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The age-herald., 1901-03-09
Just Trying You On.

q am just trying you on little, my dear sir. I hope my spirit is temperate and my manners orthodox, for voter. There is a wide gulf between the candi- date and a just appreciation of the office, oftentimes Let us pause for moment or illustration of this truism. l don't Know how many candidates for convention promise the dearly-beloved home folk 10 try their hands in a new constitution on trusts! But I venture to hold sus- nici. in my mind that not single enc of the lot can tell one how Jefferson County coal and iron and cotton mills can be continued as they are in success ful life without the help of combina- ton of men to support them who nave the ready money and the credit It LOOKS to me that nature put coal too far down in the earth to be lifted by any human agency less than a combination of men, If I see askance of the matter, point cut to me the straight line to 1t, and so count yourself a statesman.
 ''I am not, my dear MT. Candidate-ior- Convention, putting hard questions Tor your confusion-if you can meet them My opinion Is, the great central 'trust' the statute law that in effect takes the currency in great volumes from the sources of production, here in Alabama and elsewhere, to centralize it in Wall street. must be disposed or before trusts like the Morgan syndicate, the Standard Oil and the like, will cease to grow. Trusts gather around Wall street because under our laws all ths currency of sev- enty-six millions of people tends to Wall street for profitable employment. Wall street sells of cotton alone about fifteen millions of bales year. but only about the half of one million spots is marketed in New York The other sales refer to gambling in cotton futures.
The age-herald., 1901-03-09
LOBBY wINs-PEoPLE LOSE.

From the Montevallo Sentinel.
 The State Senate last Thursday, killed the uniform text book bill deadrn a dor nick.
 It was a case of the trust lobby backed by the American Book Company against the people. and the trust won out, at the expense of the people of Alabama.
 It Is not so very many months ago that members of the State Senate were burn ing the wind with their torrid denuncia tions of trusts of whatsoever form or na- ture. and yet, last week, when the oppor- tunit was given to practice what they had preached they go over to the Amer ican Book Company Ca great trusD body and brooches and tell the people of Ala bama to go to. It was within the power of this body to have saved the people of Alabama thousands of dollars in the pur chasing of school Socks. but the Ameri- can Book Company, with it's powerful lobby, said no, and a majority of the Senators bowed to the will of this great trust, and the people of Alabama-who placed these men in the Senate to rep resent them and not the trusts-are slap ped in the face and told they do not know what is good for them. They asked of the Senate bread and that body gave them a stone.
 Many a poor man in Alabama is com peled to buy new text books times with out number-just to satisfy the demands and whims of teachers who have almost absolute control over the matter, or keep his children out of school. Many are not in circumstances such as will enable them to buy a new set of school books every change of the moon, and as a result the l, children suffer.
 Had the Senate passed the bill as did the House the obstacle (purchasing new books every year) which now stands in the way of a great many children secur- ing an education, would have been re- moved. The American Book Company, however Hannaized the Senate and the book trust will still continue to throttle the people of Alabama. But we appre- bend the people will do a little throttling on their own account when those Sen ators who defeated the school book bill ask for reelection.
 Following the killing of the text book bill, the Senate passed bill to educate SiXty-SiX glrlS cone from eacn county Tn the State) at the Girls Industrial School at this place, and appropriates $10,0eo to bear the. expense of their education.
 Now the question very naturally arises who is to decide what particular girl in each county is to be the ward of the State at this cschool and how is she to be chosen? Every county has a number of poor girls all of them worthy-but which particular girl should be chosen?
 But the passage of this bill by the Sen ate was merely buncombe That body was inconsistent in it. It knew that even if the bill passed the House, which is doubtful, it would be vetoed by the Gov enor. Such being the case, it looks very much like horse play on the part of the Senate.
The age-herald., 1901-03-09
Have You Studied Trusts?

