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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-06

Love and L
We hold hands,
Love and /;
And sit together:
We spread the book of life
Upon our knees and turn its leaves,
In fair or cloudy weather.
To see
But pictures there and poetry,
There may be hard, dry prose
Somewhere upon those
Pages; yet we see
But pictures there and poetry;
And sigh for those
Who only find the hard, dry prose.
william ]. hampton in New York Sun.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-13
A BIG CLAIM.

The Washington National Tribune the self-constituted organ of all the treasury looters and pension grabbers, discussing the great national debt at the close of the Civil War declares that the 1,5OO,OOO young men who were discharged from the Union army in 1865 took the burden of this enormous indebtedness upon their own broad shoulders
 This is the heftiest claim for the Fed eral soldiers that we have yet seen. We have seen them credited with al- most everything except the original work of creation. but had not before heard that they went to work and set tied the national debt. It seems 60 us that 1t is a trifle unjust to the twenty million Northern people who were not in the army and who have been laboring, grumbling and paying taxes for more than one- third of cen tury on account of that same debt. Those people will doubtless feel very much chagrined when they learn that all their struggles and toilings were not necessary, and that they were not expected to pay any of the debt. but that the whole of it rested on the shoulders of the discharged soldiers. The people should call for a return of the money.
 The statement is also unjust to sev- eral million Southern people who emerged from the war despoiled of al- most every vestige of property. but who were at once put op the tax roll and have ever since been paying some fillion dollars annually towards the liquidation of that some debt. They were not aware that their late ene- mics. after destroying the property of the South. were magnanimous enough to assume the entire burden of paying the expenses of the war. True. papers of The Tribune variety would not give this section of the country credit for anything. and if they should go so far as to admit that the South has paid her full share of taxes, they would say it was just punishment for her rebel lious wickedness.
 It is plainly to be seen that this giv- ing all the credit to the Union soldiers is intended to strengthen their claims as pensioners. If the country could be made to believe that the discharged soldiers took upon their shoulders the entire burden of the national debt. of course no one would be expected to object to the repayment of the money in the shape of pensions. It is a shrewd scheme to work up sympathy and support for a pension system which has been so abused that many
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-13

our Mayor to approve a contract for $1.62 per 1000 for fifty years. No in- dustrial company needing a large sup ply of gas for fifty years, and not man. aged by financial fools, would listen for a moment to such proposition as that made to and accepted by the City Council The City Council, l am told, has heard much about the immediate necessity for extensive and expensive repairs on account of rotten pipes and consequent leakage of 30 per cent. of the gas; but no one smells the gas, and it does not kill the trees. But if the gas Is leaking, 1t is not the city's gas; and the Council need not be unhappy about it. They are not authorized to assume the guardianship of the Gas Company.
 The people are much displeased with the neglect of the guardianship of their interests, which is apparent in the his- tory and on the face of this contract; and they look to the Mayor to protect them. I feel confident that he will do 1t. Not since the days of Radical rob- bery, has there been an incumbent of the Mayors office who would lend him. self to this unspeakable offense against the finances of the city.
 Permit me, in conclusion, to make suggestion. In view of the evident fact that the Council has acted hastily and not advisedly, let the Mayor return the contract without his approval and with the suggestion that the Council leave the whole matter to their successors in office, to whom it properly belongs. They will have twelve months before the expiration of the present contract, and half of that time will be more than sufficient to investigate the situation thoroughly and make contract which will be fair to all parties. Such con- tract will be entirely satisfactory to the people. If, however. the present Coun- cil determines to anticipate their suc- cessors in this business, let them invite bids for furnishing gas for thirty or forty years. in which competition the local company, having their plant on and under the ground, will unquestion- ably have the advantage of all com petitors, and our people will be pleased to see them have this advantage.
 Montgomery.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-13
LETTERS TO
 THE EDITOR.
Omitted Principles.

