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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-23
 FOR MR. BRYAN
 - 0klahoma'S Democratic: State Convention. TEN DELEGATES ELECTED Strenuous Fight Hs to Nun,-
 ssrd P ats'. Rssaasssn. wsr : isspssa connesa- Ing the Fis which tAs Ne
 sra.s- M-aiax for
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Muskogeg kia, Feb. 2ss-rhe Dem ocrat.c State ~Convention. held in Mus kogee today. was a Bryan one. and. af- ter electing ten delegates from the five Congressional districts. all pledged and instructed to vote for the noniua- tion of the Nebraskan for President. resolutions were adopted commanding the fight which he<is making for the people
 When the first Democfatic conveu- tion of Oklahoma, to elect deleRateeN to to the National Convention assembled today. it was foregone conclusion that ". !. Bryan would ho endorsed for President. and that a platform la vorinE tariff reform. suppression of trusts, and governmental control of railroads would be- adopted. Congress sionaI district caucuses to select dele gates to Denver were also held dur ing the day. Practically all the lead. ing Democrats were here.
 Before the gathering, met. the light over the question of whether the State Convehtion should send eight delegates to the National Convention with half vote each. or four delegates. was stilI unsettled and . contest on the floor Of the conveBtion seemed likely.
 William H. Murray. who was Speaker of the oklah oma House of Representa- tives, was working for four d1Iegates He is candidate for delegate t~iarge. and waB quoted as saying he would not 90 to Denver if he was aeIeef8a oR a half-vote basis.
 Governor Charles T. Haske8s $ofed eight delegates as a cotnprofniSe.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-23
CONFERENCE ASKED
REDUCTION. IN WAGES IS sUBJECT
 TO nE C0NsFDERED.
Rapresentmtlves or Seventeen SoqtheRn Railroada Invited To Meet With O@eeFs oe Brotherhood of
 L0c0m0tRve Engineers.

Cincinnati. Feb. 22.--A general con ference withl representatives of seven teen Southern railroads has been asked by the national officers of the Broth erhood of Locomotive Engineers to com slider the proposal to cut wages on March 1. according to an encouragement made here today.
 The pfoposition was submitted to General Manager Horace Baker, of the Queen and Crescent line, by Assistant Grand Chief Burgess, of Atlanta. who is here comforting with the officers of the engineers brotherhood on that system. Mr. Burgess said today:
 'sThe engineers feel that they have already borne their share of the bur den. The earning capacity has been decreased by reduced mileage. upon which basis they are paid. and they do not feel that they should be sub- jected to an additional reduction fin the scales such as ten per cent cut would create.
 we have put it up to the seventeen Southern roads in this manner and asked for the general conference in order to show the justice of our con- tentIon Or recognizing the justice of the claims of the management that such cut is necessary. If we are wrong, then we are willing to nego" tiae for an equitable revision"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-23
SNOW HILL SCHOOL
 T0SHARE n BIG ESTATE

Boaton, Massa Feb, -tSpeciall l.. The Snow Hill institute of Snow Hill, Ala. wili benefit in HnhstantiaI way by the will of John A Higgtpson. ot Boston.
 The vast estates of Mr. Higgineon, are left tc that institution. and to the Utica Institute, Utica. Miss.
 Mir. Higginson, during his life was industrial work. and was noted for his liberal contributions.
 The will wac probated yesterday fii the Suffolk County registry of deeds. It is impossible to estimate the value of the bequest. but it is said to De very large.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-23

