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The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-27
SPEAKING: OITT

Discussing the campaign contribu- ton matter, which has of late been such a live wire. The Chicago Tribune says:
 It has often been charged that every could be injured or befriended by leg islation had to pay tribute to the bosses-to be always ready with the passed around. Senator Platt admits as much, and does not seem to realize that the admission is more injurious the insurance companies. It Is an. ac- knowledgment that the party has been in the habit of holding up corporations for campaign eontri6ntions with an an by to be influenced. The corporations are less deserving of censure than the grating politicians who have bought places. Even If they promised only to prevent attacks on the companies they are as culpable as if they had agreed or refrained from passing any, how ever desirable and useful to the peo- pie.
 revelations injuring the Republican party. The facts that have been brought out ought to damn any politi- cal party. but the Republican organi- zation in New York has been shown on more than one occasion to be so utter ly depraved that even these latest dis closures may not be sufficient to lower it much. at least in the estimation of those who control 1t and benefit by it. The city of Albany during sessions of the Legislature appears to have been sort of bribery and corruption ex- change, where lawmakers were bought and sold like sheep. and where legis- lation for or against any man or cor poration could only get through by be- ing we'll greased.
 whether the corporations which paid the bribes or the men who were so easily and regularly bought and sold are more to blame may be a nice ques- tion of ethics. but to the average man the one who sells himself Is no worse than is the one who buys him. To use a common expression, they are all tarred with the same stick, and neith- CT has a right to claim cleaner skirts than the other.
 It was bad enough, as all honest men must admit. to take money belonging to poIicy-holders and use it to advance the interests and fortunes of the Re- publican party, but that wrong was intensified when the money was used as a corruption fund to procure or pre- vent legislation. In the first instance it was mere robbery but in the second it was robbery and bribery combined. It is no wonder that decent Republican newspapers are heartily sick of the whole business. and it is a credit to
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-27
MONDAY. NOVEMBER az. 1905.
BRUTE NATURE.

After all that we may say or. claim for our latter day civilization the fact remains that the natural and inherent brute in man is covered by very thin veneer. and 1t breaks forth on very little provocation or encouragement. la Armenia the brute breaks out and the Christians are massacred. In Russia the same brute comes to the surface and the Jews are murdered. We de- plore the savagery but when we read If a man killed in a\coiisge prize fight. of ano.hei coIlegian tied. to n railway track by his mates and left to be killed: when we read of the dead and crippled as results of football. can we consistently rail against Russian or Turk?
 The truth is that after ages and centuries of civilization and Christi anity it takes very little to make the average man hark back to the time when brute strength was the only measure of superiority. The best peo- pie will go to see prize fight where two human brutes contend for mastery and where one may kill the other. Men and women of our best classes. flock to witness a football game where broken limbs are common and death is not unusual. The film which separates civilized man from brutes Is a very thin one.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-27
TELLING US TRUTHS.

Recently the Chinese Minister to this country made strong appeal to our government for fair play for his peo- pie, and we do not see how any one can doubt or deny the justice of his reasoning. He declared that his gov ernment was not objecting to the shut ting out of the coolies from our shores, but, he added. bankers, lawyers. ju- rists, journalists. the clergy. physi- clans, dentists, insurance agents, brok- CTS and travelling commercial men" were all included in the shutting out process.
 It is no wonder that the better classes of that country, as aacSe~spec- flied by the Minister. feel outraged at that they should strike at our pockets by placing d boycott on American goods. In truth wo mny say that their form of retaliation was rather mild one. If the government of that coun- try had decided to exclude all Amerl- cans 1t would have caused an uproar and no doubt armed ships would have been sent there to forc.s China to open her doors to our people. Yet that country. considering all the. circum- stances, would have been little more to blame than ours is.
 As a contemporary views 1t, we can find no excuse unless we admit that all Chinese look alike to us. and that lweaputpose es6ucasionariy'to let in a few harmless visitors in order only to avoid complete rupture of diplomatic and commercial relations with China We have professed, however, to fear only sthes competition: of Chinese cheap labor on our own soil. and the entire move- meut has been against the coolie. It seems to be understood in China that we will not have the laboring classes here, and our policy is accepted as ir- revocable. But they say we have per- mitted our immigration officers to do more-to harass. annoy, insult and de- tain at our ports Chinese who were fairly entitled under our laws to come in. The Chinese therefore concluded that we were determined to slam our doors in the face of the whole Chinese people. because we cared nothing for them. But they knew we did care for their trade. Hence the boycott The boycott caused us to lose little trade, because it led to a most lively and un- dignified scramble on the part of tho United States to hold on to it, by as- surlng the Chinese that we would treat them better. We have treated them better. and China seems to be satisfied --or will be when we observe faith fully the spirit of our treaty ebliEa- tions.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-27

