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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-16
CURRENT COMMENT.

The Cleveland Plain Dealer Dem
says: Bishop Potter seems to think
that capital and la Dor should be left
to fight it out until they learn the
folly of such protra cted struggles. The
good bishop appears to regard these
two great forces from a sort of hus-
band-and-wife point of view"
The Richmond (Va.) News Dem. }
thus speculates on the impossible:
Southern Democrats in New York are
reported as indorsing for the Demo-
cratic nominees at the next general
election Cleveland for President and
William r. Hearst for Vice President.
This ticket would be best illustrated
by the familiar steel engraving known
as Dignity and 1nlpudence.' In case
of its election the prayers for Mr..
CleIeland' life and health until the
end of his term Will be the most fer
vent offered in this country since the
Revolutionary War"
The Washington Post Qnd) says:
I'm the South the negro is barred from
the polls" Commenting on which the
Philadelphia Record (Dem.) says
''No negro in the south is barred from
the polls who knows just enough to
read the names of the candidates on
his ticket In certain wards of Phil
adelphia the assisted negro voter does
not need that qualification to enable
him to vote early and often the ticket
of the machine Between the illiterate
negro in the South. who cannot vote,
and his brother in Philadelphia who
votes often In one day. independent
Journalism has its choice 81 political
evilS."
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-16
A Dog Story

THAT was a pathetic little incident
I read about a short time ago of the
man whose dog was in the habit of
praying for him in Saloons said a
man of the world, according to the
New Orleans Times Democrat, land
when I read il 1 could not keep from
thinking of another case of the man
and his dog. Dogs frequently make
good beggars and l have known of not
a few instances where they made fair
~ good living for their masters. But
the dog / have in mind was a beggar
of a different kind. He was a whisky
beggar. He did not beg for himself
He begged for his master, who was a
hopeless drunkard, and who had hit
upon this novel way of getting what
he could not pay for. The owner of
the dog travelled from one town to an
other with his pet and he always
found lodgment around some saloon,
where he experienced no trouble in
picking up a dime now and then as a
result of the performance of the dog.
The owner managed to keep drunk in
this way. And besides he got all he
wanted to eat in the same way. He
was an able-bodied man and could
have made his way in the world in a
more respectable fashion if he had de-
Slred TO 90 so. But ne seemed TO pre-
fer to run with the dog, and really was
very fond of the humble creature that
kept him supplied with such things as
he cared for. Around saloons he found
it quite an easy matter to get what
he wanted and he never had to ask
for it. Men are more responsive when
under the influence than at any other
time and are more apt to give up their
money. If the thing happens to appeal
to them it is easy sailing for the fell
low who is trying to get them to part
with a portion of their money. So the
drunkard with the beggar dog had no
with booze. There was, of course, a
pathetic side to the story, but this
never once touched the man whose sole
reliance was on the trick dog who
seemed to delight in the service of his
fallen MASTER
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-16

= They tell story of John F. Carroll
of Tammany Hall to prove that much
of his success is due to his sublime
self-confidence, says the New York
Times. When he was a clerk in the
Court of Sessions, all the court attend
ants except Carroll stood very much
in awe of Recorder Smyth, and nothing
would induce them to cross him in any
way. Carroll had one falling Often
when important work was on hand
Carroll would be missing and could not
be found anywhere. This state of af-
fairs continued for some time, but one
day the recorder could stand it no
longer. His oft-repeated cry: Where's
CarrOll?H was heard. and the attend
ants knew the court was very an
CRY.
"Confound that fellow!" Shout ted Re-
corder Smyth, "he is never here when
he is wanted. l tell you, this thing
cannot be kept up. This court isn't
big enough to hold both Carroll and
myself. One of US will have to get
out -
When Carroll showed up the next
day one of the court attendants told
him of the big rumpus that had occur
red over his absence. Whereupon Car
RON said in all seriousness:
I'm mighty sorry Judge Srnyth is
going to resigni"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-16
Dog Test. Justlse,s wit.

