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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-15
COUNSEL FOR THE ACCUSED

VOOMGGA 6VR Gn6 4AOSOO&A4s A communication in The Advertiser of ikoday contains some points worthy of se- tx1ous consideration, relative to the jury system and State counsel for the accused. l Our jury system Is a very old institu- ixion, which, with some not easily reme- died objectionable features, has been &C., cepted by the ablest jurists, philosophers and statesmen. as approximating the wis., lest form of procedure and justice. But the institution Is certainly capable of some reformation along the lines sug- gested. In fact, efforts have been made 1n the past, to have the jury law so lamended as not to require a unanimous verdict. One wholesome result of this tchange in the present law would very materially eliminate the possibility of ttampering with jurymen in important eases. As the law now exists, one juror lean be fixed" and thus efrectually pre- went full justice being done.. If, however. lxwo-thirds of jury could render ver-
 dict, 1t would be necessary for the jury Axer to "see" at least five of the jurors, (which would be almost impracticable. tThis much is said. without reference to lany particular case, but as illustrating the spoint made, to simplify verdicts. to facili- tate trials and greatly purify the system. 1 Hugo Grotius, the celebrated Dutch kaurist and reformer, as well as the found ter of international law. in his great de- fence of the jury system, declared that iat was impossible for it ever to reach a degree of perfection. though it might be improved by making the voice of two- thirds of the jury the verdict of the whole.
 Another feature of MT. Miller's commu- nication makes a somewhat new and
 unique suggestion as to the State provid-
 ing counsel for the accused. This ques-
 tion was ably discussed at a recent meet
 ing of one of the literary clubs. and is not without merit. As the accused is pre-
 stunned innocent he is entitled. as a citi-
 zen and peer. to all of the protection, to
 life and liberty, that the State can give.
 This is certainly a question, with many
 nice features and suggestions, which we
 should like to see debated by some of our
 leading legal minds
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-15
STAY IN ALABAMA.
The Birmingham Ledger well says


 No man who is willing to work can bet ter his condition by going West and leav- ing Alabama. There never was a better time for the intelligent farmer than now, and there is no better place for the farm CT than Alabama. A man can produce than at any place in the West. Alabama is the desirable place, not Texas.
 There can really be no valid reason for emigration from Alabama to Texas or anywhere else. Some people are so con- stituted that they are never satisfied in one place, and nothing but continual change of place will content them. Oth- CTS there are who think there is some thing better just ahead and they must needs go out to find 1t. and others, again, suffer their judgments turned astray by the brilliant. but interested, descriptions given of some new country.
 But after all is said, there Is, right here in Alabama, ample room and inducement for farmers. at least. to remain. There is hardly a section of the State where a farm cannot be bought on reasonable terms. There are many places where homes can yet be had from the Govern ment, or where they can be purchased at little more than a nominal cost. There is hardly a spot where the right kind of farming will not insure an Independent living Almost everything needed for man and beast can be raised in Alabama. The right kind of effort will bring good results. The soil and climate of Alabama are kindly to the farmer. He can make a comfortable living with as little effort and as much certainty as he can in any portion of the Union. Some sections of the country possess certain advantages over Alabama, but they also have their disadvantages. There are farmers here who are independent and contented, and others can be the same, if thy will Ala bama is all right. and what is lacking can be supplied if our people go at 1t in the right way and stick to 1t.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-15

