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The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-10
SOME GOOD ADVICE.
Senator Platt of Connecticut receni aaid

| Senator Platt of Connecticut recently
 said:
 | Before politics can be purified, the cti. zen must become the politician. and must | himself be the kind of politician which ne insists the man in public affairs shal | be. and the citizen politician must be edu. cated as well. The one thing most lack | Ing Tn our government is that the ordi. nary citizen refuses to devote the time necessary to thoroughly familiarize him. | self with the needs of the Government and the policy it should pursue.
 1t matters not what opinion we may have of Platt's politics or political practices, there is world of truth in his remarks. It is notorious fact that the bulk of the citizens of Alaba- ma pay very little attention to the po- litical affairs of the State. and make little attempt to fit themselves foe the important duties of electors. They will occasionally go out 10 hear a political sFet ch. and some of them will take the tfme and trouble to go to the polls and vote. if the ticket suits them and they have nothing else to do. but as f,r lending their influence to the work of shaping the policy of their Party or putting good ticket in the field. they never trouble themselves to do either As a general thing, though, these are the very men who complain most be- cause their Party IS defeated.
 "A preacher in Pennsylvania. as we gather from an exchange. is advising his followers to have nothing to do with politics. telling them that "the polls are no fit place for a Christian |" Such advice as that. too literally and faithfully followed. is what is the mat ter with Pennsylvania politics now
 When the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn," is the way Solomon ex- presses it, and the wicked rule be- cause the good people make no effort to prevent it. That preachers advice IS bad. and his own State is a shining example of the effect, or result. of all lowing the worst element to control.
 It Is as much the duty of a Christian to go to the polls as it is the duty of any other citizen. More, in fact, be- cause if all the good people in any community could turn out and cast their influence and their votes in favor of good men, there would be less cor ruption in office and fewer bad men in power.
 It is not contended that the Christian men should all become politicians, as the term is now generally understood, but we do maintain that it is their duty to the country and to the people to assist in the selection of good men for office. As a rule those who complain most of corrupt or inefficient officials and of the mal- administration of the laws. are the men who never trouble themselves to go to the primaries or to the elections. and never exert them selves to elevate or purify politics. If there Is any difference, we should say that Christians are the men of all others who should go to the polls.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-10
GAS RATES ELSEWHERE.
A Comparison of FigureAsin Other
 Cities.

| Editor The Advertiser: In connection with the new franchise | recently gran;ed the Montgomery Light and Power Compan.' the following fig | ures may be of interest to the public. Columbia, S. C., pays $1.50 per ], ,00d cubic feet of gas. Macon. Ga, pays $1.5o Fer 1000 cubic feet of gas.
 Charleston. S. C., pays $1 50 per 1000 cUlla feet of gas.
 savannah, Ga, pays $1.35 per 1000 cubic Feet of gas.
 Dallas, Texas, pays $1.35 per 1000 cubic feet of gas.
 It should be observed that the price of coal in the above cities is consid- erably higher than in Montgomery, varying, as it does, from $1 to s1.65 mere per ton than the price in Mont gomery.
 Norfolk. Va, pays S1.2O per 1000 cubic feet of gas.
 Memphis, Tenn. pays s1. 40 per 1000 cubic feet, with an annual decrease till the rate reaches $1.
 Richmond Va, pays $1 Fer 1000 cubic feet.
 Nashville, Tenn, pays s1 per 1000 cubic feet, and per cent. of the gross proceeds goes to the city. In none of these cities except Nashville. where the prize is the same, IS coal as cheap as here.
 The rates given above are for illu- minating gas, fuel gas in nearly every instance being $1.
 Under the proposed new franchise, the citizens of Montgomery are to pay $1 62 per 1000 cubic fee for illuminat- ing gas, and $1.0s for fuel gas.
 There is one advantage overlooked by City Attorney Steiner in his recent interviews; it may be added that an- other is that the sins of the city fath- CTS are to be visited upon the children even for fifty years. Consumer.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-10
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
TIT PARK AFFAIR.
MT. D. W. Ford Explains His Con-
 nection With It.

