The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-09-21

DAUE LluUl WlAl
QUIET THE NERVES
SWISS PROFESSORS MAKE AN I'M
PoRTANT DISCOVERY OF NEW !
ANAEsTHElc, WHICH is NOT AT
ALL DANGEROUS TO PATIENTS.
Washington, septem ber 2O.-After three
years of patient research two professors
of Geneva, Switzerland, have discovered !
a new anassthetic which promises to rev.
olutionlze the practice of dentistry.
In reporting this to the state depart |
ment, Consul Iiefeld at Freiburg, Ger
many states that finding the nervous
system was influenced by colored light, |
the professors soon perceived after ex-
perimenting with each hue that blue had |
an extraordinary soothing effect on the
nerves.
The consul says that a tooth may be
painlessIy extracted with none of the
after effects on the system by shutting up
the patient in a dark room and exposing
his eyes to blue light of 16 candle power
for three minutes.
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blower was escorted to the platform and
after the routine business of confirming
the temporary secretaries as selected by
the state committee had been disposed of
began his speech.
Judge HornbIower Speaks.
After accepting the temporary chair
manship of the convention, which he
said he considered duty as well as an
honor, Mr.. Hornblower criticised and
condemned the republican party's tariff
policy pension expenditure, their policy
in the Philippine islands and the Isthmls
OF Panama. and concluded as follows;
I'VE propose to do away with the in
iauities of high protective tariff so far
as that tariff operates to impose upon the
people of the country unnecessary ana
unjust taxation.
1--WE propose to give to the people of the
Philippine Islands a promise of the in
dependence to which we believe they are
entitled, at the earliest practicable mo-
ment
1--WE propose to give the people an
economical administration of the public
revenue.
1--WE propose to re-establish in the gov
ernment of this country the distinctions
between the executive and the legislative
functions.
1--WE believe that to re-elect the incum-
bent Of the presidential office would be to
condone grave offences against our form
Of government and would be to sanction
similar acts in the future
Are Thoroughly Dissatisfied.
1--WE believe that the people of this
state are thoroughly dissatisfied with the
conduct of affairs by the republican
party The republican candidate for
governor was nominated by machine
methods and pursuant to personal dicta-
ton, and represents the most objection
able features of such methods and dicta-
tion in the state of New York
In speaking on finance, Mr.. Hornbower
said:
ITO charge the panic of 1898 against the
Cleveland administration was willful
perverson of facts That panic was
caused by the administration of Presi-
dent Harrison, and resulted directly
therefrom, and but for the action taken
by President Cleveland the consequences
would have been more disastrous than
they actually were.
To charge the panic of 1893 to the Will
son tariff of 1894 was, he declared, not
only a willful suppression of facts, but a
manifest perversion of the truth, yet the
claim is seriously made and urged that
something done in 1894 was the direct and
immediate cause OF what happened in
1888.
Talks on Philippines.
Adverting TO the Philippines, Judge
Hornblowcr said:
What shall we say when we look back
upon an expenditure of $20,000.00O of the
peoples money for .--e purchase of the
Philippine islands, which, according to
the administration, had been already ac-
quired by conquest? What shall we say
of the millions of dollars expended In
subjugating the natives and in teaching
them by force the principles of American
liberty? What shall we say of the GIG, 900
men. women and children, whom General
Bell is reported to have buried In the
Island of Luzon during two years, out of
population of 3,727,4SS persons. being in
the proportion of one to six? A similar
percentage In this state would mean the
death during two years of over one mil
lion two hundred thousand inhabitants.
Simply fixing our eyes upon the past
l reiterate that 1t requires superb audac-
lty on the part OF the republicans to
point with pride to the squanoering OF
millions of dollars and the squandered
lives of men, women and children In these
unfortunate islands,
Republicans AXE Credit.
1.-THE republicans take credit for the ex-
posure of the postal frauds, but we may
be pardoned for Questioning whether this
exposure has been quite as vigorous and
unrelenting as our republican friends
would have us believe. We must confess
with shame and sorrow that there was
no exposure under the democratic admin
istrations of 1885 to 1889 and 1888 to 1897,
for the doubtless insufficient but truthful
reason that there were no frauds to ex-
pose.
I'VE are told that the acquisition OF
the right of way for the Panama canal
is result accomplished by the adminis-
tration which is of inestimable value 10
the people and to the country for all
time TO come. For the purpose OF dis
cussion, this may be conceded. III. now
ever, the acquisition of the right OF way
for the Panama canal had been at the
expense of sacrifice of national honor,
violation of treaty obligations and
disregard of international law, and mas
involved unseemly hate on the part OF the
executive by way of interference In the
internal affairs of a friendly nation. the
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