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The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-14
A POLITICAL STRAW.
Boston's Great Democratic Vote
 Shows the Way to Success

Chicago Chronicle.
 At the city election in Boston Patrick A. Collins, the Democratic candidate for Mayor, was elected by about 1900 ma jorfty over Mayor Hart, the Republican candidate for reelection. MT. Hart was elected two years ago by 2,SO0 majority. The Democratic gain Is more than 22,OO0 votes.
 Last month Josiah Quincy as the Dem- ocratic candidate for Governor of Massa- chusetts, had 7,500 majority in Boston. It Is reported that he was the Demo- cratic manager in the recent municipal campaign and organized the forces which gained this phenomenal victory At any rate his famous canvass for Gov ernor followed by the Boston victory which he organized, places him in the front rank of American Democratic statesmen from whom Democratic lead CTS for the future must be chosen.
 The result in Boston Is of the greatest significance. It points to the direction from which Democratic ma jortieS must be obtained if the Democratic Party Is ever again to achieve a national victory at the polls. Democratic majorfties must be organized in the Northern States which have been under Republican con trol during most of the time for two
 The Democratic platform of the future must contain the main principles of the traditional Democratic platforms on which the party stood as long as it was a vital organization seriously contestng against other parties the practical issues of ministration. Recruits from all classes of enlightened voters in the Northern States must be procured. Els pecially the independent vote must be conciliated by a better platform and by assurances of better policies in admin istration than the Republican Party has practiced.
 A Democratic majority of 19,O00 in Bos- ton is an omen of the brightest prom ise. It remains with the Democrats of the nation to meet this result with as- surances of plighted faith that every in terest of the people will be Loyalty pro- tected by the Democratic Party if 1t shall again be intrusted with power in the nation.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-14
SURPRISING ANARCHY.

The apparent determination of Con- gress to legisiate against anarchy and anarchists is commendable enough. but is there not danger of overdoing 1t? The enactment. as some propose, of law which shall debar or deport all anar- chists and all persons holding anarchistic views will open the way. it seems to us, for endless confusion and possible in- justice When a person is known to be an anarchist, and to openly avow it, that person should be rendered harmless by some method. Anarchy is subversive of all law and all good government and those who advocate it are not entitled to the protection of the law. nor have they a right to complain if they are locked up or sent out of the country.
 But when we go further and enact sentiments" we lay the foundation or open the door for no end of trouble. Who Is to decide how far a person may go in writing or speaking without violating the law? What judges, jury or other tribunal will lay down certain test by which all other tr1DundiS may ue eudplcu to decide just when a person has crossed the line between the safe and the un- safe? Who shall undertake to point out the exact boundaries of legal speech or writing and say that everything beyond that is illegal and dangerous?
 No tribunal or other authority, so far as we are aware, has ever yet satisfacto- rily settled the momentous question, when is a man drunk? And we appre- hend that it will be much more difficult to decide just what are such anarchistic sentiments as would be dangerous to the peace of the government and the welfare of society, or to say how far towards anarchy a person could go without be- coming obnoxious to the law When it comes to drawing the nice distinctions between that which is and is not allowa- ble in human belief there is likely to be more difficulties than some seem aware of. Suppress anarchy and punish anar- chists by all means, but there is grave danger that laws may be passed which will require more than human wisdom to carry out with that equal and exact justice which is one of the pillars of free government.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-14
FATHER" OF THE CANAL.
Senator Morgan's New Canal Bill
 Emphasizes His Paternity.

