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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-13
D. B. HILL OPPOSES.
Thinks the Ex-President Impossible
 for a Candidate.

Albany Special to New York Times.
 Statementst that ex-Senator David B Hill is in favor of the nomination oi Grover Cleveland for President by the Democrats next year were effectually sci at rest here today. In fact, it came out that he was strongly opposed to the idea.
 Deputy Attorney General Charles N. Bulger arrived in Albany today from his home In Oswego, and was besieged by friends who were desirous of learning whether the alleged interview with him, in which he was. quoted as saying that MT. Cleveland was the strongest man the Democrats could nominate for Presi- dent, and woald have the cordial support of MT. Hill, was authentic.
 Never said It," declared MT. Bulger with emphasis. Tt is altogether too early to talk about candidates, besides l have made 1t point not to talk on Ma tional issues. 1 would not think of speak ing for MT. Hill on such a matter"
 MT. Hill was not at his office today, and 1t was announced that he would not come to town during the day; he was engaged in farming"
 A visit to Wolfert's Roost discovered MT. Hill busily engaged. in directing the operations of a man with a blow. He was shown the reputed interview with Judge Bulger, and asked what he had to say about it.
 Tt is a fine day for farming isn't it?'' he replied.
 While MT. Hill declined to talk for pub lication. his friends say that his view of MT. Cleveland's candidacy was entirely misrepresented in the alleged interview. According to their statement, MT. Hill, while entertaining the most cordial sent iments toward MT. Cleveland and being most grateful to him for the assistance which he gave the New York State De- mocracy in the last gubernatorial cam paign, regards MT. Cleveland as an inn possible candidate.
 He is inclined to think. it is said, that the persons who are now booming MT, Cleveland for a third term are actuatcd by the motives he ascribes to those who persisted in the Parker boom until after they had learned of Judge Parker's un- willingness to become a candidate for Governor-that is, that they are merely seeking an excuse for supporting the Re publican ticket They will make Cleve- lands rejection, 1t is claimed. their req son for supporting Mir. Roosevelt, just as they made the failure of the State Convention to nominate Judge Parker their excuse for supporting Mir. Odell.
 MT. Hill 1t is said, has but one idea on national politics at this time, and that Is harmony. Unless harmony can be se- cured he does not think 1t matters much who the candidate is
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-13
WEDNESDAY. MAY IS, 1908.
LOOSE LEGISLATION.

The Dispatch would respectfully remind the esteemed Advertiser that Governor Pennypacker vetoed, or caused to have withdrawn, dozens of bills that were grammatically written. All vicious leg fslation looks alike to the Governor, as members of the Legislature are painfully aware.-York (Pa.) Dispatch.
 We did not have in mind the character of the legislation. but its literary quail ties. and we are very much disposed to endorse the Governors position, although it is an unusual one. It is a rare thing for a legislative body, from Congress down, to finish it's work without leaving behind it one or more laws so badly con structed and so clumsily written that they have to be construed by the courts and very often they are declared unconstitu- tional or invalid, not because of fault in Legislation but because the wording of the laws is so faulty that the various parts cannot be reconciled. If all Governors would insist that all laws be correctly written and punctuated there would be much less litigation. and there would be fewer statutes through which one could UkASC n COdCH anu TOUT.
 What the Governor of Pennsylvania did. and what he told the Legislature before hand that he would do. could we'll have been done by the Governor of Indiana, for example. The Indianapolis Sentinel calls attention to the fact that he vetoed several measures because they were so loosely drawn as to be wholly inopera- tive" It refers to the slovenly style with which many of the bills were drawn m. and adds:
 Just how many of the acts of the last Legislature will be able to pass the scru- tiny of the courts Is not yet known But the chances are that when the courts oat through, the volume of new laws in force will be greatly reduced in size.
 Sometimes a Governor will sign a law. even when because of improper construc- ton of sentences he is doubtful If it can pass the courts, because he approves the objects of the measure, and hopes 1t will stand. but 1t would be much better if A Governor would refuse to approve any law when he thinks that 1t Is so badly constructed that court will declare 1t in- valid. It would save much after worry and litigation. to say nothing of the fact that laws which are really good and which are badly needed often fail of their object because they are so badly worded that they cannot be enforced. It is all well enough for the Governor to show proper deference and courtesy to the law making branch of the State government, but when he has good reason to think that the law as passed contains fatal de- fects he would be doing the State a real service by returning it for correction while there is time. Governor Penny packer has level head in this respect.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-13
The Charleston News and courlsr ask,

The Charleston News and Courier asks; Suppose Congress should reduce the rep resentation of the Southern States, how would that benefit the negro?" We don't see how our contemporary can suppose that those who wish to cut down our rep resentation have any desire to benefit the negro. Whether 1t helps or injures the negro is a matter of perfect indifference to them. but it would undoubtedly help the Republican party. and that is the ob- ject they have in view. Reducing the number of our representatives would not only weaken Southern strength and infiu- ence in the House of Congress, but it would to the same extent reduce the South's electoral vote and thus render more difficult the election of Democratic President. These are the reasons govern ing those Northern Republicans who want to reduce our representation, and the real or supposed good that might accrue to the negro has nothing to do with it.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-13
' Homicide Becoming Unpopular.

