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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-12
Before Democracy Wa. Bern.

Before Democracy Was BoSn.
 Frederick Upham Adams In Success
 Magazine.
 When Washington took the oath Of office, Democracy was only name In this country, and a mueh-desptsed name Manhood suffrage was not SC more daring agitators protested against it's domination. The aristocratic wealth of the new nation openly favored a monarchy with George Washington for King, and the masses were yet fur ther affronted by the organization of "The Society of Cincinnati" a fedora. ton of the officers of the Revolution. ary Army in which 1t was provided through the eldest lineal male, thus preserving the hated rule of primogen. iture. While the popular suspicion of The Cincinnati was unWarranted, it still prevailed, and was one of the factors which gave impetus to Tam. many and to the whole democratic ana anti-F -Federalist movement.
 The tavern was the forum oH popular debate in those days. and IF we were permitted to examine the original draft of many famous and patriotic docu- ments, we would likely find them stalh- ed with ale and Jamaica. It was 8 day when the preacher drank his today from the pulpit. and in which neither % temperance, nor abstinence were es- teemed as virtues.
 Conspicuous among the resorts fre- quented by our ancestral New L@Srk @ proletariat was Barden's or the City Tavern. This was located on Broad way, not far from Bowling Green and within a stones throw of the pres- ent Standard Oil building. Here It was that the founders of Tammany met at some round table like their London contemporaries. Johnson. Boswell Car rick, Goldsmith and others who ire auented the Chesire Cheese and round ed the Literary Club to the clinlSing of glasses and the munching of food.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-12
A DISPLAY or BAD MANNERS AND
 BAD TEMPER.

We have not kept up with the con- troversy over naval procedure which resulted in placing doctor in charge of one ot the vessels of the fleet going around so the Pacific. The particular vessel, however. over which the doc- tor has command, is 6 hospital ship. What we have been surprised at is the way in which the Presiden: trampled upon his fayosise expression ahout giv- ing "a square deal" When the matter of dispute with Admiral Brownson first became public we were given in full the views of the President and Dr. Rixey. but there was a studious sup pression of the letter of Admiral Brownson on which the Presidents and the Doctors letters were based. This certainly was anytaiiS else than "a square deal" We all remember the way in which the President treated General Miles on his retirement from command of the army. and can recall many instances in which he placed pub lie men and citizens in the list of prac- ticers of the habit which made Ana nias famous. Tn spite of this, how ever. it is shocking to the sense of decency of the people of this country to find the President in a letter which has been made public piling epith ct after epithet upon a faithful naval offi- cer because of E difference Of opinion as to the command of hospital ships. Here are some of his choice express sions as applied to Admiral BrownsOn:
 "Unseemly, improper, injurious, dis credit, gross impFopriety, childish, re- prehensIbIe, personal pique, wounded vanity. factional feeling, disloyai."
 We agree with The New York Mail in saying that these epithets applied to a brave and capable officer by the nations chief executive win not be in- dorsed by the netion. They will be re- gretted. and, we might add, resented by none more than by the large body of citizens who are proud to call them selves Roosevelt Republicans"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-12

"secretary Taft" says The Chatta- nooga Times. seems to be in for trou- ble which ever way he is regarded. If he really thinks my policies are correct, and defends them because he approves them, he butts against the in- terests that have made the Republican Party successful. If he is only defend ing them to show his loyalty to his chief and to secure the support of the administration-whic probably he is not doing-he drives away the radi- calls and invites easy defeat. He may ind it best a little later to take the ad- vice of his friends, resign his portfolio and go in on his own hook for the nomination. It is becoming a trihe unsafe to bank on the Roosevelt popu- Iarity much longer"
 The Times has been somewhat slow to perceive and admit the faults and weaknesses of Roosevelt, but it was bound to see the truth about him soon- CT or later, and Taft will find it out when 1t is perhaps too late to save his political head. If he sticks to Roose- welt and his policies he stands little chance of the nomination, in our judg- ment. Whatever Roosevelt may have been at one time he lacks very much of being the Republican Party at this time, and is far from being its boss, Playing Roosevelt will be found a weak card for Presidential aspirants.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-12
The senbOard Reeslvsrahip.


