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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-24
All Citizens NAV Seek Office.

The candidacy of Captain Hobson
for congress, and the report that he Is
not registered, and presumably has
not paid poll taxes since the constitu-
ton of 1901 was adopted raises both
a practical political question and also
an academic question. The political
question belongs to the voters of the
Sixth district, who alone can decide
whether man who Is not registered
and who has not paid poll tax should
be elected to lucrative office. The
Age-Herald has no intention of dis
cussing that question.
The academic question is, however,
interesting. 1t is this: Can an cleo
tor who is not qualified be elected to
office? A qualified elector is one who
is registered and who has paid all poll
taxes assessed against him since the
new constitution was adopted. That
Officers to citizens of this state, but 1t
does not say that the governor or the
sheriff, or any other officer, must be
a qualified elector. Any elector,
whether qualified or not, is eligible to
office.
If Captain Hobson, for example,
should 20 to Washington with plural
ity of votes behind him, the house of
Representatives, being a judge of its
own members, would not stop to in
quire whether he had registered or
had paid all poll taxes assessed
against them. The academic question
must therefore be decided in his favor,
but the practical political question, is
a horse Of another color, and the
voters of the Sixth district will attend
to that phase of the problem.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-24
Panics in Theatres.

The Chicago city council has passed
an ordinance calling for steel curtains,
automatic sprinklers and wide doors
and exits in the theatres of that city
before they can be re-opened. These
changes are to be made under the SUI
pervision Of the authorities of the city,
and the immediate result will be that
that city will have to get along this
winter without theatres.
People must have some amusements
and the people of Chicago will be apt
to seek what they need in more harm
full directions while the theatres are
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-24
In the Last ANALYSIS.

The evils of pistol toting and pistol
shooting in the streets and other
crowded places of this town are due
apparently to the lax action of grand
and petit juries, but the blame in the
last analysis for our present anarchist
ic condition cannot long rest upon
iuries, because juries always repre-.
sent in a community public sentiment,
being neither better nor worse.
Public sentiment in this town winks
at the carrying and the use, when ir-
ritated, of pistols, and that is all there
is of it. II for the safety of lives or
for business reasons it is best to stop
the carrying, and on occasions the use,
of pistols in crowded places-for no
other are ever selected by the pistol
toters-then we mus change our
selves. for We, Us & Co. create public
sentiment. We carry it about with us,
and we dispense it here and there as
we 60
Let not the blame be placed upon
the juries, or upon the police, or upon
any other branch of the public service.
1t is question above and beyond Of
ficials. Officials always watch public
sentiment, and they work up and down
to it, always keeping within its limi.
tations.
All we have to do is to change
through the press, through the pulpits,
through every other means of educa-
ton the general sentiment of the COM
munity on the subject Of pistol toting
and pistol shooting, and then there
will be no trouble in securing verdicts
from iuries in accordance with facts
and law. and there will then be no
trouble in procuring needful legisla-
ton and needful police regulations. At
present we are ourselves as people
unsound as to the supremacy Of the
law. and we must first heal ourselves
before we can do as the people in Old
England, for example, do, or in New
England for that matter.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-24
Tennessee Politics.

"The contest for congressman al al
1.-THE contest for the seat of Congress
man James d. Richardson of Tennessee,
former democratic leader In congress, is
getting very spirited" said a gentleman
from middle Tennessee last night. There
are six or eight candidates in the race,
but those most prominently mentioned are
Judge Houston of woodbury., Mr.. Han
cock of Murfreesboro and Tom Greer of
Shelbyville and it now appears that one
of these three will be Richardson's sue
cessor. All are prominent and capable.
Houston is circuit court Judge of his cir
cult while Hancock and Greer are demo-
Gratis and attorneys of distinction. Tom
Greer Is young fellow, hardly thirty,
but has had a political training and ex-
perience which makes him the equal in
this respect of his older opponents. Added
to this, he is exceedingly popular, is an
orator of much ability, and is honest and
fearless in his convictions. Though the
youngest contestant for the position. 1t is
asserted by his friends that he will. to use
an expression of the track, finish inside
the money
Anyway, the contest to us IN middle
Tennessee is an interesting one, and the
odds are on no one of the candidates to
finish first
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-24
The Late Bishop Dudley.

