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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-02
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
High House Rents.

Editor The Advertiser.
 Knowing that you take an active interest in everything pertaining to the best interests of the people, I de- sire to call attention to an important matter.
 There seems to be a disposition on the part of some of the owners of res idences to make excessive raises in the price of rent. occupy house for which have been paying $2o,0o rent will be S25.o0 after October 1st, an increase of 25 per cent on the in vestment.
 The cost of living has been increas- while salaries have not been increased. but in many cases decreased. Bank ruptcy stares us in the face while this state of affairs continue.
 month do not use tobacco, drink liquor, go to the theatre or shows. Of spend money uselessly any other way. I have not spent $25.00 this year for all kinds of clothing: We have no ser- sewing. We have practiced economy at every point. and we have saved out Of my salary for two and half years s52. 80. Thus 1t will be seen that can not take on an additional ex- I have decided to move my family out of the city.
 know of another man who Is pay. ing $25.00 rent out of q salary of S7b.0c per month, who has been notified that the rent will be $S2.50 after. October 1st. He has recently moved here and Is talking about returnlng to his olc home. If property owners persist ir a movement of this kind the 1910 move ment will be killed as dead as "door-nail."
 A property owner of this kind in. sisted on unreasonable prices veal ago and the result was that thret high priced houses, in one of the .hes' communities in the city, have beer vacant nearly the entire year
 No man working for moderate sal. ary can afford to pay one-third of I for house rent.
 I appeal to all men who pay sala ries to seriously consider the neces sity for an increase in wages to cor respond with the increase in the cos of living. believe that many per sons have been tempted to Steal be cause they were not paid enough t' secure the necessitis of life. Not ev cry one will fall when thus tempte' but with the weak It does not talk much juggling with the. conscience t cause them to think that they earl more, and are entitled to more. ,an' Citizen.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-02
THEN AND NOW.

The Birmingham News has lost all sense of moderation. Its expressions are all in the superiative degree. One of its latest declarations is to this ef- feet.
 Two years ago the newspaper cham pEns % the ss sns ssrars a ns sss pr majority.
 We did not know of any railroad oii- garchy in that campaign. and certainly there Is none in this. So far the only avowed declaration as to the guberna- torial candidates in this state by a railroad man was that of Mir. J. $. B Thompson. the fpolit,cai manager for the Southern Railroad. He expressed a very decided preference for Mir. Conner and what he had to say first appeared in The Birmingham News.
 The News will enlighten a great many people in this State if it will specifically point out the papers which made the predictions 1t says were made in 1904. As fact scarcely any papers took stand in that fight. Nearly all of them left the voters to decide as be- tween the two men without any express sion of opinion on their part and with out making any predictions as to re- suit
 It is a very different condition to- day. Mir. Conner has been tried and all his vain boastings of two years ago as to what he would do, if elected. are un- fulfilled. He was to be a veritabie Hercules if elected. and remove every one of the complaints which he piled up mountain high. He professed to know everything and yet here in this campaign in order to hide his absolute failure to keep his promises he fouls his own nest. and attacks the constitu- tionalfty of the law under which he holds his present position and draws a big salary. He did not even call in the States Attorney but secured an out side lawyer to write down a law, which he should seek to uphold until State Courts annul it or resign.
 In this campaign great many news papers, which were silent two years ago. have expressed warm approval of Dr. Cunningham and his candidacy They give good reasons for their action and not one of them is influenced by fee or reward or the hope thereof They are supporting Lieutenant Cover nor Cunningham from sense of duty to the people and the State. and'if they make statements as to the sentiment in their localities they know what the, are talking about That Dr. Cunning ham is making a great canvass onls the blind can fall to see. There is ns comparison between this year and twt 1 years ago. and unless all signs fai there ia grave disappointment ir store for Mir Conner and his army O boosters and braggarts
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-02
TWO AND ONE.

