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The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-08-16
JoHNSToN'S CONVICT SYSTEM


The Advertiser prints today a letter
from Mr.. W. II. Lawson in which he
criticises very severely some statements
of Hon. J. NJ. Carmichael, President OF
the Board of Inspectors of Convicts,
printed in The Advertiser a few days ago.
touching the net receipts of the Convict
Bureau for the period Governor Johnston
was in office and the period since that
date The Advertiser prints also re-
joinder by Judge Carmichael to Mr.. Law
sons letter. Judge Carmichael takes
ample care of himself in his rejoinder and
The Advertiser is content to let what he
says 60 without comment by it.
Other statements in Mr.. Lawson's let
ter however. are of such a sweeping
character that The Advertiser feels 1t to
be its duty to make some reply to those
statements. 1t has been the purpose and
desire of The Advertiser to avoid, as far
as possible. any discussion of the scan
dals called forth by the management of
the Convict Bureau during Governor
Johnstons two terms. But Mr.. Lawson
who appears to be Governor Johnston's
mouth piece in this matter seems so bent
on parading that management before the
public as the only one since the founda-
ton of the system worthy of favorable
consideration. that there is no alternative
but that of an enquiry into that manage
ment, in order to ascertain the facts con-
corning it. The Advertiser does not find
it necessary now to make that enquiry
itself. Such an enquiry has already been
made and the result of 1t has been made
public. The enquiry was made by a
joint committee of the General Assem-
bly, and the result was reported to the
two houses of that General Assembly.
That report emitting certain portions not
material at this time. is printed in The
Advertiser today.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-08-16
THE JELKS MEN.
The Candidates for Membership on
the Democratic State Committee.

The selection of State Committee e
be done by the primary on the 18th OF
August is a highly important matter
The jerks men on the Committee from
the various districts are the following:
First District-W A. Carter. Howard
Douglas, John ]. King, T NJ. Stevens
Second District-Tennent Lomax, w
H. Sanford. j. r. Porterfield C. C.
Coker.
Third District-R H. Arlington, II. Fl
Foster f. Herndon Glenn, A. II. Merrill
Fourth District-C. C. Whitson, r. S
D. Mallory. II. d. Merrill Upton Null
Inns.
Fifth District-C. w. Hare. D. NJ
White. w. A. Austin. w. T. Brightman
George A. Sorrell
Sixth District--George A. Searcy, c.
Brooks Smith, Stephen Smith, G. Is.
Wimberly
Seventh District-W. 1. Bullock, r. A.
Mitchell.
Eighth District--John C. Eyster. j. II.
Nathan. John F. Proctor.
Ninth District-J. B. Christian. Jones
G. Moore, j. G. Oakley. Robert H
Thach.
In the Seventh District there We're only
two jerks men on the ticket. The two
others can be selected and their names
written on the ticket and the votes will
be counted just as the other names in
the ticket. This matter should be looked
after carefully in each district.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-08-16
Is NOT TRUE.
That Miss Deacon is Engaged to
Crown Prince.

Paris Special Gable to Louisville Courier
Journal
Mrs Del con. the mother of Miss Gladys
Deacon, sent a lawyer today to the ONCE
of LIE Matin, threatening legal proceed
ings She said that Gladys is engaged to
be married six months hence, and that
the story of her romance with the crown
Prince of Germany, printed in LIE Matfn.
was not true.
lie Matin declares the German Emperor
some time ago heard that the Duchess OF
Marlborough and Miss Gladys Deacon
were on their way to Berlin, ana ifnHe-
diately sent an aide-de-camp to the from
tier with a letter addressed to the Ouch
ess. the salient point of the letter being:
II don't want adventuresses IN my en-
pire."
On learning of the existence of such a
letter, so LIE Matin states, the Ducness
of Marlborough was furious, and de-
clared:
MY family is as good as the Hohen-
zollerns.''
Queen Victoria's ring. with which the
Crown Prince of Germany Is said TO nave
engaged himself to marry Miss Gladys
Deacon. is now in the hands of Emperor
William.
stung by the repeated efforts of the
Kaiser to get back from her his sons GIT.
the proud American girl flung the token
in the face of the Emperor's representa-
tive. who promptly carried it to the
Kaiser.
The Kaiser was WHO WIN anger wu WIZ;
he heard that his son had parted with
his grandmother ring. He hurried a
messenger to Miss Deacon demanding the
return of the ring.
This messenger told the young Ameri-
can girl that the ring was not the prop
erty of the Crown Prince, but a gift TO
the German nation.
Messenger after messenger was sent by
the Kaiser. Each was higher in rank
than the preceding one. They ceased to
demand. but automatically pleaded that
the ring be returned.
ANNOYED by the constant nagging Of the
Kaiser,s representatives. Miss Deacon. in
fit of anger and wounded love. threw
the ring in the face of the last diplomat
to visit her
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-08-16
SATURDAY, AUGUST Is, 1909.
DOUBLE GOLDEN SYMBOL.