"Bishop Thomas U. Dudley. whose death
was published in the Age-Herald, was, In
my opinion, the most forceful man in the
Episcopal church, said Virginian. HE
was a churchman of splendid intellect and
engaging personality, and preacher OF
exceptional ability.
.'Bishop Dudley, or Tom as the friends
of his youth called him, was born In
Richmond September g. 1887. He served in
the Confederate army and after the war
entered the Episcopal ministry. He was
made co-adjutor to the late Bishop Smith
of Kentucky in 1874, and succeeded to the
headship of the diocese in 1884. He took
an active part in Masonry and was an
honorary thirty-third of the supreme
council of the Scottish Rite for the south
ern jurisdiction"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-24
Mr.. Bryan's PAYER at St. Louis.

Because the two-thirds rule is tradi
tional in democratic conventions, and
whoever can control 300 delegates in
a convention of 900 can prevent a
nomination Objectionable to him, some
think Mr.. Bryan will be able to die
tate the nomination of 1904. Even If
Mr. Bryan were strong enough to
guide and lead 300 delegates, he is u
democrat at all times, and he will do
nothing that will embarass the party
in the coming campaign.
1t is, however, wholly mistake to
say that Mr.. Bryan could control q
single delegate at the July convention.
Politicians are always ready to shout
"The king is dead Long live the
king!" They worship the rising sun.
Mr.. Bryan may not be so dead as the
Montgomery Advertiser considers
him, but dead or alive he will not exert
his power, be it great or small, at St.
Louis simply because he knows the
delegates that go there will look
ahead, not behind.
Between the fact that Mr.. Bryan is
a democrat, ardently deserving the
success of democratic principles, and
the fact that the delegates will also
have an eye single to democratic sue
cess, no one need apprehend that the
dead past will bother at st. Louis the
living future 1t would manifestly be
unwise to unnecessarily offend any
school of thought within the party.
No democrat could conscientiously ad-
wise such course, the Montgomery
Advertiser, of course, excepted, and If
all aim to get together at st. Louis, as
they assuredly will, no one need antic-
ipate factious combination, especially
at the hands of William Jennings
Bryan, who is a democrat from the
ground up.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-24
! found him under a tree, like a
dropped acorn.
AS You Like 1t.
DipIomats and ConsuIs.

The Age-Herald has received from
the department of commerce and
labor a finely printed document en-
bellished with maps showing the To-
cations and classifications of our diplo-
matte and consular officials in each
grand division of the world. In the
diplomatic service are 1874 persons, but
not one of them was appointed from
Alabama. In the consular service the
names of $50 persons appear, and the
only Albanian who secured an ap.
pointment was James S. Gibson, who,
on March 10, 1898, was appointed con-
sular agent at Chemainus, in British
Columbia. He must have taken his
overcoat along. James S. Gibson is
our sole representative In the diplo.
matte and consular service, and who
James S. Bishop is, or what kind Of a
town Chemainus is, we have no means
of ascertaining. A map in the pamph-
let shows, however, that it is located
on Vancouver Island, but 1t is other
wise unknown to fame.
Nor can we explain why Alabama
was permitted to rob Ohio or Iowa OF
the Chemainus appointment. The
Alabama man may have slipped into
the place when he statesmen of Ohio
and Iowa were not looking. However
it was brought about Alabama scored,
and she is today holding the office of
agent at Chemainus. Ohio and Iowa
men can be found all round the world
in our diplomatic and consular offices,
but the only Albanian, Alabama
born, cannot be found unless one jour
neys to Chemainus, presumably port
on the outer or open sea side Of Van
couver Island, up near the land of the
Midnight Sun, not to mention glaciers
and other appursenances of high lati-
tudes
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-24

