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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-23
Waiting at the Track.
held themselves in high esteem and
were respected by their white neigh

held themselves in high esteem and
were respected by their white neigh
bors.
There were 361 taxpayers among
real estate that was valued at S15s.-
$40. The rate of taxation on real es-
tate was l, 40 per cent, SO lnat THESE
people paid into the, city treasury on
slave property and other exactions OF
the municipal government, $12,20S II.
The largest owners OF slaves among
the e9lored people mere Mar, We're weston
each of whom had fourteen slaves.
Amos Baxter owned thirteen, Eliza
beth Duprat and George ol Shrewsoe l,
owned eleven, James Johnston owned
ten, Samuel Weston (trustee) owned
eight, Peter B. Matthews and Jacob
Weston each owned seven. j. A Sas-
portas and Louias Decoster each own
ed FIVE, and others whose names are
not so familiar owned from one to
six. The largest taxpayer among the
WESTON VEST p Who owned s4o,o75 worth Of
real estate and paid s613.05 taxes.
other large taxpayers among these
people were as follows ..oooo.
slaves, 8; taxes, s4s1. $780,. 80. mn.
slaves ~ il. taxes, 1851. A' Y''
William McKinlay. real estate $685.
Joseph ,Dereef Indian);. real estate
John L. Francis. real estate. sl1,-
'0 Sac slay Weston .'1s ss ' estate
Francis St. Marks. real estate. SILL
$50; slaves, 3; taxes, $40. 70; =.
500; eG slaves, Il; taxes. s15s ~
slaves. IL; taxes, 1882 .'
r. Holloway. real estate $1,000;
- j. A.. sasportas, real estate, 5000;
Thomas r. Small, real estate. $1,000;
slaves 8; taxes, Sill 20.
JAMES Johnston, real estate, $1,000;
slaves. 10; taxes. $1O2.2o.
Sonic of the free persons of color
became prominent in the politics Of
the war, and all of them who went in
to politics were allied with the Repub-
lican party. Artson las conspicu-
Gus name in the reconstruction days
Large. Elfe, Grant, McKinlay, Shrews-
berry and Washington were also prom
inent at that time.
The colored people returned thirty
of them owned carriages. They had
no political privileges, but they were
amply protected in all their civil
rights and were free to buy and sell
and to engage in whatever legitimate
commercial enterprise or Industrial
Undertaking they pleased. How they
owned, whether by gift or by pur-
chase, we do not know. although we
were informed yesterday that these
colored people bought their slaves just
as slaves were purchased by the white
people. and that they managed them
very much in the same way. The
free colored people of Charleston were
generally very intelligent folk. and
have always composed the colored
aristocracy of this town. 1t is true
as The Washington Herald says, that
the negro was not wholly averse
when possessed of the means and the
opportunity, to dealing in his own
flesh and blood. 1t Is not remarkable
that he should have felt no scruples
upon this score, in view of fact that
in his Fatherland the slave trade
found it's largest development.
There is ample material in Charles
ton for the making of one of the most
interesting books covering the slave
period in this country. }-.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-23
THURSDAY, MAY Is, 1907.
DRAWING THE LINES.

Judge Jones of the United States
Court has decided that the Alabama
Legislature had no right to pass the
railroad laws and a preliminary In
junction has been granted The Leg
isIature of 1907 was something of
nice fuzzy, peach-Andalusia News.
No such decision has been rendered.
Pending hearing of contention that the
Legislative acts are unconstll utlohal
restraining orders have been issued.
The case IS vet to be tried.-Montgom
cry Advertiser.
we take it that everybody knows
the status of this case at this time
However, we desire our good friend
The Advertiser. to explain the differ
ence between "a preliminary inJunc-
ton and "a restraining order" Didn't
Judge Jones say by his act that the
legislature was wrong when ne even
Granted "a restraining orderT' At all
events IL is unnecessary for learned
furfsts like Judge Jones to pass upon
It for public opinions sake: Every
man in Alabama. with intelligence
enough to read a newspaper; knows
that the legislature of 1907 blundered
in railroad legislation and almost All
other kinds of legistation.-Ihe Ahoa-
Iusia News.
Our friend of The News failed to
catch the point that was made by The
advertiser. The News originally stat
nd that Judge Jones had rendered a
positive opinion as to invalidity of the
railroad acts of the Legislature This
he has not done. His restraining or
der or preliminary injunction is simp-
ly to leave things as they are until
hearing can be had. and then an OPP
,nson will be announced. We are not
disposed to deny the correctness of Inc
News. statement about the character
of that legislation.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-23

