The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-13

ous ever stand ready to rescue the in- nocent.
 I'm mighty glad The Advertiser didn't have "a hand In" the business. It ought to be warning to you. however. to walk circumspectly. I hope no lilly white editor innocentiy gave the enemy cause to reproaoch us.
 These constant impositions on clever railroads hurt my feelings. If ''the con- stant dropping wears the stone'' we may be sure that the railroads will become so suspicious that even an honest man will be denied courtesies. In which event 1t will be Goodbye. John'' with my peregrinations by rail.
 Let the Press Association beware lest great evil befall Mark and Behald!
 Thinking Things Political.
 I've been thinking things. It's about the political situation and about how to inaugurate another Ezra of Good Feel tng." ,ss
 You know. except in talk. there's very little to divide the parties. Populism was sort of dumping. ground for i'm material differences and was thought to be good thing to "get in on," but it proved to be a little disappointing to those ambitious above ability" =
 You recollect that the differences have been so small that the Democratic party has several times honored itself by talk ing Presidential candidate from some other party. I think the mistake of the Democrats has been procrastination. They wait and let the other parties pick and choose" the best and they come along. seemingly glad, to get what's left. What they ought to do is to start early and search out the best man in the Republi- can party and take him flor better or worse.' The Republicans would, likely come along and endorse and ratlfy the nomination. I hardly think they would be unwise enough to repudiate Senator Hanna because the Democrats recognize his fitness.
 taken time by the forelock' they might have kept General Grant in the Demo cratic column and changed the history of reconstruction. Greely, you know, was good enough Republican for the Demo- crats, but they came in too late and let the Republicans of that year get first choice, again. Later they took an old Greenbacker for a Vice-President along with Cleveland and pulled through. pre- sumably upon Cleveland's popularity among Republicans. Then they took Bryan, whose chief virtue was support of Weaver
 The trouble Is they wait too long. They ought to push tc the front and get the choice of Republicans and they'll be pretty sure to come tearing In ahead"
 The Business Interest is a very sen- sitive political factor and you have to keep your eye on 1t. In Ohio. recently. where the issue was such as to make people think. 1t was pretty clearly de- monstrated that the people do not want any disturbing influences put in motion against present prosperity and the Dem ocrats might make a ''ten strike" by an early convention and nomination of Han na. believe he Is square with our rep resentatives and senators of Alabama on the Democratic doctrine of protection of home products. He seems to be all right on the Democratic doctrine of sound money. He appears to be a regular Jef- fersonian Democrat on expansion. He may not be so windy" about 1t, but he's with the Democrats for canal. Hanna" that should render him unaccept- able to Democrats. He seems to be gentleman that eschews equality with a negro at the dining table. He's said to be little "gouty." but he "gets there" honestly think the Democrats can win with Hanna. The Republicans would cer- tainly not object. The Era of Good Feel ing" would be on and everybody happy.
 I believe even Colonel Bryan would vote for Hanna if the Democratic committee requests 1t. It certainly will save a great deal of wear and tear of mind in discuss ing things different, but just the same if we can unite on one candidate.
 I think the Democrats can win with Hanna. This everlasting contention for principle" without success savers of the