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The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-25
Rise and Fall and Rise of Cleveland

ZIG hHlOnO 1lIneS.
 There has been a remarkable revolution of public sentiment during the past year or two in respect to Grover Cleveland, ident of the United States, is today not only the most prominent figure in the Democratic party, but almost the only prominent figure in the party, far above the monotonous level does he tower. Newport News Press.
 Mr, Clevels nd has had u strange career in public life In 1899 he was the most popular man In the United States. Most of the politicians hated him, to be sure,
 him. We never saw such a fight against any man as the. Tammany delegation
 made against him at the Chicago con vention But Cleveland won hands down, and that too, with no special effort on the part of his friends Nobody seemed to be working for him at the convention. The people wanted him and they sent delegates pledg"d to his support. Cleve- land was the ? c1le's candidate. Banker was the most popular man in the United States-except on election day. But he proved to he the most popular man on election day. and was for the second time elected to the Presidency.
 But before his term was out, MT. Cleve- land was the most unpopular man in the land and the most cordially hated by those who had formerly been his most enthusiastic supporters. He was put in the class with Benedict Arnold and quite as severely denounced.
 Now a Democratic newspaper in Vir- ginia declares that MT. Cleveland is the most prominent man in the party! And Mir. Cleveland has never departed from his political principles.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-25
LEARNING MODERN LANGUAGES
Why Ignorance of Them is a Source
 of Danger to a Nation.

New York Commercial Advertiser.
 An anonymous author of a volume of interesting essays, lately published under the title of Musings Without Method" ," makes a rather slashing attack upon the cult of modern languages. It was Lord Rosebery who irritated this gentleman's s nina and induced him to pen the essay Lord Rosebery said at Glasgow that the average Englishman's ignorance of French and German Is "a source of real danger to the nation," The essayist jug gles with this phrase and rather per versely insists upon understanding it in its most literal sense. Of course, Lord Rosebery did not mean that the acquisi- ton of foreign languages by his country men would be in itself a national safe guard against either commercial or polit- ical peril. What he did mean, and what is very true is this: That the English systematically isolate themselves from intellectual contact with the two great continental nations They are not thor oughly informed of what their foreign competitors are doing; they feel sort of unwillingnesS to recognize the practi- cal achievements of foreigners. and there fore in almost all departments of men tai activity, from philology to chemistry. Englshmen are in danger of falling be- hind. Now one thing which powerfully
 
 ignorance of foreign languages which acts as a sort of veil to shut out the light which comes to him who has easy access to the recorded thought of his con- temporaries,
 To know another language than one S own perceptihly enlarges ones inteliec- tual horizon and quickens ones sympa- thetic capacity. The Englishman who knows French and German must inevita- bly come to know something of the peo- pies who speak these languages. He must enter, if ever so little. into their mental processes He must see things, to some extent, from their point of view. In the end. by learning French, he will be- come. in spite of himself just the least bit of a Frenchman. In learning German he will half uncDnsciously put himself into the attitude of a German. Indeed, the saying of a very famous statesman contained much truth in its seeming eX- aggeration when he declared: T am as many times a man according as I am a master ct many languages" Therefore. when Lord Rosebery uttered his dictum at Glasgow there was a good deal of rather profound philosophy conveyed in if If was not the value of modern lan- e7,aSes as an accomplishment or their ,,1ilitariau value in the world of com rnerce that he had first of all in view. It was rather the fact that a knowledge of ,hcrn unlocks the mind that would other wise he obstinately closed to many stim- ,,Iatinp influences. and confers in conse- orence not only suppleness, but strength.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-25
CURRENCY REFORM.

these hardy and daring explorers pene- trating into portions of China forbidden to foreigners for centuries: we find more of them passing the oordons of Tibetan guards around Lassa and calmly residing within tho holy limits of the capital of Lamaism, unshaken and afraid, while the English explorers still find the Him alaya the bounds of their explorations from their neighboring possessions in India; and we may soon find them pene- trAting to the north pole with the same nonchalance with which they advanced torthe walls of Tfen Tsin and Pekin under fire, scaled the walls of Ping Yang or satk the Chinese war ships in the harbor of Wei-hai-wei. A new nation has been bonn into the world.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-25

