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The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-21
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER s1, 1901
MURDER OF THE 1NNocENTs.

For weeks the papers have been uetali- ing the horrible story from St. Lotus where seven children have died from tne effects of ''anti-toxin' serum injected into their veins as a remedy for diphthe- ria. The children all died of lock-jaw traceable directly to the treatment of the doctors, Within the last day or two we have similar story from Camden N. J.. and there. too, seven have already died from the effects of vaccination. They also died of lock-jaw, and 1t. also. is due to the treatment. n A:
 Reports from the investigation into the St. Louis incident disclose some facts which are hardly credible. but there seems no doubt of their correctness. An old horse kept at the poor-house was the source from which this serum was ob- tained. That horse developed symptoms of lockjaw on October 2nd, and was at once killed. Serum was drawn from the horse on September 3O three days before the animal was killed, and that serum was distributed by the health depart ment of St. Louis, and was injected into the veins of children suffering or threat ened with diphtheria-and they died. The committee of bacteriologists appointed to investigate the matter testify posi- lively that the infected serum was dis tributed and used. These seven children who died were the victims of such gross negligence as can only be called crimi- nal.
 These are the bald facts brought out by careful and impartial investigation, and comment is unnecessary. The mere statement of the facts Is sufficient. The Camden matter has not yet undergone investigation, but it will, and may develop conditions as discreditabIe as the other. It is only known that people who were vaccinated had lockjaw and seven of them died. The vaccine mat ter must have been diseased. but whether there was criminal carelessness in it's use will probably be established when the affair is fully investigated. Both affairs are horrible.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-21
Home Rule for Cities.

In commenting MT. Low for his home rule sentiments The New York Herald
 ''To New York legislation in violation of the principle of home rule has been an evil second only to that of municipal maladministration. It has been felt Tn the matters of finance. taxation, fran chises public improvements and every phase of local affairs Instances may be cited without number. The Raines law was forced upon the city in defiance. of all protest. The supervision of elections was transferred from municipal to State control The legislature has fixed the salaries of minor officials. It has dictat- ed what lahorers the city should employ and what wages it should pay on its own public improvements. and that too' in Court of Appeals has held. The attempt to foist upon, it State constabulary and and also the Hudson river bridge job Is still fresh in the public mind. Scarcely ses- sion of the Legislature has. passed with out some bill being enacted or urged for the uncalledfor and unwarranted Albany interference in affairs which concern New York alone and should be left to its control "
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-21
IN THE PUBLIC EYE.
Interesting Notes About Some oi
 Those Prominent Just Now.

x Three Deweys are now on the navy lists the Admiral, his cousin. Lieutenant l Theodore G. Dewey. and Rupert c.
 Dewey Second Ii sutenant in the Marine
 Corps.
 Minister Conger will soon be the only | foreign Mini ter in Pekin who passed
 through the siegr. and will then become
 the doyen of the diplomatic corps. All the other Ministers have been relieved or ex-
 pect to leave Pekin
 The Czar, before quitting France, left a gift of 100000 francs for the poor of
 Paris. 15,000 francs for Dunkirk. 15.0OO francs for Reims and 15.000 francs for Compeigne and also a sum of 1000 francs
 for the families of sufferers in the recent
 torpedo explosion.
 Mrs. John A. Logan will. for the first
 time in several years, live this winter at Calumet Place. her home in Washington, D. c. She will set apart the large wing
 room on the east side as a museum for the thousands of trophies and mementos
 of the late war owned by her husband at the time of his death.
 l Carrie Nation the other evening lectured | to large audience in Marietta. O., under the direction of H. J. Conrath. a saloon keeper. and Joe Bruner, a pugilist. In
 answer to criticisms on her appearance
 under such management Mrs. Nation said Neither the w. c. T. U. nor the churches would bring me here but these men did. and I am grateful to them.'
 Dennis MulvihiIl. who astonished ev- erybody including himself, by being elect ed Mayor of Bridgeport, Conn, says he will have no politicians about him and that under his administration there will be no secret sessions and no committee meetings behind closed doors. "I know the value of money" says MT. Mulvihill, "be- cause I have had to work hard for all earned. The taxpayers money shall be used as if it were my own"
 President Eliot of Harvard insists that the school teachers spend altogether too much time trying to teach arithmetic to young children In his Twentieth Century Club lecture he told of a naughty boy who was told by his mother that he must either do as she told him or leave the room. That boy thought for a moment and then remarked: That's fair" q would give more for that judicial comment for it's effect on the boys later life" said President Eliot, than for any amount of accurate figuring"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-21
Dodging the Issue.