Chicago Record Herald.
 Nothing but death can prevent Senator Morgan of Alabama, from being the fa- ther of the Nicaragua Canal" Even though death should intervene it would hardly be possible for the hostorian to dt priye Senator Morgan of the distinction of being the ablest and most industrious champion of tho isthmien waterway in any Congress
 Senator Mergan's zeal in behalf of this project has been so great at times that he was perfectly willing to brush aside all barriers in the way of treaties or conventions and proceed with the work without further formality. Neither did he deem it necessary to await the re- His mind was made up in favor of the Nicaragua route and he was never will ing for a nom Ant to consider any other route.
 isfaction of seeing things coming his way. The last commission has reported in fla vor of the Nicaragua route and the new Hay-Pauncefote treaty, when ratified. will clear away the Clayton Bulwer con- vention and all other obstacles. To con- form with the new conditions the Sena- tor has introduced an entirely new canal bill to take the place of the one which he presented to the last Congress.
 The new measure provides for the es- tablishment of a fund aggregating S1S0. O0O,00O to defray the cost of building the canal and an immediate appropriation of $5,O0O.OOO for use in beginning the work at the earliest possible moment. It provides further for the creation of a canal board that shall be composed of the Secretary of War and eight other citizens, whose salaries will be $S.00O per year. who will serve a term of five years. this board to be vested with authority to control the military and civil police that are to be stationed along the waterway for guard ing the property and maintaining order. The bill provides for courts to have ju- risdiction over the Canal belt" for mill itary guard. for engineers and assistant engineers for each division.
 As Senator Morgan Is Chairman of the Committee on 1nteroceanic Canal the new bill is certain to form the basis of the canal legislation to be enacted by the present Congress
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-14
County Board of Registration.

Birmingham Age-Hersld.
 Fourteen County Boards of Registrars have been appointed by the State Board, of which Governor Jelks is Chairman. and if the other thirteen are made mp of men like those named for the Jefferson County Board, no uneasiness need be felt over the operation of the temporary suf- frage clause of the new Constitution Messrs. Hewett Lewis and Bondurant are not professional politicians They are good citizens taking a deep interest in public affairs and in the general welfare of the community of which they are n part, but they are not parts of any po- litical machine. Not one of them is any mans man. Each will do his duty. One is farmer. one a real estate agent and voters of this great County impartiaIiv. lawfully and correctly. Few or 10 mis, takes will be made by such men,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-14

1o7,ooo horsepower at and near that city Idle. in addition to that which is in actual use. Plans and estimates are now be- ing perfected to utilize much of that power in connection with new mills and factories. and the enlargement of old ones, but after all this is done there will be power left sufficient to manufacture electricity to supply all the light and force needed in all the surrounding country. That much of this now idle power will be used in the formation of electric currents is among the certainties of the near future. and Columbus will become famous as a manufacturing city and as the fountain-head of electricity.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-14
AN INEFFECTIVE PENALTY. In The Huntsville Mercury of Tuesday we find this little record:

we find this little record:
 George Hail, a white man of Dallas cruelty beat his wife Sunday night until neishbors ran in and interfered and then realizing that he had seriously injured her. he came to town to get physician. Hall was apparently much grieved by what he had done and claimed that he was too drunk to know what he was doing. He was arrested and before Mayor Moore yesterday summitted his case and accepted a fine of S25. Neigh bors say that Hall beat his wife half ain hour with a stick of wood and would probably have killed her if they had not prevented.
 Now, what will be the effect of this fine? If they are poor people, as Is probably the case. this fine must come out of the family account and the wife and children, if there are children, must suffer still more from the effects of this mans brutality. To the physical and mental suffering already endured by the poor woman there is to be added the other physical bangs of hunger. perhaps, and deprivation in various other ways.
 The plea of the husband that he was
 
 wholly untenable. It is the plea of the brute who hopes to escape the just penal ty of his outrageous conduct. No man who was 'too drunk to know what he was doing could have beaten the woman as he is reported to have done. and no such plea should be noticed in court of justice.
 A money fine Is no punishment for such a crime, for 1t is a crime. not only against the laws of the country. but against all the laws of humanity. It is true, under our new Constitution the man is forever disfranchised, but this is probably mat ter of no consequence. A man who will beat his wife with a stick of wood would net, we should judge, care cop per for the privilege of voting, or for any other civil right which will not be of some personal advantage and profit to himself. For all such men there ought to be a punishment which will have physical effect and which will bring home to him the brutal and cowardly nature of his offence. A fine does not touch the nature of such a man as he
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-14
A NEW PLAN FOR LICENSES.