The following letter appeared n
 yesterdays Birmingham Age-Herald. it's writer. MT. IT. H. Motion. was porn sos.s soc reSr of friends m hers who Win read his letter with great interest; A ,.n.
 Birmingharn, Ala July 2S, 1e0e.
 MT. .. M. Mclaughlin, Birminsnam'
 Dear II sir@In answer to your tnvt- tation (extended several days agol' 10 join the Cunningham club. I beg to consider from this date that fsnall use whatever little influence may
 have to elect Dr. R. M. Cunning governor of Alabama. , 1t understood that have until recent
 ly intended to vote for MT. Conner.
 | admire him for his nerve and deter nnanding justice from the railpoad cor.
 porations tn the matter or rreignt
 rates: do not question his honssLy
 of purpose but oTn now .o 6eiieve snas Te ensl my
 mind the matter is growing serious. and | believe that ali men should con
 sider what will he the result # Ala discrimipateiy opposed to coSporations. I told Mir. Comey that was afraid
 sA soPs] PEsudtss tce aanss sronE THs reesnt
 fitude of Conner advocates, in the press
 and otherwise. has been to engender
 and augment that prejudice against railroads and corporations generally
 has convinced me that there Is danger, very grave danger, In sight. We can
 regulate without destroying; we can
 assu'SSes ana SeepinE Tsh0 it from seeking invest
 ments within our borders. CDiscrimi-
 nation in freight rates, charges on the
 same and all the other alleged aouses
 law and regulated in such way as
 will give the public their full rights and yet at the same time permit the
 Without the railroads and without
 the other great corporations that are
 spending millions of dollars in our state. we would not continue our pres fopmsns sns 1sss without at least fair treat ment to them we cannot expect furth. CT investments from those already existing, nor hope for future invest ments from new corporations.
 In Lieutenant Governor Cunningham we have 8 candidate who Is conseE-
 yatiys and yet pIsdgsS oros to ths ravor companies to be fair and just to the people. I believe that he Is sincere, | that he will do his utmost to enact the necessary legislation to carry out his pledge and to enforce the laws that are enacted. He has great experience in state affairs, and believe that he weak backbone and being under the | control of the corporations, I do not | believe such campaign charges.
 TO say that he Is not honest. hon | orable and true, would be a reflection, | not only on him, but on the great body | of Masons in Alabama. who have hon. l cred and trusted him for years. Tc | say that he is not sincere and would 1 prove untrue to his pledges, would not | only be a reflection on that honorable | body of men. but also on his brother | physicians, who have honored and | trusted him. To say that he is a de- | nagogue and unworthy of confidence | Is not only inconsistent with tho per- | sonai and political history of the man but would be a reflection on the great
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-02
CHANGES TO CUNNINGHAM
MR r Fl MOTION OF BIRMINGHAM WRITES STRONG LETTER GIVING HIS REASONS.

body of Democrats, and statesmen who have repeatedly honored ana
 trusted him in the past. To say that cause he has not succeeded So we'll in
 Alabamians, who have never learned
 hs onsy srt S % mssns wso haRs aRs ssfsned
 loftiest heights in the gift of their fei-
 low-meni possibly they would be as
 rich az MT cosT Is i.oday haa tsey
 ton to money making. Some men
 think of nothing else. and others have
 no talent for making money, at least. be in this latter class; certain 1t Is
 smons s4ss s' the m fsrst N iS his Rsrossssions ana
 men. Certain 1t is that he has. well
 served his state and county as legis-
 iator, and for period as chief execu-
 mistakes nor reflected discredit upon
 himself, Sc far as have ever heard.
 As to the issues before the people.
 sxtrems s SaTmoi and rsdieal ehs and that Dr. Gun.
 ningham is broad and conseryattve. lt cannot be denied that while the toFea most issue seems to be the regulasion are regulated (and they cerAainly. are to be if either candidate Is eiected), there are other and highly important duties that will fall upon the shoulders of the governor during the four year period of his office, which have
 no. connection with nor relation to]
 As stated before. I had intended to vote for MT. Conner, but the recent more vigorous attacks upon all corpo- and dbS abuse indiscriminateiy heaped ups | on them, by the Conner followers ana l the Conner press. have Tncreased my I fears, and have moved me to cast asiqe personal preference. and resolve, to | vote for the man whom think. will do his duty to all classes without prelu" | dice.
 | ing front on any proposition, but my | convictions impel me to make tnis | change. We need the railroads and | of Alabama in moving onward in thh | development of our great resources. Especially is this true of the Birming- seem to be confSAed to reguiatio of rates, but iu so denunciatorky and sweeping in Hs charges against ak
 kind of corpoSr,ati9,n1s and syssysSSdy yffs n5 | them, that the election of Mir. Conner cannot help but put the state on rec.
 ord as being an enemy to industrial l porate bodies {the only practical way | in which it can be undertaken where
 large expenditures are inyolyede, ana l in my opinion, will retard in a sub | stantial way the material growth ana | progress of our state.
 | Those who believe we should Invite | capital to come within our borders, \ goose that lays the golden egg. those | who can view the Issues now before
 the people in a calm, deliberate. con- l servative way, those who are strong l enough not to be swept of their feet | by monstrous appeals to their preiu-
 dice and passion 1, believe will De
 added to the Cunningham column Tn | goodly numbers from now until the l election day in August.
 Yours truly,
 T. H Notion.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-02
THURsDAr, AUGUST q, 1sos.