with business contracts. I am glad to
see that all persons connected with such
matters have gotten out safely and it is
TO be hoped that business will pursue its
regular course
Politics is my long suit and can't
help but think of the glorious victory
achieved by my distinguished friend VIII
kettig. He ran a resolution through the
Commercial club asking the senators from
Alabama to vote for the Ianama canal
treaty and there is no further trouble
about it. Kettigs brilliant work has as
sured us of canal right away It is I'M
derstood the contract for this ditch will
not be let to Birmingham concerns.
Washington has some advisers who are
the real article"
I am glad to see that the residents of
Fifth avenue and of other sections of Br-
mingham are agitating the question of
proper street paving. The discussion is
healthy. What Birmingham wants is the
best grade of paving at the most reason
able price, and then lots of it. The streets
of Birmingham have always been it's
weakest feature. They need improving
badly, but it is proper that the work
should be well done when it is done.
| hear that a strong syndicate of New
York and western capitalists, most Of
whom are largely interested in United
States Steel, are endeavoring to consoli-
date the Tennessee, Sloss. Republic and
Alabama Consolidated properties into one
company, and make the same. in meas
ure, an adjunct of United States Steel cor
poration. just how this will develop re-
ma fo ho IL
thing will be doing in New York this
week. The holders of all OF these proper
ties are to be there and are to meet with
Mr.. Edenborn and his associates. OF
course it will take long time TO con-
summate the deal even if prices are
agreed upon.
Naturally all of the Birmingham off,
Gals of the various companies are very
much interested, as the consummation of
a deal of this kind would mean many
changes among the high officials
Since his return from Europe, Mr.. Bryan
has made himself very conspicuous in out
lining what, in his opinion, the demo-
convention next July. He declares that
the party shall re-enaet the platforms of
1896 and 1900, and he continues to attack
the money changers" whoever they
may be.
Mr.. Bryan's recent Omaha speech has
aroused Colonel Henry Watterson of the
Louisville courier-Journal, who deals with
the ex-democratic candidate without
gloves. Under the heading Sheer Polit-
zeal Insanity Colonel Watterson SAYS
after outlining Mr.. Bryans declaration:
In free country in country ruled.
or supposed to be ruled by public opinion
parties, being merely the expressions Of
the popular WILL must needs on occasion
to revise their lines. All parties have
done this. The democratic party In pam
ticular has often done 1t. What for ex-
ample, would have been thought of the
democratic platform of 1865 repeating the
democratic platform of 1864, which de-
elared the war a failure? What would
have been thought of the platform of
1876, or that of 1890 repeating the green
back declaration of the platform of 1865?
In like manner, after two successive.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-24
IN HOTEL LoBBIES
Gadsden Evening journal.

A. II. Baker and w S. Griffith of Gads-
den were IN Birmingham yesterday Mr..
Baker Is editor and Mr.. Griffith business
manager of the Gadsden Evening Journal.
They We're on their way home from At
lanta, where they purchased an improved
WhitloclS press and a complete Job print.
ing outfit. These gentlemen expended 5000
in improving their Gadsden plant, and
propose to make the Journal one of Ala
bama's best dailies
The Journal has always taken high rank
In the Alabama newspaper field, and the
installation of new equipment means that
1t will be better than ever before. Messrs.
Baker and Griffith have had charge Of
the Gadsden Evening Journal for two
years, during which time the paper has
been very successful. Both gentlemen are
newspaper men of wide experience They
have already demonstrated that they are
hustlers, and the journal has a bright
future under their direction.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-24
The Civil War.

