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The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-23
PASSES AND THE SCRIPTURES.
Judges Are Admonished Not to Take
 Gift.
Lafaye tte, Ala, July p, 10'

Lafaye tte, Ala, July 22, 109l. Editor The Advertiser
 As the members of the Convention, through their acting chaplain, ask for divine guidance in their deliberations, and doubtless many of the members are so busy that they will not have time to look up the passages of Scriptures that bear upon these things I would like to refer them to one that strikes the issuing of passes to officers
 Deuteronomy, 16th Chapter, Verses 18-19 read thus:
 Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which the Lord thy God giveth thee, throughout thy tribes; and they shall judge the people with just judgment.
 Thou shalt not wrest judgment; Thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift; for gift doth blind the eyes of the wise and pervert the words of the righteous"
 perverts the judgment of the wise and righteous, for heavens sake tell me what effect it will have on the many ungodly judges and officers of this State. I suppose no one will deny that the passes issued by railroads are gifts, and if not for the purpose of blinding the eyes and perverting words, why are they not issued to merchants, farmers and men in other avocat.ons of life, or why are they issued at all?
 These questions the people would like to have answered, and if it cost three cents per mile to travel, why do the people have to pay 10 cents per nile? Now, when the Constitution Is before the people for ratification. we will want to know these and many other things. Respectfully, ct
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-23
ANOTHER PET THEORY SMASH.
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There's a case up in one of the Illi- nois courts that will settle some im- portant questions, perhaps, though it may unsettle some of the lawyers and Judges. It is the case of a young lady who sues a young man for kissing her while they were dancing, the ground of her claim being that he planted a colony of dangerous microbes on her lips. Under modern teachings of sci ence this would not be considered pe- culiar or unreasonable indictment, tor scientists have about come to the con clusion that kisses are as dangerous as dynamite cartridges. and that when one person kisses another there Is an interchange of several things besides thrills, at least 'steen hundred forms of disease being communicable that way.
 The peculiarity in the case at bar is the claim of the girl that the young man, who is a smoker, had tobacco stains on his lips and through that stain innoculated her with specially vicious form of microbic disease, wherefore she humbly prays the court to award damages commensu- rate with the injury done her. We do not gather from the account whether the unfortunate defendant smokes pike. cigars or cigarettes. Possibly he "chews." but be that as 1t may. she charges that the kiss shed tobacco mi crobes on her and endangered her life. It is well known to all who have paid any attention to the matter that to- bacco is considered deadly poison to anything but human beings and to- bacco worms. and that it is sure de- stroyer of all forms of germs. Even the smoke is popularly supposed to kill any kind of microbe, and the women themselves use tobacco-dust or smoke as a destroyer or preventive of objec- tionable bug life. Now. if the court awards damages to this girl and thus establishes as a legal fact that the juice or stain of the weed contains microbes what becomes of all our cher ished and hoary theories of the deadly qualities of nicotine and all it's kin dred? Knocked higher than a balloon, and we've got to work and unlearn all we know about the matter. It Is con- fusing, that's what it is, and we are fast reaching the conclusion that the u,;sar a man iS the less he knOWs
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-23
VOTING BY INHERITANCE.
Old Soldiers Against the Grand
 father" Scheme.
Milford, Ala, July 22. l

MlllTOrQ, Ala, July EG, Iou1' Editor The Advertiser.
 I have recently interviewed one hun dred voters in Pickens and Lamar counties; farmers, lawyers, merchants. doctors and school teachers. In the list are sixty-eight old soldiers. and six ty-four of them are decidedly against voting by inheritance. NinetY-twO of the one hundred oppose it. Condemna- tion of the pass system is universal. A large majority is opposed to the property qualification. and the stamp of fraud in the registration in placing the voter at the mercy of three ire sponsible registers. Fifty-e eight of the number expressed preference to living under the old Constitution. If the granddaddy clause, free passesAnd no advances for schools is the best that can be done.
 Members may explain their votes. by stating that they voted against what was implied" in the free pass amend ment, and that they will vote right when the right time comes:" but the people are judging members by the general trend of their votes. Governor stood with them against free passes, will go down in the history of the Con- vention as patriots who have the in interest of State at heart.
 Let the Convention give the people voting by inheritance and free passes for the Legislature, and the people will give them an object lesson.
 Old Soldier.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-23
Tine Green substitute.