 It is contended that the money spent on the road Ohe Seaboard) sh ould have been disb bursed in dividends. The managers, 1t is alleged, have diverted funds from the paying of interest to extend and improve the property. And this is complained of as waste of re- sources and extravaganza of adminis- tration. We are not sure what the facts are in this specific case, but we do know that this thory prevails in au- thoritative quarters. The Interstate Commerce Comm isslon has ruled that rates should not be maintained at a level enabling both the payment of dividends and the Improvement of the railways. Net earnings should not be divided between dividends and better ments, but any surplus above payment of dividends should be devoted to the reduction of rates. In one aspect the Seaboard is an object lesson in railway finance. <. raising broad questions of financing by the issue of securities at an attractive discount to those of spec ulative temperament, and developing the growing enterprise out of its own resoudces, or dividing all earnings and financing all bcttermens by a charge to new capital account, with the final result that the capital account at last backs down of its own weight The Seaboard management may be open to criticism. but those who adopt this line overlook some Fundamental questions pressing for decision regarding every railway in the United States
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-12
A GREAT ExAGeERATIoN. Tn The Washington Times of recent date we find this dispatch

aate we ma tnis oispatcn
 Montgomery, Ala. Jan. 7,-Foliow- rest of Dr. Caffey. negro physician. in this city convicted of vssr srlminax oR in the vice crusade has been included in this city. Eighty white children have been discovered living in the homes of negroes in this city.
 Court proceedings win be immediate ly made for the rescue of the children.
 While 1t is bad enough that as many as five white children. even if the offspring of deprayed mothers. should be found in the care of negroes. the situation is not as bad as above set forth. The limit of such cases as far as we have been able to ascertain is five and not eighty. There Is very general desire in this city that the ef- forts of Captain odom of the Salvation Army. for getting these children away from their present keepers may De suc- cessful. It is unfortunate that there are no laws bearing upon the subject and we must remember that it is the province of the courts to interpret and pass upon, but not to make. laws. The first effort to remove their custody did not succeed. but possibly the pending may result differently. There is but little hope of the future for white children placed in the care of negroes. They can find good homes if their release is secured
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-12
She Was Not a lawyer.

New 1OFh sun.
 At the hearings in Kingston for the appointment of receivers for the sus- pended Brooklyn banks this story was told on Edward M. Shepard.
 Mir. Shepard was trying a case and the first witness was a frail-loolIing woman from whom the lawyer expect ed no trouble.
 And when did this happenT' asked Mr. Shepard.
 'T think" she began, when Mir. Shepard stopped her.
 "It isn't what you think, but whar you know that we want" he said.
 Don't you want to know what l think?" asked the fraillooking woman, mildly
 ''I do not"
 "well. then" retorted the witness, 'I might as well leave the witness stand can't talk without thinking; I'm moi a lawyer"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-12

Some public men believe that the way to be popular Is to be on the negative side in voting on appropriation bills.
 There is one exception to this rule in the person of Senator Malcolm Frank lin of Mississippi who says that in long legislative career he has never voted against an appropriation bill. The Jackson News says "in this he is different from many State Senators who have legislated for Mississippi.
 Some of them would have opposed the law of gravity had it carried an appro- priation of a dollar and twenty cents, There are few law makers in this State who can say that they have accomp- iished more substantial good for their constituents than Malcolm Franklin. 7"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-12
This Ls My 59th Birthday
Murphy J. Foster.

