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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-25
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
The Clay County Court House.
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Editor The Advertiser:
The news item in The Advertiser of
the 21st inst, touching the court house
contest Ia this County is not fair
ask space to correct some of the err
rors.
In the first place, the citizens of
Lineville have not filed three petitions.
one, which was signed BY more than
thousand voters. was filed last April
the second one, which was signed by
ll,6IS voters, was kled August %. But
land filed petition with the Cover
nor asking him not to grant a court
house election in Clay County. Now
THIS petition may have been stuffed"
did not file 1t and were in no wise re-
sponsible for 1t.
There was no charge made against
the first petition filed by Linevllle that
made against. it were that it did not
contain a majority of the qualified
electors OF the County, and that some
or the signers thought 1t was a petit
ton to the Commissioners Court not
70 build new court house This pe-
tition was withdrawn In order to get
a Larger petition. When the larger
petition was presented the only charge
made against 1t by the committee OF
Ashland citizens who went down TO
investigate II and get a copy OF 1t, was
that the petition contained part of
the first petition filed. When some of
Inc Lineviile people who had charge
OF the matter were advised that the
Governor would instruct his Examiner
not to consider any part of the first
petition which was attached to the
second petition and filed as part OF
IT. they asked me as their representa-
tive to ask leave to withdraw the
second petition in order that they
sent an entirely new petition and one
against which the slightest objection
could not be raised, If they thought
proper to do so.
The second petition was circulated
by forty or tfty of the best men in
the eastern half of Clay County, II
can be considered good men, and um.
questionably the signatures OF the
signers are genuine. They were all
written with pen and ink and pencil,
and none OF them by a typewriter.
II is true that the same name ap-
pears on the petition three times, and
but II happens that the same name had
been inflicted upon three different IN
dividuals and they ali want an cleo
ton to move the court house. FOR ca
ample, there are three ] A. Smiths
who live in the town of Lineville who
W. j. Clarks, three J. M. Blanks. two
]. A. FarrOws. all Of whom viii tes-
tify that they signed the petition.
It may be that the court house con-
test in this County has not yet been
settled. The people in the eastern half
OF the County are OF one mind IN
that nothing short of an
election will settle IT.
Yours very truly.
Walter s, Smith
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-25
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER rs, 1895.
spro.oUs REASONING.

In an editorial on The Road Before
the Negro" the Brooklyn Eagiy re-
marks that fevery race or people that
has won respect or achieved distino-
tHonA has done 1t by demonstrating the
possession Of character and capacity"
Then 1t addss
II seems strange that the plain les
sons Of history should have been to-
tally disregarded in planning to MAKE
a place for the negroes as freemen IN
this country. But the fact Is that
emancipation was born of a burning
conviction of the sin of slavery. "
was less a problem of economies or OF
statesmanship than an aton asn ,I,.it tol
The abolition sentiment of the North
insisted that the only adequate repara.
tion was to establish the DlacKsi ous
OF hand. in the possession OF all those
rights and privileges which the whltes
had won through centuries OF strusgle
and self-development. the oiaSks
were to be maintained in those risht
by federal bay'onets. II need be: ana
that policy had a brief and unfortu-
nate trial. Slowly the fact that you
csnnot make 1t drink began to sink
into the consciousness of the NortheLTn,
whites. Slowly the negroes were ieis
10 themselves, or to the mercy OF the ~,
Shsf thew conceoived to be a malicious
,anrnose On the part of the North to
force social equality upon Souther"
whites.
Contrary to its usual style the ar
cuments of The Eagle are somewhat
specious. We take little stock In the
argument that "a burning convictioh
az the sin of slavery" was the cause
Of emancipation. 1t was rather burn
ing desire to punish the southern pe":-
ple for their recalcitrancy. ana an
souallv burning knowledge that the
South was becoming the most iJnpoF-
.srt section OF the Union. and that IL
was so very largely because OF slavery
Roth envy and malice eontrlouteu
largely to the emancipation proeeeoihs'
Ana then we reject the proposition
that freeing the slaves should De lo"N
- a. "a IAN atonement for the past
.ransvresstons of the whites IL
=. an atonement at all 1t was a
vicarious one in which the South was
mazda to suffer for the sins OF me
North. The North was primarily re
.nonsible for the institution OF negro
uIaverv. and The Eagle knows IT, ne
Northern people got rid of their slaves
because they were no longer prontaoie
and The Eagle knows that also 10
atone for their own sins by depriving
MS of property was species Oh
shiftirg the responsibility to others
and claiming the credit for 1t. The
South had no sin to atone for in con-
neetion with slavery. and doesn't like
20 be put In false light on the sub
iect
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-25