and black children going to the same school7" Mir. Hefiin demanded.
 MT. Campbell answered by saying that his children attend a mixed school .n Pittsburg. Kas.. his home. today.
 Would you worship with nigger." Mr. HefIin also asked.
 The reply of Mir. Campbell was only last Sunday he had done SO.
 Pursuing his inquiries. Mir. Heflfn asked Mir. Campbell if he believed in intermarriages between the races.
 No. sir. shouted Mir. Campbell, in stentorikn tones. and he sad there was q vast difference between social equal ity and political equality. T would not permit my daughter to marry some white men," be exclaimed.
 Would you permit her to marry any colored manr was the query of Mir. Beali of Texas.
 No Iatermarrisxe.
 Raising his voice to high pitch, Mfr. Campbell exclaimed: "No. sir. but 1 would permit that colored man to exer- else political rights under the consti-
 MT. Clark (FIa.). regretted that the matter had been given a political as- pect. It was, he said, an economic question as to what was best for both races.
 1uo Ciaim1 or the Soufuern people that separate accommodations- did not mean equal accommodations. Mfr. olcott (N Y) declared~to be untrue. He in- sisted that the accommodation for ne- groes were not equal to those given the whites.
 The House was thrown into an up- roar when Mir. Simms {Tenn.), after urging the members to get hack on the railway bill. said:
 Let's thresh the nigger question out later even If we have to thresh each
 A charge by Mre Hardwick (0a.) that thA Republicans were trying to play a little. politics on the question: brought down upon him derisive laugh ter and hoots from that side of the chamber.
 The treatment of the negro by the people of the South was condemned by Mir. Driscoll (N. Y.). who said the Southern members had gotton SO bold they had come Into the National House of Representatives with an amendment for '.Jim Crow" cars He charged some of the Democrats with dcdging the ne- gro question, and said he would like a yea and nay vote go as to put them on record.
 Mr. Burieson STex.,, on the other hand. asserted that if secret vote could be had. there would not be five votes against the amendment. Debate on the subject was brought to close by Mr. Smith (AFlch.) de- claring that the amendment, # adopted wouI6 drive the street railways into bankruptcy. The amendment was de- feated-i40 to 55.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-23

the most consummate tact and wisdom MT. Lincoln formed and avaiied him- self of the transcendent abilities of the abiesf cabinet that ever surrounded . President.
 -'In his relations with the rank and file of fhe army he erred. if he erred ct all, upon the aide of mercy. He saved many poor soldier from pun ishment. and this In time of war. Such a thing as throwing scores of brave. worthy men out of the army without honor because half dozen had been accused of resenting what they regard ed as insults to the uniforms they wore. would never have been permit ted by President Lincoln. He knew from his own experience how hard is the common lot Of men. and how much to them are positions acquired by years of faithful service"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-23
MOBILE CAR CONDUCTOR
 gH IS ApASSENeER

M0bIle, Feb. 9a.---About ll oseIaek to. night B. {. Riley. street ear cnndnctor. alIot and Killed Hehefis George, q, wfita man who operates h pool room at Plateau, on the Magazine Point car at the Southern Railway crossing.
 Geokge it fs claimed tllfeatened the conductor earlier in the night. George died instantly. ~ s .Fs &Af
 7 Mrs. Joseph Loclkley. a white woman was wounded by a stray bullet during the firing. Riley vas arrested.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-23
sIcK IosewoRTH srrAlss.
rressdent,s sen-sn-Law Has Good Were
 for Cannon.

For Cannon.
 Peoria, H., Feb. 22.--Ccngresaran Mich olas LonRworth of Cincinnati. Sem ator Robert l.. Taylor of Tennessee. Rear Admiral Joseph B. coKlan. United States Navy. retired. and pr. M. W. Stryker. President of the Hamilton College. Clinton. \. F.. were the speak CTS tonight at the annual Washington birthday banquet of the Creve Couer Club in this city.
 Col. Frederick H. Smith. President of the club. of1iciated as toastnnaster. .
 Congressman Isongworth pad ., high compliment to Speaker Joseph c. Can non of the National House of Repre- sentativest and while admitting his pledge to Taft. personally spoke in commendatory terms of the Illinois ConRressman's candidacy
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-23
pTI.Ls IN THI1 HOUSE.
Mr. Heffsn Seeks To Pension Afflicted
 Children Of Soldiers.

Washington. Feb.S 22.--Among the bills introduced in the House today were the following:
 ' By MT. HefIin. of Alabama, to place upon the pension rolls the names of all surviving children of the soldiers of tl1e war of the revolution, the Mexican war. the Indian wars, the war between the States and the Spanish American war. which from mental or physical affliction disability are unable to earn their support,
 By MT. sherman. of New York. au- thorizing the Secretary of the Interior to sell for uss- in mining operations or such other purposes as he may deem proper, the timber on any of the lands of the ChQctaw or chiclasaw nations.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-23
LEcIsLATURE ADsoURNs.

