The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-17

are the ones against whom Soicnei ' Esikners righteous wrath should oe oirected. I have preserved all the cor and me. and have it here. An inspection Of 1t will completely exonerate me from any charge Of perpetrsting any act of de- ceit or writing any line which would have even a tendency toward imposition upon him or the L. and N. Railway Company in the matter of procuring passes over 1t. !. Not Incumbent to Eject,
 Notwithstanding these facts, an attempt Is made to make a scape goat of me be- cause I did not have the conductor to eject from the train persons whom knew were not bona fde representatives of some newspaper member of the Associa- ton. did not consider that course to be attempted 1t. the weakest imagination could easily portray the result Many la dies and gentlemen were there with passes to which they were not entitled under the law of the Association-they were people of high social and moral standing and eminently respectable in character, conduct and appearance. Was to suppose that they had boldly robbed the editors, or had themselves guilty knowl- edge that their possession of the passes they held was unwarranted under the cir cumstances. and involved fraud against the Association and deception toward the Louisville and Nashville Railway? Was 1t not natural to suppose that either Colo nel Falkner had authorized it, or that those scores of people who were strang- CTS in real interest to the Press Associa- ton, had received them from the editors either by gift or purchase?
 An Unreasonable Reflection.
 Confronted with such 0 condition of affairs, could not have resolved myself into a policeman. constable or sheriff of sufficient size and strength to have stop ped the excursion. elected the passengers or controlled the situation. If Colonel Falkner himself had been present, strong and superb as Is his courage. he would have been utterly powerless. especially as there were about 100 of the fair women of our State aboard that excursion. who, under his decision of June Z1, were not eligible to the trip, but who mad made arrangements with members of the press or Colonel Falkner himself to pack their trunks and take this outing. The reflection on me In reference to that par ticular matter is most unreasonable. and I am confident that neither the Press As- sociation, Colonel Falkner nor the Lou isvilie and Nashville Railway officials would have wished me te do on that oc- casion what am now criticised for not doing. My reason for so believing Is bas- ed upon the facts that many members of the Press Association had disposed Of their transportation and Colonel Falkner himself had issued passes to persons re- siding in his own city whom ne Knew not in any wise connected with the press or the papers on whose account he issued them.
 Believes It Sufficient Answer.
 Trusting that the foregoing statements constitute a sufficient explanation Of my conduct in the matter of railroad trans uortation and a complete refutation Of the charge that l practiced any frauo. used any deceit. made any unwarranteo statement, traded in passes. or In any manner imposed upon Colonel Faikner' the railroads or the Press Association in connection with the matter of transporta- ton, I shall proceed to discuss another line of newspaper criticism heralded against me.
 Admits Making Money.
 Much has been written and charged that I made money out of the Canadian excursion, and now that I have the op- portunity to be heard on that proposi- ton, 90 that, as far as the Press Associ' ation and its members are concerned, the matter can be presented and finally con- sidered by the Association and deter u1ination reached as to whether or not have been guilty of any wrong doing un- der the circumstances, have the folloW- ing to say:
 Tn the first place I answer yes, that I did make money and believe that did it without injury to the Press Associ- ation, No one who made the trip has expressed any dissatisfaction as to the amount paid for the comforts he received in return for his money. No such trip has, in my opinion, been enjoyed by ex- cursionists on so small expense. ana IL could not have been had without my per sonal guarantee concerning the contracts that were made. The party went under the auspices of the Alabama Press Asso- ciation It numbered 179 souls. Of this number there were 114 ladies and 65 gen. tlemen. Fifteen of these were editors, and only fifteen. and there were twelve ladies who under the rules of the Associ- ation were entitled to go. The remainder of the party,@ to wit 162 persons, may be classified as follows
 Those on the Tip.
 Merchants. ........''.....'''''' 'I Merchants wives. ..........."...u Physicians. ......'''''''''.''''''' Physicians' wives. .. .. .. ........e....... Physicians daughters. .. .. ...."".... ? Teachers. ..'. .'''''''''''''''Io
 
 Lawyers. .. ''''''''''''''''''''''' Lawyers wives. ................'.' Lawyers daughter. .. ............... Lawyers sister ..'.'.'.'.'''''''''''' Real estate agents. ................... Real estate agents wives. ............. Real estate agents daughter. Ministers. .......'..''..'''..''''' z Ministers daughters. .. .. ..........".... Wife of tailor. ................s..''' l Daughter of tailor. .. ............... Coal operator. ............'.'.'.'' l Coal operators wives.. ................ Dentists. ''''''s'''''. Q Druggists. .'.''''''''.'.''.'''.' . WIDOWS. Young women without profession....... ! Wives of laundry proprietors. 2 Daughter of laundry proprietor. ........... Fire insurance agent. .. .. ............. l Wife of fire insurance agent. nt............ l Wife of president of building and loan company. .''..''.. '..'.'''''''''.' l Wife of planter. .. .................... Wife of travelling salesman. ............. 1 Daughter of travelling salesman.......... 1 MtIiners.. '.....''.'...''''''''''.' Contractor. .. ...................... uAM uaMWECF cWaER