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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-22
GOOD ADVICE TO NoRTHERNERs.
From the Chicago Tribune.

From the Chicago Tribune.
There are some Northerners who
know more about Germany and about
Italy, and perhaps about 1.-THE roman
tic and picturesque Balkan peninsula
than they do about Georgia, and South
Carolina. and Texas. Consequently
they show more sense when they are
talking about lese majestic, or about
the temporal power of the Pope, or
about Turkish oppression, than they
do when they are. talking about the
right of the negro to vote.
1t is so easy to think that just be-
cause you live in a country you must
understand it. The Southerner and
the Norherner are fellow-citizens
They owe allegiance to the same flag
Therefore, the Northerner is perfectly
competent to tell the Southerner how
to settle the negro question.
The fallacy in this logic is that be-
cause of the presence of the negro
the social condition of Charleston, S.
c., differs from that of Boston, Mass.
more than that of Boston, Mass, diff
fers from that Of London, England
And a citizen of Boston gets on bet
ter IN London than he does in Charles
ton.
The negro question is greater than
any other question in America. And
it is not only greater, but more deli
cate. 1t is a matter of social, as well
as of political and industrial life. So
more than almost any other question
that could be imagined, 1t needs per-
sonal experience. The occasional ne
gro of the North is not an adequate
basis for studying the negro of the
South. In the South the negro in
many communities outnumbers the
white, and there is possibility of ne
gro rule.
Therefore, Northerner, if you have
time and money to visit new scenes
visit the South. Some of your fell
lows have gone to the South and have
lived there for a few years. They
don't feel now quite as you do. See
II you can find out what 1t was that
modified their opinions.
Go South and watch the descendants
of Washington. Madison, Jefferson
Marshall, jackson, Clay, Calhoun
Polk, and Lee, while they bone OF
our bone and flesh of our flesh. are
working out, with errors of mind and
with errors of heart, but with Amert-
can pluck and hope. the greatest do
mestic problem that ever ate into The
heart of civilized people. Then come
back, and If you still think that they
are wrong you will say so in a diff
fereYt tone
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-22
CURRENT COMMENT.

Though 1t may be true, as the Wash
ington Post says, that Mr.. Cortelyou's
training did not include "a course of
elocution, yet, as the Louisville Cou-
rier-Journal (Dem.) puts 1t, when Mr..
Cortelyou requests the corporations to
Shell out, he speaks with a clearness
of enunciation, a force of emphasis.
and completeness of effect that could
be equalled by only one other man in
the Countrywide man who cut out
Cortelyou's work for him."
The Springfield (Mass.) Republican
Und.) says: People are Mortified by
the slaughter in the Far East, vet
year of the war are not likely to ex-
coed the record for two years of rail-
road slaughter In the United States.
For the year ending June 80, last, 55,-
100 persons were killed or injured on
American railroads. And to this sort
of thing the people submit with a kind
of fatalisn that is characteristic of
an Asiatic kneeling before a wooden
idol"
The Philadelphia Record (Dem.)
says: Gladstone declared the original
sin Of nations 20 be the greed OF ter
ritorial aggrandize1nent. This is the
lust that leads on to wars. The
United States could do nothing so we'll
calculated to bring about the universal
peace which all the great Powers pro-
fess 20 desire az by turning over the
possession OF the Philippine archd-
pelago 10 the rightful owners under
an International guarantee of future
Independence. That would be an ex-
ample 20 the greedy nations more DO
tent for tho preservation of peace
than any display Of guns or effort Of
diplomacy"
The Norfolk Landmark (Dsm.) says:
"A great way OF getting out OF things
nowadays Is to resort to the Joke plan.
Congressman Hefiin OF Alabama ex-
plaaned that he was only Joking when
he suggested that some CzolRosz
would have done little harm IL he had
thrown a bomb under the table al
which Che President and Booker
Washington were az lunch Now there
Is an attempt upon tho part of some
Republican leaders TO make Senator
spooner explain that ne was not Sc
rious when he expressed doubt Of wis
conain's going Republican next month.
Nobody but an imbecile would believe
that Mr.. spooner was Joking. HIS po-
iitcal existence - no Joke 70 him. He
IL out win MIS- herpoon, and the sharp
end Of n IL not funny
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-22
Numbering Time,

