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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-02
TARIFF RETALIATION

Someone has unearthed a clause OF
the meat inspection &C. of 1890 which
puts in n presidents hands the pow
er 10 retaliate against any foreign
power which does not deal fairly"
in its tariff regulations with any Anne
rican product. This la~ provides:
whenever the president hall be
satisfied that unjust dis ordinations
are made BY or under n authority
OF any foreign state gains the i'm
p~urtation or sale in such foreign state
Of any product - the United states
he may direct that such products q
such foreign state 50 discriminating
against any product OF the United
states IS he MAY deem proper shall
r. excluded from importation to the
United States, AM n such case he snail
max proclamation OF MS direction
in the premises and therein name the
time when such direction against I'M
p~ortation shall take effect, and after
such date the importation Of the ar
ticles named in such proclamation
shall be unlawful.
No president has ever exercised The
power therein given him, 1t is said
that there is a cas- new in which he
couId put /, in forca--tha nronoeed ;r-
crease of dnty hv France on coIto,
seed oil This e -, rho Ground tho,
this article hairg .,.oducad rowbaro
but in tn United States. the placing
of an ex..s.i-e duty ON =. u.or,5 hive
e,,cb action r.;tbi, rho ,ro,;sio .b,
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-02

One would judge from d recent
speech by a Grand Army man III Maine
that The war between the states is not
over vet. At Bangor on the 21st inst,
Colonel Z. c. Walls. the retiring dlV's-
ion commander. in making his farewell
speech uttered some as bitter s"HI
nents against the south as one was
used to hearing in the days imlneol"~"-
" following the surrender. HIS al
dress was i~ntersDersed with such SEN
fences as Go south and what DO .
see? Fiaunted to the breeze Is the old
rebel fac. Even Roosevelt once role
beneath it. Was it right for the pfesl-
dent OF the United States to do thae!
No Grand Army man would have done
it" Colonel Walls statement tEat
no Grand Army man would nave rid
den beneath a confederate flag is so
false that we think Mr.. Roosevelt
would be justified, considering the
M in which his conduct was crit
icised in the same speech, in adding
the ~colonel's portrait to his collection
in the Liars Gallery Of the White
house.
In his speech this Maine Grand
Army man also attacked the president
because "he returned the captured
rebel flags which were in the keeping
of the government, declaring that
such an act was "a disgrace to the
country. In giving vent to his venom
he forgot the fact that the return o.
flags in the hands of the government
was made under instructions OF con-
gress.
The Washington Post in abiding to
that speech says it has nothing but
contempt, slightly modified by pity,
for the speaker. 1t describes bin as
sitting by the waysids, where the
march Of ven left him more than a
generation ago., and he is hearing, in
imagination, the Old rebel yell". We
agree with that paper when it says
there arc lew men of any party 0 /
faction residin. in Maine wLo do hot
condemn those ~utterances. We believe
his sentiments will be repudiated and
condemned by ninety-nine hundred,hs
of the Grand Army men.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-02
TO OUR STREET COMMISSION

The Messenger tool occasion a few
days ago to express pleasure at the
evident intent Of the members of the
board OF street commissioners to be-
come thoroughly acquainted with
their powers and duties before enter
ing upon the work Of the board. The
members are evidently DESTROYS to
comply with all the requirements of
the law which created the board and
designated its duties. Having this feel
ing toward the board We feel sure it's
members will not think We are max
ing any captious criticism when we
suggest that it should not at this time
borrow fifteen thousand dollars from
the sinking fund of the board Of audit
and finance with which to begin the
preliminary work OF street improve
ment.
The commission has decided that It
will not begin permanent improvement
OF the streets until the city waterwOrks
and sewerage systems have been Laid.
This was a wise resolve for it will pre-
vent tearing up the streets after they
have been paved. Whether the pres
ent systems are purchased or
plants established there will have to
be a great deal Of pipe laying on the
streets. Whicheve- plan is adopted
the street paving will await the other
work. 1t will be some time before the
sewer and water plants can be com
pleted, whether new u g or enlarge
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-02

