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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-02

Ator." and was expelled by. a vote or twenty-five to one on July g., 17s7.
 In the discussion preceding the Hlount investigation the Senade decifSa asa qualifications of its members IL coula act Independently of any criminaI pro ceedings and in the presentation or ev- of a court of law Judge Story. re- viewing the Blount case, comes to the conclusion that member oI eit1er house may De exReledb TOT a, any nynishsaie by statute Is inconsistent with his trust and duty. There was probably. no fed eral law at the time under which Sen
 In the Burton case there have been criminal proceedings, beginning eaily in 1904, and including two conyic. tions under section i1ss of the Revised ant found guilty shall .'be rendered forever thereafter incapable of hold ing any office of honor, trust or pront under the. government of the United been put in to show that Burton prac- ticed before the postofice department as counsel for get-rich-quick concern and accepted fees for his services. The evidence would be available in an in vestigation by the committee on priv iIeges and elections. It is clear that the Senate could hold such an investi- court. Indeed, if Burton by some technical subterfuge were to keep cut of jail; the Senate might expel him for conduct unbecoming a member Of that body, as Blount was expelled.
 But the language of the Hale rcso- lution, That the committee on privf- leges and elections be directed to .ex- anime into the legal effect of the late decision of the supreme court. indi- cates desire to let the law take its (, u.se suo. disolaIpv the senior. Sem ator from Kansas, whereupon a simple resolution of expulsion, citing the court record would finish the unpleasant business and save time, money and pub licity
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-02

Mir. Conner shifts his ground so of- ten that 1t is difficult to keep up with him. An eel is not in it with him when 1t comes to slipperiness. He astonish- ed his friends and hearers when he declared for a law making present railroad rates maximum in Alabama and declaring that such a law COULD NOT BE ENDOWED. It wasn't long before he limited his demands to list of 100 items and for the Georgia rate instead of present Alabama rates. Now he declares 1t would be impracticable to have the entire Georgia tate enact ed into law and that such law CAN BE ENDOWED. Verify he Is the greatest dodger of the day.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-02
Army of D,sfranchised.

HlImln gham Age-Herald.
 In the census year there were in this State 224,212 native white males of voting age, ana s,os2 of foreign since 1900 has been at least ten per cent. thus carrying the number of white men in this State of voting age to 255,0O0 The number of polls paid this year Is 7S,000. This leaves IF 000 whites of voting age in this State to be divided into two elasses-those who are over forty-five Eears of age and the army of disfranchised. It is inn possible to say what proportion be- longs to either class. The census bu- reau and it's college professors have they prepared none showing how many whites In Alabama are over for ty-five years of age. They have the facts in the census office, but none of their numerous bulletins draw the line at the age of forty-fve on race divisions.
 But whether we have 100000 dis franchised whites or a few thousand under that round number, we will soon tion will certainly be up to the Legis- lature. What are you going to do about it Are you willing to let the State go on accommodating disfranchis- ed whites Is this good policy? Is the cumulative feature of the poll tax wise ora bit sneedful?
 These questions cannot be evaded. They are before the people of Ala bama today and they will stay there fhile the disfranchised whites of vot- ing age. 100000 strong. will go on in- creasing until they outnumber the whites who can vote
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-02
Costly Insects.

Congress has appropriated $100,000 to import bugs to eat up the gypsy moths. These moths were brought to the United States some years ago in an experi- ment to determine whether they were silk producers. They escaped from custody and began eating Boston's trees. From Boston they spread through Mas sachusetts, and they are now ravag- ing all New England. They have caus- ed damage estimated at millions of dol- lars.
 Most of the injurious insect pests which destroy vegetation in the United States are imported. The Hessian fly, which with the chinch bug does over $100,000,000 damage to the wheat crop annually. was brought oyer in the for age of the British army in the Revolu- tion The San Jose scale, whfch~is lim- iting productive orchards to men with cent knowledge and probably came from Asia. The boil weevil came from Guat- emala through Mexico Even the po- tato bug has it's right to American an- cestry challenged.
 There are two ways to combat these insects which do hundreds of millions of dollars damage every year to the crops of the United States One is by human endeavor--by spraying. by pois- ons, by rotation of crops and fresh expert knowledge.
 The other way is to import the nat ura1 parasites from the countries That has been tried with the scale in California and with the boil weevil in Texas. It Is now to be tried with the gypsy moth Some effective parasite antidote to the potato bng may he found. If natures preventives can be discovered they will be more effective and chea per than spraying poisons and bug-catching machines.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-02
SATURDAY JUNE 2, 1906.
VOTING IN ALABAMA.

