The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-09

States a lieutenant of the Union army, a major of the Confederate army and q longlegged sergeant of the latter met. The lieutenant and the major asked each other what he fought for. The former said he fought for the plaudits of his country. the latter for princi- ples. The sergeant, stretching out his maple limb, observed that they were both alike in one respect and that was that each fought for principles and the only difference was that the one had no principles and wanted them and the other had principles and was try ing to defend them.
 This, according to Mir. Pearson, fits the case of the opposition who is in bad need of principles when one of them made the published statement that three-fourths of the registered vote of the city was in favor of Forbes. Mir. Pearson also said that the fly ing squadron" would fall hard tomor- row. That is the term given to the staff of Captain Forbes's pseakers who have been conducting the suburban l meetings in the interest of that candt- date throughout the campaign
 The insistence of the opposition that MT. Teague talk out reminded the speaker of the parrot and the dog who l were alone when the former cried out sick him" The dog looked around and seeing no other animal in sight bounced upon the parrot who after be- | ing touseled roughly in the dirt shook | off the dust and said Polly talk-a too much" The speaker said the op- position would perhaps agree that they have talked too much in bringing the | charges of double dealing.
 This joke was applauded almost as enthusiastically as 1t was at the last meeting of the Teague Club held in West End.
 The Circle Again.
 Mir Hill said his oration was his maiden effort in a political way. He said later, however. he rather liked it. He extolled the virtues of MT. Teague He reviewed the battle scars of that candidate. He chai Sed that the "circleN has five politicians to the rings one. He also charged that members of the circle" are Republi- cans and all are venting their spleen l in making the "two-faced charge against MT Teague. He said Mir Teague would go a victor into the | Mayors office free and untrammeled to appoint whenever he pleases. He also said there was no disgrace in re- fusing to agree not to reappoint a man whom 'our Probate Judge Gaston, our Messers Carr. Joseph and Clisby have seen fit to appoint"
 | In his arraignment of the circle. MT Hill declared that "if the circle i do not dictate the policy of MT, Forbes | if he is elected. then there never was i any immortality in Montgomery" President Dent of the Teague Club
 was lastly introduced. He said when
 he looked upon the magnificent audi l ence before him he was struck. indeed
 with the force of the truth m the statement now gaining circulation that
 Birmingham is for Major Forbes and
 Montgomery for MT. Teagne. lie
 also had been informed, on good au-
 thority. that Major Forbes Is the
 President of the Montgomery City Band and has the right to toot his
 own horn as he is now doing refer
 ring 10 the band which was used in
 marshalling the crowd which attended
 the Forbes rally in the Auditorium. The speaker said he had received a
 message from the other camp that the
 forces consisted principally of small
 hoys of the town who were attracted
 by She band
 "FIyin,<, Lying and Dying"
 Tn ailuding sarcastically to the fly
 ing squadron" Mfr. Dent said ne know
 of a squadron once which 'stsrted ouI l hvirez snuadron. was lsf a lvlng