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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-08
PERSONAL.

The New York Press, a rabid Re-
publican organ, says that at a recent
dinner given by woman the guests
were at table when Miss Alice Roose-
Welt was announced. When she enter
ed the dining-room every man and
woman rose and remained standing
until the crown princess as she has
been dubbed by those who do not ap-
prove of the new formality, was seat
ed. OF course, the Roosevelt family is
in no way responsible for this depar-
ture from Democracy, but its members
are in the hands of the sentiment they
have unconsciously created"
"A number of speakers made short
addresses at the dinner which Secre-
tary Root recently gave to members
of the Military Affairs Committee.
Congressman Cannon was present, but
he escaped Mr.. Roots eye until every
body else had talked. Then he was
called upon and said the occasion re-
minded him of a revival meeting he
once attended in this state. "A lot of
deacons and other hefty persons ad-
dressed the assennblage and then re-
formed gambler was called upon to
testify" continued Mr.. Cannon, land
this is what he said: Brethren and
sisters, 1 have sat here and listened to
the great men tell of their experiences.
The elder has spoken and the minister
and the deacon and now you call on
me, only poor ninkumslinkum.
That's me-" said "Uncle Joe," sitting
down.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-08
. PROVINCIAL CJRIIHCISM.

The efforts of the funny writer's in
the Northern papers to make a dialect
out of the Southern pronunciation is
very amusing to the intelligent South
erner.
This dialect" is chiefly characterized
by the substitution of the letter "h" for
~ wherever it occurs except (many
thanks for the small favor) at the
beginning of a word. Thus the word
'Northerner" spoken by a Southern
er appears as 'Nohthehneh," which is
about as ingenious as it is ridiculous.
We are ready to admit that we do
not pronounce, or rather mispronounce,
our RS" like the people of the North
do-that is, certain parts of the North,
and especially in the West, from
whence comes our severest criticism.
But we are equally sure that we do
not want to do so; we prefer to pro-
nounce our RS" and other letters in
consonance with the manner of refined
and educated English-speaking people
all over the world.
1t amuses Chicago funny man i'm
mensely that we should pronounce the
word father" as If it were "fathah."
AS a matter of fact, we do pronounce
it a good deal that way, and we pro-
nounce it the right way, too. The
sound of the ~ is there all right but
agreeably softened. This becomes at
once clear if Southerner were to say,
for instance, father of so-and-so;" the
sound of the 'r'' is perfectly distinct
The polite people of Paris make fun
of the way the folks along the Medi-
terranean roll their RS" To use a
slang expression, the Mediterranean
people are not in it with our North
western Yankees. They (the Yankees)
pronounce father" as If it were SPELL
ed ''father-r-y," with the final sylla-
BILE very short. the ar" being twisted
up with a jerk.
Dickens pronounced Savannah" and
"Savanner" alike, as witness the we'll
known character who had returned
from the "siege of the Salwanners."
All the poets rhyme, for instance,
Hannah" with manner" But what
does a provincial critic care for any
authority beyond his own sublime self
conceit?
Another curious instance of this
amazing self-sufficiency Joined to
dense and apparently hopeless ignor-
ance is found in the following ex-
tract from a Chicago paper:
Apropos of the many books and arti-
cles concerning Admiral Dewey there
is some discussion going on in Eng
land about the pronunciation of his
name. William Archer mentions 1t in
the Pail Mall Magazine in the article
on The American Language" Over
there they pronounce it Jewey-over
here we call 1t DOGGY. The American
language does not really pronounce the
sound of in such combinations, and
so we say moo for nu. as in Moo York,
Moo Orleans, and doc for du. and so
on. 1t has grown out of our habit of
hurried speech. Fifty years ago-per-
haps not so long-it was not so. and
educated people at least gave the full
and accurate sound 10 the letter u and
diphthongs like ew. Perhaps II is just
as well as we have Il and certainly
easier.
Really IL seems as II those people
ought TO get a gllmmering Of an idea
that the American language" is not
entirely restricted 10 English as she
Is spoke BY The denizens OF Cook
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-08
A GREATER NAVY.