Springfield Republican.
 If the Republican leaders can not TOW find 1t in their tender friendly souls tc cross one single overprotected interest even so far as to adopt the generally picyunish reductions of the Kassor treaties. how much better are the recom- mendations of a reciprocity commission likely to fare at their hands? The com mission suggestion is significant simply of a policy of delay and avoidance in the matter. And this Is all that the com ing session of Congress promises just now The last counsel of President Mo Kinley will continue, no doubt, to be highly honored to the word, but other wise ignored. Let well enough alone, ' is the answer Mir. Hanna and the party in Ohio are making to it.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-21
The New Conditions,

Huntsville Mercury.
 Had the reorganization of the two part ies in Alabama been allowed to proceed without the promised effort of Governor Johnston, Jess Stallings. Colonel Denson and General Shelley to organize a third party. the situation would have been in teresting.
 A certain percentage of voters will be independent hereafter. and will look to men and measures rather than parties Such action was impossible until the ne- gro voter was practically eliminated Then the negro vote will be divided here after. Only a few negroes will vote who do not own property and a majority of negro property owners vote with the dominant political party in matters per-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-21
The Reciprocity Convention.

"The fear expressed by some prominent manufacturers" says The Philadelphia Press, that the reciprocity convention to be held next week in Washington is to be made use of by opponents of the that subject is not without foundation. It is noticeable that number of per. sons interested in the manufacture of patented articles, and who are thus ao- ton whatever, have succeeded fin getting themselves sent as delegates to the con- vention. They are apparently anxious, judging from expressions at the Detroit convention, to break down the tarin un- der the supposition that under the pat ent laws they are safe from harm, and that opening our market to foreign pro ducers may help the owners of patented articles in foreign markets"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-21
LET US WORK FOR GOOD ROADS.


 The campaign for good roads is now which there can be no division on &C., count of politics, religion or any of the other reasons which divide the people. All kinds and classes. denominations and beliefs of Alabamians can join them selves together and work in harmony for the betterment of our road system. As The Birmingham Age-Herald says:
 If the probate judges and county com missioners of North Alabama will come to Birmingham this week; if those of South. Alabama will go to Mobile next week. and those of all Alabama will go to Montgomery on the following week, the good work of this excellent object les son can be spread all over the State.
 That is the talk Let the Probate Judges, the County Commissioners and the Boards of Revenue go or send rep resentatives to these meetings and learn by oral and ocular demonstration how the highways of the State can be im- proved and made more creditable than they now are. All citizens of Alabama are interested and all should lend their assistance and their influence to a work which cannot be otherwise than bene- ficial to the whole State.
 As before stated, this is a matter upon which all can unite. In most important affairs there come up differences of poll tical or religious belief which prevent harmonious action. but this is different. Jew and Gentle. Catholic and Protestant. Democrat and Republican, white and black. men, women and children, all at times travel on the roads of the coun- try and all are interested in the ques- tion of how they may travel with the most economy. safety and satisfaction. The same desire of the countryman to get to the city in the least time and at the least expense governs the city man in wanting his country customers to come to town. Their interests are mutual for each is dependent on the other. and quick and easy common load transportation is a common tie to draw them together.
 When the good roads train comes to Montgomery we hope to see present men who can appreciate the information which will be given them, and who can use that information in such manner as will benefit their several communities. The different sections of the State show widely divergent conditions as to soil and topography. but in all of them there is room for improvement. and in all of them road making is both possible and desirable. and can be made beneficial to the people. In some sections the foun- dation is practically ready and the ma terial at hand. while in others the foun- dation must be prepared and the mate rial brought from other parts, but in all places good roads can be made, and in all of them the people will be benefited. Let the people of Alabama lay aside, for thet time being, all matters which tend to create strife, ill-feeling or divs- ion and work together for the good of all the State and all the people of the State.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-21
selashness at Its Base.
Washington Times.

WaShIngtOn Times. ,,
 The whole high tariff policy is thor oughly selfish and hide-bound AS a rule, its direct beneficiaries would sacrl- fee the highest grandeur of the nation upon the altar of their own individual or corporate interests. Here we have tuc ther complication of the inconsisten- cy-or the dishonesty, perhaps-oL the basic tariff argument That has always been that we must make the country sell- supporting on all of the more important lines, SO as to be independent q otneI nations. But the moment 1t Is Proposeo to annex new territory the prf sected m terests take alarm and oppo'e lt upon the ground that 1t produces somethlnS which will compete with wh' they pro- duCe SA
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-21
At the Reunion.
Dothan Home Journal.

