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The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-27
HAYS ANSWER TO
ARGENTINE NOTE

Washington, March 23.-The text of
the response of Secretary Hay to the
Argentine note proposing combined ac-
ton of American states to resist the
collection of debts by naval force was
made public to-day. 1t is as follows:
"Without expressing assent or dis
sent from the propositions set forth in
the note of the Argentine minister of
foreign relations, dated December 20,
1902, the position of the United States
Is indicated in recent messages OF the
President.
.The President declared in his mess
age to Congress, December 2, 1902, that
by the Monroe doctrine we do not
guarantee any state against punish
ment if it misconducts itself provided
that punishment does not take the
form of acquisition of territory by
any non-American power.
IN harmony with the foregoing Ian
guage the President announced in his
message of December 2. 1902:
"'No independent nation in America
Httu nave lhV lSiliNob ANai III q = 81 Ns
sion from the United States. 1t be-
ilooves each one to maintain order
within its own borders, and to dis
charge its just obligations to foreign
ers. When this is done it can rest as
sured that, be they strong or weak,
they have nothing to dread from out
side interference
advocating and adhering in prac-
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the resort of international arbitration
in settlement of controversies not ad-
Unstable by the orderly course of diplo-
matte negotiations, the government of
the United States will always be glad
to see questions of justice by one state
against another, as well as guarantees
for the execution of whatever award
might be made. left to the decision of
the impartial arbitration tribunal be-
fore which the litigating nations, weak
or strong, alike may stand as equals
In the eye of international law and mu-
tual duty"
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-27
UNITED STATES COURT DECIDES
IN FAVOR OF RUSH AMENDMENT

The court ruled that there is no
vested right on the part OF a taxpayer
that he, should receive equal benefits,
and that in making such an adjustment
of the property as provided in the Rush
bill. the legislature does not take The
property OF any taxpayer or citizens
without due process OF law.
Regarding the grant of the right to
frame a charter, the court says that 1t
is not to be supposed that the people OF
Colorado intended to grant power to
violate any provision of the constltu-
ton of the United States, and that these
broad grants of authority should be
construed as impliedly restricted by
the paramount power; that 1t is SIM
ply intended to be grant to act in au-
thority with the constitution OF the
United States.
Questions of violation of the constitu-
tion by powers conferred by such
charter should be brought into court
after the charter is framed which does
in fact violate the constitution.
Judge Marshall insisted that the
amendment did not contemplate char
ter unrepublican in form, but that H.
contemplated a charter resting on the
will of the people, and subject to thar
will. For these reasons the court de-
MED the motion and, in effect, sus-
tained the constitutionality OF the Dill.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-27

made a general denial. He SAID: Il
was never approached by anyone in
connection with the matter set forth
in the affidavit, and as for the allega-
tions therein contained, charging me
with any completely in the matter.
they are wholly and entirely false. |
know MIR. Ieltwich and Mr.. Berry but
slightly. and neither of them has ever
talked with me about the Stratton case
in any manner. either before my trip
TO Cuba or since. | repeat again. all
the allegations in connection with the
matter arc entirely false
Other afiidavits TO be filed by I. Har-
ry Stratton's counsel denying the
charges made by the other side have
been prepared by T. NJ. Fuffman, one
of the prospective jurors; X. p. Ady,
one of the attorneys for Mr.. Stratton.
and Judge A. r Gunnell. leading coun-
sci for the contestant
Senator Wolcott gave out the follow
ing statement tonight; There is new
er ar important case. especially a case
of such Importance as this. where the
panel is rot looked into to ascertain
those men notoriously unfit to serve
The Stratton property is in the hands
of the executors. Mr.. Stratton had
large interests, notably the street car
system, and he was not only known by
but he was associated in business with
many persons in FL Paso county. 1t is
essential for us to ascertain that the
possible jurors are not Influenced or
preiudiced Berry stood in the rela
ton OF an attorney to us and the rea-
son for the affidavit is that he was un
faithful and broke the contract.
THE estate has bought him with
young Stratton's money, and his work
is as corrupt a piece of business as
ever heard of. 1t seems to me that
the procedure is an attempt to obtain
n settlement or compromise before
trial"
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-27
MILL STRIKE COMMISSION
HOLDS SESSION in DENVER

