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The age-herald., 1901-05-19
WE DO NOT NEED CUBA.

From the Chicago Record-H Herald.
 Secretary Wilson, not satisfied with the advancement of the agricultural interests of the United States which has marked his four years in office, Is aiming to make the country independent of Cuba by de- veloping the tropical resources of our new islands He has succeeded In awak- ening many of the Southern farmers to the advantage of diversified crops and has persuaded them to raise less cotton and more corn and bacon. He has induced them to take up cattle and sheep; the planters of Louisiana and other Gulf states are now raising more rice than we need, and under his direction are be- gining to export it. He believes that within few years they will be able to supply the markets of Porto Rico and the Philippines. When he came into office there were few struggling beet sugar factories, but the industry has grown un- til last year we produced $7,s00,0oO worth of sugar, or 10 per cent of all we use.
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matter to be considered. The grand father clause and the understanding clause of the constitutions recently adopted by other Southern States have been proposed. Neither has been satis- factory. The porl tax plan, which pro- vides that no man shall vote who has not paid his poll tax for one, two. three or more years preceding an election, strikes me as the best plan. I don't believe that the declaration in the Democratic plat form, that no white man shall be deprived of the right to vote, can be carried out If 1t be the purpose to deprive every ne- gro of the right of suffrage. The poll tax provision would eliminate fully 95 per cent of the negro vote. It would like wise eliminate large part of the white vote. It would however, aid in bringing about the result which all intelligent and thinking people of Alabama desire namely, eliminate the ignorant and large ly the corrupt from elections.
 The Sisters of Charity of the Catholic church have volunteered to build a char ity hospital in Montgomery, provided the citizens of Montgomery will donate the land. They agree to build a hospital to cost not less than s50OOo if Montgomery will donate a s10,0O0 site
 Many citizens of Montgomery are en- Enthusiastically working to raise the site money A few ministers-bigoted and of narrow mind-are publicly opposing the work because those of the Catholic re- ligion are behind 1.-the bone and sinew of the movement. Such conduct is un- worthy of that Christian spirit which should characterize the words and work of ministers of the gospel
 The St. Vincent Hospital here in Bir- mingham, built by, the good Sisters of Charity, with some Birmingham aid is as open to the Protestant as 1t Is to the Catholic. Six of every ten charity pa- tients who have been it's inmates to date
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and the presentation at the registry places or polls of poll-tax receipt fraudulent practices are absolutely eliminated Besides it lets all voters vote unless they defeat it by their own neglect. And if they neglect to pay their poll taxes, they can at any rate attend the primary of their party, where the candidates of the party will be chosen. In the recent election for officers of Birmingham only 261 votes were boiled at the erection, because the primaries were considered con clusive.
 The payment of poll tax and a good primary election law fully meets the two requirements of the case with out inviting friction, censure or trouble of any sort. Among the three plans it is certainly the best, and there are no other plans. There will be no others
The age-herald., 1901-05-19
Rau Time Music.

Out in Denver the American Fedora. tion of Musicians recently met. Why the Federation did not meet on the top of Pike's Peak is not stated. It did meet at Denver, and it proceeded to declare coon songs and other rag-time melodies "unmusical rot" that should be suppressed. The word "rot" is not perhaps elegant, although it has the endorsement of at least one New York clergyman and of the Rev. Sam Jones, but it's elegance or non-elegance is not an issue The Federation says rag time Is "unmusical rot"--what then is musical rot? Can rot" be musical? This, you see, raises a great moral is- sue. But let that pass.
 What is music, anyway? If 1t be a rhythmic combination of tones that gives pleasure to the auditory nerves, then rag-time Is music. It may ap- peal to the heels more than to the in- ner soul, but it certainly tickles the ear with sweet sounds. It shuts out treason, strategems and spells for the moment at any rate.
 We are not prepared to say that coon song is more elevating than a strain from Wagner or a Beethoven symphony, but in the hands of the average everyday performer the coon song carries more sweet sounds to the ear than classic music would. Much depends upon the manner of interpre- tation. The coon song fits the case, nine times out of ten, and the higher music only now and then.
 The truth is, rag-time music cannot be resoluted out of use. It can in the long run be educated out. In other words, the Federation is beginning at the wrong end. As long as the people want rag-time, rag-time it will be. w n6n Jnc pCOplG 10 CouSobON uP " something more soulful, something that makes them think and makes them better, then rag-time will be abolished. The purists of Denver should go to work to create better ears, better tastes, higher ideals, among the people. Mere resolutions cannot do that They should begin in the public schools and keep it up out of school, until the classical becomes familiar and acceptable to all the peo- pie. At present the higher music is as much ,"rot" in the uneducated ear as rag-time is in the musically trained ear. Education, in other. words, is the thing, and not resolutions from Den- yer. ''t --.-i
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Primary Elections in Wisconsin

