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The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-15
MILLIONAIRE RowDIEs.

The recent personal difficulty between
Attorney General Knox and some ILL
hammered rich young men at Atlantic
City causes The Chicago News to inquire
| If there lis growing up in the East a
| new social classic wit, the class of
millionaire rowdics?''
The manner of the query seems to in
| dictate a belief on the part of The News
! that only poor men ever conduct them
selves unbecomingly. and that all rich
men are necessarily gentlemen. 1t will be
remembered that Knox and some of the
ladies of his family were taking lunch in
restaurant while at a nearby table
three young millionaires" were seated.
Their conversation was not only bolster
Gus but personal, offensive and indecent
Mr.. Knox conducted the ladies out and
returned. when a personal difficulty oe-
Cured in which little harm was done.
These were the facts. One of the young
men has since stated that they were
noisy anr not at all particular about the
kind of language they INDUCED in. There
seems no reason to doubt the offensive
nature OF the talk. and there Is pretty
good reason for believing that it was in
tentionally offensive to the Attorney
General. 1t Is alleged that these young
men are sons of some of the trust mag
mates. and that they resented the atti-
tude or the proposed attitude, of the At
torney General and took this method of
showing their resentment.
Be this as it may, the behavior of the
young men was disgraceful, but is it such
rare thing for rich men to behave
badly that a newspaper should feel called
on to ask If we are to have a class of
millionaire rowdies?' The French ex-
preston, "noblesse oblige'' was supposed
to be sufficient reason for expecting that
no person of high rank or station would
ever conduct himself in a manner unbe-
coming his name and his position, but
that motto is not as binding or significant
now as it once was. as all understand
who read of the escapades of titled per-
sons across the ocean.
And so, on this side the water, there
are those whose opportunities should have
| made them models of good conduct and
ciean lives and speech. but who are never
theless guilty of such acts of ruffianism
as would better fit the natural and untu-
tored bully whose only training has been
among the depraved and degraded types
of ignorance and crime. This is no evil
dence that the East is likely to produce
class Of millionaire rowdies," but the
actions of those young men at Atlantic
City affords plenty of evidence that all
the ruffianism is not confined to the poor
and unlearned members of society. Even
the rich mans son may chance to be a
swashbuckler.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-15
A DIFFICULT QUESTION.

There is now a case before the Supreme
Court of the United States on an appeal
from the State courts of Colorado, which
is likely to worry the grave judges nc
little. Briefly one Cronin of Denver,
keeps a saloon and contends that women
have the same right to drink at his bar
that men have. This right has been de-
MED by the highest court of Colorado and
Cionin appeals to Uncle Sans high tri-
/ bunal as a final resort.
! AT first blush one is apt to conclude
| that Cronin is right, as a mere legal
proposition, leaving out the moral ana
social aspect of the question entirely. or
person revolts at the mere thought of
women joining with men at public bar
and engaging in drinking bouts with
them. but that is not the point the court
is called on to decide, as we understand
the case. 1t all hangs on what it takes
to constitute a citizen in the eyes of the
law, and whether all citizens have equal
rights in saloons as we'll as In other
places.
In many of the States. Alabama for
one, 1t is contrary to law to sell liquor to
a minor and as women are all minors. in
regard to certain rights and privileges, Il
saloonist might refuse to serve them over
his counter. or might be prevented from
doing so. We do not assert that 1t ca.
be DONE but that it might be done. In
Colorado the case is different, for under
the laws of that State full citizenship, in
GLIDING suffrage, is conferred upon the
women as well as the men. The sexes
occupy exactly the same position so far
as the right of citizenship goes.
This being the case is it not a natural
inference that if woman has a right to
take part in political conventions and
oaucuses. and to go to the polls and
vote alongside the men, she has a right
TO line up at a bar and accumulate a jag
with the men? If that isn't sound logic.
what is? If a woman is a citizen at the
polls or on the hastings is she not a
citizen in the saloon? If not why not d?
These are some of the questions that
lAt JuuSSo at No9'hiiStol Will CdilGu
on to decide. and we imagine that the
arguments and deliberations will be high
ly interesting.
Ii the issue depended on the question
whether woman ought to go into a pub
lie saloon it would be easily settled, for
we presume every sensible and right
thinking man would say that she ought
the pending question on moral or ethical
grounds, and that is where they have
hard lines ahead of them.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-15
Fair Play.

