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The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-11-07
SECRETARY TAFT-PATRIOT

Left alone William Howard Taft
uninfluenced, he stands out in the
full glare Of Liberty's light; nor
cares he who sees him there stand;
nor is he concerned as to who hears
comes OF Abolition stock. He has
not been ashamed of what his fathers
did for the slaves. He himself has
spoken out when to speak out was a
service to humanity. Gov. Foraker
chose him for the first place of honor
he ever held. a Judge of the Hamil-
ton county court, because he had i'm
pressed the Governor as q man of
heart as we'll as mind, whose eyes
saw deeper than the surface of the
skin, and who cared only for the
- ends OF justice. Mr. Mckinley
thought he knew his man when he
chose Judge Taft, then sitting as
circuit judge, in Ohio, as governor
general of the Philippines, for was
there not needed an American who
knew how to deal with men the color
OF whose skin was an invitation to
Injustice to come, and prejudice to
mount the throne. Mr.. Taft, as gov
ernOr at Manila, acquitted himself
with honor, and established, as far
as 1T was possible to establish, conf
'dence for his country. Indeed, when
the FESTIVE Filipinos shift their
brows, the name Of Taft is a reassur-
ing witness.
Be 1t understood that we hold no
brief for the Secretary Tribute to
whom tribute, as we'll as the devil his
dues, is written In the BOOK Of our
Daily Journeys.
There is no American, we believe,
who will not applaud Mr. Taft for
the spirit and manner with which he
has conducted himself since he has
been in Manila on this latest trip.
Installing the brown men in the ways
Of government, and teaching the en-
tire world lesson in civics. Not on
ly what he has done In an official
way, but what he has bravely said in
parlor and around the banquet board
ought at least to commend him to
his countrymen for the moment. He
not only iterated the belief that the
PHI lippine Islands would not be pros
porous until the FiliDinos themselves
were prosperous; but he warned the
Americans who have gone there,
sword In one hand and the robbers
net in the other, not to hold aloof
from the natives, but freely to min
gle with them; to lay aside the silly
feeling Of race and, in the name of
decency, assume not the Anglo-Sax-
on;s disgraceful and nauseating atti-
tude Of "better than thou" Sumner
could have given no drawer advice,
and we opne> Phillips would ap-
plaud nothing moro vigorously save
the words Of the statesman who
would arise and say, Leave the Phil
iPpines to the Filipinos. The future
viii give birth to such a patriot.
/ Mr.. Taft is not our ideal states
man, but in his attitude towards the
brown men Of the East, in his ser
vice rendered in starting them of
towards self-government, he has at
least won our respect and given some
hope.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-11-07

John Sharp Williams says if the
United States and Japan go to war
about the race question, it will be a
holy war. Yes, but it may be that
the holy part will be on the side Of
the Japanese. Furthermore, what
does it matter what Johnnie-Who-
Comes to - Congressional Thousand
Votes says.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-11-07

Editor French Of the Chicago Con-
servator has married. Since he lives
out at Englewood, his delinquent
subscribers may, some pay in wood,
others in chickens and still others in
vegetables IN season.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-11-07

T. Thomas Fortune is, now in Chi
.GagQ,, preaching, lay. sermons, what
ever that is. Wherever the great
writer is, we know there's something
doing.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-11-07

Talking about calling Congress for
an extra session. No need for that,
excepting, perhaps, to legislate the
Washington Negroes some sense.
Brother Chase, we know, objects.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-11-07
MONEY TIGHT; BEER SCARCE

st. Louis, Nov. 6.--The federal au-
thorities announced that nothing but
legal tender will be accepted for. in.
terna1 revenue stamps, -. -: ,'/,-'
With this announcement st. Louis
is surely facing q beer famine.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-11-07

The charge that the Negro is in
capable Of executive ability in the
management OF large businesses or
in the development of great work,
WAS long ago sufficiently disproved
by the remarkable and inspiring sue
cess which has attended Booker T.
|E,Waahington's Tuskegee, concededly
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-11-07

Negroes of New York have sub
scribed $4,000 in cash towards
opening bank. That is the only
way to have Negro bank clerks
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-11-07

Negro Theological Schools ought
to have courses in undertaking. The
preachers are rapidly filling the
field.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-11-07