to have forced its acceptance by the
rabid element which vas for more
severe measures than the acts finally
passed contained.
We thought at the time the railway
rate bills were being debated in the
legislature. and We still think that
there was needed railway legislation
of another character of much more i'm
p~ortance 10 the people than the Teduc-
ton of rates. and which if enacted
would have granted the public Tuch
greater relief from the burdens Trey
are suffering at the hands OF the ran
roads: but the politicians had male
campaign pledges that the legislature
would reduce the rates and they Se~e
bound 10 carry out their pledges OF
some Of them would suffer political
death. and then, too, there vas better
opportunity for display Of political fire
works in such a cOntest han in one
along any other line against the rail-
roads: and these same conditions vii:
continue to exist and they will enable
the politicians TO win the fight in the
orI
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-02

The officers of the state society are:
President, DIR. Richard H. W Raj
eigh: vice president. Hon j. 7. Joy
ne,. Raleigh; secretary, T. Gilbert
Pearson, Greensboro, n treasurer
DR.. E. w. Gudger, Greensboro. The
receipts for the year amounted to So
927 and the expenditures were SlO,-
461. =
Why do not the sPortsmen n ad-
vocates of bird and game protec-
ton in New Hanove- form a county
branch society? 1t would be OF ad-
vantage to huntsmcn and the farmers
and truckers.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-02
TATE AUDUBON SOCIEY.

We have received a copy of the
fifth annual report Of NJ Audubon So
ciety of North Carolina. The report
says to those who are interested in
the subject of the preservation Of the
wild birds and animals in North Car
DINA, the steady growth of sentiment
in the minds of our people for the sup
port Of the bird and game protective
laws must be a continuous source of
satisfaction. This increase of senti-
ment is evidenced cniehy in the re-
moval of the former difficulty in secur-
ing conviction Of persons violating the
laws and in the greater inclination on
the part of persons to report vio-
lations Of the law. Land owners are
beginning to appreciate the value Of
birds to their farming interests and
are now using every effort to protect
the birds. From all parts Of the state
come reports to the society that bird
life is increasing in i marked manner
and that birds are receiving greater
protection by common consent than
ever before in this state.
The successful operations of the Au-
dubon avs in North Carolina have at
tracted much attention from ether
states and our state s0ciety's enthus-
iastic and very efficient secretary, Mr..
T. Gilbert Pearson. is in much demand
in other sections Of the country to
give lectures on the value Of bird and
game protection and the operation and
effect of the laws in this state.
During the year over eighty persons
were arrested on the charge Of killing
BIRDS and game in violation of the law,
or whom sixty-eight were convicted.
Their are only eight county branch
societies. 1t is a pity there are not
more Of them. Their, should be one
in every county in the state. Were
that the case the, laws could be mueh
more rigidly enforced, and the state
society would receive much greater
support in its general work.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-02
AN SITUATION.

Some newspapers demand that the
candidates for state Offices should an
nounce how they stand on certain i'm
rortant issues before asking the sup
port OF the people. How is the party
platform to be adopteG-by the candi-
dates or the convention? To force
candidates for nomination to do so
might produce some very awkward
situations. 1t would be unfortunate
for an aspirant to declare on one side
of an important issue and then be
nominated On a platform endorsing the
other side. For instance suppose one
Of the several aspirants for the guber-
material nomination should declare he
favored government, state and federal,
wnership Of railroads and he should be
the successful candidate, but nOminat-
ed on a platform declaring against
such a proposition, o. vica versa, he
would be handicapped at the start
and would find his position very aWk-
ward. 1t strikes rs that the only
| pledge that should be required of can
| didates for nomination on the state
| ticket is that they will support the
| platform adopted by the convention
which dominates them. Otherwise
there is a possibility Of having on the
ticket men who have declared strong
| opposition to some of the planks of
the platform they are expected to
maintain and argue in support of be-
fore the people.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-02
THE STATE GUARDIANSHIP.