Francis Wilson. the comedian, was
rehearsing musical piece one day last
summer, says the Philadelphia Ledger
Every one in the company was tired
from their work and heat, and things
were not running smoothly. AS is gen.
orally known, Mr.. Wilson's voice COM
pels him to almost speak his songs.
The chief musical number of the piece
had been sung four times when the
musical director called for a repeti-
ton.
The company started it again and
had sung only bar or two when the
director stopped them, and, tapping his
baton, angrily said:
Come, come, Mr.. Wilson! You are
just numbering the time"
"Well," replied the actor: TITS better
to murder it at once than to be contin-
ually beating it. as you do"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-22
NOW HE Is TANNING COTTON.
From the New York SIM

Galveston, Tex, Oct. 21.-The Hon.
Mike Crowley. who represented this
district in Congress for one term sew
eral years ago, is now a cotton screw
man and is earning the regular union
scale of 81 a day at jamning cotton,
which means loading cotton in sea-
going vessels at this port.
Mr.. Crowley is also the Democratic
nominee in Galveston county for coun-
ty attorney. He is a lawyer by pro-
fession but he was not making a Hv-
ing at the bar, and when the cotton
season opened recently he went back
to his old trade of cotton screwman.
He says that 81 in hand each day beats
sitting round a dull office waiting for
d client to turn up and be plucked.
Mike, as everybody calls him, is one
of the most noted political characters
in Texas. He is a giant in physical
strength. He came to Galveston good
many years ago fresh from Ireland
and forged to the front among the dock
laborers by pure force of physical
prowess.
There are always some pretty good
fighters among the men who work on
the DOCKS but none of them at Gal
weston ever compared with Crowley.
He soon became a leader in labor cir
cleS of the city. He concluded that he
would like to enter politics, and an
nounced that he was a candidate for
the Legislature.
His candidacy was treated as joke,
but he pulled off his coat and lined up
the dock laborers and other working
men. He received the Democratic NOM
ination and was elected by large ma
jority.
One term in the lower house of the
state Legislature gave Mike taste for
politics and he decided that he would
go up higher. He ran for state sena-
tor and again, to the surprise of many
people, he was elected by larger vote
than had ever before been cast for q
Democratic candidate in that district.
Next he concluded that he would go
to Congress. He entered the contest
for the Democratic nomination against
one of the most prominent party lead
ers of the Galveston district, was nom
mated and elected.
He had a big time in Washington
during his term and was well satisfied
with his two years experience in
mingling with the big political guns at
the national capital. At the expiration
of his congressional term he began
the study of law. He obtained q
license TO practlce tnat profession ana
opened an office here.
Business did not flourish with him
as he thought it should, and few
months ago he became a candidate for
county attorney. Although there was
a strong opposition offered to him he
was nominated by the Democrats and
his election is assured.
Pending his election and induction
into the new office he is jamming cot
ton. This is about as hard manual la
Dor as there is.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-22
THE CASE OF CAPT. HITCH.

