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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-10-27
Senator Morgan's HartselIe Address.

Just before the state primary was
held Senator Morgan spoke to the
people at Hartselle, and the address
delivered there has, The Age-Herald
is glad to state, been put in pamphlet
form for use in all parts of this state.
The wider its distribution shall prove
to be the clearer the people of Ala
bama will see where they stand at the
present time
The chief object that our senior
senator had in mind at Hartselle con-
sisted in a desire to convince our peo-
pie that they hold a position of conf
merCfal independence in virtue of their
ownership of the cotton belt, and of
its monopolistic power that admits of
no rival competition, and never will.
Thus fortified they can control labor
capital, and all political antagonism.
if they will. This control needs no
financial combinations to control
prices. Such projects would lead in.
evitably to banking and speculation
that would be dangerous in the high
est degree. They would be controlled
by presidents and directors who, at
least, are liable to go the way of all
fiesh," especially of the proud flesh
that finance seems fated to produce.
Every cotton grower should be his
own banker and his capital stock
should be cotton bales held in reserve
for a fair market In his own house at
home, and properly insured against
fire. To do this no mortgage should
be given. This would secure the farm
er's independence and at the same
time would compel him to produce a
living on his farm. To be able to hold
cotton crop, even of one bale a year,
for fair price, would enable every
cotton grower to contribute to the
price by his own conduct, and In the
aggregate it would control the price
of the entire crop.
The address at Hartselle explains al
length the value and Importance OF
the cotton crop. and every cotton
grower into whose hands the pamph
let edition of 1t may come should read
it from beginning to ending. Senator
Morgan shows that we owe all oul
blessings to the cotton belt and to the
democratic party. and he holds the
former up to view, and leaves the
reader in frame of mind to support
the latter.
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Metronolltan FEATURES.

More strikingly perhaps, than any
other town of its size, Birmingham has
two distinct phases-one by day and the
other by night" said a man. I'm this
respect Birmingham is metropolitan. 1t
is even approaching the bohemian; that
is, If by that vague term is meant large
population that eats at all hours of the
night. There is a growing number of
restaurants that never close, which fact
it would seem Is proof of their patronage
All of them do a good business.
with multifarlous electric lights Bir-
mingham has defed the shades of night
The streets are as bright as day The
shop windows are palpable realities, and
the signs shed an Illuminating radiance
that are reminders of Broadway. Until
about the normal bed time hour many
moving picture shows fill the air with
music. Unless all signs fail Birming-
ham Is now in the transitional stage
emerging from the crudity of the new
town to the finished air of the metropo-
lis"
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NICK OFF THE BLACKLIST.

Washington Cor in New York Times.
The Federation of Labor has marked
Nicholas Longworth off its list of con-
gressional targets. In the catalogue Of
those Congressman marked out for de-
struction at the polls Mr.. Longworth &C.
eupied prominent place, he having voted
against the interests of organized labor
whenever he got chance. That he now
escapes is due entirely to the fact that he
is President Roosevelts son-in-law
Mr.. Gompers began fighting Mr.. Long
worth as soon as he had finished with
Mr.. Littlefeld in Maine. Immediately
protests from Cincinnati workingmen be-
gan to pour In at the Federation head
quarters in Washington. The Cincinnati
labor men said they wanted to vote for
Mr.. Longworth, not on his own account,
but as a means of showing their regard
for his father-in-law
At first these protests were disregarded,
and the Gompers crusaders went right
ahead with their work At last, however,
the protests became so numerous and so
fervent that the Federation officials were
Obliged to heed them. There has been no
formal ending of the fight, but the Fed
Grafton officials have simply ceased their
efforts and are letting the workingmen of
Cincinnati vote as they like.
Mrs. Longworth is the great issue in her
husbands campaign. She accompanies
him to his political meetings, and proba-
bly, makes more votes by her presence
than he does by his oratory
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them, and some friction is resulting
from it. But if San Francisco remains
obdurate it is not easy to see how
even a strenuous administration can
control it. The Japanese do not stand
high in public estimation in Callfor-
mia, and a home issue may spring up
that will bristle on the one side with
states rights and on the other side
with Imperialism. In the meanwhile
Japan will grumble, and i'll feeling
will become general there. Secretary
Root is, however, a pacificator, and
San Francisco desires Japanese trade,
and doubtless a modus viyendi at least
can be arranged under which the little
Japs in our great Pacific port will be
permitted to become Americans while
attending the public schools.
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Solving the Race Problem.

