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Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-20
SCHOOL. NOTES.

The City Normal Training school is
doing excellent work under the principal
ship of Miss G. w. McNair. Miss McNair
brings to her work in Birmingham the
training and culture acquired by a course
at Wellesley college and the results of
her professional preparation at the IA
nous Geneseo State Normal school of
New York state. She has under her in
struction in the training school fifteen of
the brightest young ladies in the south.
The first month of the present session
of the public schools has just closed, and
during the present week parents will have
the privilege of noting the standing of
their children as indicated by teachers
estimates for the month.
The Herbart club has been reorganized,
and will meet at 1870 p. m. every Satur-
day at the High school building. Those
Interested in the discussions of the club
are cordially invited to be present.
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The teachers OF the first and second
grades will hold grade meeting at the
High school building at o'clock Tuesday
afternoon.
The Teachers Lyceum circles have or
ganized in the several schools of the city,
and their programmes indicate interest
ing work for the session.
The Birmingham High school has
grown to be one of the. most popular in
situations in the state. The attendance
now is $50, and the capacity of the pres
ent building is taxed to its utmost. A
new high school building will be one of
the pressing needs of the immediate fu-
ture.
The attendance upon the public schools
of the city is now about $500. and is still
increasing. More new families have To-
Gated in Birmingham during the past two
months than during the previous two
years, as indicated by the rolls of the
schools.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-20
HAhLBLUJAH CLARK THE MAN

His fealty to democracy has caused the
Hon. II. d. Clayton to be removed from
the office of district attorney for the mid
die district Of Alabama No body was
surprised last Sunday morning when the
papers bore to them the news of Mr.. Clay
tons removal. He is a democrat and is
supporting the nominees of the demo-
cratic party with all his power and abili-
ty, open and above board, and that kind
of democrat cannot expect to remain
in office under the present president of
the United States. The removal of Mr..
Clayton will stand for all time to come as
an evidence of his loyalty to true de-
mocracy of the country. 1t is the only
certificate of his democracy that the pres
ent occupant of the White House could
give him that would be worth the paper
required to write it upon.
Now for Mr.. Clayton's successor. The
State Herald took occasion to compl-
ment the Hon. Thomas Hallalujah
Clark on his manly declarations when
he departed from the party that has
made him what he is. We admired Mr..
Clark's franlSness. The office of district
attorney cannot be allowed to remain va
cant and we here and now nominate the
Hon. Thomas Hallelujah Clark for the
position made vacant by the democracy
of Henry D. Clayton. Mr.. Clark 1t Is
true is also a candidate for congress, but
that don't count. He Is on the right side
in the opinion of the stuffed prophet of
Buzzards Bay. There is not republican
in the state whose ability would entitle
him to consideration for the place who
would accept an appointment under a
president who would remove from office a
member of the party that made him pres
ident because that member insists on
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-20

The merchants and laboring men of
Birmingham and Jefferson county have a
right to expect the aid of the members
elect of this county to the house and sem
ate in procuring remedial legislation on
the commissary question. That was an
issue in the campaign and they were
elected.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-20

If the corporations that are operating
commissaries and by the aid of them en-
abled to keep their mines running were
required to.pay their employees every two
weeks and prohibited from forcing upon
them time checks good. only at the COM
pany's store, there would be fewer ad-
vocates of the gold standard found in
their ranks
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-20

The railroads and other corporations
that have taken such an active part in
trying to wrest this state from the demo-
cratic party will take notice that there is
a vast deal of political dynamite going
about loose in Alabama this year.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-20

