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The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-10-30

The Republican Party is deceiving it.
self 1t Is causing itself to believe that
Johnston's supporters will vote tne ne
nubIican ticket Now we know numbers
Of Johnston men, and without execution
they are Democrats, and will stand to the
party.-Dothan Siftings.
We don't think intelligent Republicans
believe any such rot. They are merely
putting I'D a big bluff for the effect they
think 1t will have. They are encouraged
by one or two Of the Johnston papers, but
will And that the latter represent few
voters.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-10-30

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29.-(Special. Ut is
perfectly patent here and in New York
that the Republican leaders are thor
oughly alarmed by the present indica-
tons a. to next Tuesdays elections, and
well they may be.
The best informed men are agreed that
unless there are radical changes before
election day, the Democrats will not only
elect a safe majority of the House Of
Representatives, but will carry New York
State Indeed, there are signs of a land
slide to Democracy, and therefore a COM
plete Republican rout need not surprise
any one who keeps in touch with cur
rent politics.
An astute observer just from New York
assures me that there is almost panic
amongst the old guard OF Republcanism
there; that even Senator Plat himself
is nervous. and Governor Odsll desper-
ate. The sensational exposure showing
that Governor Odells grocery shop has
been supplying the State Institutions with
immense quantities Ell groceries has had
what seems to be a disastrous effect upon
the Republican ticket, and conservative
Democrats today are jubilantly confident
of carrying the State, Notwithstanding
the party's acknowledged handicap in
Hills coal plank in, the platform and the
prominence allowed such men as Hearst
and Devery. The Herald, the leader OF
the Republican pack, having bayed the
alarm Is now bowling in terror of the
shadow of Coler across the scent
But above all the noise and fury of the
tumult sounds the cheer of Grover Cleve-
land, the still strong man in the bab-
Element of the babblers.
An hour ago there came to me in the
lobby of the hotel an old man OF dis
tinction who for fifty years has been
Washington newspaper correspondent.
and who since 1856 has been Republi-
can He asked me to say that certain
Southern Representative with whom my
relations are confidential would be can
didate for Speaker of the Democratic
House.
so, my Lord Warwick. it has come to
this, has it?" was my response.
NO" he answered. with indecision. 81
| still think we will carry the House. But
| il the Democrats should carry it, we all
| want to see the best man made Speaker.
| The incident tells its own story. This
best Informed newspaper man in Wash
ington doubts Republican success next
| Tuesday, and SO he would discuss with
me the Democratic speekership. As for
| that. If the House be Democratic the
| speakership contest will be "A kind OF
| free-for-all hurdle race, with very few
| entries of real strength.
In apt and striking confirmation of 2
| note previously sounded in this cores
| rondeuce, the reply of the Colombian
| government to the propositions Of the
| United States regarding the Panama Ca
nal route demonstrates that the construc'
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-10-30
News ana Gossip Of Washington
BY LUc1EN JULIEN WALKER.

tion of that canal by this country is to
repeat words already used here "a re-
mote and improbable contingency" There
Will be no completed canal at Panama,
and no canal uniting the Pacific and the
Atlantic anywhere within many and
many a long year.
The Colombian government seizes the
first opportunity to place grave obstacles
In the way of even a temporary agree
ment between the two countries. But as
sumo that these obstacles will be remov-
ed. by payment of hush money or other
wise. there is no power now in Colombia
to leRalize a treaty. The Congress of
Colombia is alone qualified to make a
treaty, and there has been no Congress
In that country for three years and more
Colombia is in state Of revolution and
promises to remain so indefinitely. But
suppose peace should be obtained next
week and Congress assembled next
month. and a treaty promptly ratified?
That would not mean anything of prac-
teal value in bringing about the begin
ming OF work on the canal.
This possible but improbable treaty
would of necessity be submitted to the
American Senate. and that would be the
end of II.
The constitutional requirement for the
ratification of any treaty by this country
Is that two-thirds Of the Senate shall vote
to ratify 1t. The Senate now consists of
eighty eight members, Delaware not being
represented. Thirty Senators could de-
feat a treaty.
THE transcontinental railroads now
have and will have for fifty years to
come enough votes in the Sem
ate to defeat any canal
treaty" declared Senator Morgan
in his famous closing argument for the
Nicaragua route last June. The quota
| lions is from the memory of a most at
tentive listener to that great speech and
| 1t may not be precisely accurate, but 1t
is the substance of what Senator Morgan
said on the floor of the Senate. In the
final test vote forty-one Republicans and
one Democrat Jones of Arkansas, voted
against the Nicaragua route, while thirty
| four Democrats voted for it, No new
treaty was required to authorize the be-
| ginning OF work on the Nicaragua canal,
that having been already agreed to be-
| tween the government of Nicaragua and
the United States
The President has certain authority
failing in the Panama negotiations. Il
take up the Nicaragua route But
! bosh.
We now have the result in figures OF
Secretary Shaw's novel and dangerous
device for relieving the Wall Street gam
blers of the money stringency by decreas'
ing the reserves. the real effect OF whlcf
was to add nearly a hundred million dol
lars 10 speculation over-credits ALREADY
alarming In general volume. The tniteC
States Treasurer reports that MI enaw
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-10-30
A Funny Squib.