The legislation of the Fifty-seventh
Congress that provides for the con-
struction of three battleships of 5000
tons displacement and two of 1900
tons displacement, besides three train
ing vessels. meets with the approval
of the public. Before the Venezuelan
incident there was quite a general be-
lief that there was no necessity for
haste in increasing the navy. The posi-
ton was taken by many that improve
ments were being made all the time
in the construction of all kinds of ma
val vessels, and that a battleship or
cruiser was out of date in a very few
years. Therefore it was contended that
it was a mistake to spend vast sums
on the navy until it became apparent
that steel naval vessels had about
reached their highest development.
The movement of three European
Powers upon Venezuela, however, call
ed attention sharply to the fact that
If this country intended to defend the
Monroe doctrine and to protect it's
commerce, it would have to be pre-
sion had arisen the United States
would have taken very positive posi-
ton in the Venezuelan affair, notwith-
standing its unpreparedness, but it
would have been hampered in its ac-
ton by the lack of an effective naval
force to sustain it in taking an ag-
gressive attitude.
1t is probable that Great Britain has
no objection to the Monroe doctrine,
but 1t is thought that Germany has,
and that she will take the first favora-
BILE opportunity to manifest it. 1t is
not improbable that she would have
done so while the Venezuelan matter
was in an acute stage if Great Britain
had been willing to join her.
But the Monroe doctrine is not the
only thing about which there is likely
to be a difference of opinion in the
near future between this country and
the commercial countries of Europe.
There is pretty fierce commercial war
boing on between them now, and
it is likely to develop into another kind
of war at any time.
It is therefore of the utmost import
ance for this country to be ready at
all times not only to uphold the Mon
roe doctrine, but also to defend her
commercial interests. 1t must be said
in behalf of the present administration
that it has been, and still is, an earn
est advocate of a strong navy, and 1t
was largely due to its efforts that
Congress provided so literally for the
navy. The United States are now the
greatest of the world Powers, and if
they are to be given the attention TO
which they are entitled in information
al affairs they must be prepared to
back up their ultimatum whenever it
is given.
Not only did the recent Congress au-
thorize the building of several more
battleships than it was generally ex-
rected it would, but it provided for
very great Increase in the number of
naval officers and men. In the course
of a -2w years, If Congress continues
the present liberal policy, we shall
have navy that will compare favora-
bly, with that of any other nation,
particularly in the matter of efficiency.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-08
THE WABASH INJUNCTION CASE.


What is going to be the outcome of
the Wabash injunction case? That is
a question that is attracting great
deal of attention from railroad men,
and, in fact, business men generally.
Everything looks quiet on the surface,
but there is a feeling among railroad
employees in the West that. if directed
by demagogues, may result in con-
dition of affairs something like that
which existed in Chicago when Presi-
dent Cleveland used the army to re-
store order The trainmen and fire.
men of the Wabash system, whose
leaders have been enjoined from TAX
ing any further action looking towards
a strike of the men they represent,
are showing no signs of excitement.
and are remaining at their posts, but
there is no doubt that the feeling
among them is harmonious and deter
mined, and that if the injunction is
dissolved a strike will be ordered at
once.
But what will happen if the injunc-
ton is made permanent? Will the
men continue at their posts or will
they abandon them without any con-
cert of action? That is a question
which, in all probability, has not been
discussed by them or their leaders.
They will not undertake to cross that
bridge until they come to it.
What makes the situation so serious
is the fact that the employees of sew
eral other great systems of railroad are
ready to strike out of sympathy with
the Wabash's men. if it should be
thought advisable to do so. If the men
of two or three systems should strike
there might be an epidemic of railroad
strikes-an epidemic that would affect
the entire West.
There is nothing to be gained, of
course, by anticipating trouble. Still,
it is well enough to look at the stu
alton just as it is. The impression is
that if the Wabash's men strike TO get
what they are asking, and the strike
is Q prolonged one, there will be.
strike on the Chicago and Eastern IL
linois. the Chicago and Alton and The
Illinois Central. On all of these roads
a demand for an increase of 20 per
cent. in the present rate of wages has
been made.
1t is doubtful, of course, if the de-
mand will be complied with. The
| amount of the increase is unusually
large 1t is doubtful if all of the fore
going roads could pay it without pass
| ing dividends. 1t is evident, therefore,
that there is likely to be troublous
| times for some of the Western rail-
roads. if not for railroads in other sec
| tions.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-08
CURRENT COMMENT.