If Is singular that a man possessing
 the intelligence and knowledge that Senator Bailey does should declare. as he did recently in public speech. that the negroes of the United States ''should be deported." We have not yet found any one who could tell us how the entire colored population of this country can be deported. banished or driven out. for 1t means about the same thing. or how their places could be supplied if they were gone. A voI- untary and gradual exodus of the ne- groes might possibly be a good thing In the long run. but Senator Bailey knows that the whites have no more legal or constitutional right to deport the negroes than the latter have to de- port the whites. We suppose the coll pred could be driven out by brute force. but the Senator would hardly advise such plan of removing them.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-02
IN PENNsYLvANIA.

The announcement from the Presi- dent that he would take no part in the Pennsylvania campaign was something of a setback to the Penrose gang. It is true that Roosevelt frequently takes the privilege of changing his mind when 1t suits him to do so. but in this case he has apparently become convinced that 1t is not good politics, good policy or real deeency for him to become partisan of the Stuart ticket when by so doing he will stand such a fine chance to offend and perma- nentIy aIienate the decent wing of his own party.
 For these good and sufficient reasons he has proclaimed strict neutrality and this. as we said. was not what the gang expected. and 1t was calculated to dampen their confidence very much. Now, however. they are taking heart because Of the attitude of the Prohibit tionists of the State. That party is not. of course. strong enough to have any hope of electing candidate of It's own. as the total vote polled by it in the State in the last presidential elec- tion was little short of 34.oo0. Last year, however, they combined with Democrats and Republican opposi- tionists and elected Berry, Democrat, State Treasurer by & majority of near Iy ninety thousand. This same Fusion party hoped to have the aid of the Prohibitionists this year and thereby elect Emery, upon whom the Demo- crats and Lincoln Republicans have united. and thus put down the thor oughly disreputable Penrose crowd. That hope is futile, judging from present indications. Homer L. Castle the acknowledged leader of the Pro- hibitionists. has announced that that party will not support the ticket led by Emery. and his followers are now talking of nominating him as their | candidate for Governor. This, under all the circumstances, idiotic deter imitation may insure the election oi Stuart. We never fall out with any party for being true to its convictions but In this case the paramount issue between Emory and Stuart is a ques ton of honesty or dishonesty Il would be much more creditable to Mir Castle and his following to hold theii own theories in abeyance and fall II with the fusionists in the effort to SC cure clean and honest government fol their state.
 While 1t Is not absolutely certain that the defection of the Prohibition ists will ensure the success of the ma chine ticket there is little reason t doubt that 1t will strengthen it yer! much. The reform wave which unde Weaver cleared the city of Philadel phia of thugs, thieves and oficial loot CTS has obtained a strong following thfoughout the State, and if twenty 0 twenty five thousand Prohibition vote would turn to Emery it might be tn means of reckoning a great State iron such disreputable conditions as rare ly prevail in any state in the Unior However sincere and honest the Pro hibitionists may be it will hardly b A source of qualification to them they see after the election Is over tha they were responsible for the defeat c honest government.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-02