Chairman Hayt was the first to ar
rive yesterday morning. After a brief
period Father Carrigan and "Parson"
Uzzell also came. Judge Hayt called
for order about II O'Clock and the first
announcement was regarding the loss
of one member of the board. This was
explained by the chairman.
Since our last meeting DR.. SlDcum
has visited the city" said Mr.. Hayt.
'He came up yesterday and told me
last night that he would be busy three
or four weeks. He had previously said
he might serve, thinking the sessions
would continue only four days 1t
seems that they will last longer, and
DR.. Slocum cannot give up his work
long enough to serve on the commits
sion with satisfaction to himself.
"The governor has been informed
that DR.. Slocum cannot serve. 1t is
likely that a successor will be named
to-day. Mr.. Frewen is interested in a
bill that is up this morning. and can
not be here for some time He will
be here as soon as possible. however.
We will proceed if there is no objec-
ton"
Governor Peabody will not name a
member of the commission to succeed
DR.. Slocum. If the representatives of
the two sides desire a fifth man and
so inform the commission the four
present members will choose their as
sOciate This was the announcement
made by the governor yesterday after
noon.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-27
Mrs. Maybrick to Be Freed.

London, March 2i.-Mrs. Florence
Maybrick. the American woman who
was convicted at Liverpool in 1889 on
the charge Of poisoning her husband
James Maybrick, by arsenic, and
whose sentence of death was com
muted to pcnal servitude for life. will
be released in 1904. Tho announce
ment comes from the hour Office,
which authorizes her washington Law,
yers TO use the fact c. her rolcaso next
year as reason for securing the roat
ponement of the trial of the law suits
bearing on the prisoners interest in
land in Kentucky, Virginia and West
Virginia.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-27

present methods of payment for coal
mined shall be adhered to unless
changed by mutual agreement
In all of the above awards 1t Is pro-
vided that all awards like those made
shall be paid to the legal representa-
tives of such employees as may have
died since November. 1902.
The commission makes a number of
recommendations, which may be sum
married as follows:
The dscontinuanCe of the system OF
employing the coal and iron police"
because this force is believed to have
an irritating effect. and resort to the
regularly constituted peace authorities
in case of necessity.
A stricter enforcement of the laws in
relation to the employment of children
That the state and federal govern
ments should provide machinery for
the making of compulsory investiga-
ton of difficulties. similar to the inves-
tigation which this commission has
made.
The commission expresses the opin
ion that with a few notifications OF
the federal act of October. 1898. author
iZing a commission to settle controver-
sizes between railroad corporations and
other common carriers, could be made
the basis of a law for arbitration In the
anthracite coal mining business. The
commission, however. takes a decided
position against compulsory arbitra-
ton.
The losses occasioned by the strike is
ers, SAG, 100000; to the mine employees,
to ho TO
ton companies, s2S 100000.
The commissioners say while there
have been differences OF opinion among
themselves, there never has been Q
time during the five months Of the ex-
istence of the commission when there
was an unpleasant word spoken among
them, "or any indication whatever OF
thought or desire for aught save truth
and justice"
In general way they say that the
conditions of the life of mine worker
outside the mines do not justify to their
full extent the adverse criticism made
by their representatives. They also find
that the social conditions In the min
ing communities are good and they fail
to find that the wages are so low among
the miners as necessarily to force them
to put their small children to work.
The commission also finds that the av-
erage daily rate Of earnings in the an
thracte regions does not compare un-
favorably with that in other industries.
On the subject of the recognition OF
the Mine Workers Union the commits
sion says that they do not consider that
this subject is within the scope OF the
jurisdiction conferred upon them. They
do say, however, that the suggestion
of working agreement between en-
ployers and employees, embodying the
doctrine of collective bargaining. is one
which the commission believe contains
many hopeful elements for the adjust
ment of relations" Further on they
say:
THE present constitution OF the
United Mine Workers of America does
not present the most inviting induce
ments to the operators to enter into
contractual relations with it."
They add:
THE union must not undertake to
assume, or interfere with. the manage
ment of the business of the employer"
They also pronounce as untenable tho
contention that "a majority OF tho en-
ployes of an industry. by voluntarily
associating themselves into union.
acquire authority over those who DO
not so associate themselves"
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-27
Arranqinq for Roosevelt.

