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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-09-04

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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-09-04
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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-09-04

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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-09-04
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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-09-04

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The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-30
Q A DESTRUCTIVE REFORM. The Johnston-Shelley Campaign
 Bolt.

Mobile Register.
 The SheIley-Johnston faction. in con ference in Birmingham on Tuesday, laid emphasis upon the declaration that the movement they inaugurate is for the purifcation of the Democratic Party and to prevent evil clements that are now in control of the party from using the registration machinery for the disfran- chisng of white men; and that they are and always will be Democrats of the pureSt ray serene.
 We think we have heard this note be- fore. It has g familiar sound. Seldom has a reformation been started without the pretense that the reformer has no idea of attacking the main structure; he
 wishes merely to abolish the erroneous and injurious practices He Is a devout
 worshiper in the temple but his prayers are disturbed by sinners who occupy high places. In fact. Governor Johnston claring: Let Us go in ard drive out the
 money-changers and take charge
 Unfortunately this can never be done
 by a mere human being. He who starts
 out to reform, to reorganize. to eJect
 those who appear not to do what is right: can never restrain the forces whose aid
 he invokes, and, like Caius Graccnus,
 falls the victim of his own temerity' or brings down into ruin with himself the institution he attacks.
 The talk of Shelley and Johnston re- forming the Democratic Party Of Ala bama is, therefore, mere vaporing Ihese men are InuCn IOO ScTSAule tO 1t themselves Indeed, they provide for State Executive Committee and pro ceed in organization without regaru to the fact that the Democratic Party has it's Executive Committed and that, If the reorganizers mean to fight inside the party and for party betterment. there Is no need of two committees; but, on the contrary, two committees will breed an- | tagonism. and help defeat the very pur- pose Shelley and Johnston declare they have in view.
 We would advise that there is nothing but fragrant opposition and rebellion to party principles in the prospective whith- CT the Shelley-Johnston forces are tend ing. Let no man be deceived. We are viewing a repetition of the Kolb move
 ment. and it will be the same old fight over again unless those who are now with these misled leaders have influence with
 them enough to guide them into a bet | for hath
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-30
THE POLL TAX.

Opelika, Ala, Nov. 29, 1901. Editor The Advertiser:
 There seems to be considerable con fusion and misunderstanding as to the provision in the new Constitution, rela- tive to the collection of poll tax. Is the poll tax assessed and collected as under the present law?
 Will the collectors use processes of exc eution and garnishment to collect poll tax?
 Are members of fire and military com panies exempt from poll tax under the new Constitution as they were under the present law. Tax Payer.
 Poll tax under Section IS4 of the new Constitution is fixed at S1.5O In order | to give better understanding of the mat ter We quote the language of the section:
 The poll tax mentioned in this article 1 shall be $1 50 upon each male inhabitant | of the State over the age of 2l years, 1 and under the age of 45 years, who would not now be exempt by law, but the legis- lature is authorized to increase the maxi mum age fixed in this section to not more than 60 years. Such poll tax shall | become due and payable on the first day of October of each yea r and become | delinquent on the first day of the next | succeeding February, but no legal process | nor any fee or commission shall be allow | ed for the collection thereof The tax | collector shall make returns of poll taS l collections separate from other collec- tions.
 ! In the above our correspondent vii find answer to all his questions, In doubtedy poll tax will be assessed as under present law, but there can be nc
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-30
Ambitious Politicians.

Guntersville Democrat.
 Some of the State newspapers are glv- ing a considerable free advertisement to four defeated candidates, ascribing to standardization leaders the purpose oL forming new party to be made up or all who voted against ratification.
 Whether or not such discussion IS an n injustice to any of these candidates IS moi so much of interest as the question, is such a movement feasible or likely to transplre. c,.-
 Take the average North Alabama Coun- ty for an example. There were no party fires drawn Naturalization votes were cast by Democrats. by Republicans, Pop ulists ani by the colored voters. Socie- ties of colored men voted in body in many places. .,.. that any defeated candidate can anal galnate, for future vote getting, so great a variety of meu
 It is one thing to honestly differ on public measure; 1t is quite another to ride into public office by amalgamating a great variety of political views for the furtherance of private ambition.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-30