The New Haven Register, which is not given to gushing, says of Mir. cleve- land:
 There is no excuse for the lies which are told about him in the yellow press. but the reason his movements excite such widespread interest is that he is the most forceful, patriotic and influential citizen m private life today, and we know of no man in public life who stands for the same high ideals It Is well that he is in splendid physical health and willing at times to express his opinion in a voice loud enough to be heard in public.
 Of course there is no excuse for the lies, but there is ample explanation. It was Aristides, we believe. for whose ham, ishment citizen voted, giving as the rea- son that he was tired of hearing the great Athenian spoken of as "The Just" He was so far above most of his compatriots that his high qualities were looked on as reproach to certain of his countrymen. and they voted to banish him. so that they might no longer be shamed by a con- trast with him.
 Something of the same kind is going on in this country with regard to Mir. Cleveland. He occupies a position as a Democrat, statesman and a. patriot which few have been able to reach and which no other public man in the Union now occupies. That he should be ma4 ligned and envied by smaller minds is not to be wondered at. for. as Thomson expresses 1t:
 Base Envy withers at another's joy, And hates that excellence it cannot reach,
 We believe that Mir. Cleveland is thor oughly honest and sincere when he de- clares that he has no desire to be made prominent in politics or in public affairs, yet it is fact beyond a shadow of doubt that when he can be induced to express himself. his opinions command more re- spect than do those of any other Democrat in the Union today. It is impossible that he should not at some times appear in public. and 1t is not to be expected that he should refuse to express himself when he sees proper to do so, but these occa- sions are rare, and are not of his seek ing. All the same, he stands today with out superior in American politics and statesmanship.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-15
Letters to The Editor.
't9 7ssc 'e 's''S
 SPECIAL AND LOCAL BILLS.
The Constitutional Requirements as
 to Publication.

Editor The Advertiser.
 The Governor Is busily engaged in sign, ing bills favorably acted on by the Leg islature. Among them is number or local, special or private bills, Before they can become laws, the substance Of them must be published for four weeks, consecutively, in some newspaper pup lished in the territory over whlch the laws will operate. If there be no such newspaper, the \proposed laws must be published by posting said nouce TOT four consecutive weeks at nVe dlfferent places in the county or counties prior to the introduction of the Dill. Const' Sec ton tO6. Unless the fact of publication ap- pear on the journal, such laws are abso- iutely void The bill must be passed in ac- cordance fifth the provisions or salo sec tion." void because the publication of the sub stance of them has not been made
 The signature of the bills by His Excel Iency, when the publication IS defective, cannot render such bills laws.
 Among those whose puplicatlon Is de- fective are the bill establishing a Pc lice Commission for the city of Montgom- cry, and the bill establishing Board of Revenue for Montgomery county. The publication of the last bill IS an unlntel- ngible tumble of words.
 IWhere were the Representatives rom this county (three of whom are lawyers) that they permitted such mass or words that gave no information or the sub stance of the proposed law, to be ac- cented bv the House as a publication?
 The power of committees and the com placency of Legislators (denominated courtesy) are a curse to the county. The State will be indebted to large amount bv the publication of such defective laws and in resistance to them much litigation will annoy the people.
 It is hoped. suggestion that the Gov ernor examine the notice required to be
 1rna hpnnnoa laws. will not be deemed impertinnt, If the notices do not contain substance Of the proposed laws they should be vetoed as unconstitutional Oconee.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-15
EXPERT REPEATERs.