Fort Yellowstone National Park,
Montana. March 21.-According to
Major Pitcher, most of President
Roosevelt's two weeks of rest and
recreation in the Yellowstone National
park will be spent in the little cabins
of the soldiers. surrounded by deep
snowdrifts. In fact. the President of
the United States will share the sim
pie fare of his soldiers. Localities
where the President will rest are eX-
ceedirgly wild.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-27
Alaska Boundary Commissioners

Washington, March 23.-The British
embassy has been formally advised of
the appointment of Lord Chief Justice
Alverstone OF England. Sir Louis
Jette, retired Judge of the Supreme
Court of Quebec, and Sir John Douglas
Armour Judge of the Supreme Court
of Canada, as members of the Alaskan
boundary commission. provided for
under the Hay-Herbert trea'".
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-27
Denver Club Robbed.

Denver, March 24.-The Denver
Club at Seventeenth and Glenarm
streets was robbed of $500 and val
liable gold watch at $50 O'Clock yes
terday morning by two masked men.
according to the night porter, who
saws he was made to put up his hands
while the robbers took the money and
yoIuo hlas from tho safe.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-27
Vast Sum to Mine Workers.

Wilkesbarre, Pa. March 23.-About
s2,50O000 will be paid to the coal mine
workers, on the basis of 10 per cent.
advance, commencing last November.
and including the full month Of March.
This will be paid before June 80. The
amount to be divided among the diff
ferent classes of workers is thus esta-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-20
EELr THE IunrcrARY.

The Advertiser would like to speak q
word for q measure. which will be intro
buosd at the instance OF members Of the
bar. for the relief Of our poorly paid
State Judiciary. The salaries paid our
ChanceIors and Circuit Judges are bare
w sufficient to support them decently. It
y hard to get q vigorous. active and able
lawyer to accept such a position, and
those who are tempted by judicial ambi-
zion to accept these ofioea, soon feel
they have made mistake. and are aux-
tous to get back to the practice. There
IS always some opposition to increase of
salaries. much Of which, in view of the
present financial condition. OF the State
y unreasonable. However, this may be.
y IL believed that there will not be much
f any objection to allowing the Circuit
Judges ana ChanceIlors. the small sum of
$500 each In Communication OF their hotel
bills and travelling expenses. This would
bo only Just. and would be a great relief
70 many Of our Judges.
The people would approve 1t. Members
who vote for such g measure would md
the press OF the State behind them, and
be backed by public sentiment The same
thing may be said Of the bill before Con-
Eress for the increase Of the salary of
Federal Judges. which the election being
pver, II soon to be taken UP.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-20
Child Labor Legislation Needed.

Editor The Advertiser:
AS the time is at hand when one of the
greatest social and economic problems
ever before us will be considered, viz. the
regulation OF cotton factory labor, as 1t
relates to children specially, am more
anxious for the success of the proposed
reform: and feel that I would be untrue
to myAdeepest convictions and to the
mill people, and to my State, II didn't
add my voice TO the cry for reform.
speak from experience: for nearly
seven years have been associated with
mill people more or less, working with
them as a minister. 1t Is very plain that
the - ision between them and other peo-
pie is widening all the time For this
they are responsible only in a small part.
It is no wonder that they do not feel at
home among other circles when those of
other circles are treating them with such
little regard and are standing Idly by
and permitting things to continue that
unfit them more and more for better SER
vice in life. These are good honest peo-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-20
AN OMISSION
From Senator Morgan's Public Re-
cord.