We notice a right funny squib in The
Rirmingham Times. Republican sheet,
last week The Times wanted every incn
of ground fought in every county SO the
ie1isIature would be largely Republican
and in line with the Republican Gov
ernor which is to be elected next Tues
day, according to that paper! Right
amusing, eh?-Greenville Advocate
Well, 1t is only trying to outbreak
another Birmingham weekly, which i'm
AGNES that it has some standing and in
auenoe because of its paternity. 1t and
The Times are a pair.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-10-30

Senator Hanna insists that the cry for
revision of the traiff comes altogether
prove true. If all who are advocating
tariff revision will vote the Democratic
ticket we will wipe the Republicans out
next time
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-10-30
The Oldest Soldier.

cIarad - he !. ]. Ovarton, of Los An
reles, Cal. who Is now lO0 years old: He
Served in the Black Hawk war. the Mex
lean war and the civil war: Mr.. Over
ton is native of Pennsylvania. he
walked three miles in the last u. a. II.
parade at Los Angeles.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-10-30

The Idaho Populists held State con-
vention the other day with seven dele
gates present. They nominated a State
ticket and four of the nominees have
already declined. The convention made
a mistake by not nominating all its OWE
members
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-10-30

The Topeka (Kan.) Mail. is not willing
to admit that whiskey conditions are
worse there than anywhere else, and re-
marks that they ARE worse in other
places than in Topeka. The conditions
are worse, we think, in Leavenworth.
and from the best information we can
obtain we Judge they are somewhat worse
in hell F"
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-10-30
She WON'T Try II.

II the Crown Prince of Siam wins a
sentimental American girl just think of
the contrast when she undertakes to say
sweet things to him and call him by his
real name.-Birmingham News.
But she won't try 1t. She'll call him
Hubby" at first, and when he gets to
staying out late o'nights it will be hate
full old JUDI" or something of the sort.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-10-30

1t is stated as a fact that Senator Cock.
rell of Missouri, never drinks any water
while he is speaking. If he were a
Kentuckian we could understand 1t.
However, Kentucky is a near neighbor
Of the Senator, which may account for
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-10-30

The cambridge (Ga) Argus must be
disguised with Georgia Legislatures. 1t
wants the Senate abolished, the House
reduced to forty-four members, and ses-
sions once in ten years. Better wipe
OFT the whole business
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-10-30

Uncle Mark Hanna is getting strenuous,
He spoke of Tom johnson as an "un-
mitigated demagogue. but that won't
scare Tom off the track.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-10-30

The Houston Post has a strong editorial
on the duty of Democrats to turn out
at the polls and do their duty. Its argu-
ments apply with equal force to Ala
bama. The fact that the opposition does
not appear now to be very formidable is
no excuse for not voting.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-10-30

We saw a headline in atpaper which
read, Hill becomes a volcano" and
feared our friend d. B. had exploded
but it was another kind of hill.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-10-30


Governor O'Neal, speaking of the prog
ress and improvement of the management
of the convicts in the State under Demo-
cratic rule said:
The act Of, February II, 1885, which
made some radical changes in the convict
system, and in the manner of the States
euperintendence of convict labor, was a
well considered effort in the direction of
the human ends of adequate punishment
for crime. This provided for effective in
speetion. and armed the authorities with
power to enforce all needful rules and
Regulations for the protection of the State
and Of the convicts. Under the operation
of this act, the convicts have more care
full attention when sick, improved hospi-
tails plentiful and varied diet, better
cooking more comfortable cells and beds,
and more attention to all the details of
prison life and the observance of hygenic
laws, while there has been an intelli-
gent and persistent effort to adjust every
mans task to his strength and skill.
Well fed. comfortably housed properly
clad. and not overtasked, their health
has been good. and the death rate is very
small. With an average of about Goo con-
Nlcts there were twenty-seven deaths in
1885, and sixteen in 1886, four of the latter
from causes antedatlng imprisonment. In
this connection il is TO be considered.
that a large portion OF convicts arrive at
the prisons diseased. with constitutions
broken down by excuses and enfeebled
by long CONTINGENT in the County jails
before conviction.
A comparison of the death rate of a
few years last pas with that of few
previous years, will make plain the prog
ress towards a just and proper treat
nent Of convicts. In 1867 of each hun
dred convicts, eighteen died; in 1865
is IA in 1863. IL in 1870. Al; and in 1871
IA In 1852. of each hundred convicts, 6
died; in 1883. Z; in 1884, 5; in 1895, 6; and
in 1886 rs.
The financial results of the better care
and treatment of convicts now provided
for ard enforced. are entirely satisfac
tory. Profit is not a consideration in the
punishment of criminals, and every
thought of pecuniary gain to the State
should he subordinate to the obligation
of humanity; but our experience shows,
that a better treatment of convicts and
larger returns from their labor go togeth-
err For the two years ending September
30 1885 the net income 10 the State from
convict labor was $6s, 094. after deduct
ing all the expenses of inspection and
management of both State and County
conVicts
The Improvement and advancement in
this one department alone is enough to
justify the retaining of the Democrats ii
control of the State government.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-10-30
SOME COMMENTS IN PASSING.
Telling the Truth.

