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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-11-15
ELECTIONS

The Washington Post of WeGnes-
day editorially reviews the elections
of the day before. We here oondense
the views of that paper on The re-
suits: ,
Local issues were involved to such
an extent in every state and con mum
!ty that no party or party faction
can make good claim that the results
seriously effect the national situation.
On New York city macy republicans
probably voted the democratic ticket
because of opposition 10 Mr.. Poose-
welt. The democrats were assisted by
anti-administration republicans in the
defeat Of Parsons. Still the fact re-
mains that Tammany is all powerful
and yet able to win victorious over it's
foes, whether they cone slngiy or in
combination. In New Jersey the. IL
quOr and other local questions caused
party lines to be broken in man in
stances. There will be a tendency to
assert that Mr. Burton-s defeat means
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-11-15
THE 0 o

Two pOst-election dispatches received
at the White house, one from New
York and the other from Kentucky,
look very much like a contempora-
movement at these two far
apart points to launch a Roosevelt
boom for denomination. The coinci-
dence and the tenor of the dispatches
are, to say the least, very significant.
On "Wednesday Timothy L. Wood
ruff telegraphed the president:
republican ticket with a straightthatr
republican ticket in Kings county,
normally democratic by 10000, was
accomplished by the use I made OF
your unparalleled strength with the
people. Some of our candidates lad
nearly 10000 majority.
The Kentucky dispatch was from
Congressman-elect John w. Langley,
of Pikesville, which said:
We won by 10000. The mountains
did most of it, and the Roosevelt a6-
m~inistration made it possible
Furthermore a New York press dis
patch quotes Chairman Woodruff S
saying that he believed the demand
on Mr.. Roosevelt to accept the noml-
nation would be such that he would
be obliged to yield to 1t.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-11-15

pressure viii be brought 10 bea upon
him by the paper mill men e induce
him % TO make such a reconimenda-
ton, and still greater effort will b.
made TO prevent any such measure be-
gument By the stand-patters will be
that such an act would be an entering
wedge for general revision of the tar
if; that If the congress passes such
IN act there will be 10 telling where
it viii end, and we are afraid this
argument will have weight enough
to prevent the passage Of such a law
before the next presidential election,
as it seems to be the determination o.
the republicans that the tarir shall
not be interfered with prior TO that
time-and it will not be touched at
terward if the stand -ratters continue
to control that party.
Regarding the rapid destruction Of
the forests the Washington Pos:
says.
Clifford Pinchot, the goverunen;'s
chief forester, who has Just returned
from a trip of inspection which lasted
six months, says: In tw.1ty years
the timber supply Of the Cnite1 States
on government reserves and private
holdings at the present rate Of cut
ting will be exhausted. although it is
possible that the growth Of the period
may put off the arrival of the famine
another IKE ears"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-11-15

army should understand that the large
army they decry is only or paper
The army is now twenty thousand be-
! low its authorized strength. Three
instances are cited By an exchange:
At the unwilling of the Mckinley
monument a company Of the t1cltl
regiment, which took part in the pa
rade, contained only eighteen enlist
ed men; an artillery company DIT Fart
Casey, Washington, has only me
fourth its authorized strength; tie
twenty-third regiment has only one
hundred and twenty-six men with ,er-
vice sufficient to entitIe them to go 10
the Philippines, where the regiment
has been ordered and of these only
nineteen are privates. There are many
regiments in almost as depleted coa-
dition. This thinning out OF the ranks
is caused by assertions and unwilling
ness of soldiers to re-enlist when their
terms of service expire. 1t is sail
these conditions are caused by the fact
that the soldiers are required to do
such hard work. The complaint is
made that. entirely too much ~drud5ery
is put on the soldiers The soldiers
life is hard enough without his being
made a ave of, and It is no wonc.r
that they are not in love with the
service.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-11-15
THE WATERWORKS QUESTION