Columbia. S. C., Feb. 22.-+The Gem erai Assembly of South Carolina. having been in session forty dayA the time fixed by law. adjourned tonight, but will return on March 2. and remain in session until successor to the late Senator Latimer is elected.
 This recess is necessary owing to the laws provision that the General Assembly cannot elect until the second Tuesday after oiIicial notice of a va cancy.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-23
r,ounciI Chnmher Destroyed.

sCleveland. O., Feb. 2z.--Fire Of un- known origin. loke out in the Coun- Gil Chamber in the city hall today and the building narrowly escaped ;de- >sfruction, The council chamber was practically destroyed while nearly the entire building was water soaked, Many valuable public records were badly damaged.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-23
W, D. FFoweIIN at me Forum.

Rome. Feb. 23.--WIlIIam Dean HOW ellis. the American author. was pres ent today on invitation of Signor Bani, director of the excavation work at the Forum. at the opening up Of a new section of the ruins which brought to light many relies of the greatest in- terest. AEr. Howells recalled the fact that he visited the Forum in Isel when 1t was nothing more than a field for the grazing of cattle.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-23
Tried se Esurn Fsesel.

tempt was made to burn the Scales Hotel of this city today while about 1e0 delegates to the Democratic conven- tion were asleep in the hadIaing.
 OH was poured over the floor 1.-two vacant rooms and set afiFe. but the fire was ext:nguished before any damage was dons. Great excitement prevailed for time
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-23
No BattIeshlp For Nntchex.

Washington, D. C.. Feby. 2e.--senR- tor McLaurin and Representative Mc- Lain asked the president to send a
 battIeship to Natchez. Mississippi, for the Mardi Gras festivities February %. The president said that he would not be able to, comply as most of the bat tleships had gone to the Pacific coast.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-23

ton manufacturers today that further reduction in the wages of the mill op- erativee would probably be made here, as has been anfiounced would De made in MaeEa chu ueetts soon. It is the be- lief of the local manufacturers that the reduction will be general throughout New EnGland.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-23
RnsTRAINs ToBACco sALE.
Kentucky Society Gets oder From
 CnnRs

Lexington. Ky. Feb. 22,-The Bureiy Tobacco Society and Fayette County Board of Control secured a temporary restraining order this afternoon against Charles Jones. to prevent the selling of 1s.000 pounds of pooled tobacco. al- ieginK that if he were permitted to sell, the iBO.o0o,0oo pounds in the pool would he thrown on the market.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-23
gtrlite Tm Urumuay.

Mouteviedo, Feb. 22.-The employees of ali railways in Uruguay nave gone on strike There- are about 1, 200 miles of railways ina Uruguay, which are controlled by British capitaiists.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-23
WEATHER FoREcAsr.

washineton, reb. z2---For Afnbamas .
 Fafr, wsrmcf snnants Menday fair,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-23

Cotton AGaIl Reductions. learned from certain Rhode Island cot
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-12-10
\ THE COURTS. :

inosl earnestly urge upon the congress
the duty of increasing the totally mad
eauatc salaries now given to our Judges.
ON the whole, there is no body of public
servants who do valuable work. nor
whose moneycd reward is So Inadequate
the supreme court he Judges should have
their salaries do'lhicd Ii is not befitting
the dignity of the nation that Its most
honorcd public servants should be paid
sums So small! compared to what they
would earn in private life that the per
tornance 81 public service by them
implies an exceedingly heavy recuniary
sacrifice.
Ii is earnestly 10 he desired that some
method should be devised for doing away
with the long delays which now Obtain,
I'm the administration of Justice, and
which operate with peculiar severity
against persons of small means. and ia
mos; desirable To punish. These long de-
lays i'll the anal decisions of cases mako
i'll the aggregate Il crying evil; and a
remedy should be devised. Much OF this
intolerable delay Is due to improper re-
gard paid 70 tcchnicalit;eS which are "A
mere iindrance 10 justice. In some noted
recent cases this over regard for techni-
calities has resulted in a striking denia,
Of Ice and Migrant wrong To the
body polite
At the last election certain leaders Of
organized labor made violent and
sweeping attack upon the entire Judiciary
of the country. an attack couched In such
honest and broad minded judges. no Iess
than those. OF narrower mind and more
restricted outlook. 1t was the Kind az at
tack admirably fitted to prevent any suc-
cessful attempt to reform abuses Of the
judiciary. because 1t gave the champions
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-12-10
+
( APPEAL TO PEOPLE
2