Mr. Bailey not only repealed the gold
bug falsehood that the advocates of free
coinage are anarchists. socialists, ETC.,
but proved beyond question that the gold
bugs themselves are the real anarchists
and enemies of the government, and that
the democratic party is the great con-
seryatiye force of the republic and it's in
stitutions and is now engaged in des-
perate contest with the money power,
the trusts and monopolies, to prevent
them from bringing about conditions
pregnant with anarchy and ruin to the
country. -
Carlisle neglects the duties of his office
to prepare campaign speeches for deliv-
cry in Kentucky; Herbert, after an alb
sence from his post for months, finds time
to canvass in Alabama; Morton has leis-
ure to show on the stump his ignorance
of everything he ought to know, and 1T
tie EckeIs has time to demonstrate every
where how big'a fool he Island all these
things. when done to defeat and destroy
the democratic party that made them
and gave them place and power, are en-
tirely proper and in accord with the fit
ness of things as seen by the lately re-
turned" from Buzzard's Bay; but If a
district attorney or postmaster, OF other
inferior Official after doing all his wcrk.
presumes actively to support The demo-
cratic party. to which he is attached and
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-20
ANNOUNCED
FOR CONGRESS.
Hon. Oscar w. Underwood.

The State Herald is authorized to an
nounce A. c. Lowrey as a candidate for the
office of Mayor of the city of Birmingham,
subject to the will of the people at the gem
erai election, first Tuesday in December.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-20

Men have the right, of course, to change
their opinions, and conform their actions
to them as changed. But when one flops
completely and turns his back on the
whole tenor of his past life, unless he vol
unfairly shows sufficient and sensible rea-
sons for so doing, others are left free to
surmise the considerations that induced
and moved him. Sometimes they will not
stop a surmses, but go on to talk Curl
ously about such things. Eyes, people will
talk; people will talk" That is just what
ails Carlisle, Palmer, Dave Hill and
very small school of small fry in and
about Birmingham and few other places
in Alabama. They have given-and can
give-no reasons for their sudden con-
version to gold monometallism. This
task they have thrown on the people, who
do not find it difficult.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-20

Evidence that Senator D. B. Hill is to
become true and loyal supporter, not
only of Bryan, but of the platform on
which Bryan stands also, continues to
accumulate A recent issue of the New
York World informs us that the senator
has gone to farming. If he sticks to that
avocation he is sure to become sup
porter of the platform on which Mr.. Bry-
an stands.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-20

1t Is reported that the head of concern
in Birmingham that employs about 100
men has asserted that unless the men
vote against Bryan he will discharge the
last one of them. The State Herald
serves notice now that the laboring men
have a friend in the democratic party Of
this state and that such outrageous con-
duct on the part of employers is in open
violation of the laws Of this state, and
the man who in that way Is attempting
to bulldoze free American citizens is paw
ing the way to the penitentiary. Such
coercion will not be tolerated, and labor
ing men will not allow themselves fright
ened bv such threats.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-20

FOR STATE ELECTORS:
At-Large-S. w. John and j. w. A. san
ford.
First District-E. L. Russell of Mobile. j.
Second Dstrict-John ID. Burnett Oh
Conecuh.
Third District-T. M. Epsy of Henry.
Fourth Distinctly. B. Browne OF bhelby.
Fifth District-T. L.. Bulger or Iailapoosa'
Sixth District-J. Nj. Mayfield OF Tuska~
loosa.
Seventh District-M d. Sibert of Etowah.
Eighth District-E. 3. Almon of Colbert.
Ninth District-C. Il. Powell Of Jefferson
FOR CONGRESS.
Hon. Oscar w. Underwood.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-20
HOW TO VOTE.