birmingham News.
There can be no question Of the pro-
priety of the State Democratic Execu-
tive Committee taking action to ensure
the observance of the qualification for
voters laid down in the primary plan.
The primary, as called by the committee
is a Democratic primary. Its provisions
are elastic enough to hermit every Dem
ocrat to vote. 1t vas not intended that
the enemies Of = mocracy should parti-
cipate in the sell Ctiun of Democratic can
didates. For ctrluin counties. therefore,
to let down the bars, an euphemism for
permitting those to vote who have no
right is revolutionary III character and
if tolerated would faint the result of the
primary.
The election upon the 25th of August
must be a fair election. 1t would not be
fair If in some c|1nties certain qualif-
cations obtained which were not pre-
scribed in all.
The action taken by the counties which
have ignored the primary plan. 1t is to be
hoped. was not an intentional defiance
of the State Executive Committee and
will be reconsidered. The committee
should not and doubtless will not be too
hasty in dealing with these counties, but
nevertheless it should be firm in insist
ing that the primary plan as adopted
shall be observed by every county in the
State.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-15

could be prevented from actually COM
hitting the crime which is too common
in the South.
But have not the Bostonians only them
selves to blame for the horrible state of
affairs set forth in the brief paragraph
we have quoted? In Boston, as well as in
other portions of New England there has
been continual criticism of the Southern
white people, and expressions of sympa-
thy for the negroes in the South, as all
readers know. The natural effect of this
mas been to give the negro an undue
sense of his own Importance and to breed
in him the belief that in Boston there
will be no bar to his enjoyment in any
way he sees fit. Even the negro who has
long resided in Boston might be expected
to think, after reading some of the news
paper articles written by extreme negro
lovers, that he is very much free citi-
zen and is at liberty to pursue his own
course and crafty his own vile passions.
But there is another feature connected
with the business that is also of inter-
est. and may have some bearing on the
matter. The people of that section seem
to have less horror of tie crime spoken
of by The Times than the Southern peo-
pie have, and are less disposed to punish
1t as it deserves. Only a few days ago
we read in some Northern paper that a
man who had been convicted of attempt
ed assault on a woman was sentenc ed to
two months imprisonment for the Of
Tense! If this is the kind OF punishment
visited on the would-be rap:ats up there
1t is not to he wondered at tlpt the more
brutal specimens of the nes.o race take
advantage of such inadequate punish
ment with the result set out in the par
agraph we have quoted.
Reading the paragraph we have quoted.
we venture to predict that Boston will
have a lynching bee unless the crimes
spoken of can be otherwise prevented.
That would be grim joke on Boston.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-15
WASHINGTON COUNTY
is In Line for Jelks by Good
Majority.

Mobile Herald.
Mr.. Howard Douglass of Washington
County is spending today in Mobile and
was caller at the jerks headquarters
Mr.. Douglass is a former Strong Johnston
man and is now warm personal friend
of the Birmingham candidate, who was
his frequent guest while on hunting and
fishing trips near Mcintosh but Mr..
Douglass is politically opposed to Cove
nor Johnston. He says that for years he
Constitution that would eliminate the is-
norant negro IN politics and that he quit
Governor Johnston on the day he called
the Legislature together to reoeal the act
calling for Constitutional Convention.
Since then he has allied himself with
the friends of the new Constitution and
is heart and soul for Governor Jelks
He declares that Washington County will
give Jelks and Cunningham a big ma
jority.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-15
They are Hard Pressed for Material
Athens Courier.

The friends of Governor Johnston are
hard pressed for campaign material when
they get to Summing and attack the high
moral character Of Governor Jelks by
stating that he Is a "booz killer" A
mere contemplate lie could not have been
uttered. for If Jelks is noted for any
one characteristic it is his sobriety. We
have been Intimately acquainted with
him for eighteen years, have Travelled
across the continent with him more than
once. have lived in the same sleeping
car with him a month at a time, and on
such trips if a man ever INDUCES in or
looks upon the wine when 1t is red 1t
is on such occasions. and We have yet
to see or hear of him taking a drink.
This lie will fall to the earth, and, unlike
truth, will rise no more.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-15
Johnston Can't Win.