The proposed repeal of the Fifteenth
amendment is not bit more impracti.
cable than is the proposed COLOMBIA
ton of nine millions of negroes In
Cuba or the Philippines, or their seq.
regation In three or four states. DR..
Washington GLADDEN. solemnly pre-
sents the last named solution"
All these propositions are solutions
that do not solve anything. They are
not worth the paper they are written
on. The truth simply is. the negro is
here. as he is in all the islands and
republics to the south of us, and he
will continue to live and work along
side the whites as part of the popu-
lation of the country. He may grad.
ually cover the entire country, but for
long time to come he will as a rule
live in the south.
There is but one plain duty for all,
namely, to recognize this fact in orler
that all may appreciate the import
ance of minimizing racial friction
There is no need for any of it. There
is none In Latin America-there need
be none here. The citizen who strives
to avoid race friction is the citizen
who is really solving the race problem.
and the citizen who promotes race
friction In any manner whatsoever Is
one who is aggravating the problem
instead of solving 1t. Governor Var
daman and Governor-elect Hoke Smith
mean well, but the Fifteenth amend
ment will remaina part of the federal
constitution long after they are dead
and gone, and the Gladdens who pro-
nose colonization or segregation are
simply hot-air artists. They are mere
theorists who have not taken the least
pains to study the situation. The me-
gro will stay right where he is, and
the plain duty of every man is to make
inevitable conditions work harmoni.
ously and smoothly. This is all the
solution that is possible. Details are
to be worked out, and Time will do
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A VICTORY FOR TRUTH.
rom the Mobile Register

From The mobile Register
The death of Mrs. Jefferson Davis gave
opportunity to many northern newspapers
for kindly expressions in sympathy with
the grief of the south. Some were tributes
to Mrs. Davis personally and Others dealt
with the life and character of her hus-
band The latter evidenced the healing
effects of time and. in one instance, con-
spicuously displayed, that truth will make
its appearance even after it has been a
stranger in the vicinity of its appearance
for many years. In the lifetime of Charles
A. Dana the New York Sun used very
harsh terms against Jefferson Davis and
even the death of Mr.. Davis did not re-
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PLEASURE. and reXenne.
Bedrish Census Fiuures.

census bureau reported that
80 bales of new cotton had been
I up to October Is, as against
5G6 bales in the like period of
1905; 6.417,S94 in 1904; 3,7O6,24S in
1903, and 5,6S3,OOO in 1902. The bu.
reau's figures for this year were larger
than had been anticipated by about
100000 bales, and prices were reduced
about two dollars a bale.
The truth is, the cotton market is in
a chaotic condition, the result of a
tumble of predictions and crop esti-
mates. So long as crop estimates run
all the way from 100000 bales up
to 100000 bales, just so long will
prices f1uctuate. especially if the
weather clerk keeps on predicting
storms, and even frosts.
In hysterical periods like the present
the farmer who can hold a portion at
least of his crop is the man that stands
on solid ground. What the south
needs Is many farmers of that sort.
We need men who can hold cotton,
and the more we have of such men
the safer will we be from hysteria in
general
There is no occasion for alarm
There is no reason why cotton should
not command ten cents on the farm
The world needs more than twelve mil
lion bales of new American cotton. l
took 12,174,000 bales last gear, it will
readily absorb 12,50O,000 bales thi
year, and this should mean ten-cen
cotton as a minimum. 1t will meal
that for all cotton that can be hell
until the season of hysteria is ended.
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PRESS POINTS