Murphy James Foster, United States Senator from Louisiana, was born Jam uary 12, IS49, at Franklin. La. After graduating from Cumberland Univer- sity in 1870 he took course of law mission to the bar he began the prac- tice of law in his native town and soon attained prominence in his chosen pro- fession. He began his public career as a member of the Louisiana State Senate, in which he served from 1880 until 1892. Southerners are fond of pointing to Senator Foster, as Dem. ocrat of the old school--the type of statesmen who is in his office because he loves the work. It was largely through his efforts that the Louisiana lottery was broken up, and so highly was his achievement appreciated that he was twice elected Governor Of the State after which he was cnosen to the United States Senate where he Will re- main until March 3. 1918. at least.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-12
THE RIVER.

} There is a river that know
 , Whose waters ever swiftly flow, , And on it's bosom, to and fro,
 The little boats go with sails of Down to its verge the grasses All pied with daisies dim and blue, And on It's surface lilies blow } With circiing leaves and stems that show
 Their gllstening length the wa
 } ters through. There Is no sunlight gold and gay;
 (For in that place 'tis never day. , Just even-tide and sweet repose) } But shifting shadows softly play } At hide and seek upon the The moon above shines faint
 and far ] And scarce the twinkle of a star } Reflected sends a slender gleam } From out the waters depths below.
 There come no rude and jarring } sounds } Within this rivers snaeSo
 lust unother~voices softly sing ] Their lulIabies unto the swing AndGsway Of boats from side to This is the River, dear. of Sleep These little boats bear each dream
 And Love o'er all, its watch doth Julia Nicely Finch.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-12
,1,,.,,nnn.. Wtthout Oecupntlon.

The American woman has been ac- customed to a father and brothers and brothers-in-law with regular business to attend upon. The specacle of a businessless husband becomes irritat- ing to her. It is the fault of America that it has nOr yet developed class pioyment and without an idea of the need of employment. The ofhce Is the safety valve of the American domestic establishment. If earls and dukes counts and princes could only be in- duced to take desk room fin the city
 there might be better chance for happy marriages oetween titied TOT
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-12
TO A CREMATION.

From n Bouquet Held By Helen
 Keller, Sweet flower of pink, what are the
 words
 That gem her heart of precious light. Her thoughts must speak Ike singing g
 birds .., That dream of morning when tss
 night.
 Her lovely smile was like the sun, Whose rays of joy are not for Hse; For all the heights she walks upon Are lit with Heavens I cannot see.
 kate Slaughter Mckinney. January 10th. 1903.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-12
This Date in History
.LnnuaFY l2.

15s6-John Winthrop, first Colonial l649.
 174-La YerendPye reached the Ca- nadian Rocky Mountainsy
 1751-Ferdinand SV., whom Napoleon drove from the throne of Naples, born; died January {, 1925.
 1S0e-Cayenne surrendered by the French to the British.
 1S18--Bonaparte's family hanished from Frarce.
 lS42-f a Charles Bagot. assumed off, flee as G arnor of Canada.
 1S49-Murphy J. Foster, United States Senator fro'1 Louisiana, born. roy of India.
 is66-Lyman Trumbull of Illinois in- troduced the civil gights bill In the Senate
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-12
Size of Cities.

In 1900 only three States had a city Six States could claim a city with 8 population of over 500, 1000. Eight Stttes had @ city or town with over 300,O0O population, and fifteen states tion exceeding 20O,000.Cities of lO0.- GOO population are divided among twenty States, while thirty-three States iation exceeding 5O,000. There are 9 few States so truly rural that in 1900 they had not a single city or town with a population of 26,000. These are Ida ho. MisslssIppi. Nevada, North Caro- lima, North Dakoto, Vermont and wy oming The equality of the sovereign States is in nothing so completely the municipalities within the Union.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-12
Bryan and the Pla,n People.
Washington Special to Chicago Record
 Herald.