Reason rose over instinct in the court
of Justice r. NJ. Jandus yesterday, says
the Chicago Tribune, and man directed
the disposition of a little dog that was
claimed by two women.
The man was a barber, and when he
declared that the dogs appearance in
dicated that it had been clipped in
June, the court did not hesitate to
award the animal to Mrs. Mary Blase
of No. 1547 Forty-eighth street, who
offered the clipping incident as proof
that she and not Mrs. William Deyins
of No. 1886 Forty-sixth street was the
rightful owner.
The barber's expert opinion was
sought only after the animals instinct
had been given a fair test by the court
and had been found wholly insufficient
to meet the exigencieS of the case.
Mrs. Devins, however, does not be-
lieve the court knows anything about
dogs, and So after the animal had been
taken to the Blase residence, she Sc
cured a writ of replevin to recover it.
Last night the dog slept in the coal
bin at the house of Constable Michael
Doran. and there it will remain until
Justice P. H. Duggan passes on the
judgment Of his fellow jurist as to the
ownership.
When the case was called yesterday
Justice Jandus placed the women about
the room and directed them to call the
name of the dog, which was let loose
in the middle of the chamber.
The dog viii recognize both the
name with which it is most aniliar
and the voice it knows best" said the
justice, and court attaches looked upon
him as a Solomon.
Now, then, ready" said the court,
holding up a finger to enjoin silence
until he could give the signal. Ready
againi Call"
"Jip," "Fido." called two voices
simultaneously, and two women bent
forward, anxious to attract the dogs
attention.
There was absolute silence in the
room, which seemed to affect the dog,
and after looking at the women and
the court in turn it lay down on the
floor and went to sleep.
Looks like a draw" suggested the
clerk.
Mrs. Blase, as proof that the animal
was her Jip, declared that she had it
clipped in June.
But the man who did it isn't here"
she said. IF he we're here he could
tell you it is true"
I've got another plan,P said the
court. ''Mr. Bailiff, go over to Evans
shop at Ashland avenue and Forty
seventh street and get a barber to
come here"
Soon he returned with BILLY" Smith,
an artist from the Evans shop.
Look at that dog and tell US what
you think of him." directed the court.
Pretty good dog if it had been
clipped right" was the answer. which
made Mrs. Blase clap her hands.
That's no good job of clipping"
The court thereupon awarded the dog
to Mrs. Blase.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-16
THE CONVICT PROBLEM.

What shall be done with the felony
convicts of the state? That question,
it seems, is giving the Penitentiary
Committee a good deal of trouble,
there being among it's members a
marked difference of opinion in regard
to it. Some favor extending the pres
ent act relative to the convlcts so that
the convicts can be leased for another
term of five years. and others want the
convicts employed on the public roads.
Then there is a difference as to the
share of the earnings of the convicts
that should go to the public school
fund, and to other funds.
There has been but little complaint
of ill-treatment of the convicts under
the present convict law, and it is prob
able that the best way to settle the
matter is to extend the present act and
permit the convicts to be leased for
another term. In the present condition
OF the states finances 1t is practically
out of the question to use them on the
public roads. though we confess that
we should like to see them used in
that way. 1t would cost the state a
good deal of money annually to use
them in road building, and this money
would have to be raised by taxation.
The idea is thrown out that each
county use it's own convicts in build
ing and improving it's roads, but il is
practically certain that only a few of
the =
pense of feeding, clothing and guard
ing its own convicts. Many of them
do not now employ their own misde.
meanor convicts.
The outcome of the discussion will
be no doubt the extension of the pres
ent act and the leasing of the con-
victs again. In that event care should
be taken to get better prices for their
labor than is now obtained The Morn
ing News recently received a communi-
cation from North Georgia, in which
the impression was conveyed that the
compensation received by the state for
convicts employed in coal mines was
much below what II ought to receive.
The point made was that the average
convict miner earns as much in the
mines as the regular coal miners. If
that is the case when new contracts
are made care should be taken to get
the full worth of the convlcts. II the
convicts are to be hired out there is no
reason why the state should share
with any one the profits of their la
Dor. There should be no such thing
as the sub-leasing of convicts permit
ted
We have no doubt that the convict
matter will work out all right. 1t is to
be hoped the time will soon come, how
ever, when the convicts can be used in
making good roads all over the state.
Those who are not strong enough to
work on the roads should be used on
farms owned NV tho Stata
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-16
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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-16
MOB LAW IN MASSACHUSETTS.