VO10s
Editor The Advertiser:
The 1908 edition OF the Congressional
Directory opens with a sketch of 5ena-
tor Morgan. There is an interesting err
rOr of statement in this recital Of our
eminent Senator's career. The text reads
CMorgan) was chosen Presidential cleo
tor for the state at large in 1876 and voted
for Tilden and Hendricks'
The error Is in the allegation of the
vote as an elector. The Senator did not
vote. The alternate, William J. Sam
ford, cast the vote.
These are the circumstances: After
Morgan had been chosen elector, be was
chosen Senator by the General Assembly
of 1876 and before the electoral college Of
Alabama had convened. He published a
letter explaining his resignation OF the
position of elector. He cited the Federal
Constitutional prohibition of Senator
holding any other Federal ONCE. He ad-
Initted that a Senator-elect, VINO would
not qualify before March, 1877, was not
ineligible as Presidential elector In De-
eember, 1876 but he knew the election of
Tilden would be disputed ana he was un-
willing to embarrass the vote OF Alabama
with a possible issue upon technicality:
The Senator was not only an eleetor for
the Tilden ticket but he was delegate
to the National Democratic Convention
OF 1876 at st. Louis, that nominated TIL
the two positions in the same man. He
had a hard fight in the State Convention
to get to St. Louis, however.
Morgan was elector for the State at
large on the Breckenridge ticket of 1850
It Is remarkable that a sketch of his pub
lie life should omit the very first sue
cess and one so distinguished. He was
25 years old and unknown in the politics
of the state. He had never taken any
part in political affairs. He made an
immediate name for himself in the State
Democratic Convention of 1860. As soon
as Yancey had been nominated to head
the electoral ticket he himself put Nor
gan in nomination for second place. That
was his entree upon the political held:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-20
CURIOUS REASONING.

The strange political ideas that some
times find Judgment in newspaper era
NUNS is shown In a recent remark made
by Wisconsin paper, The Marinette
Eagle. That paper was referring to the
general primary system Of selecting cam
didates for off1ce. and declares that ut
provides for pure Democracy, instead
of a representative form Of government,
and is therefore revolutionary"
Just by what course OF reasoning The
Eagle arrives ut such conclusion We do
not know, but the route taken must be a
crooked one. In . pure Democracy every
citizen would have q direct voice in max
ing laws or In the transaction of any 9TH
er public business. As that is impossi-
BILE In practice, we have a representative
Democracy where the people choose legis-
lators and officers to represent them. To
select candidates for office by a nominal
ing convention. or to select them by an
open and general primary cannot change
the form Of our government, 30 far as we
are able to see. A primary is not really
a selection Of officials but Of candidates,
who may or may not be elected Suppose
all the people Of q State should meet in
precinct conventions and select candi-
dates. would not that be the action of the
people just as much as though they had
selected the same candidates in a gem
eral primary We really fail to see the
difference. 30 far as our form of govern
ment IL Affected If our Constitution and
government is never endangered more
than is done by primary elections we
may expect both to stand forever.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-20
..oLD JIM.D

Inc only 1illman / ever personally knew
was .'Old Jun, father or the Coiqmoaa
assassin, VINO was Tor many years a
anenaper OF Congress and VINO was 81
good TO me as TO Ioucn TO tenderesJ graft
.ude of a heart accustomed 10 see mucn
Andnese from the world.
In Uecemoer, loss, was appointed clerk
70 the COMMITTEE ON Pensions OF the
house OF Representatives. Ine chairman
was Congressman GOLDSMITH W.. t1eWltt
VI the Uio sixth Ala,Odma Dlstricts a
Grave and noble man now DEAD, and the
second was 'Old Truman. linus In the
are absences OF Colonea hewitt, Mr.. Till
man would PRESIDE over the committee
and give me oIlclal instructions. Wnetnel
It was unsophisticated youth or mere
greenness OF youunIui provInclalism tnal
appealed to the stern Old man, 1 never
anew, but he was the soul OF kindness
and consideration toward me tar more 81
olan he was toward his own son, the
present Lieutenant Governor OF South
1aroina VINO Is now in tine Columbia Jali
charged by tine world with ASSASSINATION.
nus son dad not dweiI In w asnington,
.IIs father not keeping any OF MS family
Iere during the sessions OF Congress. But
IN several occasions Young Jun came
20 our Dig committee room IN the corner
II the Capitol on the third floor. lie Was
ser1 young then and my recollection o.
nm is inuistinct, though l have retained
ne impression that ne was not favorlLe
II his father.
Cong essman TilIman was then past ~
Ind the sereneSt man L ever met he
vas one OF those smleiess men wac seem
anyways to be In anger, yet ne was cease
essay good almost lender to me, ana once
threatened to horsewnap western ruiz
nan, a member OF the House, VINO had
oeen rude to me in my omclaI capacity,
4nough une brute did not mean to be in
suIting. This Westerner was Farmer
runstOn of Kansas, father of Gen. FREQ
Funston.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-20
CAUSE OF COMPLAINT.

