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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-23
SOUTHERN DEMOCRACYS DUTY

The Washington Post states that Mr..
Cleveland was the democratic platform
in 1892; Mr.. Bryan was the democrat
ic platform in 1900; Mr.. Roosevelt was
the platform Of the republican party in
be renOminated," and it also says that
should Mr.. Bryan be nominated N
1903 he will be the democratic plat
form and government ownership. the
initiative and referendum the ISSUES"
The south, X says, is the democratic
party and that it knows Of 10 public
man of that section, With the excep-
ton Of Governor Vardaman, of Missis-
sippi, who favors BTyan's government
ownership proposal; that no man can
be nominated as the democratic CAN
didate for president if the south Is
hostile to his nomination. 1t asks:
VIII Xxx @~ILn CAOCI " al .
Answer that question. it says, and il
will tell you whether Mr.. Bryan is
destined to lead on the democratic side
in the great political battle of next
year. The Post thinks that if the
south does surrender to Bryan it will
give up the principle of states rights
and that when the party does that it
ceases to be the democratic party, de-
that the government ownership
of railroads would be the death of the
and the Beverage child labor
bill. which Bryan advocates, is just as
bad. It quotes wha- it says Senator
Baily 80 strongly put" that the repub-
lie cannot survive the states.
Senator Morgan is quoted as having
said a short while before his death
that the thing which would confront
the lex democratic national conven-
ton would not be how 10 achieve VIC
tory. but how to preserve the life of
the party.
In all Of the above statements it
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-23
TIME TO CALL HALT.

Things are getting serious in his
state. If Judge Pritchard does not
mind he will be i~mpeached, tried.
convicted and sent 20 the STATE Ieni-
Tertiary by the editor Of The n VS.
and Observer for high crimes and mis-
demeanors against the rights and
privileges Of that paper to run the AZ
fairs of the state. Judge PritChard
should be more careful how he, in the
exercise OF the judicial authority con-
ferred upon him by the constitution Of
the United States goes counter to the
wishes of the editor Of The News and
Observer. He should remember that
the fiat Of the organ of the Raleigh
ring is superior to and above any ar
ticle of the declaration of rights or Of
the constitution of the United States.
What is the federal constitution when
any Of it's provisions come in conflict
with the dictates of the lieutenant Of
the judicial-political party boss vi the
clique which rates the affairs OF the
state? Does not the governor and all
the other state officials bow down to
that august parsonage? Don't they
take their orders from his sanctum?
Why, then, should the judge OF a for
eign court" presume to 90 counter TO
the dictates of this usurped supreme
power. in the state?
How long will the people be blinded
TO the Vaccinations of this clique Of
self-seeking, and vain-glorious CO.
terie Of men who for their own a
vantage claim TO be champions Of the
rights OF the people? Can't the people
understand that they are being led
to their W political destruction in
order that their Judas leaders may
step to higher places over their dead
political hopes? The obtuseness of the
people Of this state In his matter is
astounding.a Don't they know tina
t~reachery and disloyalty to friend and
state for personal gain Is an he! edi-
tary characteristic just as much as is
truth, honor, Loyalty and courage?
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-23
A NEEDED REFORM

We are glad to learn that the state
bar association recently in annual
session in Hendersonville, n. c.,
adopted a resolution looking to
the more speedy publication of the
acts of the Legislature following the
sessions of hat body. Lawyers, liti-
giants and the general public are. ev-
cry two years, put to great i~nconven-
fence and at times actually suffer loss
because Of the delay in the publication
of the acts of the legislature. AT each
session of that body new laws are en-
acted and existing ones are amended
but it is months before the people
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-23
WHERE INJUSTICE IS DONE.

The report has come to US of one
or more instances in which persons
have boarded trains in this state since
the time for the new passenger rate
to go into effect and refused to pay for
We do not wish to believe that the
men who do this are fully aware of
the consequences of their acts. We
prefer to think that they had not rea-
lied hat in refusing to- pay the reg
ular price for the tickets which con-
ductors are required to charge they
were taking just 50 much NO :. out
CT the pockets of the conductors Any
conductor who through kindness re-
fuses to put a man off his train be-
cause the latter will not pay the three
and a quarter cents a mile but &C.
cepts the two III Il quarter rate has
= hetA ny lAC SLSC vi al NtIl
a mile for the distance travelled by
the person refusing to pay the cid
rate. The man who refuses to pay
does not make anything GU OF the
railroad. but he simply cuts down the
salary of the conductor to hat amount
and We have got a mighty poor opiu
ion Of any man who will 10 such a
thing. We agree entirely with the
Raleigh Times in the following it has
to say on this subject:
I'VE do o believe that self-respect.
ing citizens of North Carolina who
have any regard for their fellow men
will try to intimidate or otherwise per-
suade railroad conductors into accept
ing cash fares OF the trains at the
of two and 4 quarter cents pei
mile, when they know that the con-
-uctors themselves will have 70 make
up the difference of one cent a mile
out of their own pockets. To take a
mean advantage of one Of it's en-
ployes is a very Door way to hit a
we think, and We are con-
fdent that he majority of the Anglo
Saxon people of North Carolina will
agree with u.s."
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-23