Atlanta Constitution: Rudyard KipIing
hate lately perpetrated another near
poem.
Memphis Commercial-Appeal: 1t is ridlo-
ulous for an old cornfeld statesman like
Joe Cannon to be flying around in an
automobile.
Savannah News: If Uncle RUSSELL
were not already dead, Mrs Sage would
surely have killed him when she gave
$1,000 to a church.
Houston Post: A preacher in Western
Pennsylvania told his congregation that
he did not believe in the existence of a
material hell, and it is said the doctor
holds out little hope for his recovery.
Pensacola Journal: 1t is said that Sir
Thomas Upton is back of the scheme to
organize $5O0,OO0,0OO meat combine. When
the combine is an accomplished fact Sir
Tom can utilize the water in it to learn
how to sail a yacht.
Youngstown Telegram: 1t is announced
that Uncle Sam reduced the public debt
$16,0O0O00 last month, about rs cents for
each individual, but it is a good guess
that the average American hasn't noticed
a two-bit difference in his finances.
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JAY COOKE TO THE RESCUE

From Ellis Paxson Oberholtzers Jay
Cooke, and the Financing of the Civil
War" in the November Century.
f THE time ever comes when the his
tory of wars shall be written on their
financial side, 1t will be more clearly
understood how much armies and navies,
too often made the fulcrum of every cal
culation, must depend upon the energy,
determination ana strategy displayed in
assembling the great sums of money need
ed in modern warfare. The world has
grown larger in many ways, but forty
years do not make Jay Cookies task
seem the less gigantic. France succumbed
to Prussia in 1871, after having increased
her debt about a thousand million dollars,
exclusive of the great indemnity of ono
thousand million more, which Bismarck
eXacted of her, and which, the French
representatives declared at the peace ne
gotiations, exceeded the total amount of
money in circulation in the entire world.
To the French, the whole cost of the
war and its subsequent events, with the
indemnity, was about eighteen hundred
and fifty million dollars of Indebtedness
Russia and Japan came to the end of
their recent war after Russia had added
about $500, co., 600 to her debt, a sum which,
of course, takes no account of her van
ished navy or of many losses which later
will be carried into the general fund of
debt. According to the figures supplied by
the Japanese embassy at Washington,
Japan spent about s65O,00000O.
These sums seem great, but the Ameri-
can civil war added to the debt of the
union nearly $500, 100000 exclusive of all
that could be obtained by heavy or
binary and extraordinary taxes. We
raised in five years, by long loans and viz
tually without foreign aid, almost as
great a sum as Great Britain borrowed
and put to her national account between
the years 1893 and 1876 the period of her
prolonged struggles with Napoleon and
her second war with the United States.
Besides all this there were the debts
of the loyal states and municipalities, as
well as great mass of obligations which
never were and never will be paid, rep
resenting the pecuniary sacrifice of the
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move the long-continued animus of the
Sun. Under it's present management the
New York paper has displayed a better
spirit, and while the general tone of its
article on the death of Mrs Davis would
not be accepted in the south as a sign
of friendship. the following extract gives
to Mr.. Davis that which the Sun refused
to accord him when 1t had former oppor-
tunities:
THE truth is that Jefferson Davis was
a 'self-made man" in the strictest and
most practical meaning of the term. He
went from Kentucky to Mississippi with
no prestige of family influence or illus
trious ancestry He was man of brains,
address, self-confidence and indomitable
courage. TIE rose from obscurity to fame
and power by his own unaided genius. His
memory needs no promotion at the hands
of romance and hysteria.
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people of the south. Indeed, the most
careful and expert of statisticians can
not compute the full money cost of the
civil war.
The vast expenditures of these years
could not be met by any method known
to the government of the United States.
Robert Morris was accounted to have
achieved a great triumph when he sent
Washington $4,000 for his operations
around Trenton, and borrowed $4,000 from
Rochambeau to set the ragged continent
tai army before Yorktown. Stephen Gil
rard, another Philadelphia financer. had
assisted the government during the war
of 1872 and Enoch w. Clark and Jay
Cooke, of the same city. procured a few
millions to aid the government in waging
its unrig'hteous war upon Mexico.
But this was as nothing in comparison
with the great five-twenty loan and the
seven-thirty loan which f. the civil war,
Jay Cooke placed for Secretaries Chase,
Fessenden and McCulloch. and the sub
sidiary operations which he undertook for
the government. He sold bonds and treas
ury notes when the department and the
sub-treasuries could not sell them, just
as he could catch fish where others angled
in vain He surpassed all other bankers
and brokers whom the secretaries tried,
and they were always forced to return
to him as the one man who could draw
from the people the great sums daily
needed to manage the war;
The unalterable foe of the reputation
of any of the debt which he had been in
strumental In distributing among the peo-
pie, Jay Cooke was both wholesome and
potent influence n political and finan-
cial circles after the war had ended. He
advocated the early conversion of per
cent bonds into issues bearing a lower
rate of interest, and certainly would have
effected his funding of the debt if he
had been permitted to undertake 1t. What
The did in this line under Secretary Bout
well, through the famous Syndicate Ia
word which was brought into the Ian
guage to describe this operation), was
well done, after envious rivals had first
been tried and had failed to perform the
service for the treasury.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-10-27
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press
One person can lead man up to re-
FORM but thousand can't make him
keep it.
When a girl says she doesn't care for
boys. it's sign nobody believes her
but her mother.
Some men are so lucky that they can
marry money without its being a widow
older than they are.
Punishment of a child may hurt the
parents who inhict it, but they don't
have to do much yelling over it,
An awful nice thing about being a mil
lionaire is il you pull out a handkerchief
with hole in it you don't have to feel
humliated-
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BREAK INEVITABLE.