Omitted Principles.
 Editor The Advertiser:
 The people of Alabama are well-pre- pared to accept the fact that the new Constitution had become paramount necessity of government; ana that 10 write the instrument, as It goes to them, was the most difficult work in statecraft ever undertaken in this State; and that the personnel of the Convention of 1901 is as representative of the attainment of the State in pub lie virtue as could be obtained under any conditions or circumstances for such an occasion.
 The people will come to know, as the new Constitution is discussed before them and construed by the Courts, that it is wise and sound organic law; that 1t opens the way to safe ana en- frightened progress of society.
 The foundation for opei atiVe govern ment having been now laid, with cer- tainty of approval in the referendum, there are fixed principles of security that come into view:
 First-Constitutiona revision should not be left to haphazard. The sovereign must assert himself or his agent VIII rule in his place. The people must re- new the Constitutional Convention or the courts, the Legislature. and, most of all. the political party will override it in the future as in the past. There fore, let the Convention, as precedent, o1dain that Constitutional Convention shall assemble in the Hall of the House of Representatives on the first Tuesday in October, 1921, at F m.
 Second-That there shall be no of the Constitution of 1901 in the interval of time.
 Third-That the oath of office for delegate shall be limited in words and in purpose to obedience to the Consti- tuition of the United States and the common law. Reader.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-13
good and deserving Northern soldiers are ashamed to be known as pension-

good and deserving Northern soldiers are ashamed to be known as pension sis.
 The fact that the soldiers of the Northern army hsve already received about as much as the entire debt was when the war closed. is not mentioned. The fact that the highest figure which the public debt ever reached will be paid to the soldiers in twenty years at the present rate of pensions is kept from The Tribune's readers. The de- sire and object of that paper is that all who were in any way connected with the Northern armies, camp-f fol- lowers. bounty-jumpers. suffers and all others who were with or about the army in any capacity, shall find soft draw their pay as regularly as they did the rations which many of them new CT earned. Doubtless The Tribune's ar guments will have weight with all who have an itching desire to assist in re- ducing the surplus. especially when :t Is reinforced by the further assertion that mo despot would have dared levy the impositions that these freemen i'm posed on themselves"
 Well. we should say not. The most iron -ha nded and marble hearted ruler who ever chopped off head would not think of requiring a discharged army to pay off the entire war debt. The despot would be much more likely to absolve the soldiers from any of the burden and place all of 1t on the civil fans. And to help out the argument little. we give it as our opinion that no despot would allow his soldiers to practice on the country such 'impo- sitions" as many pensioners and would-be pensioners have systemati- cally been guilty of
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-13
AN APPEAL TO MAYOR JOSEPH.
He is Urged Not to Sign the Gas
 Company Franchise.

Editor The Advertiser:
 Your spondent, "Javis, is mighty right" The citizens of tn s town are practically unanimous In the opinion that the Ci;y Counril are will Ing to shut tn ir eyes to their duty. " I have never before heard such wide spread condemnation of an official act of officers of our own selection.
 That the Council should anticipate a contingency that will not happen until the middle of their successors term of office, and rush tn! ough d contrlc' the terms and prov sions of which have shocked the business sense of our pco- pie as no municipal tranSar tion has done since the days of Radicalism. surely warrants 'Javis" in saying. The whole matter is suspic ous."
 l, however do not entertain "Javis's' apprehension as to the action of the Mayor. Captain Vandiver. l am in- formed, tried his hand upon him the evening the contract was passed by the Council, but did not find him so com plaisant and submissive as the Council had been.
 Although the Mayor has long been in the City Council-verily not good school for civic morals-and although, l am informed, there be reasons way the Mayor would specially like to b- obliging to Captain Nandiver, he s,lll has some of the sterling integ"lty Wh ch he inherited from his father. and, in my opinion, will not sacrifice the int4l ests of the people who put him in off to court the favor of any man.
 Anyone acquainted with Captain Van diver knows that h. is not press n5 d bargain upon the ely and any cne a all familiar with the cost of making gas, knows that conr12t for gds at $l.62 ger 1000 for fifty years would be an extremely unbus nrss-I Ike trauSac- ton. Charleston Macon and Columbi4. s. C., get their gas for $1 50 per l00O cubic feet. Savannah and Dallas. Texas, pay $l.35 per 1000 cubic feet for gas. Coal in all these places costs more than it does in Montgomery, and it consequently costs less to make gas in Montgomery than in many of these places. tonsCnerS in Savannah 300 m.les further from the source of supply of coal pay $l. 35 per 1000; and the gas eomnAnY have the effrontery to urge
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-13
On the Right Side.

