The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-06-21
CLIPPINGS FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
STATE PRESS.

The "a in the White house is still.
very still these days. Wonder who put
him up to 1t? Awful nice compliment
to Judge Parker, anyhow.-Gastonia
Gazette.
As Judge Parker persists in doing
very little talking. the inference is that
he is doing a great deal of thinking.
The spectacle of a political candidate
who prefers to think instead of to talk
is such a rarity that Judge Parker's
silence seems to be receiving much
notice.-Winston Sentinel.
Postmaster Smiths recommendation
of a colored man for clerk in the Char
lotte postoffice in the ace of the alleged
fact that there was a white man on
the eligible list, is calculated to mega
tive the pr~otestation Of the republican
leaders that the colored man is no
longer a factor in their party.-Char-
lotte Observer.
1t is stated that DR.. Parkhurst has
said that ne lis good enough a repub-
lican to wan that party whipped this
fall for it's own advantage" If the
doctor will come south and preach
that doctrine ne will have no trouble
at all in securing large congregeti~1-.
and-a unanimous "amen corner
Durham Sun.
The laxity of divorce laws in North
Carolina is receiving some emphatic
attention. The moral forces
of the state that have begun their work
so we'll against the drink evil have 9TH
er work awaiting them in the warfare
against the divorce evil.-Gastonia Ca
zette.
In some exchanges the statement is
seen that Mr.. Roosevelt has decided to
be president of this country till the year
1912. He says that the present term
which he is serving was not his, but
President McKinley's and will not
count as a third term. He should deem
himself fortunate if he holds over four
more years.-The R~obesonian.
The appeal to the president made by
the Federation of Labor in Colorado
has evidently fallen pon unheeding
ears. Knowing the political phase of
the situation this is what might have
been expected, yet Of all the men in
public life who profess special inter-
est in the welfare of American labor,
particularly as organized in unions,
Mr.. Roosevelt has perhaps been sec
ond only to Mr.. William r. Hearst
in the frequency and energy of his
Observation-Disclosures Journal.
One of the important questions to be
discussed by the Grand Lodge of the
Knights Of Pythias which is in progress
at Winston is the establishment Of an
orphans home. All the orders nave one
except the Pythians and it is a -splen-
did charity. while the PythianS are
discussing the matter n have not yet
secured a location why mo citizens
of New Bern make overtures to the
Grand Lodge get the orphanage located
here New Bern Journal.
Captain Glenn's supporters in Wake
are wondering at the appor-
tionment of votes there. In the pri-
held last week the vote stood
follows: Stedmau, 1884,: Glenn, 81.
seems, however, that Stedrnan is to
twenty-six votes in the state
convention, while Glenn will only get
twelve. In the light of these facts,
friends of the Winston-SssleIn candidate
are asking the question. rs this a fair
expression of the peoples wTl?-Reids-
vile Review. |
These are the days of tAe farmer.
The manufacturer and the merchant
are not in it with the farmer for pros
Eggs twenty cents a dozen; |
spring chickens twenty-five to thirty
cents each and scarce at the price; I
at a premium; butter and milk
high priced and scarce. Everything |
that grows on a farm is scarce n
high priced. Surely the farmer should |
be enjoying his day of dominant pros |
iperity. It's all right we are g1ao |
farmer is having a day of prosper |
Ity. He travelled in the valley a long !
time and he is fully entitled to his day |
Of sunshine. The important thing Is |
that he appreciate the situation a
make the most of his inning while hes !
I'm. He should treat the soil well and
make il smile while the price Of cotton |
is yet high, and he need not appre-
bend it will go much below what 1t |
Is now. When the farmer prospers the |
rest Of us will sure prosper in time.
we must work and wait, the pros
Of the farmer is a sure sign that |
time the rest OF us may know pros
perity also in some degree, perhaps
as much as the farmer now enjoys,
to some extent. We rejoice tnat
are going the farmers Let
hin, Observation-Disclosures Headlight. |