankhowtng use Of cocaine.
opium etc. by h purchasers Ina l.
n means of checking the alarming
growth OF the use OF injurious drugs.
The bin has commendaole features. and
Is worthy Of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Gazette.
Judge PEBBLES Ia the shingles. \
skin disease. which he undoubtedly
wishes he could use on that Robson
county bar. IL looks as IL there VIII
be an agreement in the contempt pro-
ceedings he a inst,:-.>f against tn
bar The understanding : thai if the
Vi AA4C 49, @NNh 49, NHs
indicate TO Judge Pc e that th-!- &C
ton was not inten > be d~iSrespect-
full TO the couI> , his official uost-
tion. the matter will be dropped pgad-
ing a settlement out OF u The
lawyers. however. say they will no
recede from their psi s5'
Times
Mr.. Bryan's chic. c. .N0t = Sons
10 be that he desires rrn d d.
egations to attend TIC ego al a.
tional convention { ned "a 81.
Louis hat 4 twiC 49, - " siden-
tial candidate shoul '.,a.e l.-as AMI
conditions to = gre , . Teal party IN
preposterous. The :act that several
states at least will send delegations IN
structe for candidates personally not
acceptable TO Mr.. Bryan is due very
largely 10 his attitude as well rs the
Hearst boom. which a short time back.
seemed to have assumed large proper
tons. II certainly seems that Brother
Bryan's present attitude is untimely
and uncalled for, 10 say the least
Ashevile Citizen.
DR.. q. ]. Carson, chairman OF the
eighth district republican congressional
committee. a called n convention To
meet at Tavlorsville une LIST TO nomi-
nate a candidate for congress. OF
course the Hon. r. u. Linney viii be
"Au wan $500 s~
nominee OF The rump convention at
W~ilkesboro, the Hon Spencer Black
burn. This will hopeiessly divide the
republican party in the district and
give the democrats the congressman.
unless the national republican congress
sional committee in~terposes. takes
down both Blackburn n Linney. and
puts up another man. who could be ac-
ceptable TO both factions. The party is
So hopelessly and disgracefully split in
the old eighth hat il is questionable
whether or not IL can be pulled togeth-
er under any circumstances.-Ashevills
GaZette-MesSenger.
There are many signs that point 20
the fact that our town Is growing rap
idly. and while it's growth Is not char
acteriZed by n boom. Ii Is a steady and
natural one that will eventually put it
in the front ranks. When one remem-
bers that only Il few years ago the
Hollow as il was then called. was
almost considered out of the world, and
even those who lived here never dream
ed that there would ever be a town OF
any consequence, where now looms up
one of the important industrial centres
of the state, which gives employment
to hundreds of men. and whose pro-
ducts go al owe the United States. So
far our Progress has been handicapped
by many obstacles with which all small
tOHHS lIuSl cDIouIiltI, pul Ho" We
have cache a point where. with prop
er management and push, we can make
better Roadway and more rapid no.
gress along Industrial lines.-Mount
Airy Leader.
There will no doubt be an interesting
campaign in our state this year. The
negro is out OF the wood pile. There
has been an emancipation of the EN-
shaved whites. With n consciousness
OF freedom there may be expected n
fuller and freer expression of opinion
and more boldness in aspirants. II the
republican office holders should for
some reason become more modest the
fight will be but the fiercer and the
hope of a larger vote for that side
brighter. There Is an advantage al
ways of a sort to the attacking party
which assails a long record of an ad-
versary. 1t is not possible for any
party to be I'm power long without do
ing unpopular things I'm one way or
another In the administration of the
government of our state things have
been done or left undone. which may
be seized upon aud used with force
pol the stump. There is carcely any
good reason as things appear as this
date, however, for the republicans to
expect victory this year.-Rev. p. X.
Law in The Robesonian.