The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-26

railroad stocks must go down The dol lar seeks the more profitable sphere for earning interest
 Some of the paper millionaires have been hard hit. GloatIng in the possess sion of gay certificates. the product of the Certificate MIL they fondly believed themselves the Monte Christos of the Isle of Manhattan. Palaces on upper Fifth avenue arose at their command; 1; gay equipages and still gayer automo- piles stood ever ready to whirl them over city streets and country roads yachts rode the waves to carry them to sea; racing stables were stocked with fine strings to carry their colors before cheering thousands, and at Sherry's, Delmonicos the opera and the theatre they were no strangers. But, alas the ornamental engravings do not command the respect they did some few months back. Conservative bankers have re- jected some and cut others in half, when they are offered as security for loans. Restricted in credit and yet launched on scale of unlimited expend- iture I am willing to venture a wager that there will be palaces. horses, au- tomobiles, etc, for sale before long, 'the property of gentlemen going to Europe" Some of the new families are 'still born" Shall I name them?
 Edwin Post, who was formerly part ner of D. R, Thomas. has by close at- tention to business. determination and unmistalable ability forced recognition for himself in the financial world. He represents some very large interests. When a man becomes known and has a behind him potential influences, Wall street becomes a theatre of great possi- bilities. Post is talked of as a man with a brilliant future. He is still young Is well connected and is the soul of enter prise.
 General Asphalt" Green, commission CT of police, is off travelling with that other estimable gent Benjamin odell, governor of New York. Both are inter- ested in the 900 canal: each Is de- termned that not one cent shall go astray. I would give a nickel to hear what the Hon. Benjamin has to say to the Hon. Francis Vinton on this great to-be-burden by the taxpayers of the state of New York. The Hon. B. knows something about contracts. dock leases and such; and the Hon. Francis Vinton
 
 way, the trust" which the Hon. Francis massaged Is going to be the subject of judicial inquiry and the public will have an opportunity to learn something about Asphalt contracts, which will doubtless prove educational. How interesting 1t is in this wicked world when we are so impressed with the consciousness of our own unworthiness, to see the truly mo- ble in the violet X-ray light of a court of law. Asphalt Is a good deal like pitch; and the odd adage is that one can not touch pitch without being deflled. Philadelphia journalists say some shock ing things about Asphalt and the men who have handled 1t; but these Quakers are so morall I shall be delighted to see the gallant general driving his ene- mics before him la Filipnos when he is called upon to testify. Heaven forbid that His Honor Mayor Low, of the Purity leagues, should have taken one with a bedraggled coat of honor to be his chief renovator of the corrupt police system.
 There is a difference between strenu- ousness and thoroughness. We have two men of fame who are the chief high priests of strenuousness. One Is that es- timable gentleman, our fellow townsman, District-Attorney William Travers Jer- ome. I venture the opinion that Jerome Is strenuous but not thorough. Don Quixote of windmill fame, was strenu- ous, Jerome is the re-incarnated spirit of Cervantes illustrious Don. It is in the nature of things that he sets his legal lance in rest and charges. We have heard much of the charges we should like to see the district attorney "thor- ough." The estlmable, learned, conscien- tious and strenuous gentlemen is con- stantly having John Doe performances; indeed, they are of the nature of the "continuous" Nothing brings the dis trict attorney into the lime-light glare of publicity so much as the John Doe vaudeville entertainments. They are means to an end But the end. That is where the rub comes. There never seems to be an end. Take Garfield. He was one of these John Doe entertain ments. Why Is 1t there Is no trial? Why is MT. Jerome not thorough? l am told that at the Union club every man was prior to the election, for Jerome. To- day he would get no votes if up for election, and he finds himself In the posi- tion of an unpopular person. If old Will liam Travers and his Uncle, Leonard Jerome could revisit this club, their home for years, they would say things which would startle the young district attorney Think of Larry Jerome's son passing as a Twentieth century reformer Who has forgotten the old Turf club, or Tough club, organized to lease the clubhouse building owned by Leonard Jerome It is lucky that "Bnl" Travers, Leonard Jerome and Larry" are no more for this interesting and progress sive young man would surely have them before him in John Doe proceeding. They all knew a roulette ball from fish