The Washington Post Qnd.) says
I'm case of doubt, a Republican
politician always waves the flag as if
1t were his personal property. The
Republican members of the late House
started in early, and it will doubt
less take an extraordinary amount of
fag-waving to blot out some of the
unpleasant recollections of that body"
The Philadelphia Press (Rep.) says:
"a good deal of sympathy is being
because of the alleged fact that the
members will not be able to get cold
tea at the extra session. The words
cold tea originated, in the sense they
are now used, when no liquor was al
lowed to be sold in the Capitol. But
the members never had any trouble
then, and will not have now, in get
ting whatever they want The out
siders may be deprived of it, but not
the senator's 5,ew yIss@
The Brooklyn Eagle (Dem.) says:
Public men and writers for the pub
lie will do we'll to realize that legisla-
lures have won more praise by what
they have not done than by what they
have done, and executives by their
vetoes than by their approval of legis-
lative measures. OF Cleveland, of Til
den and of Odell in our governorship,
for instance, and of Cleveland in his
unmatched presidency, it can be said
that they won more fame and did more
good by what they prevented than by
what they approved. The world is
governed too much.,'
The Richmond Times-Dispatch
(Dem) says: 1T is impractieable TO
al n. =.
is in existence it win be more or less
abused by some people. Therefore, the
rational thing to do is 10 address our
selves to the question Of regulating the
sale OF intoXicants In such a way as
not TO Interfere with the rights OF
those who use II moderately and TO
their comfort, and al the same time 20
reduce the incidental evil 10 It's lowest
terms. IL BE- that view Of the ques-
ton 20 which members OF the General
Assembly must address themselves IN
framing laa1s Station"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-08
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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-08

Your must choose between me and
your cigar"
Open the old cigar box, get me Cuba
stout,
For things are running crossways, and
Maggie and I are out.
We quarreled about Havanas we
fought DER a good cheroot,
And I know she is exacting, and she
says I am brute.
Open the old cigar box-let me con-
slider a space;
In the soft blue veil of the vapor, mus
ing on Maggie's face.
Maggie is pretty to look at-Maggie's
a loving lass,
But the prettiest cheeks must wrinkle,
the truest of loves must pass.
There's peace in Laranaga, there's
calm in a Henry Clay,
But the best cigar in an hour is fin
ished and thrown away
Thrown away for another rs perfect
and ripe and brown
But 1 could not throw away Maggie
for fear o. the talk O. the town.
Which is the better portion-bondage
bought with a ring,
Or a harem of dusky beauties, fifty
tied in a string?
Counselors cunning and silent-com-
forters true and tried,
And never a one of the fifty to sneer
at a rival bride.
Thought in the morning early, solace
in time of woes,
Peace IN the hush of the twilight, balm
ere my eyelids close.
I will scent 'em with best vanilla, with
tea will 1 temper their hides,
And the Moor and the Mormon shall
envy who read the tale of my
brides.
For Maggie has written a letter to give
me my choice between
The wee little whimpering Love and
the great god. Nick o. Teen.
Open the old cigar box-let me con-
slider anew
Old friends. and who is Maggie that /
should abandon you?
A million surplus Maggies are willing
TO bear the yoke;
And a woman is only woman, but a
good cigar Is a Smoke.
Light me another Cuba. / hold to my
FIRST sworn vows,
II Maggie will have no rival. I'll have
no Maggie for spoussi
-Rudyard KipBng.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-08
An Old Darkex,s Prayer.

