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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-04
A NOBLE oBJEcT.


 Monument building has almost become fad with the American people, and in many cases there is little reason for building them except to gratify personal or local sentiment This cannot be said of the proposed Gordon monument, how ever, for among the great and good men who did so much to shed lustre of im- perishable glory on Southern manhood. Southern devotion and Southern chivalry. John B. Gordon may well be selected as one of the highest type. While we may not in strict justice to others, speak of hin as '"The knightliest of a knightly race" we may with perfect truth speak of him as a fit representative of the best that the South offered as a shield in de- fence of her honor and her people.
 An association knows as The John B. Gordon Monument Association" has been formed in Atlanta, with Hon. w. L Cal houn as President and F. H. Thornton as Treasurer. In the words of The Sa- vannah Morning News, "the sole object of the organization is to erect lasting HlOHumeHL 10 OHc WHO was all HOIlOT tO his State and country" No object could appeal with more force to the people of the whole South than this. Though he was a Georgian by birth and residence the South claims him. The glory of his achievements and the lustre of his char acter is part of the South's history and part of the Confederacys tribute to hu- manity and to the best of American man. hood. No State lines can bound his repu- tation as no State lines limited his love for his people and the cause they loved. A monument to him, built by the people of the South will be a just tribute to one | who was always ready to give all lie had, even his life, for his people
 The Advertiser has been requested to act as an agent of the Association and it assumes the duty with pleasure. It will be pleased to accept and acknowledge contributions to this fund. either at its business office or by mail. Part Of Cor don's fame belongs to Alabama, and Ala bamians, we feel sure, will gladly aid in swelling fund for such a noble purpose. Let us honor ourselves by honoring Cor | don.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-04

Tunstail who conducts a large hennery, yesterday found several of his fowls dead with their bodies mudlatedH While investigating the cause he heard . muffied explosion and saw a hen fail from her nest torn and bleeding. Look ing into the matter further, he ascer- tained that the explosion was due to the fowls setting on frozen eggs, which, when they become warm, exploded with deadly effect. According to MT. Trnstall, the bodies of the dead fowls had pieces of eggshell all through them where they were blown by the force of the explosion.
 The v.-P was so proud of It's find that it was compelled to emit a defiant crow or was 1t a cackle?-iike this:
 For several days we have been rolling this as a mofsel under our tongue with a view to calling the attention of The Charlotte Observer and Montgomery Ad- vertiser to the fact that in eggology, cs in other things, Virginia lays 1t all over North Carolina and Alabama.
 But. alas, also alack. Here comes one of its near neighbors and casts the man. tie of doubt on the whole layout. hens, eggs and storytelier. Now we shall be compelled to get all the facts. the esgsact facts. mind you, before we know whether to believe arword of 1t or not. We doubt very much whether Virginia hens can lay over those of Alabama at all We doubt the whole story.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-04
FRIDAY, MARCH 4, 1904.
MIXING OF RACES.

The Kansas City Journal had an edito- rial few days ago in which it virtu- aliv argued that humanity would be bet tered by an intermixture of races ana b as it was also discussing the race aues- opessA at the same time. the plain inference seerneY that it was in favor of whites and noYscks intermarrying. Commenting on 2. t,,at editorial The Fort Gaines (Ga9 z T,anoraer has this concluding paragraph: ,rba Journals talk about interbreeding races is nonsense. Breed oonney rsss.S anu a white person and negro together ana ge get a mulatto. We might as wei. ay that the quality of race horses would nprove by breeding them with donkeys "a that the quality of the white race IS nproved by breeding with negroes, or FIat such interbreeding would be good t does not believe and would not pratice. Like some other Republican news pers, The Journal apparently advocates
 a general way what it would not en-
 -se if brought home to 1t. As we
 member the editorial to which The .order refers. The Journal spoke in general terms on the subject of racial intefmarr1age, ana pldlniy lelL the lHi- pression that such blood intermixtures would better humanity. If that Is true would the editor of The Journal admit that the humanity or personality of his own family would be bettered by an ac- ceHsion of negro blood? Of course he wouldn't. and we apprehend that he would be just as violently opposed to even a. suggestion of the kind as any Southerner would be.
 The truth is that many Republicans who discuss this ever obtruding race mat tor always do 1t from the standpoint of bitter political partisanship. They seem to think-rather they try to make others think-that Southern Democrats are not friends to the negro because they object to intimate association with him, and newspapers like The Journal indulge in long arguments to show that the people of this section are wanting in humanity If they would all bring the matter home to themselves and their own families they would change their views. even if they might not have the fairness to acknowl edge 1t.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-04
DANIEL LOCKWOOD.
Declares Strongly for Judge parks