The Peoples Ledger published at
Enterprise. thriving little city in
Coffee County. has always been well
conducted. Under the management of
Mr. G. w. Carlisle 1t we- kept fully
abreast of the times and never was
an opportunity to put in word for his
town and community slighted He has
recently disposed of his Interest to
Messrs. Hall and G.. H Aman, the
former editor ana latter business man
ager Mr.. Hall has established a fine
reputation as a practical newspaper
man and writer by his work on Do
than papers and his associate Is spok-
en- of in high terms as business
man. For the outgoing and the new
proprietors, The Advertiser extends
best wishes for happiness and pros
perity.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-23

Boston Daily Globe.
While America is considering with
gravity the problem of immigration,
italy Is agitated over the matter of
emigration. and a parliamentary com
mittee has made report commencing
means to check the depopulation of
the country
The committee found that. whereas,
the returns for 1906 show an increase
of $4,000 emigrants as compared with
the figures for 1906, about $4,000
less in money orders was sent home
through the bank of Naples in 1905 by
italian emigrants in North and South
America than was sent in 1905. There
were lS6,3SS money orders of the value
of $7.971.59 received in 1905, and only
122,69 orders, amounting to $5,977, 1888
in 1906.
1t was evident that the emigrants
either were resorting to foreign banks
or gradually were disseminating to re-
nit part of their earnings to Italy. The
parliamentary committee recommends
legislation by which Italy will main
tain a maternal interest in the emf
grant and keep alive in him the affec-
ton for his mother country.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-23
"This is My 18th Birthday
Henry NJ. Teller.

Henry NJ. Teller. who represented the
State of Colorado in the United States
Senate for many years, was born in
New York, May %, 1890. After grad
uating from Alfred University he
taught school for several years and
at the same time studied law. He was
admitted to the bar at Binghampton
in 1855 and during the next few years
practiced in Illinois. In 1861 he re-
moved to Colorado and settled in Cen
trail City His ability as a lawyer
soon gained him prominence. In poll
tics he affiliated with the Republicans
but declined to become a candidate for
office until the Admission of Colorado
to to the nation. In 1877 he was elect
served until 1882. when he was APP
pointed Secretary of the Interior in
the Cabinet of President Arthur. In
1888 he retired from the Cabinet and
was Immediately elected to the SEN
ate again. In 1891 he was reelected
without opposition. In 1896 he with
drew from the Republican Party, being
an ardent advocate of silver and on
posed to the financial plank adopted
at the st. Louis convention. The fol-
lowing year he was reelected to the
publican NC
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-23
FaIkner's Monument.
Negro Shareholders in Charleston

Charleston News and courier.
There were a good many negroes
who owned negro slaves in the South
before the war. In the List of the
Taxpayers of the city of Charleston.
1860, published by Evans g. Cogswell
in 1861. the names of 1872 colored peo-
nile are given who owned and paid
taxes on $50 slaves in Charleston The
tax on slaves was SO per capita. and
the amount paid on the negroes own
ed by negroes in this town at the be-
Ginning Of the war aggregated S1,170,
Doubtless there We're other sravehold-
ers among the negroes in other parts
,of the State, but of these we have no
record.
There were negro Shareholders also
in other parts of the South. Mr.. j
j. Wood of Columbus, Ga. recently
told The Enouirer-Sun of that city an
interesting story about the free negro
persons who owned slaves in their
own right in that community. One of
these Shareholders was Bob Parker,
who ran a line of drays in columbus,
owning his hands and dra"s. He also
owned negro women and children
Dilsey Pope, owned her husband and
hired him out, and when he offended
by selling him 10 Col Seaborn Jones,
If the Dilsey Pope plan could only be
adopted nowadays among the white
people it might be practicable to rid
the community of some very tri1ing
husbands; but that is another matter.
The free negroes generally
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-23

