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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-17
How Shall We Decides

Editor The Advertiser:
 In your Sundays issue you say: The Northern politician cares absolutely nothing for the negroes. They simply want to reduce the voting strength Of the South in Congress and the Elec- toral College"
 From observation, made while travel ing in the North, l think the above Is true. Is it not well, however, to ask why it is so, and what we can get out of it?
 Half the game Is won when you know the other fellows hand! In talking with Nothern men, regardless of party affiliation, they told me the North was in favor of giving the South square deal" but that. the South, In their opinion, did not want a square deal. They said, "the South through grand father clauses in constitutions and by other means had disfranchised the negro (and this was all right in local affairs), but when Southern men want the same representation in the Elec- toral College and in Congress, they vote being equal to five Northern mems votes. This is not a square deal" Then without one shade of bitterness. they say, the North Is going to stay in the game, and the South must, either play square game or get smashed.
 Then the Northern man turns to you If you have not by this time become enraged and talking in a per-fervid Style-dnQ dSkS you IS IL TlSnl TOT me Southern mans vote to count for five times as much in the Electoral College and in Congress as a Northern mans? Did you not say, that, if allowed to take charge of your own affairs, you would consent to cut down represen- tation when you had disfranehised the negro? What are you Southern folk gaining anyhow-do you not know that one well balanced man like Senator Pettus Every popular in the North) Is worth more to you than an hundred J. Thomas Hefilns blowing about destroy ing the President with dynamite?
 Is not the South doing fairly well in an educational way, and in flnan- cial way surpassing your greatest fhopes and expectations? Come now ' why not be reasonable and take from the Clarksons of the North their last red rag to enrage the South and pre- pare for it big stick" read to smash them?
 Why not turn this ''blg stick" into a wand waiting into your Southern land millions of money, an influx of people to develop your mines, enrich your cot ton fields, manufacture and transport your products, turn your streams into sources of immense wealth and means of happiness, eventuating in so demo- cratizine your section as to wholly eliminate all sectional lines?
 As against this calm, hopeful view looking entirely to tho future, we have Hon. ]. B. Knox's view. which is truth
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-17
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DEMOCRATS DID TRIUMPH.
| Over pOpu1ists and PrOhibitiOnists-- hut Won't Crow About It.

Over pOpu1ists and PrOhibitiOnists--
 hut Won't Crow About It.
 Editor The Advertiser:
 In the late race between Parker, Watson and Swallow. I was more than "a looked on in Vienna" for I was interested somewhat in the party of the second part" and watched with fear and trembling" to see if the ad- vocates of sobriety would be true to poor Bro Swallow. While with par parties above named, you can crow over me, you ought not to do 1t of fensively. True, your man came out ahead of mine. That was expected. Your man didn't carry any weights. He ought to have run we'll Like the Confederate note he wasn't loaded down with a representative character. am bound to confess if the late race Is indicative of one thing more than another 1t is that quiet Populism stands no show with ranting Democracy. It really looks like you've got us. An other result of the election is that seeIs, prophets and forecasters are as reliable as facts and figures. I hope you didn't bet any money, unless. per- haps, you risked a widows mite on your man against mine, or possibly against Swallow. That would have been pretty safe bet since the returns in the wood" After wrestling so long with the Divorce Question. I hope you didn't fall into the reprehensible habit of betting. specially against Watson and Swallow. guess Swallows large vote came from the Anti-Saloon Leagues scattered ''hither and van" over this dram drinking country. The members are generally Godly men of over -weening influence. That, no doubt, accounts for Swallows large vote in Alabama, but for all that he was too far behind your man to get any dust in his eyes. My man Is not dust covered either. Yours need not have run so fast for 1t develops he could have given us odds and still be safe to bet on. I hope your enthusiasm of success over us will be mellowed with the thought that the race Is not to the swift"
 If you can get up a picture for Sum day on the Before and After Taking" order in which the Populists and Pro- hibitionists are in a fabbergasted con- dition after the election 1t will be mighty interesting.
 You know, we wanted your man to get out of the race, this time, so we could show the miserable Prohibition ists a trick or two. As your man has shown and proved and demonstrated his feetness over us, why, next time let us have it out alone with the Prohibit tionists. We'll show 'em that they are nowhere.
 But, don't crow over us too much.
 J. Culpepper.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-17
What a Good Farmer Can Do.