+. It has been generally supposed that
Senator John w. Daniel of Virginia.
would succeed himself. He is an able
man and fine debater. 1t would be DIFF
ficult to find any one better equipped
for Senatorial duties. He. is also an
outspoken man and did not hesitate to
express his opposition to the views an
nounced by Mr.. Bryan in his New York
speech on the subject of government
ownership of railroad. A movement
has been started looking to his de-
feat, and the election of one who agrees
to the doctrine of government owner
ship. Thus are the seeds of dis
cord springing up where the utmost
harmony was prevalent.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-25

Chattanooga Times.
The Charleston News and Courier
challenging an article in The Baltimore
Sun and to which editorial reference
was made in this newspaper relative to
southern candidate for the presiden-
cy. expresses the following sound and
patriotic sentiment:
1t Is; after all, not where the candi-
date or the party comes from, but
what he stands for that will count.
and that ought to count in the next
PRESIDENTIAL election and in succeeding
PRESIDENTIAL elections If, indeed, we are
70 have any more presidential cleo
Southern Democrat in the White House.
OF course, but the first thing to be
done is to catch a Democrat In whom
the people OF the country. not the peo-
or the country. will have such conf
dence that they Will be willing to elect
him. We do not care where he comes
from so that he measures up to the
Jefrersonian standard--"is he capable,
Is he honest. IS he faithful to the con-
stituton?" If any State or section is to
pc rewarded because of the fidelity of
IT'S Democrats to the party, we should
like to have the next Democratic cam
didate nominated from Vermont, a
state in which the Democrats never win
an an election. but in which they vote the
cause IT Is Democratic"
our Charleston contemporary bases
ITS opinion upon the idea that the cam
conducted with the purpose ana full
intention OF .electinE the Democratic
candidate, and for that It is right and
tnoroughlV consistent. What we have
thought. and what The Sun really
hinted was that If we are simply going
to make mess of it again, the South
ern votes being the only ones IN the
electora lcollege for ehe party ticket.
then we had better have that vote as
matter of self-respectine sentime nt.
cast for Southern man If the Demo-
cratic party Is to continue solely as a
southern institution and we are to be
kent isolated because of that fact from
enective rom munication with the
White House. whv then let us carry the
idea out fully and make II unanimous
candidate as we'll as votes. IL we
can't get partv candidate and nlat-
form big enough and broad enough to
Mt the whole country. why let MS get
one that VIII at least exactly at The
section whence come the votes. IF Mr.
BRYAN Is going IN make Il impossible
with his impossible isrns to carry any
Northern or Western States OF account
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-25

A few days ago the Republicans OF
the State of Washington in conven-
ton assembled, demanded the nominal
ton OF Roosevelt. They were preceded
by the Republicans Of Missouri. who
are making earnest effort to retain the
strength they exhibited in 1904. The
latest to make the call is Kansas with
statement that No" will not be taken
for answer.
Kansas will lead in the draught,"
says Governor Hoch. land when that
great convention unanimously COM
mands Roosevelt to accept the call of
his party, the president will have to
yield. 1 know he has said he would
not accept, but the people will see
about that. The Hardfod Times says:
The Republicans of other states will
soon he heard from, and their message
Will be of the same import. Mr. Taft
had better accept that place on the SUI
preme bench when he comes back from
Cuba"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-25
A FARCICAL AFFAIR.