Declares Strongly for Judge Parker. Washington Special.
 Daniel Lockwood. the Buffalo Democrat who nominated Grover Cleveland for Sheriff of Erie County. for Governor oi New York, and for President in 1884. whs Is in Washington, has declared himself for Judge Alton E, Parker for President Lockwood has this to say of the sltua- ton: .t
 50 far from being a hopeless condi. ton. the Democratic party has before Il golden opportunity for victory. This is of course, conditioned on its having the wisdom to act as If 1t a great poiiti- cal organization. -Ft'
 ''I am thoroughly of the opinion that in Judge Alton B. Parker the Democrats would have an ideai candidate. He is [ man of firmness, of great Judicial ability and who from long years of listening will hear all sides attentively. Judge Parker will appeal to all that s,lid class of American voters who do not like an 0c- cupant of the White House of such er- ratic and uncertain disposition that he may put the government into war upon short notice. He will appeal to aa men who believe in an economical adminisfra- tion of national affairs: to all lovers of good government. He can, in my opin- ion, sweep the State of New York by a decisive majority and, furthermore, believe he, can win the electoral vote of New Jersey, Connecticut and Delaware, and possibly Rhode Island. He Is worthy of the nomination of his party, and he is. If named at St. Louis, going to be the next President of the United States"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-04
MAJ. SORENESS POSITION.
Is Well Defined by Col. Mann in The
 Mobile Register.

The following communication appeared in The Mobile Register of Sunday. Its signer, Colonel w. D. Mann, was form erly a citizen of Mobile and at that time owner of The Register. He now lives in New York. but still has large interests in the South:
 To the Editor of The Register:
 l note your words today and those or The Birmingham Ledger in reference to Major Screws. On rny way down from New York l stopped a day at Montgom- cry principally for the purpose of con ferrinR with the veteran editor on the subject of the coming convention at St. Louis and possible candidates. IL has been my good fortune and pleasure to have known Major Screws through ana since those dark days of reconstruction, and I love him for his personality ano admire him for broad intelligence ana consistent, persistent and unalterable oe- votion to principles and to whatever ne has conceived to be right and for tns best interests of his party, his State anu his people.
 Knowing his high regard for MT. CleVe- land. l expected to find him .prepareo I sS uncompromisingly urge the nominatlotnt ~, Oa the eX-President before the conVehtio. o should he, as I hope he may, be sent as a deieRate-at-large In the course ol q lengthy conversation Major Screwss sition was made very clear to me aS a.tad Ing precisely as you have tersely ssA'0 ' h. To Wrest the government IIot, IIos.,... party become intolerant and rsSS rslt,ssS from long continued and unrest @,ssS. ss~. power. drunk with prosperity ane SS'i- Gupt by the spoils of ofices ts WAsN .'''
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-04
FoRAKER,s RAGE.
He is Causing His Republican
 Friends Lot of Trouble.