E nection With It.
 Editor Tine Advertiser:
 In your issue of August 9th. under
 the head, Trouble at Oak Park, you are made to say, Mayor Joseph also
 sent MT. Ford. the City Engineer, to
 the front. He talked with the young
 ladies, and when they told him that
 they had the Mayors permission to
 have the vaudeville performance, Mir.
 Ford said: If you have any other than
 Courtney's Band at your vaudeville entertainment. every one of you will
 be in the county jail before night We
 will have our own music at the vaude- Vile on our platform declared one very brave young woman. and we nope you will have us arrested.
 The above does me a great injustice, and l am convinced it was not only unintentional on your part, but also on the authors part. I was not sent to the Park by the Mayor, but my duties called me there. I was there to locate the place for building d cage for an eagle. l did talk to some of the young ladies, but made no such statement or statements as those attributed to me above. l told the young ladies that 1 had nothing whatever to do with the matter. but did say that the Council had sold the music and refreshment privileges to Courtney. Instead of say ing anything in the nature of what is quoted above. in reply to d question put ,to me by one of the young ladies as to swhat they should do, stated that if Il was managing the affair, l would go ahead and continue until l was stop ped. ''s t+
 I Ifeef that must say t!a. those who 'know me know that l am incapable of using the language attributed to me to ladies. and I am sure every lady to whom l spoke will sustain me in my most positive denial of the use of such language. D. w. Ford.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-10
A Protest Against the Raise Provided by the Convention.

Editor The Advertiser:
 When delegates were to he elected 10 the Constitutional Convention. the tax payers of this State, and pallcuiariy of this city, had pledges and assur- ances from the different candidates that the Constitutional limitaton on taxation would not be raised. As to the State and counties, these iledgcs have been made good. As to this city, however. another and different tale is to be told. Thursdays proceedings lr the Convention revealed just what d great many people anticipated. With the exception of Colonel Sanford. the delegates from this county voted in a body for permitting the city of Mont gomery to levy a higher rate of taxa ton than it can now levy under the present Constitution.
 The reason assigned for this repudi aton of pledges was that the present indebtedness which the city within the past few years has very foolishly piled up. could only be met by authorizing a higher rate of taxation. If this were accepted as an excuse for setting aside the will of the people for the will "f the delegates, it would hardly justify what has been done The additional taxes which the city may now law fully levy and collect is not only to be applied to the payment of interest and, -princlnaI of our bonded indebted ness, but dnay also be applied to main tain public -schoOls and public conve- niences.
 The tax rate OF property within the city of Montgomery, is now 375 on every $1O0. This is a very high rate, and marks the line beyond which tax alton becomes uncomfortable. Under the new Constitution the city will have the power to raise this $2.37 to an even g. 50 on ever $10O worth of property. It looks as if Montgomery is to be strangled to death by taxation.
 Of course the citizens of Montgom- cry have left to them one way of pre- venting this, and that is by voting against the ratification of the new Con stitution. This would be unfortunate,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-10
A Remarkable Incident.
Mobile Register.

Mobile Register
 It is not remarkable that Tillman of South Carolint, when addressing a Wisconsin audience, should make a spirited defence of lynching. but it is remarkable that the Wisconsin audi ence arose and cheered him. We must regard it as an instance where a peo- people for a time forgot the training of a life time and became their natural selves. Tillman preached that this is a white mans country and the white people will remain on top, 'in spite of the devil" It is probable he touched the chord which our Washington friend wrote to us about saying that it's vii hrations may be heard throughout all the North. However that may be, the Wisconsin people responded immedi- ateIy. and with more unanimity than is manifested by the white people of the South. This incident is something worthy of study.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-10

