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The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-09
MINISTER WU
Will Not Leave Washington Until
 Next January,

Washington Special to Chicago Chronicle.
 Minister Wu's success in having him. self retained IS the head of the Chinese mission in Washington until next Janu- ary was due largely to the fact that there was pending an immense amount of busi- ness important to the Chinese Govern ment which his successor could not trans act. The office of minister plenipotenti- ary for China differs in most respects from the same office for other powers. The Chinese minister is the accredited head of the Chinese population or the United States and Canada. He is the source of all authority for the Govern ment of their companies and communi- ties. He raises revenues for the support of the Chinese legations in London, Paris, and Berlin.
 It has always been presumed in Wash ington that the Chinese minister also contributes extensively to the treasury at Pekn. Whether this is true or not, the fact remains that the Chinese Gov
 ernnlent does not pay it's minister in Washington a salary. None of the att taches of the legation receives a salary. They are all dependent on the minister for incomes with which to sustain them selves. The importance of the office has greatly increased through the acquisition of the Philippines. where there is Chi nese population variously estimated at from 5O0,000 to 1.50O.000
 Under Spanish rule the Philippine Chi nese were directly under the control of agents of the Pekin Government. That cOntrOl TOT OBVIOUS reasons mas passed LO Washington and is now exercised by Mir. Wu. He does not want to surrender his position, which is without doubt the most desirable in the Chinese diplomatic ser vice, and he will use all of the influence at his command between now and Jan uary to secure revocation of the edict which calls him hack to Pekin. Just how much assistance he will receive from the
 officers of this Government is problem 5tiCal.
 MT. Wu's indiscretions of speech and action during the last two years have on frequent occasions seriously jared of fcials of the State Department He has been repeatedly guilty of conduct which in another diplomatic representative | would have resulted in demands for an l explanation. The State Department. how ever, has generously ass imed that MT. | Wu once performed priceless service for | the United States and therefore ought | to be considered a favored friend Nev- ertheless, there are reasons for believing | that the department will not be sorry | when the present Chinese minister finally | surrenders his post in Washington and sails for China.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-09

MT. Bibb Graves is giving circulation to a letter of his in which 1t is stated that ''the ingenuity of his bitterest enemies cannot explain away the fact that when Johnston was in the Governors chair the expenditures of the State government were three-quarters of a million less per year than they were the year after he went out" There is no necessity of calling upon the ''bitterest enemies" of former Governor Johnston or upon any one else to explain away that fact Auditor Whites report for the fiscal year ending September 30. 1900. the last fiscal year of Governor Johnston's administration, ex- plains 1t away very effectually. That report shows that the liabilities for that year left unpaid by Governor Johnston September 30. 1900. were ssO6.S31.9O. of which $S2l. .72533 was for education and $246.oO5.1s for disabled soldiers. These liabilities which accrued during the last year of Governor Johnston's administra- tion. were saddled upon his successors and they paid them.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-09
PITY TITS TRUE.
The Memphis Morning News discusses the question of a Southern man for Pres ident, and among other things says:

The Memphis Morning News discusses the question of Southern man for Pres ident and among other things says:
 The South can furnish as tall and sound specimens as ever invited the flashes of White House lightning. They are as large in diameter and as free from knots and wind shakes as the monarchs of the Ohio and New York forests, but they will not soon be chosen by the Presidential woodmen because they are too remote from the roads leading most easily to Washington.
 We would as we'll accept this as an insurmountable obstacle and not get ex- cited these midsummer days frettlng be- cause 1t is not otherwise.
 It is interesting to note the pertinacity with which the Presidency has clung to the Eastern division of the Union. North and South, and how it has avoided the extreme Northeast for many years. Half century ago Franklin Pierce of New Hampshire, was elected. and he Is the last one from New England, though some of her sons, far more distinguished than he. have tried in vain. 1t is also inter- esting to note that no man from all that vast region West of the Mississippi. com prising territorially far more than half the Union, has been elected President.
 As far as the South is concerned. talk. ing the entire life of the Union, our sec tion has nothing to complain of The distinctively Southern States have had the Presidency almost half the year: since the government was organized. The only complaint is that this section hal | been consistently ignored since the wal
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-09
SATURDAY, AUGUST 9, 1902.
DOUBLE GOLDEN SYMBOL.