Memph1s Commercial-Appeal.
 Judge Richardson of Alabama, is emu lating the example of Judge Stephens oi Mississippi in dealing with life-takers and if the innovation which he has ir- troduced becomes the general practice or the courts. taking human life in Ala nama Will soon be looked upon as a se- rious business which it were better not to engage in.
 In too many Southern States, life Is held too cheaply, and killing nigger' Is looked upon as only pastime Sc reckless have some sections become that an ignorant Italian in Mississippi some months ago. who as on trial for murder admitted the killing and pleaded in ex- cuse or extenuation that ha did not think or believe from what he had learned since coming to the country that it was any harm to Kill negro. From the end of rope he was swung to place where he now either knows all about 1t or where knowledge of this or any other charac- ter is unknown and unnecessary. His fate has taught others the fact that talk ing life in Mississippi is quite as un. healthy as working in sulphur mill and as dangerous as job in a dynamite fac tory.
 The two officers who arrested a negro in Alabama by the short and expeditions method of first killing him were denied ball by Judge Richardson. and severely censured by his honor. The case must be an aggravated one and the conduct of the oEhcers lneNcusably nag1tiouS to draw down upon them judicial censure
 There are bad niggers' who are des- perate and who will resist arrest, and who must be killed or permitted to kill. and there are worthless negroes who are not worth killing; but that does not mean that every time an officer is given a war rant of arrest and permitted to buckle a pistol around his waist that he must 'go gunning."
 From the indiscriminate killing of ne- groes 1t is only step to the indiscrimi- nate killing of white men, and a general disregard for human life. Firmness on the part of the courts and a rigorous eu- forcement of the law will do much to- wards putting an end to this state of affairs Judges are in a position to CT c. ate public sentiment against this cause less life taking, and those who do so ny carrying out the law in its letter and stir It deserve commendation and applause poor tribute to public morality it must be confessed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-13
His Encouraging Anditnr.

Stories of Bishop Williams, of Connecti- cut continue to crop out. One just told relates to his first sermon in the parish to ordained. He was rather nervous when ne began to preach but as he progre s.ed he noticed an old man in the front pew who seemed intensely interested in mo sermon. Whenever the preacher made a point he nodded vigorously in approval This was very encouraging 60 the not 0ver-confident parson, and after the ser vices he inquired who the man was. The old man in the front pew?" queried the vestryman. "Oh, he is one of the harm less inmates of the insane asylum around the corner .n
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-13

The New York Evening Post has the services of a good scotcher in our Joe Manning in its abuse of the South. Joe's speech before the Middlesex Club of Bos- ton some days ago, was full of figures in- tending to show that somebody had done Or failed-to do something good or bad to or about somebody. Joe is great on fig gers" and he can muster 'em in such a way that they will prove anything he de-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-13
The South and the National Demo
 cracy.
Brooklyn Eagle.

l Brooklyn EaBle.
 There are particular reasons why the l Southern Democracy should find out 1 what the Northern Democracy want, ana l indorse 1t. No Democratic candidate, we presume. can lose Southern State, next year, though Maryland and West V1r- einia might slip away. But the electoral vote of all of the Southern State will not suffice to elect any Democrat President of the United States. The electoral votes of Northern States will be neces- | sary. Not every Democrat who can carry enough Northern States, in con | function with the States of the South, to restore the Democracy to power Tne Democracy of the North, therefore, are necessary to success just as Democratic success Is necessary to the restoration of the South to its proper proportion or influence in the gocernment of the Union On that account the South should employ an Intelligent self-interest in its political
 action. .,,..
 "aches" to get in work down South or
 A sort which will not conduce to the
 comfort or satisfaction of that com
 munity That Republicanism has raised
 the question of the negro In politics 10
 a condition which has alarmed the Soutn,
 and alarmed it with good reason. That
 Renublicanism has also rung all the
 changes possible on the fact that the peo-
 pie of the South are determined to keep
 their governments and the choice or thelr
 representatives in their own hands, and
 to preserve and to reserve their prefer
 meI1ts for the opponents and supporters
 of Anglo Saxon control in affairs. To
 inc Northern Democracy the negro is a
 factor and the negro question is propo-
 sition with which, in the opinion Of that
 Northern Democracy, the Southern people should alone deal. They may make mis-
 takes in dealing with it. but the mistakes
 will not be so serious or so injurious as the errors of others in attempting to deal with it would occasion. And the
 personal disposition of the South toward the negro is more kind and the mental
 estimate of the negro by the South IS
 more intelligent than could be affirmed
 of the disposition or the estimate of any
 outsiders anywhere. For these reasons
 the Northern Democracy have been con
 tent to leave the whole negro question
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-13