Everybody will be glad when the
city waterworks question is settled,
and when it is settled we hope 1t will
be done satisfactorily to both sides.
1t is unfortunate that matters should
have gotten into such a snarl, and still
more unfortunate that there should
be evidence Of bad blood cropping Out.
There never was a question however
simple it seemed at first blush that
did not have it's two sides. This
to the rule. The party to each side
thinks it is in the right. 1t is not to
be blamed for so thinking.
1t is not our province to take sides
in the controversy Or to give advice
to either side. There are competent
men on both sides, men capable, we
think, of ~unraveling the tangled skein.
But there is one piece of advice we
will volunteer, and that is that the
matter be handled from a purely bus-
mess standpoint, without personal
feelings and without prejudice. If
these are allowed to have weight OF
either side then there is danger of
some Of the negotiating parties los
ing their heads and preventing the
case being settled on business pr1n-
ciples. Let both sides go slow, keep
their tempers and each give the other
crdit for the same integrity and sim
cerity of purpose it claims for itself.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-11-15

a heavy blow to the Taft boom. but
it will take later results ID determine
whether or not this is IN accurate es-
innate of the effect OF the C..eveiand
election IL the defeat OF dr. Burton
means anything in a national way ii
is that nte anti-adminixtraiion forces
in the republican party are diligently
at work.
There may be no significance in the
fact, but it is rather 4 peculia- COIN
cidence that the day after Mr. Furton's
defeat Washington City dispatches
stated that sit is understood ia official
circles that as a result of Geographic
correspondence with President Roose-
welt. Secretary Taft has decided to
abandon his contemplated tri1, to Eu-
rope on his way from the east ard
will return to this county by the
Pacific ocean route" The reasons for
this change OF plans is ~semi-onicia,!y
stated to be due to a desire 70 avoit
possible international cmbsrra ;sments
which might arise should he original
plans be followed. Why this thought
did not arise earlier is cot stated, Mr..
Taft's original purpose was &c visit
Berlin and st. Petersburg ard tLen
pass through France, giving Paris the
go-by, going directly 20 Cherbourg
whence he would sail for America,
the tour being made ir al Unufficta,
capacity. He was to meet tie emperor
OF Germany, but not the ear of Rus
STA or the president Of France. 1t IS
now feared, SO it is said, that such
course might adverse c .mment
in Russia and France and give color
to reports that Germany an t!,e Unit
ed States were making somewhat Of
an alliance. If this be the real reason
of the change why we're not these
ELECTIONS discovered when tie itenerarv
was first mapped out?
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-11-15
WAR ON THE PAPER TRUST.

We are glad to see that President
Roosevelt has declared his determina-
ton to make war on the paper trust.
It is one of the greatest monopolies
in the country. 1t has all the pub
fishing concerns of the country at its
mercy, and it has no mercy on them,
Increasing the price of press paper
whenever it suits it's fancy to do g.
Were the tariff on press paper, wood
pulp and the wood hat is used i'll the
manufacture Of paper removed the pub
fishers would be independent Of the
paper trust and their expenses would
be greatly reduced.
Another and a very important ben
eft to be derived from the abolition
of the tariff on these articles would be
the preservation of the forests Of this
country. Thousands upon thousands
of cords Of wood are used annually in
the paper mills. These mills are the
greatest d~estroyers of American for
ests. They lay bare the forests by the
hundreds Of acres. II for no other
reason than the protection of the for
ests should paper, pulp and wood for
the manufacture of pulp be admitted
free into this country. The present
tariff on these articles is prohibitory.
Were the duty taken off immense
quantities of pulp and pulp wood
would be imported from Canada and
the wholesale destruction of American
forests for the use of the paper mills
would be arrested.
We hope the president viii have
backbone enough to keep his promise.
We believe. every newspaper in the
country, democratic and republican,
will stand by him, although strenuous
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-11-15