The American Newspaper Directory uses cer- 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 l01 denoting golden. which stands for high quality, and is thus explained;
 Advertisers value this paper more for the class and quality of it's circulation than for the mere number of copies printed"
 Such papers are credited with a single sym boi; but there is higher grade. according to this standard authority. which have BOTH QUALITY AND QUANTITY, and require the DOUBLE GOLDEN SYMBOL too to describe adequately their standing.
 The Adertiser has been accorded this double golden symbol I0Gl and is the only paper SO distinguished in this section of the South.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-09
Questions to Candidates.

Editor The Advertiser
 A number of gentlemen have offered for the Legislature for this County, ana this being an important session, the Vot- CTS feel that they have a right to know how they stand cn important legislation before being called upon to cast thelr ballots for them in the primaries, there fore suggest that they come out in your paper and say how they stand on the fol- lowing propositions: r,.,. First-Are thev friends of the new Con stitution ard will they. if elected sup port such legislation as will best con con serve the interests of the people carrying out the intent of the instrument.
 Second-Who are they in favor or TOT United States Senator!
 ThiTd-HoW do they stand on the ques- tion of child labor in factoriesF
 Fourth-Are they or not in favor of the election of our County Board of Revenue by the people? . .s Al, . election of the Railroad Commission by These questions are of vital interest to many voters and candidates should not expect the suffrages of the people without saying where they stand.
 A. J. Brooks. Montgomery, Ala, August s. 1902.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-09
NOTABLE EXTRACTS FROM THE BIG DAILIES' CoRRE- SPoNDENTS < & &

timated within the last few days that Cleveland, Hill and German were actuated by jealousy when they opposed him in 1896 and 1900; that they were provoked at being passed over for a "young, un- known man from the West" He Is not opposed to Olney as Presidential nomi- nee, because he is an honest and fear less man, although a corporation lawyer. He was against us, or rather he was not with us in 1896, but I have always be- Heved that his reticence was due to his relations with Cleveland, and a respect that he fancied was due from him as a member of the Cabinet" but Colonel Bryan thinks that Olney Is too old. He will be 70 years old in the fall. and 72 the year of the election.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-09
CREAM of the SPECIALS
BRYAN IS MAD.
His Visit to the East Has Discon-
 certed Him.

His Visit to the East Has Discon- certed Him.
 William E. Curtiss New York Special to Chicago Record-Herald.
 Colonel Bryan's visit to the enemy's
 country has not been fruitful of good to the Democratic party. It has discon- certed Senator Hill and those who have been cooperating with him on the get | together" program, has disarransed their plans, and has destroyed some Of their | influence. In public speeches and private | conversation the Nebraskan has exer- | cised his entire influence against the | harmony policy. He has not hesitated to say that Senator Hill and ex-President Cleveland are unworthy of confidence, | and that there better be no harmony at
 all if 1t must be arranged under their l leadership.
 He has called both those eminent gen, | tlemen some very hard names. Cheats" ! Is his favorite expression, which he also l applies to Senator German, and 'impos- ters." He frequently uses the words publicans" in the same connection. and | has declared that Mir. Cleveland did
 more to elect President Mckinley in 1900 | than Mark Hanna" He insists that | not Democrats; that they have no right ! to give advice to the Democratic party; | that they can follow If they like, but no
 body with the interest of the Democratic
 