WaShlngtOn Post
MY belief is that Governor jerks Of
our State will be elected to succeed him
self" said Mr.. j. NJ Elliott Jr.. prom
inent business man of Birmingham. Ala.
at the Raleigh
HE has made most excellent execu-
tive and the people are going to indorse
him by continuing his administration. He
is a business man, and has done grea
deal to promote the business interests of
Alabama. Governor Johnston, his oppo-
nent, is great political wire pUller. hut,
with all his shrowdness, he will fail in
the coming contest"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-15
THIRD DISTRICT JELKS COM
MITTEEMEN.
MON Springs, Aug. Il

Editor The Advertiser:
Will you please tell us who are the
Jelks men on the official ballot for State
Committeeman from the Third District?
Our people are anxious to know.
Enquirer.
The Jeks men who are on the ticket
for Executive Committeeman in the
Third District are Messrs r. H. AIRING
ton of Coffee, A. H. Merrill OF Barbour,
E. H. Glenn of Russell and II. II. Foster
of Geneva. Four are to be elected and
Jelks men will make no mistake In vot-
ing for the above named.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-15
Not a Straddler.

We want it distinctly understood that
this paper is not doing like The Mont
gomery Journal. and other of our ex-
changos-trying to ride both candidates
for Governor. We said jerks when he
first intimated he would he a candidate,
and we are going 10 say jerks until the
primary comes and four years longer
Hartford Times.
Perhaps we shouldn't be too hard on the
fence riders. There are people so CON
stituted that they always want to he on
both sides of question. and it some
times happens they are not on either, and
would be Of no benefit if they were.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-15
May Get a Dozen Counties.

Hon. George w. Taylor. Congressman
from the First Alabama District, whom
every one knows, is in the city today.
Asked as to the political outlook in the
State, Mr.. Taylor said
while | do not think Jelks will have
a walkover he will be named as the Dem
ocratic candidate for Governor of Ala
bama by a safe and good majority. l be-
lieve he will carry jefferson County. and
| know Montgomery will be in line by
a good vote 1t is more than likely john
ston will carry ten of the sixty-six coon
ties of the state, and probably twelve.
but l hardly think he will be better than
the last named figure"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-15

are, by the choice of their fellow citizens,
looked to as leaders in political affairs
Now, what does that prove? Chiefly, that
the men who were read out were true to
right convictions and to be trusted. The
era of fancies having gone by, the people
naturally turn to these old leaders for
wise counsel and efficient direction.-Mo-
bile Register
Painful as it is, it will have to be en-
durcd. Democrats who have been read
out of the party by self-constituted guar
dams of Democracy decline to he ignored
and will continue to decline. They were
right, and will neither beg for pardon or
ask leave to take part in party counsels
in the future.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-15
Didn't Want to Hear Him.

DOthan Home Journal
Hon. w. H. benson came to Dothan
Wednesday last 'totin' his own skillet
and with the intention 10 speak for john
ston. Announcement had been made by
bills scattered about the town that he
would speak in Dothan on that day, but
it did not attract an audience. A Jelks
man offered to go around and drum up
an audience. Colonel benson asked what
the probable number would be Being
answered that it would be about fifty,
he said it would do the Johnston cause
more harm than good for him to speak
to so small an audience in Dothan, and
he declined to speak. He said, however,
he'd come some other day.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-15
They Claim It.

The Montgomery Advertiser comment
ing ,n = Yankee mint julcp recipe, re-
marks t nothing is said about whis-
KEY. IA, 7kee recipe takes it tor
granted TIL. q, : is not a julep until the
addition of sufficient rye, and the Yam
kee julep is large enough to max" the
month of any deniZen of the oId bHmih-
ion water. by the way, is not tn" jul"p
Il Virginia reimbursement Reaper.
We believe Virginia claims 1t hut We
suspect that Kentucky also files claim.
We are not sure that it is an American
drink. however, for the poet, Milton, in
his Comus. written nearly two and a half
centuries ago. has this mention
And first behold this cordial julep here
That flames and dances in his crystal
bonds
With spirits of balm and fragrant syrups
mixed.
and Philip Messenger, near a CEN
fury before, has something to say
about a drink called by the same
name. As mint is product of the old
world as well as the new, it may be that
those bibulous Englishmen antedated us
in this beverage. All the same, New
England iulep without good old whskey
in il would be as fiat as branch water,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-15
Am ..Unfortunate Happening =,

