The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1907-02-26
COMMENTS OF THE PRESS.

lioA COMMISSION 10 TIE SdIhS lloW lHde
it was during the last campaign
Greensboro Industrial News,
They are complaining in Texas that
the investigation of Senator Bailey's
conduct is costing $4,000. Well, they
certainly can't accuse Bailey Of start
ing the racket.-Salisbury Post.
The chief objection We have to the
idea of losing the Philippines is that
Captain Richmond Pearson Hobson
world never get through saying, 81
tod you so. "-Wilmington Messenger.
Now if the legislature will just fix
it so there will be nothing but lower
berths and will prohibit Pullman por.
tiers from owning clothes brush, We
will go jogging along toward the mil
decentralization Sentinel.
Now they have begun to get crazy
about it. Out in Indiana there is a
fellow going around calling himself
Harry Thaw. There is no need for
the summoning of expert witnesses in
the case of that loony-Charlotte
Chronicle.
It's good to hear that the father of
Ex-Governor Elrod, of South Dakota
who argued his state to return its
share Of the proceeds from the bond
suit jugglerT was a North Carolinian.
We were already disposed to claim
kin with Mr.. Elrod.-Charlotte Obser.
yer.
The strong individuality of Presi.
dent Roosevelt is again illustrated in
the passage Of the immigration bill
and its Japanese amendment by con.
gress on Monday. Whatever Roose.
welt says goes, whether his republi.
can servants agree with him or not.
They are his followers.-Wilmington
Star
One objection to allowing Scotland
| Neck to vote on the liquor question
was that an election would stir UP
strife. This is mighty weak obiec.
ton. If a community cannot pull of
a liquor election without strife, 1t Is
to be pitied but not spared. Let II
face the music and. if necessary, keep
on facing it.-Greensboro Telegram.
Senator Mclean talks like thor
oughbred. He deplores this attempt
on the part of many parsons to attack
corporation simply because it has
money and he realizes the harm which
will fol ow radical legislation. He ad
| mits that he does not care to return
to the senate. but men of his stamp
are needed.-Raleigh Times.
The house of representatives IL
passing a fat rate Of two cents a mile
for passenger fare on the two grea
railroad systems OF North Caroline
knew that it was doing wrong and de
pended on the senate to right tina
wrong. One OF the members said a.
much on the floor. Was that yer!
brave and manly thing to do?-Chari
ty and Children.
The Georgia plan of inducing i'm
migration is original. The immigrant
are given land free for two years
After that time payments on the lam
begin and the immigrant is given tel
years in which to pay for his nome
North Ca1olina would not need Z
offer such inducements IL We coul
: only once get the immigrants to com
: here and view the prosDects.-Chal
: lotte Chronicle.
. District Attorney Jerome has bee
preparing a chart Of the places {
gambling and vice In New York cit!
r That will be such a help 70 the pa
rons who have not been abe to fin
them easily befors-Salisbury Pos
; It Is said the Pullman palace ca
? people want to be heard on the bi
: 10 reduce the company's charges
They seem TO forget they might b
asked what wages they pay their po
tars aud how they expect the latte
! to make a living on such wages.-Wi
: mington Messenger.
| We often wonder If We are not mi
taken about what the Lord wants u
70 do. We wonder If he would hay
US send help across the waters
across the state when We do not TAX
care NJ charity right at our doors. W
, are not harDlng on foreign missions
we are not opposing the giving
q money beyond our shores; we al
z lust asking If sometimes we are n
/ mistaken as to what II is the lOI
wants US 10 do? We sometimes ha'
- the word Of a man who says h
h thought he was called Of the Lord
K preach. but found he was mistake
- May be we are sometimes mistake
-Greensboro Record.
Govorner Glenn sent a message
the legislature Tuesday recommen
o ing the establishment Of a trainii
Y school in eastern North Carolin
q The message also endorsed pror
sition TO establish a school Of tee
{ nology at Spray. For sometime q
n people In thu eastern part Of Il
Ia state have been clanoring for q
- establishment Of a state college I'll
liar TO the State Normal and Ind
% trial college al GreeT7horo. Just VI
m they do not ask for another univ,