II won't be long now before the pub
lie will know what the state committee
is going 10 do about Chairman Sim
mons resignation. Most people. how
ever, are of the opinion that he viii
preside 1t the opening Of the next state
convention. The indications are that
the committee will 81 urc eI'ly request
Mr.. Simmons TO withdraw his resigna-
ton that Ire will feel compelled to do
so. What effect such procedure or
that Of acceptance Of his rcsignation'
and the election OF his successor n
this time will have on the gubernato-
rial contest is a mattar OF speculation.
The argument chiefly used against tile
proposed election Of a new chairman is
that. because OF the heated contest to
be made for the nomination for GOV
ernor, the Craftsmanship matter should
be left in statu quo until the nominal
ing convention assemblies. What effect
the change would have on that cOntos:
is a matter Of speculation.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-02

ment OF the present The street COM
mission in the meanwhile can do moth
ing bu; have surveys made and ? r
haps some curbing loiG. To do this
an engineer and Others will have TO
be employed and mu,h Of the work
that is done may have 20 lie unfinished
for two or three years perhaps. and
when conditions are such hat the
board can its real work
much OF the other yiIl have to be
done over again. Much 81 the Dor
rowed money will have been spent in
salaries before work was really begun.
should. by possibility. the sew rage
and water plants systems tond issue
become a subject Of litigation there
would be still longer delay before the
street paving could begin. and there
is a possibility that the entire fifteen
thousand dollars might De ,xlcr ded
and the city not derive the slightest
benefit from it-a dead loss 20 the AK
PAYERS.
II the street commission will Wi, un-
til conditions are ready for j., t. ro,
down TO real work before doinc this
preliminary no time -,ili De lost ami
its fund will save the I've per cent. in
;ereSt ii would have TO pay On the
loan, and. then. rhe@c would b. m
possibility Of the money borrowed be-
ing expended To one or very little
purpose. There is nolhing To lose and
much to gain by not making that loan
Then why make it?
course, upon the suggestion that the
determination heretofore reached will
be adhered TO. hat street repairing
will be done by the s'~,,'s and Wh Ivcs
committee OF the board OF aid rmcn
with money out of The general. funds
of the city. Were that work TO be- done
with money in the hands OF the COM
mission or to come iniO its hands. the
question of making a loan before The
bonds could be sold would be a very
different one.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-02
SENATOR KNOWS POSITION.

Senator Knox makes a distinction
between being a Roosevelt type OF
public man. and standing for the
Roosevelt policies" 1t is said that
"PennsyIvania's favOrite son i'll the
a c for the presidential nomination is
endeavOring to get together under MS
banner all those elements i'll the re-
publican party whicl are opposed TO
Rooseyelt's Capitalization ideas. In
speaking of the evidences OF this pur-
nose Of Senator Knox, The News and
Observers Washington correspondent
saws of the senator's address before the
Yale law school:
In his speech yesterday Senator
Knox indicated wherein ne differs
from the president, and explained why
he did not care to be classed as a
Roosevelt type. He believes in re-
stricting the efforts of the government
in the corporation regulation line to
the powers conferred by the consti-
tuition, and is willing to let the states
exercise the rights conferred upon
them by the same authority.
In the opinion of Washington poll
~ticians, Mr.. Knox has made a shrewd
move. He is not so far, though, out
of line with the presidents views to
be known as an enemy of the Roose-
welt policies.
AS further evidence Of this attitude
of Senator Knox it is stated that when
the platform to be submitted to the
Pennsylvania republican convention
was shown to him he erased the words
designating him as a Roosevelt type
of public man. but made no change in
the sentence declaring that he stood for
the Roosevelt policies. 1t strikes us
that comes mighty near being a dis
tinction without a differences; but the
Roosevelt politicians find in it enough
difference to make the matter a sub
ject of discussion and careful atten-
ton. Mr.. Knox's friends think by
this means to draw tc their candidate
all the republicans who, while in &C
cord with this general policy Of RoOse-
welt. are unwilling to follow him to the
length to which he is DESTROYS of car
rying them.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-02
THE RAILWAY RATE CONTEST