One of Ruefs lawyers says: Il am
with Ruef now. II he involves others
In his confession will be. against him"
Is not that queer position for law
yer to take2 He is evidently convince
ed that his client is a rascal. else he
would not talk about his involving
others in his confession. If Abe is
not guilty he has nothing to confess,
but this lawyer is with him, provided
his confession does not implicate some
one else, Is the lawyer afraid that
he would himself be involved If ADO
tells all he knows? Looks that way
to an outsider.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-23


Commenting on the story of the COL
umbus negro woman who sold
her husband in the old slavery days
The Charlotte Observer takes occas-
ion to remark that 1T may be of in
terest to note that every wife in this
country today Is something Of a slave
owner Recognizing her clear title to
support, the law. upon due complaint
made, will virtually hire out the will
fully Improbable husband If he has
no property accumulated labor) to
serve as a substitute; in other words,
she has an enforceable claim upon his
earning capacity as well upon the
more familiar worldly goods of the
marriage ceremony. This. of course,
is a natural right. Everybody knows
of more than one case where it is not
asserted but should be-"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-23
What the State Papers
Are Saying and Doing

Not Enthusiastic.
Mobile Register.
to him as If the Democrats will havo
to nominate" Bryan for President. Tho
Senator cannot be accused of regard
ing the prospect with enthusiasm.
x 4 e
Two Great Essentials.
Selma Journal.
The right man and the right ex-
preston of principles by the Demo-
cratic party can bring a victory over
any Republican, next time.
Better Get Ready.
Huntsville Mercury.
The State Tax Commission is maxi
ing systematic raise in tax assess
ments in all the counties and some O.
our. citizens had just as well prepare
to hear something drop" II their as
s''Sments are not 5 \ gp !; t. the standard.
1t Will All BE Needed.
Birmingham Ledger.
The question is what is Alabama go
raise in taxes? 1t NAV be that Gov
ernor Conner wants to leave the treas
ury as full as he found 1t when he
went into office.
Always at Large I'm Atlanta.
Admission Hot Blast.
Ag sn loH 1t S in Atlanta tbn and this time
whom 1t may devour. Truly the
Georgia village has a varied list of
sensations to g sttr g v attention.
Agreeing, without Seeing.
Mobile Herald.
Frank, Gould. son of Jay. calls his
and although they've never seen her
and don't know anything about her.
some 20.00o.oo0 men in this country
VIII agree with him. -
Three Deuces
ST. Clair Herald.
The Montgomery Advertiser afirms
wants to know where the deuce" they
are headed. Easy enough for the
doubtless there will be "the deuce" to
play.
Would 1t Be Safe.
The Japanese .soeiefv of New York
has been organized to cuI.' re cor
dial relations with Japan; The short
the United States out of the Philip
mines ana turn them over to Japa1.
This would win the biggest side of
Law VIII Yet Triumph.
Birmingham News.
the law; John D. Rockefeller barri-
cades himself in his castles and es-
| capes the process server, and SO on
through the list of Standard Oil mag
| mates in their conspiracy to throttle
| competition and dictate the price of
| this necessary commodity by hook or
crook and very, largely by crook.
Y q e
Alabamians viii Stand by Them.
| Gadsden Journal.
Until some graver charge than old
| age is brought against these grand
| old men, Senators Morgan and Pettus
revered not alone bv Alabama, but by
| the whole country, they will continue
| to enjoy the confidence and loyalty of
| all patriotic Alabamians despite the
| croakings of such organs as The
Jones Valley Times or its distin-
| guished editor.
Wise Proposition. -----.
| Sylacauga Progress.
| 1t would seem from the mistakes
made by the Legislature that it would
| be well for the sessions to always
split in order that the mistakes
| can. be corrected in the latter half.
Legislature can only meet every four
years and heretofore about half the
| laws passed by that body are declared
unconstitutional from one cause or
| other, and even now we find several
of the laws passed during first half
| of the late session in the courts, and
| were the time of converting November
| instead of July, good part of the
work Gone would be declared uncon-
stitutional and all to be done over
| again.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-23