There is blood on the face, of the moon as it, shines on the Republican party of Wisconsin, and the politicians have their knives out This state of affairs came about through an attempt to prepare a primary election law. General La Toilette and the State ticket, and the Legislature, too, were elected last fall fully pledged to enact into law a sweeping primary election bill that should render delegate conven- tions and caucuses ana all the tricks and devices of politicians ancient his tory.
 When the Legislature met the ma chine took charge of it, and lne Hage- meister primary election bill was passed, measure so meagre and un- satisfactory that it at once aroused the ire of Governor La Toilette, who has never been supported by the machine except under compulsion. He fired 1t back with veto that stands almost without precedent for truth-telling on the plaintest of terms. Among other things he said in his veto message:
 The machine is strong in the Senate, and it replied with resolution of cen sure. This precipltates an issue. The machine must fight it out with the rank and file. The rank and file will be led by Governor La Toilette, and the machine will be made up as all ma cnlnes are. The Democrats stand ready to march in through the breach, carrying in their hands primary cleo tion law good for local, State and Con gressional elections, knocking wholly out the out-of-date and rotten devices .--at let clique in each county rule subject only to another clique at the political center of the State. The Democrats are not very strong in Wis consin, but they are very alert at pres ent, and they are not in the least troubled by any possible extent of the war between the machine and Gov ernor La Toilette, for they know the r State needs thorough primary cleo ton law.
The age-herald., 1901-05-19
Community of Interests Panic.

as "Community of interest" did it-that Is to say, it has been convicted of ere ating the rise and of rendering the smash inevitable at the end of it. It is as plain as the nose on a mans face that the buying of first one stock and another by the strong interests engaged in consolidating roads on the community-ofjnterest plan led to the extraordinary and unreasonable rise in values of securities. The mass of spectators came to think that all roads would be consolidated until there should be but one board of control, and that the price of all could and would be bid up.
 The Northern Pacific at first at- tempted to buy control of St. Paul, a big corporation in the northwest, and when it could not do that it turned about and tried to buy control of Burlington, another big corporation. While it was engaged in this business the Union Pacific went at work to buy a control of the Northern Pacific, which was trying to buy controlling interest in the Burlington. These bat ties for control carried Northern Pa cific to such preposterous figures that the market simply went wild, and a smash became inevitable.
 , ITO this day no outsider knows who controls the Northern Pacific Com pany, because one side bought com mon stock and the other preferred stock. and the latter can be retired by paying par for it on the first day of next January, but in the meanwhile a board of directors is to be elected. This presents a situation that naturally would be carried into the courts did not both sides know that the courts would condemn all community-of-inter- est schemes on the ground that they are but attempts at consolidation of parallel lines. The Burlington paral-
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lels the Union Pacific and the Union Pacific the Northern Pacific. The en- tire business is against law and public policy, and the scheniers will keep out of court. It is reported that a deal has been arranged, but what its basis is, and who will control Northern Pa cific, are not known.
 Community-of-interest cares little for either law or public opinion, and it may survive the wreck it has created, but it will have to face hostile Legisla- lures next winter and hostile courts later on. It's tactics and dangers are now we'll understood, and people will soon begin to ask themselves, What Is to be the end of all this? What is its logical limit? And they cannot ask these questions too soon or too sharply.
The age-herald., 1901-05-19
THE MURMUR OF THE WORLD.
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face with it's marvellous black and liauid eyes-sloe eyes of the poet, flashing like black diamonds; her dreamful figure swaying under It's robe of lace with the heavenly blue gown beneath and mass of roses that lent glory to her cheek and to the superlatively exquisite arm that held then-what more enchanting in all the world could man behold to adorei
 The proper study of mankind Is wom- en, as was said here years ago. She gov erns the world. Man may believe that he conducts affairs mundane; woman knows she does The hand that caresses the baby is the hand that rocks the world. The hand that with cool touch. delft as angels skill, soothes the fevered face, and ministers and bathes when Pain masters, is the hand of dear charit% The : hand that leads us to the hearts con- fessional and along the daffodil way, where blossoms bloom, birds sing. and the laughter of little children rings upon the air. perfumed with the sweet odors of thousand flowers, is the hand that points good men the way to the better ille diu tHe WOTlu $ TeueInplloH! Ine hand that pens the violet-scented mis- sive, telling of tryst, is the hand that traces the broad line between the heaven and the hell of mans life The hand that caresses Is the hand that redeems, strengthens blesses. It is the hand that writes from far4ar near, all for youl
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 Place no trust, my fair beloved, in the man who has never loved a woman and never kissed one; and be very careful ss to the extent of your trust whenever you shall be moved to give 1t at all. Men are deceivers ever. Tn that particular they are like women. There is some man known to some of you who believes he was first in one particular in Cupid's divinest gifts of purity He is marching with unmeas- ured tread to the madhouse. There Is al- ways a man who is of right to call him self first with true woman; but, con- found him! he Is always the other fellow. Apply the same truth to women as re- gards men, and you have in full act by act, scene by scene. the most beautiful comedy of human life.
 So to every one of you Is brought back the truth Love and Joy are around the corner on the road of life waiting for you, waiting, waiting. waiting.
 THE MURMURER.
The age-herald., 1901-05-19
NED BRACE TALKS ABOUT AFFAIRS
 WITHIN AND WITHOUT BIRMINGHAM