From the Philadelphia = ress.
Ascum-Hello, old man, what are you
walking so fast for?
Skorcher-Fellow just stole my auto and
went off down the road.
Aseum-But surely, you don't expect
to overtake him afoot?
Skorcher-Sure thing. He forgot TO take
the repair kit with him.
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WORE OUT HIS FINGERS,
From Harper's Magazine.

from Harpers Magazine.
He was brakeman on a railroad In
the far west, who years ago lost the
index finger of his right hand. One day
lady passenger, who had been much
interested in the wonderful works of ma
ture the brakeman had pointed out to
her along the road noticed the stub
finger. When the conductor came through
the car she said to him:
Excuse me, sir, but can you tell me
how the brakeman lost his forefnssr? He
seems to be such an saosanns1Asins -
low"
Yes. mum, that's just 1t. He 10 = -.
commodating that he wore that finger ~
pointing out the scenery along the line"
said the conductor
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THE COLLECTION HABIT.

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
why are you here?'' asked the kindly
visitor.
For debt" replied the sad-eyed pris-
oner.
For debt? Inhuman: Impossiblei And
this the twentieth centuryl I'll get you
out"
But this is a complicated case" re-
Joined the prisoner. 1T is not for debt
of mine. You see. the world owes every
man u living and ! was trying to collect.
Much obliged for the tracts.
However, the visitor mad passed on
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ALABAMA PRESS

Tuscumbia North Alabamian: 1t is said
that Florence has negro that answers
to the classical name of OHell. But there
is nothing in a name.
Montgomery Advertiser: Politics in Ok
,lahoma and Indian Territory are get
ting about as thoroughly red hot as
in New York or Pennsylvania
Gadsden Times News: President Roose-
welt ought to invite Postmaster Barnes
of Washington to accompany him on his
Panama trip, and then lose him.
Admission Hot Blast: Hearst Is fulfilling
his destiny. He is showing EN- things
in New York, and he is marching on to
greater notorety, if not to victory.
Cullman Democrat; God Almighty has
again come to the farmers aid. The
heavy rains destroyed enough of the crop
to make what is left worth 10 cents a
pound.
lPrattville Progress: Autauga county
will be almost solidly democratic for the
next ten years, and those who wish to
take part in naming the officers must
remain eligible to take part in the pri.
mary by supporting the democratic NOM
inees.
Baldwin Times: Alabama has more than
one million dollars of surplus funds-money
in excess of legitimate expenses neces-
sary to run the affairs of state This
fund will grow and will become much
greater during the next few years. We
are on the prosperity wagon and are
moving. What shall be done with this
fast increasing surplus? 1t will go some
place-of that there is little doubt. 1t
should go back to the people, whose
money it is. Can a portion of it be used
to better advantage than the improve
ment and betterment of the public high
ways of the state? Let us have some
of it for our public roads.
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THE BRAVE.