The Manchester tN. H.) Union suggests rather unique plan for regulating liquor license. Instead of a fixed price for the privilege of carrying on the busi- ness 1t proposes that the privilege be awarded to the highest bidder in each case One locality in city may be worth five or ten times as. much for saloon purposes as another locality in the same city. and The Union holds that same license in each case. Hence 1t would put the rrivilt ge up to the highest bidder for each place In a city or town where it is proposed to sell liquor, and argues at considerable length to show that such a plan would not only be just and fair to all concerned. but would add largely to the city's finances.
 There is certainly a decided element of equity in the plan proposed. The city might fix a reasonable stated license for all, without the payment of which no saloon should be opened and con- ducted, and then award license in each case to the man who would pay the highest premium over and above the license. As property is taxed in propor- tion to its value 1t is argued that the saloon business should be taxed in prac- tically the same way To require saloon keepers to pay a tax on profits would not be practicable, because some of them could not, and others would not, render a fair statement, but if the privilege was offered for sale' each applicant would offer what he thought the profits in that particular locality would authorize him to pay. Whether this plan is entirely practicable or not we are rot prepared to say, but it is worth considering.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-14

The regular" so-called Democrats, seem to have their "sluths' always at the heels of Governor Johnston, and sound an alarm. every time he speaks to a prominent officer or politician.-Mobile Item.
 Don't know whether we are regular Democrats, or so-called Democrats or not. D but we give you our word we have not and have never had a single 'sluth \about us. If we had one we would probably think too much of him. or her or it to let the thing trail at the ex- Governors heels.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-14
Voice Audible Eighteen Miles.

Eighteen miles is said to be the longest distance on record at which mans voice has been heard. This occurred in the Grand Canyon of the Colorado, where one man shouted the name Bob at one end his voice was plainly heard at the other end. which is eighteen miles away. Dr. Young records that at Gibraltar the human voice has been heard at a dis tance of ten miles.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-14
Not Worried With It.

Huntsville Democ-at.
 One of our esteemed weekly contempo- raries tells his readers that The great morality among infants is terrible" and advises the use of Ia popular patent Yer mfuge as sure preventive. The in- fants around lilere are not worried with a terrible morality. Like the cherubms and seraphms they continually do cry" and those in close proximity. have found no remedy for it, not even Vermifuge. Morality. indeed, They do not know the meaning even of moral obligation.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-14
Reforming the Men.
Stevenson Chronicle.

stevenson Chronicle.
 Three well cooked meals a day, a pleasant and loving wife devoted to her husbands welfare and a carefully man. aged and attractive home will do more to reform men and keep them at home than all the tracts, sermons and lectures that the fair sex can give. Just remem- Der that when you talk about reforming the sterner sex,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-14
Victor H. Hanson. Manager of Advertising Foreign and Local
Maintaining a Record.

The close of November furnishes 'resh figures for circulation compilation. x.xr,,h
 The November tabulation presented heIeM,sh points out the fact that the sEiendie circua- ton high water mark obtained during .he Pie- eedng six months Is being maintaansc. s
 The Advertiser still stands easily at tne nsne n1 of all morning newspapers in the state ot AZ. I bnrna in point of news, character. lnnusnee and circulation. guaranteeing to its patrons net paid issue greater than the Sompihesr sn th. ticn of all morning papers puohsneo ,sas sn given by the American Newspaper DrecteIs
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-14
One Good Result.

MObfle Ledger.
 An English professor claims that he can prove that in future ages the human race will be legless. We'll, one good re- suit will follow. anyhow. There will he no more vaudeville shows that call themselves operas.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-14
A Political Grave.