 He says that it is not customary to place mutineers in command of a ship ! after they have tried in vain to wreck 1t; that there is more room outside or the | Democratic party than inside it for men | whose interests are bound up in Wall Street, like those of Cleveland, Hill and l German
 He has watched German for many years, and has never been able to see where he differed from any other Repub- | lica1 except that he drew his rations from | the Democratic commissary' | Hills harmony plans remind him of the l white man and the Indian who shot a 1 turkey and a buzzard, and were about to | toss up for choice. If it comes up | head you take the buZzard and l take
 the turkey said the white man, "and | if 1t comes up tails I'll take the turkey | and you take the buzzard."
 | Such remarks as these, freely repeated
 by those who have had the honor of Colo nel Bryans company, and some of them | quoted from his published speeches, are
 not calculated to promote harmony or | please the members of the Democratic
 party who are sincerely trying ito get | together" But it is clearly apparent | that Colonel Bryan does not want feuds healed or offenses forgotten. He insists | that repentance shall come before par l don, and that heavy penance shall be | paid by the sinners before they are re- l ceived back into the fold. Such advice ! as he has given will not prevent the re- | organization of the party in New York, | but will make that reorganization less | effective and a Democratic victory inn | possible.
 | MT. Bryan is convinced that MT. Hill is l a candidate for the Presidential nomina- l tion, and perhaps that is one reason why
 he intends to prevent harmony if he can. He declares that Hill can never realize his ambition; that there are too many | Democrats opposed to him." He has in-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-09
steadily Climbing Upward.

That Ihs circulation of The Advertiser is steadily climbing upward is demonstrated oy the appended sworn statement, covering tne daily and Sunday issues. for the month oi July, jus. past.
 The daily and Sunday average, as indicated below for the dullest of the dull Summer rnonths is remarkable, in that 1t is slightly below 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 creasing. This Winter we hope to show at least 1000 daily and I6,0oo Sunday sub seribeFs and the prospects are particuiariS bright.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-09
showing Love for the Kaiser.

Washington Post
 The Kaiser has announced his intention of riding through POsen at the head ot 90OOO troops. An immense detective force is to be employed and the regula- tions will forbid the opening of windows and the presence of sightse ars on the balconies while his majesty is passing What fine manifestation of popular re- gard 1t will be.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-09
Mobile is All Right.
Mobile Register.

M0hlIe ReglsteT,
 The Jeiks men of Mobile got together and organized a campaign club with that valiant worker, Hon. Joel w. G0ldshy, as leader There was large attendance at inc meeting and great interest was exhibited in getting the organization per fected. Governor Jelks has some of the ablest men in the county behind him and will make a good showing when tne count of the primaries is ordered.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-09
A TYPICAL ARGUMENT.

From the best information obtainable it is conceded that not less than l0o'oo white men have been disfranchised@ by the operation of the new Constitution. The Jelks organs will tell you. however, that they disfranchised themselves by failing to register and pay poll tax Many did not have the money with which to pay these taxes. and many others aid not care to pay and then have their votes stolen by some slick artist at the ballot box.-Marion County News.
 This is O fair sample of the weak rot indulged in by those who are trying to find some defense for Johnston's candi- dacy, and. weak as 1t Is. it is about as good as any of them can do.
 To begin with, no man of any intelli-
 geEce, and with any regard for truth, has
 conceded that not less than 10000 white
 men have been disfranchised." The cen sus report gives us. in round numbers, 232 900 white voters in Alabama. Of these not less than 1SO.OOo are registered, leav- ing at the very highest figures, only 5000
 unregistered and they have two days op-
 portunity in November. yet The News
 has managed to scratch up 4s,ooO more,
 That is doing fairly well for that paper, and if it will persevere 1t may double the population of Alabama before the cam paign ends.
 The talk about men not having the money to pay the poll tax is as weak as the other. Any man in Alabama could pay that amount. and many of those who refused to pay it have from one to five tol n,,f of ho paid by others. There are many men in Alabama, both of the very poor and the wealthier classes, who care so little for politics or governmental affairs that they rarely vote, and these are the men who failed to qualify themselves Sympathy for them is wasted. We might with as much prepriety bestow our sympathy on a man who voluntarily remains put .n a rain storm rather than go into shelter oper, for him. A man who voluntarily disfranchises himself is entitled to no more sympathy than Is a man who vol untarly starves himself
 The final plea that many would not pay the tax and register because they be- Ieve their votes would be stolen is just the kind of argument to be used ny the followers of a nan who has had as much to do with ballot box manipulation as any man in Alabama and who has been
 as ready to profit oy it. Out of the
 abundance of the heart the mouth speak eth," the Bible assures us, and those who suspect all others will usually bear watching. Shakespeare declares that ''sus-
 pieion always haunts the guilty mind"
 and 1t is not to be wondered at that
 Johnstons supporters suspect everybody
 else.
 The reasoning of The News Is typical
 of the man and the cause it supports.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-09