Editor The Adv ertiser:
 The assured short corn and hay crop in Alabama and also in the West may be largely overcome in its effects upon Alabama by substitute in the crops that I here name. I speak from my own long personal experience.
 One acre sowed in a mixture of wheat rye and barley. on ridges IS inches apart, and the growth cut with grass hook, without any use of the land as pastures, will feed a work horse or mule from, say, December 15 to June 1st, if supplemented by three to five ears of corn. neon and night. Sow the seed about August 20th. Three to five ears of corn and a bushel basket well loaded with the green cutting fresh from the field, will keep the work horse or mule in better order than ten pounds of the best hay and twenty ears of corn at a feed. If you want a sat isfactory crop, you must have your land thoroughly prepared and made highly productive. The green I speak of will save all the hay and four-tifths of the corn commonly used by plan tation teams that are kept up in first class condition, Sow three bushels of grain in drill to the acre for soiling
 Going thus through the first five months of the year. we come to June 1st. The farmer who owns a well-kept Bermuda grass lot. one-half of an acre to the mule, may rely on the grass if pastured at night to displace the night feed on grains and hay if he desires a better feed than hay and corn in sum mer for work stock.
 This simple recourse will save Ala bama hundreds of thousands of dollars outlay for corn and hay. Argus.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-23
coMrRoMrsE pANuERous.

Around the Convention han yesterday it was the gossip that those who had been lighting any effective provision on the free pass evil were seeking a compromise.
 The report was that 1t would be easy to put through provision against giv- ing passes to judicial officers and mem bers of the Assembly. The idea was to include those classes only in the prohibition. and practically to give license for issuance and acceptance in the cases of all other officials.
 It was urged that this limited pro- hibition was the best that could be put through, and that it was sufficient any how. 1t was argued that if judges and legislators were cut off, the bulk of the harm would be stopped.
 This talk may not signify anything at all, but this is not probable. It seems more likely that the opponents of reform in this matter have seen the handwriting on the wall. and that they are trying to secure the best com promise they can.
 We don't believe the majority will take to any such a compromise. It ad- mits the evil, but undertakes to remedy 1t only part way. It virtually says Judges and legislators are most cor rupted by passes, let them be reformed, and allow other officials to be tempted as much as they ike." This is poor logic and shabbier morals.
 In our judgment, if judges and legis- lators should be deprived of passes, all other State officials, with a few ex- captions, should be under the same prohibition. And so should county offi- cials and city officials. If it is admit ted that the pass system is an evil needing reform in some departments, why is it not right and expedient to include all officials The reform should be complete. thorough. sweeping and effective. It would be idle to do half way job.
 The talk of the ease with which a compromise could be put through is proof that the necessity of the reform and the principle at issue are fully rec ognized. This done, the rest sholAd be easy.
 It is we'll understood that a consider able majority of the Convention are now determined on the reform as one which will go a great way towards pop ularizing the new Constitution. It is well known that there has always been considerable opposition to a new in- strument, and it has been realized thor oughly in the last few days that to turn down the reform of this pass evil would greatly intensity this opposition. It would be a mistake from every standpoint to compromise this evil with a halfway measure.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-23

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 do about it? The State may refuse to prosecute the offenders or it may fan to convict them. or to secure any in- demnity or damages. and there is the end of 1t. We see nothing to be done in such cases except for the United States to pay the damages. That may not be a creditable showing for us as g people or as government. hut 1t Is a natural result of the theory of State rights for which we contend. If citi- zen of foreign government is lynched by Americans all will agree that the lynchers should be punished. but as we are rarely able to punish those who lynch our own citizens we fail to see any remedy for the foreigner. except through our national government.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-23
Almost Universal Opinion.