Herald.
 Disregard the professional politician and get down among the people.the Q plain people" MT. Bryan himseII iosss to call them-and you will ma tnat the Nebraskan is stronger than ever before. As I said some time ago ne has worn well. Tn his honestry aha dence. He is the only DemocraS Wno standsAn a class with President Roose- welt in the affections of the masses . versally popuiar public men we have today, and logically, from the stand point of the thought and hope of the vast majority of the people, they should wish to make Is that the men or the party who proceed upon the theory that Bryan is not dangerous as voee-get- and ind fhemsalvas sadly n1istaken.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-12

We fear that The Chattanooga Times hasn't a very high opinion of certain specimens of the French nobility. 'It seems" says The Times. that the French nobility of the Sagan-Castel- lane variety regard a slap in the face with a glove as 6 mortal offense but a ''knock-down" and "drag-out" affair is too vulgar to fight over. Americans wonder at this probably because they do not know that that is the way the French nobility of that variety is built. Americans can no more understand this than they can that these sprigs regard it as entirely honorable to beat a tradesman out of an honest debt, bat would regard it as very dishonorable to default a gambling obligation" And yet, trifling as some of these specimens of foreign nobility are known to be, they can come over here and gobble uo the richest American girls, gener- ally following it by wreclking both lives and fortunes of their victims, if not stopped in time. And one of the strangest features about 1t Is that one such blunder is not thoroughly sufi- cient for one victim. Anna Gould's ex- perience with Count Boni should have satisfied her with that sort of buSi- ness, but 1t Is now said that she is seriously contemplating a marriage with Boni's cousin. Prince Sagran. we believe they call him. If she does mar ry him and her former experience is duplicated she will deserve no sympa- thy.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-12

It is rumored that Count Bohi will shortly remarry An Anna ass.,a Gould: Ferhaps sins (as an advertising mediuml
 George Dixon, the dead negro boxer. some of the higsest men.
 Harry Thaw Is said to have no mag netism about him. This is a mistake. The electric chair is in close pFoxi- minity.
 When a man gets to that point where he doesn't care whether he goes 70 Heaven or Houston, Tex, we feel sorry for him. It must have been 2 c terrible blew Drama when that Irisffman who was summoned to qualify for the jury box. declared. he had never heard of Harry asS as out A. Of aPE eEe rsss es ~as Meu m~x vulrIv sysa ss1sy ss. but women go on over matinee heroes forever.
 Oh. yes, there be vaudeyiliians and ''vaude- villains"
 wANTED--A. water-wagon that ts NOT slippery.
 A Boston philosopher ayers that However, unlike an earthly dream, there's no one to disturb us by snor- ing in the upper berth Houston Is the first village in the l field with a Hate Club"
 Gee--that just shows the disposition of those red-headed Houstonlans' Geo. Ade wants to go to the Republi7 can convention as a delegate from Indiana to vote TOT FalLDankss, s,rsers np. | then, remember, George IS humst ist. Because an old lady came near los faio as nSr the aa otheP Pst dss fresh youns man laughed at her, whereupon a DE policeman promptly pulled the young fools nose nearly off wed like to shake this policeman by the hand. The average man. according to a scientist. can carry 22S pounds, ,o carry white elephants Of course it's all right to write a loye-letter . on a typewr1tistr yprswritsr f yHa fna tended for business-letter and love- letter ought to be a business letter DO eggs shrtnkg" asks The Macon fsSiai They have a way of doing so when scrambled. I
 Its one of the greatest tests of | mans self-control when he calls cen- 1 tral over the phone and doesn't tiirt with her. Wives should remember this.
 Any member of the Paragrapher's Union who will supply ,, us with Iti,cS nies aes fat possum in exchange. (Advl
 Mir Bryan makes s5O. 900 a year from his lectures. So when 1t comes to salary of the President you see he doesn't really care.
 The grip looks funny to us--On other people Of all sad words | To make you dizzy The saddest are these; ''The line is busy! | T iT | Romanceg | There was a man from Hackensack who was a klep-to-man-i-aa
 He'd take things and not put rem
 back.
 kiep- to.
 maniac! One day he took notion That he really felt devotion,
 For 8 maid upon the ocean
 klep- maniac! But persistence always pays For she married him she says Cause he had such taking" ways
 This
 klep-
 to- nlaniac!
  i A Tragedy of Nature. Birmingham Age Herald.
 Phil H. Armstrong did himself proud in the following bit of fancy which appeared in Lippincotts Magazine: "Goodbye"-
 Low sinks the sun behind the noun The frs ike bayonets seems to pierce
 his breast; The .'' 7':'= ;'='' '''' his '''':' ':..''e '' I: "Goodbye"- The Lady Moon, far ip the Eastern A couid-xeil draws across her tear-dim-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-12
An Oesa.lOnaI civn Service RsfOrmer' KNaW Yorlx Sun