How much better it would have beeu
for all parties concerned had the rail
roads and the legislators come together
on a compromise rate measure. We
cannot help believe that had the rail
roads shown a disposition to accept a
reduction to two and a half cents the
contest could have been settled on
that basis. That would have prevent
ed the existing expensive litigation and
taken away much Of the prevailing
hostile feeling among the public
against railroads.
The railroads may win in the pres
ent suits, but that will not put az end
to the war on existing rates, ana on
the management of the railroads. If
the people lose in these cases they
will not be content to let the matter
drop there. They will pick
their flints and come again, and the
mex time their guns will be o
heavily charged and they will take
better aim.
1t may be that the legislature would
not have accented such a compromise
as the one above mentioned. but we
think there were in that body enough
conservative and fair minded members
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-02

The newspaper men who have been
discussing the question Of the ten best
things to eat have not settled it yet.
vile and take supper with Edgar Hin
ton at the Seashore hotel they will
vote unanimously thac most all of the
ten can be found on the tables there;
that is for those who ere fond of "sea
food"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-02

= The jamestown exposition must
have struck a hard row of stumps at
the very beginning. 1t had uphill
work in all departments. With the
settled weather and the preparations
really completed may be the attendance
lieve the financial distress of the man.
agement.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-02
General Funston, in command or

General Funston, in command on
the Pacific, has refused the citizens
request to allow the troops in San
Francisco to take part in the Fourth
of July parade in that city. The reason
assigned is that he is loath to parade
his men to be sneered at, peered at and
insulted by an unwhipped mob. Evil
IDENTIFY the general has not much re-
spect for the people of that city.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-02

An absolutely unprecedented condi-
ton appears to exist in both poHtl-
ical parties. In each party the leaders
when speaking of h coming presi-
dental nomination are rot asking:
who Will it be-" They are sS:ng
"Wil he take it?'-Industrial News.
We do not see the reason for ask
ing the question by members of either
party. If the democrats who ask it
are abiding to Mr.. Bryan they should
know that he would accept the norli-
nation if it came t him with the pare
requisite number of votes. In the
republican party any one of the aspr-
ants would accept under similar con-
ditions. We do not believe Mr. Roose-
welt would accept unless it should
come to him unanimously or very
nearly so, or unless it was found 20
be impossible to nominate any one
else.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-02

Henry NJ. Whitney, Of Boston, the
first man to have his portrait hung in
the Liars Gallery of the White house.
is getting even with Mr. Roosevelt by
winning reputation by his campaign Of
tariff reform speeches in Massachu-
sets Mr.. Roosevelt may yet regret
having put this mans picture in his
gallery
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-02
ROOSEVELT AND SOLID SOUTH

we publish in another column A dis
pa1ch from Atlanta to the Washing
ton Post quoting Mr.. Roosevelt IS
having said on Georgia Day at III ,
jamestown exposition that he won !
gladly be a candidate for re-electi.n
If he could be assured of the electo;g1
vote OF a single southern state, ani
stating that John Temple Graves AS
sured him that he would carry Georeia
and probably two or three other south
ern states. We do not put much faith
in the dispatch; still, we believe Mr.
Roosevelt would be greatly tempted!
to be the candidate if he felt assured
he could break the solid south ard.
furthermore, we are inclined TO The
belief that should the opposing can
IS be Roosevelt and Bryan the
former would stand a good chance TO
secure the electoral vote of one or
more Of the southern states. We do
not believe Nr. Bryan is nearly as pop
ular at the south as his friends pre-
tend b a he is; nor do We think that
the southern democracy would accept
his government ownership Of railroads
ideas. II Mr.. Bryan is made the demo-
cratic nominee his campaign managers
are going to be disappointed in the
democratic vote in the south, even
though the platform on which he run
should expressly and emphaticaiiy
repudiate that principle, which Mr..
Bryan would hardly allow it 10 10.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-02
PARTIES IN THE SOUTH"