The Montgomery Advertiser calls
The Ledger's attention to the fact that
some lands in Jefferson are advertised
for taxes. The lands of jefferson
never pass to the buyers of tax titles.
There is no hope for any man to make
money by acquiring these lands. All
the taxes will be paid In due time. or
past due time.
The above is from The Birmingham
Ledger. 1t knows very well that The
Advertiser called its attention to the
great quantity of land in Jefferson
County advertised for sale for taxes as
the property of owner unknown" We
were led to do this from the fact that
The Ledger was ridiculing Baldwin
County because seventy-six pieces OF
land were advertised in that county
as belonging to owner unknown"
when more than five times seventy
six pieces of land were advertised in
Jefferson as property of owners I'M
known" We have had nothing to say
about any other land in Jefferson be-
ing advertised for taxes. 1t is very
gratifying to be able to state that
there is practically no property in
Montgomery County belonging to own
err unknown" and the papers make
practically nothing from advertise
ments of property for sale for purpose
of paying taxes.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-23
Where Cain Killed AheJ

While cycling around Ketterine 7
was startled to see what apneared 70
me to be two men fighting in n fIeld >,
saws correspondent to tine London
It'd Bits. On reaching the field I dis
mounted and climed over the fence to
see what it vas, and discovered that
II was stone statue representing Cain
staying Abel. 1t is unique Cain has
one knee pressing Abel to the ground
and one arm uplifted ready to strike
The statue must be hundreds of years
old. and is supposed to be on the exact
spot where the murder was commit
ed
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-23
Today In History

1125--Death of Emperor Henry ",
at Utrecht.
163S--Samuel de Champlain entered
upon his second tenure of office as
Governor of Canada
1906 British under Marlborough vic
torious at battle of Families.
1729--Empress Catherine of Russia
born.
Augusta. Ga.
1S94--Gen Ambrose Burnside born;
died September 3, 1881.
1831--Lovi Woodbury. of New Hamp-
shire became Secretary of the Navy.
1852 Battle of Port Royal Va.
1S77--Don Carlos Spanish pretender.
expelled from France.
1882 Shah of Persia arrived at st.
Petersburg on his first European tour.
1885, Secretary Carlisle spoke against
free coinage Of silver at the Sound
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-23

tratment. shorter hours or any OF the
other reasons usually given for strike
but were demanding simple justice and
fair treatment for one of their number
who was about to be Inundated. II he
had done any wrong or violated any
Of the rules and regulations of the in
stitution it was proper to punish him
In order that discipline might be pre-
served. but there was a proper time
and place for 1t. The method attempt
ed by the authorities was not the
proper one nor was 1t employed at
the right time and place. 1t was not
Just or fair to keep the young man
in suspense until the last moment ana
then undertake to prN,icly humiliate
and degrade him in presence, not only
of his fellow students. but before the
audience
The students were right. and they
should have been applauded ana
thanked for their quiet and orderly
manner Of rlghting a wrong. AS a
matter of fact. we claim that the pun
ishment attempted was not even legal.
These students. as The Journal prop
erly observes, were no longer accoun-
table to the school authorities. They
had done their work and the granting
of diplomas was 4 mere courteous for
mality which was their due. The school
authorities who sought to pursue
Smith from the class room to the fl
nal scene were quibblers, and their ac-
ton was captious. The time to have
punished the alleged malefactor was
during the school term"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-23

NEW OTItdHS ICeEy UIIC.
In spite of the handicap of liberal
of economy in the matter of army and
navy expenditures and the somewhat
pharisaical pretense of waiting for the
action of the coming Hague peace con-
ing steadily ahead in its task of not
merely leading the world in the num-
Der and character of its vessels, but
in setting the fashion in types of war
taining a standard of strength more
than equal to any two other powers.
Not only has Great Britain commits
stoned the original Dreadnaught. which
established a new type of battle ships
but she will actually have in commits
sion Eve ships of that class before any
other power has one in readiness for
use
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-23
had to Life His Voice.

,Mr7 Cox is earnestly DESTROYS of re-
firing from political leadership, says
Mr.. brown. chairman of the Ohio Re
publican state Committee. Maybe so.
But whether Mr.. Cox Is earnestly de
sirous Of retiring or not 1t is possible
that he might have found himself re-
tired if he had not in the most timely
manner uDlifted his voice and begun
h0oraying for Taft. 1t is not health
ful for an Ohio Republican politician
to neglect this precaution these days.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-23
In The Open.