Washington, Dec. 4.-(Special. )-Ir periods of apparent peace we sometime have to talk of war. Thus Christina. is universally held to be period not onlI of peace. but great love, of the joy O. loving and giving and receiving.
 But here in Washington we are looking for the hercest war in Congress ex perienced fin any big number of years This conflict will be bioodless, let u. hope, but 1t will be most terrific.
 The fierce standpatters and the bolt stayputters and the swift hotfooters. they all of them are In this nightly mixed mix-up. and 1t is all on account of tn, expressed determination of the Preslden to withhold the new Cuban reciprocity treaty from the House of Representa- tives, leaving the Senate alone to dea with the vexed problem.
 This Is. 1t may be repeated to you, { proposition that fairly sets the beet sugal Republicans hopping hot. They are botr indignant and openly angry. They say they will not stand for it, but that they will fight And those of us who observ ed the determined and entirely successful fight they made last session are quite will ing to take them at their word when the, say fight, and are quite certain of seeing 6 fight that is a fight,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-25
sEnpcr1Na A SPEAKER.
MT. Tunstall Asserted to Be the Man
 of the Hour.


 Birmingham Age-Herald.
 It Is generally conceded that the work which will have to be done by the next Legislature will be of great importance. The new Constitution of the State has left many things to be carried out Dy this legislative body, which is, in sense to take up it's work and carry 1t to ful- f1llment.
 The adoption of the new Constitution was the continuation of general benei on the part of the people that a new or. der of things was needed in Alabama ana that many laws needed to be changed: During the debates in the Constitutionai Convention various members sought to remedy all the existing evils in the State by constitutional amendments. It was ex- plained by leaders in that body that a Constitution was only the organic law of the State, and that the convention could not be legislative body to remedy all ills The time was too short-much had to be left to the Legislature-broad lines were mapped out and these the Legislature must fill in.
 The fact that the first Legislature after the adoption of the Constitution would have its hands full was realized and this session was made longer than the others. and a special short session authorized If deemed necessary.
 the House to make a wise selection Tn choosing it's Speaker. The Lieutenant Governor by law will preside over the Senate. and pr. Cunningham Is an expe- rienced and able presiding ofhcer. Among the members of the House there is no one so well equipped for Speaker as Alfred M. TunstaiI of Hale County, the Speaker pro tenn. of the last House. He Is a man of ability, clear head, quick; ex- perienced and able to dispatch business without unnecessary delay. The indica- tions are that Mir. Tunstall will be elect- ed to the position and that the next House will be a systematic end well regulated body.
 MT. Tunstall Is the man for the place,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-25

cotton mills that the cotton trade with China has shown an unexpected revival. The sudden check in that trade due to the boxer" outbreak and the confusion that followed was a distinct blow to the South ern mills. which furnish most of the cot ton goods exported to China from this country. The strength and stability of the industry in the South was well shown by the fact that in spite of this check the Southern mills continued to increase fin number and output. None the less the closure of the Chinese market served as a depressing element and made the out put of the Southern mills less than they would otherwise have been.
 We now learn from The New York Journal of Commerce that there has been a marked revival in the Chinese cotton goods business. The weeks purchases of cotton goods for export to China are said to have run as high as 50 QUO bales with good promise for the future. This will give new stimulus tc the Southern mills.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-25
! LONG DISTANCE RUNS.
American Railroading That Aston
 ishes Foreigners.
New York Press

A1AASS @ S1S~5
 New York Press.
 The deyelopment of passenger trans oort,tion in the United States astonishes Ill foreigners. Edwin A. Pratt, repre- sentative of The London Times, was mak- Ing some investigations yesterday at the Grand Central Station with view to writing a comprehensive article on Amer can railroads. His inquiries developed the fsct that the New York Central has eight passenger trains a day between New fork and Chicago, and when he learned that the distance Is $50 miles, he remarked that 1t is a marvellous thing. He was still further astonished to ind that fout of the eight trains make sSO miles in tRenty-four hours, and that one. the Twentieth Century Limited, goes the distance Sery day, in either direction, n twenty hours. His amazement grew when he wAs informed that the westbound twentieth Century Limited carried only 5hicago pssengers and will not take a .}assenger br any other point. He re- marked thai his people would be equally Istounded ot learning these facts
 MT. Pratt ! to remain here i've or six weeks studyAg our railroads. What seems to int8est him most is the great distance our trains run. run of 40l miles, from LAndon to Glasgow. is re- garded in Enkl kland as something phe-
 The longest Ann in the unitf State. of a solid trail is from New York to St. Augustine. hbout 1.13O mli ,. The 6outhern's Palml Limited makey the trip in twenty-four hturs. UnfortuHately this gorgeous train VI not be put op till Jan uary F. and our london investigator will not have the opbrtunity of seeing if ParaphraEing RlcArd III:
 Now is the winter Rf our discontent Made glorious sumder by the Southern's
 Palm,
 And all the blastiIk blizzards of the
 North
 Are left behind in wlters cold euohracs
 The Palm Limited sh sort of Wa,dorr- Astoria on wheels. witl Canfe)d Io,,o,,. in the club car-.f nAessary If heads straight for our Am9rieh Rivera. our na- tive Monte Carlo, and &ere is not much danger of a Jerome raidpn the way. The rapidest of Northern Monies in tha South is Aiken. Um-uml And how the Southern is booming PiReAlrst wi,n .spe clal service
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-25
Coming Back at Us.
Chattanooga Times.