on that occasion is an index of ,acir
feelings toward him.
On Saturday Mr.. Tart sailed on the
steamer Rainbow for vIadiyustok Isl
before his departure Re naEd a
military. civil and public 49, parade
and made a speech TO the natives an
which he thanked the people TO- the
cordial manner in which they had re-
ceived him. praised the course OF the
native assembly and expressed conf
dence in the future prosperity of the
islands. The horses e taken from
the carriage in which he and Mira
Taft were riding TO the wharf sod IL
was pulled by Filipino school Joys
from Lrueta TO the dock.
Mr.. Taft has mingled freely with the
Filipinos during his present visit and
has thoroughly acquainted himself
with conditions there. While giving
the natives much praise for the prog
ress they have made sipfyas last
visit, all he had to say va not In
laudation. He talked plainly to thcL,
of their presetse condition. told them
of their defects and censured so}r
their conduct. The Filipinos had sense
O u to understand that all that vas
said came from true friendship nd
from q man who better unders cod
their past and present conditions than
any other American and who is ,uN-
ious for their future prosperity .ud
progress.
This attitude OF NJ raft towara
the Filipinos has made him very 3 p-
ular with them. With them lie is X
on to he their true friend. and w Yc-
Iieye they are right in so thinking.
lie has done more than any ether
American to bring about what .ul-
provement has taken place there
and the Filipinos would rather see
him president oG The United Statcs
than any other mal who could Ha
urged for that office
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-11-15
TAFT AND THE FTLIPTNOs

IL the better class of Fflipinos had
a say in the nomination Of the repuD-
lican candidate for president OF this
country il looks like Secretary Taft
would have a walk-over, SO far as they
are concerned; that IL, IL the press
dispatches from Manila. giving an ac-
count Of the public demonstration or
the time OF his departure from thar
city are true. He must be exceeding
ly popular with them If their conducr
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-11-15
OUR MERCHANT MARINE.

What the American merchant ma
rine needs for it's up-Euilding is "free
ships which will help all persons en-
gagged in commerce and the country
generally, and not bonuses from the
federal treasury to 4 few shipping
companies. When the men who wish
to buy ships have the markets OF the
world opened to them instead of being
forced 10 purchase American made
vessels, then and then only will the
American merchant marine be restored
to it's former prestige. Under our tar-
if laws Il vessel purchased from an
American builder costs from thirty.
three to fifty per cent more than the
same class Of vessel could be bought
for in Europe, but under our law yes
sells purchased in foreign markets W
American citizens cannot fly the Amer.
lean flag; only American made yes
sells have the right to sail under the
Stars and Stripes. Of course Ameri-
a s~hipbuilders take ADVANTAGE of
the law, and their customers paw hand
somely because that law places it in
the power Of the builders to make them
to so. What a fleet of merchantmen
Americans would own if they couli
go into foreign markets II buy cheap
vessels which could fly the flag of their
country. That is all that is needed
to place America where she rightly
belongs in the ocean carrying bust
ness. and until that is done our poo
pie may make up their minds to see
lilo improvement in the condition of
their country's merchant marine.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-11-15

were some of the largest dealers In
sle.r lines in the city and men who
led the fight for rate reduction a few
years ago and were then applauded for
the vigorous and successful fight they.
made: but now, because they do not
agree with the governor they are
fouted and declared by him 10 be
tools Of the railroads. These men, WHO
the Atlanta Constitution says do bus
mess running into six or seven figures
annually, are, IN effect, told that they
are a set of children and that their
names to a paper do not mean what
they stand for.
Have We in these states s~elf-govern-
ment under control of those interest
ed and for whose benefit the legisla-
ton is pretended to be and who are
best qualified to shape that legislation,
or have we Capitalization in the hands
Of a few who are least interested and
have the least knowledge Of the needs
of the state or the best methods OF
correcting the evils which exist? On
the one side are men all over h state
experienced in all lines OF business;
on the other a handful of lawyers and
politicians. Who are the better judges
Of what is needed? Are the latter
more patriotic than the former?
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-11-15
COTTON WANTED BADLY.