some of them that they denounce 1t
 without limit. The shameful feature of the business is that the offenders
 are among the most prominent business men and politicians in tho state It Is l some consolation to know that they
 are being uncovered.
 And on this same line we find The
 New York Mail ,enother Republican
 newspaper, declaring that if the State of New York ifs ever going to shake ofr the rags of petty spoils politics and of corporate jobbery at Albany, and sec some constructive legislation in honest obedience to the will of an aroused people. the present winter is emphatically the time. The men of the Republican party who are looked to for leadership may as we'll realize that it. Is the moment of destiny for them. They are at the parting of the ways. They must choose whether they will walk in the path of statesmanship or in the old devious ways of bossing and being bossed"
 If we might express an opinion by way of comment on The Mails words it would be that the Republican party of New York will be compelled to rid itself of It's most prominent leaders before it can accomplish anything With Plaft. odell. Depew and we don't know how many more, all practically in the same boat, what hope is there of purifying the party except by put ting new men in the lead? and better men, we are inclined to add. The G. o. P. of the Empire State has its work cut out for it, beyond a doubt. Of course there are good and honest men in the organization. but will they be permitted to assume leadership?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-27
not less marked nor more different of

not less marked nor more different of
 MT. Cleveland declares. and Kew aha ytll departures of the American people from the war originally ordained for them were never so common ana never So disaHietti,ng ss now well rfssleenp tane fo heart the ex-presidents arraignment of the public extravagance that IS mo longer universally condemned as ois- Haunted before our people as evidence. of the splendor of our nationality. Lesser politicians. "captains of fnance;", and insurance magnates;.s .h may yo,,,sd weii thrusts contained in the further ar raignment of those circles in which "the pursuit of wealth has become promotion of disreputabiy selfish and personal advantages" in politics. and or the proneness of trustees to compiete- ly venture upon bold and rank vioia. tions of duty. only explained by the prevalence of lax and flippant concep- tlons of the sacredness of hduciary op- legations"
 the future, however. "The tremendous question confronting us." he says, IS whether these things can be regarded as mere items of bad behavior wnlcn we must submit to the belief that they are symptoms and manifestations Of a fundamental and radical change Tn American character" The character of the answer depends partly on tenn peramental inclinations but Tit Is cer, tain.' he says, that useful results Will not be reached if either 1ight-headed optimism or melapcholy pessimism Is In full command" With his usual good sense tine ex-president takes the middle course. Hc does not concede that "the cloud bigger than mans hand in our national sky" necessarily is sure pron,, ise of coming. "destruction by flood and American people to get the life boats ready. although consolingly maintain ing that American character IS as yet untouched by decay and is still a safe guide for those who are willing to be safely led"
 Mir. Cleveland is to be thanked for the phrase, 'light-headed optimism which so well describes the enthusias- tic utterances and numberless ill-con- sidered undertakings of one of the highest and most popular officials of the land.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-27

In the new map for 1905. issued by the General Land Ofice, the Isle of Pines will no longer have the letters sU. S." following its name. This de- ciSI Ion has been reached by the General Land office. which. since 1900. has des- ignated this bit of land Pine. U S." onicial maps have had the island in- dicated as an American possession for over four years. Frank Bond of the Map Division of the General Land of- fice. says that the letters ''U. S." had been placed after Pine Islands by mis- take. and that the mistake would be rectifed on the new maps. There is now pending in the Senate a treaty formally turning over the island to the Republic of Cuba, and it ought to have been done long ago.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-27
One Wins, How Many Lose.