He is Causing His Republican Friends a Lot of Trouble.
 Washington Special to Chicago chron- icle. ,.
 Senator Foraker of Ohio has taken to the warpath. He is out for scalps and that have been extended to him. The Senator served notice upon his Republi- can colleagues that he Is going to offer an amendment to the Hale Philippine shipping bill providing for reduction of tariff upon Philippine products to 5 per cent of the Dingley rates, Under ex- isting law Philippine products are ad- mitted at reduction of 50 per cent of the Dingley rates. The Ohio Senator was his amendment the leaders of the Senate | would later agree upon a bill making provision for free trade with the Philip plnes.e, Senator Foraker replied that il free trade was good thing later It was good thing now and ought to bc put In force at once.
 Representative John Sharpe Williams leader of the minority in the House, has taken advantage of every occasion koT tariff views. which have been accepted | by his party associates. Mir Williams yesterday introduced a bill providing foI the, entrance free of duty of ali building its passage. The bill is identical as to l language with one which was introduced and passed Immediately after the Chi. cago fire of 1sn. Its declared purpose is to admit building materials free of duty so that the city Of Baltimore may obta n steel lumber, cement and other mate, rials used in the construction of build. ings cheaper than they can be purchased under the protection of the. Dingley act The bill is intended to be exclusively $ measure of relief for the people of Bal. timore. The Republican members of tho Ways and Means committes. however decline to view 1t from a sentiments standpoint They are so fearful that aay sort of tampering with the sacred Ding. ley tariff may be misunderstood that they Will endeavor to suppress 1t In Com,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-04

the moving. ruling desire; to win in this campaign, the one dominating wish. Should 1t appear that this end would be best assured by the nomination of MT. Cleveland. then only, strong as might be his personal predilections. would Major Screws urge this action by the conven- tion. If 1t should appear that any one Of the several other distinguished men named as possibilities could offer to the rarty greater chances of winning. that man would be his choice.
 Major Screws knows what I pers 1nal- ly know to be true-that first. MT. Cleve- land Is not a candidate; second, that he does not wish to become a candidate, and third. that he sincerely hopes that he will not be called upon to be a candi- date; but he also believes. as 1 do, that MT. Cleveland's devotion to his party and his patriotic love for his country again be unmistakably plain. 1t will not be unheeded and the great ex-President will take up the fight valiantly and lead the Democrats to success as gloriouS.y as that he gave us in 1892.
 Major Screws recognizes that to elect Democrat some IS to 20 per cent of the Republican vote in certain uncertain States must be captured and he will SUD- port the nomination of the man that the delegations from those States believe most likely to bring this about, be he MT. Cleveland or any other true and tried Democrat.
 While Alabama has many good men and true" I somehow feel that she will do herself honor in choosing Wallace Screws one of her delsgates-at-large to the convention.
 Possibly. MT. Editor. some may think these suggestions, coming from one not now citizen of your State are imperti- nent, but I doubt if the gooily number of your people yet alive who stood with me and know how squarely stood with them in the strenuous times when earn est effort was being made by all good citizens to rehabllitate the State under the conditions of disaster following the l write. w D. Mann
 Mobile, Ala, February 27, 1904.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-04
EN0LIsH POLITICS.

That there will be a dissolutions of Par hament, within the next two months, or a resignation of the Ministry, seems so much a matter of course that gossip has already fixed upon a successor to MT. Arthur James Balfour as Prime Minis ter. The most notable revelation made by Morley in his recent life of Gladstone was the statement made to him by Glad stone. that if the Queen had sent Tor him on the occasion of his.retirement to get a suggestion as to his successor ne would have named Lord Spencer. It Is now said the King will send for Lord Spencer in event the Ministry is over thrown. He is not so brilliant as Lord Roseberry, but is far more acceptaoie to the rank and file of the Liberal Party as leader. Lord Roseberry was always and is something of an intellectual dandy. His great weaith-he married a Roths- child-his eminent rank in the peeragc. his scholarly tastes. his literary skill. his debating faculty. and his strong predilec- ton for irony as form of speech, tendei to keep him aloof In sympathy from the plodding non-conformist element that constitute the bulk of his Party. Lord Spencer Is a man of station himself. but he is plain, unassuning and sensible. The Liberals have a naturally normal majority in the United Kingdom, when they can agree together Mir. Chamberlain has furnished them an issue upon which they can present a compact front in opposi- ton. More than that his scheme of hay ing retaIiatory legislation directed against proteetionist countries has driven some of the abiest of his former colleagues. like the Duke of Devonshire. Ritchle and Goschen, away from the Conservative ranks and back into the rank with Camps bell Zimmerman, Harcourt and Morley. Chamberlain apparently has split his own Party and consolidated the Liberals. It remains to be seen whether his wonder ful fighting force is equal to the gigantic task of building up a practically new Party on the ruins of the old. He SD overshadows the Prime Minister and the still smaller men surrounding Balfour at present. that if. by wonderful chance, he should win he would enjoy power greater than that exercised by any Eng fish statesman since Walpole or Pitt
 Americans can well wish that he will meet with a crushing defeat. Our ex- ports to Great Britain last year reached the enormous total of $54s. .0OO. 900 and our total to British territory was $76S, ,oO0,OOO. It does not lie in our mouths who have for years now hampered and restricted this trade by fatuous protectionist legislation to complain if Chamberlain's policy should prevail. A little of our own medicine might teach us reason. In the interest of broader humanity, however, and a beneficent commerce, we may hope Eng. land will continue to stand by the teach ings of Golden, Villiers, Bright and Peel
 and maintain free-trade with the world.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-04
NOT TRuE.