There are several ways of referring to
the civil war" said an old veteran yes
terday. Some people prefer to call it the
late unpleasantness,' but that Is now in
accurate since the little brush with Spain
Others call 1t the war of secession while
the days of 81 is affected by some. Much
to our disgust certain of our northern
friends speak of the war as the rebel
lion, but | think the best designation is
the war between the states This tells
exactly what the struggle was and offends
the sensibiities of neither side.
Here of late the papers have been con-
spicuously filled with Confederate lore, on
account of the death of Gen. Longstreet
and General Gordon coming in such close
succession"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-24
CORRESPONDENCE style.

There seems to be a tendency to revive
the correspondence style of literature"
said a book lover This as you know, Is
a narrative told by means of imaginary
letters written from one fictitious person
to another. In earlier literature this style
of writing was much affected, but within
the past fifty years 1t has fallen into dis
use and very properly, | think This year
several books of. this kind have been is
sued. however, and as was to be expected
none is of unusual excellence. A novel
with plot worked out by means of a Sc
ries of letters Is by far the most difficult
of any to write, and for that reason very
few good ones have been written. In
fact, 1t takes master to make success
of this kind of book.
"Sir Walter Scott attempted letter writ
ing in his Guy Mannering. but even his
genius was unable to Danish. certain
tediousness that was very trying on the
reader. A poorly written book of this
kind is about the most tiresome mental
pabulum a person can find and very few
people will read one under any cireum-
stances.
"Of course I am not referring to col
lections of authentic letters. These are
often of the greatest interest from the
close insight they give to the writer's
character 1t is also possible to compose
very readable essays in the form of fie-
titious letters, and some brilliant studies
of men and matters have appeared in this
form. But may we be delivered from the
would be novelist who wishes to infiict up
on our good nature a series of disjointed
and poorly written epistles which he
hopes to compound into novel by sheer
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-24
Birthday Dinner.

y2eirre, pthevkq acamwy papapapapapa
Dr. I. C. Morris gave birthday din
ner last night from to 10 o'clock at his
residence on Eighteenth street between
Seventh and Eighth avenues. to a num-
Der of his friends The medical fraternity
was represented by DIR. l.. G. Woodson,
DIR. B. l.. wyman, DIR. ]. c. LeGrand,
DR.. ]. d. s. Davis. Dr. F. A. Lupton, DR..
w. T. McAdory, DIR. d. F. Talley.
Dr. Morris proved a capital host, and
those who partook of his hospitality spent
very delightful evening.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-24
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Fresss
A tight man maketh a loose tongue.
A man is tremendously strong when he
pushes himself into temptation.
A wife will always trust husband who
pretends not to have noticed whether an
other woman was pretty.
1t takes widow to look so scared when
the lights begin to go out that man
hasn't heart to disappoint her.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-24

closed. However, 1t is important thai
theatres be rendered as secure as they
can be made, and the action of the
city council of Chicago will no doubt
be approved by the city that was
stricken dumb by an appalling dis
aster.
The need of the provisions named
by the Chicago city council is not con-
fined to Chicago. In New Orleans on
Monday last a panic was created in
the Grand Opera house by two negroes
fighting in the top gallery. The word
flight" was understood in the lower
tiers to be fire." and a panic was
started. 1t was fortunately checked
before any lives were lost. Senseless
panics will occur, and the authorities
should make all provision against
them. The absence of policeman led
to the panic in New Orleans, and
panics in crowded buildings have been
started without any cause whatever.
The nerves act quickly, and the de-
sire to preserve life causes people to
lose their heads" 1t is idle to ap-
peal to people under the pressure of
a great danger, be it real or imaginary.
Chicago has adopted the only feasible
policy when it demands in playhouses
wider doors and exits, automatic
sprinkler systems and steel curtains.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-24