Boston Herald.
 Frank England, Jersey City man. S7 years old, says that he has won for tune of s150,0o0 by betting at the race tracks He started with a capital of 75 cents and has accumulated a suffi- cient sum to keep him in comfort for for that one we will venture the predic- tion that there are 100 instances where men have started with a fortune of $150,000 and wound up with 75 cents as a result of gambling on horse races. Every dollar that MT. England won came out of some other mans pocket. The man who starts with 75 cents capi- tai. who engages in legitimate business and who by good management and thrift succeeds in collecting a sum equal to that which Mir. England pos sesses benefits the community. He helps to create wealth, while the gam bier who wins has merely enriched himself entirely at the expense of oth-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-27
Teuder-Hcar.ed Court In Nebraska.

The whole country is likely to join with Secretary Hitchcock in his express the outcome of the suits against cattle men in Nebraska who fenced in 212.0OO acres of public domain for their own purposes It was Uncle Sam's land and somebody else took it. The people were shut out of 1t. These men pas tured their cattle on it as if 1t were their own. But when they were proved guilty United States court found six hours pleasantly spent in the custody of the marshal and fine of $500, suf- hcient punishment. Is it any wonder that conspirators keep. on stealing the public lands and maintaining all their respectable connections meantime when courts of justice take SO liGht-hearted view of the offense2 -
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-27
LAND VALUES IN OTHER STATES.

A few days since a Kentucky farm sold for S100 an acTe, and as there were 4SO acres in the tract the cash. s4S,OOo,
 Tn Virginia farm on the Rappahan- nook recently sold for S30 an acre and the Englishman. who bought 1t was A Maryland farm of 800 acres sold for $20,000 spot cash. This is said to be one of the best places in Maryland.
 These prices are mentioned because there was not one of the places that Is as good as the average land of Greene.
 the peoe or of Virginia are not willing to sell land when they own it. A man up in those reaSs s9ases wSud ba eaS Ss locked fe take sP hs even $2O an acre for land that would rent for $2 or S3 an acre.
 Recently fine plantation in Dallas s20 an acre. which was easlly worth $100 an acre by any test of land val ues. The Alabama land would pro- or more cotton than any of the farms bama land is better, judged from any ate of sw s Saae s1HSpt tas es ars giving away their lands, which in few years will be worth from $50 to $10O an acre.-Birmingham Ledger.
 To the above named Alabama coun- ties The Ledger coulI have added Bull lock, Montgomery, Lowndes, Wilcox, Dallas, Marengo and Sumter in Middle Alabama. In fact there Is not a Coun- ty in this State in which the lands are not immensely more valuable than they get credit for being. Acre for acre better results are obtained from land in Southeast Alabama than any other part of the State.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-27

The announcement of Judge Dewey. who failed to win the Republican nomination for Mayor of Boston at the late primary that he is an independent candidate for the office. is another in- dieation of the loosening of party ties. He declares that he is going to make ''a whirlwind campaign" speaking at every street corner. and says he ex- poets to win. Doubtless he feels en- couraged by the result of Jerome's in- dependent campaign in New York and hopes to duplicate 1t, but he is likely to find that conditions are different. seems bound to add to the interest of the occasion and make matters lively.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-27
A Good Point.
Huntsville Mercury.

The Bessemer Weekly raises a pretty fine point on MT. zComer as to his sincerity in his last Campaign be- fore the people for ralfroad commis. sion. The Weekly thinks that instead of deserting the position he so much desired and through which he prom ised to accomplish so much for the people he should hold the position on the board and use his great influence to have two other members of his way of thinking elected as his associates and in this way fulfill the promises he made the people. But Mr. Comer lay his further failures on the legis- lature.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-27
What State Papers
 Are Saying
News.
A Good Man