The action of the Governor in ap-
proving the finding and recommended
ton of the court-martial in the case
nature OF a surprise to those who have
followed the matter from the time of
the affair at Statesboro TO the con-
clusion of the taking of the testimony
by the court. There may be some
things in connection with the case that
have never found their way into print,
or to the public. that would tend to
bear out the charges against Capt.
Hitch, but so far as public informa-
ton goes there seems to be nothing
that justifies the verdict and the SEN
tence. Apparently the conclusions of
the court, approved by the Governor,
mean that where the military is called
upon to support the civil authorities,
the soldiers are to treat the crowd as
enemies.
Meanwhile, persons in this section of
the state who are familiar with the
case, will be apt to regard the verdict
and sentence as unnecessarily severe,
if not unwarranted. Two facts should
be kept in mind: namely the town of
Statesboro had not been put under
martial law and hence the civil au-
thorities We're in charge of the situa-
ton, and that from all the evidence
and circumstances it was Capt. Hitch's
intention and firm purpose to do his
part to preserve the peace,
The rifles in the hands of the men
under Capt. Hitch's command were
not loaded for the reason that the
manual for the new breech-loading
arms requires that they shall not be
loaded until it is proposed to commence
firing, and Can't. Hitch believed that
he could control the situation with the
bayonet; nor did he have grounds for
thinking otherwise until he suddenly
found himself attacked. overpowered
and thrown down the Court House
stairs; and the evidence tends to show
that the attack came from a source
from which he had to expect only
friendship and support. Capt. Hitch
knew, too, that if his men had fired
into the crowd and bloodshed had re-
suited, a very serious state of affairs
would have been precipitated in Bull
loch county. 1t was his desire to min
imize the possibility of an outbreak,
and the measures that he took would
no doubt have proved ample and effec-
tive, but for the circumstance of his
betrayal. 1t is not clearly apparent
how, taking all of the circumstances
into consideration, he could have acted
in a different manner without at once
risliing the danger of clash between
the troops and the people and conse-
quent bloodshed on both sides. To an
unofficial observer watching the situa-
ton closely, 1t would appear that Capt.
Hitch had conducted himself like SOL
der mindful alike of his oath and of
the pressing necessities of the situa-
ton, and that his punishment does not
fit the case.
The outcome of this matter will be
in the nature of an official notice to
the military of the state as to what
will be expected of it in future, when
called out on special service similar to
that at Statesboro.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-22
BRIGHT BITS.

"A public official is the servant of
the people," said Senator Sorghum.
Yes" answered Miss Cayenne; land
sometimes he's the kind of servant
that carries a market basket every
time she goes home from her place of
employment. "--Washington Star.
-She-"Did you send verses to the
girl you were engaged tor" He-"Yes;
that was the whole trouble" 1T see.
she didn't like them?" ION the con-
trary, she did like them. But she dis
covered that another fellow wrote 'em.
and she married the other fellow!"-
Yonkers Statesman.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-22
GaroIIne,s snliIonnr.
From the Baltimore American.

From the Baltimore American.
1 am
Gasoline;
/ am one of the
Main things
Needed to run the
Universe.
/ furnish the
Speed and the
Smell for the auto
And the
Sputter,
Speed and
Stencil for the
Launch. Likewise I keep
The undertakers and the hospitals
On the jump. to say
Nothing of the Fire
Department.
I'm the embodiment of treachery. /
Wait until the housewife
Has acquired confidence
In me, and then l
Bust up the cook-stove
And remove the cuticle from
Various parts of her. If possible, I
Set the house on fire and
Start things generally. My old friend
Gunpowder, and his cousin
Dynamite are jealous of me, because
They can't get taken into the bosom of
The family like
l am. They say they're far
Center and more trustworthy things,
But that they are kept
Isolated in dark and lonely
Shacks, while I'm in the
Kitchen along with the match box and
The Gas-jets and things.
l have only one sore
Spot, only one
Cloud on my horizon,
And that is that
Timanus is Mayor. I'll never
Feel perfectly secure in my posi-
TiOn until that man
Quits being mayor. Mm-m-m-m! How
| wish he'd try to light a gasoline stove
Sometime wouldn't do a
Thing to him
O. wouldn't
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-22
The HopefuI Young Man.

The hopefulness of some young men
is unbounded, says the Baltimore Sun.
At a dinner table the other night some
one said to a. medical student:
Don't you despair of ever building
up a practice in medicine?"
Indeed, no." he answered.
But you will admit that the profess
sion is already overcrowded?"
"Oh. perhaps it Is" said the young
man. And then with a laugh he added:
"But I propose to graduate in medi-
cine, just the same, and those who are
already in the profession will have to
take their chance"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-22
Her Bonnet.
William Page Carter, in Leslie