Tuscaloosa Gazette.
 The Constitutional Convention on Wednesday refused to pass a provision prohibiting any public official, city CT county officer, or legislator, from &C., cepting a pass from a railroad. An attempt was made to make 1t so that legislator riding on a pass should not receive mileage, but this also was de- feated.
 This has created a deal of comment, The Advertiser taking the lead in crit icising the Conventions action. Itpub- lished a great number of expressions yesterday condemning this action of the Convention and the custom of leg islators accepting such favors.
 While The Gazette believes it hardly judicious to cumber the Constitution with too many details, this is doubtless ons provision that should be embodied. It is useless to leave such a question to the Legislature for the present Con- stitution has such a provision, but no Legislature has yet acted.
 AS far as county officers are con cerned. it may be that if they can get pass it is all right. (Tuscaloosa County officers haven't any, by the way) But when 1t comes to Judicial officers or legislators, it seems clear that they should not be under such obligations as free pass imposes This seems to be almost universal opinion. The Gazette doent know if any single legislator rides on a pass but It opposes the idea on general prin- ciplec. 1t is not probable that Ala bama's men sent to the Legislature can be bought with a railroad pass still i< railroad expects no good from 8 law maker, why should it and why does 1t ever give him a pass at all?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-23

Evidently the Constitutional Conven- tion of Virginia is afflicted just like ours is. The Richmond Dispatch says:
 The trouble is that the delegates are at sea frightfully as to how to deal with the chief questions before them, and too many little questions are being thrust for ward, with the effect of diverting atten- tion from paramount issues.
 That has beenrthe situation here. ex- actly. So much time has been spent on trffing matters, or on subjects pure ly legislative, that the real, paramount work of the delegates has been showed aside and made to give place to mat ters which should not have taken a minute of time.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-23
Pass a Stringent Law.
Florence Herald.

Florence Herald.
 The question of public officials using passes has been a4red in the Conven- tion and discussed by the press of the State. We favor law prohibiting any State official from using free transportation. Such law is effective in New York, and it is felony to ac- cept transportation. At this session of the Convention delegates stand up and suborn themselves by accepting mile age while riding on passes. It is looked upon as velvet or rake off, ,' and is commonly accepted as proper and honorable The railroads have been imposed on long enough and a stringent law should be passed prohib- iting the pass evil,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-23
Needed for Years.

BrundidSe News.
 An Association of the weekly papers of Alabama, on proper lines, would scarcely be second in the power 1t would wield to the present association. It would in no wise interfere with the functions of that body, and its intiu- ence for good to the country papers would be beyond computation. It is certainly something that has been needed for years and years.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-23

one of the delegates to the Virginia Constitutional Conventon has intro duced a resolution which Is about one hundred years too late. It Is one re- quiring "any one who shall come into the State to produce certificate from the clerk of the county of his former residence as to his good character" This, we repeat, Is a century too late. at least. After the close of the Revo- lutionary War some of the States had regulations of this kind to protect citi- zens from. association with tories and other undesirable characters. and per- haps it was necessary and proper then, but is certainly not so now. We ap- prehend that Virginia would get few emigrants if those desiring to settle there should be required to carry with them certificate of good character.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-23

The effort to pass an anti-free railroad pass ordinance by che Constitutional Con yentfon. an ordinance forbidding State of fieiaIs from holding the same, shows this Lodv's lack of confidence in the integrity of their fellow man. Their attempted ac- fion is no more nor no less than an h. dictment against the integrity Of every State officer. This body for some strange reason believes that a little 2x4 pass will cagIse an Alabamian. a man selected as their servant by the intelligent people to Tilfully disregard the solemnity or thelr oaths.-HuntsVille Tribune.
 If the editor of The Tribune should unfortunately become a member of the Legislature and the agent of a corpora tion should tender him gift of one hundred dollars the editor if he is the man we think, would look on 1t as an insult. But if the agent of another corporation tenders him the means of saving a hundred dollars in railroad fares he would, judging from his paper, accept it and think it right and proper. There may be a difference, but none but e hair splitter can SC 1t.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-23
Down With It.
'Russellyille Headlight.