The meeting at Russellvtlle, in
 Franklin County. on Wednesday of last week was purely a non political affair. Lieutenant Governor Cunningham and other prominent men and candidates were present and some of them made speeches in which there was scrupu- lous ignoring of politics. MT. Conner was invited to be present, with the distinct notice as all others received, that the meeting was to be non-politi- cal He declined. pleading a previous engagement. but in spite of the fact that it was not a political meeting negro was busily engaged distributing
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-02

ma who do not support his candidacys Railroad machine crowd" indeed!
 In the scores of thousands who sup- port the candidacy of pr. Cunningham VIII he find one person not the peer of the very best of his followingf
 How contemptible Dr. Cunningham would appear if he attempted tn apply such or similar epiteths to Corners supporters, calling them swashbuck- lers for instance, tools of Corners aTli- bition, etc But Dr, Cunningham is a gentleman and in his speech nnd cor respondence he does not indulge In foul abuse or apply loathaome epithets to his opponents. He is carrying on his canvass on a high plane.
 VIII citizens hesitate to make proper chcics between these two as- pirants? Can there be any difncuity in selecting me one candioate dsserv- ing, most worthy, and pualitiedT
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-02
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The following Is the Itinerary of rr Cunnfngham as now arranged;
 Gordo. Pickens County. Friday il a nj IEtheisviils. Pieksns County. Friday \ { D. m., August 3.
 Reform: Piekens county" FF'daS' ; ? 'it ictarroliton. Pickens County. Saturday Il a. m, August [.
 Pickensville, Pickens County, Satur' day, { D. m.. August {.
 Ailiceville, Plckens County, Saturday Eauahty. coosa County. Monday. Il Central. si T Monday, August sth. 2
 Eclectic. Tuesday August 7th. il a Kent, Tuesday August 7th. 2 p. m.
 Taiiassee. Tuesday August 7th. al H" Sotasulga, Macon Countye August 8 10 a. m,
 Tuskegea. August s, 2 p. m.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-02
Unfalrneas,pon,t Pay.

HuntsViIIe Tribune. .
 The greatest stimulant the candis dacy of Judge Tyson has ever received was the unjust reflections made upon his spotless character by The Birming. his opponent. The News article cast a reflection. a taint upon the supreme court of our state. There is not an Alabamian who Is not proud Of the supreme court To have an unfair: a partisan mud throwing at 1t unquestion ably excited indignation and sympa- thy for Associate Justice Tyson who s regarded as one of our purest and ablest judges. Judge Tyson will carry this county almost upanimously.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-02
nnt ,rn, Going.

Mobile 11erald.
 For months and months the Conner men have soIemnly assured us that their r1ii1ionaire dfctntar would wi1 Tn walk but for the past ninety days their words belle their actions. for. wooden man can see that the entire bunch. from Conner down, Is literally scared to death. They. are frantically endeavoring to stem the cunningham brilliant doctor took the stump and made mincemeat of Conner at Selma. The big boss now finds f necessary to lies while his T3frfningham committee with unlimited money, Us sending out wagon loads of anti-rallroad literature, all in the approving presence or j. j. the Southern Railway. who Is support ing Conner, because Comer can do no more harm to the rajlroads as goveTr.. nor than he can as commtssioner. It is enough to make brass monkey | laugh.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-02

If our neighbor city of Columbus cannot settle the water question in any other way why not come over on the Alabama side and try for pure and delicious artesian water? Maybe they could not find 1t near enough to make it possible to convey it over to the city, but some extra cost would be better than drinking from the turbid Chattahooche, and Alabama is always willing to divide good things with a neiahbor.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-02
Pure Lipped snd DIgnified. - Nnm1lrTw

ws presume the committees must think they have a worthy man, and eentiemanly speeched citizen in Mir. Conner. as their candidate for EoTHr' nor. ,. aa
 vertiser MT. Conner says: The rail- road machine crowd In It's enorts to distract attention. etc" Now, isn't this sweet speech, choice language for a Etstssnen, for a man presumed to he auaIified and worthy to stand as a Democratic candidate for governor, to use in referring to citizens of Alaba-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-02
Must Re.psct the LaHy.

