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The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-28
WHAT IS ANARcHYp

In his wonderful Paradise Lost John Milton speaks of a region
 Where eldest Night And Chaos. ancestors of Nature, hold Eternal anarchy amid the noise Of endless wars, and by confusion stand, and Alexander Pope says:
 Thy hand, great Anarch, lets the curtain
 fall
 And universal darkness buries all.
 One of the latest authorities defines anarchy as "a state of society in which there is no capable supreme power. and in which the several functions of the State are performed badly. or not at all; social and political confusion" Proud hon. wRo is called the father of anarchy, did not admit that the term meant dis order or violence, but the absence of any supreme ruler In short, the follow CTS of PrOudhon affect to believe in that | altogether impossible condition of life where there is neither government nor disorder-impossbl because the present race of human beings must have either government or chaos.
 A writer in The Tacoma CWash.) Sun Democrat contends that anarchy is not opposed to the peace and good order of society. and thus reasons:
 An anarchist Is strenuously opposed to the taking of human life under any pre- text whatever. An ideal anarchist claims that when a man has learned to control his thoughts. appetites and passions, he is then fit to live in such a manner to- wards others that he will do no harm and therefore does not need outside au- thority-man-made law-to restrain him The most philosophic view of the ideal anarchist is. not that government shall be abolished, but outgroWn.
 How a presumably sensible man can argue that all government will be out grown is a question that we shall not attempt to answer. for 1t presupposes a condition of society and an elevation or sublmation of human nature which We have no hope of ever seeing while man. kind remains what it is. The father of anarchy" may have been sincere in his beliefs. but like other dreamers. before and since. he was imagining conditions which are impossible to realize in this world.
 their theories. How does 1t agree witt the real anarchists of the present day. | There was a conference held at Geneva in 1892 at which a manifesto was issued and that manifesto said. among other things:
 | Our ruler Is our enemy. We Anar | chis{s are men without any rulers fight | ing against all those who have usurpeC | any power or who wish to usurp it.
 Our enemy Is the owner of the land wh' | keeps 1t for himself and makes tn, | peasant work for his advantage.
 Our enemy Is the manufacturer wht | fills his factory with wage slaves: ou | enemy is the State, whether monarchical | oligarchical, or democratic, with its of fcials and stan officers, magistrates, anC police spies.
 Our enemy is every thought of au | thority, whether men call it God or devil | in whose names the priests have so lonl | ruled honest people.
 Our enemy is the law which alway l oppresses the weak by the strong to tn Justification and apotheosis of crime.
 In another portion of their address, the! use this language:
 According to our strength we will worl for the humiliation of all legal institu ticns. and are in accord with every on,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-28
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.

Hubbard B. McDonaId. the journal clerk of the United States Senate, is the tnIro @ of his family to hold the place, ms lalheI and grandfather preceding him Tn It,
 For many years King Edward has t not touched champagne, which was dt "iie l time his favorite beverage. and WhlSH S,i,I hs Iis made so fashionable. He now ,tn u ns nothing but red wine. of which ne mas mas great quantities at Marlborough mouse and Sandringham, and of which ne ls ooi'' sidered the finest judge in Englai'u''
 Lord Rothschild Is. of course. nov nov nd .ns head of the famous banking Ia 1aHi,iS in n,.e aIe its most wealthy member ne Is Sotbas I1HIS solemn and reserved than ms ttacbed Leopold but the two are mucn to each other and they have ai i(1. interests in common, especially '"eif '0'e of sport.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-28
Why praping Was Prohibited.

Jacksonville (Fla.) Metropolis.
 It has been the custom to drape the public buildings in Washington upon the death of any prominent officer or ex- officer of the government. During the administration of President Cleveland. ex-Secretary of the Interior. Jacob Thompson. of Buchanans administration, died, and the buildings were draped in his honor. Colonel Thompson was a Southern man "a stanch and uncompro- missing Confederate. who had resigned his Federal office to throw himself and his fortune in with the South in her great struggle. The draping of the Federal buildings in 1889 for this Confederate of 1S61-1S6S incensed many of the Republi- can leaders, and they secured the pas sage of paragraph in the legislative ap- propriation bill of the year 1893 prohibit ing the draping of any public building in the future. The bill, including this provision, was signed by President Harri- son. Thus, while numerous State and municipal buildings in the South will show crepe and other emblems of mourn Ing for President Mckinley, no Federal building will be draped in his honor be- cause of the spleen of leaders of his own party. 1t however. Is dishonorable to the authors of such partisan legislation, and not at all in accord with public senti- ment, as evidenced by public expressions at this time.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-28
Municipal Light Plants.