strikes as there Is good sense and
sound democratic principle. We be-
lieve the south to be the meinstay and
the backbone OF the democratic party.
VIII the southern democracy surren-
der to Bryan and swallow his populfs-
ic tenets OF government ownership OF
railroads and federal government. regu-
hid labor In factories? "
do not believe the southern democracy
believes in such doctrines. VIII the
people who compose that party In the
south stand by their principles or will
they allow Bryan and his lieutenants
to override them and force from them
endorsement of himself and his new
political ideas? That is the QUESTION
for the men of the democratic party of
the south TO put TO themselves and on
their answer to that question depends
more than on anything else the future
of the party and the salvation of the
country. As they answer that question
will they settle the question, not only
of achieving victory or meeting certain
defeat, but also that of preserving the
life Oh sounding the death knell Of the
party. We firmly believe that endorse
ment of Bryan and his political creed
will mean certain defeat Of the demo
cratic party-more thar that, the
not believe Bryan as the democratic
candidate on a platform advocating
government ownership of railroads and
federal regulation of labor in factories
would secure the electoral vote of the
southern states Some other candidate
On a sound piltfOrm would nav a fal
greater prospect of success. The south
has the situation in its own hands.
What will the sCut1e n democracy do?
Give way as heretofore to a false SEN
timent on ~sectionalism or assert its
rights and put the party in position
where it has equal chance with the
republicans to win the victory? This
is ii question hat is up to the demo-
they will recognize the responsibility
that rests on them and will NEE, the
occasion with the proper fortitude and
patriotism.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-23
|, WHOLESOME OBJECT LESSON.

One OF our exchanges tells us OF a
little town down In the eastern part
Of the state whose example could we'll
be followed by much more p~retcntious
municipalities of the state. We are
told that I n little town of Atlantic.
in Carteret county. a fsherman's viii
lage OF about seven hundred inhabi-
tants, has built a modern school house
costing three thousand. five hundred
dollars and has equipped it with up
to-date school furniture" This Is a
lesson which all North Carullnians
should heed. When citi s like VII
mington, Charlotte, Raleigh aad Ashe-
Vile boast OF their handsome and ex-
pensive school buildings they should
remember what this little ,CLltnrct
county fisherman's village has d ne in
the way Of public education. Not one
of the cities above mentioned. with all
their handsome school buildings and
their special taxes for maintaining a
corps Of competent instructors al high
salaries, has done ms we'll for public
education in proportion TO means as
has this Cartcret county fisherman's
village.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-23