q cannot believe you have studied the trust question very attentively when YOU pledge the dear people to abol- ish trusts, because you would be honest with them at every hazard to your ambi- ton. You cannot, for the life of you tell them how the money trust will be dealt with, to dissolve it and destroy Wall street. Thus your promises fall You must strike the money trust or quit business.
 If, all the same, you must go to the Convention advise you to see that your influence Is exerted to send such states men as Gen. w. c. Oates and Col John w A. Sanford and their peers to seats there. These gentlemen are skilled in constitution making. You will see that if you give us a defective constitution, the courts and not the organic law must gov ern the State. The courts are not to fol- low a defective organic law or pay much respect to 1t. Yet to avoid anarchy and secure the political rights of individuals, we must have a sound constitution.
 "Finally, MT Candidate-for-the-Co Con- vention, how does 1t comport with pub lie interest and your own sense of patriot ism that you study out your subject at the earliest day? Prepare to meet your great and solemn duty!'
The age-herald., 1901-03-09
By Direct Vote.

The Legislature of Pennsylvania has by unanimous vote led off in a move ment for the calling of convention for the purpose of proposing an amendment to the constitution of the United States, providing for the cleo tion of United States Senators by pop ular direct vote. Under Article V. of the constitution where two-thirds of the Legislatures ask for a convention 1t becomes the duty of Congress to call one.
 convention Is necessary because the Senate of the United States, stand ing on its dignity and so-called pre- negatives, assuming that it does not represent the people, but States-a fiction without rhyme or reason be- hind it-blocks the way to popular elections of Senators. It refuses to sanction an amendment for submis- sion to the Legislatures. It cannot stand in the way if two-thirds of the Legislatures ask for a convention.
 This seems to be the better plan after all. There is no doubt about the desire of at least two-thirds of the States, and the requisite number of Legislative petitions will probably be obtained in a years time. In the meanwhile there is no reason why the selection of Senators should not be made in primaries as is the case in South Carolina, Georgia, and other States. Between the present primaries and a future convention there is a chance of getting rid of the billionaires and trust magnates that are at pres ent pre-empting seats in the Senate.
The age-herald., 1901-03-09
Fate of Manchuria.

Not longer ago than last August Russian proposals submitted in Wash ington declared that Russia had no designs of territorial acquisitions in China; that she had occupied Nieu- chwang as a military measure, but that all troops will be withdrawn as soon as order is re-established, If the action of the other powers be no ob- stacle thereto No obstacle has pre- sented itself, and yet we see two things in course of full execution, namely, Manchuria has been fully oc- cupied by a Russian army at least 80,000 strong. Thousands upon thous- ands of Chinese have been slaugh- tered, and Russian rule is complete
 roughout the province. Russian
 1e and Russian railroads are mo-
 les there. Russia has no inten-
 leaving Man@huria, as various
The age-herald., 1901-03-09
AT SOLEMN MUSIC.

By John Milton. Blest pair of Sirens pledges of heavens
 joy, Sphere born harmonious sisters. Voice
 and Verse. Wed your divine sounds, andi mixed pow
 CT employ, Dead things with imbreathed sense able
 to pierce; And to our high-raised ptnntasy pre-
 sent That undisturbed song of pure content. Aye sung before the sapphire-colored
 throne To Him that sits thereon, With saintly shout, and solemn jubilee; Where the bright Seraphim in burning Their loud uplifted angel-truncpets blow: And the Cherubic host in thousand quires Touch their immortal harps of golden
 wires, With those just spirits that wear victor
 ious palms. Hymns devout and holp psalms Singing everlastingly: While all the rounds and arches blue Resound and echo Hallelu, That we on earth, with undiscording
 voice, May rightly answer that melodious noise; As once we did, till disproportioned sin Jared against Natures chime, and with
 harsh din " Broke the fair music that all creatures
 made To their great Lord, whose love their
 motion swayed In perfect diapson. whilst they stood, In first obedience, and their state of good. O may we soon again renew that song, And keep in tune with Heaven. till God a erelong To His celestial concert us unite, To live with Him, and sing in endless
 morn of light!
The age-herald., 1901-03-09
sEARLEs BOUGHT GOLD BRICKS.