We publish on this page an article From The Birmingham Age e&derald which seemingly favors a change in our organic law requiring payment of poll tax, by those subject to it, as . prerequisite for voting The article does not in so many words so declare. but the inference is plain from the language used.
 We do not believe the time will ever come in Alabama when the number of white men who do not care enough for the franchise to qualify them seives as voters will outnumber those who place a higher estimate on that bulwark of freemen.
 If there Is an army of disfrancris- ed white men in this State. 1t is not because of the organic law. but be- cause of disinclination on the part of Ehe man to pay S1.50 for the proud privilege of having all restriction as to voting moved from his name There are men in Alabama by the thousands who have not yet registered and reg astration is just as much a requirement for voting as is the payment of poll tax. They have been appealed to, their pride and patriotism have been invoked, and yet up to date they do not hold a registration certificate. It will be in order next to be asking for e change of the registration re- uuirement and just about as reasona- ble.
 If the compulsory registration or poll tax paying requirement. are re- moved 1t will not be long before thou sands of negroes will be crowding for recognition at the ballot boxes and we do not want to see that day come again.
 Everybody subject to poll tax should be urged to pay it. II is a fact that fully one half of those sub 1ect to 1t have deliberately neglected to do so, and they will, there- fore. not be permitted to vote in the August primary or the November cleo tion. Before the 1st of February next these men should all go to the Tax Collector and pay that tax and become legal and qualified voters.
 The registration books will be open in every county in the State during next month and for some time after wards, as we'll as for a short period before the November election. Those who have SO far neglected this impor- tant duty should take advantage oi the opportunity that will be offered They will De non-voters as long as they are non egistered.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-02
Trusts the People.

Marion standard.
 remarkable. A few weeks ago one would have thought MT. Conner would carry. the State overwhelmingly over how he stands It is the sober, honest thinker that wields the influence in politics as in all other matters, and it Is this glass as the primary draws nigh, are not run off their feet by the cry of wolf and catch thief in order that some selfish and overzealous partisan may
 The more the public investigates the subernatorial race the plainer 1t be- comes that If Mir. Conner is the real Moses he claims himself to be the more anxious he would be to hold the office promise land until he has made good" by carrying out the pledges he has al- ready made. Every thinking man nor execute the work he has laid out to regulate freight rates. If the govern ship gave him this power his partisan terest can be protected without the conflscation of private property.
 When the picture plainly presents it. self the conservative voter seldom goes is not so hard as the willy politician may think for the honest, thoughtful man to discriminate between selfish politician and the true and honest rep resentative of the whole people. You may befuddle the minds of the care- less, but the man who loves his free dom and stands by his principles does not have to be led to the polls like a galley slave and directed as to his duty be he a plain. uneducated, humble labor or college president. And abuse and misrepresentation has no influence upon suCn men. Under sI,cn Judgment the Standard feels our next governor is to be selected. The prima- ry plan guarantees this. Hence we can not see at this juncture on what the friends of MT. Conner base their hope for his nomination. The plan may be to control the voter at the polls as in ye olden times, but we are not yet ready to believe 1t will work.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-02
TODAY IN HISTORY.

Name Day: Marcellus: Sun rises at 4:40; sets at 7:20
 lsGa--seven ships. attended by two for Virginia, under Sir Thomas Gates, Sir Geo. Somers. and Christopher New port.
 187s--Indian battle near Mount Hope between about 300 English and a num- Der of friendly Indians, and Phillip and his warriors, Wampanoags; 5000 of Philips followers were killed and taken; none of the English and but a few of their allies were hurt in this 1779--Verplanks Point with a gar rison of seventy men and four cannon surrendered to the British general. H. Clinton.
 17s3--Washington furloughed the soldiers of the Revolution.
 17S9-Baron Knyphausen, a Hessian general in the British service during the war of the American Revolution. died at Berlin. Germany. aged fifty nine.
 1s04.--Aaron Burr proposed as the Federalist candidate for governor of New York.
 1S05.--British surrendered Diamond Rock, Martinique, to the French,
 1S11.-Christoph and Maria Louisa, his consort. crowned at Cape Francois. sovereigns of Hayti.
 1s29.-The United States Telegraph became the organ of General Jack
 
 1S54.-The military force of Boston called out to protect the government marshal in delivering Anthony Burns, fugitive slave, on board a Virginia vessel No serious outbreak occurred. though crowds thronged the streets, and hooted and hissed and groaned. and threw missiles at the military, and at the marshal and his assistants.
 ISS4.-Gold discovered at Plainfield. N. H.. in the Connecticut valley.
 1S55.--Riot at Portland. Me; a crowd attempted to seize with violence cer- tain liquors, claimed to be owned by the city; and, persisting, the military were called out and fired, killing one man and wounding others.
 1SS4.--National Republican Conven- ton at Chicago nominated James c. Blaine for President. on the fourth ballot, by 544 votes, against 207 for munds 25 for John Sherman; Is for Jos. R. Hawley; for John A. Logan. and two each for w. T, sherman and R. T. Lincoln. John A. Logan was nominated by exclamation for the vice presidency.
 1s0e--The Senate passed MT. Buffers bill prohibiting the further issue of interest bearing bonds against a gold standard and favoring the silver par ty
 1897. - International Commercial Congress at Philadelphia. opened by President Mckinley.
 19O3.-Cruiser Tacoma launched at Union Works. San Francisco, Cal.
 IOO5.-Wisconsin Senate. under pres sure from Governor La Toilette, passed law compelling railroads to produce books
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-02
Growth of Railroads.