An interesting trial will be begun at
Marion, Mass, in a day or two. Mar
ion, it will be borne in mind. is an
exclusive summer resort of celebrities
and society folks. Richard Harding
Davis, Charles Dana Gibson and other
fads of letters and art are to be found
there during the season, as are also
millionaires and members of the smart
sets of Boston, Chicago and other
towns. 1t is one of the swell places
of New England in which wealth, ed
ucation and refinement are supposed
to hold sway. And yet on the evening
of Aug. 8 last Marion was the scene
Of such an example of mob law as
might have occurred in an ungilded
and unpretentious backwoods settle
ment.
The victim was James Mcdonald
poor man, who. no doubt imbued with
the spirit which has so often mani
tested itself in the smart sets of New
port and elsewhere. possibly includ-
ing Marion, was under suspicion CT
having alienated the affections of the
wife of one of his friends. The mat
ter was discussed about the town, and
finally on the evening mentioned a mob
gathered about the Potter house, where
Mcdonald was staying. This mob was
accompanied by, it is asserted, If not
largely made up OF, the leading sum-
mer residents of the place. and on the
outskirts of the crowd there was gig
Cling and many half-suppressed obs
and Abs" from numerous wives and
daughters of the cottagers who had
come out to see the fun" 1t would
be new sensation; it would break
the monotony of progressive euchre,
bridge whist and golf
Mcdonald was dragged out of the
house and down a long yellow road
to the sand-pits, the crowd-society
section and all-following the leaders
closely. At. the sand-pits the victim
was stripped to the waist, smeared
with tar, covered with feathers. Then
he was set astride a rail- to be rid
den out of town. After he had fallen
from the rail three times be was
placed in a wagon and carried to the
outskirts and told to go. He went
And the mob returned to the village,
vivaciously discussing the adventure
and entertainment of the evening. For
many days and evenings thereafter
the tarring and feathering of McDon-
aid was the chief topic of talk and
quip and jest in the cottages.
Mcdonald went, but he also returned.
The mobbing of him was against the
law, and he demanded. of the law the
prosecution Of his tormentors. He had
recognized several OF them, whose
names he gave to the authorities. In
dictments have been found against
several persons on the evidence fur
nished by Mcdonald. and the trial
comes upIn few days. Meanwhile the
swell society people have about all left
Marion. The Mcdonald joke is likely
to prove something of a boomerang.
There is a story afloat to the effact
that the cottagers have raised a de-
tense fund OF $4,000, 20 which Mr..
Richard Harding Davis contributed ST.
900. Mr.. Davis, however, denies the
truth of this statement. At any rate.
we shall, see very soon, possibly, what
Massachusetts thinks of white cappers
as regulators of morals, and white
Gaping as society entertainment.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-16
EVIDENCE THAT HEIsA Boss.

At the close of the recent elections
it was evident that Charles j. Murphy
was firmly fixed in his place as the
leader of Tammany, and within the
last few days he has made it clear
that he is boss. When he was
boosted into the place that Mr.. Croker
had so long filled with conspicuous
ability there was a question as to
whether he could hold it, whether he
had the ability. the staying power
and the firmness of character neces-
sary to dominate Tammany The
splendid victory for the Democratic
ticket in New York City in the recent
election settled the question as to his
ability as a political leader. and he
is fast showing that he has the other
necessary qualities for leadership.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
has been trying for months to get the
franchise necessary to enable it to en-
ter New York City by means of a ten
mel. The tunnel franchise has been
held back for one reason and another,
the impression being that there was
a purpose to make the company pay
for the franchise outside OF the
amount that was to be given to the
city. Whether this impression was
correct or not II is certain that the
franchise was held back. and the great
enterprise was threatened with disas-
ter.
A day or two ago Mr.. Murphy had a
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-16