More respect for law is the impera- tive demand of the hour in Alabama, and particularly Tn Jenerson county The law against taking human life should be obeyed. The law against bribery and corruption In politics should not be flagrantly broken. The conditions of citizens are the most precious possessions. They must be protected, if we expect 10 retain ouI own self respect or command the re- spect of others.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-02

Mr. Conner is making the postofhces fairly bulge with the literature he is sending out. It goes to the Birming- ham postoffice. so 1t is said. by the two- horse dray load. His principal stock in trade is a letter of his published in The Birmingham News of May 2sth, and fall of misrepresentation from start to finish. ...
 It is in bad taste. to be sending out now statements about Dr. Cunningham not meeting him in joint debate. in view of the fact that after his letter was published Cunningham met him at Selma and literally annihilated him.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-02

They are trying to build up new party in Colorado to be called 'Roose- welt Republicans" One of the State papers intimates very strongly that the present Republican party of that State is not friendly to Roosevelt. and 1t tells the new cult that they must convince the people of Colorado that they are in control of the party or the name Republican will be a stench in the nostrils of decent people" We'll. if we cared to butt in we might say that the name Is a steneh new in many places. but will the new name better the organization?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-02

in Montgomery, en route to Southeast Alabama, where he has been invited to speak at several points In the wire- grass section. He was In the best of spirits over his prospects. On Mon day he spoke at two places in East Alabama, where he addressed large and enthusiastic crowds.
 %% ae
 MT. 4. S. Noble of Tuscaloosa. was in the city yesterday.
 q %se
 Mir. w. D. Stratton of Birmingham. Is at the Windsor.
 Mir. T. H.. Bailey of Troy, was in the city yesterday -
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-02

The spartanburg Herald thinks 1t is a pretty safe guess that the next Pres ident will be named Bill" alluding to Taft and Bryan. If we should ven- ture an opinion 1t would be that no guess Is a safe one when aimed at the name of the next President
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-02

If czar Nicholas ever reads Shakes peare he is prepared to realize the truth of th% famous bard's words: Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown" Working at the job of czar of Russia is almost as bad as umpiring a ball game. We decline to accept the position, if rendered us
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-02

sAfter living for sixty years. Rus ~Ali Sage is taking his first vacation % remarss The Guthrie State Capital. what does The Capital think he was aoinR during the other thirty years.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-02

his circulars. whether by his consent or by his friends without it, advantage was taken of a Confederate Veteran gathering to circulate matter which could not have been uttered from speakers platform. A letter to The Advertiser referring to this matter says two thirds of these circulars were thrown on the ground and left there by those to whom they were handed. Dr. Cunningham will carry Franklin County by a majority of two or three to one"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-02

Won't somebody apply little ice to the head of The Birmingham News? Here is one of its latest outbreaks:
 There is nothing more certain. in all this world which has to transpire in the future than that Conner will be nominated for Governor on August 27 by an overwhelming majority.
 We copy this to let our readers see on what miserable stuff the Conner pa- pers are feeding their deluded follow CTS. The above, however, goes beyond the realm of human kind, and irvades the sphere of Omnipotence, for 1t is not given to finite man to know so posi- lively what the future may unfold. In our judgment The News will find or the morning of the 2Sth that it is q very poor prophet and not on such good terms with the Almighty as il presumes to think it is.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-02

It is a matter of deep regret that MT. Bryan has seen proper to inter fere in the internal affairs of the Dem ocratic party in Illinois. If wrongs have been committed there. the people on the ground. are in better shape to correct them than an outsider, even if that outsider be MT. Bryan himself The Democratic party has generally been free from absolute dictatorship and Mir. Byan, for the benefit of him. self and the party, should abstain from giving ground for the opinion that he is about to assume that role. The matter he discusses were thrashed out at the last Democratic National Convention and the men whose interests he Is upholding, were defeated. He had better leave the Democrats of Illinois to settle their own troubles.