" 1t very earnestly t. he wished tl,.,i
or peolle. lhia2sh tilet representatives.
ktptld AEt In THIS inait,.r u il hand il,
say whether most damage Ia the country
al large would come from, entire rat!nro
on the part Of tho public to supervise
and control The actions OF Tho great cor
poraloEs, OF from the exercise of tho
NECESSARY governmental power II, :, Nn,-
Witch would do iitlustloe aud wronE ,e,
on unrestricted ladividuaiisi and the
preachers of an oppression which would
aehy "a asie mon "e business the last re
ward OF theii inltia'vc ard business ss-
Sactts, are advocHtiilg policies thnt would
be fraught WIN the sras'est harm To the
%'iote cHu'ssry 70 permit every iawless
.ap,tasist. every law defNing corporations.
70 take any acton matter how IN
iluitous. In The cf'pri 20 secure an I'm
proper profit and IA build up prvjlnee
Souia be ru'nots 10 tho republic and
you'd marx the ahauilonu;riIt of The az
for, TO secure In the Industrial. world the
hpirt OF democratic fair dculing on the
other . hand. 20 atinch N,ese wrongs in
that spirit OF demasosy which can see
wrong ohiy Wi,ei, committed by the man
at wealth, ana Is dumb aud blind Ia the
prescne" OF wrong committed against
orlN. ~ exactly hs evil rs corruptiv 10
defcnd tho wrongdong Of men OF wealth,
me war we wage mug, be waged against
inisconduct. hsaius; wrcngtliong wherever
y Is round aud -. must stand heartily
fnl the riehts Of very decent man.
wh ,as ~ be m'a Of Ereaat wcslth or
wage wo56er or tiiler of the soil
~ IS 70 tho interest OF all of w thar
Eil1 should br premium put upon
Individual initiative ara individual capac-
lty. and an ample reward for the great
directing lntcll!sences alone competent to
manage the grcat business operations of
Today. II is We'll 10 keep In mind that
exactly as the anarchist Is the worst
enemy OF liberty and the reactionary the
worst enemy OF order. SO the men who
hefend the rights Of property have mos
10 fear from the wrongtloers of great
wealth. and the men who are champion
Ing popular rights ,lavn most 70 fear from
tlle denlaEognes who In the name OF BOP
l!ar nights would do wrong 10 and Cypress
honest business inen. honest men Of
wealth; for the success of either type Of
~rongdocr necessarily invites violent
reaction against the cauac the wrong
docr ncrrsl!jt uphoids In point of dan
ger to the nation there is nothing to
choose between OIL tho one hand the cor
rnpt!ohist, the bride gver. the bride
takef. the man who employs his grea,
talent to sw!iidlo his faiiow citizens on a
large scale. and or !ilc other hand the
preacher Of class hatred the man who,
Wnether from Ignorance or from willing
ness to sacrifice his country to his am
pltion. Isersuades well meaning but wrong
headed nlcn 20 Try To- dca.roy the instr,l-
ments upon which our prosperity mainly
rests.
Lot Eaoh Saware.
Lat eAch group Of u,en beware of and
guard against the shortcomings to which
that grour = :tAaif mos, liable. Too otter
- - che 6uslnoDs community In q spiri
- Hhhos)say elAA0 :oaesleusness deplort
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-12-10