The technical department of the Johns Hopkins University has compiled the following statistics regarding the growth of railroads in the United States:
 road for every 729 persons. in 1880 for every 535 persons. In 1850 for every SSS persons, and in 1904 for every 3S0 per sons. In 1870 there w.s5 one railway employe for every 236 persons, in 1894 for every sixty-six persons; that is, there is one railway employe for every twelve adult males in the United States.
 Tn 1889 for every dollar received by the railroads they paid out 5S cents for wages and merchandise; in 1904 65 cents. In 1890 for every dollar they received they paid out ? 64-100 cents in taxes; in 1904, 44-1O0 cents. From 1890 to 1903 the passenger mileage per capita increased from IA to 26O, the ton mileage per capita from GAS to 2,155. There is hardly a commodity and not a days labor of any kind that will not purchase more transportation now than then,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-02

We have a reminder of the early sil- yer coinage days in this country in the conditions existing in the Philip pine Islands. The silver money of the Philippines is too good for its purpose In other words, it contains too much silver. It's bullion value is greater than it's face value, wherefore much of 1t Is finding its way into the melt ing pot Congress is asked to order a revision of the Philippine currency and to make the pesos lighter. In 1852 when the late Governor Houston was chairman of the ways and means com mittee of the House of Representatives there was a reduction in the amount of silver in our coins and the amount in them has been unchanged until this day.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-02

More than twenty years ago "Turbu- lent Teddy" was noted for not keeping his promises. A correspondent of The Norfolk Landmark furnishes that pa per with the following interesting item:
 In reading over a bound volume of St. Nicholas of 1883 for the amusement of my boy, I came across the following article:
 An Alphabet of Children" by Isabel Francis Bellows. Under the heading of T was the following:
 T is for Turbulent Teddy.
 Who never can learn to he steady.
 He'll skip and he'll hop.
 And turn round like a top. And he's broken his word twice all
 ready.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-02
ADDvcKs AGAIN.

Delaware Is a small State, but ow- ing to the odoriferous quality of It's Republican politics has managed for some years to occupy a prominent po- sition in the public eye. It is all due to one Addicks who. having made fortune in Massachusetts gas. settled down in the little State with the pur- pose of buying seat in the United States Senate. There has been more corruption and buying of votes through his movements than ever disgraced any other State or community. He has been trying for nearly score of years to buy his way to the highest delib- erative body of the world and 1t Is to the credit of some Republicans of the State that their persistent opposition has saved the State from such a dis grace. It need not be forgotten, how ever. that President Roosevelt at one time was playing into Addick's hands and appointing his henchmen to ofice
 The Governor of the State believing that 1t Is now possible to fill the va- cancy In the Senate by the election of a Republican called the Legislature into extra session. It met last Thurs day. The two Republican factions will fight 1t out. It was the under standing with the Governor that they would hald a caucus and the losing side submit and join in electing whoever might be the choice of the caucus Heretofore they split and kept 1t up from Legis- lature to Legislature with result of no election. Addicks Is again can didate. His opponent Is Henry A. Dupont, of the powder trust. but apart from that a man of parts The Pitts burg Post says. MT. Dupont can be endured because, without recognition from the Regular Republican gang of his State, he consistently and suc- cessfully fought the unspeakable Ad- dicks. Should the now much crippled gasman be foiled, he has again in next January chance to oust Senator AL lee. who was elected as an Addicks man, but since has quarreled with his patron. It has been seventeen years since Addicks started to be states man, but unlike the locusts, his visi- tations have been annual and not at the one interval of that period. His story has become as familiar as 1t Is disgusting to the people of all parties, and the sentiment grows that 1t is the duty to keep Addicks out, to put Penrose out, and hereafter pay more attention to the composition of the Senate"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-02
CHILD LABOR LAW.