The American Newspaper Directory uses GER
tain signs to denote the relative standing and
merit OF the whole field of newspaperdom
which comes under its notice. and one Of these
signs is the mystic symbol [Cl denoting
golden which stands for high quality and
Is thus explained:
Advertisers value this paper more for the
class and quality of its circulation than for the
mere number Of copies printed"
Such papers are credited with a single SYM
Dol; but there is a higher grade. according to
this standard authority. which have BOTH
QUALITY AND QUANTITY, and require the
DOUBLE GOLDEN SYMBOL LOO to describe
adequately their standing.
The Advertiser has been accorded this
double golden symbol 100 and is the only
paper distinguished in this section of the
South.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-08-16
Bibb is for Jelks.
Centrevilc Press.

Centrevillc Press
Jelks clubs are being organized all over
the county. In CentreVile is a growing
Jelks Club with about seV"nty-five mem
hers. At Tabernacle Box there is n club
of more than half the STRENGTH Of the
box. In GAINESVILLE beat not Johnston
man has up to this time. been found
and the same is true of Brarheld heat
jerks stock is way above par and stil
rising and MANY Johnston men have
given up the tight and come over to the
cause of good government and the new
Constitution. II is now both in Bihh
County and in the State only a question
OF the size of the Jelks majority.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-08-16
On a Low Plane.

Talladega Mountain Home.
Ex-Governor Johnston bears the distinc-
ton of having placed the pending guber-
Material contest on the lowest plane ever
before known in the history of that high
office. In responding to the caucus nomi-
mating him for Governor. al the Morris
Hotel, he plainly tells them that he wants
the office neither for it's honor nor its
emoluments. lie gives them to under
stand that he has heretofore had a sur
felt of its honors and has no need for
its cmoluments. And yet he wants the
office not as the representative of q great
principle. but demands third term as
personal vindication. The plain mean
ing of all this is that the Ex-Governor
wants another term of Office that he may
have another opportunity, not SO much to
reward his friends as to punish his enc
mics
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-08-16

A carefully prepared table issued by the
Massachusetts Bureau of Statistics shows
that although the necessaries of life are
now high, the purchasing power of one
dollar is considerably greater now than
1t was thirty years ago. The table shows
that in the way of groceries and all kinds
of provisions the proportion is as $50 to
439. and in dry goods, clothing, etc, the
figures are 46 to IS in favor of the pre-
sent. While a dollar will purchase less
of few OF the necessaries of life now
than in 1872 it will purchase much more
of most of them. This is not much en-
enlargement. perhaps, to those who
havn't the dollar, but it Is some satisfac-
ton to know that there have been harder
times than the present. even with the
robber trusts against us.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-08-16
Steadily Climbing Upward.

That IN. circulation of The Advertiser Is
steadily climbing upward is demonstrated py
the appended sworn statement, covering the
daily and Sunday issues, for the month Oh
July, jus, past.
The daily and Sunday average, as indicsteo
below, for the dullest OF the dull summer
me- nths. is remarkable. in that II is considerao'y
above the figures for the best months OF the
past Winter, when business In all lines is
much better than in Summer.
The Advertisers circulation is steadily IN
cressing. This Winter We hope to show at
least u 5000 daily and 5000 Sunday sub
scribers and the prospects are particularly
bright
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-08-16
But He Said His Piece.