Dothan Home Journal.
 It was great time for the "old boys" The people of Montgomery-notably the women-had told us they would make it pleasant for us And they did-even more than we expected. To have seen the flags and the decorations and the waving handkerchiefs and bright smiles of the women from little girls to grand mothers, and to participate in the re- ception on Wednesday night at the city on Thursday at Jacksons Lake. a few miles from town-why, If we had whipped the enemy and driven him into the sea. we could hardly have received greater honors But it was all done for only few hundred old graybeards who had done the best they could for cause which they believed was right--a little remnant of the army the like of which had not been seen before. and which will not be seen again.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-21
OUT OF FIVE IMMIGRANTS
Who Come to Us Three Go Back

Who Come to Us Three Go Back.
 The New York World believes a rev. olution in immigration has occurred in the last decade. It says:
 Tn spite of the unprecedented. pros perfty of this country during the past five years, which would naturally pro mote immigration from the less flourish ing nations of Europe, we added only 1,091.729 foreign-born people to our popu- lation between 1890 and 1900. Inasmuch as within that period three and half mill lion immigrants landed at our ports. it seems evident that by far the larger number of them all-in the proportion of about 1-2 to 1-returned. after a longer or shorter stay. to their native lands.
 This is a new and curious phase of immigration. In former decades only a small per centase of immigrants were
 transients;" the great body of them came to stay. The change may be in- terpreted in two ways: Either as simply indicating the greater mobility of labor, due to cheaper railroad and ocean rates, or as implying that this country no long CT offers such supertativeiy better condi- uons to the average workingman, and especially to the man with a gift for pio- neer work as settler and farmer in a new country"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-21
ABour srRErT rArRs.

Yes; that's what we said--city ways. or if you prefer 1t, Chattanooga ways. We have had street fairs, midway, con- fetu battles and all. and our people rather enjoyed the occasion. Of course the management saw to it in the begin ming that there was nothing objectiona- bie in any of the amusements offered. Possibly a failure to observe this pre- caution was the cause of the failure of the fair in the Alabama cities. -Chatta- nooga Times.
 Just so; when people enjoy that kind of thing that is the kind of thing people
 will enjoy. don't you observe? No doubt the people of Chattanooga were pleased with "the midway, confetti hat ties and ali," especially the 'all." which was the part that the best people of Montgomery objected to. There was too much of the "all."
 From all that we have been able to learn of such things the Montgomery Street Fair was as thoroughly respecta- ble and unobjectionable as were those of other cities. It is practically impossible to conduct an enterprise of this kind in such manner that there will be nothing which good people can object to and at the same time make It pay. There is a financial side to all enterprises of this kind and in order that they shall not entail serious loss on their managers some license must be allowed. We doubt very seriously whether street fairs or like entertainments in Chattanooga are less objectionable than they are in Montgomery, but 1t may be possible that our standard is a little higher than yours can boast-and we make the suggestion with some fear and trepidation, lest our esteemed contemporary may put on it's war paint and throw a few war-whoops on the morals of its city.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-21
Government ownership.

Commenting on the government own ership of railroads, The New York Times observes:
 TO put the management of property with an investment of over SIP 900 0OO. GOO and an army of nearly 1000 900 employees into the hands of the party in power in the Federal government, to make this stupendous power the stake at national elections would he incredible folly. to which there Is not the slightest reason t0 suppose that the American people will commit themselves. The government has other and cheaper and safer means Of securing the fair and rightful admins tration of railways which 1t will gradual ly develop and employ"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-21

A woman preacher in Massachusetts declares that theatre-going is one of the most popular sins of the day. She may preach that doctrine till she is century old. but will never convince sensible people that going to a theatre is a sin. It may be sinful to patronize some of the performances at such places. but that does not change the fact that good people can indulge in this form of ;..nusa- ment without wrong, if the play itself is unobjectionable.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-21

Ohio must look to it's Iaurels. The latest report from the Pension Bureau shows that Pennsylvania has forty-four the most men on the pension list How ever. ohio's men were worse crippled than the. others and draw nearly two million dollars more than they do in Quay's State. But is it not travesty on honesty that now. thrty-six years after the war closed, two States should have 2OS.646 men on the pension roll, drawing over $2S,OO0.0 GOO a year?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-21
Let the Republicans Tinker.

JOhnStoWn DemOcrat
 The Republicans have made their Ding ley bed and now let them lie in it or let them tear it up and scatter 1t to the four winds if so they desire. But let them not look to Democrats for assist ance. Let Democrats stand aside and bide their time. Their time will surely come. And then they can do their work untroubled by such legacies as might be theirs were they to accept responsibility for tinkering with a tariff which has already broadcasted the seeds of in dustrial disease.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-21
The Dunes of the Antis.