Andalusia News.
 Hon. Charles Henderson, of Troy. is especially qualified for position on the State Railroad Commission ana the voters could make no better se- lection. MT Henderson is 8 man Of fine bushes ability and unquestioned integrity. He is the kind or onicial who aims to mete out justice, and that's the kind of men Alabama needs on the Railroad Commission. We have had quite enough of the fellows who have had their harpoons out for some Imaginary foe, who are always play ing to the gallery gods. Give us good. safe. conservative business man like Hon. Charles Henderson and jus tice will be dealt out all along the line
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-27
Letters tc tbe edftor
Thanks of Oll soldiers.

ss fs7Arsrsf ss SOl01erS Home,
 Mountain Creek, Ala, Nov. 24, 1905. Editor The Advertiser:
 At the request of the Executive Com mittee of the Soldiers Home of Ala barna. allow me as Commandant as well as many old wards of ths State, the age-worn veterans who comprise its in- mates, to thank Governor William ID. Jelks and Hon. R. R. Poole, Commis- sioner of Agriculture. for their valua- ble contribution of one car load of the best products f Alabama soil From corn, wheat. rye, rice to pump kins. potatoes and turnips, beefs. to- bacco, pepper, hay and many other pro- ducts that show our great opportuni- ties. This was a money saver to the Home, in that nothing vas to be bought in that line while it lasted.
 This meant something at the time it came, for every dollar thus saved meant more comfort to the old war-worn vet erans.
 Therefore accept my thanks and theirs for the noble gift, and may the Lord who prompted the donation bless these noble men who acted so promptly at the moving of His will. 't ''- Respectfully,
 M. L. Fielder, M. D.,
 a Commandant.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-27
The Entire State

Roanoke Leader.
 william H Sanders, Health Officer of Alabama. to publicly express the ap- preciatio6 the people ought to feel to- wards Dr. Sanders for his fearless faithful and Cffective fight to prevent yellow fever from ravaging Alabama. The health officer may have done no more than his duty, but he did 1t with so great disregard of self interest and safety that he displayed the true spirif of heroism. Not all the heroes of the world come from the literal bat tlefieId
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-27
Alabama Land.
Dale County News.

Dale County News
 Go back and read our files if yon against sellhhg lands cheap few years ,aso-teIlinH you that they were bound to go higher. We told you so" Ar for his 800 acres of land near Brun- didge' the other day. Plenty lands in Dale County as good as his.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-27
srryIce of CoIoueI Fnri.s.

An interesting letter upon the splen.. did service in the Confederate army Of .ss rsseSea s M Robert E arss has addressed to the editor of The Adver- tiser MT. Hudman says: , inst an account of the death of Colonel Robert Fariss. Tn this article 1t Ia stated that Colonel Fariss entered the error. Here is the true grade of Col. onei Fariss. On the. organization of the regiment Hon; Thomas H: Watts as Lieutenant Colonel and Virgil S. Murphy as Major. On the promotion of Colonel Watts to the post of At sgrney ceonel rarss wss to the Colonelcy of the regiment and he led his regiment in the battle of in what I have written for I was a member of the, regiment. in Company p. and saw service between 'S1 and good men, and brave and gallant sol- diers They have all gone now, to join the great majority of the men who made up that fine regiment"
 Mfr. Charles Scheussler and MT. Carl Scheussler of Lafayette spent last night in Montgomery.
 MT. J. A w. Smith. we'll known attorney of Birmingham, Is registered at the New Mabson.
 Mfr. John P. Tillman, a well known lawyer of Birmingham, is registered at the Imperial.
 Mir. William B. Bragg of Fort De- posit was among yesterdays visitors to the city.
 Mir. Nelson Fuller and Mir. T. F. Thompson of Centerville were in town last night
 Mir M. M. Smith and MT. s. D. DantZler of Autaugaville are in tn" city.
 MT. J. M. Watson and MT. M. M. Strickland of Braags are in town.
 MT. J. H. Sanderson, Jr.. of Hunts vile. was In the city last night.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-27
Want. All the Trimmings.

NdUSUeH JUUTHdI.
 should begin to put on city airs in
 more ways than one. We need an opera house, a union depot. a hotel. more car lines. streets, sidewalks, and many other things. It will take unit ed effort to get these Improvements. and no time should be lost in applying pressure all along the line.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-27
Didn't ConsuIt Teddy.