Col. Roosevelt is likely to permit his
reputation as hunter of big game to
suffer. unless he directs Cortelyou to
use the blue pencil more judiciously-
The idea of a hunter, placed on the
best stand" in the drive and with the
hounds hot on the trail, deliberately
leaving his place and going back to
camp for lunch, is something that all
good bear hunters and deer hunters
win find fault with. H oft Collier would
never have done it. Holt would have
frightened his belt a couple of holes,
if he had got hungry, and staid right
thar without turning a ha'r until the
bar had been shot or had fit all the
dogs to standstill and made his es-
cape. The bar hunter who can't get
along without his lunch should take
a snack of corn pone and a fitch of
bacon in his breeches pocket. eat il
with his hunting knife and get down
on. his all-fours and drink out Of a
branch. We feel that no risk is taken
when we say that Col. RoOsevelts go
ing back to camp for lunch and thus
missing his game viii cost him heav-
lily in the bar hunter vote OF Missis-
sippi and that the state will go against
him in the next election.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-16
WHY xor A SOUTHERN MANI

The point is made that the recent
elections eliminated all of the avowed
candidates for the Democratic nominal
ton for President and did not uncover
any new Democratic presidential tim
Der It does look as IL the standing
candidates were ehminated-all except
Mr.. German. Mr.. Bryan, in his COM
moner. says that Mr.. HIS chances
were not destroyed for the reason that
he never had any. But then Mr.
Bryan hasn't been an admirer of Mr.
Hill since the latter failed to give him
a hearty support in the two attempts
he made to reach the White House.
But. as a matter of fact, has Mr.
Bryan any reason for saying much
about the recent elections? All the
states west of the Missouri which vot-
ed for him in 1896. with the exception
of Nevada, have been captured by the
Republicans. For that reason, If for
no other. ne is not an available candi-
date.
OF course, as already stated, Mr.. Cor
man is in the field, and Mr.. Watterson
has pointed to him as the man to lead
the Democratic party in 1904. There
may be those who will rise up and say
that he cannot carry his own state
that it went Republican in the election
this year-but there isn't much doubt
that he would get its electoral vote If
he were a presidential candidate.
All of the newspaper writer's, how
ever, who are hunting for a presiden-
tial candidate for the Democratic par
ty neglect the South. There are some
able men in the South, men in every
way worthy of the honor of leading
the Democratic party in a presidential
contest and capable of filing the Of
flee of President creditably. Why not
seek a candidate in the South? BY
stretching a point Mr.. German might
be considered a Southern man. AS a
matter of fact he is a warm friend of
the South, but he is a little too far
North to be classed as a distinctly
Southern man.
There is no occasion at this time for
naming men in the South who measure
up to the presidential standard, but
there is a number of them. If a sem
timent should be developed in favor of
Southern man their names would be
forthcoming.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-16
From St. Nichols


When summer smiles and dimples
sweet,
And skies are fair and blue;
When all the earth is gay with flowers
OF radiant shade and hue;
When birds and bees and but critics
Are out at work and play,
And all the fresh and busy world
Goes singing on its way
Oh, then in summers scented air
How happy can be!
The pleasant. careless outdoor life
Oh, that's the life for me!
When winter frowns and puts his
cheeks,
And bitter north winds blow;
When springtime sleeps beneath the
Shroud
OF cold and glistening snow.
When dull and chir1 the sunset fades,
And stars CLEAN far and bright,
And living creatures shelter seek
From winters cherries night
With friends and work and books be-
loved,
How happy I can be-
The coy CHEEKY life at home
Oh. that's the life for me-
Maria Elsie Ball.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-16

talk with the Tammany aldermen, and
now il is announced that the franchise
will be granted without further de-
lay. Mr.. Murphy simply told the al
dermen that the city could not af-
ford TO jeopardize the enterprise, and
on the terms which had been prac-
tically agreed upon. They will obey
There are occasions, it seems, when
political bosses are good things, but
is it not a reflection on the great city
of New York that vast undertaking.
involving the expenditure Of scores
of millions OF dollars, like the Penn
sylvania tunnel enterprise, are depen-
dent upon the will of one man?
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-16

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have no fear of any publicity, as the
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State for so years.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-16

The Massachusetts, DEMOCRATS shout
ed before they were out of the woods
They were just congratulating them
selves on having shaken" George
Fred Williams. as he had not made a
speech since the election. when he
bobbed up s1d boldly announced that
he would not retire from politics
Hence, If there is any retiring to be
done. politics wiz have =