The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-20
What fhe State Papers
 Are Saying and Doing


 Or Vice Versa. Birmingham Ledger.
 Democratic platforms will be the same If the Republicans can find out what the Democrats intend to put In theirs
 If They want TO. Union Springs Herald. ride astride"XCertainly if they choose to, but not because Teddy says so, ...s. -s- =-f ..---- -
 Jail the Sellers. Birmingham News.
 The self-respecting people of Birm- E4ngham sympathize heartily with the crusade against the sale of vulgar post cards in this city. Let them be totally abolished in the interests of decency. ----. ---------- -s- --- No Chance fer Men. Huntsville Mercury. phose tailors who have arranged for l O color scheme for mems dress coats l may as well forget it. All the men can do Is to keep the women in cobra :. Startling Fatalities. TaIIadega Mountain Home. Within the last week the country has tomobiles and railroads, to say nothing of the work of the six shooter and red 1 liquor. z
 ReasonabIe at Freight Rates. Dothan Siftings. s,,s lates that the trip of Secretary Taft around, the world will cost S2.50O. As l freight rates go, this strikes US as l quite reasonable.
 Woman, Lovely Woman. l Mobile Item
 The world is not going to destruction | on account of the women Down this way they are continued to be looked unon as the worlds savers. though they TSw and then put pocketbooks so out of shape, they are not recognlzaoIe as | such.
 Another View.
 AGpiis is easy enough for a fat. rich-wed- ded and welI-fed citizen like Dick F: Hobson to say build ships and eat dirt" but those to whom three square meals a day would be luxury WIZ probably take another view ot It.
 This is Important, Columbiana Peoples Advocatc.
 The Tax Collector will start out nn his first round collecting>taxes the first dav of october, and 1t Is the duty Of every man subject to poll tax 10 pay them. Tell the collector you want to | nav Your poll tax and don't put IL or until the last rOunds This Is important
 Spoken Like a Christian. l Birmingham Ledger.
 Your neighbor will be here next year and year after next. His friendship ts valuable to you and 10 your lalnlIy Do moi throw away neighbours friend | shin even if he differs from you in poll 1 ties. religion and prohibition. He can | think differently on all these from you and still be good man.
 Knows What's What Hamilton News. -
 After an experience of forty years ae" l tuai service we are egotistical enough to think that we are more competent to tvdsa what should appear in the col- umns of this paper than any other mar or set 'of men living and then, too. wH are paying the freight
 Bryan and the Negro. X l Gadsden Journal.
 | Colonel Bryan's elucidation of the ne- | gro question ought to be pretty satis- | factory The negro may be capable or self government, but he is not able to | run a government for white folks. This Is getting down to brass tacks and states the proposition in a way. that calls for no evasion or equivocation
 No Secret Marriages wanted Selma Journal.
 Wisconsin now has statute which imposes a fine of $100 upon parties who do not file a marriage certihcatc Tor registration within ten days after the ceremony. This is done to prevent ss cret marriages. Such law should pc a | good one for people who cannot let lne fact be known have no business settlhs married
 Another Free College LafaYetta Sun.
 Making Lafayette College free of tut- tion was wise and benehcent act It brings the possibilities of an education to many deserving and ambitious youth who had considered it beyond hls reach The effect should greatly increase the roll of students and to add to the popu- lation of the town
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 Money stFinseney.
 Camp Hill Times. .,---.
 Scarcity of money. while unpleasant ia not bad sign. IndustriaI demands for money prevail everywhere, Strin- Rency is really the result of prosperity Just now the money market IS taxed to move the Cotton crop. It will require $500 900 GOO to buy the cotton crop. This [. Ia about SS for every man, woman and ! child in the United States. The south , is wealthy and cotton is her leading 7 nroduct As soon as the money now . Accumulated to buy the crop Is turned loose the stringency will slaeken. Yet