The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-16

Franklin Times: The G. 0. r. leaders are troubled over the continued demand for tariff reform coming from the strong republican state of Iowa.
 Troy Messenger: The Birmingham people still tell us that they intend to stop all gambling in that city. They have been strenuous thus far, and it looks like they mean business
 Fort Payne Journal: In other words, the Senate committee on privileges and elec- tions was of the opinion that MT. Shoot should be declared out, and MT. Burton should be fired out.
 Marion County News: Bryan and Folk would make pretty good ticket for dem- ocrats to vote for whether we win or not If we continue to do right our suc- cess is bound to come.
 Dadeville Spot Cash: What a relief it will be when we can pick up an Atlanta paper without Clark Howell and Hoke Smith looming up before us in some cam paign scandal or other.
 Luverne Journal: Alabamas nick name is In the Common Sense dictionary, as the Land of Cotton" and the inhabl- tants are called Lizards" We would like to know by what authority our peo- pie are called "Lizards?" We resent the name.
 Elba Clipper: Oh no, Hon. B. B. Conner is not an anarchist-he is worth about a million dollars-no man of means is an anarchist. But, whatever he was when he made his entry into Alabama politics. one thing is certain, he Is a very smooth politician.
 Scottsboro Citizen: Who ever dared to haul down the American flag raised upon territory once ours? According to Senator Morgan, who should be good authority, General Wood hauled down the American flag on the Isle of Pines without authority and the administration Is trying to keep 1t down. "
 Mobile Register: The Birmingham Age Herald proposes that Alabama have a homecoming festival, after the style of Kentucky, and names October as the suitable month. That may do for Birining ham but not for us in South Alabama. for obvious reasons. Put 1t off to April next.
 Sumter Sun: The money lost in cotton speculation ,the past season by Sumter county people would build a nice cotton factory. and give 200 poor people em- ployment This get-rich-qulck business men do nothing but set traps for the un- wary.
 Columbia Breeze: The happiest married people are those who keep on flirting with each other, the man feeling interest ed in giving his wife thousand small attentions, and the wife dealing him life interesting.
 Carbon Hill Enterprise Democrat Shoots seat Is safe until next winter. The Senate committee on privileges and elections has postponed further action un- til after the fall elections What a fine thing it Is to be a polygamist and re- publican senator at the same time. Sem ator Burton of Kansas should get a few more wives, and have them on hand when the supreme court takes up his applica- tion for rehearing.
 Dol lx.,fv, fvr,n about embalmed beef being fed to our soldier boys General Miles was hounded and reprimanded by republican admin istration Now we know that the whole country has been supplied by the beef trust with similar foul and diseased pro- visions and the present administration has known 1t for a long time without publishing the facts.
 Greenville Living Truth: The season Is again at hand when joyous, buxom. ath- letic American womanhood starts forth for health, recreation and Broadening influences leaving the stingy. antiquat- ed, tiresome husbands to cucumber tho earth at home. More of menace to the country than the soulless greed of trusts or the outrageous demands of labor unions is the growing vacation habit of the country.
 Andalusa Times: Some of the war-like statesmen in Washington are clamoring for s11 ,o00,0o0 warships-about twice the cost of the Oregon, built only few years ago, and one of the finest ships in the American navy Senator Bacon of Georgia is somewhat appalled, by such extravagant strides, and is fearful that the next ad- vance would be to sl500O0O0 ship. The level-headed statesmen of the south are not one whit behind the leaders of the north in patriotism and national pride. but they are conservative and safe and may be depended upon at all times to op- pose reckless expenditures of the peoples money. But unfortunately they are in the minority.
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