Judging by the vote cast for Roose-
Welt In 1904 there may be 10000 white
Republicans in Alabama. They are not
strong in any Congressional District ex-
cept the Seventh. and Mr.. Burnett cas-
lily defeated his opponent in 1904 and
Will do so again in 1906.
II there are over 10000 white Re-
publicans in Alabama. there are in the
neighborhood of 100000 Democrats, and
of course, they will elect any ticket
they may nominate, together with near
iy all State Senator's and Representa-
tives and nine Congressman. Under
these circumstances the spectacle OF q
divided Republican Party in Alabama Is
extremely farcioal. Today we will have
the office holding wing in session at
Birmingham, putting out State ticket.
while another set proposes to get up
a different ticket tomorrow.
So far only few Republicans have
offered for the Legislature. and 1t Is
not probable that there will be over
half dozen in both houses.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-25
A WISE STEP.

The telegram from Macon. Georgia,
in this mornings Advertiser. giving
the gratifying Information that the
Mayor OF that city has taken steps to
prevent the presentation of The
clansman" in the theatre of that city,
is worthy, of consideration by the chief
officials OF all towns in the South. There
Is ample ground for such action As a
police regulation. and as preventing the
possibility of troubles that might fol-
low from It's presentation to excitahle
audiences. possibly made up of people
of different races ".
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-25
TO-DAY IN HISTORY

4 Z i
Name Day; cleophas, Sun rises at
14s3-Columbus sailed from Cadix
with fleet of seventeen ships, great
and small well furnished with all
having on board 1900 people. with
horses. cattle and implements to es-
I5Is.-Nunez De Balboa, the Span
lard. discovered the sea, over Darien,
and in his transport took corporal
possession OF the ocean in the name
16SS.GDs 'Vries sailed from Holland
on his third expedition to America.
with colonists. to settle Staten Island.
which he @had secured two years be
lss9.-count Frontenac arrived Nat
Canada to reassume the government o.
1777.-The American colonel, Ethap
Allen, captured near Montreal by the
British: He had fifteen men killed ana
surrendered thirty-elght. of whom sew
1791.-WiIliam Bradford. died: an
| eminent printer of Philadelphia and
an 1s Na n ne wiliord preslde MAR of
Harvard College, died. his attachments
In Greek learning have been equalled
1si4.-The Pope issued o bull pro-
larIy those of Free Masons.
1sis:-John Singleton Copley, dis s.
London.
1sI5-First daily paper printed at
Albany, N. r.
isss-Treaty between France and
Texas signed at Paris.
1S64.-Governor Brown of Georgia
reported TO have withdrawn the state
militia from Hoods army.
1SS4.-Judge Gresham sworn In as
Secretary of the Treasury to succeed
the late Secretary Folger.
1904.-Letter of acceptance OF Alton
b. Parker made publici eliminates
money issues and fears dictator in
White House; says chief evils are reck-
less expenditure and corruption in
public service.
(Service by American Press-NewsA
Washington, D. CD -
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-25

warren F. Daniel, the Wealthiest
nan in the vicinity of franklin, Y. f.,
some wears ago he represented his dis
trict in Congress. One day as Con :
gresham Daniell was STANDING in one
of he corridors of the capitol a New
York millionaire. thinking he was an
attache of the building asked in rather
q brusque manner to be directed to the
room of a well-knoWn House Leader
the desired place and as he was leav
Ing the New Yorker pressed 25-cent
piece into his hand. Mr.. Daniel mo-
t,ced that a newspaper man had wit
ntssed the transaction and sliding over
toward him said: Don't give this
away; that is the first money I have
earned since / have been in Congress-"
The next day he millionaire was in
the visitors gallery and saw Danieli
occupying a seat in the House. After
and the two took supper together at
the New York Rams expense.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-25

Hon. s. j. Bowie, of Birmingham in
letter to The Age-Herald. makes an
unanswerable argument in favor OF
amending the franchise clause of the
new constitution so as to wipe out the
poll taxes in arrears make the
poll tax a debt, no property exempt
from its collection. Make every citt-
zen liable to pay that tax and then
let him vote or not as he likes
Huntsville Mercuryi
Are we to understand that The Mer-
curry favors doing away with poll tax
requirement for voting. If it does 1t
might be well to look ahead and see
what would happen when thousands of
negroes In Its own and other counties
paid the poll tax. In the course of
events. many of them will become reg
.istered voters in Alabama. There Is a
double edged sword. in all this business
and the doctrine OF let well enough
alone" can well be applied for tho
present at least.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-25
British Lord who Preaches.

