The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-10-30
CURRENT TOPICS OF
@EvERY DAY LIFE
BY NED BRACE.

BY NED BRACE.
see my Old friend, Gen. James Long,
street, has been appointed commissioners
of railroads, to succeed Gen. Wade
Hampton. of South Carolina. 1 am sorry
to see Gen. Hampton ou,s of a JOB. He
was a splendid confederate soldier, ard
is an upright. honorable gentleman. He
is over 20 years of age row, and is all
most withoui. fumes. Tt viii perhaps DE
hard matter to make ends meet finan-
cfai1y.
Longstreet has for years been seeking
government office. He has not waited
patiently. He had a grea,, fuss eight
years ago because President Harrison
would not provide for him. But now
everything las come ito him at once
a young wife and good paying govern
mert Office. The office has practically
no duties attached ito it. The ccmmis-
sioner of railroads tak.s a IMP to Cali
fornia once "a year in a private car and
must make an annual report. The only
other duties are Ito draw his .saiiary-
Gen. Lorgstreet will undoubtedly fill the
position credi5abfy.
There are some very peculiar people
in this town. They are inclined 10 take
things too much to heart. Many OF them
want to make everything personaa. Be-
cause I remarked yesterday that Bir-
mingham should have cheaper gas and
better gas. some of our good friends
don't like III. That however, dos not
matter. Buckingham is entitled to cheap
gas Other cities have gas very much
cheaper than Birmingham, yet they pay
twice as much for coal. OF course, the
gas company is entitled to legitimate
profit. 1t ought ITO have that. But it
does seem from the price 1T is getting it
Is making more ,dnan a Legitimate profit.
The people should hear from the gas
company. 1t is only right that they
should have the facts. and if am not
mistaken, THE Age-Herald will get All
the facts and print 'Uhem.
IOOI IltEIs oCOASC ~ oSSe~'
a bright fellow-somewhat erratic, peo-
pie said, but he was original and was
possessed of many advanced ideas. Some
of them were good, others were bad.
I never thought he would have made
a good mayor of New York il he had
lived and been elected. But he has
been valua bic man to his fellowmen.
He was thinker and a reasoner. There
are many good points about his single
tax ideas. Few people know how many
followers he had in this country on that
idea. It will live after him and 1t may
develop practical ends under the leader
ship of others. He was theorist, 10
is true, but some of these theories i'm
the hands of practical men to be worked
out might probably result to the last
ing good of this country some of these
days Mr.. George was the most enthu-
syiastic worker T ever saw. That is
what killed him. He worked himself to
death. He came very near doing that
in the last presidential campaign. He
was one of Bryan's most enthusiastic
supporters, and he controlled a very
barge number of votes but unfortunate
ly he controlled them where they did no
good.
I read in THE Age Herald that Dick
Croker was Kissed in Tammany Hail
by Tammanyites Tuesday night. Croker
evidently lost his rabbit foot when he
went to England to run race horses. He
is no longer boss of Tammany nor or
New York city politics. Van Wyck was
nominated over his protest. He wanted
Hugh Grant nominated. However, he
has been working with a will for Van
Wyck, and is determined to use all his
power to elect him. Croker lis great
wire worker. He can map out cam
paign and general it from behind the
scenes, but Thursdays demonstration
in Tammany Hall is ample evidence
that Croker will have to stay behind the
scenes. His personality is a drawback
rather than an aid to Van Wyck. I
have great respect for Cookers ability
as a politician. He can plan a campaign
better than any man in this country.
but somehow his face don't go before
the public. Crolxer's face is not his for
tune.
Plas es In Sight.
H.;