By William Collins.
How sleep the brave. who sink to rest
By all their county's wishes blest!
When Spring, with dewy fingers cold,
Returns to deck their hallow'd mould,
She there shall dress a sweeter sod
Than Fancy's feet have ever trod.
BY fairy hands their knell is rurg,
BY forms unseen their dirge is sung;
Their Honour comes, a pilgrim gray,
To bless the turf that wraps their clay:
And Freedom shall awhile repair
To dwell a weeping hermit therol
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-10-27
IN HOTEL LoBBIEs
Real Estate Market.

Inc birmingham real estate market is
showing that peculiar symptom that is
often felt, and yet is almost inexplaina-
be- said S. e. Thompson yesterday.
Property in the business district is
experiencing the usual quiet for this sea-
son, while suburban property is making
rapid advances and is in strong demand
There are several causes for the pres
ent quiet condition of real estate In the
city. The advance in the price of money
started by the Bank of England a week
ago, and which influence had quick, al
most instantaneous response in the local
money market, has had some effect on the
trading The real estate market is al
ways quiet after the annual October
moving and during the early winter sea-
son.
Another reason for the slight depres-
sion in dealings Just at this tinre is the
tendency on the part of the people to
secure suburban property. This property
on all sides of the city is advancing in
price and is in strong demand This is
caused by a general inclination on the
part Of home-seekers to secure homes in
the country. The improved car service
is greatly responsible for this sentiment
while sales in the city are little slow
just at this time. this inactivity will
hardly continue for any length of time
and activity will return with the coming
of spring, as is the usual rule. Prices
are still strong, though there is but little
property being offered for sale at present
prices Propertyholders seem satisfied to
hold for the future, knowing full well
that the promising conditions in the dis
trict will make an equitable adjustment of
demand in city and suburban property"
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HOMER'S CRADLE.


From the Boston Herald.
Ancient cities contended for the honor
of being the birthplace of great men.
Modern cities contend partly for the
honor. partly for what there is In it.
Condolences to Spencer, Mass, where ],
Pierpont Morgan was not born.
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CIRCUS DAY.

Today is circus day, a new
Excitement fills the air
And happiness brims in the hearts
or children everywhere.
The sun more brightly. seems to shine,
The sky's a deeper blue
And all the smiling world, I -'is,
Assumes a lovely hue.
Oh, Christmas day is full of joy,
Thanksgiving, too, is fine.
The Fourth Is also pretty good.
With soldier boys in line.
But when it comes to downright fun
The circus is a treat
And circus day. of all great days.
Is mighty hard to beat.
PAUL COOK.
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CUSTOMERS CAREFULLY WASHED

From the Laundry,
The following is the advertisement of a
Japanese who takes in washing: Con
trary to our opposite company. we
most clearly and carefully wash our GUS
toners with possible cheap prices as fol-
lows: Ladies, 81 per hundred; gentlemen,
$l5O per hundred"
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A New York youth took to heart the
appeal, Don't fail to register!" He
took it so much to heart that he reg
istered fourteen times, and he was
only 10 years old
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LutIn lowed Into Dock,

Bizerta, October 26.-The submarine boat
Lutin was towed into dock here tonight.
Flags were half-masted on the ships in
the harbor and public edfices in the city.
The bodies of the Inflated crew probably
will be taken out of the vessel Sunday.
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Ex-Governor Johnston.

Ex-Governor Joseph f. Johnston leaves
today for Oakman, where he will speak
at 1880 a. m. and Corona at I p. M, at
the request of and direction of the state
campaign committee He will fill other
appointments later on.
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Mr. Shaw retires from the cabinet
in order to give his individual atten-
ton to the corralling of delegates to
the national convention.