Lord Radstock is notable as one Of
the few members of the peerage who
not only take an interest in religious
work but who deliver sermons them
selves. He has preached frequently
both in London and the provinces. Lord
Radstock actually founded in Russia
the sect known as the Pashoffski, which
may be best described as Synonymous
with Bible Christians. So great was
the effect produced in Russia that this
single-hearted Englishman OF rank
that the mead OF the holy synod be-
came alarmed and Lord Radstock on
leaving that country was forbidden to
return
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-25
WHY NOT THROW OFF THE MASK

WHY NOT THROW OFF THE MASK.
When the United States annexes Gu
Ia the tariff on sugar and tobacco
from that island will be removed.
American syndicates have invested
heavily in lands both in Cuba and the
Isle Of Pines. and these capitalists can
well AFFORD to pay the expenses of the
Instruction" to bring about the de-
sired end. which. they well know. is
only a question Of time.
Read of the large naval force which
is surrounding the island, the
massinS of the infantry forces at the
most available points and sending OF
Taft and Funston to the scene for the
evident purpose of seeking an excuse
for prompt action of this government
What is the use OF whipping the
devil around the stump" The Plat
amendment was intended for just such
an emergency. and why do not the au-
thorities get out their plan Of cam
paign which is already in a pigeon
hole in the War Department, carry
out the program and thereby end the
farce.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-25

The nomination of candidates 70,
state and county offices in Alabama will
be decided hereafter by plurality
vote. and then we all will wonder
why 1t was not adopted at the outset
Huntsville Mercury.
The plurality rule prevailed in the re-
cent State primary. For several Of the
most important places no candidate re-
ceived a majority OF the votes. While
the Supreme Court contests went to a
convention. yet in the end those who
received the most votes in the pri-
mary were nominated. In only a few
counties was the majority vote required
for a nomination for county Office
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-25
: DRIFTWooD
BY PHIL H. ARMSTRONG

There was young man in Lamar,
| Who vowed he had found a new star
II ttckled the youth.
But to tell you the truth,
He'd spent too much time at a bar.
The above fellows Authorizations
Must nave followed quite gentle pota-
One new star? Why that's fati
One good glass can find that
| 1t takes more to get whole constella-
tons
Cleveland Leader.
| You haven't drinked of the right chalice;
Drink at Kentucky drinking palace
| While the world goes around,
Consultations and the boraells.
Houston Post
tTho to do SOS considered quite risky
That will make you climb trees
Though a million times really more
frisky.
Montgomery Advertiser.
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Woman.
f''It Is wonderful the number of things
woman puts on when she dresses
And on top e that = the airs
Since the Birds Keep s'nsin' On.
Friends that I had trusted
Haven't proven true
Dreams that / had faith in--
All went bursted too.
Men an even women
Glad to shake my hand
But yesterday passed eoldly
With air stuck-up an grand.
Some how amt a-kerein'
That frfAnda and wealth Is gomez
For I got nay rose-elad cottage
When the birds keep singin' onI ,
There's mockin' birds and sparrows.
Blue birds, -catbfrd thrush,
And they jes pour forth sweet warblins
To break the solemn hush.
The rich man in his carriage
Amt half as rich as me.
with my wealth o LIQUID music--
on An ina my yyo T9se cam nO Ssap fr Sebbn
So 1t brings to me the dawn
For life is Full o. joy--
Since the birds keep singin' ont
Summer Religion.
who's that man running around the
streets In his night-gown.
'oh. that's a5 S : elijah"
The Village Cut Up.
..pr; Pones is too friviious Tor mef
Eyes; just heard someone say he is
always cutting up,
'.r a &c
s.e Roasting.
Annie--"My sister has terrible coldf
Annie she forgot and left of
her engagement ringss
ImuOnsfble.
There once was a poet in Montgomery
TRIED to and him a rhyme for Mont
gomery,
Ana n gave him Such pain
He went blind and insane, ,oo.,1.,
poet would who would even tnlnK OF
such thing!
"she has such taking ways"
"Umph--that probably accounts FOR
the fact that she is taking o0arders
q. Betvyeen Themselves.
"(jrace says she is making a bare
That's true--she's an artists model,
.what aid he give his wife for
birthday present.,
. "A SGSg' Think
Because I overheard him say to him
self something like "doggone her birth
gay. AcrObatic Love. ,...,
Love stands US on common leVeA--
H usually stands us on our heads
AI &nd then we Pay + ts 3 foot the billie
Needed.
cholly--oh deah. what ought I to
take fob me head. 6 dSneheF edncSt,on
Y x 4
A Song of New.
I.
winter times a comm
with biting winds and snow.
fPut remember that it's summer.
Smell the roses while they blow)
II
For coal you'll have to hustle--
When the billiards. come, you know.
(But remember that the birds are sing
Yet before they go)
X 4 4
PessimIst and OptImist.
One fellow saw the lizzards
An the snakes out in the wood.
The other heard the birds
An thought they sounoeo mighty
sooO' X 4 x
COntentment.
don't mind the crosses
That in life ! have to bear
when I know the red rose losses
It's sweet perfume in the air.
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Their are germs In everything but
doing good
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-25