GreensborO Watchman.
 On most of the large calendars for this year you will notice that the 23rd of the present month is marked in red figures,-which means that it is a le- gal holiday. But the calendar makers did not reckon with Roose- welt, President of the United States, who issued his proclamation making the 30th inst, as Thanksgiving day. We guess Teddy will allow Christmas to continue to come on the 18th of December.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-27
Good Citizen. Interested in Politics.

SeTna JOUTHdI. :.
 Every man in Dallas County Is as much interested in questions of county policy as he Is interested in the busi- mes policy of whatever firm or enter prise he may be connected with. When questions are to he determined as to husiness policies he thinks long and hard and speaks freely and plainly before action is taken. Why not do the same on questions of county pol icy?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-27

{ There is one phase of the Chinese question we would be glad to have stralghtened out. As we understand 1t, ''Chinese" is the collective name of the people of China. Is it correct to call an individual of that nation "a Chinese?" Might we not with equal properly call a single Englishman "an English" or single Frenchman "a Freneh?" How about it?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-27
Cleveland On the Times.

"A nation no less than an individ. yal" says tns eDS,preshide4t DedSShde Cleveland writ on the corruption in the poIificaI ndZhZlhe h,ii ness and social life of this countpvE "a nation no less than an inSivi6nsl
 is pTSgneo of 10 safe WTanafp from the vantage snd the effect of such wanaariyis ',,, national character and achlevenaent is
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-27

It was hoped that when the muni- cipaI campaign was over in Memphis the papers of that city would quit wrangling and abusing each other and show more respect for the dignity of their calling, but the hope has not been realized. They keep up their abuse. call each other liars and other wise detract from the position a good newspaper should occupy. Wonder if their subscribers like it?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-27
Which
TaIladeea Reporter.

The United States is spending it's money on it's children-and too little. tbeir armies and navies. The educat- cd will win in industry. in letters. business, and war, to say nothing of the greatest army of all-for Eternity. will win in the contest for the sur yival of the fittest?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-27
Would Advance Fifty Years.

GeneVa Reaper.
 The South would in single day ad- vance fifty years in civilization if every man would simultaneously re- solve to throw his pistol away, or ever after leave 1t at home.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-27
Pointers.

A fool and his money are soon bart cred.
 mobile.
 Give dog a bad name and you might as we'll hang him. if Madam prefers a prettier one.
 People who live in glass houses ought to be thankful they've got any kind at all. .. .
 The turkey is not naturally nervous, but he Is likely soon to lose his head completely.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-27
Good Farming.

" Tn |" this issue Is published a state ment of MT. H. A. Hearn of Cuba. showing that he raised ,th thiS S,ysaIs year on , irish notatoes, 45 bushels corn and has another crop of irish potatoes to gather. Putting his crop at 50 cents per bushel he has made S100 on three- farming in Sumter
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-27
American Fashions Follow.

TaIlaSSee Weekly.
 lowed the flag to the Phillipines but American customs are reaching there by leaps and bounds. The latest is newsboys strike that forced a papcr published in Manila to abandon its street sales,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-27
And Never in Birmingham.

A great many men, some of them editors, haven't yet recovered their breath, lost when Phares Coleman resigned an office. Such a thing has not often been done in Montgomery.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-27
Breaking the News Gently.

Cleveland Leader.
 Foreman Cat the door)-Did yer hus- band hoy a new suit av clo'es on this mor-rnin'. Mrs. O'Malley7
 Mrs. O'Malley--He did.
 Foreman-They're rooined entirely. Mrs. O'Ma1ley-How did ut happen? Foreman-He was blowed up be charge aY Idinnymite.,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-27
The Laborquestion.

Fort Payne JOurnaI.
 The negroes are becoming more worthless, unreliable, and indolent, and 1t is only question of time when the South must look out for some labor to replace them in field work especially. The Chinese como nearer filling the bill than anything else offered and it is highly probable that the South must look to that nation to supply its field laborers. We cannot depend on the negro any longer as a field hand.