From the best information we have been able to gather, the Bostonians are the best voters in all the country. During a recent investigation of election frauds in that city, one man testified that he had voted seven times, and further swore that another man had voted twenty-four times in two hours, thus establishing a crack reputation for carrying out the injunc- ton, vote early and often." The plan pursued was for the repeater to make the rounds of the city and vote at all the wards. and sometimes more than once in the same ward.
 There was a time in Alabama when re- beating was easy and popular. We re- member one election in Mobile where, as was stated at the time each candidate for some city office, Mayor, perhaps, re- ceived more votes than there were legal voters in the city, and other cities had some like experiences. There were no registration lists. no challenging of voters and really no means of preventing or punishing illegal voting. Especially was it next to impossible in a large city to detect negro repeaters It is such a dif- negro from another, or to remember that one has already voted. that 1t was easy for them to repeat their votes or to vote in all the wards in a city. This Boston experience, however, goes ahead of any, thing Alabama has known, and we are not surprised to learn that efforts are b,ing made to reform sh sir election laws. If there is place, where reform is need ed, we should unhesitatingly select '"The Hub" as that place. And is it not a trifle singular, by the way, that Massachusetts newspapers have much to say about elec- ton frauds in the South?
 And, as a fitting wind-up to this ar ticle. we copy the following timely re- marks from The Hartford Courant:
 We know something about the mis,se of n orey in elections here in Connecticut. The evil is not so fragrant with us now adays, we think, as with our neighbors on the coast; but it's more than bad enough. We know something here also about laws that make fierce show of teeth and don't bite. When has a Con- nectiout vote buyer been arrested, tired, convicted, imprisoned and disfran- chised? We Yankees are in no case to be virtuously and beyond measure shocked at the brisk election-day traffic in Dela- ware and Maryland-shocking as it is. We have small-fry Addickses of our own. Still less does it lie in our mouths to de- nounce our fellow Americans in States further south than Delaware and Mary land for trying to reduce the evil to a minimum by sweeping exclusions of noto- riously venal voters from their electo- rates We wish they had gone about the attainment of that end in an absolutely single-minded, straightforward, defensi- ble way; but having raid that, our criti- cism is estopped.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-15
Fitzpatrick's Deer Hunt.

Jevver hear hoy Clem Fitzpatrick, the clever Montgomery cigar man, failed to Kill deer?" asked the affable man wnlle they were discussing hunting in
 No? We'll Fitz and a party were on
 hunt down in Mississippi or some other place and Fitz had boasted of his marks nanship until some of those in the party became real enwious of his skill. They as- signed f1tz to an important place on the 9rlVe and Fitz, alone, waited patiently TOT the deer to come his way. He told me afterward that he hadn't the slightest idea there was deer in the whole county. Becoming drowsy Fitz threw himself uoWn under tree and went to sleep. In the course of a half hour he was awaken ca by the yeiping of dogs. Just as he sat up and rubbed his eyes fine buck swept past his vision within ten feet of ms gun. Fitz rushed for the gun, and they do say that in his excitement he shot the COW of farmer In telling the story Fftz declares that he will always believe he hit the Ideer because the fleeing animal made a pecu- liar leap at the discharge of the gun. But Fftz is a skillful deerhunter. If you don't believe 1t, ask him." The Birmingham lawyer knocked the
 ashes from his cigar.
 That reminds me-" he said, "of a story his friends are telling on Dr. Lewis Nor ris, a wondrously good fellow of our town. Morris is a literary sort of chap
  He joined a Mississippi hunting party
 more because of genial spirits than for the sport.
 The party was out for bear and as Morris listened to tales of bears he be-
 came more and more interested in bear hunting. so much so that he finally averred that it would delight him to slay sure enough bear.
 The guide led him to spot in the hunt ing ground where he was stationed.
 :" You stay here,' said the guide and you'll certainly get a shot at a bear. ;" Are you certain of that?' asked Nor ris, dubiously.
 As sure as anything. The bear will come out this way replied the guide. There is no doubt about his coming 1 this way? again asked Morris. '' Not a bit of it, responded the guide starting off with other members of the
 party and leaving Morris alone.
 " Hold on,' cried Morris, where are you going
 Why we're going in to drive the
 bear out answered a friend of Morris | in the party. sss
 "The quick answer of the Birmingham | doctor caused a roar of laughter. You boys stay here,' he called. and | I'll go in and drive him out
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-15
SUNDAY, MARCH 1S, 1908.
DOUBLE GOLDEN SYMBOL.