Eutaw MirrOr.
 Already the dupes of the antis in North Alabama are beginning to realize that they have been fiirted with. What was supposed to be a campaign against the new organic law was really an attempt to organize a party to be manipulated in the personal interest of Johnston-Shel- ley-Stallings combine. We had not sup posed that the secret would leak out so soon, but it did, and the remarkable thing about it is that 1t virtually comes from General Shelley, himself.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-21

"The Montgomery Advertiser welcomes the Confederate Veterans in ten lines. '' somewhat Dantcringly remarks The Savannah Press. The Veterans who read The Advertiser. both it's editorials and local accounts have no reason to complain of any want of courtesy or space devoted to them and their meet ing. The Advertiser was with theni for them and one of them.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-21

A resident of St. Louis, who had sig nailed two street cars in vain, hurled a stone through the window of the third car, which was also ignoring his more peaceful signals The car stopped, end the gentleman was arrested at the in stance of the conductor. but only to be discharged next morning 'y the rolice justice. who evidently recalled experien- ces of his own. IL seems that other cities than Montgomery have street car systems which act on the principle of the public ks d-dr'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-21
Want to Get in the Game.

Our newly acquired countrymen in Porto Rico who are engaged in the pro- duction of coffee" says The New Or leans States, know soft thing when they see it. and they are now demand ing to be allowed to get into the protec- tive tariff game and work 1t for the ben eft of their own pockets. Like the tar If barons of this country, they desire the government to come to their assist ance and aid them to make money by giving them opportunities to tax their
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-21

taining to local government.
 The movement being sgitated by the disgruntleo leaders will solidify the vote next year, but after that time there will ue two leaaing political parties and a Such division may never endsnger Dem- ocratic control, but it will most assuredly Fencourage if not compel the nomina ton of the best men of the State and county officers.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-21

An anecdote now going the rounds shows something of Tammauy methods During the campaign a prominent bdsi- ness man sent the Tammany Club a check for 5000 for campaign expenses. The contribution appeared on the books as only 5000, and of course some mem- ber got the other 5000. They ppcar so given to robbery that they rob each other
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-21
May Have a Good fleet

bOsI0n Iranscrlpt. .E., I,,
 These vigorous examples ot Lhs sesl- dents determination to pun isn oMenueTS, I, to teach federal office hol 1eTs that the law means what 1t says. ati nave Ne;y ;;, far-reaching effect for gJoo, Lney VIII so much further than feaoenln gsu- ments in suppoEt of Inc IaeFit system-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-21
The Bear We Killed.

Marion County Democrat.
 We listen for some one to hollow Hook have disgraced the county. It will be a long time before the fair name of Ma rion will overcome the blow. Instead of desiring a share of the honors in Killing the bear" we predict that in less than year those who voted against ratifica- ton will be trying to hire some one to dust his feet on that part of their trous- CTS which covers the posterior regions of their anatomieS.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-21
The Presidents Backbone.

Sioux City Tribune.
 The Presidents backbone is being sub- jected to the greatest strain ever placed upon 1t. The trusts have heard that he intended saying things in his message that would make the trusts a leading issue henceforward till restrictive leSis- lation should be passed. Needless to say, the trusts do not approve such policy, and they have been bringing every pressure to bear.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-21

fellow Porto Ricans. They have been quick to see that this is the whole idea and purpose of the protective tariff law;
 therefore. 1t iS not strange that seeing how nicely tkC game has been worked in thls country they should desire to share the benefits of 1t by having the
 United states government impose a tax on all coffee except that grown in Porto
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-21
Monarch of The Dailies.

Representation makes circulation
 The Advertiser has the best representasion of any daily newspaper In the State or Ala bAma- Every city town and village Of conse- quence within fifteen hours of Montgomery Is represented by a courteous agent wno VII deliver The .raiiy Advertiser at regular rates. Prompt service and reliable news is responsipie for the wonderful success of our magnificent circulation statement. October furnishes the following figures that. prove conciusiveiy aa former claims of having a larger circuiatien than any other two morning papers in the State of Alabama combined
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-21
An unpalatable Comparison.

Buffalo Express.
 General Brooke is being severely criti- cised for comparing our war in the Phil ippines with that of Great Britain in South Africa. but if he cares to defend his position it is to be feared he could make an uncomfortably strong argu- ment.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-21

The Atlanta Journal remarks that lob- byists in Alabama may now So away back and reflect over the fact that it is a long time between legislatures" /" And while they are in a re1acIing lrrod they can also remember that their e. cupation went out with the old constitu- ton.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-21
Al1 Glorv to schley.

Pittsburg Dispatch.
 There never was a moment from the departure of the Flying Squadron from Key West until the Colon struck her colors to the Brooklyn and the Oregon that Commodore Schley was not the in- spiring and directing figure in the fore front of the American fleet.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-21
Almond-eyed Girls.
Mobile Herald.

M0bile Herald.
 Mrs. wu. wife of the Chinese Minis ter. has arrived in Washington, bringing with her three almond-eyed girls, whose beauty and charm and elegant Oriental costumes will dazzle the capital. Almond eyed girls ought to be popular in a so- cfety 50 fond of airy nuttings.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-21
A Back Number.

A Chicago man claims to nave inventeo q cotton gin that knocks out the Whit ney gin into back number. Chicago Is a long way from the cotton felds, but if the gin will do its work he can sell it to the gin trust