In all the panics and flurries in the stock market recently observe the Ten- nessee Coal and Iron company's stock has about held it's own. and this in face of the fact that a large new issue of bonds is to be made upon the property The Tennessee Company has probably done more to make Birmingham what it is than any other concern or corporation in this section Its prosperity means much in the prosperity of the Birming- ham district. It is making money, and regardless of the stock speculations in Wall street this stock will doubtless go to par within a reasonable time.
 
 It Is not long before the question of wage scales in the Birmingham district Is to come up. It is not probable, how ever, that there will be any disagree nets between labor and capital this year. The miners are apparently we'll satisfied with their present wages and the coal companies are likewise contented. Indeed, the Birmingham district shows up so well at the present time that I am told several million dollars of foreign ihohcy 10 u Oo illNtSltQ IlBhI HSlc dI d. very early date in consolidating several plants and enterprises, and materially adding to them.
 If the labor unions of the district will be governed by their intelligent men and avoid troubles and disputes with the companies employing them. the outlook is that Birmingham will be the greatest town in the south within five years.
 There is no longer any doubt but that both the Seaboard Air Line and the H. linois Central Railroads will soon get into Birmingham, and it is a known fact that several large finished product pro- ducing plants are to be constructed here within the present year.
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 The constitutional convention of Ala barna meets Tuesday at Montgomery. The suffrage question is the important
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Three Plans for suffraqe Reform.

The two chief problems of the sui frage revolution are these:
 l. The securing of an intelligent electorate.
 g. The elimination of all fraudulent practices in connection with the bal lot.
 There are three plans before the people for accomplishing these two things, and the number of plans will not be .increased-at least, it has not been in other States which have at tempted a solution of the problem; and we may therefore as we'll assume that there are but three feasible remedies for the electoral ills that anect South ern States under the fourteenth and fifteenth amendments.
 The first of these remedies Is the intelligence" plan, whether it be square-out reading and writing or the plan of reading and construing sec tion of the constitution. The latter was invented in Mississippi. It would practically annihilate the electorate if it were impartially and strictly applied, but it is not so applied; no one ex- pected or expects it to be so applied; it simply invites trickery either at the polls or in the places where registra- tion lists are prepared, and trickery in the counting of vote. The intel ligence" plan is readily the worst of all remedies, because it invites on it's very face fraudulent practices. No one proposes for moment to apply it in an impartial manner.
 The second remedy is found in the grandfather" clause of Louisiana, whereby the descendants of all soldiers in all wars are permitted to vote. This in truth and all reality is at war with the fifteenth amendment of the federal constitution, and even if it were con stitutional it would not provide the State with an intelligent electorate. All the sons of soldiers are not stu dents by any means.
 The third is the poll-tax and primary plan. A poll tax paid at least one year before election would certainly confine the electorate to the more con- servative and intelligent portion of the population. The experience of at least three cotton States establishes this fact beyond serious question. And when voting depends upon the records
The age-herald., 1901-05-19
SOUTHERN MILLS

From the New York Commercial
 Holyoke, Mass, May 10.-"Let the North not deceive itself regarding the texile in- dustry in the South.' said Prince W. Green, of Phoenix, Ala, to Commercial representative to-day MT. Green, who is secretary treasurer of the International Union of Texile Workers, the annual con- vention of which has been in session in Holyoke this week, ayers that the preva- lent belief In the North that New England will maintain its prestige in texile prod ucts on account of the superior intelli- gence of Northern labor is delusion. Southern mill owners, Secretary Green says, are not relying on "poor whites and negroes, but are securing a class of labor which will compare favorably with that tn any part of the country.
 The industry is new in the South, which has not yet developed the reserve force of thousands of skilled operatives which can be mobilized in New England whenever a big mill is opened. The salvation of the North, MT. Green believes, lies in the adoption of the Northern wage and time schedules in the South.
 Factory legislation Is meager in the South,' said Secretary Green. "In Geor- gia the hours are restricted to 66 a week by law, but in other states the mill own CT can work his employees as long as he chooses In Alabama and Mississippi the operatives average 12 hours day, and in North and South Carolina 11. It is not uncommon to see children eight and nine years old in the mills. These children be- come fullfedged operatives at an age at which they should still be in school. An other year we hope to secure the passage laws in South Carolina, Georgia and Ala bama making 1t Illegal to employ children under 12 years of age. The negro has been tried and found wanting as a texile operative. Union!sm Is no longer regard ed with suspicion in the South.
 Secretary Green left this afternoon fof Boston, where he will attend a conference tomorrow, at which it Is hoped to bring about a consolidation of the International Union of Texile Workers and the Ameri- can Federation of Texile Operatives.
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Fiuhtinu the White Death.