The American Newspaper Directory uses cer- tain signs to denote tho relative standing and merit of the whole asid of newspaperdona which comes under It's notice. and one of these signs ,s the mystic symbol dsnoting golden" which stands for nigh quality. and is thus explained:
 Advertisers value this paper more for the elass and quality of its circulation than for tho mere number of copies printed"
 Such papers are credited with single gym bol; hut there is q higher grade. according to this standard authority. which have BOTH QUALITY AND QUANTITY. and require ths DOUBLE GOLDEN SYMBOL e'S to describe adequately their standing.
 The Advertiser has been accorded this double golden symbol 00l and is the only paper 90 distinguished in this section of shs South.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-15
souabble Over the Letter oU. /"

Muncie. Ind, has almost been having hairpulling over it's new library, a gift l from Andrew Carnegie. The title over the entrance is "Muncie Public Library. the two words being spelled with the old unanimous approval In art circles, the old letter conforming to the architecture of the building. The plain citizens Aswant plain United States letters, and contend that the town may be thought dead one" if it uses old style letters. The sculptor says that the lettering cannot be altered without marring the front of the library, and still the factions squab-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-15
Proposed Y. M. c. A. Building.

No branch of the Young Mems Chris tian Association in Alabama has in the past six years made more strides than the Montgomery branch. And now the movement for the erection of a new and costly building is on in earnest. In fact the building is in sight.
 Secretary l., D. Dix told the writer yesterday that the subscriptions were coming in thick and fast and in sums that bespeak success for the As6ocia- tion's efforts.
 The erection of this magnificent build. ing will mark another epoch in the beau. tifying and improvement of Dexter Ave nue, Montgomery's leading thoroughfare No thoroughfare in the city has improved so much in the past three years and the end of its improvement Is not yet No more central or convenient point fol the location of the Associations great ac quisition to Montgomery could be SC cured than the Gaston lot on Dexter Avenue and the Y. M. c. A. should con slider Itself fortunate in obtaining it: possession.
 The new Association home will be sec ond to the finest in the State and Mont gomery should and will show appreciation of that fact
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-15

are competent to handle the question. we have brainy men here who have given inc question close and earnest study but with all this they have not yet evolv- ed a plan which meets the approval of all.
 It is the veriest nonsense to talk about a convention of delegates from all the States to ever agree upon any working plan of this line. The hot blooded South erner would have his say and the cool blooded Northerner would have his say. and both be "of the same opinion still"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-15
Usually in Evidence.

COOSa RlVer NeWS.
 I.ucien Julien Walker says that the fan cy folks at the North speak of "ex-Ad- mirar Crowninshield as "Cronshell" People who have more air and agony about them thaa understanding. who have lost the art of articulating English on account of habitual folly. are usually in evidence when an animal of elongated ears and striden voice is in evidence.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-15
MT. Kahn Lost a Birthday.

Representative Kahn of San Francisco, Is complaining because high-handed pro- ceedings of House Republicans have de- prived him of birthday. That anniver- sary for him occurs February 2S, but in year there is no such day. The House has been working on one legislative day now for quite a week. and therefore skipped February 28.
 Year before last MT. Kahn lost his 4th of July during a voyage across the Pacific. In his long ocean trip. going west, he lost day, arsl that day hap pened to be the glorious anniversary of American independence.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-15
1ncompetent to Decide.
Fort Gaines Recorder.

TOTI NdIutS INtUOI UtIs :, .,
 One might as well call on the city of Atlanta to tell how the flour mills or Wisconsin should be run to be profitable, as to call on a set of men born and raised in Wisconsin, to come down to Atlanta and tell us how to settle the race prob lem" The millers of the Northwest have given their business a life study, and are succeeding because they have solved the problems Now. If hey really wish to solve this race problem let them come down here and study the situation Tor life time and then we will believe they
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-15

MT. Bryan told the Democratic State convention over in Michigan that he is proud of the humble part he had In driv- ing MT. Cleveland out of the party. It was humble part. He merely came in and Cleveland went out.-Milwaukee Free Press.
 But when did MT. Cleveland go out, and when did Mir Bryan come in? We've been keeping up with national politics pretty closely. and have found that Mir. Cleve- land was fighting for Democracy when MT. Bryan was sloshing round among the Populsts and other Uitlandera
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-15
Not Disposed to Kick.