Greenville Advosate
 The antd-raticationists will probably try to get out a candidate for Governor to oppose Governor Jelks. but they will hardly be able i'd get up man of much
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-14
Oil in Morgan.

Birmingham Ledger.
 A housewife in Morgan County doesn't dare throw a dls1pan of water in the yard for fear an expert will find the greasy spot and pronounce it high grade petroleum.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-14

W A. Scott. Circulation Manager ol arn no Montgomery Advertiser. being ouy sUsr eays: The foregoing statement Of ine iness,her tiser's circulation for the month oI EovshSt, ENs ute, leoI is true and correct, and cofnpneo nd ail returns from newsboys news agents anu leftover copies have been deductea sc.orr Sworn to and subscribed before me tnis S'o
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-14
Just Because.
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Dothan Home Journal
 A good many negroes voted against the new Constitution because they thought it would put the white man securely on top, and good many white men voted against it because-well because.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-14

A St. Paul man knocked his wife down with the family pug dog and some of his neighbors want to know what he had against the dog.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-14

Referring % the report that MT. Cleve- lands physician is sick, The Savannah Press remembers that it has always been q. tickiish job to give advice to Grover.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-14

The Portland Oregonian has just learn ed that Mrs Roosevelt says woman can dress we'll on sseo a year" And she never said it.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-14
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Both Straw and Tribute.

MObfIe Register.
 Is that Democratic victory in Boston a straw or a tribute to the popularity of Pat Collins?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-14

There is also an ex-Governor of Okla homa with his nose out of joint.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-14
SATURDAY, DECEMBER IA, 1901
A CORRECT VIEW.

The Pittsburg (Pa.) Post is another paper which takes a correct view of the evils which would follow if the efforts of Crumpacker & Co.,, should be successful. The Post says:
 The basis of the objectionable Southern suffrage laws is the illiteracy Of the negroes. In the eight States named. if they were allowed to control their politics and administration as in recon struction times. they would drift to bar barism, bankruptcy and repudiation. The white people would largely leave them, and in that event they would sink still lower. The South would be made waste. The North would feel the dis aster The whole country would suffer. What injures a part affects the whole.
 That may be called a gloomy picture. but is it overdrawn? We doubt it. If the time should ever come when an at tempt is made to force on Alabama repetition of the scenes of reconstruc- ton days this State will be deserted by the white race or the colored race will be exterminated. No prediction could be more confidently made, or would be more certain of coming true than this and 1t would be well if other Northern newspapers would add their counsel and warning to that of The Post and especial ly this further paragraph from that paper:
 The change will not put the ballot in the hands of the negro, but may make the condition of that unfortunate race more pitiable than it has ever been. The fact stands out that we of the Northern States, if conditions were the same would do precisely as the South has done or proposes to do in the restriction oi negro suffrage.
 What success may attend the malicious needing of the Crumpackers and Moodys and their kind in Congress cannot be foretold with certainty, but the result of such success is Ifot doubtful. ..
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-14

It is now the turn of Norfolk and Mobile to retire to the corner and in- dulge in a protracted snicker. Last year a New York publication proceed 70 it's own satisfaction that Norfolk was the wickedest city in the country, with Mo bile second.
 As Montgomery is never thought of when wicked cities are discussed We are not personally interested. but statistics which place either Norfolk or Mobile among the altogether bad ones would be false on their face. It takes life to bring out human wickedness. don't you see?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-14

Commenting on The New York Herald's toughest city" statistics, which put Birmingham first and Atlanta second, The Nor folk Virginian- Pilot says:
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-12-24
Germnnx and yenexre,a.