The little Kingdom of Denmark. which is but little more than one-fourth as large as Alabama, is the pioneer in the way of cheap rates for railroad travelling. Not only are the fares low. but they have system of rebates. so that the longer the distance travelled. the greater is the reduction from the regular fare. In addition to this a travelling man or a holiday maker can buy ticket for about $5.4o of our uoney, good for two weeks. On this ticket he can travel over every road In the Kingdom. and can travel night and day during the entire two weeks, If he desires. A monthly ticket costs a little over sS, and for about $50 he gets an annual ticket on which he can travel all the year without stopping, if he cares to do so. It Is wonderfully cheap H-aVsling. but will hardly be adopted
 his eeuntrys V
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-10

ious to see 1t broken up. But 1t Is | a question whether the situation will be bettered by transferring the stage of political pulls to the floors of County or District Conventions. It seems that 1t will probably be easier for political methods to dominate the Conventions, in favor of unsuitable men, than Leg islatures. There will be no improve ment in either respect. in all likeli- hood, until our politics are elevated out of their present conditions, until a better tone prevails and higher stand ards are set for members of the As sembly and all Party nominations.
 In the meantime the Solicitors are to be placed in an attitude of direct sub serviecy to the people whom they are intended to prosecute. The manifest tendency of weak human nature will be for the people, to try to bulldoze the Solicitors in many instances, and for the Solicitors, on the other hand. to court the favor of the people. Both temptations seem to Us to be inexpedi- ent, IT not dangerous.
 The other point made was as to the increased expense of the change. by providing for the possibility of 66 Coun- ty Solicitors. This is bound to be much more costly than the circuit sys- tenn. The chances are that there will be a continuance of the two kinds of solicitor in the same field in many cases as now. All will get good pay, and most of them will have little work The change does not provide for the. express abolition of Circuit Solicitors. I That may gradually follow, but it is not certain.
 The Advertiser still doubts the wis-1 dom of the change. notwithstanding al large majority of the able Committed on Judiciary favors it.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-10
Worth a Million Dollars.
Attalla Mirror

AttaIIa MlrrOr.
 We are satisfied with the grandfather clause. inasmuch IS most white men can vote under it and the negro cannot The educational and property qualln- cation was knocked into a cooked hat despite the fact that a number of emi- nenl men favored it. This, too, is as it should be. The Convention has re- deemed itself, and the grandfather clause alone repays the expense of the Convention. It's worth d million dol lars to Alabama.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-10

Apropos of Babcock and his tariff re- vision, we find the intunation in some well-informed newspapers that he ie only making a bluff. They say his de- sign is to propose a reduction in tar if duties, so that by thus inaugurat- ing a movement in that direction the Democrats will be shut off from be- ginning it. By this means the Re- publicans will get the credit for a measure which they know cannot get through Congress. It is a shrewd scheme, whatever We may say of fits honesty.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-10
An Organized Effort.

Pckens County News.
 It is our belief that an organized effort on the part of the Press Asso- citation against receiving railroad passes and firmly resolving to charge for all advertisements, would put ar end to the fuss and furry about this so-called evil. We have other corrup- tions and breaches of promises worse in need of watching and remedy. We cannot hope however, to make the de parture from the old trodden path without the united efforts of all the papers of the State.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-10

The defaulting New Hampshire bank official who was pardoned by the President in order that he might not die in prison, took a mean advantage of the executive by refusing to die after getting out. He was reported to be dying of appendicitis, but as soon as he got out, his appendix announced itself ready for any kind of business but killing him.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-10

The Atlanta Constitution optimisti- cally concludes that after a while there will be nothing left for the doc tors to do." Never believe it. It is keeping large per cent. of them busy now discovering new diseases, to say nothing of experimenting on them. While there are human beings, there will be need of doctors.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-10
This Settles It.

Dothan Home Journal
 The papers say that women are to vote in Norway That IS so far away that we would care nothing about it, anyway, but those women of Norway might come this far away and teach our women to take the right ofway and vote the rights of our men away. Then on election day We would have nothing to do or say but stand to one side out of the way and bless those wo- men of Norway for having our rights taken away to vote on each election day.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-10
luxury and a necessity.