Shelby Sentinel. .,,.
The story is told on Jesse stallinss
who is stamping the State for johnston.
that he was billed to make a speech on
an afternoon in a small town in the
Southern part of the State: When Jesse
arrived at the little hall he found two
white men, a negro and a dog. BUT tn sis
for half an hour before he discovered
that one white man was German who
could not understand the English Ian
guage, the other was dear mute. me
negro had gone to sleep and the dog had
slink out of the room as though ashamed
Of where he had been. Jesse took the
fret train out of town.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-08-16
A RAILROAD INTO CLAY.

The Advertiser is glad to note that
railroad into Clay County is now a GER
tainty, for it is going into section badly
in need of railroad facilities. and will
develop a section of Alabama about
which too little is now known. True, the
Columbus and Birmingham road touches
the Southwestern corner of the county,
and there is a sort of lumber road rum
ming some miles north from Hollins but
neither gives the relief needed. The new
road is to be built from Taladega to
Pyriton. few miles above Ashland, and
will probably be extended, eventually.
This road will develop a large scope
of timber country, especially many var1e-
ties of hard woods. which are now COM
paratiN ely useless and which are needed
in building and in ornamental woodwork.
but the most important feature connected
with the road is the fact that it VIII
traverse and penetrate one of the richest
mineral regions of Alabama, in many
respects That there are large deposits
of gold and copper in the hills of Clay is
well known to but few. comparatively.
but it is a fact, nevertheless. These
mines have never been developed as they
deserved, but the completion of a railroad
through that seton will stimulate the
mining industry as nothing else will do.
But 1t is the immense and extensive de-
posts of pYrites that form the most i'm
portant feature of Clay's mineral wealth.
From this mineral sulphur and sui
phuric acid are manufactured and the
increase in the production and consump-
ton of these articles is remarkable. Ac-
cording to an article in a recent issue of
Bradstreet's, the use of the sulphur con-
tents of pyrites has increased about
threefold in ten years for the manufact-
ure of sulphruric acid alone. a great part
of which was made from domestic min
eral That Clay County has some of the
finest deposits OF this mineral to be
found anywhere in the United States is
fact not generally known, but 1t is true,
all the same Already a good beginning
has been made in the development of this
mine of wealth. but the lack of trans
portation facilities has been a serious
drawback. With that lack supplied by
the new railroad there is bound to be
wonderful advance in the condition of
&lat section of Alabama.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-08-16
Railroad Assessments.

EufauIa journal.
1t is not true that Governor Jelks has
reduced railroad assessments in Alabama.
OF course it makes no difference to our
critics They will repeat the stale story
anyhow. The railroads of this State pay
now an assessment of about $500, 600
more than they did under Governor john
ston. In the face of this small papers,
for a purpose and without excuse. pub
lish these absurd and untrue things.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-08-16
The smallet Thing Yet.

" The to' smallest thing that has been SAID
about Governor jerks is the charge OF
drInkenness. The writer has known the
Governor intimately for twenty-five
Years. and while not a total abstainer ii
the whiskey Jelks has drank in one Year
was put IN one vessel Joe Johnston could
drink il at one time and make land deal
that would pay himself a hundred per
cent profit before the water thirst came
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-08-16
Mrs. Elizabeth Cadv Stanton has struc

Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stanton has struck
a new lead and wants what she calls
IAN expurgated edition of the Bible
from which every sentence shall be
absolute equality of the sexes in all the
relations of life If they will turn the
job over to Lizzie and Carrie and few
others of their kind and let them do the
expurgating there'H not be much Bible
left.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-08-16
Pocketbook's Journey.

Valuable papers and $500 in notes were
contained in a poCkethOok which an
American accidentally dropped overheard
from yacht during the kiel regatta
The pockethnok was washed ashore later
at Asc haustrand and picked up by a
workman who restored it with its con-
tents to the owner.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-08-16
Public Speaking.

