The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-22
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at am in favor of expansion, but trade ex-
pansion simply" said Representatives. M.
Robertson, of Louisiana, who spent several
hours in the city yesterday. Mr.. Robertson
is serving his seventh term in congress, and
is now next to General Wheeler, the rank
ing man on the ways and means committee
Of the house.
st agree with The Age-Herald in that
which it has advocated. Having captured
and taken possession of the Philippines, I
believe now that we should adopt that same
policy with the Philippines which we have
agreed to adopt in Cuba, that is, that we
shall turn these islands over to the people
of the islands, allowing them and aiding
them in establishing a government of their
own-an independent form of government.
We should, of course, take possession of
coaling station and a naval station, and
maintain a military form of government
over the group of islands until the people
themselves shall have stable and lasting
government. 1t will then be comparatively
easy for the United States to withdraw and
the other nations of the earth will cooper
ate in forming protectorate over this gov
eminent, as the European nations have CO.
operated with the United States in the pro-
tectorate over the Samoan islands,"
what do you think of the fight which is
being made against General Wheeler retain
ing his seat in the present congress-" was
asked of Mn Robertson.
st don't care to speak upon this subject
just now, but we are all proud of General
Wheeler's achievements, and I do not think
that he will suffer any embarrassment at
the hands of the present congress-"
All honest men wish they had the COM
mon qualities of the dog. Few men have
those qualities, and all acknowledge that
fact The Age-Herald has a dog, and
every member of the staff loves the great
brute Alaric. But Alaric is not as faith
full as might be desired of him. AS has
been told before, Alaric is not as sincere
as he might be. He gives all the employees
of this newspaper establishment much con-
| Germ. Alaric makes all of us unhappy
at times, for Alaric is a frightful repro
bate. He is grateful enough in way, but
Alaric is remarkably inconstant. He is
unlike big greyhound which calls at the
general postofice every day to receive the
tender touch of a caressing hand. Post
master Hughes very probably doesn't know
this greyhound, albeit this same postmas-
ter is always sympathetic and tender
hearted. The stamp clerk at the big post
office, just across the way from The Age
Herald, is Miss Marie Taylor Elliott, a
warm-hearted and lovely 'little woman.
One day a big greyhound found his way
into the big building, which Uncle Sam
claims as his own. He was lost dog, so
to speak, and Miss Elliott. showed him
some kindness. He put his feet up on the
window sill, and the fair stamp clerk
caressed him. She patted him upon the
head, and he went away. Since that, from
day to day, the big greyhound finds his
way to the stamp clerks window, puts his
paws up, and is caressed by the lovely lit
tie woman and then goes his way quite
1 satisfied.
It is a beautiful fact-the little woman
showing kindness to the dog, and the dog
showing his appreciation of her gentle cour-
| tesy. 1t recalls Thackeray's saying or whax
he makes one of his chroniclers say, the
more know of dogs the less like msn..
The fair young stamp clerk at the l;i.-
mingham postoffice teaches all of us a les
son tits well to remember. She may not be
pleased with this little story, but she may
not deny the world the beautiful story of
tenderness and good will. Only soul in
herently gentle could bring back the grey
hound day by day.
"Zack Cowan remains here. Che gem
eral public Of Birmingham doen't know
Mr.. Cowan. and Mr. Cowan doen't care the
toss of a red cent whether he is known.