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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-03
HOLDING UP CUBAN BILL.
Senate Looks to Nsasure's Effect on
 Other Treaties.

Senate Looks to Eeasure's Effect on Other Treaties.
 Washington Special to Baltimore Sun. The purpose of the Speaker and lead CTS Of the House Is that the special ses- sionston shall merge into the first regu- lar session, so that there shall be no in- tervai during which Congress shall not pc In session pending the enactment of the Cuban reciprocity bill.
 The postponement of action on this measure in the Senate was primarily due 10 a conviction, developed since 1t came under consideration, that the clause in
 t to which the minority of the House ob- duty on sugar Imported from any other country should be made by the United states pending the operation of the Gu Dan treaty, would destroy all pending rsciprOcity treaties an absolutely prohibit cn,,,, cne making of any such treaties with any rso,a rsCuantry other than Cuba during the pe- irSo r,So nnat the Cuban treaty Is in force. une Republican opponents of revision of .ne tarin have argued against the Iowa idea and other ideas of tarlf seduction tnat the only true way to accomplish the Ireauction Is or schedules of the Dingley should De through the making of reel procity treaties. By the insertion, gratui- tousiy. Into the Cuban treaty and bill of tnls provision against a reduction of the sugar duty in agreements with any other country the possibility of making reef stroyed. Presentation of this view of the case caused those who really desire a rec auction of tariff through reciprocity to pause oefore accepting this Cuban bill without amendment. and 1t was deemed necessary that time should be allowed for a further consideration of the ques- ton before the Senate should be called upon to vote.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-03
A HOT AIR FAN.

One of the latest inventions to be ex- plotted is a hot air fan, and while some of the papers are inclined to make light of us know the comfort and almost abso- lute necessity of fans in hot weather, by the aid of which the atmosphere is cooled and the heat rendered bearable. especial ly in close and hot room, but the heat Is not all that we are called on to en- dure. There are times when we suffer from cold as much as we ever do from heat, and any kind of apparatus that can be used to warm a room where fires are not to be had is not to be sneered at.
 This newly invented comforter, as de- scribed in The Scientific American, Is a eombtna dun of electricity, mica and other accessories, the whole combined into a TO- tary fan just like the small electric fans so universally used in this day of many inventions. Instead of cooling, however, this new fan sends out hot rays which warm the person or the room just as an ordinary fan cools them. In short, it cre- ates hot air, to speak the vernacular.
 As we said, we do not look on this ir,- vention as a subject of ridicule. Many rooms and offices are warmed with dif- Aflculty. or not warmed at all, and people suffer in consequence. The use of elec- tricity for lighting houses is now we'll nigh universal. and 1t would add very little to the expense of wiring building to add means of driving one of these sans Then we could be cool in sum- mer and warm in winter, and the old adage about blowing hot and cold would be true saying.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-03
NEXT YEAR,s CAMPAIGN.
VIII Soon Be Formally Started Fol
 RepublIcans.