Russellville Headlight.
 A State official riding on a free pass, and a poor editor traveling on a slS mileage ticket, for which he has given $50 worth of advertising space, are two different things. Down with the free pass business, we say. Let the roads pay for their advertising and all State officials pay for their transporta- tior.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-23
Hard to Locate Him. Tnion Springs Herald.

It would be a hard matter for the average country newspaper to locate the small boy who wrote the original essay on newspapers" which appeared in the last issue of The Elba Clipper, because the essay closed with this sen tence. Paw hasn't paid his subscrip- tion in five years. and don't intend to-"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-23
The following is from The Selma Times.

It is evident that the Louisville and Nashville Railroad desires the Constitu- tional Convention to prohibit State offi- cials from using free passes. Though the people generally are safe in finding out what their enemy desires them to do and then not doing it, we are strongly in fa- vor of gratifying the Louisville and Nash vile Railroad in this instance.
 It is to be regretted that The Times does not present the evidence on this subject that has convinced it. We have seen nothing here to justify that con- clusion, and doubt whether any one In the Convention has. On the contrary, the very opposite is understood to be the fact. The Times should inform it. self better as to what is going on.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-23

Speaking of the action of ouh Con vention on the free pass yquestion, The Richmond Dispatch says: "The pro- vision was tackled on to the report as a rider, but the Alabamians did not like any rider that put restriction on their own riding"
 The question is far from settled yet. we beg to inform our Richmond con- temporary.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-23
Hunt the Desert.
Talladega Reporter.

T
 Mir. Bryan continues to tell the people how to dO politically. When a fellow and his views have been repudiated as has Bryan and his political dreams, it Is time for him to take a low seat or pull himself into hole. If Bryan can not find rapture by the lonely shore" |" he might take his playthings and hunt
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-23
Not Heroic.
Albany Argus.

..Where are the guards to come from?" asks The Mobile Register. re- calling the admonition that mo Dem ocrat must be placed on guard who does not 'believe in free silver Phe guards i:e. Tut never surrender, said Napoleon's s veterans al Waterloo. The position of the sitxeen-to -one-or- bust CTS is quite as hopeless, and not haIf so heroic
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-23
A Tremendous Evil.
Mobile Register.

MOb1Ie ReglSter.
 We pass up this free pass business All the evidence we can get says 1t 5 a tremendous evil that legislators and other State officials will insist upon en. toying, law or no law. The actual question is whether we want to nave our legislators chasing the devil around the stump or going up in frank man. ner and shaking hands with him.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-23
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 Paying in Cat Skins.
Brewton Banner.


 A subscriber Cor reader, We might say). writes Us that as soon as he "thrashes hIs cats" he will pay his subscription. This is encouraging CD. We do not know the season when "cat- fur is ripe for harvesting, but have decided to try him for another year, believing that he would rather owe us always than to beat us out of it.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-23
Preserve the Heat. ,aonta naoocrat
Oneonta ]

It is said that the Chicago University is preparing to have steam-heated side walks on it's grounds so that the young women students may walk from build ing to building without getting their feet cold. Why not preserve some of this hot weather and save the expense of the steam fixtures?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-23
A Historical Painting.
Mobile Register

MT. Thomas NJ. owen. Director of Archives and History of Alabama, with headquarters at Montgomery, has un- earthed a historical painting, which he has secured for his department from pr. James E. Sawyer, of this city, the painting being that of the doctor 5 great-grandfather, Hon. Oliver Fltts. one of the three territorial judges of the Mississippi Territory, who held of tice about 1900 or little earlier. The nainting will be sent to Montgomery in the next two or three days. Judge Eitts was also the grandfather of MT. James H. Fitts of Tuscaloosa.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-23
P0LYTE' HING
 TNSTIT[TIE.