New York:
7SS 7th Avenue.
&, Washington:
ia 1895 18th st. N. w.
louisville:
=N@l - lila w. Madison St.
H. Louis:
- 3137 Pine St.
Philadelphia:
fH 702 So. 18th st.
Baltimore:
502 w. Biddle st.
Boston,
- ! ;94 a Harvard ST., Cambridge
Pittsburg:
461 9Th St.. Braddock.
Columbus:
266 St. Clair Ave.
New Orleans:
22s So. Robertson St
Jacksonville,
536 w. Union st.
Nashville: =:
7C6 Bass st.
Indianapolis:
1905 Alvord St.
Lexington: '0'
567 N. Upper st.
San Francisco: !"
s65 Union St.. Oakland.
Detroit:
Isl Elliot st.
ri Paso:
Chicago:
1919 Calumet Ave.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-11-07

The Florida Sentinel's sense of
humOr is almost as scarce as whiskey
will be in Georgia after January /.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-11-07

Kiel, Nov. 6.--The boilers Of the
German school ship Butcher explod-
ed this morning while the vessel was
near Murwick. It is reported that
eight men we're killed and the
twenty-five were injured.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-11-07

If ever a Southern city was cap
tured, Louisville seems to have beeu
last September. And what is anus
ing about it is, Negroes captured
her.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-11-07

Negroes in Philadelphia are to
open bank, The Quaker City is
slow but sure. Hope the bank will
stay clear Of the pitfalls in which
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-11-07

A Cuban killed q New York girl
because she refused to marry him.
Some people don't know their bene-
factors.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-11-07

Mr.. Whipple, a white banker, per-
iShed last year
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-11-07

IOCdI [ ,0b0,bI0 I,66o,b 70
The following table shaws the tide
water shipments by regions, showing
q decrease in the big New river field:
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-11-07

Total ..}...1,57G,408 1,899,281
The Semi-weekly leader., 1907-09-04
MEANS PROHIBITION.
ANTI-LIQU0R PEOPLE PLEASED WITH
NOEL.
Believe He will Urge Closing Of Saloons
-..SaIOonkeeperS Did not Vote
for Him.

jackson, Aug. 80, The Prohi-
bitionists in Mississippi are wear
ing broad smiles these days, and
the cause of their good humor is
the election of Hon. E. +. Noel to
the governorship, which they re-
gard as almost equivalent to the
enactment of a statutory prohibi-
ton law that will put every sa-
loon in the state out of business.
Although Mr.. Noel's opponent
was pledged to prohibition, the
temperance leaders do not believe
that he would have given the ag-
gressive support to the measure
that they expect from Mr.. Noel,
taking it for granted that the lat
ter will not only urge the legisla
ture by message to put the saloon
out of business, but that he will
also become a worker in the
ranks and use his influence with
the lawmakers to secure the pas
sage of the bill, which means
more than his moral support.
Not a saloon keeper in Missis-
slppi voted for Mr.. Noel, and it
would therefore seem that the Pro
hibitionists have good grounds
for rejoicing. They have felt
confident of their ability to get
the statutory measure through al
the coming session, but with a
Prohibition governor in Office they
now regard success as absolutely
certain.
The Prohibitionists will not be
content, however, with mere
statutory enactment, which would
be subject to repeal at any sue
ceeding session, thus letting dowr
the bars again.
They will also demand the en-
actment of a concurrent resolu
tion submitting an amendment fol
constitutional prohibition to the
people, to be voted on in 1908
and this is where they will have
to make their main fight. The
purpose of the statutory law is te
be effective only until prohibition
can he made part of the organic
law.
Opposition from the Nationa
Liquor Dealers Association Il
expected. In fact, it is know
that the association has already
sent several scouts into the state
doubtless for the purpose of as
certaining public sentiment, ant
finding out how much of the sin
ews of war' will be necessary t.
wage the defensive fight. But tn
Prohibition element is in bette
battle array than ever before il
this state, and the enactment 0
the measure they will request ap
pears almost inevitable, regard
less of what opposition may b
brought to bear by the saloon con
tigent.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1907-09-04
A Travelling Mans Experience.

81 must tell you my experience on
an East bound o. R. & N. r. r. train
from Pendleton to lie Grande, Ore, !"
writes Sam A. CARRIER, welI-known
travelling man. Il was in the smoking
department with some other travelling
men when one of them went out into
the coach and came back and said,
There is woman sick unto death in
the car / at once got up and went
out, found her very ill with cramp
collie, her hands and arms were drawn
up SO you could not straighten them,
and with death like look on her face.
Two or three ladies we're working with
her and giving her whiskey. | went to
my suit case and got my bottle of
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy q never travel
without it,, ran to the water tank, put
dose of the medicine in the glass,
poured some water into it and stirred
it with a pencil; then / had quite a
time to get the ladies to let me give 1t
to her, but succeeded. | could at
once see the effect and worked with
her, rubbing her hands, and in twenty
minutes / gave her another dose. BY
this time we we're almost into LIE
Grande, where / was to leave the train.
gave the bottle to the husband TO be
used In case another dose was needed,
but by the time the train ran into Le
Grande she was all right, and receiy-
ed the thanks of every passenger ID
the CAR For sale by all druggists.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1907-09-04
State Bond Issue.