New York Letter in the Pittsburg Dis
 patch.
 Gold bricks built the financial grave of John E. Searles, according to big specu- iators in Wall street. There have been many comments on the future of this former sugar king, although none, per haps, more significant or to the point than those of Henry Clews. Said MT. Clews today: ''The great trouble with Searles has always been that he never learned to say mo- Every man who had a new Scheme went to Searles. Searles always received him and gave him en- couragement. He was not self-reliant man. He would take the judgment of anybody beside his own. Any wild propo- sition seemed feasible to him. He made money by hard work and his success came when he was with the sugar people. After he left them and tried to speculate on his own account he made failure. It is the natural result of men who seek to gain great riches by quick speculation when they are not fitted for the work. Searles was too good f1atured. That was his main trouble. A man cannot make friends with every one in Wall street"
The age-herald., 1901-03-09
THE GEORGIA SENATORS.
,m the Nashville American.

From the Nashville American.
 Senators Bacon and Clay of Georgia, though colleagues, are not the rivals and enemies so many states send to the Sen ate. In fact, they are real chummy, and being in perfect accord, they are making a strong combined bid for the Democratic leadership of the Senate. Their chummi- ness and Augustus Octavius Bacon's name have caused them to be dubbed Bacon and Eggs" The name originated in the press gallery, but it has travelled to the floor of the Senate. Bacon and Eggs sit behind and a little to the right of "Confucius'' (Pettus), and little to the left of ''The Crime of '73'' tStewart). Between the Georgia twins and the Crime sit '.Pitchfork' Tillman and the great friend of 'the constitution" commonly known as George Frisbie Hoar, of Mas sachusetts.
The age-herald., 1901-03-09

Age-Herald Bureau. 5os Fourteenth St., N. WA Washington. March S.-tSFecial. )- The proposed imposition of cusSms du- ties on sugar imported Into Great Britain has aroused much interest fin Washing ton. It is not expected that these duties will be harmful to the American sugar producers, because of the comparatively small quantity of that article that is shipped abroad. but it will seriously in- terfere with the beet sugar imports from European countries into Great Britain. The sugar duties will be a direct cf mnge of British traditions, but revenue nec- essities and desire to protect the ABrit- ish refiners are responsible for the srres- ent proposal.
 The imports to the United States of lthe proposed change of British policy is that if once inaugurated 1t is likely to be Fol- lowed by the placing of import duties on other foreign commodities that are ,1Iow so seriously competing with the British manufacturers, as to threaten British in- dustries most seriously. If this weret done 1t would, doubtless be serious injsrry to the growing American trade with Great Britain. but there would be no basis for the United States to protect against such, a policy, because it is in line wEh our own.
 It seems very strange, too, that just when the protection sentiment in the Uni ted States is waning somewhat, by!reason of the remarkable growth of our indus tries, which seem to have reachedta point where they need no protection, Great Britain should find 1t necessary to abandon her policy of free trade which Golden urged so effectively Protection ists argue that the increasing sentiment for protection in Great Britain is a very sure evidence of the wisdom of that pol icy which the United States followed, but they do not take into account in their calculations, the fact that the British manufacturers of all classes are seriously handicapped by the trades unions and their regulations, which limit the produc- tive capacity of average English work men, so as to make them slow in the ex- ecution of orders.
The age-herald., 1901-03-09