.sires. The Post probably came down handsomely for the boost Joe's speech gave it in it's diatribes aakinst the South. When it comes to mere words that paper doesn't need assistance but figures are a great help at times, and Joe has pockets full of 'em. What is more to the point he can shed 'em over an audience as easi- ly as duck sheds the rain drops. He's a shredder. is Joa and when he drops into statistics 1t is time to hoist an umbrella.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-13
A WRONG ooNcEPrroN.

The we'll informed newspapers are hay ing plenty of fun out ot President Wilson of Princeton University for saying that MT. Roosevelt had succeeded because he is politician who did not want office" It is well known that PresidentWilson is both an educated and learned man. Doubt less he can dig up Sanslxrit roots, untan- gle Hebrew mysteries and teach the scl- ences successfully, but he is not we'll informed man. for much learning is not always information. If MT. Wilson was really well informed man on political affairs he would know that MT. Roosevelt has hardly been out of office since he graduated from Harvard. From the of flee of Assemblyman at Albany, twenty years ago, to that of President of the United States, he has almost run the gamut of office for score of years.
 To claim that Theodore Roosevelt is a man for whom offices were always lying in wait, ready to spring out and seize him at an unguarded moment, or that he Is the kind of man who has to be run down and lassoed in order to get him to accept an office, is not a proper conception of the man. If 1t is doing him injustice to say that he has been a persistent office seeker 1t is certainly no injustice to say that he has been persistently and sue cessfully receptive. He has been an As semblyman, Civil Service Commissioner. Police Commissioner. Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Governor of New York and Vice-President, before accident elevated him to his present position.
 Will any properly informed person con- tend that all these positions came to "a politician who did not want officer" It would be an absurd contention and as un true as absurd. He got office because he wanted 1t and took steps to get 1t. He is now playing on every string of the pub lie harp in order to insure for himself the nomination for another term. He wants the office just as he wanted the other of- nces he has secured, and he will get the nomination if success lies within the grasp of astute political leadership He has given evidences enough to satisfy the most skeptical that he Is yielding a long pole and that he expects to bring down the persimmon. Mir. Roosevelt may have been slandered and maligned but it is not doing either to call him an office-seeker.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-13
The Big St. Louis Fair

One may get an appreciation of the magnitude of the St. Louis Worlds Fair by comparison. The Centennial Exposi- tion covered 2S6 acres, the last Paris Ex- position S36, the Columbian Exposition at Chicago 6SS while that at St. Louis will cover l.lS0 acres. The total cost of the Columbian Exposition. the greatest the world has ever seen. was $27, ,sSO, 900; that of the St. Louis Fair will be si0 U00, ,OO0-- this exclusive of State appropriations.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-13

For general mix-up of information the following item from The Bessemer Jour nal takes precedence:
 The Korean twins who were brought to this country by Barnum and Bailey. are F years old. They are both boys. The Siamese twins were girls. One of the lat ter has been adopted by a physician in France, who separated them owing to the fact that the other had consumption.
 The Siamese twins. Eng and Chang. were males and they have been dead nearly thirty years. We know little of the Korean pair.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-13

We are informed by veracious daily pa- pers that Mir. Bryan is after Grover Cleveland's scalp. We are under the inn pression, however, that Grover is keep ing one hand on his hair and the other on his club.-Indian Journal
 William is doubtless heap big chlef' but he'n never wear Growers scalp at his belt. He stands in much greater dan ger of losing his own.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-13
he Advertisers Circulation Tn
 creases.

The sueranteed net paid circulation of the Ually and Sunday Advertiser continues to slow: 1bs sworn detailed figures for the month of April. just passed, emphasize The Advertiser's oft-rspeated statement that its guaranteed net paid circulation is greater tnAn the actual issue of any other two Ala DaxnA morning newspapers combined. Taking this Tact in connection with the high class of the papers readers, into consideration. it Is no wonder The Advertiser prints g larger yoiume of advertising local and foreign, day Dy day than either of its State morning con- tfnporaries. and at 6 higher rate per inch.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-13
Should Not Forget.

IT. by any schance, there should be -four yeats. more of Grover" the old fellow should not forget his friend, The Montgomery Advertiser That paper has always, under any and all circumstances, been loyal to the ex-President
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-13
Can Distance Cotton.
Age-Herald

ABe-FferdId.
 Strawberries and cantaloupes can dist ance scotton in the matter Of profit gath. ering every time. and there is not a county In the State that has not plenty
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-13
What They Do.