and II we are again to have the segre-
CATION of the Southern vote let's have II
for Daniel, Bailey. Carmack. or any
credit upon the section anu who would
at least give us a respectable standing
with earnest. honest. thinking men of
other parts of the country.
Perhaps, too, in such an emergency
having our own candidate might put
us in the habit of ooing our own think
ing trifie more than we have been
doIpr
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-25

The New York Sun declares that some
of the monkeys in cages at the New
York Zoo win compare favorably with
some of the observers on the outside
OF the cages. The Sun doesn't seem
to have very high opinion of its fell
w-citizens.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-25

Senator Tillman may be of on some
subjects but he can talk sense. just
the same. In a recent interview while
in Sioux City he said:
only true Americans. and we are Dem
ocraes down there. too. We believe in
q government by individuals and not in
paternalism. We ae not ready to ad-
NIT the railroads cannot be regulated,
and we are not ready to see appraisers
transform them into a. huge political
machine. In the hands of the govern
ment, the railroads would be used for
punishment of hostile territory You
Northerners must send down to South
Carolina for some true seed of Auleri-
canism. In Illinois all I found was
Peterovskys. BroodskyA and WHISTLES"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-25

The Columbus Ledger is permitting
itself to be worried over the loss from
public view Of David B. Hill. Maybe
New York politics is one too many for
him.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-25

The Richmond Times-Dispatch calls
the latest orthograRhieal fad "Iowneck-
ed spelling" Why not peek-a-boo?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-25

d s. Noble. Circulation Manager Of The
afcntgonaery ADVERTISER being duly sworn.
SAYS -
fha foregoing statement Of The Adver-
ff2erss circulation for the month of August.
1905, Is true and correct and compiled af-
tar all returns from news boys, news
agents. spoiled and leftover copies have
been deducted. e. s. NOBLE.
Circulation Manager.
sworn to and subscribed before me this
1Oth day OF September 1905.
fseai.1 r.. w. JACKSON,
Notary Public.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-25

In a discussion in Gadsden over a
Greater Gadsden proposition The Even
ing Journal OF that city says:
Professor w f striplin thought that
state legislation would be needed be-
fore the city could take in other points,
but Col. Hubert Davis was of the opin-
ion that local legislation was sufficient.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-25

as the walker municipal bill gave cit
ies power to do the above things.
Unfortunately the walker municipal
bill did not become a law. The Legis-
lature was too busy about other mat
tiers to give any relief to the munici-
palities of the state. II the coming
Legislature will enact municipal code
then the contention of Mr.. Davis will
hold good.