The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-27
ALABAMA PRESS

Gadsden Journal Evidently the Presi-
dent wanted to give everybody a square
deal but objects to having one handed
to him.
Camp Hill Times: OF course it is under
stood that anything the President says
is subject to amendment.
Alexander City Outlook: And Teddy has
reached the deadlne, and is being num-
bered with the "over-estimated'
Coosa Argus: A wise guy informs us
that the ankle is placed between the foot
and the knee to keep the calf away from
the corn
Coosa River News: Wonders refuse to
cease. Mr. Bryan's Commoner now refers
to ex-President Clevelands bond issues
as patriotic work.
Headand Post. The great mistake TIE
socialistc advocates in this country are
making is their inability to distinguish be-
tween liberty end license.
New Decatur Advertiser: Senators Nor
grinned when they found themselves to-
gether after the opera was over"
Clayton Record: Messrs. Morgan and
Pcttus, the senators from our state. vot-
ed against the rate bill. We are of the
opinion that they did the proper thing.
Eufaula Times: The Cleveland Leader
is fair enough to say that southern
chivalry was and is real thing, and
long ago took the form of well defined
code.
Talladega Reporter: In these piping
times of Ieace the absence of tramps is
noticeable. The tramp is not coming
around: he's afraid somebody will put
him TO work
Monroe Journal: The Conner newspapers
are beginning to deplore the lack of en-
thusiasm in the gubernatorial campaign.
This is a straw which indicates that the
wind is not blowing in the desired direc-
ton.
Montgomery Advertiser: If every sena-
tor who voted for the rate bill on its final
starding of ,he bill and his reasons for
voting for it We would have an interesting
Symposium.
Ensley Enterprise: Abolish the profess
sional juror, let the shyster lawyer go
west and elect only judges who know
and respect as highly Gods law as they
do mans code, and then may we hope for
purer days.
Huntsville Mercury: Democracy is grow
ing in Great Britain and it Is growing
some around in these diggins. Vhe people
wake up now and then and take hand
in public affairs, and then you hear some
thing drop.
Greensboro Watt'inlan There arc many
striking examples of the value of good
reads. Wherever roads have been per-
ranently improved it Is found that there
has been very great increase in value
Of the adjaeeat property.
Tuslegee News: Birmingham has been
in a futter for a month over the coming
of Vice President Fairbanks to that city.
At last he has come and gone. That city,
regardless Of politics, paid him great at
tention. for which the second citizen Of
the nation was profoundly grateful.
Brewton Standard: The Age-Herald re-
Gently had an editorial as to carrying
concealed weapons. and urged that strin-
gent measures be adopted to put stop
to the evil. There surely ought to be
something done to suppress this evil, for
as long as men carry concealed pistols
human life will be cheap Abolish this
practice and more than half of the num-
her of murders in our state will never
happen. 1t is to be hoped that public
opinion on this matter will be quick
ened SO that our people will be con-
strained 10 quit the evil practice of car
Tying concealed weapons