Birmingham Ledger.
 General Baden-Powell hastens to say ne never said it. That is what many great men. do when their words do moi take well with the public after they are printed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-13
Will Spare Hlm,
Mobile Iten

MOhiIe Item. -,. President Roosevelt has presented the
 Pope with volume of presidential mes-
 sages. Mercy will spare the old man the affliction of reading them.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-13
Keep Your Eys on Him.

Gadsden Times-NeWs.
 Better keep your eye on Grover Cleve- land. for he Is coming. He is the only Democrat that can defeat the Repubii- cans and the only man the Democrats should think of nominating.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-13
Viewed It Serensly.
Birmineham News

BIrmlngham News.
 MT. Cleveland seems to view the pres ldential nomination about as sereneiy as when he notes his cork to discover wheth- CT sun-perch is dallying with the grub worm at the other end.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-13
Want to Climb On.

Mobile Herald. --
 Panama may seek annexation to the united States Every little old piece of country extant wants to climb on ITncIe Sans band wagon.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-13

It is intlmated by Western editor that the President doesn't even walt to have the babies faces washed before kissing them. He knows how to catch the moth- aru.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-13

Short, loses. separate coats of linen are to be distinctly smart for wear yer sum mer frocks. Parasols are covered with lace.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-13
| ' < < < < < < < < < @ WHAT THE STATE PAPERS | ARE SAYING. {
Abolish the Port.

Huntsville Mercury.
 When President Roosevelt hears that Dr. Crum will not be allowed to draw his salary 1t will be in order for him to abol- ish the port of Charleston.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-13
Will Risk Him Again.

| Anniston Hot Blast. Anniston enjoyed her brightest period l or prosperity during Cleveland's first ad-
 ministration and is willing 10 risk him again.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-13

Czty Subscriptions should be paid to the fol- iowinx authorized collectors only: ]. H. But Son. City Calculator: T. J. Higgs, Collector; 2. L Eason. Collector. Fillmore Cohen. and at the Count.ng Room.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-13

Is an ordeal which an women approach with indescribable fear, for nothing compares with the pain and horror of childbirth. The thoupht
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-08-21

Walter Vickers' house was struck by
lightning last Friday.
Mr. AinsIey of Koshkonong attended
services at the P M church Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs 4 Bunting and party OF
young people are camping at Lake Rip
ley.
George Dickinson and wife spent Sun
day with L G Spike and wife at Steb-
binsville.
G w Fl Halls little son, Harold, fell
and broke his arm above the elbow on
Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs George Vickers of Edger-
ton were over Sunday visitors of Mr. and
Mrs S Hall.
Mr. and Mrs Fred Vickers of Edgerton
visited with Mr. and Mrs Job Marsden
last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs Fl Taylor of Albion were
the guests of Mr. and Mrs F MADISON on
Sunday.
Messrs Jas Craig and Walter Vickers
returned home from their European trip
last week
Horatio Marsden's little son, Law
renee, while climbing in the tobacco
shed Tuesday fell and broke his arm
just above the wrist.
Mr. Henry Humphrey was completely
surprised Saturday afternoon, when from
the east, west, north and south members
of the eight Farmers telephone lines,
accompanied by their families, assem-
bled at his residence 1adened with bas-
kets of good things to eat, and at once
proceeded to take possession. A long
table was spread on the lawn and just
then Mr. Bardeen of Edgerton appeared
with a camera and they were taken (not
by surprise, but on paper. The hush
immediately settled upon the assembly
when Mr. G Marsden arose and gave
an impromptu speech, dwelling for some
time on the history of the Farmers tele-
phone lines, the technical skill required
in attending to the switch boards for
eight different lines, and then in behalf
of the members of the different lines he
presented Mr. Humphrey and wife with
a cook stove and an envelop containing
sum Of money, as token of their ap-
probation of his kindness iG attending
to their wants at the telephone central
at Amos, which position he has efficient
ly held since the Farmers companies
we're organized. Mr. Humphrey thanked
the people for their kindness, but was
too much overcome to make length,
speech. All enjoyed themselves unit
late in the evening, when light shower
of rain reminded them it was time to re
turn home.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-08-21
Maple Drive.

Miss Jane Groove of Chicago spent the
week on the street.
John Kramer is very busy harvesting
tobacco on the Soverhill farm.
Andrew and Frank Mcintosh were re-
viewing the growing crop Tuesday
Orrin Pomeroy has recovered from his
recent indisposition and is again enjoy
ing himself
Keep your eye on the Fosberg crop
on the Coon farm. It certainly has few
competitors.
The warm nights and days have been
very beneficial to both corn and tobacco
and with late fall they promise to be
very good crops.
w T Pomeroy & Co have about $500
seed plants and hope to have plenty OF
seed to supply their many customers the
coming season.