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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-11

Nashville Banner.
 The popular vote for General Weaver in reasonable to estimate the Populist vote cast for MT. Bryan in 1896 as at least that large. The silver Republican vote cast for Mir. Bryan-the vote led by Sena- tors Teller, Stewart Jones and others, was at least 250,O0O. In the Southern States the vast majority ot Democrats voted the party ticket without regard to the platform. It might safely be said that the Lower South would have voted for any candidate on almost any platform, so far as finances were concerned, that the Democratic party might have nomi- mated. All over the country there were many voters who voted the party ticket from habit as is always the case with hoth Republicans and Democrats. There were probably two million voters who voted for MT. Bryan while openly opposed to his platform. There were many who did this whom MT. Bryan has often said were not Democrats. men like Hill. Olney Parker and others, whom MT. Bryan now classes with the reorganizers.
 Add the 100000 Populists the 250, 900 Sil- yer Republicans. the 100000 Democrats who voted for MT. Bryan while protest ing against his platform and we have 3,250,000 votes. Some addition might he made of other odds and ends that gave their support to MT. Bryan, but without counting these or the voters indifferent to the platform who were Democrats from habit. and the number is half the total number of votes MT. Bryan received Yet MT. Bryan and his packers are con- stantly boastlng that the Chicago plat form received the support of 6.502 900 votes. and for that reason should bind the Democratic convention to meet in st.. Louis in July.
 In 1892 MT. Cleveland received 55JG. .9lS votes out of a total of 11.364.746. That same year over 100000 votes were cast for Weaver, the Populist candidate.
 In 1898 MT. Bryan received 6.J02,925 votes out of total of 13.923,37S. Although the total vote was much larger in 1896 than it was in 1892 if the vote given Weaver in the former be added to the Cleveland vote l or that year 1t would exceed MT. Bryau's s vote It is plain that a much larger Der centage of the Democratic party en- dorsed the platform in 1892 than in 1896.
 It would seem logical. therefore. that if
 either of these platforms is to bind the ,sCtion action of the St. Louis convention that of Io9z 9z would have preference. But the com
 Ing convention will not be bound by the PiatIorm of any preceding year. Only the
 Iun6amental Democratic doctrines gen, erally recognized as such should control
 its pronouncement
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-11
UNACCEPTABLE
 SOCIETY REPORTER
Receives the Ban of Disapproval from
 White House.

Washington Special to New York World.
 Lese majeste has again reared it's hor- rid head at the White House, and the President and Secretary Loeb have taken steps to visit condign punishment on the offender.
 The first incident was when he de- manded the withdrawal of the New York Suns representative from Oyster Bay in the summer of 1902. J. H. O'Brien, now Mayor McClellan's secretary0 The second was when he demanded the dis charge of a young man on local paper John K. Stauffer, of The Washington Times), who wrote true story about the refusal of Senator Scott, of West Virginia. to remain and see the Presi- dent after several others of less con- sequence than a Senator had been sum- moned ahead of him, on the ground that the printing of the story detracted from the dignity of the President;
 The third occasion was last week Sec: retary Loeb telephoned to the editor of The Washington Post that the society editor of that paper must be withdrawn" froGs the White House. as she was dis tasteful to the President.
 Whats the matter?' asked the editor.
 Come up here and will tell you." Loeb
 Ny ofice is in The Post Building" the editor responded, "and if you have any communicat tionS to make l Will re- ceive them here.'
 That ended the matter so far as The Post was concerned. The Post absolute ly refused to be dictated % by the Presi- dent or Secretary Loeb.
 The society editor of The Washington Post is cultured and widely known lady who has been engaged in newspaper work in Washington for years. She has the confidence and esteem of the members Of officials. diplomatic and residential socie- ty and her work has always been char acterized by conservatism and accuracy. She Is one of the best known and most hgihly regarded newspaper women at the capital and went through the entire Me kfnley administration as a recorder or events at the White House without criti- cism from any source. In just what par ticular paragraph of her social news the lady committed lese mateste Is not known and the editor of The Post has not taken pains to inquire. She has written noth- ing that has not been absolutely within the facts,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-11
CUNNING FOR THE PREs1DENcy