compulsory process invoked to collect it. The tax payer must follow his own in- clination in that regard.
 All persons exempt by existing statute law from payment of poll tax are clearly exempted under the provisions of Section l94.
 There is, however, a very important feature of the poll tax requirement which should not be overlooked. Under the title of suffrage and elections in Section IFS 1t is distinctly provided among other things that no person shall vote at any election by the people unless he shall have resided in the State at least two years. in the county one year and in the precinct or ward three months. in which he offers to vote and he shall have been duly registered as an elector and shall have paid on or before the first day of February next preceding the date of the election at which he offers to vote, all poll taxes due from him for the year 1901 and for each subsequent year.
 Poll tax for the year 1901 is now due and unles paid by those of whom it is required by the first of next February, those thus falling to pay will be prevented from voting at the election next November, nor will they be permit ted to participate in party primary elec- tions for it is expressly provided that only qualified electors can participate in such primaries. Every male person between 21 and 45 years of age should pay his poll tax within the prescribed time.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-30
INJUSTICE TO THE SOUTH.

The St. Paul Pioneer Press is one among many Northern newspapers which thinks itself fully qualified to lecture the South and the people of the South on any question affecting the two sec tions of the Union. and has no hesitation about doing so. It Is especially severe in speaking of Southern school histories, and among other things says:
 But such aspersions of Northern mo tives and Northern character, such be- littlement of Northern statesmen and generals. and such childish glorification of men who they defeated as is dealt out in Southern textbooks should make every fair-minded Southron bblush. Not by such publications are the best in- terests of the New South 10 be advanced.
 The Advertiser. is free to admit that some of the so-called histories written by Southern writers are intensely sec tional. and in many cases unjust but it is only fair to say that some, at least of these books were conceived and writ ten in a spirit of retaliation for the grossly false and offensive books written by some of the Northern authors. It would be difficult to exaggerate the in- tense bitterness and falsehood of some of these histories, which could see but one side of the warrant and its causes. as well as of the character of the South ern people who were engaged in it. Re- ferring to this subject and to the criti- cisms of our St. Paul contemporary. The Washington Post, while admitting that there is some foundation for the charge. says:
 But if The Press imagines that the Southern people will teach their children that the South rebelled and that their fathers were rebels, it is hoping for an impossibility. And If the school histories ! of the Northern States treat secession as rebellion, they, in the estimation of the South. are "distorting history" as extensively as the South is charged with doing
 That Is a correct view to take Tho Confederates are not going to admit that they were rebels and they are not going to teach their children anything of the kind. The children are not going to he taught that their fathers were traitors. IT tue OOutneTH pcOple must ldlSIy HlS- tory and distort the facts in order to show that they are loyal to our govern ment. as The Press seems to think should be done. then evidence of loyalty must be postponed until the names of Lee and his fellow patriots are forgotten. The truth of history can be maintained and preserved without discrediting our cause or those who fought for 1t. and those who think otherwise are welcome to their belief.
 The truth of the matter is that history writers both North and South have been too much inclined to write entirely from a sectional point of view When the Northern writers speak so glibly of rebels and traitors they should not be surprised if their books are refused admittance into our schools, or that there should be books written on this side which are offensive to the North. AS we recede from the bitterness engendered by that great struggle all fair-minded men are able to see that there were great and good men on each side, and that the truth can be told without offence. Per haps some day an impartial history will be written.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-30
A srnIous QUESTION.

The peopIe of Birmingham are In state of mind over their water suppiy and much discussion has been induiged in recently on the subject. The Cahana River is the source from which the city water is obtained. and 1t is contended by ,bose in position to know that the water ,s both unpleasant aad unwholesome.
 Montgomery is fortunate in having bountiful supply of pure water, to which no serious objection can be raised Our city had a somewhat extended ana not very satisfactory experience with river water. and can sympathise with Birm- insham. for good water. pure food ana pure air are three of the essential neces- sities if comfort and health are 10 DC maintained. People in the country "ho have springs and wells of pure water can have little conception of the disadVan- tages under which city people often labor The air of a crowded city cannot De as pure as it is in a healthy portion or the country, and if to impure air IS added contaminated water the consequences are always serious.
 Presumably Birmingham can never have pure artesian water. such as Mont gomery enjoys. A hole bored under Birmingham would soon penetrate either a vein of coal or a deposit Of iron ore to say nothing of other possibilities under lying that city. and however useful coal may be as a fuel, or however good iron may be as a tonic, neither is considered a necessary ingredient of good drinking water. It is a problem which is causing much concern in our sister city and 1t Is one which will grow with the increase ow population. Some of her people are so fortunately situated that they can run down to Montgomery when they must have a good drina-of water, Of course but all the people cannot thus grafify their inclinations and much suffering must result unless they can find somt means of getting good water of theii own. Meanwhile they must boil theii drinks, the doctors advise. or confine themselves to something besides water.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-30
Dead Churches.