OUdIIhUUUBd T IIIItSs
 To bo Speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives must be a good graft judging from the fact that there are seven candidates-and each one is sure
 Did you ever know of iegislatiye speakership that didn't have a fairly able bodied graft whether in Tennessee or any other State. We are willing to bear our share Of contumelious filings be. cause of the rtcomings of our politi. clans, but it affords us pleasure to re- fleot that there are others. In times pas. we have heard of some lively goings on even in Alabama Our statesmen make no special pretensions to perfection, but We really have some most excellent men in public life, and that Is why We have Sd many men who are going to. be elected Speaker. Graft" hasn't so much to dc with 1t as the self-consc.ousness of lofty t-irtueR
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-25
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 25. 1909.
DOUBLE GOLDEN SYMBOL.

The American Newspaper Directory usss cor tain s:gns to denote the relative standing and merit of the whole aeld of newspAperdom which comes under its notice. and one of thes. signs is the mystic symbol I@l dsnotins .skoiden, whi.h stands for high quality. Ani h thus explained:
 Advertisers valus this paper more for the eIass and quality of its circulation than for the mere number of copies printed"
 Such papers are credited with a single sym hol; but there IS . higher grade. according t Ihls standard authority. which have BOTH QUALITY AND QUANTITY. and require the DOUBLE GOLDEN SYMBOL 0NSI to describe adequately their sxanding.
 The Advertiser has been accorded thi' double golden symbol o0l and is the onlJ paper g distinguished in this section Oe thS South.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-25
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4GtlIIllS SOAAlheL N-tl-<ADpea
 The influence of Vice -Govt-nor Wright with Congress Is apparent fbp1 the fact that while year ago there Eas a bitter fight against the concession Af a 8 per cent reduction nf the Dingls duties to the Philippines. now the Hous, has made perceptible friction. This meaS that in short time the tariff will baremoved entirely as it should be. Ther& is good reason to suppose that General Wright's lucid statement of the requireIents of the isls pds has had something toio with this change of front.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-25

You can't hardly ever keep a newspaper man down. The editor of The West Point News Is now full-grown colonel on the Governors staff, and if he gets uppity we will know the reason of it. By the way. as The Savannah Press says Gov srnor Terrell is still few coLonels be- hind the record of some of his predeces- sors we suggest that he fill all vacancies with editors. That will be easy for him and will make them feel good.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-25

While there Is snow and ice all over the North. East and West. our people are thankful that the weather here has been so very pleasant. Verify our lines have fallen in pleasant places and even if cold CT weather comes. nearly two months of cold period have passed without any seri- ous inconvenience
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-25

Pennsylvania has a law prohibiting the of age. and The New Bedford Standard alludes to 1t as a law fin which every@ body believes. but which no body cares to have enforced" /" This is one of the faults not confined to Pennsylvania or to that particular law. A good law which is not enforced would much better be wiped off the books.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-25
SENATE AGAINST HOUSE.

While it could serve no good or useful purpose to attempt to argue in this place the right or wrong of the question at is- sue. or rather which threatens to be again at lamentable issue between the two houses of Congress, 1t Is of far more than ordinary public interest that the House of Representatives seems about to make a determined resistance against the proposi- ton that the Senate shall now exercise sole authority in the legislative sense, in the granting of certain concessions to the Cuban republic which the House voted last session should not be accorded fin the specific manner now determined upon by the President and his advisors.
 Apart from the right or wrong Of the general question of Cuban reciprocity, the House and Senate were unable last ses- sion to agree in carrying out the wishes of the President and. as for that mat ter, probably the wishes of a great ma Jority of the American people. Seeing the hopelessness of the division of views and purposes of the House and Senate, the President caused to be framed a treaty of reciprocity which he Is resolved to submit to the Senate without regard to the House. In this manner, to state the case in plain words, it Is the purpose of the President to go around and beyond the body which we are fond of designat- ing the popular branch of the govern ment." why we so characterize the House is not of particular moment at this stage of what promises to be the most heated controversy between the two houses known in our time.
 The public question is. what is to be done about it?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-25
Circumstances Alter Cases