Dothan Siftings.
 The editorial from The Montgomery Advertiser on the rights of the people in forming new counties-the right of local elf-government-hits the nail souarely on the head. We are glad that there is a newspaper at the seat of government not so overawed with tn fear of losing a little territory or a few officers fees, that it cannot speak out with fairness and with courage on the right side of this question.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-13

The way Kentucky politicians some- times do things is shown in a prima- ry election recently held in Jefferson County in that State. by the Demo- crats. One precinct returned forty more votes than there were Demo- cratic voters. which. of course. was a palpaible fraud. In tabulating the vote the managers threw out forty votes from that precinct. but pro-rated the loss among the several candidates so as not to change the general result. This was certainly an easy way to cor rect fraud. but whether the correc- tion was more honest than the original 1s the question.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-13
Employing Savages.

LFIgnIOn NeNE
 The declaration of tEe British gov ernment that 1t intends to use the na- tives against the Boers is a confession of utter failure of it's own soldiers to bring the war to close It is not un- expected. however. Americans knew from bitter experience in the Revolu- tiinary War, that John Bull does not hesitate to employ savages when things are going against him.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-13

Last Fridays Mobile Herald had three pictures, which we at first thought were made from snapshot views taken in some of our new trop- ical possessions. but The Herald as- serts that they are correct views of some of Mobiles side walks. Mont gomery has some sidewalks of which our people are not very proud. but Mobile is ahead, or behind. us in that respect
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-13
Another Suit Filed.

New York, Aug. 12.-A summons was served today in another suit against the directors of the Seventh National Bank. The plaintiff is a man named Hoffman. who seeks S,5Oo damages for loss sus- tained through the suspension of payment by the bank and he seeks to hold the di- rectors liable because of their alleged violation of the national bank act in loan In excess of the banks paid In capitaI..
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-13
Literary and Artistic Copvrieht.

Berne, Aug. 12.-The International Lit erary and Artistic Copyright Congress, which held its first meeting here Thurs day. continued it's sessions today. The delegates animatedly discussed the estab- lehment of an international tribunal for and artistic works. No conclusion was reached. The congress passed a resolu- tion that the unauthorized reproduction of musical and theatrical works by means of the telephone, phonograph or moving picture machines was illegal
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-13

Sarah Bernhardt is said to be impor- tuning Kipling to write a play, pre- sumably with her in the most import ant part. If his play should be no bet ter than some of his alleged poetry, Sarah will do we'll to let somebody else introduce it. unless she is ready to retire from the stage.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-13
Dr. E. M. Phillips Chosen,

Cincinnati. Aug. 12.-The Board of Trus- tees of the Freodmans Aid and Southern Educational Society met at their offices today in the Methodist Book Concern with a full attendance and unanimously elected as president of the New Orleans University Dr. F. M. Phillips. Chancel- Tor of the Kansas Wesleyan Tniersity and formerly dean of the University of South ern California
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-13

All this talk about Tom Reed for Mayor of New York may be prema- ture. or it may be joke. but all who know anything of Tom and his style will be ready to admit that there would be rattling of dry bones and all other varieties of bones, if he should get to be Mayor. He might not al- ways be right, but it is pretty certain that he would be Mayor.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-13
A Serious Mistake.

Huntsville Mercury.
 The Montgomery Advertiser, too, be- lieves the election of Solicitors by the people serious mistake. The Mer- cury opposes that system upon the reasonable presumption that the Solic- itors would be subject to influences dangerous to the court system.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-13

If the cooks and servant girls in Chi cago organize themselves into some kind of union, as intimated, will all the food they cook have to bear the union label before any one will be all lowed to eat it?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-13

What is Oden going to do to coun- teract Roosevelt's expedition against the coyotes of the West? Teddy is ev- idently out for material to strengthen his Presidential boom. and Odell must think of something to offset it.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-13
The Best in the State.

Enterprise Weekly Enterprise.
 The people may say what they may against The Montgomery Advertiser, but when brought to the stern facts are obliged to admit that she is the best in the State. or we might say Southern States.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-13
It is Coming Over.

Huntsville Tribune.
 We are unable to figure out that more corrupt and corrupting condition of politics can prevail in Alabama as a consequence of the ratification of the Constitution as now drafted than has prevailed for twenty years. Any change may improve conditions. Of course we would have been more pleas ed if the registration clause as drafted had been omitted. but we must accept or reject as whole
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-13
ALI JULY RECORDS BROKEN.

