The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-30
colonel wiley,s Position.


 Colonel Wiley's Position.
 Colonel Wiley, talking yesterday to a friend in the presence of an Adver- tiser reporter. said:
 Tt is strange how men delight to put up man of straw and knock him down again. There is much signiti- canoe In the old saying, "A lie will run a mile while truth Is putting on her boots.' 1 have addressed pablic au- diences five times since my return from the Orient, and although l have taken pains to say on each occasion, while explaining the causes which led up 70 the Chinese boycott of American goods, that the forces behind Congress twen- ty-tive years ago which were strong enough to enact the Chinese exclusion prevent any modification of the act, and that therefore it was useless to discuss at this time the subject of the importation of coolie laoorers Ter
 Yet the charge Is constantly being made by persons who ought to know and doubtless do know better that l This statement is not true. I have said, and still say, that I am opposed to making Alabama the. dumping ropean countries. If planters want to be compelled to sell their lands. the class Of laborers to attain this end will be Germans. Swiss and Swedes. It Is worse than folly, in my opinion, to treat China unfairly and expect her to maintain trade relations with us. The bulk of our cotton goes to Asia, and eration in the execution of our alien laws if we desire to hold and control this vast and opulent trade.
 If this be treason the tendertoots Time for Chicken Thieves.
 '"The time is about ripe now for the chicken thieves to begln their work, wise thing to keep close, watch on zen yesterday. When the weather ing ing" and Christmas time, these sneak thieves get hungry for fowl and they take mighty desperate chances to land a few birds. Last night l ,spied d burly negro prowling around on my premises. l unexpectedly came upon him in the dark and at once demanded what he wanted on my place. He re- the sanitary department to make an in spection, thinking that l knew no bet ter. At that instant he broke in a run aPG sS hm Sat Wss pteh SSrk and would never know him again if l were to see him. notified the police de- partment of the occurrence and they
 T simply give my experience to warn others of what they may expect at this season of the year"
 Kind Words for Sexton.
 Captain A. C. Sexton of the office of Secretary of State, has returned to Montgomery after a visit to Vinemount in his home County. Of Captain Sex ton The Cullman Democrat has the fol-
 Hon. A. C. Sexton, Chief Clerk to the Secretary of State, Montgomery. was here several days this week shak- ing hands with his many friends He visited his old home at Vinemont, where he holds his citizenship and votes It is expected that Mr. Sex ton will formally announce for Secre- tary of State within the next few weeks, if so he will find his old home County .solidlY backing him up and his good friends doing valiant work in his interest.
 Colonel A. A. Wiley left for Wash ington last evening in attendance upon the first session of the Fifty-ninth Con gress. He will return home for the Christmas holidays. The indications are that the genial Congressman is going to have his hands full of very important matters of legislation in which the people of this section are vitally interested at the approaching session. Mrs. Wiley will go to Wash ington within the next few days.
 Hon. Emmett O'Neal of Florence u,as among yesterdays prominent visitors to the city.
 MT. c. W. Hare of Tuskepee snsnt