Philadelphia Times.
 New Orleans Contemplates building a municipal electric light plant and com mittee of the city councils has been on a tour to inspect the electrical lighting systems of various cities. The commit tee learned that Chicago. Allegheny and Detroit are the only cities In the United States which own and operate their pub lie electric light plants. The cost to these cities per arc lamp Is respectively: Chi cago, $5S.25; Detroit, $66 45; Allegheny. s72.2S.
 The only cities which get their lights ns cheap as this by contract are: Wash Ington. where the cost Is $72 per lamp, and Richmond, where 1t is $SS.50. Rich mond uses water power from the falls of the James River. Buffalo, which uses power from Niagra Falls. pays $100. The highest price paid for contract lights is in Chicago. where the cost Is $137 per lamp Gin sections not covered by the city plant, while in New Orleans 1t is $127 Philadelphia pays on an average, S110 for each arc lamp per year. It would require about $900.OO0 to install such a plant as New Orleans requires
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-28
A Lively Parsonage.

St. Louis Globe Democrat (Rep)
 The impression that Senator Vest IS too old to justify his election for another term is a mistake. Senator Vest is seV- enty-one years of age, but Senator Hoar is four years older than this. and Sena- tor Morgon Is six years older Massachu- setts and Alabama are not saying that their representatives in the Senate are too old for acceptable service, and the Mis- .souri Democrats are not likely to think that their Senator ought to be put on inc shelf on account of his years. George C. Vest is a pretty lively parsonage men tally and physically yet.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-28
The Pistol ofense.
Augusta Chronicle,

Augusta Chronicle.
 A pistol is a weapon of offense more often than of defense. and its possession if a fruit ,ul source of difficulty A man is placing himself in position to violate law and do damage to life and limb when he puts q pistol in his pocket. It is not a fircarm for sport or pleasure. It means dimoulty and death t IS an en- emy to society and the man who is ar rested with one in his possession, or who employs d pistol in any difficulty. should be indicted for carrying concealed weap- ons and the burden of proof should be on him to establish the fact that he did not have it concealed. The legislator who carries through this law will do his State a service The pistol should be tabooed among law-abidirg people.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-28
will Run Him Out.

Union Springs Herald.
 If they cannot determine what to, do with such creatures as Czolgosz. they might simply give them free ticKet 10 Alabama, and leave 1t to her people to GO the rest.-Atlanta Journal.
 Is 1t possible that an Atlantian Will give any other section of the world pre- cedence over Atlanta and Georgia! Such first utterances we heard after the news of the shooting of the President. was that Atlanta would he bound to be the next city that would have an assassi- nation. Such is Atlanta. It Is wonder the other Atlantlans do not run the writer of the above paragraph from their midst. on the charge of lack of local interest
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-28
The Two Sides.
nGaAiio HA.nHd

MOblIe HeraId. -. . ,
 On the side of the Constitution are hon est politics, purity of the ballot box, bet weIfare If AIabana. Against the Consti- tution are arrayed past orejudices, per sonal ambition. opposition to Democracy and a stubborn opposition to any change ar black. long to make up his mind on this subject. No man can oppose the new Constitution after studying its provisions and claim that he has the welfare or Al ahama at heart.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-28
Johnston's Bugaboo.

Canebrake Herald.
 His great bugaboo to the back belt is ludicrous If the law is carried out as he would have it, then he says we force upon the black oelt the alternative either to buy or steal the votes of the negroes, or to submit to their numerical majority.
 That remark causes grin to spread throughout the entire h2ack belt. The boys have been holding elections TOT twvnty-five years. more or less, and such an old ghost as that doesn't scare them a bit If that Is the best Johnston can do. he should move on. But enough or this We may consider his letter at some other time.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-28

ears of Europe. If the great philosopher and survived to this hour he prooaniy would have found a subject oI equai curiosity and uncertainty in the aCces- , short. muscular man, as ready with his fists as with his pen. a soldier ana hteIa- teur, a realist and dreamer. who nov occiInies the bleak white palace at Wash ing from which are ruled the eighty most active, energetic and vital millions of the human race"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-28
A Criminal at Heart.

Bessemer Herald-Journai.
 Several rash people have expressed Ia vorable opinions in regard to the assassii a commend the act of Czolgosz. But their lives have not been very peaceful nor have they sailed through fiowery bfds or ease since. The man who comments the and would do the same thing if opportu- nity offered. therefore should be dealt with accordingly.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-28
The Sores Not Healed.

Roanoke Leader.
 The main thing noticeable about the Democrats who are threatening to lead an opposition against the new Constito- ston and Jesse Stailings-is that they were all badly beaten in the. last Demo, cratic primaries The sores haven't had time to heal vet
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-28
The Duty of All.

AttaIIa Mirror.
 It Is every Democrats duty and tne duty of every good Republican In this commonwealth to vote for the ratification of the new Cons;:tution. The old say ing If l can't get pudding won't nave ple'' is bad policy, so If the Constitution does not suit you in every particular that should not keep you from accepting the instrun mt as a whole.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-28
AUoUsT CIRCULATION FACTS.