Mir. Scott of Kansas went out of his way in the House at Washington the other day to declare that c. H. J. Taylor, a negro, had been guest at dinner of MT. Cleveland while President. That. the statement was not true was believed by all who well know Mr. Cleveland, and the Washington correspondent of The New York Times promptly denied 1t In the following emphatic manner:
 MT. Scots statement, though 1t was res ceived with great Republican enthusiasm and accepted as a settler for the Booker Washington incident. was entireIy wrong. Taylor never was invited to luncheon at the White House, never took luncheon there, and never was in the dining room, even to take look at 1t.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-04
Cleveland and olnsv.

Providence (R, I.) Journal
 May 1t not be that MT. Cleveland would rather see MT. Olney nominated for President than to be nominated himself ? He says that the locality from which a man comes should have nothing to 60 with his availability as a candidate for President. There was no need for say ing anything of the sort if the canGi- dacy of Judge Parker or that of Nav he have been thinking of MT. German whose State does sometimes go Demo. cratic and. indeed. will be representt soon m the United States Senate by twc members of the Democratic Party IF ,s more probable that MT. Cleveland mad in mind MT Olney, who lives in Repul. liean Massachusetts and whose modest little boom was drowned upon becauye there is no reason to suppose that he could carry his own State If MT. Cleye. land Is really in favor. and strongly m favor; of Mr. Olney. the fact ia wo,.f knowing and may have an imnort1ni bearing on the balloting at St. Louis
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-04

The Advertiser isn't fond of making corrections and never indulges in it un- less an error is printed which reverses the intentions of the writer. Such an one occurred yesterday morning in the editorial on the Giles case. where 1t was made to read: "Of the nine members of the Supreme Court, only two are South ern men, the other seven being Northern. and all of them joined in the opinion rem dered by Justice Harlan of Kentucky" :" etc Of course. nothing of the kind was written or intended. It was written that all the Northern Judges joined in the Op.nlon rendered by Justice Day, the only dissenting opinion being that of Jus lce Harlan of Kentucky. The dropping or omission of line of the original copy made us say just what we didn't intend to say, and spoiled the sense of the ar hcle. Such errors as this must be corr Netsd. of course.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-04
OFFICIAL CALL ISSUED.
Chairman Mallory Sends O
 Primary Call

NnaArman MalIory Sends Out
 Primary Call.
 Hon. H. S. D. Mallory, chairman of the State Executive CoCmmittee, h as is- sued the formal notice for the Demo- cratic primary of April H.
 This official notice in full is as fol- lows:
 Selma, Ala. March 1, 1904. Primary Election Notice
 Notice is hereby given that on Mon- day. April 11th. 1904, the Democratic and Conservative Party of Alabama will hold a primary election in this State, and in the several subdivisions thereof for the nomination of the candidates of the party for all State and county and con- gressional offices to be voted for at the general election to be held in Novem- Der, next. in this State, and for the selection at said primary Cor by county convention to be held April 26. 1SO4). of delegates to State convention of said party called to meet on May 18th, 1904.
 HI. S. D. Mallory, Chairman of the State Executive Com mittee of the Democratic and Con servative Party of Alabama"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-04
Slow American courta

All of us have heard of the slowness oS the courts of New York and the readiness with which delays are invoked. There are sporadic calls for a new system there, and one Of the awakenings Is now in evi. dence. Those interested in fine hiIi to expedite the adjudication of lawsuits have been making comparisons of interest ii is shown that twenty-three London Justices disposed of nearly twice as many cases in year as forty-three New York judges. Furthermore, English judges are able to try their cases under their system so that only 10 per. cent of those tried are appealed, while at least S9 per cent of our own cases are appealed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-04
WORKING FOR WALL.
Wisconsin Democrats Organizing for
 Their Man.
Milwaukee Special.

Milwaukee Special.
 pr. Wendell A. Anderson of La Crosse, chairman of the committee having the Wall movement in charge. arrived at the Plankinton house late tonight. He will open headquarters here and with the assistance of Clarence Noel will begin the active work of the campaign. Dr. Anderson is to announce soon the names of the committee of two from each Con- gressional District which is to assist the committee appointed here in the work of covering not only the State but out side sections. W. N. Coh1and, Demo- cratic mayor of Viroqua. was a caller on MT. Wall at his office Tuesday and spoke reaSsurtngly of the movement. Mir. Noe said that there is every indication that the sentiment favoring Mr. Wall is grow ing. He said that manly localities which had appeared lukewarm are taking great CT interest as they gain a better under standing of tho situation
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-04

Some days ago The Birmingham Age Herald contained statement that Hon. George F. Moore would be voted for in the Republican Convention for Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. MT. Moore is a Democrat, and any statement con- meeting his name with the Republican Party is totally unauthorized by him. The Advertiser is authorized to say that MT. Moore expects to be in Alabama at the coming Democratic primary. and to vote for Judges of the Supreme Court, as well as for other offices to be filled. He has always taken deep interest in the suc- cess of the Democratic Party and in no manner does he falter in hope of its regaining national supremacy.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-04

The Columbus Enquirer-sun evidently has a correct idea of present conditions when it says:
 The conclusion Is inevitable that Mfr Bryan's desire is to defeat the gold Dem ocratic element rather than the RepuoI,, can Party. In fact, he seems to be will ing to sacrifice any possible chance of Democratic success In order to defeat the sound money element of the Demo cratic Party It cannot be evaded. He has almost said so in so many words
 To dispute that conclusion is to fly in the face of facts. If he should say in the plainest of English. that he had rather defeat the Democracy running on a platform rejecting his ideas than defeat the Republicans. he could hardly make his meaning plalner. In plain terms, he is willing to sacrifice the Democratic Party in order to be revenged on the gold Democrats.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-04
Russia and Her rronhl..

Minneapolis Journal
 ,,,., Mitn n, disaneetion in tortured Finland, ing up in Poland. with the nib,iiste te arousing themselves from their s,nn1ba1a with a score of conquered princinai;tio. recalling their almost forgotten inde pen- dence, with fierce and active foe at. lacking In the East with terrific and nor. tentous energy. the time has come Sov some great man to make intensely ir,aS sstinR history in Russia, to compose baT internal troubles, to confoVnd inc o,'t ward enemy, to rehahtlitate and reviviFv the empire, '''"S
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-04
BRYAN CLuD

At Chattanooga May Never Meet
 Again.
 Chattanooga Special to Nashville Banner. The Bryan Club held a meeting last night and indefinitely postponed the ban quet which had been advertised for March 19. MT. Bryans birthday. Presi- dent Hood announced that the postpone ment was due to the fact that neither MT. Bryan nor MT. Hearst could be present. It is the general impression among local Democrats that the club will never meet again.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-04
POLITICAL POINTS

political sagacity of Mir. Quay and has taken many lessons In practical politics from him since Congress convened.
 Senator Quay is in Florida now, bat he is in constant communieatton with the President. Close friends of the President say he thinks well. of 0de1l for the place, but there has been no serious consideration of his name as yet