One of the rural correspondents of The
Whitsett tGa) Courier sends in this af-
fecting story. in his own original way:
Il write to tell you of a most onfortunit
happenin which occurred heir enduring
the occasion of a "ampmeetin at witch
thare was fine preechin an good eatin,
as all brot baskits witch was filled with
the best cookin. The onfortunit happenin
was two sunstrokes an one lightninhllin.
alsoe one fine mule drowned in a crick.
with the saddle on him, witch was never
found. tho it cost $40, and was not payed
for-that is, in full, bein one installmen
dew on it. Alsoe, one rattlesnakebitin.
witch proved fatal as both the snake and
and the same time o let us all be reddy.
KNOWN not the day or the hour when
lightnin will hit us out of clear SKY,
and rattlesnakes strike up without rattlin
TO let us know they're comm. Let us i've
humble, as | have said an be reddy."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-15
WE WANT COMFORT.
But often it is At Too Great a Co

But often it is At Too Great a Cost
Orison Sweet Marden in Success
1t is astonishing what people will sac
rifce in order too get comfort, or even
temporary relief from whatever annoys or
harnesses them. They will let golden OPP
portunites slip, by prOcrastinatatinG, for
the sake of their comfort. until the
chances have gone. They do not like tn
get up early in the morning, because they
are so comfortable in bed. They do not
like to go out in a storm, or in cold
weather, because it is so Cozy at home. or
in their otHces-and so they lose many a
chance.
Many people can be bought by comfort
when hardly anything else Will tempt
them. They think so much of their ease
that they can not bear to exert them
selves Love of comfort and ease must be
classed among the great success hinder
ers.
People like to do pleasant easy things,
They can not bear to take pains or to put
themselves out in any unusual way, i
they can possibly avoid 1t.
thousands OF people are earning small
salaries today because they cannot hear
TO exert themselves to win promotion.
They prefer to remain on low ring of
LIES iadd sr for the sake Of TEMPORARY
comfort and ease, rather than to put
forth the efforts that would carry them
upward.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-15
Steadily Climbing Upward.

That III. circulation Of The Advertiser is
steadily climbing upward is demonstrated py
the appended sworn statement, covering ths
daily and Sunday issues, for the month OIL
ouly, JUS past.
The daily and Sunday average. as indicated
below, for the dullest OF the dull Summer
months. is remarkable. in that i: is consllcrao'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
ereasing. This Winter we hope to show al
least $4,000 daily and 5000 Sunday sub
scribers and the prospects are particularly
bright
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-15
AMONG THE BRETHREN.
Short Talk With Those Who Make
the Alabama Newspapers.
Some Differences.

George Washington refused a third
term hut Governor Johnston wants to
change the precedent. But then there
is some difference between George and
Joe.-Tuscaloosa Gazette.
Yes according to the histories George
was a stickler for absolute truthtulness
in what he had to say. There are other
differences equally we'll marked.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-15
Getting Over It.

Some sweet girl graduates of cooking
school up North have formed a cooking
club and publish a magazine with the
well-adaptcd title of what to Eat and
How to Get over it," 1t will doubtless
be a bowling success.-HuntsVille Demo-
crGt.
We suspect that not a little of the
bowling will come while the eaters are
trying to get over it," If reports be
true some of the dishes prepared by these
coling clubs are "fearfully and wonder
iully made"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-15
NOTABLE EXTRACTS FROM
THE BIG DAILIES' GORE
SPoNDENTS y - -

OF government, with Cuba having her own
tarin system. while the sentimentalists
VIII stand for complete annexation and
the starting of Cuba on the road to ulti-
mate Statehood. Senator Elkins has avow-
ed his intentions to resume his annexa-
ton agitation next wintor. and he is like
ly to find recruits.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-15

The New Englanders seem to know how
to run politics" as well as some other
people In Waterbury, Conn, for exam
pie, according to The American. there are
II 900 legal voters, yet there are 1900
names on the registration lists. If they
repeat on election day as they did when
registering a good large vote will show
up for somebody.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-15
& ie,*sxx X " a.As W. asa Aaa sx*:ss&a
Letters to The Editor.
Z
MR.. WHITEsIDE DECLINES.
Cannot Accept Nomination on
Prohibition Ticket.