The appended statement of the ctrcula- fion 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.Ss 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
 Here are the figures by days:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-13

In looking around for new invest ments for Gadsden. The Journal of that city decides that "a chain fac tory is the thing" Just at the mo- ment we do not remember whether there is a plant anywhere in Alabama as a speciality, but we can see no req son why such an industry should not be both practicable and profitable. Certainly the raw material can be had in quantity and quality almost with out limit, and the machinery and skill ed labor can be had when wanted. We hope to see the experiment tried.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-13

The Tuscaloosa Times is in error when it states that the present Cir cult Solicitors will lose their places. !" They may lose a chance for re-elec- ton. but their present terms are se- cure
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-13
Put Men in the Ring.

Goodwater Democrat.
 Uncle Sam's people look with indig- nation on a Spanish bull fight. No! No! We would not do such thing, but We put men in the ring where we think Spain should not put a bull.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-13
Wants It Abolished.

Coosa River News.
 We regret that the Constitution mak- CTS did not abolish the antiquated. ob- solete and fancy Chancery Court. Ala bama is yet one of few States that supports this really unnecessary court.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-13
Shot Her Sister.

Brewton Banner.
 A Pleasureville, Pa, woman in an at- tempt to frighten away burglars shot her sister in the back. A pistol In the hands of an inexperienced person is about as deadly as one supposed not to be loaded.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-13
TUESDAY, AUGUST 1s, 1901.

People in this country have almost ceased to pay any attention to the war in the Philippines, yet it is dragging along in the usual way.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-13
Ordered Back to Work.

Hazelton, Pa. Aug. 12.-The 300 miners who struck at the Audenreid colliery of the Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Coal Com pany last Tuesday because of some mis- understanding about the inspection of union cards were ordered back to work today by the district board of the United Mine Workers and operations will be re- stunned at the mine in few days.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-13

If the Montgomery Advertiser man should turn up missing some of these bright mornings it will only be necessary to recall the fact that he recently said the coming perfect woman will be mighty lonesome when she gets here."- Chattanooga Times.
 Hang'd if we don't believe The Times man takes our remark as an insinua- tion that he isn't equal to the perfect woman. If he does. we'll leave 1t to his wife.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-13
The Editor Votes Aye.

Fayette Banner.
 Advocates of the whipping post for wife beaters are again agitating a gen. eraI adoption of that mode of punish ment We vote aye.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-13
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 A Safe Proposition.
Mobile Register.

MODlIe ReSlSter.
 McLaurin dares the South Carolina committee to prove he is not a Demo- crat. The job will not be undertaken. Any old PopuIst can be a Democrat nowadays, and even boss the party. McLaurin's proposition is safe.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-13

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The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-13
BREAK IT UP.

We have seen it stated that the Knights of Columbus are going to in- augurate a movement in Ohio to put down the treating habit, which is a strictly American institution. If they succeed in breaking up the pernicious practice. they will do more to promote the cause of temperance than many who go at it in a different manner. They will really be doing a knightly work in fact.
 There can be no question about the injurious effects of this practice. If a man feels that he wants a drink, and can go into a saloon and take one drink quietly and go about his busi- ness. that Is his own business. But, if there is a crowd in the saloon and he feels that he ought to ask them to drink with him, it will almost invaria- ply happen that he will spend more money than he intended and drink more than is good for him. A man of social and liberal nature and habits can hardly resist an invitation to drink with friend. and then he feels bound to reciprocate. Then he will pay for two or more drinks when he may not be able to stand the expense, and will drink two or more. when one is all good for him.
 It is useless to argue that man is under no obligation to treat or to drink with others unless he wishes, and the argument is true in the abstract. but will not always hold good in practice. If several friends are standing at the same counter or seated at the same table. each one would feel mean if he ordered a drink without inviting the others to drink with him, and if they compiled, he would be expected to drink with all of them in turn. If he escaped going home with a jag on him. he would at least be more money out of pocket than he could afford.
 After all. what reason is there for the habit? If man goes into a res taurant and orders his dinner, he IS not expected to invite all others who may be present to eat at his expense, nor is he expected to eat a dinner with each friend who may be present. The treating habit may not be peculiar to this country. but 1t Is doubtless car ried to greater extreme here than anywhere else. and if it can be brought into general disrepute. 1t will be boon to many who praCtice it against their wills and their better judgment.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-13

Victor H. Hanson, Manager of Adver- Using, Foreign and Local.