Washington Special to New York Even The meeting of the Republican National Committee here on Friday week, to de. termine the time and place of ho ding the next national convention. formally opens the Presidential contest. From this time forth plans for the campaign will steadily progress. Republican opponents of Prest- dent Roosevelt's nomination are now ly- ing exceedingly quiet. They realise that 1t would be an uphill asht to sassmps an,n,,s which his only logical opponent-Mr: Hanna-would inevitably arouse. Platt and Quay would much rather have Roose- welt nominated than nan. Ham Hanna, I,a..tn ana tnis The New England States, led by Lodges Massachusetts, could not be switched away from Roosevelt.
 Nor have attempts to break in upon the proved so successful as to encourage sim liar efforts now. MT. Blaine, who had left the cabinet of Harrison in 1892 to be: come g candidate for the Presidential nomination, took that ssep with extreme. ly strong backing. Conditions seemed ripe for movement to overthrow the reignins dynasty and md yet r; # came attss to had to do with Harrison's defeat is 8 question on which opinions will differ. It is noticeable, however, that the Republi- a strong factionai fight for the nomina- ton, have been invariably followed by troublesome contest at the polls. So sev. eral of Mir. Roosevelt's opponents are wondering whether 1t would be better to let him have the nomination and take their chances in 1908 than to risk party defeat by a factional struggle now.
 The striking fact in the present pcditi- cal situation, which is likely to affect the calculations of both parties, is the exhi- bition of Democratic strength in New York. Politicians here believe that by making a compromise between the vote for Coler last year m the greater city and for Mcclellan this year, 1t Is reason- able to predict a Democratic majority for a conservative candidate in the city of 100000. Circumstances might develop which would greatly increase this lead. How heavy an offsetting Republican ma jority the rest of the State will send down depends upon developments. Un- der normal conditions New York may thus be regarded as a Democratic State. ative candidate would go far toward re- storing normal conditions. Both sides are talking of this It will affect Democratic candidates and platforms more than the Republican prograS. which seems in q large measure mVpped out The Demo- crats will try to get a man who will make the strongest appeal to the voters of New York and at the same time somebody whom MT. Bryan would tolerate.
 The State next in importance for the Democrats is Illinois. and its southern counties Mir. Bryan's personal hold Is still too strong to be disregarded. Should New ban populations, throw their electoral votes with those of the Solid South. Dem- ocratic success would be practically as- sured,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-03
THURSDAY, DEcEMBE 8, 1908.
GOING THE LIMIT.

As an evidence of the absurd extremes 10 which people of one idea will some times go we note that Negro Baptist Congress lately in session at Macon, Ga, passed resolution demanding the State Legislature to pass a law fixing the min- imum price of a drink of whiskey at $l."
 The gall of such an assemblage making a demand of any kind on the Legislature is apparent, and the nature of this de- nhand is ridiculous. It may be said that these colored people were to some extent ignorant and uninformed, but for that matter some of the extremists among the whites are little less defensible than these negroes were. Of course it is not in the power of any Legislature to make or en- force such law. They might pass law fixing the license so high that the saloons would be compelled to close, or to charge Q dollar for a drink in order to pay tho license, but we suppose few of them would keep open at such prices. But while a Legislature can virtually tax the liquor sellers out of business it has just as much right to fix the price of bushel of corn. a pair of shoes, or a sermon, for that matter, as it has to fix the price of drink of whiskey. We have not yet reached the point where the law can fix the selling price of anything sold by pri- will not be reached while we have any pretense of free government
 In line with this demand of the Georgia negroes was one which we saw in some paper recently in which the opinion Was expressed that the State could and should pass law making 1t a crime to buy or drink spirituous liquors. The author of this bright idea seems to have no con- ception of the limits of the law-maklng power. We may admit for the sake of argument that the evils of drinking are as great as its worst enemies claim, but that doesn't strengthen the claim of this intolerant prohibitionist. Whatever we may say against liquor it is a merchant able commodity, and no law can depri ye a man of the privilege of buying it when 1t is for sale,- or of drinking 1t when bought. The law can prevent It's sale, or punish the ore who sells it, but if there is a place where 1t is allowed to be sold a law which would punish man for buy ing it would be as unjust and tyrannical as law would be if it sought to prevent any one from buying a pound of tea or coffee. More than that, the law has as much right to prohibit a citizen from drinking milk as to punish him for drinking whiskey.
 The truth seems to be lost sight of by some extremists that there must be a limit in legislation. The famous laws of DFaco defeated themselves because they were so extreme that it was impossible Co enforce them, and some of our tenn perance friends. in their commendabie
 ight against the evils of intoxication. for get that those who drink have some legal and personal rights which must not be lost sight of. and which must be taken into account when legislating for the general good. It Is never good policy to overload the team.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-03