Governor Vardaman authorizes
the statement that as there have
been a number of inquiries of late
from certain parties interested
concerning the balance of the
$50O,OO0 bond issue last made by
the State under the act of the Leg
islature approved April s, 1906,
that few more of the series still
unissued or unsold would be avail
able. The Governor intimates
that some $4,000 of these bonds
will be available at par, and that
the officials charged with the duty
of disposing of them will receive
proposals to that extent, This is
sue of bonds was made in the
early part of the year, at a time
when it was thought the State
would need considerable money,
more than was in sight from other
sources of revenue. The plan of
selling the series off in small
blocks at par was adopted and
worked we'll, the officials selling
all that was needed to raise the
cash, in addition to other money
that was coming in, and some
S136, 200 was thus disposed of, the
balance remaining in the Treasury
Department as a future asset. AS
they have had several inquiries
lately, the Governor has decided
to sell the amount as stated, and
only awaits inquiry.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1907-09-04
This space is reserved under contract
for c. B. Perkins, Brookhaven, Miss.
Proud of Noel.

The Advertiser feels highly
elated over the election of SEN
ator Noel, knowing him to be the
peer of any man in the state as
regards ability. craftsmanship and
moral qualifications, and we here
by congratulate the state upon
the selection made. Noel's ad-
ministration will be a distinctive
one and will mark an epoch of
progressiveness and be pointed out
by future historians as absolutely
free from any graft whatever.
Noel is a man of positive ideas
and having made economics sub
iect of lifetime study, he posses
ses we'll defined ideas on public
policies which he will endeavor to
have made "a condition and not
theory" The most whole
some laws at present on our
statute books bear his imprint,
and past performances are surety
of future accomplishments. Be-
ing man of strong convictions
and of bull dog tenacity he new
er relinqulshes any task he has as
sayed until it is brought to sue
cessful conclusion. There are no
ALPS" or obstacles" in his vo-
cabuIary, and his administration
will become the synonym of ac-
tion and not empty words. The
present age demands men of ac-
ton, men of honesty, of incor-
ruptible principles, and of pa
triotism, and in its next governor
the State of Mississippi will have
just such man. Lexington Ad-
vertiser.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1907-09-04

Labor Day was quite generally
observed last Monday, the State
offices, banks, post-offices and
many other places being closed.
Of late years the custom of cele-
brating Labor Day in Mississippi
has become more and more prev
alent, and with strong organiza-
tions under the American Fedora
tion of Labor existing in the prin-
cipal centers of the State, the, in
fiuence and spirit of Labor Day is
becoming more and more DOM
inant, extending to official recog.
milton by the States Chief Exec
utive and other officials in defer
ence to the popular growth of the
idea.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1907-09-04
CARD TO THE PRESS.
Noel Campaign Committee Extends Its
Thanks.

