The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-12
Sidewalk Pcncilings
A Defence of Hobs>-

A Dchcn1c Oh nOD8o0s
 Those persons" said a Monteomery business man. who have criticised Cap tain Hobson in letters to the news papers and otherwise, for his telegrams to Senators Morgan and Pettus about the Crum case are. to my mind. un- thinking.
 Captain Hobson, it will be remem- bered addressed the Senators as a con- stituent, and 1t was not only his right to do so, but 1t was proper. The Senators represent the people of Ala bama and there cannot be impropriety in any citizen of this State intruding his views of public questions on them. Indeed I regard it as q patriotic duty for citizens to make vsuggestions to their representatives in the lawmaking bodies.
 "A feeling is growing upon us in America that public offices are to be removed from the people and that sug- gestions from the people to their of- cials are unwarranted or presumptuous, Some public officials encourage this sort of thing, but 1t is not right.
 Captain Hobson is a patriotic young man of high ideals and he feels deeply on all questions involving the integrity of Southern institutions. I am sure the distinguished Senators from Ala bama received his telegrams in the same spirit in which they were sent"
 Lawyers as Lawmakefs.
 People often claim that there arc too many lawyers in the legislature" remarked a former State representative yesterday. From the way the last one mixed up things" he continued, 'it as amsees ct ts. es 0aH a guished lawyers of the State were in one branch or the other of that body. The way in which the judicial system has been stirred up Is deplored. Take the Lusk bill which has been declared unconstitutional. If any poor devil were hung by verdicts of the courts held before 1t was knocked out, there is no appeal in their eases, but in all other cases havoc has been played. Then we constitutionally have courts in many counties in the State attacked and the end is not yet
 Finc December Day.
 Yesterday was phenomenally pleas ant day in Montgomery, and just be- unusual number of people were on their way to church.
 Owing to the absence of most of the pastors of the Methodist Churches, at the annual conference in Selma, their congregations went elsewhere, and vices were held had much larger at tendance than usual Even without these additions however. the size of the congregations would have been nota- ble.
 It is unusual to have so fine day at this date in December.
 They're Building . Hotel.
 'I see." said an observant citizen of Montgomery yesterday. that the exca- vation work on the site of the old Ex- change Hotel is being pushed rapidly h hn NR ak @ptr lac. A Arn1 in a week or more, expect the ground will be in readiness for the laying of the brick foundations of the new hotel building.
 "The high board fence about the en- closure where the work is going on passer-by on the streets and most peo- pie do not know how far the work has progressed. Real interest I suppose will be felt when the men begin lay ing the foundations and we may say in our joy, they are building a modern hotel ip Montgomery
 His eyes rested on the Court Square fountain for just moment then he gazed at the ruins of the relic of his- toric old Montgomery. She May Have as he walked away.
 MT. W. M. Jordan, spent yesterday in Montgomery with friends, after a months absence from the city.
 MT. Holland M. Smith left last night for Washington. D. C., on a business trip.
 Hon. W. T. Sanders of Athens, Asso- caite Railroad Commissioner is in the city.
 Hon. T. Sidney Frazer of Union Springs is in Montgomery.
 MT. Le Roy Smith of Birmingham Is in the city.
 Mir. J. B. Middlebrook of Enterprise is in the city.
 Mir. W. C. Paden of Gadsden is in Montgomery.
 MT. W. H. Edmonson of Enterprise is in the city.