The Buffalo Evening News, discussing the declination of MT. Cleveland. argues that Mir. Clark Howell is now the leader of the German movement in the middle South. and that with him are associated such men as Colonel Watterson of The Louisville Courier-Journal and such infiu- ential newspapers as The Charleston News and Courier, The Florida Times Union. and in fact most of the controlling newspapers in that section except The Montgomery Advertiser. which has been waging a gallant, though fruitless, war for the return of Cleveland"
 The News need not be too sure that the South will turn to German. Much of the apparent endorsement of him came from those who opposed Cleveland and who talked German in order to turn attention from the ex-President. Now that the latter Is no longer to be considered in the race we may expect attention to be turned towards some man of his class, which the Maryland man is not. It was not that they loved German but that they hated Cleveland.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-03
POLITICAL. POINTS

longer hold the secretaryship. He Is said to deem the disclosures made by the Byis' Heath when he was First Assistant Post master-General to be sufficient to destroy Mir. Heath's usefulness to the party. Ht has an idea, 1t is said. that MT. Heath the secretaryship no disclosures would bt made. But the President, when he wal confronted with the details, was conytnc' ed that nothing could be gained by hold
 Senator Hanna, 1t is said, does not thint that Mir. Heath ought to resign, believing MT. Heath to be honest. He also regal ds him as q valuable officer of the National Committee.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-03
Roosevelt Uneasy as to Result in
 Illinois.

Walter wellman's Washington Special to Chicago Herald.
 President Roosevelt is evincing far more
 than the usual interest In the Governor ship contest in Illinois, because he has
 been advised by the men in whose judg- ment he places implicit confidence that
 there is grave danger the State may be lost to the Republican party on the local ticket. and possibly on the national ticket also. if an unfortunate nomination should
 be made for Governor. Among Illinois men and others who are carefully watch. ing the political field there has been lit- tie or no doubt that Illinois was abso- lutely safe for the Republican ticket next year. Therefore the information from level-headed men that the nomination of a weak and unpopular Republican for Governor might result disastrously to the party at large justifies the President in carefully inquiring into the situation. It Is a fact, known to the President and his advisers. that the Democrats have virtu- ally abandoned hope of carrying Indiana next year. and that If they are able to prepare and follow out a coherent pro- gram that program will embrace the pos sibility of carrying Illinois along with New York and New Jersey. The Presi- dent is not alarmed about Illinois. but he realizes the importance of avoiding mis- takes. and he is alert to gain all possible information about affairs in that State.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-03

opinion of the majority of the citizens of this great State, the time is not ready for the agitation of this question: It is now almost three years before the elec Ss derived from the four year term of office Is that the people may have some rest from political discussion. Furthermore, 1t Is impossible for any one to foretell what changes may occur during this period. The candidacy of any man for any office eX- tended over a period of three years would submit him to such q strain. both mental and physical, as to be injurious to him in numerous ways. Such a cause would not be followed by any sound business man; and such a cause cannot afford to follow.
 If I should ever be Governor, my am- bition would be to serve all the people honestly and faithfully, without malice or prejudice, always on the side of fair deal. worthy of the confidence of my country
 Ut would be my aspiration to initiate the administration of Governor George s. Houston and the high statesmanship of Governor William J. Sanford was my ideal of a mana true and fearless exec utive and most acceptable ruler. would that we had more men now in public office moulded after the same manner as this great statesman.
 Men Who Come and Go.
 T. H. Stephens, l.. H. Lee and Hubert Davis are in attendance at the Grand Lodge of Masons in Montgomery-Gads den Evening Journal.
 O. G. Hill who now halls from Mont gomery was a welcome figure in town on Monday.-Tuscaloosa Ttmes-Gazette.
 Judge s. G. Wolff of Demopolis. mem- Der of the State Senate, was in Mont gomery yesterday.
 Mir. Judge s. Williams. a well known young man of Clayton Is visiting Mont gomery.
 MT. $. Hohenberg, a prominent mer- chant of Wetumpka, Is in Montgomery.
 MT. J. T. Adams and wife of Pine Ap- pie, are in town.
 Mir William C. Crumpton of Evergreen Is in the city.
 Hon. M. B. Rushton of Crenshaw Coun- ty, is in town.
 Mir B. A. wooten of Demopolis, is In the city.
 Mr. w. A. Porter of Birmingham, Is in town.
 MT. E. o. Bishop of Luverne, is in the | city.
 MT. W. R. Wilkins of Mobile, is in the | city,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-03
DELAWARE REPUBLICANS
Have Failed to Patch Up Their
 Troubles.