General William c. Oates will address
the people in the interest of Governor w.
u. Jelks at:
Kingston, Autauga County. Saturday.
August 18th at II o'clock a. m.
ozark, Dale County, Monday, August
18th at 10 a. m. u
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-08-16
Public Speaking.

Judge John G. Winter will address the
people in the interest of Governor seiKs'
At Wetumpka, Monday, Aug; 18TH;
At Brockton. Coffee County. THURSDAY
August FIST at l p. m.
At Elba, Coffee County, Friday Aug
y at 10 a m. IT,
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-08-16

A London publication The Tailor and
Cutter-has been giving an opinion about
the American visitors TO that famous old
city. and after intimating that nobody
can mistake an American says:
He almost always wears jacket Of the
lounge type. which, somehow. seems 10
have been cut with the special object OF
making him appear to have very round
and uncommonly fat shoulders. His
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-08-16

Sometimes newspaper can say great
deal about a contemporary in few
words, as is done in the following para
graph from The Eufaula Evening Jour
nal. referring to The Times of that city:
The people Of Barbour County VIII not
likely absorb much political doctrine from
an ex-Republican County Clerk from
ohio. who breaks into the campaign with
A heIated personal grievance.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-08-16
EASILY DISPOSED OF.
Marion, Aug. Il. 1902

Editor The Advertiser:
The Albanian. Ex-Governor Johnston S
organ. in it's issue of the Sth inst. says
HE struck at the farmers by favorine
a bill which would have required them
to use wide-tired wagons. Please in
form your readers what position Governor
Jelks held relative to said bill,
Citizen.
Governor Jelks while a member of the
Senate did not introduce or vote for any
such bill. There was a bill introduced
in the House by MIR. Lee, member from
Barbour County. to prevent the running
of loaded wagons on the public roads in
Barbour County unless they We're pro-
vided with tires of not less than four
inches in width. The bill was never con-
sidered in the House and Governor Jelks
states that he never saw that bill or
any similar bin and never voted for that
or any such bill.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-08-16
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEEMAN.


Editor The Advertiser:
We would respectfully ask you to in
form your many readers in the Fifth
Congressional District who are the Jelks
and Thompson candidates on the official
ballot for State Committeeman from our
district?
1t is possible there may be contest
as before, between the Congressional can
didates, and 1t is very important to know
how they stand on Congressional, as well
as State candidates.
Many Voters.
In another place on this page will be
found the names of the candidates for
State Committeeman in the various dis
tricts. who are favorable to the election
of Governor Jelks. We do not know
candidate.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-08-16
A Daily Average Gain of -. SAC
A Sunday Average Gain of. H. 81

w. A. Scott. Circulation Manager of the
Montgomery Advertiser. being d''ly sworn,
says: The foregoing statement of 7 he Adver
tiser's daily circulation fer the month OF
July, 1902, is true and correct and compiled
after ali returns from rewsboys and agents
and leftover copies have been deducted.
w. A SCOTT. Circulation Mgr.
Sworn to snd subscribed before this 9TH
day OF August. 1902. F. w. JACKSON.
ISeall N. P. EXC. ]. P.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-08-16