prise, showing the wonderful Industrial
Captain Marks has just completed a
handsome magazine edition for Pensacola
Fla. He has the distinction of being the
first newspaper man that ever placed a
newspaper boat on the Mississippi river
and is well known throughout the south
H. Perkins. OF Boston is at the Hillman.
]. Baird and s. II. Wallace of Column
biana are at the Florence.
j. Allen Moore of Montevallo, and w.
M. Peters of Eufaula are at the Morris
II. Jackson and D. T. Brooks of Atlanta
are at the st. Nicholas.
Alex. Wilson of Tuscaloosa is registered
at the Metropolitan.
]. C. May of Shelby is at the Florence.
R. P. Crockett and T. F. Davis of Nash
Vile are at the Hillman.
State Treasurer j. Craig Smith of
Montgomery is at the Morris.
]. f. Ruffin, prominent business man
of Helena, is at the st. Nicholas.
Col. L. Y. Dean of Eufaula, the well
known insurance man, is stopping at the
Hillman.
Charles Lamar of Huntsville is at the
Metropolitan.
Maj. C. R. Bricken of Lurvene is stop
ping at the Morris.
B. w. Green of Warrior is at the Hill
man.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-24
No Time for Classics.

From the Chicago News.
Ernie--Yes our literary club held
meeting last night
May-Did you talk about Shakespeare
and Poe?
Ernie--No, we didn't get time. 1t took
all the evening to talk about that horrid
Mrs. Jones. the DeWitts' divorce. Estelle
Browns dissipated sutton and the new
Smith baby.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-24

Sir Mortimer Durand, the English
ambassador. brought over ten tons OF
luggage" with him. At that rate It
would not take long to bring over the
whole island.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-24

A pool of olive oil in the national
legislative halls was the cause OF I'M
expected agility among certain OF our
statesmen who happened along unop-
portunely.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-24

It takes the hide of three horses to
upholster an automobile, and the lat
ter is therefore under obligation to do
the work of three horses thus slain.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-24

The New York Life did issue policies
amounting to $4,000 on the life of
James L. Blair of St. Louis, but before
the death of Mr. Blair it had reinsured
$575, 900 of the amount in European
countries. The remainder of the poll
cies was promptly paid by the New
York Life.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-24

Mr.. Whitaker Wright feels that he
deserves more commentator than
censure for the brilliant manner IN
which he hoodwinked men who should
have known better.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-24

The man who broke the bank at
Monte Carlo is not one,two, three with
the men who broke the backs of cotton
bears.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-24

In the Adirondacks they consider it
almost summertime when the Their
mometer goes up to zero.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-24

The late George Francis Train was
accustomed to say that he felt like a
cocoanut rafting around in bag of
peanut.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-24

Gotham has withstood another at
tack of "Parsifalia," and the public
continues to show a cheerful willing
ness to part with its money.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-24

The tongers in Chesapeake Bay are
the men who gather bivalves and then
proceed to sell them at $1.40 a bushel.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-24

An actors courage and nerve pre-
vented a panic in a theatre in Kansas
City, even when fire was creeping up
the edge of the scenery.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-24

William Faversham is now appear
ing in domestic drama presented in
a New York divorce court.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-24

A Cincinnati heiress has decided to
confer her hand and fortune on an
Italian tandmaster. She was no doubt
attracted by the music in his air.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-24

No plumber has yet said that this
winter is too hard to suit him, not even
the plumbers in northern New York.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-24

What the country wants is cheap
food BILL especially in these days Of
dollar wheat. 1t can get along without
a pure food Dill.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-24

San Francisco has been termed rot
ten by Prophet Dowie, and it is up to
the western metropolis to begin over
again,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-24

If Mr.. Bryan continues to wear top
hat it will be necessary to speak of
him as w. Jennings Bryan, says the
Cincinnati Times-Star.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-24

1t is impossible to say when the
Panama canal will be completed until
we know when it is to be begun.
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Basis of Judgment.

From the Cleveland Leader.
1.-THE Three Arts club were pleased with
my poems; | gave a read"
They're too easily pleased" interrupt
ed the editor.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-24

There is a strong desire at Washing
ton to give the White House a comic
opera setting by liberal application
of gold lace
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-24

This is the age of new ideas and
original methods, but there Is no pros
pect of change in the style of gold
bricks.