HOW ~ tOLIIs
We give below the full electoral ticket
for Alabama, Opposite each Bryan and
Sewall elector we place an x mark. Prob
ably there are 100000 voters in Alabama
who can read and write, but who would
be troubled to select the eleven names
which they desire to mark as the ones
they desire to vote for
Let every democratic voter commit to
memory the eleven names in the follow
ing list preceded by an X mark.
This is very important. Commit them
10 memory:
NATHAN II. ALEXANDER.
X L. b. ALMON. -.-------------------------
JOHN ANDREWS.
]. b. APPLETON.
L. b. BALDWIN.
j. NJ. BARNES. -----------------------..
T. b. Buckley.
X WILLIAM b. BROWNE,
CHARLES w, BUCKLEY.
X THOMAS L. BULGER.
JOSEPH w. BURKE.
w. p BURKs.
X JOHN D. BURNETT.
WILLIAM NJ. COLEMAN.
o e. COMSToCK.
G. e. CRENsHAW.
J. b. CUMMING.
ANTHONY r.. DAWSON.
L. o. DAWSON.
CHARLES e. DUNN.
X THOMAS NJ EsPY.
FIRED S. FERGUSON.
NELSON FULLER.
H P. GAINES. ----.----.-.--.-----
n GASTON
JOSEPH H HARRIS.
THOMAS T. HARVEY.
S A. HOBsON.
DANIEL f. HUGER.
x SAM WILL JOHN.
A. b. JONES.
LAWRENCE KNIGHT,
EDMUND b, LANGLEY.
LAWRENCE II. LEE.
]. C. LESTER.
x ]. j. MAYFIELD.
J. p. MUDD.
WILLIAM Q. MULKEY.
x CHARLES b. POWELL.
CHARLES RATTRAY.
r. BARNWELL RHETT.
X E. l.. RUSSELL.
X ]. w. A. SANFORD.
II. L. Scale.
JOHN G. SEARCY.
JOHN h. SHIELDS.
Y NJ. D. SIBERT.
JOHN A. STEELE.
]. W. STEWART.
A. S. STOCKDALE.
], J. TAYLOR.
NICHOLAS NJ. WARE.
ANDREW T. WARMER.
MORRIS d. WICKERSHAM
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-20
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Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-20

Pure blood is necessary to enjoy good
health Hoods Sarsaparilla purities the
blood
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-20
NATIONAL TICKET.

FOR PRESIDENT.
William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT.
Arthur NJ. Sewall of Maine.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-28
Personal AND OTHER WISE.

DR.. zertucha is going to leave for Spain
at once. He is probably right in thinking
Cuba a very unhealthy country for him at
present.
Captain General Weyler's frequent visits
to Pinar del RIO give rise to a suspicion
that that hotbed of rebellion must be cooling
off.
Mr.. Trentanove, the sculptor, is on his
way to this country from Florence with
the finished bust of James G. Blaine, which
he modelled in Washington last winter.
GOvernor-elect Lee of South Dakota is one
of the largest land owners in the state. He
has between 1000 and 5000 acres Of choice
farm lands in his own county besides hold
ingS all over the state.
They play poker for keeps in North Da-
kota. party OF sporting gentlemen were
engaged in a little game just across the
street from where bank robbers we're dyna-
hitting a safe the other night, and although
they heard the explosion, not one OF them
dared to turn his head away from the table
until the game WIS finished.
The Carriers Annual Address" which
was fixture in every newspaper Office a few
years ago, is now so rare to be a novelty.
Among the few papers which cling to the
custom, the Buffalo Courier deserves first
place. It's 81 annual is an artistic poem in
pictures and Co.Ors-a poem without words
yet far more expressive. The ustrations
are superb and the execution presents 10 the
eye Il photograph OF the great strides and
iimitless scope OF American newspaper equip
mCnt.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-28
rhAMLNn 4 r1RLEE mn.