spirit of the article. Japan should Be
made I o understand the American spir-
it-not Dragging or Boosting. but sim
ply determined and ready TO stand by
America and American interests The
Post says:
There are various opinions as to
the wisdom Of the naval o der to
transfer sixteen battleships from At
lantic to the Pacific. We are told that
it is due TO our Jingoes and yellow
journals: that it can res lit In 70 snoc
and may result in much evil; that ia
pan is a proud sensitive, and puissant
nation, and We must not read on her
toes, and a whole lot OF stun like that.
They saw the transfer OF one-half
our battle ships is a menace to ia
pan" And so it is a menace IL Japan
means mischief, but if Japan's inten-
tions are amicable Jul navy in the
Pacific is no more a TO her
than il would be in the Atlantic OF nj
Davy Jones locker. II Japan consid-
ers our navy in the Pacific an ~affront,
the Pacific is the very place for all
the warcraft We can place there. If
Japan is TO dictate TO us where We are
to send our ships. why not abolish our
navy department and put Il fleets
! under the orders of he japanese ad-
| miralty?
Remember that Japan has not ben
| a member OF polite society long n ugh
| to understand that it is contrary to the
elementary canons OF civilization t,
| wage wal before declaring war. When
| we have a leighbor with uch crude
ideas Of good manner as that. it is
the ~prOfoundest prudence to have the
| navy handy, lest our neighbor take .
spell of brainstorm and so on the ram
| page, as occurred at Port Arthur some
| years Ago..
The London Telegraph is as reputa-
BILE a newspaper as there is in the
| world, and there is nothing of the yell
low in it's columns. The Telegraph
has learned that Japan has put a cate
| gOrical question to III state depa t
| ment. If that be true the order to send
the sixteen battle ships to the Pacific
came none too soon. 1t is also report
ed that Japan has threatened to admin
lister discipline 10 California if our
government does not foresta'l her in
that behalf and coerce that sovereign
state on her demand.
Doubtless this is an e~xaggeration;
but it shows the quarter whence the
wind is coming. The consensus of Eu-
ropean opinion is hat a war between
the United States and Japan is inevita-
BILE, and Europe is an excellent Judge
Of that sort of thing. A very good way
to avoid war is to prepare for 1t.
! "We all know this very we'll, and
there is not a doubt of it. California
does not intend to permit an influx
Of Japanese coolies such as have over
run Hawaii. There is the meat in this
%cocoanut. That is what the war will
be about when it comes. If our gov
eminent, with Il navy in leash in the
Pacific, does not plainly tell Japan
that this hemisphere is not for the
Japanese we may look for a score Of
Denis Kearneys to rise up on the Pa
cific coast, and regulate the thing by
vigilance committee.
"lf war is averted, the navy will have
to do it, and the navy must be trans
! fered to the pacific in order to do it
at all.
"FirmHess and emphasis are the
qualities now in demand"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-23
FIRMNESS AND EMPHASIS

Under the above heading the Wash.
ington Post of recentdate contained the
following editorial On the japanese
question and the proposition to send
a formidable American feet to the Pa
cific. 1t is no jingo talk but 1t is Of
a lone to show Japan the true spirit
of this country. We like the tone and
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-23
A LOST CHANCE.
"Fairbrother's Everything this week

"Fairbrother's Everything this week
says:
There is every reason why North
Carolina should honor Maj. Charles
NJ. Stedman with some high Office-U.
S. senator or governor, but when young
men like Kitchin, who never did any
thing to base a claim upon a state,
announce early in the game, the old
soldiers and statesmen stand abash-
ed"
THE old soldiers and statesmen mad
the chance of their lifetime t. do homer
to themselves and to Stedman, at The
last democratic convention in Green's
boro, but when it came to the test,
they allowed politicians to lead them
as sheep to the slaughter. '-Chariotte
Chronicle.
Yes, and they will do the very same
thing the next time. They threw away
their chance to nominate the mar they
wanted and they have nobody but
themselves to blame. Too few of them
attend their party primaries and con-
ventions held to appoint delegates to
the other conventions and then when
the friends of the politicians and the
Wire-pullers who are seeking office car
~ everything their own way the peo-
pie kick at the results. Many of those
who do attend the meetings allow them
selves to be bumfoozled by the politi-
clans. If they would stand up for their
rights and insist on having a voice in
the matter of party government there
would not be heard so much complaint
after the conventions are over. The
apathy of the people on the one hand
and the scheming of the political wire
pullers on the other are calculated to
greatly increase the strength Of the
republican party in this state. There
was a time when "the people" ruled
the democratic party in this state and
others of the south, but as The Chron-
icle says, they have lost their chance,
and they are suffering from it. Poll
tics-straight politics-will not get
right in this state until the people be-
gin again to take more interest in pub
lie affairs and make their weight and
influence felt in the matter of choosing
the candidates for office. AS long a.
the professional politician is allowed
to remain in the saddle things are 60
ing wrong and one will hear mutter-
of discomfort. The people have
got to be aroused to a full sense of
their duty as citizens and Of their in
terest in good government or they will
become more and more the slaves OF
the small bands of scheming politi-
who now have full control of the
affairs of the party and of the state.
1t is strange that the people do not
the existing state of affairs
and exercise their rights as members
the body polite to say who the men
shall be to fill the offices in h gift of
the people instead of leaving that i'm
pOrtant matter in the hands Of a small
band of politicians.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-23
REPUBLICANS AND TARIFF RE
VISION.