GreenVille Advocate.
 Five years ago MT. J. s. Brunson brought farm of 152 acres, for which he paid $1,200. By proper attention to this little piece of land, 1t is today cas- fly worth $3,500. Let us see what MT Brunson made on this place this year Frcm one of his neighbors we gather the following:
 From a four-horse farm he made 54 bales of cotton, which netted him $2.700; the seed from this cotton was worth $350; 300 bushels of corn at 65 cents per bushel, $5S4; four tons of for age at $12 50 per ton, $50; 300 gallons of syrup at 50 cents, $50; $500 pounds of meat at cents, $245.
 Besides all this Mir. Brunson has raised one fine mule and had forty-five acres in peas. both COW peas and ground peas. with which he fattened his hogs, to say nothing of the butter, chickens, eggs, and increase in cattle, etc. This land is some of the poor piney woods land of Butler, and shows what can be done by an energetic push ing farmer on land which a few years ago was selling at $1 per acre.
 MT. BrunSon is not the only one in Butler who has made this showing. There are number of others, and from time to time The Advocate will give its readers other instances of good farming, and will get these farmers to tell their friends through this paper just how they made the success which has come to them.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-17
THURSDAY. NOVEMBER IT. 1oo4.
HUT TWO PARTIES.

If there is any one thing that seems definitely settled in American politics. 1t is that the people have little use for any freak parties. There are always some voters, of course. who will never vote with the majority, and who are always ready to vote for some kind of side show against the regular perform ance. For that reason If there are Shalf-a-dozen Presidential tickets in the field all of them will get some votes. those who cast them congratulatine themselves that they have shown their Independence by so voting.
 In the main, however, these side is- sues get little consideration or support. The great majority of the voters make up their minds that they will support the principles or policies of one or the other of the great parties and they do 1t. They may not be fully satisfied with either the Republican or Demo- cratic party. but most voters want to be on the one or the other side that has probability of winning. Tn oth- CT words, the majority take no pleas ure in going to the polls merely to throw away their votes. even though they may not be voting for exactly what they want.
 The election this year will not be very different from others. There were votes for Swallow and Watson and Debs and all the others who had electoral tickets in the field. The en- tire vote of all the States has not yet been tabulated. so that we cannot tell the exact number cast for each-o of the side candidates. but none of them will get an electoral vote. Those will all go to Roosevelt and Parker, and all the good the other candidates get out of if will be to boast hereafter that they also ran for President, if that is any satisfaction.
 We could never understand why 1t is that intelligent men can even think that 1t is possible to draw any great number of voters away from the two great political parties. one of which Is bound to lead ina Presidential contest There are yet a few Populists, but they didn't try to elect Watson. There are many Socialists but only a small per centage of them voted for Debs. There are many genuinely sincere Pro- hibitionists, but as they knew the election of Swallow was impossible they refused to vote for him. and so it goes. Their faith was not sufficiently strong to govern their works when 1t came to casting the ballots. They pre- ferred to vote where they might have a chance to score. There may come 8 time when a third party will comcan0 strength but that time is not yet.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-17
Hopes for Better Things.

NaSnVllle American.
 Roosevelt's liking for Southern peo- pie was marked. He admired them for qualities some of which he possesses. When he unwittingly aroused their dis pleasure his regret was genuine. His conduct in reference to the few negro appointments he made was in line with preconceived ideas which a man or his nature Is not likely to abandon under fire.
 But for these occurrences Roosevelt would have been more popular in the South than Mckinley was in his latter days In the beginning Mckinley was not popular in the South. If Roosevelt were to set himself to 1t he could win the South's good will by pursuing "a course which would reveal a man of sufficient breadth and depth to be the respectful and respected President of the whole country. deserving and com manding the good will of the people everywhere It cannot be wholly sat- isfactory to any man to be merely a sectional President. We shall not be surprised if President Roosevelt shows himself to the South in broader and better light than that in which he has been revealed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-17
GEORGE FRED ENERGIES
And criticizes Southern Democrat,

Anu NtAthChBcB SOutncru DGmOCTdtss George F. Williams in The Springfield
 Republican.
 When Senator Daniel was tired of being the minority and simultaneously accepted Mir. Hill as the spokesman for the Northern Democracy, he misunder- stood our spirit, and I hope now fully realizes 1t, for when the South comes up as 1t did this summer, throwing its influence for one side or the other, 1t can control our National Convention. It came up bravely in 1896 represent ing the popular will, but this last sum- mer 1t pitiably failed to grasp the sit- uation and must take the responsibil- ity for leading us where we now are. When we made our campaign for MT. Hearst we fought for a progressive Democracy. High finance furnished the money to nominate Judge Parker as a safe and sane" candidate, and having bought the birthright for a promissory note, which was not in tended to be paid, and went to protest. I hope that our Southern brothers will take well to heart another piece of evidence which this election makes conclusive, namely, that the North will not tolerate the negro question as a political question, and it utterly dis heartens Northern Democracy to have this race prejudice thrown into our national campaigns. The negro ques- tion is a local question and should be solved as such,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-17