Dover (Del.) Dispatch.
 The State Committee of the Regular Republicans, in session here today, unanl- mously voted to reject the proposition for harmony recently submitted by the Union or Addlcks Republican State Com- mittee, and the two factions are just as far apart as ever.
 The Regulars sent a formal reply to Senator J. Frank Alice. chairman of the Union Republican State Committee, in which the Regulars. among other things. say:
 "Under present conditions, one organI- zation. harmonious and efficient Is not only impossible, but could it be formed 1t would make the selection of Republican electors and Republican State officers at the next general election impossible.
 ''We desire to add to this reply that as a matter of course the candidates of the national party shall receive onr full and hearty support, as they doubtless will receive yours, and If 50, the matter of mined |"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-03
AT MERCY OF CHARTERS"

So Alleging, Creek Indians Want to
 Return to Old Treaty.
 Washington Special.
 A party of Creek Indians called on Sec retary Hitchcock today to urge him to stand by the old treaty for the allotment of lands to the people of the Creek Ma ton.
 The old treaty provides that the Indians shall have and hold their land as long as the water runs in the creeks and the grass is green" The land belonged to the Creek Nation. and deed for 1t Was In the hands of the nations chiefs.
 By act of Congress each indian was allotted 160 acres in the reservation as- signed to his nation or in such other sec tions of Indian Territory as was most convenient. The Dawes Commission was appointed to carry this into effect and has been working on the allotments. The In- dians claim they are now. at the mercy of "grafters' in the Territory, who are despoiling them of their lands, and they ask a return to the old treaty.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-03

the reason why figures and estimates upon the economy to be effected by muni- cipal ownership usually fail in practice The estimates have for basis the pro- vision that the public plant will be run with the same care and kept as we'll up to modern requirements as private plant would be; but, in point of fact, a public plant is rarely as carefully managed as 1t should be, and needed expenditures for renewals and aditions are delayed or not made at all. In these days of rapid development there is constant demand for the adoption of new machinery and new methods, and a municipality Is not flexi- hla enough to accommodate itself to this demand.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-03

odeiI says that he and Platt and the President have agreed on how to run the Republican Party in New York" Now it is in order for the Democrats to agree on how to run the Republican Party out of power.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-03
Solid and suhstantfaI.

The appended statement of The Advertiser z ejaculation for the month of October shows not only most satisfactory state of anairs. so far as volume Is concerned. but goes further and proves conclusivey that the clientele o1 Alabama's Only Metropolitan Newspaper IS both solid and substantial. The Advertiser maintains that its circulation exceeds the ac- tual issue of any other two Alabama morning newspapers counbined-and the statement re- rnains unchalenged
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-03

The Chicago Chronicle condenses much truth in small compass when 1t declares that "the right to work when work is waiting has become equivalent to the right to live" All the spacious arSu- ments of trudesunionism cannot refute that proposition.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-03

The Hartford, (Conn.), Times accepts Mir. Cleveland's declination as his sincere determination. but adds that eff the Dem ocratic Party were to unite with enthusi- asm in his support his election in 1904 would certainly follow" That is probable, but we consider 1t a contingency not to be hoped for.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-03

That is strange news that comes from Atlanta that work on the new depot "Is actively under way" We didn't look for such an announcement in ten years. at best,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-03
Gossip cf men
 and n1atter$
Alabama's okra Crop.