William Page Carter, in Leslie's
Monthly.
Her bonnet's just the sweetest thing,
1t fiouts the world as she goes by,
It's tied down by the sweetest string,
I'd love to be that string, but myl
The bonnet might not be the thing
So sweet If should be the string.
Her bonnet's just the sweetest thing,
It tips a bit above her eye,
The birds, the birds begin to sing,
They want to sing as she goes by,
They think it's daybreak, and, oh my!
It's just because she's passing by.
Her ponnet's just the sweetest thing,
1t roofs in just the sweetest hair,
And eyes and mouth-the birds will
sing.
They think it's spring when she is
there.
It's Just because she's passing by,
/ want that bonnet, but, oh myl
White rose of roses. why be shy
About the sweetest bonnet string7
The lads, the lads will sigh and sigh,
For Gods white rose that makes Il
spring
And daybrea.k for the birds, and l.
Just want that bonnet, but, oh myl
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-22
THIMBLE-PUMPKIN PROBLEM.
From the New York Sun.

Atlantic City N. j., Dot. 17.-Last
July Mrs. William Coleman threw a
stick after some chickens in her back
yard end with the stick went her silver
tlrimble. The family Joined IN the
search for the missing heirloom, but
II wasn't found. To-day Mrs. Coleman
selected a good sized pumpkin from a
half dozen that grew near the hennery
end upon cutting Il IN half discovered
the thimble irnbsdded "a the aeoda.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-22

Recently there died In Philadelphia
a physician who was thought TO be
quite rich. Doubtless he believed him
self rich. since he had accumulated
n large number of stocks and bonds,
and therefore when ne came to die.
died easily in the belief that he was
leaving behind him competency for
his family. Among the securities left
by the physician were $4,000 shares Of
stock. having a face value Of more
than $4,000. The executor OF the ss-
tate sold the stocks az auction. The
whole lot Of chem realized IN open
market Just $40. Whether the doctor
had been the victim OF wild cat"
schemes or high finance" may be left
10 conjecture. AZ all events. some
body got his good money and left him
worthless paper
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-22

st. Peters Episcopal Church is sit
uated in a desirable residence section
Of the city of Springfield, Mass, and
the congregation is large and wealthy
Recently It was decided that the
church was too small and that
larger and finer building should be
provided. A negro Baptist congrega-
ton made overtures to purchase the
old st. Peters and move in when the
white congregation moved out. The
price offered for the old building was
regarded as fair, and a deal was about
TO be closed with the negro congrega-
ton. But when the members Of st.
Peters living in the neighborhood
learned that their contributions to
new st. Peters was about to have the
effect of establishing a negro church
Tin their midst" they raised a row, and
so hot a row that the negotiations
have been declared off and the old
building will be torn down. The Mas
sschusetts man is an uncompromdsing
sticlxler for the rights and privileges
of the negro, in Georgia and Missls-
slppi but he cannot tolerate even a
negro church in his immediate vioin-
ity.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-22

A Washington dispatch announces,
on what the correspondent regards
as ample authority, that no action
will be taken by the War Department
or the President in the case of Private
John T. Smith of the Hospital Corps,
who has married a negress, until after
the election. The authorities at the
War Department intend that the race
issue involved in the Smith case shall
receive no official action before Nov. s..
The race issue has been brought too
prominently before the country dur
ing the past few months for the au-
thorities to risk a decision, one way
or the other, at this time. President
Roosevelt has been touted by the
Republican press as man having the
courage of his convictions at all times.
But it will be seen, in all probability,
that he hasn't the courage to settle
the Smith case before the people go
to the polls.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-22
THUNDERBOLT LINE.

City Market to Casino and Thunder
bolt via Bolton street junction.
Beginning at $50 a. m. cars Ieava
city Market for Casino and Thunder
bolt every half hour until 200 D, M.
after which cars run every Is minutes
until 1890 D. m.
Cars leave Bolton street junction Il
Market.
Beginning at 1858 a. m. cars leave
Live Oak station for city every half
hour until 1888 p. M, after which
time cars leave every Is minutes until
1903 midnight
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-22

Elijah" Dowie says the Democrats
are the scum of the earth. Tom Wat
son says they are not fit to be en-
trusted with the running of the gov
eminent. Evidently somebody has
been reading Theodore Roosevelt's let
ter OF acceptance.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-22

The Philadelphia Press reports that
the bakers of that city are about to
reduce the size Of their loaves. But
the prices won't be reduced. stand
patti" If the full coffee pot" is a
little shy, more water can be poured
-
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-22

Knowing in advance that Cortelyou
will be in charge of the Postofice De-
partment after Jan. /, next, the faith
full postmasters throughout the coun-
try will not fail to get out and hustle
If they value their Jobs.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-22

william Tell had just shot the ap-
pie from his sons head.
THAT was very difficult" said Ges-
sler.
mo-" responded Tell; "it was a snap
shot"
Executing a Swiss movement, he
hiked for the Alps.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-22
The weather.