The Philadelphia Press a V thee
need be no surprise at the statement
of Senator Hopkins, of Illinois, who
has just had a conference with the
president, that tariff revision must
wait until after the next presidential
election.
A great many leading republicans,
among them, Roosevelt, admit that
our tariff laws should be revised out
they let the "stand-pat" element in
the party force them into opposition
to such action until after the next Ia
tional election. Needed amendments
to laws of such vital Importance to
the people as the regulation of the TAR
if must not be made before that time
because such action might %endanger the
success of their party in election of
a president. The people must con
tinue to suffer from unjust laws in
order that the republicans may stand
q better chance of electing their candi-
date for president next year.
If the republicans are successful in
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-23
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-20

one Of the pockets, he raised It to his
lips and drank long and greedily. This
done, he drew the coat nervously
about his shaking limbs. and, with q
hunted sort Of look in every direc-
ton but mine, SO that did not get .
view of his face, no ran at top speed
along the shore and finally disap-
peared in the trees at the turn Of
the river.
1t would have been futile to have
followed him, and once moro be-
gan to look about mo before calling
for aid and having the cavern. or
whatever it was, unroofed. The lawn
at this part Of the grounds was kept
in especially good condition, as 1t lay
almost directly In front OF the house.
and scattered about It were numerous
flower beds and clumps OF shrub.
berry.
In going over this area carefully and
systematically as did, l was not long
in finding in the center of . mass of
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-20

striking q light when. heard sudden
crash and saw, to my horror. that tho
lid of the manhole had fallen shut
with . bang. leaving me In total dark
ness.
Before could ignite my lamp or
even collect my thoughts, there was q
rush Of foul air from the upper end Of
the tunnel and then some heavy, lum-
bering creature brushed past me,
breathing into my face q hot breath
Of unspeakable suggeseiveness and
wheeling and mumbling like frstfui
lion just after generous meal.
shrank close to the wall Of my
prison, for such It now was, not know
Ing what to do or which way to turn,
when, to my great relief. the beast. or
whatever 1t was, shufled awkwardiy
past ME again. still making horrid gut
tural sounds and breathing deeply ~
before.
A rat, or some similar little animal,
scuttled over my feet at the same mo.
ment, stopping long enough to bite my
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nppH 1ROM cOO ,n e9ezSs%T cosao .sz

Miss Carnsy's good will, IL nothing
more, and explain, in the slightest de-
gree. my outrageous behavior.
1t is needless to say that was In no
happy frame Of mind and, as allowed
tho boat to drift slowly down stream
with the current, leaned over the
side and peered into the depths OF the
limpid water on which / was float
Ing
AS l drifted carelessly along in this
lazy fashion I finally came to point
opposite that portion Of the hank
where the ghosts had disappeared SO
suddenly and mysteriously In the
bright moonlight. Up to this time
my mind had been free from any
thought OF this feature of the Carney
Croft puzzle, for the events OF the
past few days. together with my anx-
liety to see Miss Carney and right
myself in her eyes, were more than
enough to occupy my entire attention
for the moment
The realisation Of my position of
the shore. however. served to recall
wildly the spectral scene Of the sum-
mer, and again began to speculate
a. Ito the manner In which the ghost
like figures had managed to disappear
from view In such an effectively SUI
pernatural way.
While was bordering over this
problem and wondering II was ever
to solve 1t with any degree Of salts
faction, I noticed slight commo-
tion in the water between me and the
shore, such "a. might have been made
by beaver or muskrat.
In another moment q mans head
appeared above the surface and then.
with wild look at me and my boat,
not 30 yards distant. he gave q con-
vulsive sputter and disappeared again
with q plunge like that Of q porpoise
playing under the bow Of ship
The water was bitterly cold, for II
was now near the end Of October, and
there was q chill in the air which
foretold the coming Of snow, yet, al
though patrolled the spot for near
" half an hour and had clear view
| of the river and shore for fully mile
In every direction. the figure did not
reappear.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-20
Popular Excur.ien 70 th. Twin cities.

On Saturday, June LIST, the Iowa
Central will run their first popular
excursion to Minneapolis and st. Paul,
leaving Marshalltown at 1890 p. M,
arriving Minneapolis Sunday, 200 a.
M, and St. Paul, 7.35 a, n at the ex-
ceedingly low rate of $500 for the
round trip. Tickets good to return on
any regular train not later than No.
4. leaving st. Paul 1925 p. M, Minne-
apolis 500 p. M, Monday, June 3rd.
This will eAable you to see all the
points Of interest around the Twin
Cities.
+ A tourist sleeper will be attached to
train and those desiring reservation
can obtain same On application to
agents. Rate for double berth, accom-
modating two people, only $1.00.
The lakes, parks and other points
Of attraction where entertainments and
the best recreation can be had are too
numerous to mention. At the low rate
you cannot afford to miss the trip. See
bills or consult ticket agents for in
for1aa ton.
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