The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-04
COMMENTS ON MEN AND
 MATTERS OF THE WORLD

1 attractiveness. Those who have enjoyed the Rev Cyrus Townsend Brady's stories heretofore will not be disappointed in this late production. "The southerners" will be of especial interest to people of Ala bama and all persons who are familiar with historical Mobile.
 The republicans are expecting a warm battle in the great state of Ohio this year and several members of the cabinet will participate in the campaign. It will be fight of giants, with Senator Hanna on one side and Tom Johnson on the other. Recent events have tended to place Sem ator Hanna under a cloud whether tenn porary or not remains to be seen. and he will not be able to exert the influence which was his during the life of Presi- dent Mckinley. Nevertheless it will be a hard matter to oust him from the senate and there are many who believe that the trick will not be accomplished this election, or at any time soon It is simply question of who is the better man. Naturally MT. Hanna thinks he is entitled to succeed himself. while Tom Johnson has an idea that he would be a better man for the place. It remains for the people of the Buckeye state to decide the matter to suit themselves That if will not be easily settled Is evidenced by the fact that the republican pillars" are hurrying to the battlefield uquipped with arguments and political graft galore.
 Recently the citizens of Idaho Springs gathered fourteen men together who were suspected of having something to do with the explosion which blew up the Sun and Moon mine. The party was then marched to the borders of the town and told to make their departure with more expedi- ton than grace This incident opens an interesting field for discussion. If persons are obnoxious to community hes that community right to ostracise them? Ac- cording to law 1t would seem that they have not, but expediency Is a potent thing sometimes, and men are not apt to con- sider legal points when they are desirous of removing characters from their neigh borhood who make life uncomfortable. At any rate the method adopted by the people of Idaho Springs is far better than using the rope or the shotgun. Such ac- tions when directed against persons who are merely obnoxious to a community and have no proven guilt is not essentially lawful. but is quite an improvement over the time-honored lynching bee.
 It seems that the press of the country is again awakening to the fact that the reign of the hip pocket habit is still with us, and is apt to remain for some time in the future. It is wisely pointed out that If there were effective legislation against carrying concealed weapons there would be a noticeable decrease in the number of murders which daily stain the pages of American newspapers. Ger tainly there would, but the question is to get the laws that will do the neces- sary work. One way to prevent the men of this country and great many of the women, from carrying concealed weapons is to search every one about three times every day. A cursory examination will reveal that his plan is utterly imprac- ticable. The other is to stop making pis- tols and confiscate all now in use. This would do away with the much discussed pistol toter," but would also remove a weapon from use that Is in many re- spects most useful and desirable.