EutaW Demo
 The Democrat is not disposed to kick at Grandma or any other force hat has more money and better sense but the word "anywhen' knocks US out so com pletely, that "whenany' one catches us using ''anywhen" as outlet for expression, they may consider it mistake for which we are not responsible, for Grandma" says so.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-15
A Wave of Rejoicing.

Clayton Record
 If a few misguided and 1self-styled pa- triots and philanthropists would only di- rect their efforts to the settlement of is- sues in which they are more especially concerned, and would leave us to work out our own destiny, wave of genuine rejoicing would sweep over the entire South, The interference of Northern peo- pie is sometimes detestabl.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-15
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Is Not Wanted.

Eufaula Times.
 A Swiss mechanic has invented an auto matic baby's nurse. The thing is not wanted in this section-we have plenty of Dinahs to do that kind of business
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-15

wants to know if five years residence in the town entities him to think-"provided we think right easy" We'll. it doesn't matter whether you think easy or hard, but you mustn't think out loud when you khink of criticisng any public man of l your town.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-15
In Leisure Momentc
By @ Reporter,

Sss Sss = = = = =: = = When fiection rises pleasing to the eye, Men will believe, because they love the lie; But truth herself, If clouded with frown Must have some solemn proof to pass her down.
 Churchill.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-15

Boston is all right at last One Profes- sor Wallace declares that our earth is the center of the universe. and as Boston is known to occupy the centre of the earth, that fixes Boston's place, and we can now take 1t for granted that all creation re- wolves around the city of baked beans.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-15
A Light Sentence.

Ashland Standard.
 An exchange says Massachusetts man has been sent to jail for thirty days for swearing he was a Democrat, when in reality he was a Republican. A very light sentence, too, considering the of fense.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-15

mix-up" says The Mobile Item, alluding 60 our correcting The Hartford Courant for locating Montgomery in West Vir- ginis. Of course-The Advertiser is 10 blame for all the wet weather we have
 had lately.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-15

"The Advertiser Is to blame for the
 Is the big reception which is to be given next Thursday to Hon. David R. Francis. on his return from Europe. to bs regarded In the nature of a 'boom-launcher for the eminent Missourian? There are already those who see something of the kind in the program mapped out.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-15

A very unexpected bit of hard sense comes from an unlooked-for quarter in the following from The Leavenworth Times, a Republican paper of the extreme type:
 The proposition that has been made in
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-15
How About Himp
Mobile Register.

IVUIIt INVEIsItIs
 If the Western end of Democracy wants to get into the game with the Eastern 1t will have to find a man suit able to be the nominee. How about Francis of Missouri?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-15
Would Do Well Not to Look.

Birmingham NeWs.
 The foreigners who claim that the Mon roe Doctrine is an empty pretense would do we'll not to look down the muzzle less they find themselves in the fix of the fellow ho didn't know 1t was loaded
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-15
Its Own Scandals.

Birmingham Ledger.
 The English army has its own scan dals. and they get aired in Parliament like ours. but so far no English officer has been accused of torturing prison CTS to death
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-15

The law making it crime to employ children under IA should have been made to work both ways. It should be 6 crime for boys over IA to be loaflng the streets during school hours.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-15
Previous Records Smashed.

By referring to the following circulation statement for the month of February, 1908, 1t will be noted that the Daily and Sunday out put is gradually increasing in spite of the nid-winter season being one of the dullest Of the year February. 1908. is record breaker in point of daily average circulation of THE ADVERTISER.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-15

i The Republicans may sheer at Mir. yGorman, but they will need to lie awake
 w nights, if they get the better of him.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-15

The man who gives up his seat in a crowded car isn't always so polite at home.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-15
The Advertisers Telephones.

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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-15
NO EXCUSE FOR TT.

The New Haven Register, which is not given to gushing, says of Mir. Cleve- land:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-15

The Richmond Dispatch. com menting on the Louisiana statute Ire auiring persons who intend to make an application for pardon to publish notice of the sama." adds: