The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-07-04

spiendidly arranged and greatly en-
joyed.
One Of the happiest hits Of the meet
ing was made by Major w. J. Parkes.
City Engineer OF Bessemer, who deliS-
cred the address OF welcome in behalf
of Mayor Huey.
Chairman Hard Of the Entertainment
Committee had provided large printed
signs all about the town to facilitate
the convenience of the editors. These
signs read: ASK Mr.. Hard; He Prob
ably Knows" and indeed Mr.. Hard was
a walking bureau Of information.
SO Major Parkes in his welcoming
address alluded to these signs in a
happy fashion. After extolling the
many virtues of Bessemer, he admitted
regretfully that the water of Bessemer
was not so good as that which blessed
some of the cities OF the State.
But" added Major Parkes with a
quaint drawl, FOR the benefit OF tins
men in this party I will say that we
have other good things to drink in Bes-
semer. II you cannot find them. l suS-
eest that you-'Ask Mr.. Hard; he prob
ably knows"
Mr.. Hard, being a teetotaller, this
statement brought forth great applause
from the audience, the joke being en-
loved very much by Mr.. Hard's close
friends.
When Tom Garner. the popular young
editor of The Tuscaloosa Times Gazette.
was chosen Poet of the Association at
its meeting in Admission last year, II
was hardly expected that he would
contribute verses of such pointed VIII
as he read at Bessemer. His verses
contained an allusion to the Rountree
incident and was a parody of Kiplins s
vampire" The verses were entitled
"The Outsider" and were as follows:
man there was and he made his
prayer.
Even as you and I,
To a press committee of patience rare
He wasn't a writer, but he didn't care
He wanted to go to the Worlds Fair
Even as you and l.
Oh, the plea he made was very good,
1t had all been hopefully planned.
But the committee, you see, 1t dldn
know,
And the fact of it was 1t never couio
Nor could it understand.
4
Even as you and l.
For many a year he had ridden, alas,
He was but one of a very large class
Whose family went on excursions er
masse
Even as you and I.
oh. the time we lost and trouble we hat
AS the committee figured and planne,
For there were some who would CUES
ton why
And be angry enough to swear and CT!
And refuse to understand.
The man was denied his request ant
Even as you and ID
| That many were called and few en-
rolled.
So henceforth outsiders won't ride 81
bold
With us purified editors now in the fol'
Even as you and l.
oh the ladies so fair and the dea'
- swell fellows
Who were ornaments to the band
We lost in the hope that the railroads
| you know,
In granting US favors would never d
And fail to understand.
| All Of the papers read before tn
| Association showed careful prepare
ton and their reading was give
marked attention.
| One of the most thoughtful of thes
papers was that of Mrs. Julia GILES
pie, editor of the Hanceville Hustler
| on THE Negro and the Newspaper.
AS a Southern woman, Mrs. G1llespl
pleaded for a more candid treatmen
| of the negro question by Southerl
newspapers. She said that the news
papers of the South do not properl
present the negro in his relation t
his own race and that the laws OF tn
states do not sufficiently protect no
sufficiently punish the negro. She ad
yocated moral education of the negr
and little of any other kind of educa
| ton.
Mrs. Gillespie's paper laid bare som
| cold facts in a strong and forcibl
way.
| The dominant characteristic of tn
negro is lying, larceny and loafing.
| she declared. ANY negro construct
ed otherwise is the exception and no
the rule. Have you Alabama editor
| ever said so?
| But Mrs. Gillespie pointed out tn
good qualities of the negro race. Sh
| urged better training of the negro
training along different lines fror
| that now in vogue, and pleaded TO
honesty between the white people an
| the negroes.
The paper of Mrs Gillespie was re
ceived with great applause and sh
was rendered a vote of thanks 70
it.
Editor Hunter. of the Sylacaug
Progress, who captured the next meet
ing for his progressive little towr
promised the editors that Sylacaug
| would entertain them mot so well a
| Bessemer is doing, but as we'll as ca
/ be done"
1t is understood that it is propose
to take the editors from Sylacauga t
Talladega to visit the State institu
tions where a great barbecue will b
given on the first day and on the sec
ond day to visit Talladega Springs.
Several editors spoke of the Asso
citation having a boat excursion fror
Montgomery to Mobile. the meeting t
be held on board the boat. 1t /
probable this plan will be discusse
next year at the Sylacauga meeting.