The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-01-29
CLIPPINGS FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
STATE PRESS.

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Ali this idle talk about Mark Hanna
refusing the presidential nomination II
rendered him can be umzned ID into
II / find out / can get II i viii take 4.
but IL I can't. I Won vet there
are some who can this patriotism
R-obersonyille News.
Congress has had two months OF
dawE1ang but now promises a lou5y
week Committees have reported and
there is enough work for both hOl5-s
ON the calendar. Executive buin- ss
has the right OF WY. But thee VIII
be plenty OF talk. IL not discussion, on
the Panama outrage. the PostOfHce
scandals. and other more or less fra
grant topics. The Hepburn bill. CIV
ing the Interstate Commerce Comm1s-
sion custody for pure God transit is
urged for consideration. We r nov
promised a business month.-Durham
sun
The answer Of the Hon. e. Y. Wecb
TO an inquiry about the p-o5pectS o.
passing the Appala chian Park bill IL
not encouraging. Yet what is said
is in no way d1ScOuragiug as to q final
result. It Is not intimated that there is
any considerable opposition TO Park idea
nor to Ultimate accomplishment, put
the opposition now is only TO the neces-
sary appropriation On account OF <m-
pending campaign. This situation
should not discourage, but rather give
fresh courage N hope to keep the
matter alive and in popular favor until
after the presidential e1e0taon.-Ghar-
iOtte CrOnIcie.
The idea has already taken root and
Is growing rapidly that this js
cy's ear to win. A year ago the par
ty leaders Were very much at sea ana
it was customary to refer to the old
ship Of democracy as a derelict- But
the times a changed and the pros
pects of the democratic party have
changed with them The skies are
Frightening and the situation is clear
ing. A goOd wholesome optimism has
taken possession of it in all parts OF
the country and 1t 10 taking courage OF
its hope. Senator Piatt, OF New YoCk,
very strikingly characterized DIT when
he said that it is now IN "a sane and
dangerous condition. Charlotte News.
The candidates and their friends Are
more or less discouraged because they
find that the people Of North ina
are at this time taking very little inter
est in politics. Though several cand1-
dates for governor are actively at work
ito secure the nomination. the people
generally are not lining UP as hare
tofore. What is the reason? Tne
1nOWan 1lIntS pdTlly SApldilbo IL NhAo
answer: 'Our Jackson correspondent
notes that local politics is claiming h
attention of that town. The voters OF
h Rich Square section are too busy
lust now planning to make a big crop
of cotton, peanuts, hog and homlny 10
give politics a thought LIT is the same
way in most sections. But the same
thing was true in 1900, too, and yet me
people early in the year were TAX ng
deep interest. Why the difference?
Then the great issue of the constitution
al amendment was at stake. In pr o.
elections it was red hot. hand ITO hand
fight. This year everybody knows
THAT the democrats Will win. 1here
will be. of course, trouble here and
there. but the democratic state ticket
Is as certain to be elected as it is GER
tain that it VIII be composed of men
to serve the state. With this
knowledge, is it any surprise that,
after ten years of pol.tlcal
warfare, the paOple should wish to lave
a. shorter campaign and decline to be /
aroused before the first bird or spring
a note?-News and Observer.
Those new issues which Mr.. Bryan
would annex to the Kansas city plat,
form will, we suppose, be cfaSsed |
t"'paramount." ALI that is necessary
for Mr.. Bryan to do is to e that they /
are properly CHASED and correctly la
beled. What the people will do after
wards will Zoe d plenty.-Ralelgh
Times. |
OF course the democrats would Ike
TO have the canal and at h same
time blame Mr.. Roosevelt fer getting
It, butt just how to do this is what is
them.-Durham Herald.
Chairman Marion Butler has begun
TO move In the peoples party cam
and will of course ave a con-
in time to make 3 Oh
demands. He will direct one wing OF
he movement while Mr.. Bryan and his
followers Will drive the other The
honest ~democratcy has only to keep in
he middle of the road, re-affirm honest
democratic principles and policies and
the man who of and within him
self represents these princ.p es and
to fan out Roosevelt and his
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