admission, All, Aug. IA. 1y1Z.
Editor The Advertiser.
In your paper of the 18th inst. my name
appears as nomine efor Attorney General
on the Prohibition ticket. l have not au-
thorized such use of my name. | did not
know such nomination was in contempla-
ton until l saw 1t in the paper. / have
not been notified of my nomination for
this office. but take this method of giving
notice that, as much as | appreciate the
honor. | cannot accept the nomination.
Very truly. w. w. Whiteside.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-15

The August issue of Twin Territories
contains several excellent features, among
them being a beautifully illustrated ar
ticIe on Summer Resorts in Indian Terri
tory" Another pretty story is The Hero
ism Of the Strong Bows" traditional ac-
count Of the destruction by the whites OF
the ancient tribes of the far West. Sign
talk of the Red Man IS another interest
ing article to ethnologists. Besides these
there are a number of shorter articles
and the usual excellent variety of half
tone pictures.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-15

Howard Williams has sold his interest
In The Admission Star to T. b. Gordon,
and has retired from Alabama journalism.
The retirement is only temporary, We
predict. for ne likes the newspaper bust
ness too well to lay out of 1t perma-
hently.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-15

In Worcester, Mass, a horse ran into
a restaurant and created more excitement
than half-a-dozen donkeys would have
done, seated at the tables.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-15

Hon. y. w. Mccoy, Wetumpka, Ala:
Dear Sir-In answer to your letter, in
quiring about the appointment Of a negro
as Notary Public in this county. l reply
that it is true that Governor William d.
Jelks did on the 23rd of July, 1902, APP
point C. p. Sykes, a negro, resident of
this city, a Notary Public for this county
and that said Sykes has qualified and re-
ccived his commission as such notary
IT is also true that the same c. p. Sykes
was. in July. 1896 appointed a Notary
Public by Governor Oates, and again, in
July. 1899 appointed a Notary Public by
Governor Johnston.
have never heard any complaint about
the manner in which he discharged the
duties of his office. Truly yours.
VIM. e. Skeggs.
Judge, etc
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-15

catcher; but he entirely failed to con-
vince any of his hearers that his record
or his sore toe entitled him to a third
term over his capable. honest opponent.
VINO Is only asking for a second term
Linden Reporter
Ex-Governor Johnston Is running for
third term as Governor on his Sore
Toe; Hon. c. II. Waller is running for a
first term as Lieutenant overnor on his
Me Too. The Toe and the Too will both
fail,-Dothan Home Journal
Custom is as fixed as law. The people
of Alabama honCSsd Captain Johnston
within the highest gift at their hands by
making him Governor two terms No
higher honor has ever been conferred
on any other citizen. If what his friends
claim to be true. that he must be elected
again to endorse his administration. we
would have to keep a man Governor all
his life.-Shelby Chronicle.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-15

Marrying man to get rid of him is the
scheme resorted to by some girls, and it
must be admitted that there are instances
where 1t Is successful.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-15

Almost every metropolitan paper we
take up tells US that the Yohe-Strong
incident is closed. while the same pa
pers give up columns of space to it.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-15

One OF the fellows WHO deal in hot
weather advice tells us TO never walk
on the sunny side Of the street" Then.
II the street has no shady side you must
walk on some other street. OF stay at
bona
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-15
An Efficient Administration.

Mobile Herald.
Alabama has never had a moro efficient
administration than that of Governor
William Dorsey Jelks. His record can
not be truthfuIly assailed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-15

Wetumpka, Ala. Aug. II, 1902.
Hon. w. +. Skeggs. Judge of Probate,
Decatur. Ala:
Dear Sir-In looking over The AIabam-
ian, a newspaper published in Brming-
ham, that the present Governor appoint
ed to the Office of Notary Public a negro
In your city, we wish to know whether
this is true report or not; If not so, it
is an injustice to Governor Jelks and we
would like TO know to eradicate the idea
from. the minds of the people of this
county. Please let us hear from you at
once In regard to this matter
Yours very truly,