The constant increAse in The Advertieers eir- cuiation is attracting marked attsntion Tes ssif for and delivered copies. day by day. tor fhe month of August. further emphesizee tns generally conceded fact that The Advertlsers Huaranteed net paid daily issue exceedsthe clRtraed circuaation of any other two Alabama morning newspapers combined musf tust passsa ss against the same month knat year, show an increase equal to @T.so DN cent
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-28

The Charleston Post has discovered that '.the law Is a queer thing sometimes' D Shakespeare called it "old father antic" and it does play some queer antics at times, but we can't we'll get along with s,,tt fl
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-28
Another Disaster.

Iiuverne Journal
 General Shelly ex-Governor Johnston, Congressman Jesse F. StalIngs, all three defeated Candidates in the last campaign. lave combined to defeat the new Constr tuition. They have surely harnessed up with another political disaster.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-28
In little Kansas town there was pub lshed an extremely yellow newspaper, and of it a contemporary said:

Seriously, there Is no room in this coun- try for a paper that feeds on scandals and sensation and dishes them up week after week to a class of people who thor its filth.
 That is all well enough, no doubt, but why should people allow stuff to be dish ed up to them if it nauseates them? If they wouldn't patronize or read the pa per they wouldn't be 'nauseated by its filth" to certainty.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-28
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Nipped a Few of Them.

Fayefte Sun.
 President wyman of the State Univer. who ,indertonk to work the hazing racket among the rats or new students. Nine teen of them were suspended This is the way to do it.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-28
An Enolish Estimate.

T, P O'Connor closes an article . .rsr SDInt nut Roosevelt in an English s,ss close to his last hour. wrote that he would would. ike to s.ryye the middle of the ,,timate fTm5,sE fate that he might know of Shs Germany. Hria'V whose tamuIt tn 1 Wss UssS then aIiing and alarming the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-28

We warn The Topeka State Journal that It's proposal to send all the anarchists to Guam cannot be entertained for a mo- lnent. We do not intend for our gem of the salted seas to be desecrated by any such cattle
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-28

Capt. oberliS Carter was lucky in ac- cumulatng and hiding money, but if he doesn't get out of prison soon. he will find none of his hoard left. judging from the way the Government has been dig ging 1t up.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-28

Why do not mOdistes eff that is the right worD endeavor to create habit or fad for ornamenting hats with chicken feathers. instead of these of birds? That would not only save the birds. but would stimulate fowl-raising, and thus serve two good ends.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-28

The main thing desired about the trial of Czolgosz was that it should be brief. The country has matters of more import ance than spending time reading about the assassin, and the court acted well by making a short job of it.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-28

It is not generally known that large portion of Canada is practically unex- plored country. but such is the fact, so far as white men are concerned.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-28

who defies tho law by a revolutionary act. We despise all legal means because they are the neGation of our rights; we do not want so-cailed universal suffrage personal sovereignty and cannot make ourselves accomplices in the crimes com mitted by our so-called representatives.
 There was good deal more of the same kind. but these extracts are sufficient to show the animus of the anarchist propa- ganda and the feeling which animates the members of the order, So far as we are aware the manifesto issued at the Geneva conference is sttll in force and contains what may be called their articles of faith
 We have seen no later declaration of principles. nor have we seen any indica- ton that the real anarchists of this coun- try repudiate the Geneva declaration.
 Taking the extracts we have quoted as setting forth the doctrines held by the anarchists both in this and in foreign countries, we do not see how any one can arrive at any other conclusion than that they are dangerous members of society, and that their suppression Is de- manded by every consideration of public welfare and the peace and good order of the State. Their open declarations of hos ulity to all government. and their deter mination to. rid themselves both of all forms of government and of all who are in power, is sufficient proof of their inten- ffous. and affords ample evidence of the peril of allowing them to preach and practice their doctrines or religion" among us. Those of them who possess even ordinary intelligence know that gov ernments cannot be abolished peacefully, and that the only way to get rid of those In power is by violence. This is their creed, and we have recent and lamenta- ble instance of the result of such teach- ing. The assassination of President Mo- Kinley was a direct and natural result of the doctrines taught by anarchist leaders. There should no longer be room or liberty in this country for those who preach the doctrine of violence and death.
 We cannot better conclude this article than by copying the, definition of an an- archist as given by contributor to The London Times who writes:
 of the world, and, therefore, he denies, very consistently, the moral right of any power whatever to letter his individual judgment or his individual will. All at- tempts to curb him in the free indulgence of his individual lusts and passions are in hls eyes oppression. The Fundamental laws on which society rests are to him tyrannical abuses by which the majority seek to limit the boundless license which is the birthright of every man born into the world. It Is idle to tell him that those laws are supported by vast majorities. He answers that majorities. however vast, are mere synonyms for superior force. that he personally disapproves of the state of society which these laws have created and which they maintain. and that he has an innate right to assail that hy he chooses His practical conclusion Is appalling, but it seems to me to follow quite reasonably from his premises: and, as those premises are consciously or half-consciousiy held by thousands in all ranks of society, I fear that we are likely to hear more of him in the future.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-28

