Birmingham age-herald., 1894-07-19

TAll items of social interest will be gladly
 noted in this column If sent to Mrs. George | c. Ball, 2lSl Highland ayenue.l
 All readers of the daily papers must be
 impressed with the great stress laid by | politicians of the north and editors of the
 metropolitan press upon what is termed l the "conduct of the south' during these | riotous times. We are commended in the
 most generous way for our loyalty to the | government and our conservatism as well.
 In an interview few days ago with 8 re- | porter for one of the London papers,
 Chauncey M. Depew is highly compli-
 mentary of our position during the recent strikes. l doubt not that every time a soutLerner reads these paragraphs con- cerning our good behavior he is surprised, | for the simple reason that it would never | occur to us to do otherwise than just what l we have done, and, as our conduct was so | entirely natural, We did not expect it to | excite comment. But it is very gratifying | to be appreciated and comprehended by those who have not always had the best | opportunity to study us as people. As l class, or race, the southerners are ever on 1 the side of law and order. We are impul- | sive and outspoken, but we are conserva- tive and law abiding. We hate the over- turning of old laws; we cling to traditions and abhor upheavals. We are intensely home- loving people aud tolerate no suggestions of turning oyer our section of this great continent to the dicta- tion of foreigners. Our people have re- tained their individuality chiefly because we have been so little troubled with immi- grafton. The blood of the south has not yet been tainted by that of southern Flu rope. A comparatively few foreigners have come among us to live, and some of them have made true, loyal, devoted citizens. The Irish and Scotch have been especially helpful and always dependable. There is | much in common between us and them. Their impulsive, generous natures are so like ours that we readily comprehend each other. Many of them have married into our best families and our interests are iden- tical. So with many Germans. In dis eussing the subject of immigration it is well to eliminate the Irish, German, Scotch and Swedish citizens, for we certainly have naught to complain of in these industrious, thrifty, true hearted people. But the other south to great extent, and our late dis turbances are not conducive to an urgent desire on our part for a more intimate asso- citation with the restless, turbulent races of certain portions of southern Europe.
 e The people of the south always resent outside inter ference, and will never submit to the destruction of their homes or their traditions. We have for many years as- serted our loyalty to the government, and our northern friends who had opportunity
  Now we have given such evidence of faith and devotion that our bitterest enemy is disarmed.
 woman, Nellie Ely, by her we'll writ ten letters to the New York World con- corning the condition of things at Pullman, is doing more to arouse public indigna- tion against George M. Pullman and his methods than has been accomplished by all the thousands of strikers who rashly joined Debs in trying to establish mob law in our midst. Miss By is telling the story of Pullman's financial arrogance in a way that demands hearing, and which will do much to bring about wholesome in- vestigation of the primary causes of all this trouble.
 Such times as these always result in ben- eft to the country in the end, distressing though they are, and if our lawmakers are aroused sufficiently to heed the lessons of this hour, we shall not have endured in vain. There are certainly three things that the country will demand after this; first, limit to immigration; second, ar bitration of labor troubles, and third, lessening of the power of mouopoies. The labor agitation in Alabama would have been settled long ago but for the fact that we are in the midst of a political campaign, and the strikers being voters, no matter what their nationality, they have been treated with certain consideration that ever comes 70 the "sovereign people, when votes are needed.
 The family of Dr. George NJ. Morrow are pleasantly situated for several weeks to come at Sulphur Springs. Miss Lucy | Morrow, who took such an enviable posi- ton at Helmuth college, Canada, re- turned from school only few weeks ago. She is with the family at the springs, as is | also her cousin, Mss Willie Morrow.
 
 Mrs. Nettie Heisted and her little niece | and nephew, children of MT. George Jack | son, are now in Marengo visiting relatives l and friends.
 While many of our people seek a change | in various parts of the country these July | days, there comes to us many cbarfning | visitors from other towns. Really, change | is all that is necessary, for Birmingham is | as heathful and as comfortable as any spot l to be found. But every one is benef ed by | a trip, and it is wise to make change oc- | casionaly. Among the pretty girls who | are visiting Birmingham just now are the | Misses Turpin, who are guests of Judge | Head 8 family, and Miss Roulhac of Shef- | field, who is now with Misses Lewis, on | Underwood Hill, South Highlands. l ' Capt. John White has joined Mrs. White | , at Hiilman, Ga., where she is testing the | virtues of the, electric wells.
 Miss Lucille Smith and Miss Sadie Wyley are now at Tate Springs with Mrs. John Tomlinson.
 Our good friends. Capt. and Mrs. John C.. smith, left on Monday for tbe Pacific l slope. They will spend about two months in California. Two or three years ago they l made similar trip and were so charmed | with their experiences that they decided to repeat the visit. A sale and happy journey | to them, and a joyous return in the au- tumni