The work of framing a new tariff bill
will practically begin today when the
house committee on ways and means
will commence the hearings on the va
riouS schedules to be continued two
weeks II Is stated that owing to the
great pressure on the committee for Op-
portunitieS to be heard in oral argument
Chairman Dinglcy has felt compelled
to serve notice that the limits for the
hearings cannot he extended. He has
notified representatives Of the various
interests that the schedules already laid
down for hearing cannot be departed
from. that the committee will hold only
day sessions and that where 1t is
deemed important that oral statements
be made on behalf of industries it win
be advantageous for the industries to
settle upon few speakers, who will
be able to condpnsc their argument
within the time fixed Ivy the committee
for the verbal presentation of state.
mcntS. 1t is the desire of the committee
that representatives OF Industries sub
nit their statements in writing or printed
form. so as to secure prOmptpr COnSid-
Grafton by the committee than would be
given to speeches delivered during its
daily sessions. The committee is al
ready in possession of Il great deal of
information, obtained during the prep
aration of the emergency revenue bill
at the first session, so that 1t is not now
necessary to give time in listening to
elaborate arguments. while written
statements can be considered carefully
by the committee after the hearings. 1t
would seem that this ought to be entirely
satisfactory TO the industries Interested
in the tariff. The purpose of the com
mittee is to give all a fair opportunity
TO he heard, but not 10 unnecessarily
prolong this preliminary work.
1t is probable that Il tariff bill will be
framed before the close of the present
session but it is not likely that one will
be introduced, because it is not appar-
cnt that anything would be gained by
doing so. No measure passed by the
present house could pass the senate. or
if it should it would certainly fail nj
the hands of the president. The bill can
be prepared, however, for the next con
grcsS when it shall meet in extra scs-
sion, probably within month after the
new administration is installed. and as
it is probable the ways nnd means com
mittee of the Fifty-iifth congress will
be constituted as at present. with the
possible exception of the chairman, who
may be secretary of the treasury, the
measure can be promptly passed by the
new house of representatives With re-
gard to the character of the revised tariff
there can he nothing but conjecture,
Chairman Dinglcy has said that the prin-
ciple of protection will be carefully oh
served. but that does not necessarily
impiy Il restoration of lhe duties of the
Mckinley law or extreme action in any
direction. There is no reason to believe
that the prcsident-elect ravOrs radical
treatment Of the tariff and it is very
likely the republicans of the ways and
means committee are not without infor
nation respecting his views.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-28

The possibilities of the postal saw.
ings bank as Il contribution to the safety
of our banking system are gradually
making themselves apparent one oi
the Chicago papers INDUCES in the com.
ment that it is Il reproach to the govern
ment of the United St'',e that it has not
established postal savings banks The
agitation is starting. and with half the
encouragement which it deserves of
people of ordinary means. it will con.
tinue until crowned with the success
that is bound to come as soon as the
postal savings bank experiment is tried
in this country.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-28
TIE SrATES IND TnE 1KrSrS

4 stringent antitrust law In just gone
into effect in GpOrgil. 1t declares un-
lawful and void all arrangements, con
tracts, agreements, trusts or cOmbina-
tions made with view to lessen, or
which may tend to lessen, free competi-
ton in the importation or sale of articles
imported into the state, or in the manu-
facturc or sale of articles of domestic
growth, or of domestic raw material.
All combinations which tend to control
The price Of products are declared un-
lawful. Any corporation organized
under thn laws of the state violating any
of the provisions of the act shall forfeit
its charter and franchise and every for
eign corporation violating any of the
provisions of the act is prohibited from
doing business in the state.
1t is general state legislation of this
kind which must be chiefly depended
upon for the suppression of trusts. EX-
Attorney General Miller of Indiana is
reported to have said recently that II
he We're II member of the legislature of
that state he could and would frame
law which would drive the trusts ont Of
that state Mt least and the supreme
court of the United States has pointed
out that the states have large power
to deal with these combinations. THE
rolcf Of the citizens of each state" said
that tribunal, 'from the burden of
monopoly and the evils resulting from
the restraint of trade among such cti-
zens was left to the states to deal with
ana this court has recognized their pos
session Of that power even to the extent
of holding that an employment or bust
ness carried on by private individuals,
when ii becomes n matter of such public
interest and importance rs to create
common charge or burGen upon the cit
izen-in other words, when it becomes
practical monopoly to which the citizen
Is compelled tO resort and by means OF
which Il tribute can be eXaCted from
the community. Is subject to regulation
by state legislative power" Thus the
people of the states can protect them.
selves against this form of monopoly,
even without any legislation by CON
glcSs though federal antitrust legisla-
ton that can BE- made effective is of
course to be desired
1t is urged by some that the trusts
can safely be left to the operation of
the laws of trade ana commerce; that
within the past few years more of these
combinations have been wiped out by
the ineNorablc outcome of competition
than by any legislation which has yet
been enacted, 1t is true that there are
instances within recent experience IN
which attempts TO gain greater than
legitimate profits by artificial restrictions
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-28