dispatches from the general com handing and various expressions from St. Petersburg go to show.
 Nor is this all Russia, not content with the general negotiations of the powers has secured or Is about to secure a treaty through Ii Hung Chang, who has long been an agent of Russia, a separate treaty in which, no doubt. Manchuria is ceded to Rus sia. The cession may be called lease, but it is none the less final act of annexation, and Manchuria thereby becomes as much part of Russia as Siberia is.
 American trade in the colder prov inces of China is thus lessened, for Russia does not know what free trade or fair trade is. Her merchants can not compete with foreign merchants, and she therefore protects them in the custom houses, on the railroads and in municipal laws. They are fully protected. and whenever Russia de- clares Manchuria a Russian province. that puts an end to American trade there. The administration does not seem to consider the closing of Man churia important, In point of fact it's entire Chinese business is a failure, and MT. Rockhill now says the com mercial treaties will be the last of all, and will probably take long time.." If other annexations follow the annex ation of Manchuria, as they logically may, such treaties will not then be worth the paper they are written on.
The age-herald., 1901-03-09
TIVE ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ALABAMA
Impressment of Negroes.

In the lumber camps of Georgia not long ago it was ascertained that a considerable number of negroes had been kept at work long after their terms had expired, and it was also shown that some were held in the camps without any previous authority of law whatever. The Georgia cases were presumably rectified, and all evil dence as to them was carefully sup pressed.
 And now the grand jury of Ander- son County, South Carolina, finds that a similar state of things exists in the farm camps or stockades of it's county. In the Anderson County case the i'm plicated parties have been indicted, and will be brought to trial. These trials, let us hope, will be fully and thoroughly prosecuted. and justice done. No State can afford to harbor injustice to even the humblest.
 These occurrences spring from the helpless condition of the victims. They are deeply ignorant, penniless and practically friendless. They have no friend at court. As a rule they are worthless negroes, but even such fault does not justify their impress ment by greedy landlords. Due pro- cess of law is still a feature of the land.
 Let us take care that no such scan dal mars iAlabama's history. The leasing of negro convicts in small squads t9 farmers opens the way to just sucn conspiracies against indi- yidual rights and liberties, and the ut most. supervision and care on the part of State officials will be needed in or der to prevent scandal. The Ander- son County case should serve as warning against possible dangers.
The age-herald., 1901-03-09
old Emperor al the Window.

The mad act of a foolish minded per son in casting a piece of metal which struck and cut the cheek of Emperor William attracts renewed attention to that extraordinary monarch, who will to- day piously observe the thirteenth an- niyersary of the death of his illustri- ms grandfather, whom he in his vanity has entitled William the Great, desig nation that the world refuses to accept The young emperor" as he is still called, is now forty-three years old and is within hundred years of having reigned thirteen years So swiftly speeds aii-avenging. ali-rewarding time! Not the least distinguishing characteristic of the present emperor. who Is physically a godlike man to outward seeming, is his profound religious convictions. And he is much more than religious; he is an in tensely pious man, one who believes in the efficacy of prayer. with all the fervor of a priest or a Stonewall Jackson.
 '-'The old Kaiser as heFwas affec- tionately called by his own loving sub jects, was 91 years old when he died,
The age-herald., 1901-03-09
School Situation in Alabama.

