The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-07-19
STATE PRESS.

The national democratic convention
has done its work well, and The Head
light cannot refrain from expressing
great satisfaction with the platform
adopted and the candidate nominated.
-Goldsboro Headlight.
Those fool negroes who wanted to
shave in a white barber shop in the
presidents town should a v been
kicked out without cermony No mat
fer as 10 the presidents views, there
are some things with which he has
nothing to do.-Durham Herald.
Now hi h daily papers have had
their satisfaction out OF the Parker
telegram one may await with interest
the comment of the magazines The
dramatic features of the big meeting
in St. Louis offer an inviting field,
which will doubtless be well used by
the magazine writers.-Greensboro
Telegram.
No man in the convention at ST.
Louis seems to have gained more upon
public opinion han senator T1llman.
of South Carolina, Nobody who has
seer or heard Senator Tillman doubts
tina he is a man of good ability, but
his excitable, impetuous. bad temper
has worked against him on former &C.
casions. AT St. Louis he spoke words
Of wisdom and soberness and his coun-
sci was sought on the mot important
matters before the convention.-Ra-
leigh Times.
h policy of President Roosevelt
in his continual winking at social
equality, and the parading of a negro
boy and a white girl on the platform
at the republican national convention,
is bearing it's fruit, in the incident
that took place at Oyster Bay Monday
the place where the president re-
cidac in the summer We are glad. If
it had to take place. that it was SO
close to the president. 1t is a good
object lesson for him.-Durham Sun.
Senator Tillman tells the Associated
Press that the ticket nominated at st.
Louis is a good one. He said 1.-The
effect of Parker's action certainly will
be wholesome in one respect. IL Will
stop the cartoonists and republicans
from representing Parker as a mani
kin that would fit into Hills pocket.
| think we are going to win with u
ticket. OF course, We must get the
votes in the east and III south. We
shall not quit fighting in this cam
paign till after the election.'-Greens-
boro Record.
: The following plank is in the re-
publican platform adopted at Chicago
last month: I'VE favor such congress
sional action as shall determine
WHETHER ny Special ulSCIliilludIfOl liz
elective franchise in I'M state has
been unconstitutfonally limited, and
if such is the case we demand that
| representation in congress and in the
electoral college shall be proportion
| ately reduced, as directed by the con-
stitution of the United States The
spirit of Crumpacker and Roosevelt;
a direct blow at the south; an en-
| dorsement of federal in~terferance; a
| wild n1an of tho SfronnnI1C one TO
make his future calling and election
sure. Very appropriate was 1T that
the little Alabama coon should be
| brought to the platform and made to
| execute a cake walk for Teddy's noble
braves.-Concord Tribune.
Seldom. if ever, have the people of
this country been presented with two
presidential candidates., for whom
| they must vote, with such different
| characters, and when speaking of
character, the personal is not referred
TO, for the credit of the country,
Messrs. Roosevelt and Parker repre-
sent high types of the true American
citizen, morally, physically and intel
| lectually. But from a purely political
| point of view, two men could hardly
be more unlike. Mr.. Roosevelt is a
politician in every way, was an avow-
ed candidate for office before the con-
vention met, and being both an avow-
ed candidate and politician, ne look
complete charge of the national re-
publican convention, debating in
every moment namine its candidates.
platform and the future conduct of
the political campaign by which he
hopes to continue as president. Judge
Parker was not a candidate, so far as
he gave verbal or written assent be-
fore the national democratic conven-
ton met. His entire record proves
him to be of that peculiar genius, a
mon whom office seeks, never seek
ing office himself.-New Bern Jour
nal.