 In July in London, the worlds focal point, world congress will be assem- bled to consider the best means of fighting down and back tuberculosis or "consumption," the most dreadful of all diseases. Tn the United King dom its victims annually number 60,- 900; In the United States, fully 100,- 0O0. Tn all Europe it kills annually a million people.
 No known disease is as deadly, and yet people do not fear it. In this lies the chief danger. The delegates to the worlds congress do fear it, and they will try to devise means of staying it's .ravages. They will go at work believ- ing it is not hereditary, but that its spread is due to infection, and they will try to settle upon plan that will prevent infection.
 Eminent medical practitioners at the recent congress of tuberculosis, held in New York, presented these conclu- sions: Seventy-four per cent of the deaths in New York, for example, could have been avoided if competent physi. clans had taken charge of the patients in the early stages of the disease. The poor have no chance to be cured, and sanitariums for the treatment of those without means. should be established by the State. One doctor declared that doctors should not try to prolong the lives of hopeless consumptives,. They the means adopted have tendency to shorten life. This may seem cruel and even barbarous, but when 1t is remembered that one case leads to others by infection, and that consump- tion causes more deaths than all other diseases combined. the cruelty and barbarian involved are not so appar- ent
 Let us hope the worlds congress in London will bring out plan feasible as we'll as scientific, and that be- ginning will be ma~e towards stamp ing out the most dreadful of all dis eases.s Let the people be- taught that the consumptive is more to be summed pox or yellow fever, being the more dangerous of the two.
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SOUTHERN RAPrIsTs.

From the New Orleans Times-D Democrat.
 The Southern Baptist Convention may point with pride to the high stand ing of its official personnel; for in the list of officers chosen yesterday were an ex-Governor (Northen) for President, two Governors QIead and Longino), an ex-Governor (Eagle). and one former candidate for President of the United States (Joshua Levering) for Vice-Pres- idents. not to mention many others who have won distinction in their several spheres. A church which can boast character and distinction cannot fail to have a profound influence in the nation.
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pThe wide worlds bright
 As a dream of light
 With never a cloud above me;
 And never a thorn
 Near a rose is born,
 For your lips have said you love me.
 The way seems long,
 But sweet, sweet song
 Is hymned by the stars above me;
 And sorrow seems
 Like an echo of dreams,
 For your lips have said you love me.
 And let lifes sky
 Bring smile or sigh,
 Or stars, or storms above me;
 Let Fame depart
 From my life, sweetheart
 Your lips have said you love me!''
 The cry Is the triumphant note that shall leap from the heart of every one that thirsteth, someday in some hope lighted place. my beloved.
 Life is never a lie save only when we with intent make 1t false. Into the path of every one of us comes all the love re- quired to make our lives victorious, and 1t comes in the goodness of Gods time, as most of us know of ourselves. If 1t come not of and through the Master it can bring no joy-that will survive the froth upon the winecup in the bridal ban quet.
 Whoso seeketh love and life apart from the appointed courses, that one shall come to a black hour when the moments will be sounded by heart that is breaking without hope. Ss
 Believe it, beloved, believe it from one of that vast multitude of the faithful who have come--not to believe it, but to know, 1t Is truth In all the ways of the world sunshine and sorrow are blent as the Gracious Master meant" It is not for babblers nor idlers nor mere earthly time-servers to gainsay the truth.
 Once again, this is no sermon to the be- loved, but just a plea to you to see and know and feel that there is joy around the corner on the way of life for you
 You may go gather the joy as you would gather lily in that glory that is greater than Solomon's; but it is written you shall gather as the Gracious Master meant.
 There may be had golden-chaliced pleasures tonight, and diamond-studded sin may hold sway in the place of sin S scarlet glow and blackened masks, but the answer tomorrow for all that sin
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HARVARD AND THE PRESIDENT

From Harper's Weewly.
 The contention that for Haword Col lege to confer an honorary degree on a President commits a university to ap- proval of all, his policies seems not to be sound Harvard was a stronghold of fed eralism when 1t gave General Jackson degree. and it will be just as anti-im- perialistic after 1t has dubbed Major Mo kinley doctor of laws as it was before. A President stands for facts, even more than for policies, and President Mckinley stands for so many facts-some of them in conflict with others-that 1t ought not to be hard to accept him. Besides, who is so fit to say that Harvard wants as her overseers. a representative, legislative body chosen by the graduates?