Everybody has heard or read of the sequoia tree. that giant specimen Of arbori-culturai life which is the won der of all who see the trees in~their native forests. but all do not know whence they derived their name. Ac- cording to a late authority the god father, as it were. of these immense trees was sequoyah, the Cherokee h. dian who invented the only Indian all phabet on the continent. We do not know where the writer who makes this statement obtained his information. but it would be somewhat singular if the largest tree family in the world derived it's name from a member of one of our Southern tribes. The/honor was well deserved, for Sequoyah towers above his fellow red men as these trees tower above the other trees of, the forest.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-17
A FALLING orr.
The Birmingham Age-Herald in a recent issue said:

The Birmingham Age-Herald in a recent issue said:
 In the sharply contested States the vote this year shows large gains. This New Jersey. Connecticut. Maryland. West Virginia. Indiana, Colorado and Wisconsin, while in Pennsylvania. gon and many other States no great gain is anticipated.
 From the full returns SO far received there is no indication of an increase of vote in any State. equal to the nat ural increase that should be shown since the last election. Missouri was closely contested State. and as be- tween Roosevelt and Parker and Mo- Kinley and Bryan. representing the two great parties the vote is about 22,- 900 less than in 1900. Even if Debs and Watson received as much as 5o,oo0 this would not moro than bring the vote up to what full vote would rep resent.
 Maryland in the East was a closely contested State yet the vote cast there for Roosevelt and Parker was about 216,ooo, as against 25S.o00 cast for Mo- Kinley and Bryan.
 In Wisconsin. where there was hot local contest the vote for Roosevelt and Parker was only ss7.os4 as against t25,151 for Mckinley and Bryan.
 We again assert our belief that the total vote cast in 1904 will fall far be- low that of 1900 and that Rooseveit's immense plurality Is not due to in creased number of votes that he re- ceived but to the failure of so many Democrats to vote.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-17
JAMES c. BLAINE.
Denied the Right of Congress to Re-
 duce Repreaentati0n.

New Orleans Tines Democrat.
 Speaking of the recent political con test which resulted in such tremend- ous victory for President Roosevelt, said an old politican, "I was just think ing about one of the issues involved In the contest, and wondering how many persons in this rapid day. among the Republicans, ever stopped 10 give the late James c. Blaine. Blaine has not been dead so very long, and yet the Crumpackers and Republicans or the type, seem to have forgotten him, Take the proposition made in the Re- publican platform that Congress should cut down the representation of States in that body where sufficient number of citizens have been dlsfranchised un- justly to warrant it. Blaine said Con- gress could do no such thing, and gave his reason for saying 1t. His idea was that the fifteenth amendment to the Constitution had nullifled that part of the fourteenth which authorized Con- gress to reduce representation. On this subject, while writing of the four teenth amendment, he said: Its prime object was to correct the wrongs Wnlcn might be enacted in the South, and the correction proposed was direct and unmistakable. viz: that the nation would exclude the negro from the basis of apportionment wherever the State would exclude him from the right of SuHEdEG. w HcIs IHStCAOAC, lnG hotAOA by subsequent change in its Constitu- tion declared that the State shall not exclude the negro from the right of suffrage 1t neutralized and surrendeyed the contingent right before held to ex- cIude him from the basis of appoint ment. Congress is thus plainly de- prived by the fifteenth amendment of certain powers over representation in the South, which it previously possess ed under the provisions of the four teenth amendment. Before the adop- tion of the fifteenth amendment, if Q State should exclude the negro from suffrage, the next step would be for Congress to exclude the negro from the basis of apportionment. After the adoption of the fifteenth amendment if a State should exclude the negro from suffrage the next step would be for Supreme Court to declare that the act was unconstitutional, and therefore null and void.' That doesn't sound much like a Republicans statement in view of recent utterances does 1t? Yet it Is from one of the greatest Republi- cans of the century in which he lived. But things are changing all the time and it would be expecting too much of human nature not to expect men to change whether they are in or out of politics"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-17
SHOOTING AT TUsCUMBIA.
Good Friends Fall Out While Drinking
 and One Is Wounded.

and One Is Wounded.
 Tuscumbia, Nov. 6.-(Special. )-- Sam c. Hindman, a we'll known young merchant of this city, son-in-law Of ex-Probate Judge Fox Delony, was shot by his best friend and boon com panion, J. B. Gambill last night, the weapon used being a 3S calibre Smith and Wesson pistol.
 The ball entered young Hindman's g shoulder, shattering the collarbone and producing a painful but not serious wound. They were both drinking and fell out, resulting in a difficulty. The shooting occurred in Gambills saloon.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-17

he doubtiess means Addicis and him. seif--do not intend to interfere in the Senatorial contest in that State. While no one would put any faith ip a promise from this source the state- rnent means one of two things: either that they are entirely hopeless of suc- cess or that they have some under ground scheme to work. From the character of the men we think the iat- ter is far the most probable.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-17

full, masterful. having in 1t the cry of Ruth "Intreat me not to leave thee. or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God" and yet. in tone resentful suspicious, and dealing only with the past. How shall we decide?
 Manufacturer.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-17

Henry Watterson will sail for Eu- rope in few days to be gone nearly Q. year. On the eve of his departure. and as is his custom, at. least once year. he.indulges In all sorts of gloomy fore holdings about the future of the Demo- cratic Party. MT. watterson is a pie turesque personality and most charming companion, but his pessesism ought not to influence any Democrat to belief that the party is nearing the stages of dissolution
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-17
Lnvn It on the Rooster.
Marion Standard.