The southern and western wan
lave got the turn on the h1clors
now. The later want the cotton and
wheat to ship to Earope 100, TO
get gold to relieve the situation here,
but the southerner and westerner say
TO Them, you can have the cotton and
the wheat if you will pay Us for it
what it is worth, but you can't get it
otherwise. The following from the New
York American shows what the situa-
ton is:
The only way Europe will per
NIT gold to come to America with
out protest IS in return for COM
modities. The cotton shipments have
already fallen 100000 bales be-
low those Of a year ago. and this
is due largely to a pool in Texas
which is said to be holding 2,0s6. oOs
bales for fifteen cents a pound.
Wheat is not coming TO the market
as freely al necessary forsthe creation
Of legitimate gold bills end hiS "a
partly due to an agreement nong
farmers not TO sell under ST. n
situation is aggravated, a even
those producers who are willing 10
sell are unwilling to take arythinE but
actual money in payment for their
commodities. 1t is possible that
they may yet be compelled TO q
mailer prices and even then get PAID
in checks.
In this connection a Greensh'I"
correspondent writes his paper thai a
drummer who travels extensively N
the cotton belt and keeps his eyes
open" made a remarkable statement
in that city Saturday night. He said
that in the last few days he had 'rn
across at least half a dozen men. rep
resentatives OF New York cotita
houses who were travelling through the
out-of-the-way sections buying cotton
for spot cash on the farms from ne
planters. They worked on the fear"
Of the farmers in regard TO panl,ky
conditions of the country, talked fout
banks not paying out cash and exhib-
tied big rolls Of money, 10 induce
holders TO sell their cotton. This
shows how anxious the men a. the
financial center are To increase the ex-
port Of cotton. WithoYt>r eotton or
wheat to ship TO Europe 10y cannot
get the amount OF gold needed, and
they are up to all sorts of tricks To in
duce the cotton farmers TO sell at low
prices
Money Is withheld from the south
while it is poured into Wall street to
help the spectators. Money that
should be sent to southern banks TO
help move the crop at remuneratiye
prices to the producers is furnished to
New York cotton houses with which
TO buy the cotton direct from the farm
ers at panic prices caused by tho strin-
gency OF money in this sectiohXL itch
they purposeEy cause for the Do ose
OF cheating the farmers out OF fftir
legitimate profits on their crops.
These "pinhook" cotton buyers should
be. run out of the country. They and
the men they represent should not. be
allowed to take advantage OF their W
wrong toward the people of the south
70 cheat our farmers in the manner.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-11-15

An exchange wants to know who
started the report of an extra session
of the legislature. That would be
hard to say, but according to the
Charlotte Chronicles Monroe cores
pendent the governor followed up the
report by a statement to some gentle
men when on his Waxhaw trip that
it vas very probable a special session
Of the legislature would soon ne
called.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-11-15

The Durham Herald says that Mr..
Hearst has been knocked out. but the
trouble is he may not know it. Ii
one takes Eerryman's cartoon in
Thursdays Evening Star, Of Washing
ton as a true index of his feelings Mr.
Hearst surely knows where he stands
or lies. The cartoon represents
Messrs. Bryan. Roosevelt and Hearst
"fggerin'" on the returns. Mr.. Bryan
has an expression of disgust on his
face, Mr.. Roosevelt one of intense
earnestness and Mr.. Hearst n OF
mingled surprise and despair; the per-
spiration is pouring from his face and
he is pulling his hair most vigorously,
with his eyes glued upon his tabulated
statement.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-11-15

1t is passing strange that none OF
the politicians have permitted a leak
AS to what occurred at the Atlanta
and Raleigh conferences 1t is remark
able that they have been able to keep
their mouths shut for so long a time
on such an important matter, especi-
ally when Sc fine an opportunity is
afforded for each one to exploit his
individual performances.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-11-15