In discussing the okra crop of Alabama the usually accurate Birmingham Ledger overlooked the fact that one of the most successful plants for the preservation of okra is located in Montgomery.
 Ire Ledger in an editorial says: There Is no factory in Alabama to can the white okra of the State. It Is a never falling crop and 1t is infinitely superior to the green okra, and there is an un- limited demand for it. The ocean steam ships alone would use all Alabama would portunity for what would almost be a monopoly. This white okra does not harden like the green, is much more att tractive in soups and on the table. Mil- lions of cans could be sold every year if 1t were only on the market. There is no factory that handles it, but several in the Eastern States put up the tough, hard, green okra: The white is So much more competition with 1t. This okra grows in | any part of the State, and will grow wild l if allowed to Ego to seed' in any field.
 garden or fence row. It requires but the | removal of weeds and it will take care of | itself.
 .The canning industry has not yet
 taken footing fin this part of the State,
 but it will do SO Land that will pro
 gathered, easily canned and the demand
 IS equal to any supply. It will be more
 profitable than cotton and better than a l market garden or store."
 l The Montgomery factory is managed by
 Mir. John Bradford and has been in opera
 tion about three years. It employs about
 twenty-five persons in the okra season | and many thousands of bushels of okra are preserved by MT. Bradfords own | process of evaporat tion.
 '"The writer Tn the Birmingham news paper is wholly misinformed as to the value of white ol1ra," said Mir. Bradford. Tn some few cases 1t Is given preference merely because of it's whiteness, but not
 because of It's food value. We think our | product is popular in the market and we have not had a demand for white okra." The Montgomery plant Is supplied by one farmer who produces about forty yield of okra Is 200 bushels to the acre.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-03
Why It Fails.
Mnhile Rerister

Mobile Register.
 Hamilton, O., having given. municipal ownership of a sas-malking plant a fair trial finds that the city nets loss of of gas is 80 cents a thousand; and a private company offers to supply the needed gas at 50 cents and make a profit. The explanation is that the city's gas ad economically. Right here we discover
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-03
MAY FORGE HEATH OUT.

Bristow Report Expected to Drive
 Him from National Committee. Washington Special.
 Perry s. Heath's statement that /he would not resign as Secretary of the Re- publican National Committee is likely to result in as pretty row as the Republi- can party has had in a dozen years.
 The President. 1t is said, helaves 1t is improper and impolitic for Mir. Heath to
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-03

The Supreme Court of Massachusetts has decided that 1t Is not a islander to say that a man sold his vote. That is only Massachusetts law, however, and possibly the man against whom the charge was made was guilty.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-03

One of the favorite boasts of our latter day civilization is that when a slave touches American soil he is free." And yet under the rule of the Sultan of Jolo. now a part of our domain. there is main tained system of slavery as real as any that ever existed in the South, and our government makes itself party to 1t by permitting it to continue.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-03

nothing adds more to a mans gaicty and sfrusive jocularity than to have a se- rtous load Of apprehension of coming dis aster lifted from his mind.." That is get ting right down to the spot.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-03

The Augusta Herald has an editorial on ''The woman who never lost her temper, but 1t was sharp enough not to give any name or locality.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-03

It took 500 special policemen to keep the "crants'' away from Roosevelt on his recent visit to New York, and even then they failed. These people are only anx- ious to get a good view of a man who combines within himself so many of their sWn attributes
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-03
Lived to See It.
D1VEu Raaanrnar Rnatlar

Bessnmer Rustler.
 Grover Cleveland has lived to see his idea of true Democracy accepted once more. After eight years fiji ting with populistic dogmas the old Democratic party has swung around to the old land marks and exonorated the man that was bounded as a renegade and hypocrite.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-03

We don't believe a word Of that author itative Treasury statement that "a paper dollar lasts five years" A thousand dol lar bill wouldn't last that long in a newspaper office.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-03
In No Hurry.
BirrninghaI

Birmingham Age-Herald.
 The Sultan has decided that he might as well accept the terms dictated by Austria and Russia. Of course he was in no hurry, but to avoid further discussion he just accepts bad bargain.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-03
A Good Thing.
Mobile Item

MobiIe Item.
 One thing Mir. Roosevelt's extra session of Congress was successful in doing-fur- nishing Congress with few dollars extra with which to fill the stockings of the children on Christmas.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-03
Now in Order.

Birmingham News.
 In view of MT. Cleveland's emphatic announcement it is now in order for Colo mel Watterson and Colonel Bryan to re- wise their vituperation departments.