The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-07-25
Ghe Wessenger.
THE GOVERNOR HAS COME

In Wednesdays issue of The Messen-
ger we took occasion to make a few
remarks as to what Wilmington would
do when the governor comes" Today
we will say a few words under ne
heading: The Governor Has Come.
Governor Glenn arrived in the city
Yesterday morning. He was met at the
depot by a committee of representative
men of the city. who escorted him tn
his hotel at Wrlghtsville on a trolley
car put at the special service of the
reception committee by the street car
company.
It is too soon yet to say anything
aboat the kind Of time the governor
is given by the people of Wilmington
on this occasion. but you may bet your
bottom dollar that when he returns TO
Raleigh he viii say chose Wilmington
people did things up brown" This is
our first chance in many years to snow
the state what Wilmington people can
do when we turn out to do the honors
to our governor, and We are going TO
take full advantage of the occasion.
The people of ouI city have deteImin-
ed to give the governor "the tire OF
his life" and they will do it.
It's gratifying t see with what una
nimity and heaTtiness the entire popu-
latlon has entered into the plan 20 do
appropriate honors to our governor ON
this. his first official visit to our city.
The cordially with which he was
received on his arrival in the city yes
terday morning was only a forecast Of
what tho Cape Fear people are going TO
do with him before he gets away.
Governor Glenn, we Wilmington reo-
pie are going to give you a big time,
and we are not going to let up on you
until you cry enough" and we do not
know whether or not we will let you UP
then. You must remember that tho
present is somewhat of a novel eXpe-
rience with us of the Cape Fear sec
ton. We are not used to having the
governor of the state coming among Us
in his official capacity and at the same
time in such friendly manner and With
sucn pleasant words on his lips and
such happy greetings. If it should
seem TO you that VIC ever do the
thing do not censtlre Us to- severely,
but put it down to eXubera1c:. of spirit
ut finding we have a 60, ernor who feels
himself the chief executiv. Of the
whole state and therefore as much al
home on the Cape Fear as in any other
section Of the state and who by his
acts shows that he so feels. You may
not know 1t, but it is a fact that the
demonstration Of this feeling is a nov-
city 20 the people Of Wilmington.
1t was the bold and determined ac-
ton Of the men If Wilmington Ill 1888
which relieved the state of the heavy
burden of republicanism. The men Of
this city took their lives in their hands
and De determined that they would no
longer submit to the thraldom of negro
rule. Their heroic conduct fired the
hearts of the waite men of the state
who followed their lead,and republican
ism, fusion and Russelism went down.
But not until Governor Glenn took his
seat in the gubernatorial chair has this
fact been recognized by the democratic
state officials. Mr.. Glenn has shown
that he recognizes all section Of The
state as parts Of the commonwealth,
equally important in making up the
whole.
For this the Wilmington people hon
or him and we, ID behalf of the people
of Wilmington, whose sentiments We
know we express. say to him, welcome
to our city and to all that we have that
can make your ~s=journ with us pleas
ant and agreeable.
To the people of Wilmington we say
let nothing be lett undone which viii
make the governors stay among US a
pleasant remembrance to him in years
to come.