The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-07

try knows it's value--the work 1t takes to make it-and the grower. fully com prehends it. we ought to have $150,- 100000 year for this States share of
 If we could divide the State into hfty-acre farms, with thrifty family on every one of them. like prosperity would not be possible in any other sec tion of this government.
 sufficient 't to spin m % and eser weave PSwry every pound of cotton we can make. In speaking further of water. If 1 may be so trifiing on .s.p. an evening like this, we streams than any State from Maine west to California, and from Canada to the southmost line of our national ter ritory. The two statements are worth remembering.
 The State is growing. In six years we have added 37 per cent to the sum to individual deposits In State and National banks. Moreover, we have in six years well-nigh doubled our az greRate appropriations to schools. No Trusts OF Scandals.
 One of the things that we rejoice over Is that we are not the headquar- ters of any of the great trusts; the in- surance scandals left no smell of fire on our garments. We have no inter est in the lll-gotten fortunes born of an exacting protective tariff, except to pay our share of an unfair burden. may almost say that no dollar of 1t lines our pockets. We are universal contributors. that is all This item measure the difference between the wealth of this and some other sections of the country.
 Our President. God bless him. is af ter two of these classes and probably he will get after the other; the match @ less Bryan is after all three classes. Hearst does not stop with any speci- fled number of classes. Just about as soon as I had made up my mind that MT. Hearst was unusually well equip ped for running for office since he owned so many papers to take care of him he gives notice that he will not again offer for public place. I hold that every candidate and every office holder ought to have and edit at least one paper. l have seen the time in my official life when would have dearly loved to write for all of them. We ought to manage to get saved be-
 Not Rich in Mere Dollars.
 We are not rich in mere dollars in Alabama, but richer, some of us, than God on these plains and in these hills decay, we ought, i suppose. consratIl be the first people in this country upon whom mortification will lay its wither- ing blight.
 bama. Our visitor has heard some thing of 1t, The Universal Ruler of us all is invoked and will be invoked to lead us toNa wise settlement of it with justice to both races.
 Tn conclusion, I want to express to our guest another word of raise for the scholar, the man of schools, who is mans library, and essay to be a nov | ing and potential factor in the great fight. for civic reform and righteous ! ness"
 Several times during the Jvernor's address he was interruoted by ap- plause The closing sentences were especially well received tSs 3eartnS tne1r who had left his library to take up fhe cause of municipal reform.
 When he had concluded, pr. Baldwin | paid further compliment to -1I. Low. ! whom he characterized as the public 1 man who stands bY the motto that ef- I fciency and service are he only stan dards by which the public servant can '' Ovation for BIT. Low. 1 As Mir. Low rose to respond. the ban warmth and heartiness 1as seldom been heard in Montgomery -'or full ! two minutes. the distinguished New Yorker was compelled to itand waiting quiet had finally succeeded to the storm of hand applause. MT. Low said:
 'T am deeply touched by, the warm welcome that has, been confrrred upon me tonight, and by the sind things 1 the different speakers have said. shan try to interpret the sentiment what I have attempted to dos as ar incentive to do better things, in the
 S'f regard it as a high honor and a privilege to be asked by tnc Conner cial Club of the city of Ior:gomerv tc an honor and a privilege. which. 1 as sure you, deeply appreciate.
 MT. Chairman and Gentlemen of the 1 Commercial Club of Montgomery
 Tt is distinguished honor to DC
 iRyited to visit your ,ity by the Com I mercial Club, and the privilege of ad-
 dressing such company as Is Father ] ed here is very great one l appre' 1 cIate both the honor and the privilege l and I thank you heartily for your Cour' teous welcome. The City of Mont l gomery. as the Capital of Alabama and 1 inc first Capital of the Southern Con-