A man in Manchester, N. H., in his anxiety to prove his loyalty, which had been questioned, declares that his father paid $350 for a substitute during the civil war. He can almost apply for a pension on that showing
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-28

According to Carol D. Wright, 1t costs New Workers $361 per capita for police protection. to which we may add that the law breakers get most of the protection.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-28
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER ss, 1901

The statement in the papers that the negro Parker, was not mentioned at the Czolgosz trial is a heavy jar for At lanta. 4E
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-28

It really seems that General Kitchener will have to send deputation to the Boers to tell them they are whipped, else they'll never know 1t.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-28
If coaxed.
Washington Post.

Washington Post
 We are confident that if the Hon. John Barrett is properly approached he. too will consent to remain with the new ad- ministration.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-28

One of the secrets of General Forests successful military career was his adop- ton of the motto. Get there first with the most men as rule of conduct. That appears to be the plan pursued by the Boers, if we may judge by the dis patches. Attacked by superior force" is the almost invarlable report sent out when any disaster overtakes the British forces. Yet. from the best estimates that can be obtained. the English have at least seven men in Africa to the Boers one. and it Is hard to understand how the latter can always have most men at any given point There may be reason or explanatio but it is not apparent.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-28

W. A. Scott Circulation Manager of The Montromsry Advertiser. being duly sworn. nays: The foregoing statement of The Adver- eisers circulation for the month of AugusS. leoI, is true and correct and compiled alter Xii returns from newsobya. news agents ana
 W A. SCOTT. 0wurn to and subscribed before me tAis S1a aAy oI oeD'e"'c'' ". JACKSON,
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-28

The Indianapolis Sentinel takes this Tiew of the opposition to our new Con- stitution:
 The white Republicans may make a show at resistance for the sake of the Northern ward-heeIers, but none except ing the professional politicians will really oppose the ratification.
 The Sentinel might have added that the ''professional politicians" who will oppose ratification are not all Republicans. but they are none the less professionals.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-28

The Montgomery Advertiser says there is going to be a muddle of things if. as Professor Haeckel is reported as saying, monkeys are descended from men. The way cut of the muddle is to believe, as we do, that Professor Haeckel did not say it-Mobile Register.
 How shall anybody know whether to be- iieve anything he reads? It was stated in the papers that Professor Haeckel, while delving among the dornicks and chunks in Java. had found evidences of the monkeys descent from man. and had given out a statement to that effect. He may deny it. or may have already done SO, and then we'll be no better off than before, further than that we shall have evidence that some newspaper man lied. but which one2
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-28

That franchises are worth something to cities and ought not to be given away without regard to present and future in- terests of communities, is well illustrated by the following telegram from Chicago to The New York World:
 Chicago proposes to cope with the crowded street-car problem by making a law that all passengers compelled to stand mp shall be assessed only 4-cent fare. The regular rate of cents can be collected only from passengers provided with seats. This suggestion forms the important portion of the report of the Council and meets with the approval of the majority of the Aldermen. The fran chises of all traction companies expire in a year and the Civic Federation has just chises are worth $69. .O00.000 to the city.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-09-07
Capt. Atherton Back from New York.

Captain ID. II. Atherton, secretary OF
the board of trade, has returned from
New York, where he was in confer
ence with officials of the Ingersoll'Sar-
genat drill company, and laid before
them the local bid for their plant,
which they intend transferring from
EaSton.
Captain Atherton says that Mr..
Swan, who is handling the matter for
the company, seemed impressed with
the Scranton proposal, and declared it
would receive all due consideration.
Scores of proposals from other cities
have also been received by the COM
pany.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-09-07
British Artisans Here.

Touring through the states Just now
are twelve British artisans, who are
to investigate and report upon Ameri-
can labor conditions and methods OF
workmanship. The delegates have
been chosen by popular vote to repre-
sent their respective Industries. which
include mechanical and electrical en-
gineering, mining, textile manufac-
lures, railways and shipping, building
trades pottery coachbuilding, cabinet
making and upholstery. etc.
The expenses of the expedition are
being betrayed by Messrs. w. & ID. G.
Thomson, well-knoWn newspaper pro-
prietors, OF Dundee, Scotland. The
enterprise has been organized in con-
nection with the RED Letter" one OF
the publications issued by the Messrs,
Thomson, The delegates, who came by
the Anchor Liner Ethiopia, are to
make an extended tour through the
states, and are also to visit Canada.
The Buffalo exposition is in their itin-
erary,