Philadelphia Press.
 Tess-Do you believe in long engage merfts?
 Jess-It depends.
 Tess-Depends upon what?
 Jess-Upon how much money he's got to spend on you.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-25
THE ADVERTISERS TELE-
 PHONES.
Naw circulation Record.

ltbe Circl,Iation Depal tment of The Advertiser to compile a statement of The Adverusssr ,n circulation that breaks all previous rSSo ross ,ha point of numbers. The average Tor oos oo. a daily and Sunday editions has entered nn n.,,,h new thousand mark--a point that means me..,.v in so those interested in seeking coaspaSuS M Aiabama-and further demonstrates tnet ,.., an
 people of this State appreciate In ns,,,,sh
 way The Advertfsers determination to puS"S . live newspaper.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-25

The Alabama legislature meets on the 18th of January and will remain in ses- sion for sixty days. Montgomery is get ting ready for the statesmen and they are assured of a hearty welcome to the Capi- fal City,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-25

The pension principle in Alabama :n awarding aid to Confederate soldiers Is based upon indigency and not. upon the fact of service. The applicant should really be in need of help before he gets on the pension list. Owning property to the amount of $40o or being in good health. and able to make a support are suffioient to deny the aid of the State. sentiment but upon necessity and inabiii- ty of pensioners to support themselves.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-25

The man who voted for Andrew Jack son in 1924 is dying again, this time fin Kansas and he is l0l years old. When ne is gone somebody will find another to take his place.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-25

Santa Claus is now on his annual visit to Montgomery and the little children this morning are happy in the thought that his supply of toys and g odies was ample to meet every demand.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-25

The Advertisers beautiful Christmas edition is receiving the highest praises as a literary and artistic production which Is duly appreciated.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-25
Wanted to Forget.

She-T'hose souvenir performancestre a good idea. They give one somethiE to remember the play by.
 He-But I think. as a rule, l q pAfeR to have something to forget 1t by.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-25
SENATE WILL WIN.

It may be assumed that the President and the Senate will win. That Is to say. If the President is sure of two-thirds of the Senate, and he would scarcely go so far with the Cuban Government unless he had some assurance as to the Senate s attitude. It may be another encroach- ment upon the popular branch" but we are almost certain to witness the ratinea- ton of the treaty, whereupon the Presi- dent will direct the Secretary of the Treasury, who under the constitution is merely a clerk of the chief executive, to collect the import duty upon Cuban pro- ducts as provided for under the terms of the treaty.
 What then can the House do? Moth ing more than pass resolutions that will be without legal value and binding upon nobody.
 And no observant man would care to hazard the opinion that the result would be greatly displeasing to the people at large, for the general demand for Cuban
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-25
Proved .

Chicago Evening Post.
 "At any rate he said, as he mailed check to a San Francisco creditor, '1t can't he denied that l am able to make a little money go a long way"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-25

The wild game in Alabama should be protected by law and the lands of our people protected from depredations of the rowing marunder and the heartless pot hunters, who go out after meat and des- troy everything In their reach, often talk ing along a hog or a sheep or a goat. The game laws of Alabama should be strict and rigid to met all the require ments and should be rigidly enforced.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-25

To require the Indian to cut off his hair and then to work for his living is doubling on him.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-25

Southern Cotton Goods for China. New Orleans Times Democrat
 It Is gratifying news to the Southern
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-25
THE OBSERVANCE OF CHRIST.
 MAS

Three and a half centuries ago old Thomas Tusser wrote:
 At Christmas play and make good cheer For Christmas comes but once a year.
 In modern rhyme wo have the same sentiment expressed little more plain ly:
 Christmas comes but once a year If l get drunk you needn't, care
 It is singular that day which Is now held to commemorate the birth of a Savior who in His own life and teach ipgs so beautifully illustrated the virtues of temperance, sobriety and confluence. of brotherIy love and charity and human Kindness. and whose life was a sermon against excesses of every kind--it is sim gular we repeat, that such day should in modern times be given over to royster- ing and intemperance The lines we have quoted illustrate the prevailing idea in England and in our own country that the day should be given over to all kinds of excesses and sensual enjoyments Eat. drink and carouse, are the watchwords.
 It was not always so, In the early days of Christianity the followers of Jesus made the day one of reverential rejoicing. of thankfulness and of charity. Even their Christmas songs and carols were intended and looked on as religious ceremonies, but tho festivities have
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