MT William R. Hearst of New York is
 furnishing the country an uncommon
 spectacle. Never in our history has tha
 Presidency been sought with such sound
 of blowing horns, hallooing of men and
 the paying of dogs. The hunt is up and Mir. Hearst is bent on bagging the game
 Washington. when elected, was the na- tural and spontaneous choice of the cleo torate. thought some New Englanders. in- cluding John Adams himself considered that statesman as better fitted by char acter and training. for the post When Adams's turn came, he barely escaped de- feat at the hands of Jefferson, and there were undoubtedly innumerable intrigues that characterized the politics of the time. These. however. were confined to corre- spondence and anonymous communica- tions in the newspapers. The contest between Jefferson and Burr for the first place was marked in the same way. And so on through the period of Madison s and Monroes incumbency of office. There were intrigues as was to have been ex-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-11
Taft,s First Official Act.

Secretary Taft's first official act was to summon the War Department carpenter and tell him to make a new desk and chair and be quick about it. Secretary Taft Is six feet tall and weighs S2O pounds. He found he could barely squeeze into the chair used by MT. Root. He could not sit comfortably in it. and there was great danger that the chair would go to pieces under him if he moved quickly. When he tried to get up to the desk he discovered that the opening was neither wide enough nor high enough to admit his legs. The best he could do was to pull out one of the small leaves of Ele desk and try to write on that. The desk and chair that will be built for the new Sec retary will he of mammoth proportions The chair will be very strong and will be braced with iron at every joint. It is probable that a special chair will have to be provided for Secretary Taft in the cabinet room at the White House The cabinet chairs are very large as ordinary sizes go, but they are a tight fit for MT. Taft,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-11
Gossip cf men
 and n1dtterS
Weather Bureau ofacial.

R- IA
 MT. James Berry, Chief of the Climate ana ana Crop Service of the United states weather Bureau. is in Montgomery cn xisn to the bureaus local office; MT. Derry has charge of the climate and crop seporting work of the bureau for nun sS. or years and under his supervision .nIs branch of the service has constantly nrown In importance. His visit here Is st sot one of inspection, merely one of con RIsrence with MT. F. P. Chaffee. section and crop work in this State.
 n an interview at his hotel MT. Berry ssta he was merely looking over the work .n the Gulf States before the planting sea- son begins. He said no radical departures were contemplated in the work of his de-
 We are never satisfied with our work, Improve it."
 MT. Berry was suffering yesterday from pad cold. If his condition Is improved Ws3suay he will leave tonight for Vicksburg
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-11
MT. Wood May Ru,i.


 Hon: J. R. Wood of Macon County. may may be candidate for Judge of the ri1tn Judicial Circuit to succeed Judge ~. ID. Denson. who Is a candidate for Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. MT. Wood, who was in Montgomery yesterday on legal business. said in re- sponse to a question. that he had under consideration the question of becoming q candidate. He had not fully dete,- mined upon his course, he said. It has peen known for some time that MT. wood was considering entering the con- test Tor the Fifth Circuit Judgeship and that ne had received very fiattering en- circuit.
 MT Wood has twice served in the Leg stature. He is Chairman of the Commi,- tee on Penitentiary and Criminal Admin lstration. He lives at Tuskegee.
 mere are now two announced canIi- dates for Judge Denson's seat, T. l.. Buiger and W. M. Lackey. Both geu- tlemen are citizens of Dadeville.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-11
Southern Conservatism.