Representative Foss of Chicago,
chairman of the Naval Affairs Commit
tee of the House, is a somewhat pom
derous individual, and some of his crit
les are disposed to claim that he takes
himself a trife more seriously than Is
absolutely necessary, says the New
York Times. They were discussing him
one evening in the lobby of one of the
Washington hotels, and his colleague
from Illinois, Uncle Joe" Cannon, was
appealed to for an opinion.
We'll" said the next Speaker Of the
House, 'Foss is all right, but some
how he always reminds me of the pray
er offered by the negro preacher. The
invocation began this way: %, Thou
mighty, all-sufficient, self-sufficient, in
efficient God!'"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-08
% PAGES.
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Meetings-Myrtle Division, No. 276,
B. of L. E.; Haupt Lodge No. So, /. o.
O. f.
Special Notices-For Sale, #. NJ.
Storer; Beef Veal, Etc, at Joyce; Mo-
tice to Architects, Herman Myers,
Chairman; Vulcanizing, Jas. H. Green;
Ship Notice, N. D. Voss, Master; Dis
solution Notice, Gaudry g. Hopkins;
Money to Lend on Real Estate, Beck
EFT G. Beckett Special Sale. Red Cross
Pharmacy; Wanted, M. S. Gardner;
Millinery, Brennan & Klug.
Business Notices-Pianos, Youmans
e. Leete; It's To Your Advantage,
Koch & Sylvan; This Is Comfort, Abra-
hams & Putzel; House Wiring, Elec-Y
trio Supply Co.; Here's a Suggestion.
The Ray Co.; The White Is King, YOU
mans & Leete; We Have Filled Our
Stock. Theus & Co.
Come See What a Lane This Auto
mobile Exchange Is Bounded By-T.
A. Bryson.
Everything Ready-to-Wear Except
Shoes-B. II. Levy & Bro.
Grand Opening Tuesday and Wednes-
day-At Foye & Eckstein's.
Our Spring Opening Is Over-Leopold
Adler.
Active Fixings for spring-Daniel
Hogan.
Cure Permanently-Dr. ]. Newton
Hathaway.
A Gas Range Costs Less Than a
Cook Stove-Mutual Gas Light Co.
Great Showing of Spring Dress
Goods-Jackson & Gutman.
Coffee-The S. w. Branch Co.
For the Lenten Luncheon-Thos.
West & Co.
Ellwood Woven Wire Fencing-Ed-
ward Lovells Sons.
The Stevens-Duryea-R. v. Con-
nerat.
The Good one-The Savannah Steam
Laundry.
Publications-Tales From Town Top
les.
Mineral Water-Harris Lithia Water.
He's Giving Away a Fortune-Hon.
James R. Kenney.
Paint for Sale Cheap. D. Weed &
Co.
Special Bargains for This Week
Company.
Auction Substituting, Furniture,
Etc, by C. H. Dorset, Auctioneer:
Mid-Week Sale of Pianos, Furniture,
Etc, by c. H. Dorset. Auctioneer;
One Handsome Three-story Brick Resi-
dence. by c. H. Dorset, Auctioneer.
Savannah Theater-"Sweet Clover"
Thursday Matinee and Night; Richard
Carvel," Friday Night.
Values a Modern Miracle-Gustave
Eckstein & Co.
New Photograph Records-Living-
ston's Pharmacy Company.
An Exhibition of the Smartest of
Spring Clothing-B. H. Levy & Bro.
Spring and Summer Season-W alsh
& Meyer.
Always Good Thing-Wm. & H. H.
baltimore.
Tea Is Our Topic To-day--The Del
monico Company.
Without An Equal-M. Wilenslxy.
silks and Dress Goods. l.. Morri-
son & Co.
Monday Last Day-Metropolitan
Clothing Company.
E. & W.-The Laundry.
BY Walking a Few Blocks Out Of
Your Way-The Bee Hive.
It's Hanan or a B. & P. Korrect
Shape-Globe Shoe Company.
Paints-Longman & Martinez.
Seed. Field and Mixed Peas-A. Ehr-
Itch & Bro.
Munyon's Grand Gift to Savannah
Prof. Munyon.
Financial Will Buy and Sch I'm
listed Securities, C. F. Sesinger, Phil
adelphia, Pa; Banker and Miner of
Mexico; Cotton. Kelly & Co., New York.
Foods-Postum Food Coffee.
Medical-Pinkham's Remedies; Para
camph; Golden Medical Discovery; Cas-
carets; Cuticura: Peruna; Hyomel;
Wine Of Cardui; Medical Lake Salts;
"17' for Grip; S. S. s.: osomulsion;
Munyon's Witch-Hazel Soap.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-08
A MISTAKEN MOVEMENT.