WM LEROY RRoUN. M. A.. LIA D.. president. Enrolled last session AZ stu dents Faculty of IA professoc assist ant professors and F post g -Gduate in- structors. Offers five degres courses Tuition free to residents or Alabama, $9o per year to non-resid dents. Has 12 diner ent laboratories. in which students work regularly. Military exercises required of board with families in Auburn at q o to $l5 per month. For catalogue address
 w. o. SCROGGS. Secretary,
 tu-th-wky Auburn. Ala.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-23

At the Moon sale of coins in London g silver oxford crown of King Charles I. gold 5O-shilling piece s7OO: a petition" crown of Charles L. in silver, $1,575; a pattern crown in gold of George III. lsi7. s72O. and d double sovereign of Ed ward VI, S1,275.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-23

The Louisville Post is informed that "Daniel B. Hill" aspires to Democratic leadership. That's a new one on us. $
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-23
TUESDAY, JULY as, 1901.

We will be glad If the Memphis pa pers will let us know when John Wes- ley Gaines hits Europe.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-23
LAGRANGE FEMALE COLLEGE,

This is a good institution for girls, Ad- vantages and surroundings fine. Original and striking features. For further information apply to RUFUS ". SMITH, President.
 LaGrange, Ga-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-23
Circulation High Water Mark.

During the month of June, just passed: inc circulation of The Advertiser reached the highest point since the paper was es- : hlishei in 1928, and by far the high est vet attained by any Alabama morn ing newspaper.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-23

Massachusetts makes its railroads run are a common thing, and a man can ride ten.udies for 4 cents. In Toronto the city leases the street railways to a private corporation. with the stipulation for cheap ia res during the hours when the working neork5 are going to and from work.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-23
THE PASS EVIL.
The State Papers Are Waking Up
 on It.
Delegates Have Them.

Tuscaloosa Times.
 The Convention passed over the "pass" clause without passing any resolution regarding the use of passes by passing State official. Well, the Convention itself will serve as pass" for more than one ambitious politician, and we doubt not that goodly number of the assembled carry "annuals" safe in their vests,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-23
Extend It to Municipal Officers.

Selma Times.
 We are not only in favor of the Con- stitutional Conventions prohibiting the issuing of free passes by railroads to State officials, but we are also in favor of this prohibition being extended to favors granted public men by steam ship and steamboat lines, telephone lines. telegraph lines, and all other cor poratiOns that are necessarily public in their nature.
 The prohibition of all these things should likewise be extended to muni- cipal officers. We do not know that for instance the Mayor of Montgomery or any member of Montgomery's City Council holds a free pass from a rail road or street car line that enters or runs within her corporate limits. It would perhaps be an interesting incl dent to the citizens of Montgomery were the Mayor and each Councilman asked to state publicly whether he holds free pass from any corporation of common carriers.
 We doubt not that all could answer truthfully in the negative and this would be as it should be; for these common carriers can be as pestiferious in their dealings with municipalities as they are generally believed to be in their dealings with States.
 Let the Constitutional Convention. trusting the people. hew to the line, and let the chips fall where they may. Let them present a constitution that deserves to be adopted. whether it fail or not. This will be a grander work on the part of it's members than bend ing to every breath of influence that blows: and in our opinion, such a Constitution would be adopted by the people with an overwhelming major ity. .-..
 But let timidity rule the hour; let makeshifts and dodges, however we'll concealed, prevail; let an unopposed yielding to plutocratic influences dom mate the Convention. and you will see on election day such a gathering of the plain people in opposition that the old stump speakers call,
 Come like the winds come when
 forests are rended;
 Come like the waves come when navies
 are stranded"
 will verify appear to have been an- SWered