The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-11
WHAT STATE PAPERS
 ARE SAYING
Not Much Used Here.

Not Much Used Here. EIba' Clipper.
 In France the death penalty has been abolished. We might az we'll have no death penalty in Alabama, as the ex- treme penalty is seldom meted out to criminals.
 He Will stiII Pop Hts Whip. Abbertyiile Banner.
 We shall soon see whether Theodore will have as much influence with Con- he did with the patronage mill in full blast.
 Now Dig It.
 Chairman shonts is in New York again. He says President Roosevelt took the Panama by storm. Now if he will just dig that canal ''by gad, we will all be happy.
 All FO0liahness. Bessemer Rustler. e
 All this talk about Uncle Sam not having any more negro soldiers is fool ishness. There will never be q time when there will not be negro regi- ment in the United StatesaArmy.
 Sneak Taxation. Birmingham Age Herald.
 Some day sneak taxation will be abolished, and in its place we will have a system that is open and above board --ah honest system, instead of one that puts the sneak thief to shame
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 TaIlndega's ModeBty. Tslladega Reporter.
 John w. Gates says he sees no rea- son why Birmingham should not be city of 1,o00,0o0 inhabitants in a few years. We'll, If she Is, whats the mat ter with ralladssas Say ao'0'o'
 Good Crowd to start Nith. Daderille Courier.
 And some one has suggested that good president and figure that if he could get the Democratic vote and all the smiths of all parties to support him that he would be elected.
 NOT His FoOt. Mobile Herald
 You can't even kiss the hand of the sultan of Turkey any. more. Once an to kiss the hand of the Turkish ruler. and there was some stabbing that ak but resulted fatally:
 ought re Be One Nm All af Thena. New Decatur Advertise. we are decidedly in favor of a hb- erai appropriation by the State of Ala National e p MiIitary oas Parf M Many sed0si Of ahs other states have erected beautiful monuments there. and we would like to see Aiabama represented amongst
 Local Option the Best Way. Marion Standard.
 The Standard favors local option, and open discussion of the question and the privi1ge of fair and square settlement by ballot at the polls. This just. and in no other way can the law, be made effective. s ,a. syndieated. Jackson South Alabamian.
 There Is something patent about some of the matter in the editorial columns of some of our exchanges. We have noticed two papers ip particular that had the same editorials. word for word. and yet there was no evidence of stealing. The two papers reach this office on the same day usually @ Ss Evil of Teehnicalities Interfere With
 dissatisfaction. Huntsville Mercury.
 You cannot make the stream rise above its source except artificial pres sure. But 1t does seem a great many immaterial technicalities, used only when emergencies arise. should be wiped off the books Especially when their use ss never resorted to except to cheat justice of fits victim.
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 Better Not Lock TOo We'll Leighton News.
 A Birmingham pastor got a jack ing up" at the Methodist confereAce at Gadsden for playing golf. It seems that he is such a good player the lo- cal papers published his picture in golfing costume. and tbis shocked the of some of the "oId timers" It's best. sometimes. not to do a thing too we'll
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 New County Talk. Tuseumbia North AfSbamian.