L. A law may be unwise and Improper;
put 1t should not for these reasons be
Interpretations for the result of such ac-
ton Is TO take away from the people
large li,. their sense Of responsibility an
orderly self res ir;.itl, and set sovess..
ment. Under such a popular government
as ours, founded an the theory that In
me long ren the viii OF the people is
sepreme, the ultimate safcfy of the ma
ton can only rest In training and guild
ing The people so that wia, they will
shall DE right. and not in devising means
To defeat Their viii ny the tcchDicafitics
of strained construction.
People to Blame.
For many Of the shortcomings OF JUS
tice i'll our country our people whole
are themselves TO blame. and the judges
With the public as a whole. 1t Is discred-
iiabl, 10 t,s as a people thai there should
be. diftictlty in conyict.rg a,Hrdercrs. o, IN
bringing 10 justice men who public
servants have been guilty of corruptinn
or who have proi;ed by The corruption OF
public servants. The result; is equally nm
fortun nate. whether .jpc 10 iairspittlng
technicaities In tho interpretation of law
by judges. 10 sentmcnta!ity and class
consciousness on 'he par of iurics. or
daily press.
Real damage hos boon done by the
manifold and conflicting interpreta tons
Of the interstate commerce law Control
over the great corporations doing inter
state business can be cffcc.ivn only II IL
= vested Will, f'i,l power in an admins
;ralive department. a brarc., of the fed
nral nNeculive carrying olt a federal
law Ii can never b" cffcct!v. II divided
respon,sibilty IS iefi in both the states
and The marion. il eau n..er ne cToctive
If lef' IN the hands % the courts TO be
decided nv lawsuits
aFhc courts hold place % peculiar and
deserved sarctity under our form of gov
"rnmeni. Respect fo, the law is essen
tlal TO The permar"nce OF our imstit,i-
lions: and respect for the law is largely
conditioned upon rnsncc. for tho courts.
IL i an oifens" against The republic 10
say anything w.lich can weaken this re-
spec. save for HE gra reason and
in lle most carefully guarded manncr.
our indses should 10 held In peculiar
honor; and the duty Of respectful and
tait'nhl comment aud criticism, whic!,
should he hiH'lins when speak % any
body. should be especially bif,ling when
ssll,s.llt - hon,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-12-10
AFFAIRS OF STATE.


~ v v y
This nations foreign policy is based On
tho theory that right must he tlot,e be-
tween nations precisely MS betwecu incl;-
viilals and In our actions for the last ten
faith by our deeds. We have behaved.
and Cur behaving toward other nations.
as in private life an honorable nan would
behave towards his fellows
Panama Canal.
The work ON the Panama canal is be:;g
done with a speed, efficiency and entire
devotion to duty. MEici. mako II o model
for all work of the kind. No task OF such
magnitude has every before been un,.ertak-
en- by any nation; and no task of tllc t,Inu
has ever been better performed The me-, on
tho lsthmus, from Colone! Cocktails and
hi, fellow commissioners through, the Ell.
tire list OF employees who arc fu:t..ftll.-
doing their duty, have won the;;' r.git to
the unsrudsing respect and .;rusis,:le OF
the American people.
The Philippines.
Real progress toward self government Is
being made in the Philippine islands The
and Philippine assembly marks process
absolutely new III Asia, not only az re-
CARDS Asiatic colonies of European pow
ers but as regards Asiatiic possessions of
excepting the striking and wonderful ex-
ample afforded by The great empire OF
Japan. II opens an entirely new depart
ure when compared with anything which
are their own masters. Hitherto this Phil
ippine legislature has acted with tnode1a-
ton and self-restraint, and has seemed
IN practical fashion te realize the eternal
trutE that there must always be govern-
ment. and that the only way in which any
body of individuals can escape the nee
essity of being governed hy outsiders Is to
show that they are able 10 restrain them
selves. to keep down wroEsdong aud dis
order The Filipino people, through their
officials, are therefore maxim, real steps
In The direction OF set-sorcrnment
hope and believe that these steps mark
the beginning of course which will con-
tnue till the Filipinos become fit to de-
eide for themselves whether they desire
to be an independent nation.
again recommend thai American, ..i1:.
zenship be conferred upon the ;,eo,,.. Of
Porto Rico.
In Cuba.
In Cuba our occupancy viii cease 81,
about two months time: he Gubans have
in orderly manner elected their own gov
ornamental authorities. and the island viii
be turned over to them. Our occupation
on this occasion has lasted u little over
two years. and Cuba has thriven and PROS
pered under 1t. Our earnest hope and
one desire is that the people OF the island
shall now govern themselves with Justice.
so that peace and order may lie secure
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-12-10
DEPARTMENT MATTERS.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

1t has been my purpose from the begin
ming OF my administration to take the
Indian service completely out of the at
mosphere of political activity. and there
has been steady progress toward that end
The last remaining stronghold of politics
which had seen its best days and was
gradually falling. to pieces from natural
or purely evolutionary causes. but, IKE
al such survtvals. was decaying slowly