The Hartford Comm Times feels that
it has just cause OF complaint against
Senator Carmack OF Tennessee. In a re-
cent interview on the subject Of Presi-
Dental possibilities he resents the idea of
nominating Mr.. olney. because he Is a
New England man 1.-THE party can ex-
pect nothing from New England" he de-
clares. The Times shows why New Eng
land--or Connecticut at least-has been
lost and adds;
Whenever we again have the political
conjunction of 1S92-a Democratic candi
date for President in whom the average
man puts more faith than he does In the
Republican candidate-then we shall not
electoral vote Of Connecticut
That is a plain truth. In 1876, 1884, 1888
and 1892 Connecticut gave her electoral
votes to the Democratic ticket That
State. at least, was reliably Democratic
as long as the party remained true to its
principles. and would be so again under
like circumstances. 1t might not be good
policy to nominate a candidate from a
hopelessly Republican State like Massa-
chusetts. but it would be safer to nomi-
nate good man from a Republican East
ern state than to select weak man from
doubtful Western State. And Carmack
isn't the man to shy stones at Olney.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-20
rurspAY, gAruARx %. ices.
DouRIr aoLDEN sY1rBoI.

me American NswspaDsr Directory uses cer-
tain signs to denote the relative standing and
merit Of the whole Geld Of nswupaDordOm
which comes undsr its notice, and one OF these
signs IL the mystio symbOa 81 dsnotins
golden" which stands for high quality. and
ID thus explained;
advertiser value this paper more for the
HAS and quality Of Its circulation than for the
mere number Of copies printed"
such papers are credited with . single SYM
vol; but there is 9 higher grade. according to
mis- standard authority. which have BOTH
QUALITY AND QUANTITY. and require the
DOUBLE GOLDEN SYMBOL SD to describe
adequately thair standing.
The Advertinsr has been Accorded this
double golden symbol col ana ia the only
paper % distinguished n this section Of the
South.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-20
EVER ovERcoAT1Ess.

One of old Mr.. Tlllman's eecentricities
was that he never in his life wore an
overcoat. He used to come to the Capltoi
ON the coolest mornings, even in raging
snowstorns. with nothing above his dou-
ole-breasted black reeter jacket, mis- hair
AZ white as the snow and his face as
ruddy as the cheeks of the most buxom
scotch lassie between Tweedside and John
o. Greats. He told us that he had never
worn an overcoat, not even during the
terrible exposures of the war between the
states, In which he was one of the braV-
est soldiers of the Copfederacy. The old
man remained to a large extent an "un-
reconstructed REBEL
This old mans younger brother, Ben
Tilfman. the Senator, is likewise smile
less person, and is also tactturn, cross
grained and ill-conditloned, personally
the most unattractive individual who ever
sneered at his betters or lived to stir UP
strife in the world.
Looking at Ben Tillman and observing
him closely, one wonders and is amazed
that such a man could ever have secured
powerful hold upon even the degene-
rates amongst the latter-day- South Caro-
Hnfans, citizens of a State which has
fallen from the first place in the national
regard to the lowest, mainly on account
of Ben Tillman and his methods.