The indications for Georgia and
Eastern Florida for to-day are for fair
weather, with light to fresh west
winds
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-22

Burns was wooing Highland Mary,
says the Chicago Journal.
you've been at it again." she said.
Remember The Lips that Touch Lii
quor Shall Never Touch Mine.'"
Mary" responded the hard, devot-
eddy, II take mine through a straw. :"
Needless to say, he got the kiss.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-22
COLLINsVTI.LE LINE

Beginning at sos a. M, cars leave
Waters road and Estill avenue every
20 minutes until 1:45 p. m, after
commencing at 2:O7 D. M, until i2:07
midnight.
Beginning at 6:05 a. M, cars leave
City Market for Waters road ana rs
til avenue every 20 minutes until 1.4B
p. m. after which Thunderbolt cars
leave every is minutes, commencing
Vile cars at Bolton and OFT streets.
Last car leaves Market at 11:4k % m.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-22

Worlingmen over thirty-five years
of age are being thrown out of en-
ployment in the steel trust mills. But,
after all, they have not exhausted Life
Are there not a number of free libra
u-ies established for their benefit by
steel trust magnates? And, since
reading makes a full man." there is
no occasion for them to go hungry.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-22

There are reasons for thinking that
Mr.. Bryan's work I'm Indiana will be
attended with fruitful results. If there
is any man In the country who knows
just how to talk to the "Bryanite" and
free silver" Democrats, that man is
Mr.. Bryan himself. The Republican
National Committee has been having
him Swallowed in Indiana. Four men,
e is said, have followed him, for the
purpose of ascertain the effect OF his
speeches on the people. A Chicago
special TO the Cleveland Plain-D Dealer
says that a few days ago the Repub-
lican headquarters in Chicago receiv-
ed reports from the secret service
agents following Mr.. Bryan in In
diarsa. According to the special, the
reports show that the radical silver
men have decided 10 do what their
leader asks. The reports agree that
there are very few silver men or Bry-
an Demo IN Indiana who will not
vote for Parker. The reports At the
National Committee show that fully
1900 radical Bryan Democrats have
been persuaded by Bryan to vote the
regular ticket.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-22

Orson L. Drew. candidate for Secre-
tary of State of New York on the Pop
ulist ticket, has Withdrawn from the
race and denounced the movement.
He says the Populist movement in
New York is sham and a fraud, and
was gotten up for the purpose of
hurting the Democratic party and
helping the Republicans. Drew says
the manipulators of the scheme hoped
TO fool a sufficient number of honest
voters to defeat the regular Demo-
cratic ticket and give the Republicans
the election. He says, further, that
he was Informed that there was "a
lot of money behind the movement"
As soon as he became convinced that
he had been tricked into accepting the
nomination, and that the Republicans
were furnishing the Populist campaign
fund, he sent in his resignation and
denounced the whole scheme. How can
Mr.. Watson afford to be allied with
any such dirty politics?
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-22


The young King of Spain is said to
be taking life and his exalted position
very seriously. Instead of plunging in
to excesses, after the manner of too
many young men of royal families, he
is devoting himself to study for the
improvement of his mind and ath-
letics for the Improvement of his body.
Strong hopes are, therefore, being ex-
pressed throughout his country that
he will prove a real leader and a wise
ruler. There can be no doubt that he
has an excellent opportunity for writ
ing his name in the history of Spain
as one of the countrys great kings
not for war or conquest, but for the
peace and prosperity of the people.
There has been a great Industrial and
agricultural revival in Spain since the
war with the United States, and with
proper official encouragement that re-
vival will in all probability continue
for many years to come.