Mark Hanna and Tom Johnson. near
neighbors, are telling the truth about
each other, and they never overdraw the
picture. Age-Herald.
You'll have some of your Alabama con-
temporaries jumping on your neck If you
say anything about Tom Johnson.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-10-30

The Democrats of Alabama have given
the people good government and deserve
10 continue in charge of public affairs.
in the recent primary ninety thousand
Democratic votes were cast and this was
quite a majority Of the qualified voters
of the State. Not only ought those VINO
participated in the primary between
Democrats vote next Tuesday, but many
thousand more, when We have fun Re-
publican ticket i'm the field. Our OPP
. ponents who are seeking TO lessen our
representation in Congress base their
. action upon the small vote in Congress
Z sional elections and as an answer 10 thelr
efforts against MS. oFery Democrat should
go to the polls and vote the Party ticket
from top TO bottom.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-10-30

Were you a bull or bear in the
trader" asked a city man of a country
friend who had been plunging.
Marry one" replied the Disguised
countryman: II was just an ornary durn-
ed jackassr
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-10-30

The editor of The Bremen (Ga) Gate
way has received a cotton stalk having
on it "46 bowls" That's too much
crockery of one kind for an editors needs
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-10-30

II the Molineaux trial does nothing else
1t will give the handwriting experts
another chance to tell what they don't
know.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-10-30

Hearst and Munsey seem to be try
probably trying to head off Ochs.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-10-30
Circulation Reckoning.

comparison Of circulation figures Lor ,a Mi
Month OF September, lso2. with those OF sS A.
shows that q steady healthy growth is graau
ally. forging the figures higher The even sp =.
changing kaieidoseope Of numbers numbers and MOS more
especially when they have a constant upward
tendency.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-10-30

In apt and striking confirmation of a
note previously sounded in this cores
rondeuco. the reply of the Colombian
government to the propositions of the
United States regarding the Panama Ca
nal route demonstrates that the construc-
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-10-30

Governor o'Neal. speaking of the prog
ress and improvement of the management
of the convicts in the State under Demo-
cratic rule said:
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-12-11
A PROSPEROUS NEIcHRoR.

1t is not remarkable that no considera-
bic sentiment has developed among the
people of Canada in favor of annexation
to the United States.
The people have a high opinion of our
people and our government, and the social
relations between them and ourselves are
becoming constantly more cordial.
This is the natural result of closer COM
mercial connections and a better reali-
cation of a large community of interest.
In this way the United States and Can
ada will probably continue to come closer
together, but there is not the slightest
prospect that we shall absorb Canada. OF
course, such a thing is not to be thought
Of except with the consent of both Great
Britain and Canada herself, and those
who look for that result are Ethiopian in
deed.
The British empire is Justly proud OF
Canada and will never give her up volun-
tarily.
The Canadians are prosperous and hap
by and in no mood to look for new nation
al connections.
They have about all the freedom they
want and their devotion to the mother
country has been proved most impressive
ly in very recent times.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-12-11
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.
New York Press.

New York Press.
Kissed lips tell tales.
The way to succeed is not to fail.
The hardest thing to learn is what not to
learn.
The devil always keeps his tools in good re-
pair
A sewing bee can't sting. but It does lot of
buzzing.
Setting up the drinks is what frequently
upsets the drinker.
Humanity is always ready to lend a hand
but II is often empty.
Were it not for love many girl would be I'M
able 20 make herself miserable.
Never advertise your troubles. If you have
bow legs don't wear striped trousers.
Some men seem to forget that their wives
walk on the same things other women do.
II a man Is ever carried away by his ideas
Il must be done when he gets into a train Of
thought.
Honesty is undoubtedly the best policy, but
a good many men somehow fail to keep their
premiums paid up
After a girl begins to know things she ought
not to she begins to want somebody else to
know that she knows
A woman can forgive the woman she calls
her best friend most anything except she be-
gins to dress better than she does,
woman feels quite as important when
she Is going shopping a man when he is
going to board Of directors meeting.
The man who sits around and waits for his
friends to find him a Job is always the first to
line up in front Of the bar on general invi-
faff
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-12-11
A WORD OLE CAUTION.