One of our rural contemporaries sets up a pitiful complaint because the blackberry season is over and the edi- tor fears starvation will get him. There is a little gap, it is true. but potatoes and persimmons, pumpkins and other Fall crops will soon be ripe. and the country editor is a slow coach. if he can't get enough on subscriptions to tide him over to hog killing time
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-10
The Reason for It.
Alabama Courier.

AIabama COurler.
 This seasons remarkably large num- Der of deaths by drowning continues to increase Can some scientific sta tistician assign a reason for this! asks The Buffalo Times. We don't know if it's scientific, but we suspect that the real reason for 1t is people persist in going too near the water.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-10

as the new Consultation has many ad- vanages over the old one. Let us trust that after all this will be unnecessary. and that the delegates from this county will follow the lead of Colonel Sanford, reconsider their action, and stick to the pledges they made to their constft- uents Citizen.
 Montgomery, Aug. 8.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-10

Look at the spring chickens in front of the grocery stores. Seven out of ten are roosters. Is 1t justice? Is not life is pre- cious to rooster as to a bullet? We de- mand that as many bullets as rOosters be brought to market, and offered as spring chickens.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-10

'tMany things come out of Milwau- kee," says The Kansas City Journal You are right. It comes in bottles and cases. and kegs and barrels, but how ever it comes, it receives a welcome which the Milwaukee product is both a luxurY and a necessity
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-10
They Utterly Fail.

Mobile Herald.
 Papers that talk about Palmer and Buckner bolters" and the campaign of 1S96 in an attempt to excuse the Groot bolters in Ohio may be certain of one thing, and that is that they utterly fail to interest their readers.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-10

The Augusta Chronicle wisely decides that Georgia farmers Qill be much better off, if they devote their time to raising hay instead of discussing poli- tics. And that is not exclusively ap- plicable to Georgia. either.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-10
ALL JULY RECORDS BROKEN.

The appended statement of the circula- tion of the Daily and Sunday Advertiser for the month of July, 1901, shows an in crease over the corresponding month last year equal to 37.69 per cent. and 1t further shows that The Montgomery Advertiser has a guaranteed net paid circulation greater than the claimed issue of any other two Alabama morning newspapers combined.
 Here are the figures by days:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-10
College of Music of Cincinnati.

for profit. but whose entire income is de- voted to instruction in music, elocuti n and collateral branches. The College Of Music includes the Lyceum and Odeon and adj ins Music Hall, offering unusual Advantages for hearing concerts, public iectures, etc Twenty-fourth academic year begins Sept. 9, 1901; Write for cata.. iogue to Dept. F. College of Music of Si5cinnati O. tu-th-sa
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-10

There seems to be no little mixcdness in the dog laws of Memphis. They have dog tax, but no law to enforce its collection. At the same time a citizen can be fined for allowing his dog to run at large without a license. It might be called a muddlesome state of af- fairs.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-10

There is a fellow in Nebraska who title which we thought was recognized only among the Indians. It is not a pronounced success in either case.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-10
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 The Good Woman.
Huntsville Trihune

HuntSFllle 1r1Dune.
 We are impressed that she is here, in fact the most perfect creatures of all
 creation that we have seen in broad field of observation are here. We fail
 to conceive of the possibility of any
 improvement on what We have.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-10

Ex-Governor Stone of Missouri thinks he is a candidate for President. but we have not heard of any other thinks in that direction.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-10
SATURDAY, AUGUST 10, 1901.

