The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-12
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 The Advertiser announced some weeks ago that 1t expected to take no part editorially in the municipal cam paign in this city, unless some situa- ton arose it did not foresee. It has been trying to adhere to its resolution. It has not said one word editorially in favor of Mir. Forbes or against MT. reague They are both men of char acter. capacity and high standing in the community.
 It looks, however. as if some of Mir. Teagues supporters do not appreciate this attitude of editorial silence. Ap- parently there is disposition among some of them to force The Advertiser to take hand, doubtless under the illusion that such a development would help their candidate. At the meeting of the Teague Club Friday night MT. Nathan Burks was introduced by the presiding officer as one who had pre- viously promised to let something out of his sleeve" What he said. there- fore, appears not to have been merely his own views, but the result of con- certed design on the part of other lead CTS supporting Mir. Teague.
 It turned out that the thing up Mir. Burks's sleeve was an arraignment of The Advertiser and MT. Forbes. He is reported as follows:
 The Advertiser, gentlemen. is not in this campaign for the benefit. of the community. That paper has picked "a a candidate and Is trying ito elect him for The Advertisers sake,
 The cartoons of The Advertiser cant be bought by Mir. Forbes himself. He hasn't enough money, .R., l Rnow V. that hx,n ,S the cartoons at the rate of space the paper Is known to charge One cartoon looked at the other day had Father Montgomery sinking and a lifeboat of the anti-administration trying to save the Father. If we are depending upon such a life preserver as that we are sinking deeper every day, and God help us.
 The implication Is distinct that The l Advertiser Is really on the side of Mir. Forbes. and that its motives are pure ly selfish and sordid, that it is out for money and is getting 1t from Mir. Forbes or his friends.
 Now it may be argued that The Ad- l vertiser should consider the source of this allegation and let 1t pass. MT. Burks conducts an upstairs loan office. and accommodates hard pressed people with small loans at high percentages. He Is not generally regarded as phi | lanthropist, and Is in no position to be accusing The Advertiser of being out for money. But 1t seems he was only a mouthpiece, and let something out of his sleeve by inspiration or agreement. Hence. he must be an swered.
 MT. Burkss allegations seem to be based entirely on The Advertisers car toons. Have they, then. been against MT. Teague and for MT. Forbes, and have they been paid for? The car toons have spoken for themselves. Ev- cry fair-minded person in the commu- nifty knows that they have been direct ed against Chief Gerald and his polit- of nearly all of them. Does MT. Burks and his councillors mean tc declare to this community that Chief Gerald and MT. Teague stand for the same thing? Do they mean that an arraignment of the Boss and of the existing order of things is a criticism of Mir. Teague? That is the logic of Burkss position. If they are not willing to make common cause with the Chief. they ought to see to it that no mors such breaks slip out of anybodys sleeve.
 Next are The Advertisers cartoons sold to any one or to any organiza- tion? Most positively they are not. and we defy MT, Burks or any one else to offer a scintilla of proof that such Is the case. Such space cannot be bought in this paper at any price. Even MT. Burks himself. who talks about other business men as though he were their superior in several respects. could not. with all his power, buy one cartoon in The Advertiser.
 The Advertiser trusts that the muni- cipal campaign will not warm up in the wrong way. We are trying to keep cool ourselves. and we advise all oth- CTS to keep cool, and especially to con sider. carefully what they let out of their sleeves.