The following has been issued
by the Noel Central Campaign
Committee and the Kinds County
Noel Club:
jackson, Miss, Aug. 81, 1907.
We, the Noel Central Campaign
Committee and the Noel Club of
Kinds county, desire hereby to
tender our thanks to the VlUks-
burg Herald, Magnolia Gazette,
Ashland Advocate, Abbeville
Weekly, Ackerman Plain Dealer,
Bay Springs News, Bonneville
Banner, Carthage Carthagenian,
Crystal Springs Meteor, Enter
prise Times, Greenville Demo
crat, Greenwood Commonwealth,
Guntown Hot t-Times, Holly
Springs South, Jackson Clarion
Ledger, Kosciusko Star Ledger,
Laurel Ledger, Louisville Jour-
nal. MeadviIle Advocate, Mize
Outlook, Mt. Olive Tribune,
Natchez Democrat. Newton Rec
ord, Ruleville Culver, Sardis
Reporter, Aberdeen Examiner,
BALDWIN Home Journal, Bates
vile Panolian, Blue Mountain
New Standard, Brookhaven Lead
er, Biloxi Review, Collins Com
merciaI, Corinth Corinthian, Du
rant News, Forest Register, Full
ton News, GIoster Record, Holly
Springs Reporter, Houston Post,
Indianola Enterprise, Iuka Vid-
cite, Jackson News, Laurel Chron-
icle, Lexington Advertiser, Me-
ridian Star, Monticello Press,
New Albany Gazette, Newton
Baptist, Oxford Eagle, Pascagou
la Chronicle, Philadelphia Dem
ocrat, Ripley Sentinel, Saltillo
Citizen, Shuqualak New Era,
Vicksburg Post, Wesson Enter
prise, Yazoo City Herald. West
Point Leader, Winona Times, va
zoo City News, Lucedale Plain
dealer, Columbus Dispatch, Ack-
erman Sun, and other newspapers
which so ably supported Mr.. No
ell or allowed him to use their col
umns for publication of campaign
literature in the recent primary
election and greatly contributed
to his success.
Their efforts have been reward
ed by the election of man who
we believe will worthily fill the
Office of Governor and who will
prove a faithful public servant,
thus justifying the confidence his
friends have reposed In him.
Again expressing our heart
felt thanks for the assistance
rendered, and our congratulations
upon the result achieved, we are,
Respectfully,
NOEL CENTRAL CAMPAIGN
] COMMITTEE,
/ ROBERT LOWRY,
Chairman.
E. B. COOPER,
Secretary.
KINDS COUNTY NOEL CLUB.
w. "a. WATKINS,
Chairman.
o. B. TAYLOR,
Secretary.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1907-09-04

President Walter Clarke, of
the Mississippi Division, Southern
Cotton Association, who has just
returned from an investigation
trip to England and the continent,
states the American bales are
very inferior to those prepared in
other countries and unless i'm
provement is made in the baling
system, the South's monopoly is
threatened.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1907-09-04
Gov. Vardaman will Edit a Paper at
Jackson.

A Jackson special to The Times
Democrat under date of Aug.
30th, says:
Gov. Vardaman stated this NOR
ming that on the 1st of January
next a new paper would be estab-
lished here in Jackson of which
he has accepted the position of ed
itor in chief. The paper will be
a morning publication to be called
The Issue and will be new de-
parture in journalism in many
ways. 1T is the purpose of the
paper to tell the truth at all
times and in regard to all public
matters and public men," said the
Governor.
1t will be mirror in which
the truth of all public men and
measures may be seen, and the
higher a man gets the more GER
tain will the truth be told of
him"
The Governor said that no man
would be employed to write for
the paper who did not have the
courage to stand by his state
ments, and the integrity to state
nothing but the truth. Every man
who writes for the journal will
be required to sign his articles.
The Governor said that the plant
would be the best equipped morn
ing paper plant ever established
in this state, and that canvassers
will be placed in the field at once
to solicit subscriptions and ad-
vertising.
A paper at the State Capitol
conducted on the plan outlined
by the Governor, will be rather
unique factor in jackson journal
ism, and next winter when the
Legislature meets and the lobby
lists of special interests and priv
ileges begin to swarm about the
Capitol and hotels and dicker with
the peoples representatives, it
will no doubt FURNISH the public
some mighty interesting read
ing"
The Semi-weekly leader., 1907-09-04

"Uncle JOSIAH Rankin cor
respondent of the Vicksburg Her
aid, says:
| was asked a few days ago
about the election, and told the
boys it 'peared like Charlie Scott
had sunk the battleship, Ed Noel
had rammed the torpedo boat and
Gen. Bob of the bloody sixth, had
captured the rear admiral. and in
conjunction with Field Marshal
East, commanding the land forces,
had swept the field, and it would
be hard to recognize; at any rate.
it would be spell before it would
be done.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1907-09-04

Now that the majority of Mis-
sissippians are sorry for Chas.
Scott, the gentleman from Boil
ivar should trim his sails for
another campaign. Under our
primary system a man must run
two Or three times before be can
get che plum be wants. Natchez
Democrat.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1907-09-04

The Summit Sentinel says that
when Judge Wilkinson goes to
Magnolia to hold the September
term of the Pike county circuit
court he will probably find q much
smaller docket of triable cases
than he ever had waiting him in
this county since he has been on
the bench, and, unless the grand
jury returns an unusually large
number of true bills, will be able
to clear both the civil and Grim
inaI docket and adjourn before the
expiration of the allotted term.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1907-09-04

The Crystal Springs Meteor
seems to have taken fresh life,
editorially, geographically and
otherwise. We congratulate Bro.
Aby on this evidence Of his stay
in'' qualities.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1907-09-04
The Winners in Pike COunty's Last
Primary.