COIumDIa HlaIt.
An Arkansas paper mourns the fact
that the paper that comes square out
in the open and supports or opposes
any measure treads on toes somewhere
and loses money" That Is In large
measure true, but it is also true that
the paper that fears to tread on toes
somewhere and is therefore mushy,
loses more money. The papers that
have strength and influence are those
that have the confidence and respect
OF, the people. and confidence and re-
spect are only won by coming square
out in the open" when there is occa-
sion
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-23

Off the first time in the history of
the postal service the receipts for a
quarter have exceeded the expenditures
cial condition now prevailing. The
total receipts of the department for
the last quarter exceeded the expen-
ditures by $500, 1885, which is said
by officials to be the best showing vet
made by the Department.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-23

Chattanooga Times.
The press of the country is finding
great difficulty in finding the indi-
Vidual to fit MIR. Watterson's descrip-
ton of the dark horse he is groom
Ing for the Presidential race. We
are assured. however. that while it
isn't NJ. Bryan. neither is 1t Mr..
Roosevelt or Mr.. LaFollette. Mr..
Watterson says it's Demo rat, and
that mikes the puzzle.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-23
TRUST BUSTING.
c.overpment Has Paid Out Nearly
5000. 900 as Fees to Lawyers.

GOYernment Has FHIu UUt No"TI1
100000 as Fees to Lawyers
Trust busting comes high ana the
taxpayers foot the bills. S.a
ard oil, beef. harvester, tobacco, pow
der. fertilizer and other eomP 2nn,ir5as
now being prosecuted into the lumber,
watch and other trusts, will draw
heavily upon the Federal treasury tSc Gov.
During the past four years the neg go oVo
eminent has paid out nearly $3OV.OOO
in Tees fees for Special counsel Attor-
news Kellogg and Morrison are being
paid about $4,000 a year each while
McRavnoIds. former assistant attor-
nev General. who has charge of the
tobacco trust legislation. receives
SIG 900 a year.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-23

That is a wise Western judge VINO
told a colleague to never give reasons
for his decisions. Your decisions
NAV never be wrong he said but
your reasons are sure to be- That Is
safe advice, at all events, whether we
consider it sound or otherwise,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-23

We suspect that John L. Sullivan
sized Roosevelt. up about right "neh
he pronounced him "a gay Old boy
The trouble about him Is that he often
gets too gay.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-23

E. q. Noble. Circulation Manager Of The
Montgomery Advertiser. being duly sworn
says.
The foregoing statement Of The Adver-
Users circulation for he month Of March.
1907 "a true and correct. and compiled after
all returns from news-boys, news agents,
spoiled and leftover copies have been de-
N,,ctad e S. NOBLE.
Circulation Manager.
sworn to and subscribed before me this
18th day of April, 1907.
lSealI RIGA ALEXANDER.
Notary Public.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-23

The Austin Statesman informs us
that the Governor of Texas, like those
of North and South Carolina, is tee
tolater. VIII the fad spread TIL it
reaches Kentucky?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-23

Mayor Sohmitz calling Abe Ruen a
liar looks very much as If they are
treading on each others toes, If one
has any advantage over the other we
are too dull to see IL.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-23

A St Louis preacher has invented
and patented a fire-extinguisher and
The Times of that city gleefully in
forms its fellow sinners that there's no
need to fear the future any more Bet
ter not bank too much on that hope,
we rather think.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-23
Intuition Versus Reason.

New York Press.
A woman guesses at a thing where
a man reasons IL out, and in the long
run she's wrong only every other time,
while he can miss 1t nine times out of
ten.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-23
rhe Magnate and the Hobo.

Cleveland Leader.
The Why should you envy
me? l have as many troubles as you
have?
The Hobo That's all right boss
mebbe yer have. But 1 amt got nothin'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-23
MARCH CIRCULATION.

The Montgomery Advertiser guarantees
fts advertisers land makes IL a part OF the
contract when requested) that its Daily cir
culation Is larger than that Of any morning
newspaper printed in Alabama-and tnat ns
sunday edition has the largest circulation
OF any edition of any newspaper printed IN
Alabama without exception - 49,.
The figures for March, printed peiow
represent the actual net circulation. all re-
turns having been deducted
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-23

Little as we admire Foraker we can
not avoid a feeling o. sympathy for
any man when an elephant like TAFT
aiAs down on him