Chicago Chronicle.
 An encouraging political symptom is to be found in the Southern States, where most of the important newspapers express an unwillingness to remain longer on the burning deck with Casabianca Bryan.
 The announcement by that heroic per- sonage that time and progress and ad- versity find no change in him and that he does not intend to permit them to make any change in his party was to have been expected but 1t appears to have marked the extreme limit of Southern toleration and support.
 Assuming that Southern newspaper opinion IS fairly representative of public sentiment, 1t is evident that the infatuated bourbonisn for which the gentleman from Nebraska stands is not to be extensively encouraged at the South this year. With the South cooperating with the conserva- tive clements of the East and middle West repetition of the stampede at Chicago and the ignominious surrender A [ Kansas City would appear to be impossi- ble.
 Southern Democrats have 1t in their power to render their party and their country a service which cannot fail to rebound to the advantage of themselves Whatever abatement of Democratic. prin- ciples may be charged to them was not as was the case in so many Nothern States the result of party demorai{zation and disruption. They took m v'itb Rrwt anism because they thought the Norfh was infatuated with 1t and that it u,oi,id win. Northern Democrats were overcome by BryanlSm at their own caucuses, pri-
 In the South the Democratic organiza. tion has remained intact It is in +%a hands of good men and good Democrots wko are fairly representative of the hest citizenship. ''e pest In the North in too many casss .ho party organization is stN under tba I oI,e trol of Populists and other radicals who who care nothing for Democracy or Dano,,v,i..o W nc . except as they can use them to Fvrt[e, eS their own anti-democratic measures Southern Democrats may depend r,,o. 1t that in spite of many unfort,lnata an,, [po' aTSs ana bader T
 convention of 1904 than they had at Cbi TIte | csgo or at Kansas City In their effnr, to restore the organization to Democrrts1tiicc leadership and principles 1t would seem
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-11
Another Hopeless onsst.

New York World
 That MT. Bryan has his "eagle eye on Mir. Dietrich's seat in the Senate, as stated in The World, does not seem to alarm the Republicans nor encourage t.le Democrats of Nebraska. The former say he has not ghost of a chance. the lai- ter say only a lighting" chance of car rylng the Legislature
 The figures of the last election in Ne oraska indicate that MT. Bryans quest for the Senatorship is as much of a wild goose chase" as were his cam paigns for the Presidency. The RepublI- can majority for Supreme Court Judge last November was above 5000 and the new Legislature is Republican by 7S ma lority on joint ballot-1O6 Republicans, H Fus!on.sts
 Still this Senatorial prize is the orly thing in sight for MT. Bryan polite ally, and to secure it he is willing to deny 10 the Democratic Party of the nation It's only chance of carrying the. election.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-11
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY II 1904.
A HFBREw IN rHE sENArE,

The election of Isidor Rayner to repre- in that body it's most distinguished He- brew member since Judah P. Benjamin retired from it. This is not to be unmind- ful of Yulee of Florida, Jonas of Louisl- ana and Simon of Oregon. There were many features about Rayners success that are pleasing. He was the natural choice of the Democracy of the State; that was known even before 1t was dem onstrated in the caucus. He was opposed on sinister grounds by a man in control of machine who might we'll dread a colleague of greater ability. a statesman and a debater. There was general satis- faction that a political intriguer had not been able to thwart the true will of the Democracy of Maryland and deprive the country of the services of an exception ally well-equipped man of affairs. There Is another ground of congratulation. This, in short, consists in the new Senator's being Hebrew. We do not mean by this to suggest that all Hebrews should turn at once for the good of the country into offce-getters and office-seekers. We have no fear that Mir Rayner's distinc- ton will have this effect upon his breth- ren. There is a satisfaction, however through the force of an example such as has been furnished by Maryland, in ob- serving how completely the Hebrew race has identified itself with our institutions. and there is a compliment to our insti- tutions implied in the easy way in which the race has been drawn in and assimil- ated to their workings. The Jews have always been and will remain not a pecu- liar, but a wonderful people.
 Giving a religion to the civilized por- tions of the globe, they themselves dispersed. despised and persecuted. sur vive in far greater numbers and in far better estate than any they could ever have known in their native land. London iB, we believe, the first Hebrew city in the world; New York. the second. They have sought, by instinct, free lands and with every abatement to be made on account of the prejudices they have excited for one reason or another, they have been a power in the development, certainly of this particular country. They have re- paid the protection they enjoy. Their keenness in business. their enterprise their generosity, their sense for music and the arts. their simple. direct joy in life, have made a valuable contribution to our national life.
 And so Mir. Rayner is to be welcomed to the Senate. not merely to speak for Maryland and not for the race to whicn he belongs. but for the country that has long since learned to appreciate at their best. the best traits, not of this peculiar but this wonderful. people
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-11
Esteem for MT. Smith.