wind has
feeling jerk from the
in
its there danger beyond which dare not go just as
best
neither evils would be better to undeh In
pOhor easily they can be made
They be really and phory and yet have that
tina andp
must be shown special favOrs by states municipalities and the pubic
and awovs an nnf. ana selfish one SeverSeess capital does
right to know and
demands o o
simply fair and
"gougeT
these things out
such things
tnued radical legislation hostility? If capital is going to be leaand
exactly the outset and where
is likely to stand for the future is best that such things should be hxd
that people right and
investment will hold off
u finds gu. on what term, San get In There should be- a" near as pos
Eve hundred thousand
dollars for the privilege Of having an office in Georgia The corporation
ought I'D better
nothing
sit down and feel that has been penny wise and pound foolish
should but it would the thing
All fair spirit Don't don't
show
in it The idea should be " treat all alike And then the corporation
WON'T the basis with se rid
with desire
The object properly fairly
which simply Let's make the corporations because
it," is an unworthy one
unjusy individuals
ANY action on
intolerance will this millions dollars
Nobody that Absolute fairness and equality is all that and
Simply treat all aike-peOpe
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-12-11

Since IL has become certain that Presi-
dent Roosevelt win not put forth any
strenuous effort to secure the enactment
of a practical antitrust law We may look
for a flood of bills proposing with more
or less sincerity a great variety Of more
or less practical remedies for the ills
which the country suffers from the trusts.
Several such measures have been intro
duced since the meeting of congress last
Monday, one of them by Senator Cullom,
Of Illinois, which follows the general line
laid down by Attorney General Knox some
months ago.
The CuIlom bill proposes to break up
trusts by prohibiting the transportation
from any state to any other state or for
eign country of any article produced or
manufactured by a trust.
But what is trust in the meaning OF
this bill?
1t is defined by the bill itself as ANY
person, corporation, association joint
stock company or partnership organized
or carrying on business for the purpose
of controlling or monopolizing the manu-
facture. production or sale of any article
of commerce, or for appreciably Affecting
the cost OF such article of commerce to the
consumer, or for the prevention Of compe-
tition in the manufacture, production or
sale thereof"
This is certainly a very comprehensive
definition and will therefore provoke the
active opposition of every trust in the
land. Therefore we shall probably hear
very little more about it.
AS was TO be expected. the trusts are
very ably represented at Washington.
They have there a swarm Of legal advisers
and a still more numerous host Of lob
byists on the outside Of congress, to say
nothing OF their more efficient adjutants
and supporters who have the advantage
Of being able to vote as well as to plead
and beg for whatever the trusts want.
Some idea Of the probability of effective
antitrust legislation at the present ses-
sion OF congress may be gathered from
the fact that the house has already re-
jected a motion 10 put anthracite coal
on the free list. though the president rec
commended specifically that this be done
and the Democrats are solidly in favor Of
IT,
II the coal trust. the most odious Of the
entire list Of such denominations is still
strong enough to resist all attacks in
congress It would seem that all hope OF
any general antitrust enactment by the
present congress may be given up.
The congress just elected will be as COM
pletely under control of the Republican
party and consequently quite as certain
TO desist from any action that will inter
fere seriously with the trusts
The first opportunity to make any anti
trust movement effective viii be given at
the national election in 1904.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-12-11
A GREAT EXPERIMENT.

In the tenth civil district OF Knox coun-
~, Tennessee. there is being established
a rural consolidated school which prom
ises to be of decided value in helping to
solve the educational problems OF the
rural south. The three school directors
OF the district have decided TO consolidate
several small schools into one central
school, thereby combining for the sup
port OF the latter $3.50 per capita OF all the
scholastic population represented by the
school: the people in the community have
raised 5000 by voluntary subscription:
and the general education board has con-
tributed another 5000 With such a sup
port the school has bright prospects.
Thirteen acres OF land have been pur-
chased at the intersection OF the Concord
and Kingston pixies. a site twelve miles
from the city Of Knoxville. On this prop
erty viii be built a model country home
OF eight rooms. to be used by the princi-
pal and his wife, and also a school-house
with six classrooms, an assembly hall for
school and public meetings, and a library
for the students and their parents. The
five acres OF bottom land will be used as
a farm. the six acres Of upland as a gar
den. orchard. and playground. and the
two acres of sloping land will be planted
IN trees and grass. In every way posi-
BILE the houses and property will be made
attractive-a model center for the eduea-