The Boston Chri tian Register says; We know a Unitarian Church no" closed, which for thirty years hau no anxiety about its financi'l affairs because,
 whatever the income and Fxpendlture' al the end of the year the treasurer alwaEs brought in the bills receipted with all "c- counts closed. We know chu''n .,''" well on the way toward meditation with death which has a similar record. Any fund which takes from members of a congregation the sense of the respoisl- hility for the conduct and welfare oi the church is commonly a hindrance' anu not q blessing. Whils t is right ana $eslraole
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-30
Debating and Citizenship.

Edwin Maxey in Modern Culture TOT De-
 cember
 The first defect in our system of edu- cation for which I would suggest debat- ing as a remedy is failure to cultivate the virtue of originality; students be- come to an unholy degree parasites on the body of organized knowledge as con tained in textbooks and presented by instructors. Protests of instructors against this avail little so long as the character of work in the curricula admits 1t, and in fact too often puts a premium upon it. With the great majority of students that kind of work, and that kind only, will be done which Is essential to maintaining a good standing in class; and there are comparatively few studies in which ones standing will not be high, provided they absorb the facts of the text and the lecture. This is impossible in debating and the debater soon finds it out One must form his own plan of de- bate and make 1t conform to his own ap- titudes. It is true that some few, true to their parasite nature, will fasten themselves to some set form of debate as found in Brookings and RingwaH, Baker. ct al. but only a few will suffer themselves to be thus handicapped by the necessity of running their thoughts and facts into fixed mould.
 Whatever puts a premium upon indi- vidual research. as debating certainly does, goes a long distance towards de- veloping true students That the true student is one who investigates accord ing to plan of his own and not one sug- gested by the text or the lecturer, Is recognized by all graduate schools; in fact. it is the basis of all really graduate work, But it Is extremely hazardous to postpone the development of this habit hpu uin larly as very few have the opportunity of pursuing course of graduate study Therefore for the great mass of students the cultivation of habits of investigation must be had in the public schools and colleges.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-30

that those to whom great wealth nas come out of the opportunities offered py the expanding life of the republic should pay grateful tribute to the community of which they are part, it will be pup,
 IIc calamity if such generosity snaii end in taking away from lnnunler apio snau rivers the manly impulse to pay tboir share of the common expense and to do their part in maintaining the in- stitutions of the higher lire"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-30
Rioting shoemakers.

NtW I OIh IIIUUUF.
 The shoemakers of Vienna will gain nothing by carrying out their threat to smash the windows of all shops in which American shoes are sold. That is no way tn meet competition in trade. They should rather see If they cannot make as good shoes as those imported from America, and at as low a price. If they can they need not fear American com petition. If they cannot there Is no use in their trying to smash with paving stones the law of the survival of the 6ttaat
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-30

"One hundred students at the North western University, Chicago, have been turned back to the spelling school" is fhe significant remark of a contempora- Try. These students had evidently been through the ordinary schools and were thought sufficiently educated to enter col lege. but there happened to be pro- lessor there who thought students should know how to spell. That fact is as creditable to him as the want Of orthog- raphical knowledge is discreditable Co the lower schools.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-30
Advice to New Jersey.