Marion Standard.
 Now that the campaign is over We take the liberty to say without the fear of contradiction or to be charged with disIoyaity that that blankety blank rooster adopted as the Democratic Par ty emblem was a load to carry even in as solid a State as Alabama He look ed whipped to start with, and the art ist who drew him should be tarred and feathered and the committee that ac- certed it should be made to drink stale beer at every party gathering TOT nve years. The few printers who substi- tuted a decent rooster in printing the tickets are certainly entitled to some honorable recognition.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-17
Funeral of Captnin LiRhtner.

Clayton. Nov. 16.-(Special .)-Cap- tain Samuel F. Lightner. whose death occurred Sunday evening last, was buried with Masonic honors here yes terday. Captain Lightner had been 9 prominent citizen of Clayton for many years, having lived here. a short Inter- val excepted, all his lifes He was 75 years old and leaves a wife and several children beside a large circle of friends.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-17
Preparing for the Emergency.

Chicago Tribune.
 The sugar magnate turned to his private secretary.
 "Richards," he said. what do the papers say about the cranberry cropE
 "It Is unusually large this year." re- piled the Secretary.
 Still, as will be remembered, the SUI gar trust. being one of the good trusts. advanced the price of sugar only 5 cents a hundred pounds.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-17

The Chatanooba Times intimates that Gas Addicks must have gone broke or he would not have lost out. Probably the real meaning is that there are a few Republicans in Delaware who are not for sale.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-17
Daily Average for october. 1904. .. II ,ssa Sunday Average for October. i9ei. IS ,Rss

DuIIy AEeFuEe t0r UctobeFs IBUA. II,3BA Sunday Average for October. 1904. .i5, ,2sS P. l. Kelly. Circulation Manager of The Montgomery Advertiser. being duly sworn. says: The foregoing statement of Tho Advertisers daily circulation for the month of October, 1904. Is true and correct and compiled after all returns from news boys news agents and leftover copies have been deducted.
 F. J. KELLY,
 Circulation Manager,
 THE ADV ERTISER COMPANY. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 10th day of November. 1904.
 F. W JACKSON,
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-17
AN INTERESTING COLUMN or rI0UREs
 And a Few Facts in Relation to Them. .

Circulation is ordinarily hard to set snu as q general rule harder to hold. The Ao- vertiser, however. Is not q sufferer kFoLh this peculiar newspaper aiirneut Ws Als TT growing and holding our own with the psss of them There are many reasons way " should continue to increase and noid i. The Advertiser is the vehicle in wnicn tne news from all over the world is conveyea adjoining States and the people who depend upon 1t for the fuii account of what they can not personally see or hear ike II anu would not do without it. That it is appre- c.ated by the reading public. Is attested by the following statement compiled and sworn to by our Circulation Manager. of our ac- tual net circulation for each day In the month of October, 1904
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-17

MT. Alice. who Is the tail of the Re- publican canine in Delaware. gives out the information that ''we"-by which
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-17
The. Advertisers Telephones.

City subscriptions should be paid to the following authorized collectors oniys C. '. Calm. City circulator; E. W Mccain e. Y FfnniFan, Waiter L. Johnson. J. L. Mspes and Y. Shaver.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-29
New York Resaurants.

lew York Correspondence of the Pitts
 burg Dispa teh.
 Although Holy Joe" Dennett, the hmous pioneer of cheap restaurants h New York, is now out of the busi- less for good, his methods are grow hg in favor here. Joe Dennett was he first man who successfully used he safety razor in shaving the shadow If pillar of ham wherewith to make sandwich Here in Park Row there Ire three or four disciples of the idea Fho can shake a scimitar at ham all lay without perceptibly diminishing Es bulk. There are two distinct |chools of restaurants here. One |omes from abroad and the other s Yankee product. The foreign table |e hote serves so much in actual bulk
 hat the average diner usually loses all lis enthusiasm for dinner long before
 he piece de resistance is reached. The American idea is to give person
 To little real food that he is compelled
 b order a second time (and pay, of |ourse) before his appetite is ap- beased At the Italian and French |laces here one may get enough real bod for a hired man and his helper without additional cost. Talking about