The Washington Post of last Tues
day contained an editorial under the
above heading, which is worthy of
serious consideration by the people of
the section with which it deals. 1t
shows the existence of several signifi-
cant facts. One is that it is error to
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-02

Candidate Ashley Horne is not let
ting the grass grow under mis- feet. He
is acting on the principle hat a thing
which is worth having is worth work
ing for, and he IS not waiting to put
IL his licks after the voters have all.
been pledged TO one or another Of his(
competitors. His candidacy is the besr}
advertised OF that of any OF the mcI
seeking the nomination.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-02
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The Greensboro chamber of COM
merce throws a bouquet At the Indus
trial News, which We take it to mean
that the chamber Of commerce of that
town is not composed Of a crowd c..
politicians.-Durham Herald.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-09-11
A Matter Of Habit.
Just Discovered Il.

Before a New York dairymen's con-
vention Mrs. Marshall. one of the pro-
prietors of a dairy farm. gave a knock
at some OF the dairy advice so freely
floating around at present: I'm every
movement looking to the reform or
betterment of degenerate conditions,
the existence of which has been per
fcctly obvious 10 thinking people,
there arises II class of 'just-discovered-
II maniacs' who fairly froth at the
mouth In their zeal TO Guido each other
In correcting the abuse. For n few
years the dairy has been the target
Of surplus wrath. 1t has been special
lied, scrutinized sterilized. pasteur-
lied and paralyzed. Some of the lat
est items since the reformers have had
their fling are There is nothing but
dirt in the dairy. and you keep ever
lasting AT it. And you tell every
body Of your gymnastics to keep the
dairies sanitary. and YOU shout ii from
the housetops. and you write il 10 the
dairy papers, and soon your labors
viii he all done, for nobody will want
your milk or butter"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-09-11
The Dainty Eater.

The dainty eater is not the cow the
dairyman wants for business. because
his profits come not from the feed that
remains in NOW and bin. but from
that which Is consumed. says ID. w
Lighter in National Stockman and
Farmer. During the winter. when they
do little or no work. we feed our horses
light ration that we call a mainte
nance ration. but in the spring we add
to the maintenance ration lot OF corn
and oats To he transformed into pulling
power to move plows. harrows. etc.
The food consumed besides the mainte
nance ration is what gives us results
have no use for a COW that cannot
utilize three or four times the mainte-
nance ration.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-09-11

do. There is some work to be done
each day of the year and this pro-
vides some exercise for the horse.
which keeps him in good physical con-
dition.
There is an unlimited market for
high class draft horses. just the kind
that "A dairy farmer could raise If he
would breed the right kind of animals.
The people who use draft horses in the
city are willing to pay long prices for
them If they can only get the kind
they want. The horse weighing 1000
pounds. out OF ordinary stock. sells at
a comparatively low price. but team
well matched, sound and with good
action and weighing from 800 10
1000 pounds sells quickly and at an ex-
ceptionally high price.
1t seems 10 us that most dairymen
are so situated that they could raise
at least one good team of drafters
each year and would scarcely feel the
time and money spent in producing
.kem, says Hoard's Dairyman.
what is needed is team or two of
well bred mares. not necessarily pure
bred but animals OF good size, strong
bones and we'll matched If they be
grade Percherons breed them TO the
best PercherOn stallion within reach;
If they are Clydes, use a Clyde sire.
DO not crossbreed. for ii Is just as
suin0us a practice in the breeding Of
good horses as it is in the breeding
of good COWS. Aim TO get well
matched teams, strong bones. sound
and with good action, and ready
market will always be found mt good
prices for such kind of horses.