The Mobile Register, which openly opposed the Cheap Book Movement thinks The Age-Herald is lacking in good taste in bringing in the opinion of a Tennessee paper touching the Alabama Legislature. thereby giving the latter a bad name. The Legisla- ture gots its unfavorable reputation without any aid from other States. That reputation is internal enough, and it should be, for the States good, eternal, so far as the Senate is con- cerned at least
 The article in question was clipped from the Chattanooga News, a paper that has never shown a disposition to meddle with the affairs of other States. We reprint the article in or der that all may see what has dis turbed the esteemed Register:
 The book trust has proved entirely too strong for the people of Alabama, who are groaning under the high prices they are compelled to pay for their school books. An effort has been made in the General Assembly of that State to pass a uniform text book bill similar to the
 law now in force in Tennessee, but it has
 been practically killed in the Senate. By a vote of 23 to the bill was sent to the committee carpenter shop, where it wifi in all probability slumber. The book trust has been very active in it's opposition to | the bill, and the vote in the Senate falls | as a damper on the advocates of the re- form. The people of Alabama, however, should not lose heart Here in Tennessee the fight was wagered against the school
 book trust for a number of years, but the people won. They will finally win in Alabama, too. Once the reform is carried through the Legislature 1t will become a fixture. The candidate for the Legisla- ture in the State who would propose to repeal our uniform text book law would be very soundlt thra shed at the polls. Tennessee, just like it is now robbng Alabama, but thanks to persistent agita- ton on the part of the press, we have law that has put the book trust out of business in this State, and our people are buying school books about 8 per cent cheaper than the people of Alabama are now getting them. The first move for the people of Alabama, after their present defeat, is to see that no gentleman who voted against this school book law is re- turned to the Legislature two years from now Make it a political issue and fight the battle to a finish.
 If there is a single line or word in this article that, for truths sake, needs to be changed, The Age-Herald does not know how to find it, and it would be indebted to the Register if it would point out such line or word. The truth is the truth, whether it is printed in Mobile or in the ends Of the earth, and the News has hit the nail square1y on the head in setting forth the situation in Alabama The Age Herald declines to accept the Registers pro-trust standards.
The age-herald., 1901-03-09
pon't%Know What They Ate.

From the Mobile Register
 To a Frenchman who was assistant ca terer to thes inaugural ball at Washington fell by accident the work of preparing the bill of fare for the engraver Of course, he used his own language in de- scribing thes dishes to be served; and as said dishes were rare delicacies the French usedy was of a rare kind also. Even the hardened patrons of fashionable hotels were able to make nothing of his menu" As sfor the country people who attended the ball, they had perforce to begin at the top of the list and eat down through the middle of it, and 1t is doubt full if they knesw what they were eating even after they had tasted it.
The age-herald., 1901-03-09
These are Candidates.
the Gadsden Times-News.

From the Gadsden Times News.
 Some, aspirants for future political hon. ors nave been developed within the past few Gays. The friends of President Jelks, sreferring to the splendid and most credita.hie record he made in the Gov ernor's ioffice during his short adminis- trations ,as sufficient claim for election to the position, will push him for the place when the time comes. Senator J. H. Nunnelee. of Dallas, announces his candidacy for Secretary of State and Representative Harvey Wilson of Clarke it Is understood. will be in the race off attorney general. Nearly all the Sena- tors and members are candidates for the constitutional convention.
The age-herald., 1901-03-09
Was a Meritorious Bill.

From the Oneonta Southern Democrat.
 We regret to note that the uniform text book bill failed to pass the Senate. In our opinion this was one of the most mer itorious measures presented to the Legis- lature during its session. It's passage would have saved the people of the State a vast sum of money within the next few years. The bill may have contained ob- ectionable features, but it should have been amended and passed. Senator Hipp is credited with organizing the opposition to the bill and defeating 1t.
The age-herald., 1901-03-09
Honor to Judge Caffee.

Judge A E. Caffee of the Alabama Rail- road Commission has been chosen to rep resent the commission at the national convention of the railroad commissions of the various states which will assemble in San Francisco on the 4th of June next. This is very gratifying honor to Judge Caffee, for it is the custom to select the president of each state commission to represent it in the annual national con vention; Judge Caffee being associate commissioner of Alabama.
 As a bon vivant sand man of wide It. erary culture, Judge Caffee has few equals in this country. He is an ideal man for a gathering requiring culture, enlightenment, general information, and pleasing eloquence-in short, gentleman who is an all-around good man to know.
The age-herald., 1901-03-09
FRANK SENATOR MASON.

From the Washington Post.
 One of the yellow journals detailed corps of reporters the other day to ask every Senator this question:: What would you do with $75, ,000,O00?"
 Senator Masons reply was brief and to the point "I would builh asylums for fool editors" he said. <