Reduces Percentage to Low Rate .jn Illinois.
 Chicago Record Herald.
 labor law has decreased the number of children employed in stores and fac- tories to the lowest point ever reached mitted to Governor -Deneen yesterday, Factory Inspector Edgar T. Davies shows that the percentage of child Wben the tS for is but G was established the first report sub- mitted In 1903 showed one child to every eleven adults employed. This til the records show that in 1905 sixty five adults were employed to each tive-the proportion of children to to twenty-five. Tn 1904 the proportion was one to ffty-two and last year 1t reached the lowest mark.
 Thousands of Inspections.
 For the year the bureau reports IT, number, 65.797 were made for the pur- pose of enforcing the child labor law and 229 for enforcing the law. relative ing wheels. while 5,Ss2 were addition al inspections of establishments where the laws were habitually ignored. shows Ws Sss.ssa persons employed in were men. i65.o3s women, 7.127 boys. and 4,628 girls. The total number of persons employed in Chicago was 540.o1S. divided as follows: 399,346 men. 131;23o women, 5,S47 boys and 4,095 girls.
 MT. Davies describes in detail the working of the new child labor law and of Sthe bureau for the issuance of age and school certificates. Several suggestions are made for changes in the system which would result In eliminating fraud in the obtaining of certificates
 Chicago Convictions Many.
 Tn the entire State the department secured 1.001 convictions in prosecu- tions for violations of the factory laws. Of this number 799 were in Chicago and POP in the State at large. Except seven cases, all the convictions were for violation of the child labor laws. Summarized, the convictions were as follows:
 Outside
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-02
Ransom Again.
Chattanooga Times.

Chattanooga Times.
 The action of the president of the Huntsville Agricultural and Mechanical college, colored, In having the man Ransom elected from college campus is an encouraging sign and highly creditable to the officers of that insti- tuition. It appears that Ransom, whc claims to be a preacher, and who is a very radical race agitator of Boston had been invited to deliver the annual address to the college. It appearing to the president of that institution that Ransom had become intoxicated he was very promptly elected by that functionary with the declaration: T would not, allow him to speak for his weight in gold" That is the way tc dispose of the imposter who seeks to 1'I1y tho races a~aiust one anoth r This man celebrated his coming to IT south pv attempting tO Dreak the law and then showed his total disregard for his people and their cause by pub licly. dlsSracing them. Bostcn should recall this representative of race equality" and put him in a straight jacket of public contempt Fortunatcly y he i5 now past doing any further harm in the South.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-02

It is reported from Washington that probably the fate of the Oklahoma Indian Territory Statehood bill depends upon trading votes for the ship subsi- dy scheme. A dispatch says that cer- tain Senators interested in the ship subsidy bill are working it against the statehood bill. The subsidy bill is still in the House committee. to which 1t was referred when 1t came over from the Senate. The speaker does not want it reported out, but he is getting very anxious about state hood. Ship subsidy Senators are ready, it is claimed, to vote for statehood in any form the speaker wants it. pro- vided the speaker will let the subsi- dy bill be reported and become a law This is trifiing with a great question and smaeks very much of deliberate selling of votes for a consideration.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-02

So many marvellous powers have been attributed to the strenuous enc at Washington" says The New Orleans States. reviewing a recent eulogy of the President, that for all we know he may be able to deal with an earth quake and make 1t as impotent as a doughnut We shall not assert any thing to the contrary because almost any day the President might grab a fulI-grown earthquake by the neck and pull the kinks out of 1t before our eyes, thus covering us with ever lasting confusion"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-02

Why should the United States au- thorities begin their cases against all legged violators of the law at Chatta- nooga with contempt proceedings. If they have any case at all 1t will strike the ordinary citizen that 1t might be found out by more direct process. This is a bad business and indicates that the Federal authorities ars more and more disposed to Invade the do- main ,- the State.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-02

President Stuyvesant Fishs report to the directors of the Illinois Central Railroad Company reads like vale dictory. and may be taken as evidence that he expects MT. E. H. Hartman to obtain control of the road next october. with the result of ending his term of service as president which has continued for nineteen years. It will be a bad day for the Illinois Central and the Southern States with which it is so closely allied when q man like MT. Fish has to retire at the command Of men whose enmity he aroused because of conscientious dis charge of duty
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-02
The senate and the Burton Case.

NOW YOrK Sun.
 If the Senate desired to exercise it's constitutional right to expel Joseph Ralph Burton of Kansas for cause. the precedent in the ease of William Blount | Senator from Tennessee, might be lnr a United States interpreter from his duty and aliienating the confidence of IVdIans from the pubic ofhcers resid- ing among them, and after hearing elections was declared guilty of high mtsdemeanor, entirely inconsistent with his public trust and duty as sen
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-02
Appreciated Compliment.

MT. Sheehan, special staff corres- pendent of The Montgomery Advertiser, did some clever work for his paper in reporting the commencement exercises of Judson College. The Advertiser reaches Marion now early in the morn ing and is distributed by carrier to the homes throughout the town by 7:30 o'clock. This enterprise Is appreciated and the paper Is growing more popular every day.