BERLIN, Dec. 24.-The foreign of- flee, while reticent as to Germany's specific plans with regard to Venezu- ella and the time of their execution, gives the impression that something will soon be done. The foreign office is watching the uprising ill Venezuela under the leadership of General Lu- ciano Mendoza. If anything serious comes of this revolutionary movement, Germany will suspend action in the matter until it is seen with which par ty the de facto government rests. The Berlin newspapers continue to pub fish everything available on this sub ject. The Berliner Tageblatt sums up Germany's position i'll the Venezuelan matter in the following wordsd ''This new rebellion is of the utmost conse- quence to our relations with that coun- try. Our position toward the govern ment of Venezuela would naturally be influenced if everything there goes top Sy turyy''
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-12-24
FORGOT TO BUILD THE CHIMNEY
Owner Moved Into New House to Dis
 cover a Vital Part Missing.

One of the most Imaginable mistakes that was ever made in these parts oc cured ill the south end of the city within q few days, or rather it was discovered at that time. The parties concerned are well known. They are friends and apparently that is what is responsible for the error. One of them is contractor and he built house for the other. Every day the friend would drop around to see how his house was getting along. He made suggestions for alterations here and there and so many of them that the contractor often said 1t would have been as we'll if the house had been started without any definite plan. At length the house was fin ished and the owner invited all his friends to see it. 1t was certainly fine looking house, containing every known era of internal architecture that his means could pay for. Everybody expressed admiration and hoped the owner would give a regular house warming. This he agreed to do and selected this evening for the occasion. A few days ago he began to move in his furniture. The carpets were put down and everything went along all right until the stoves were moved in, when it was found that the house had no chimney.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-12-24
ID ENGAGE AN AMERICAN.
Chinese Court To Have an Ad-
 wiser at $15, 1000 a Year.

Bandmaster Stricken With the Plague
 A Search of His Home Revealed
 Eight Dead Rats Beneath the Floor
 Russian Government Has Forbid
 den Boring for Kerosene or Miner
 als.
 Victoria, B. C., Dec 24.-The steamer Braemer, which arrived last night from the Orient. brings news that the Chinese court has decided to engage an American adviser. 1ne name of the official is not given by the Oriental papers, but the Chinese press states that the salary is to be $15,000 | year.
 The agent of the Siberian rail- way at Shanghai has announced that by May next the railway will have a Semi-weekly service between Paris and Pekin, and passengers will be able to get from Shanghai to London ill three weeks.
 4 correspondent of the North China Daily News, who has returned from | trip through Kuang Tung, says the kindly feeling of natives toward for eigners is most marked Where the Chinese were crying the 1oudest for the death of foreigners they now re ceive them with great respect.
 Plague is increasing at New Chwang. There have been sixty cases, one Russian, since October 30, and 57 deaths. The Russian who died was q military bandmaster Tn searching his residence eight dead rats were found beneath the fioor
 The Russian government has for bidden boring for kerosene or minerals at any point within one hundred leagues from the coast from Russian possessions, beginning at Corea and extending to Saghalien.
 News was received at Shanghai of the wreck of Messrs Weebin x Co.'S steamer Amherst, 10S tons, on the bar at Kuala Pahang, on the 17th inst Thirteen lives were lost owing to the capsiZing of one of the steamers boats in the heavy surf. The victims were eleven Chinese coolies and two Chinese passengers.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-12-24
MORE INDICTMENTS.
Three New York Policemen to
 Tried For Neglect of Duty.

Three New York Policemen to Be
 Tried For Neglect of Duty.
 NEW YORK, Dec 24-Develop- n1ents in police cases come thick and fast, and, what with indictments and transfers of the most important char acter, the rank and file of the depart ment as well as some of the heads hardly know which way to look for the next cyclone.
 The grand jury yesterday afternoon returned indictments for neglect of duty against Policeman Cox and De- tectives Darcy and Schoenich of the West Thirtieth street station in con nection with the disorderly house at 14S West. Thirty third street, for failure to close which Wardman Glennon was convicted. All three testified at Glen non's trial that they saw no evidences of an improper character about the house. The two detectives were made detective sergeants while Glennon's trial was in progress.
 Policeman Cox at District Attorney Philbin's request was earlier in the day suspended without pay.