Gov Hayward of South Carolina is
right in discoura ging the movement in
augurated by the Legislature of Wis
consin, in favor of a national conven-
ton at Atlanta to discuss the race
question. Such a convention would
do a vast deal of harm, and, as far
as We can see. no good. AS pointed
out by Gov. Hayward. the effect of it
would be to set the whole country
talking about a matter concerning
which, outside of the South. there is
the haziest kind of an understanding.
According to the Wisconsin idea the
proposed convention would be COM
posed of delegates appointed by the
Governors of the states. Some of the
delegates would have theories as TO
the best way of settling the race ques-
ton, others would be guided wholly
by their prejudices and few, main
ly those from the South, would have
a practical knowledge of the subject
under consideration. 1t is evident that
no agreement would be reached. Con-
gress fails to agree in regard to the
rece question, and the convention
would be no better equipped than that
body is to deal with it.
The convention would speedily di-
vide on political lines. Many, If not
most of the Northern delegates, would
insist that if the negro is not allowed
the ballot and protected in its use the
South's representation in Congress and
the Electoral College should be reduced.
Indeed, it is by no means certain that
the movement for a convention was
not inaugurated with the view of
bringing the question of reducing the
representation of those states which
have deprived illiterate negroes of the
ballot sharply to the front But, wheth-
er it is or not, it is an unwise move
ment
The discussion of the Crum nomina-
ton and the Indianola postoffioa case
has had a demoTalizing effect upon the
negroes. 1t has given them an ex-
aggerated notion of their Importance,
particularly those who are not capable
of understanding the meaning of 1T.
That this is true is apparent from the
lciGl lIldL AliGy hlC ollCNliS q SSNNNNAiS
increasing spirit of aggressiveness. 1t
can be readily understood that the
greater the manifestation of this spirit
is the more frequent become the
clashes between the races.
A convention, such as Is proposed,
would be followed by a very noticeable
increase in the number of crimes grow
ing out of race differences. Servants
would be less tractable, labor would
be less reliable and in sparsely set
tied communities assaults of the char
acter which make lynchings would be-
come more frequent. This condition of
affairs would of course provoke retail
alton. And what would be gained?
We do not know of course what
course the governors of other South
ern states will take. but we are con-
fdent that they will make no mistake
If they take the same view of the pro-
posed convention that the Governor
of South Carolina has.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-08

Neither the Browns, Smiths, Joneses
or Robinsons are now represented in the
United States Senate. 1t is said to
have been many years since the Sem
ate contained no member from one or
More Of these great American families.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-08

The Oldest members of the Senate. in
point of service, are Allison of Iowa,
who entered the body in 1878; Cockerell
of Missouri, 1875; Hoar of NIassachu-
sets, 1877; Morgan of Alabama, 1877,
and Platt of Connecticut, 1879. There
are two Clarks and one Clarke. and
two Platts in the Senate.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-08

Lots of people have got into Jail by
means Of a corkscrew. but IL remained
for a prisoner at Hinesville. in this
state, 10 demonstrate that Il was pos
sible 20 break out OF jain with a cork
screw.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-08
The Weather.

The indications for Georgia for to-
day are for rain. with fresh southeast
TO south winds, becoming west. East
efn Florida. showers. with fresh south
east 10 south winds
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-08

One of the New York Central's fast
limited express trains is to be equipped
with wireless telegraph apparatus. An
experiment of two months duration is
to be made in signaling to and from
high speed trains in motion by means
of the system
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-08

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