By the way, G. c. Groot might hold another convention and nominate him self for President.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-10

Muggins-Scribher says his new hook is selling like hotcakeS. Buggins- That g ent,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-10

Unfortunately. it seems to he the opin- ion of many girls that the best fishing ground for husband Is at street cor ners and around soda fountains.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-10

The people seem to be of two pinions; Those who drew claims think that the drawing was perfectly legal, and those who didn't. contend uthat it was not
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-10
Boarding & Day School
NOBLE INSTITUTE, Ilinnasan School for Girls, AnnlstOn

Sixteenth Session Opens Sept. Is. collegiate. Academic and Primary De- r,artments Special advantages in Music, Art and Physical Culture:
 Rt. Rev. R w. BarnTel, Episcopal Wis itar Fo- catalogue address ETENOR OTEY ANDERSON, Principal. Refers to Clergy of Alabama.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-10

W. A. Scott Circulation Manager of The Montgomery Advertiser, being duly sworn, says: The foregoing statement of The Advertisers circulation for the month of July 1901 is true and correct, and compiled after all returns from newsboys, news agents and leftover copies have been deducted w. A. SCOTT. sworn to and subscribed before me this
 F. W. JACKSON.
 N. P, Ex-O. J. P.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-10

& Victor H. Hanson, Manager of Adver-
 Using, Foreign and Local.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-10
THE c1TY's TAX RATE.

August 9. 1901.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1901-05-10
KnightsvIIle. Ind. Apr. p, Isgs.

Pepsin Syrup Co., Monticello, III.
Gentlemen-I have been selling Or.
Caldwell's Syrup Pepsln every since it
was first introduced to the trade. 1t
is the best seller l ever had on my
shelves and gives the best satisfac-
tion to my customers of anything 1
ever offered them. Where I sell it
once they invariably return for more.
As a laxative or as a physic IL is par
excellence, the most pleasant and
satisfactory preparation l have ever
sold. Yours, etc, G.. II. Came. Sold
by peoDlcs Drug store. DIV
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1901-05-10
INTENSE INTEREST.
A Spontaneous Outpouring Of
Cherokees to Greet a Man
Whose Noble Address Only
Emphasized the Confidence
They Repose in Him.

1t was tribute to Senator
Quarles and demonstration of
their belief in him, that such a
splendid gathering of representa-
tive Cherokee citizens taxed the
utmoss capacity of the court house
yesterday afternoon.
These citizens were not alone
representative of Viuita and its
immediate neighborhood, but
they came from all the towns as
far west as Tulsa. as far east as
Wyandotte, and from the towns
and stations between Pryor Creek
on the south and Welch on the
north.
The senator shook hands with
the most prominent citizens, and
those who are considered the most
lowly For all he had pleasant
word, and be listened attentively
10 the statements of each bearing
upon the conditions. To the law
yers be gave encouragement by
asking them to embody In a con-
else written statement what
changes they deem would be ben
efieial to attorneys and clients in
the method of practice and juris-
prudence now in vogue. To the
citizens he gave encouragement ia
asserting that congress desired to
legislate only for their welfare,
and that Just the legislation would
be enacted that the people de-
sired, if they only cooperate with
congress in intelligently making
those desires known, considering
always that the desires are just
and of benefit to the entire peo-
pie.
After luncheon Senator Quarles
and Secretary, Mr.. 7. w. Brah
any, were driven about the city
and were presented b. Col. Soper
to hundreds of our citizens. At Al
o'clock the gentlemen accom-
panied by the committee, Judge
Gill, Col. Soper, E. N. Ratcliif,
Mayor Shanahau, DIR. Oliver Bag
by, w. H. Darrough, VIM. Little,
w. NJ. Mellette, Preston s. Davis
and others entered the court room
from Judge Gills private cham
bers. They found every available
seat in the spacious room occu-
pied and the aisles crowded with |
a representative audience. The |
mau of affairs rubbed elbows with |
the lab0rer, while the IashlOnaOle /
lady OF wealth found her neighbor
to be the servant of friend.
All classes we're represented and
all listened with rapt attention to
the speakers who were shown the
utmost courtesy.
The members of the band,
seated in the jury box, enlivened
the occasion with appropriate
music.
Mayor Shanahan presided and
presented Hon. w. P. Thompson
who delivered an address Of well
A. f0ho~...o.. r~,r fo1.