To Hon. J. Craig Smith, upon the eVG Of his marriage to Miss Mignon Conner, two handsome presents were sent by the State Capitol workers.
 The first was a splendid loving cup. This was given by the State officials, the heads of the departments at the Capisoi.
 The other was handsome silver stl- vice. given by the clerical forces of the various departments. The two presents only in degree indicate the esteem and nigh regard in which the State Treasurer Is held by his co-workers at the CapitCi Robbins of the Treasurer's office, went to Birmingham to attend the marriage which took place last night
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-11

Editor Grubbs of The Decatur News has been enjoying the grip. At least, We judge so by this plaint:
 We know there's no remedy in any pharmacopia that has any effect on 'em. We have swallowed enough drugs and medicines in the last ten days to float an ocean liner and the voracious little parasites licked it up in cheerful glee Ike hungry dog laps warm sweet milk. They are omniverous. omnipresent, ubi quitous and irrepressible. They'll make fellow whip his wife or even fall in love with his mother-in-law. They are no re- specter of persons and will tackle any thing from tender babe to an old mail Like Job. they'll make a fellow curse the day he was born-and everybody else who comes in his presence.
 We presume our friend is full convert to the microbe theory. He talks as though he is on the most affectionate terms with them. and then abuses them like he isn't afraid of them They are al- together bad neighbors and worse guests, and the man who gets the best of them needs to be smarter than a newspaper man usually Is.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-11
The Odd Korean F1as.

Ihe Koreans. who have lately recalled eneIr n minister in Washington, attract lI attehtlon for one reason if for no other. , ihelr peculiar flag adorns their legation ouiIding. a m The body of the flag is whl;e. size of a football in rcd and blue. look Ing very much like huge entwined comma marks On the top. bottom and sides are snort mes of dots and dashes, reminding one ot the Morse code alphabet.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-11

The Portland Oregonian, somewhat to vice pension project which is getting ready to st!ll further deplete the Treas ury. We say Ito our surprise,'' for The Oregonian Is usually against all forms of grating. and we inferred that it would be against this, but are mistaken At. least. 1t argues that a bill of this kind would be far better than the grad ual placement on the pension roll through private pensiorrb bi44s of the large majority of the claimants rejected by the Pension Bureau" This is saying. in effect. that bad law may be better than bad prac- tice, which may be true without justifying either.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-11
The Montgomerv Advertiser eets awa,

The Montgomery Advertiser gets away from it's Bryan obituary serial long enough to print very interesting half column editorial or the subject of 'select- ing Vice-President." A change of sub Jects is conducive to variety If nothing else.-Pensacola Journal.
 If The Advertiser were so circumscribed that 1t could only write interestingly on one subject. it would go out of business. And the time may come when The Jour nal will feel like writing a Bryan obit- uary serial' itself
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-11
That Old Thing.

ShetheId Reaper.
 The Montgomery Advertiser. a paper that keeps up with scientific research and The Norfolk Landmark, says: They've dug up an ichthyosaurus in South Amer ica. but we are not worrying over 1t. It is very dead.' That old thing afflicted with the itch on its denominative don't amount to anything in comparison with are trying to dig up in the United States
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-11

The secret of, health. according to Rockefeller. is fresh air. golf and cheese" That cuts out kerosene oil, which some think good medicine for various ailments, but perhaps John can't afford it.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-11

According to statistics. each man, wo- man and child in the United States is entitled to half barrel of beer annually, and we'd like to know what We get for our part, that We don't drink.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-11
Japan Exulains.
Rirminrham \

Birmingham News.
 Japan explains her position as one op- posed to the indiscriminate gobbling up of everything by greedy power whose conduct cannot be reconciled with any desire to tote fair when available real estate happens to be lying around in the vicinity.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-11
A Point of Order.
Dothan Siftings.