For Sheriff.. F. Holmes.
For Treasurer-S. A. Simmons.
For Assessor-W. L. Varnado.
For Supervisor, 1st District
w. j. Fortinberry.
For Supervisor, I'd District.
L. Marlborough.
For Supervisor, Sd District =
A. d. McGuffie.
For Justice of the Peace, I'd
District &C. w. Hinson and j.
G. Cutrer.
For Constable, 1st District-B.
f. Simmons.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1907-09-04

"Mr. Williams is not an enthus-
iastic Bryan supporter" declares
the Washington Post. No, sort
of Hobson's choice. I"
The Semi-weekly leader., 1907-09-04
LONG DISTANCE PHONE NO. 81.
Official Journal of City Of BrOOkhaVen.
Wednesday, September 4, 1907

The public will please bear In mind that Cards OF
Thanks are charged for by this paper at The rate OF
Two cents per word. Unless parties have regular
advertising accounts with the office, cash at the
above rate must accompany the notice.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1907-09-04

Jacob S. Coxey, who led the
famous Coxey army to Washing
ton to present their petition
with it's boots on has broke
loose again and will head another
army, this time to demand gov
ernment ownership Of railroads,
which has been hobby with him
for sometime.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1907-09-04
NOEL WON BECAUSE HE EARNED IT.


NOEL WON BECAUSE HE EARNED IT.
Not only did Hon. E. I. Noel
win the nomination for Governor
of Mississippi in the late cam
paign, but it can be truly said of
him that he had actually done
more to earn this high honor at
the hands of the people than any
of his five competitors in the race,
highly deserving as some of them
unquestionably we're. Let US see.
Mr.. Noel had behind him a fine
record of public achievement as a
district attorney and legislator.
In the latter capacity he intro
duced the idea of holding quad
rennial elections instead of BIZ
ennial elections. After a hard
fight at two sessions of the Legis-
lature he secured the passage of
our compulsory primary election
law; then when the convention
politicians attacked it in the
courts he volunteered his services
as counsel for the people and
fought for it through the Supreme
Court, winning a sweeping VIC
tory before that tribunal of last
resort. He got an elective iu-
dietary amendment through the
legislature and a majority vote for
it by the people, but it was lost
by a decision of the Supreme
Court. He has been a consistent
champion of the peoples rights
against unjust determinations in
favor of railroads and other pub
lie service corporations, both as
a legislator and private citizen.
For over twenty years he has
boldly fought the liquor traffic
under the local option law, and
was among the first lawyers of the
S tate to volunteer his services to
attack the outrageous G. 0. d.
LIQUOR traffic in the Courts: fol-
lowing this up by originating and
getting passed by the last Legis-
lature law taxing the business
out of the State by levying tax of
$500 on every express ufice in the
State handling such packages.
Other valuable legislation was
likewise suggested and secured
by him while not member OF
the Legislature.
As an energetic and untirlng
campaigner, Mr.. Noel laid all OF
his competitors in the shade,
During his first race for Cover
nor four years ago he thor oughly
canvassed every section of the
State, and when he lost in that
race, simply counted it his first
heat. He began his second race
for Governor in the fall of 1905.
During the last Is months of the
contest, he visited nearly every
county in the State, many of then
many times. He rode more miles
by rail and by private convey
ance, made more speeches, shooE
hands with more voters, smiled
on more ladies and lost fewel
days from active campaigning
than any man in the contest
During this time it is not record
! ed that he was ever SICK Qay u
ever lost day from fatigue o
overwork. Two Of his competi
tors were older and three younge
than himself, bnt none could out
hustle or last longer on the road
whether of steel or dirt than th
man from Holmes.
No wonder Noel was elected
You can't beat a man like that
other things being anything lik
equal. There is no such word il
his vocabulary as fail. He start
ed out after the persimmon wit
the pole that would reach it an
he got it.
j Three cheers for the man fror
| Holmes!
The Semi-weekly leader., 1907-09-04

Don't be afraid to give Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy to your children.
1t contains no opium or harmful drug.
tt always cures. For sale By all drug
gists.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1907-09-04

Application for a receivership
to prevent the consummation Of
merger Of the Union Pacific
and the Southern Pacific Railroads
under the domination Of one man
is q possibility in the legal cam
paign Attorney General Bona
parte is planning against the rail
road operations Of E. II. Harri-
man.