New York sun.
 Mir. Roosevelt's special message to Congress recommending the extension of the civil service regulations to some 4OOO additional employees of the Cen sus Bureau is worthy of an occasional but ardent friend of civil service re- form His remarks on "the nakedness of the spells system" and on. political appointments breathe an edifying spirit which reminds us that the principles Of the late Dorman B. Eaton still go
 Doubtiess MT. Roosevelt's many vo- cations and avocations keep him from knowing that political activity Is the chief aid of Federal ofhceholders un. der the present dispensation; that their main duty and business is to get the right sort of delegates to the next Re- publican Convention; that the spells system has never been so naked and unaahamed Jas it is under the enlight- ened sway of a graduate of the United States Civil Service Commission.
 There is no more eager occasional civil service reformer; and when this cruel canvass is over we shall listen for more brave words from him on the nakedness of the spells system,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-12
THE COTTON CROP.
An Estimate that Win Not Vary Far
 From Correct. Editor ThA AdYertiRar.

Editor The AdVertiser:
 New Orleans, Jan. 10, 1908. My estimate. II 200 900 bales, for the cotton crop was publish ed Nov. 10th fin The Advertiser. am now confident the crop is less than II ,000, 900 bales. The total cotton crop Of the world is estimated at more than 4.500,000 bales less than last years crop.
 good crops have been produced where the labor is plentiful. This shows that the crop has been picked and ginned fast. Large per cent of the last 100000 bales ginned is low grade and farmers will not hold low grade cotton. If you are holding good cotton, be sure you hold 1t for the next thirty days.
 JIM. Mason.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-12

The Government tax from whiskey in November. 1907. fell or $4,1s7OOo as compared with November, 1906. That Is Q pretty good indication of what the prohibition wave is doing. The falling of win be many millions more during this hscaI year. which ends the s0th day of June.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-12
g4yORN CTRCuLATION,

The Montgomery Advertiser guarhnts,es =, It's advertisers (and fnake5 it part or tns contract wasn reQuested) that it's daily GIT cuintien is larger than that of an. mornins a HeHspaper printed in Aiabama-and tnet ns Sunday edition has the largest circuiation oI any nswspaBsr printed in Alabama ~isnoa' exception.
 Ths figures for November printed neiow represent the actual net circuiations sh " 1Nrna having been deducted.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-12
SUNDAY, JANUARY IF. 1908.
THE BATTLE or NEW ORLEANS.


 THE BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS.
 A correspondent writing from Selma says:
 Tn an editorial on the battle of New orleans you say: When we see the results that followed this battle we can see that it was of vast import amce. Few battles between cisive and far-reaching results" I think you, perhaps, had overlooked the fact that this battle was fought after the treaty of peace had been al- ready signed, but owing to slow meth ods of communication at that time was not known to the two armies. and so the victory had no bearing upon that event. But if this fact was not over looked by you and the battle had other far-reaehing results. will you please tell us what they were?
 That battle established the efficiency of untrained American soldiers in a way that could not fail to have it's effect upon any country that may have desired to measure strength with ours. 1t furthermore established beyond dis pute the fact that the United States would be the controlling power in the Gulf waters contiguous to ours and that we were able to defend our claims.
 Another result of that battle was the enthronement in the affections of a majority of the American people of An drew Jackson, who became popular hero, and dominated public affairs for long period of time. Although peace was declared before the battle was fought, 1t was better for the interests of this country that the engagement should have taken place.