DOtHdn SIftInBS.
 We rise to a point of order, or very nearly that high, to say to the man look ing around for a location, that if he is not entirely satisfied in every particular, that he need not go any further Come right on to Dothan and go to work.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-11
Both seem to Be Necessary.

Boston GIObe.
 Some people will be surprised to learn that the people of the United States spend as much money for patent medicine as they do for bread. and others will be sur prised to learn that they spend as much for bread as they do for patent medicines.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-11

Noting MT. Bryans visit to Alabama, The Anniston Star predicts that he may do little talking before he gets away" Yes. he is apt to make a few spoken re- marks.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-11
Should Step Aside.
Sh EIbo Cliunar

EIba Clipper.
 cratic party owes him something. There never was worse mistake. If any man ever had enough at the hands of party 1t is Bryan. He should have the good sense to step aside and not resist the tendency of the times.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-11
Should Retire.
.niilfnn Ad,rartis

Moulton Advertiser.
 Bryan, still smarting under double de- feat. continues to shoot shells into the Democratic party. He ought to be ie- nored and disregarded. We cannot afsord to follow his lead any longer, and he should gracefully retire.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-11

hereby announce myself 1s a candidate fo- Solicitor of Montgomery County, subject to the action of he Democratic primary,
 5. Il, DENT IF
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-11
FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF EDI.
 CATION.

I hereby announce myself as a candidate for Superintendent of Education for MontEom cry County. subject to the action of the Democratic primaries.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-11

hereby announce myself for reelection for Coroner ot Montgomery County subject to action of the Democratic primaries
 w. H. TICE
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-11

pected. We know more of them now than was known at the time.
 Jackson's friends put him forward in A manly way. as did the friends of the younger Adams. Jackson, indignant at what he believed his betrayal in the House of Representatives, set to work to overturn that verdict at the polls. The work was carried forward In a perfectly legitimate political fashion.
 Every Presidential nomination after that time was brought about by means that in no sense caused shame to the American as a citizen. Henry Clay longed to be President as Rachel loneeti for her children that were not, but he gave voice to his longing by work in Congress nd by dignihed appeals from the rostrum to his countrymen. We have had surprises thrust upon us; We have had dark horses; We have had stampcded conventions. and we have had what is better-the we'll, long-considered and slowly-settled conviction that there was one man better than all the others for the given Party to put forth as a stand ard-bearer. It has remained for Mir. Hearst to originate an entirely new plan He is out openly and avowedly gunning for the Presidency.
 MT. Hearst began by establishing bu- reaus in various sections and eauippins these with all the paraphernalia neces- sary to keep his candidacy before the public. The country editor. and there are hundreds and hundreds of them. of which this is true, prints articles more or less unconscious of just how the item found a place in his columns. MT. Hearst, accord ing to our information, has a bureau de- voted exclusively to working" country newspapers. He has, according to our information, paid agents in nearly all the great cities organizing clubs, whenever his name and infiuence-infiuence of the Hearst kind we mean-do not serve to capture some organization already in ex- istence.
 His entry into the arena was at fiIst greeted with laughter. We confess we have been surprised at the amount of prominence he has been able to win through his profuse use of money. We have no apprehension whatever that such man will ever achieve a Democratic nomination ,and ws should regard it as lamentable. is he should succeed by cap turing even few delegates to St. Louis, | upon the choice to be made there.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-11

P. J. Kelly, Circulation Manager of The Montgomery Advertiser, being duly sworn, says: The foregoing statemnt of The Adver- tisers daily circulation for the month Of De- cember 1903, is true and correct and com piled after all returns from news boys. news agents and leftover copies have been de- ducted. F. J. KELLY.
 Circulation Manager. Sworn to and subscribed before me this lth day of January, 1904. F. w. JACKSON. tSeall N F.. Ex-O. J. P.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-11

Mir. William B. Bowling of Dadevile, is in Montgomery on business at the capi- tol MT. Bowling is pleasantly remem- bered as former principal of the Capitol Hill School he having served in that ca pacity several years ago. He is a candi- date for Solicitor for the Fifth Circuit.