The Richmond Times thinks the people have stood about all they will from the trusts, and that an attempt to form a circus trust will cross the limit. Tht Times is right. Any attempt to corner the necessaries of life should be stopped at the outset.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-09

Editor Pierre F. Miles has retired from The Union Springs Herald which he has successfully conducted for the past elev- CT. years, and Is succeeded by T. F. Nc expect to find him in control of some other paper before great while. At the same time the new editor has our best wishes, and our hope that he may keer the paper up to the standard 1t has fixed for itself.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-09

Four million dollars worth of oysters are canned every year and The New York Commercial wants to know who eats them? If the editor will hang around country stores while he will find the answer-and the empty cans.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-09

There is an old proverb to the effect that pitcher which goes too often tC the spring will eventually be broken, and the career of the bandit Tracy is proof ot the adage. He had buldozed and ter rorized the people with whom he came ir contact till he evidently believed thai nobody would betray him. To be giver away by a mere hoy looks like the irony of fate, and it is not to be wondered al that he committed suicide as the last re sort While it might have been better fol the cause of law and justice if he hat died on the scaffold it is some satisfac ton to know that he has finished hii course and that society is quit of him.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-09

eve submit that Judge Campbell is in contempt of court, and we submit that itself" remarks The Richmond Times and, looking at the affair from this dis tanee, we pronounce the whole business contemptible.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-09

Far be it from us to inquire what 1t is the mule can teach humanity or to make experiments to ascertain. We prefer to depend instead upon the fund of knowl- edge of The Advertiser.-Nerfolk Pilot
 That's right, If you will depend on The Advertisers fund of knowledge more frequently you will be wiser.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-09

Colonel Thompson made a series of speeches in support of the new Consti- tuition and urged it's ratification
 Colonel Brewer opposed the new Con stitution and made speeches in LOwndes County against it's ratification. In The Advertiser of November 3 there was an interview with him in which he said:
 In 1N92 as a member of the lower house of the General Assembly and as chair man of the Democratic caucus of the Legislature Colonel Brewer said he op- posed any action looking toward submit ting call for a Constitutional Conven- ton. Again in 1896 he declared that he defeated such a movement He was in Congress in 1898 and took no part in the fight in 1900. He said he believed in man. hood suffrage and liked the old Consti- tuition better than the new one He de elared that he has always been under the impression that no government had a
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-09

The city architect of Venice says the that many of the large buildings are in danger That's what comes of building a city in the mud
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-09
Brewer and Thompson.

Editor The Advertiser.
 am subscriber to your daily paper and quote you at all times as being cor rect on State politics To settle a disput- ed question will you be So kind as to tell us how Hon. Charles w. Thompson and Hon. Wil is Brewer stood on the ratification of the new Constitution. Didn't Mir. Brewer say in a public speech in Lowndes that it was moral cowardice to dsfranchise the negro. If you will answer this question you will greatly ohligc a subscriber J. A Johnson.
 Chambers County, Ala, August s, 1902,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-09

Mrs. Carrie has gone the spittoon one better and declares that she. had rather kiss a wet dog than man who smokes. Poor dogs!
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-09

right to tax an individual, make him work the roads and perform other duties without giving him voice in the govern ment)
 ment.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-09

A man in Massachusetts. at the age of ss died from the effects of drinking too much water What have the total ab- stalners to say to that indictment against water?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-09

Some colts which are very promising at two-year- odds. are carrying rural de- livery mail at six years old.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-09

If he shall refuse to so sign and file such declaration and pledge his vote shall be rejected.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-09

MT. Bryan is convinced that MT. Hill is candidate for the Presidential nomina- tion, and perhaps that is one reason why he intends to prevent harmony if he can
 He declares that Hill can never realize his ambition; that there are too many Democrats opposed to him" He has in
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