The new Constitution Put the coIored
man out of politics. Governor Jelks
stands or falls with the Constitution.
Mr.. Johnston says the instrument is a
fraud and humnug. Democrats of Ala
bama, do you want the colored man out
of politics? Then vote for Governor
Jelks-Selma Mirror.
The Democratic party has never failed,
so far, to reward faithful public ser
want. and that Governor jerks has been,
and the Democrats of Blount will see TO
it that they Syill do their share of keep
ing him at the head of the executive de-
partment for the next four years-One-
onta News Dispatch.
It is tiresome to read those of our very
conservative contemporaries that are try
ing so hard to balance themselves on the
paper has the right to occupy that posi-
ton, hut we do not envy the mtheir loca-
tion-Roanoke Leader.
Mr. Johnston's strongest and ahlest
friend in this section tried to dissuade
him from opposing Jelks and told him
such an action would he a great mistake.
Mr. Johnston would not heed the advice,
hut no doubt now realizes his folly ana Is
ready to eXclaim, "Oh! fool that l am -
Decatur News.
Governor Jelks represents the victori-
Gus Constitution; ne is ltS lrlenu' anu nv
is needed at the helm until our sailing
is entirely smooth. Every white lite, man IAN IN IN
Macon County appreciates the real mean
ing and value Of the new Constitution.
and we trust that they will heartily
stand by those who are its loyal friends
-Tuskegee News.
In some of his speeches, ex-governor
Johnston reflected upon eX-GoNerti.oII
Oates's administration of the financial
affairs of the State. and Mr. oates IN an
open letter refutes Mr.. Johnstons state
ments with official figures. And after
Mr.. Oates hit him swat, Governor Jslk KS
hit him another swat because ne had 10
refund large amount of Mr. Johnston Ios. s
unconstitutional collections, Mr, Joha n
ston seems to be destined to be the hard
est and most swatted politician in the
Yellow Hammer State-Shemeld reaper
jackson is strictly jerks town. A
Jelks club was organized here last Mon
dav and eighty-five names were enrolled.
Since then a few more have been aided.
There are others in the town who are for
the Governor, but they did not JOIN the
club. There are only three men in the
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-08-16

The Ex-Governor stood on the banks
and threw stones at Governor jerks as
the latter swan over the great river OF
Doubt Prejudice and Misrepresentation
bearing safely aloft the new Constitution.
He had no sooner landed it safely on
shore leaing the dark cloud of possible
negro domination forever on the other
side. when the ex-Gov ernof proposed that
the new instrument be turned over to him
for safe-k keeping, and he is now appealing
to the people for the privilege; "vindlca-
tion'' L. what he calls lt.-JaSper EagIe.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-08-16
AS THE CAMPAIGN GOES.
Opinions and Predictions Of the Ala
bama Newspapers.

Jelks will carry Lawrence County by
an immense majority. We knQW but one
out-spoken man against him in this
county. and the feeling is all against the
X-Governor.-Moulton Advertiser.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-08-16

The ex- Governor says he was pressed
so hard to run for Governor that he could
not resist. BY whom was he pressed so
hard? BY lot of men whom he him
self had Invited to Birmingham to con-
ference, and 1t was known then that the
Ex-Governor would be in the race.-Lu-
verne Journal
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-08-16

A contemporary wonders if Medley will
have the nerve to demand interest on the
money that was taken from him when
he was arrested. Why should he not?
Men like Medley and Green and Gaynor
seem to get all they ask for.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-08-16

Johnston and his crowd say that they
are in favor of establishing methods by
which honest and fair elections can be
had. Now of all things this is the most
important to us, but we have our doubts
as to whether TIE Johnston road leads to
it-A bbeVile News.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-08-16

When a community wants to form a
strong Jelks club it is only necessary to
get one of Johnston's men there to make
a speech.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-08-16
S152, 1856. 73-S152, 335.73

Not income - $40, 654. e
Receipts and disbursements of Convict
Fund for 1898
Receipts from ali sources. .$l4oo-o.I
PER CONTRA
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-08-16

town who are openly for Johnston. When
not afraid to speak out in meeting"
There may be two or three more who are
at heart Johnston men.-Jackson South
Alabamian.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-08-16

No man is safe in office who is not con-
sstent, and judging Johnston from his
own conduct, how can we trust him? To
put such men in office is to tri1e with
and jeopardize the State of Alabama and
her people-Coosa Democrat.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-08-16

Receipts and disbursements of Convict
Department for 1899
Total receipts from all sources. .Sl4, $50. 90
PER CONTRA.
Salaries of officers and
employees Sc. ..........$ 29472.15
Current expenses ...... 45175.20
Cost in criminal cases. 449l432
Supreme Court case. 1915
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-08-16

SID UJy z
Net income .......... "a 796.13-$14i S55. IS
Receipts and disbursements for Convict
Fund for 1900:
Total receipts from all sources. .$120 1896. ~
PER CONTRA.
Salaries of officers and