IL tire opinion Of Se@at~. G..Ioughs
Ci Michigan, The con@rc5s At its APP
preaching session wiz have its hands
fun if il undertakes 10 settle all The
important questions which viii cane
before il. He says:
] believe the coming session of con-
gress Will be the most important in
the entire history Of the country. The
questions of the currency, n mer-
chant-marine, the navy, the Philip
pines. issues growing out Of the Mon
. DoCulne. the railway problem,
which is yet unsettled, are all Of e1or-
NOUS importance in their bearing up
on the country and its welfare, and
even more difficult to solve than the
problems Of the civil war.
Then if Mr.. Roosevelt should carry
out his intention o. recommending
tt. the congress the rCpea! Of the duty
Oh press paper, pulp II pulp wU"c.
that body may be forced into a tIlS-
cussion Of the tariff whether II de-
slres it or not.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-11-15

Grover Cleveland" comments the
Atlanta Journal, continues TO make
a noise like a loyal democrat" With
SO many kinds in the country now,
1t must keep Grover busy making
different Observation-Disclosures Post.
Mr.. Cleveland never has made but
u kind of noise like 4 democrat
that Of the real, true democrat-and
no one need expect hun to change at
this late day.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-11-15

Have not the business men of this
city" asks The Wilmington Messenger
ENORMOUSLY "a right TO entertain and
express opinions on the railroad sit
%uation?" No. Business men have no
right to express opinions about any
public question. They have no busi-
ness to do anything except put up
the campaign fund and vote the ticket.
Charlotte Observer.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-11-15
OUR AsMY's DEPLETED RANKS

Those persons who are continually
crying out about orr big standing
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Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-09-19
MURDERED IN MEXICO.
George Rose: Of Michigan, Slain by
Bandits in Quanajuato.

Laporte, Ind, Sept. ga telegram
received Sunday from Dwight Furness
Of Furnessville, Ind, who is United
States consul at Guanajuato, Mexico,
tells of the murder there by Mexican
bandits of George Rose, an American,
and the injury to his wife,
The murdered man was a son of w.
A. D. Rose, of Benton Harbor, Mich,
and was "a years DID, He was gradu-
ated from the Michigan Agricultural
college in 1896, and in 1900 was mar
ried to Miss Winifred McGrath, of Salt
Lake City.
Mr.. Rose was connected with a
Mexican mining and transportation
company, of Guanajuato, Mex, in the
capacity of a mining engineer. Ac-
cording to the telegram from Consul
Furness Rose was shot by robbers
Whether he died instantly or lived
some time after the attack is not
stated. Mrs. Rose was also shot, but
it is believed that she will recover,
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-09-19
BARRIER AGAINST
HARD TIMES
Continued from page l.

any country in the world. It has be.
come fashion in industrial circles
to characterize the iron and steel in.
dustry as the great trade barometer.
This may be true; but if so then
agriculture must represent something
akin to the climate. the weather
and all meteorological conditions; fol
one of the small and obscure items
among our vast array of agricultural
products, namely, the modest and
unpretentious barnyard hen. has the
pic iron industry beaten and faded
into obscurity. The American hen
produces in less than three months
of the year wealth equal to the
capital stock of all the banks of the
New York clearing house. Her
total output per annum exceeds that
of all the gold mines in the United
States: and the production in six
months is as graet as all the iron
mines of the country for an entire
year. s
Another item of the utmost i'm
portance in our agricultural field, but
which is not always thought of when
crop reports or prospects are being
considered, is that of the hay pro-
duction. The present year has been
exceptionally good for the hav crop
in almost every district the country
over. And the value and necessity
of hay to the worlds welfare is per-
haps little considered by the business
man at large. 1t means that farm
stock OF all kinds will be fed during
the winter, and come out in the
spring in good condition. And by
farm stock we mean not only the
cattle, horses, and sheep, but the
question of wool supply is involved,
and of butter, cream and cheese
products, besides the great question
of the meat supply.
What we are emphasizing is, that,
at the end Of the years harvest the
farmer is going to have more money
to spend than he had year ago.
In fact, he is going to have some
thing like seven billion dollars to
spend. A condition such as this is
indeed permanent sea wall. No
waves from stock brokers' panics,
nor any tides OF financial and indus
trial depression can exercise
disastrous influences upon the coun-
try as whole. -Patton's Monthly.