Cincinnati Commercial.
 It may be a coincidence, merely. that trusts and anarchists find safe lodgment on New Jersey soil, but 1t is a fact, nev- ertheless. But it is a good sign when New Jersey unsheathes the sword of jus tice against anarchy Let her do lil.eWist against trusts by the repeal of the stat utes which have created. and are daily creating organizations full of danger to the American public.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-30
Washington Receptions.

san FranclscO Cal.
 It Is said that President and Mrs Roosevelt have been forced to abandon their plan of holding informal Friday af- ternoon receptions because of the mob of people that attend them. Evidently Washington has become too large a city for our Presidents to continue customs that were good enough in the past At the present time there is a sufficient number of sightseers In Washington at nearly all seasons to overrun any official who would undertake to see them all
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-30

The Demopolis Dispatch announces that hereafter 1t will make its welcome visits twice a week. There cannot be any doubt of the fact that Demopolis is one of the livest cities In the South. It has grown rapidly in business and population and seems now to be entering upon still larger career of prosperity. The enterprise of the publishers of The Dis- patch is most commendable and deserves the active support of all the citizens of Demopolis and vicinity.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-30
Horrors of Navigation.

All this time the doomed vessel was dragging its anchors and drifting help lessiy toward the breakers.
 A knot of affrighted passengers had lluddled tokether in the cabin.
 Suddenly some one began to sing Pull for the Shore!'
 The others joined in.
 "Tell 'em they needn't do that" roared the Captain. wen be there in about five minutes.' ..::
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-30
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 One of the Mysteries.
Washington Times.

Washington Times. ,.,
 It Is one of the mysteries of the tariff situation that American boot ana shoe manufacturers can fill Austria-Hungar with alarm by the extent of their sales in Vienna, but cannot sell in the Amer ican market except under the protecti9n of duties so high as virtually 10 eNcluue foreign boots and shoe. That IS 10 say it would be a mystery if 1t were true but as 1t Is not true 1t Is simply fraud- ulent pretence.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-30
Monarch of The Dailies'

Representation makes eirculatlon. .n,.,,o,
 The Advertiser has the pest repfesensn' sn cf any daily newspaper in the State of Ala bAma Every city town and village ot come euence within fifteen hours Of MonISo'n.i,;; r,; is represented by a courteous agent wno VII deliver The Daily Advertiser at regular rsts, s, Prompt service and reliable news IS respons rpn, D, for the wonderful success of our megnnceun. u circulation statement. October furntshes ths following figures that prove conciusiveE .,ar s,, former claims of having larger cncus~tb tb. than any other two morning papers in the State of Alabama combtnec:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-30

The man that is suddenly converted has no cause to complain If other people say they are going to wait to see him prove it." says The New Bedford Stand ard, referring to the pledges made by Alabama Democrats for honest elections in future. Let The Standard wait and in the meantime it might devote its editorial space to something besides sneers and insinuations anent our domes- tic affairs.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-30
Texas Wants Them.

Houston Post.
 Commissioner Powderly very wisely says that if we continue to invite indus trious immigrants to this country we should see that they are properly located when they get here. Very, very true Send them right on to Texas. This State can absorb q millisn industrious immi- grants.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-30

The New York Post has discovered that Alabama friends of General Wheeler" are booming him for the Senatorship against Senator Pettus, but The Post Is mistaken. The best friends of the Gen eral are not trying to steer him against d stone wall
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-30

The Roanoke Leader. which knows what 1t Is saying. declares that but for the negro vote nearly every beat in Randolph County would have given a majority for ratification. That is true of many other counties.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-30

Aren't the returns from the Black Belt amusing things?" asks The Chat tanooga Times Go togo way back and let our Black Belt alone. Because you have none of your own you needn't be always shying dead cats at ours,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-30

Some overzealous pessimists are pre- dieting that something terrible is going to happen to this old earth of ours dur ing the month of December, but until we see 1t in the Compression Record we de- cline to be impressed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-30

The Lafayette Sun wants to know what has become of that $3O,0O0 hotel that was to be built in Montgomery" We give it up, Possibly it is waiting for a decent street-car service. But when 1t is built it will cost several times more than the sum named.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-30
Wouldn't He, Thought

"I don't see why Uncle Henry cant send us d Thanksgiving turkey. With his millions he'd never feel it
 You are talking carelessiy. my dear. He could afford it. of course. but he would feel it a great deal more now than he would have felt 1t when he was work ing for BIO 8 week. You mustn't be un- just to your uncle. child.