upon productiop and distribution have
been defeated by the working of the
natural laws Of trade Tho fate of the
Corlagc trust and. of the General Flee
tiic company aud the dissolution OF the
Nail associati6e because Of its inability
to maintain the prices II had fixed in the
face of outside competition, are Illus
tratiyc instances. But they are by no
means conclusive against a policy of
national and state antitrust legislation.
II those combinations we're destroyed by
reason of their rdpacity and others sur
yivc because they are more conserva-
lively managed in respect to the prices
of their products. the latter are mono the
less inimical TO free competition. but
rather more so, and free competition
in every branch of business ia what the
laws should secure to our people. To
leave the trusts and combinations to the
operation of the natural laws of trade
would be to tolerate ana encourage the
growth of monopoly and no consider
able proportion OF the American people
will ever bc convinced that this is Il wise
policy.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-28
SWALLOWED Nv THE BuBBLE BANK.

SWALLOWED Nv THE BuBBLE BANK.
According to Treasurer Bartley's state.
mcnt S12OOO of tho temporary school
fund is tied up in the dcfunct Globe
Loan aud Trust Company bank of
omaha. when that bank closed its
doors Il was given out that there was
no state money on deposit there. I'm
Omaha banking circles ii was current
rossip that the Bubble bank had been
bA'Stctcd by state money. as It had been
by city money under Henry Boln. The
Globe bank had notoriously been Il
vacuum eyer since 1t was started and
never had been able 10 secure a firm
footing I'm this community for lack of
confidence I'm its managers. why this
shaky concern should have been dcsig-
mated rs = state dppositnly is utterly
ipryplir9hlc.
The bond of this bank. on file in the
auditors office is for $4,000. ON this
bond Cadet raylor qualities for $4,000,
w r TAYLOR for $4,000. III, q. Dpvries
for S1lOGu. ana the company itself of
which thc,c mon are chief owners and
bcurfrinrlcs for S5noOO In view of
the fact that rhr bank had been put TO
great straits when called ON to turn over
the Illegal EoIln dcpusit ii is amazing
that the state trcpsurcr, who never was
ignorant of its prccarious condition,
should hand over TO it's unsafe keeping
S12OOO Of money credited bv him to the
school fund The bank was closed up
in limo last and If the $4,000 really
belongs 70 the tcmporarv school fund
If must hnyc hccn placed i'm that bank
only short time prcvious to its col
lon.a
There is. however another feature to
This reckless luoniup of the school fund
and that is the present status of the in
solvent coucuru Under the usual pro-
cpdurc. n failed state bank is wound
I'M bv the courts through receivers ap-
pointcd for the protection of creditors.
The Globe bank has bv some hocus
pocus managed TO stavc off the appoint-
mcnt of n receiver. Instead of protect
ing tho creditors chief among whom is
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-28

1t seems to be the fashion this year for
governCrs-oloct TO announce their appoint
ments before they are inaugurated, or in
other words, to pay their debts before they
are e.-Globe-Democrat.
Not at all. The reason the governors
elect are announcing their appointments
before Inauguration is to rid themselves
of the persistent oilicescckcrS who will
there is a vacant place in sight. In
some respects this plan works to the ad-
vantage of the applicant for favor, for it
cuts short the period when he would be
wasting his time and spending his money
in an effort to impress his availability
on the appointing power.