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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-22
A MoorED QUESTION.

The question as to whether a man flee at great pecuniary loss to him. self Is being discussed in connection with Governor Hughes. Of New York. It is said that he refuses to be consid- cred a candidate for another term, giv- ing as his reason that 1t costs him at least sixty thousand dollars a year to hold the position. By this it is not to be understood that his expenses run up to that figure, but that his practice as a lawyer would be at least sixty thousand a year more than his salary now is.
 This brings up the question as to how far mans sense of patriotism and duty to the people should cause him to neglect his own interests. If Hughes were a man of the multimiI- lionaire class there would be little oc- casion to discuss the question. If he had some millions of his own he might well afford to hold the office of Cover nor of a great State. either through motives of ambition or from a sense of patriotism. but he is not of that favor ed class; hence the discussion over his decision.
 If Mir. Hughes were the only man in New York fitted and qualified to hold the position of Governor of that State and if his services In that ofiee were essential to the well-being of State and people, we might argue that duty and patriotism should induce him to hold on. but in a country like ours there is no office for which only one qualified man can be found. Mir. Hughes may be
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-22
A FINE TRIBUTE.

The Butte (Mont.) Inter Mountain recently had a thoughtful editorial on the death of General Stephen D. Lee, in which it took occasion to speak of the traits and characteristics of the people of the North and of the South. Here is its concluding paragraph:
 It is not without cause that the true southern stock is proud. It has gio- rious memories. It has been greater in tory. Far less prosperous and weight ed down with race struggle. 1t has risen triumphant from the ashes of hts empire, marching onward. ever onward to greater achievem epts of the future. Today, it is the beacon-carrier in the great movement for greater purity of character and while it has It's scandals. ideals noble. its purposes pure. The nation owes it's foundation to the blood that now flows purely in the may return In which, as of yore. the descendants of the founders shall have the controlling voice in American na- tional affairs.
 It Is a rare thing to find in any Northern or Western Republican news paper such a high tribute to the South ern people as Is here paid by our Mon- | tana contemporary, and every word of it is true to the life. To some ex- tent it is shaking red rag at a bull to say 1t so that our extreme North ern brethren can hear 1t, but it Is coming to be an admitted fact among unprejudiced people that at no time and In no country was there ever a finer civilization than that of the South under the old regime. That those old time Southsrners had faults is true. for otherwise they would not have been human, but in all that goes to make up the highest form of man. hood and womanhood, and the best of citizenship, thss men and women of what is now called the old South were without their equal anywhere,
 It is doubtless true that the great changes brought about by the aboli- ton of slavery. and the gradual intro duction of the spirit of commercia1ism has to some extent worked a change not always for the hetter--in the pso- pie. The old South has passed away and with 1t has passed some of the spirit which made it admittedly the better portion of the Union. but there is much of the good Ieaven yet remain ing, and 1t will always have its power and influence as long as our people have memories. And the time may come. as The Inter Mountain suggests. when "the descendants of the found CTS shall have the controlling influence in national affairs"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-22
On the Eve of a Great Revival. h fla dAlnhia ' TaA0au

Eniiadelpnla LeQgeS.
 Georgia's influential position as a progressive Southern commonwealth gives enormous importance to this marked indication of returning san. ity. The needs of Georgia are essen tially those of every other State, and as others States have opportunity we shall find them voicing the same de- mand for a return to reason and to the orderly process of law. Economists and sociologists may differ, as do poli- tlcians, in their views of the causes of the. recent business paralysis. It's as- sociation with the political agitations Of the past three years may be only a soI9cidenss' eIt t is not the less passed through this awful period of depression, and Is ready to move for ward again. it is everywhere recognized separably conditioned upon political sanity and the suppression of the dem- agogueS and charlatans who traffic upon popular distress.
 The country seems really upon the eve of a great revival. There never was a period when the whole business situation was on surer basis, so free from encumbering loads of every kind and needing only the quiet growth of confidence to quicken enterprise and lead on to unparalleled prosperity. AL ready, since the adjournment of Con- gress has removed the fear of disturb of revival, and even the Presidential election involves scarcely enough of doubt to be felt as a deterring danger. At this juncture the triumph of con- encouragement. another indication Of the return to normal and healthy views of the functions of government. Popu- lar opinion in America. however, sub ject to gusts of passion, will always come back to right reason in time. en- frightened by the lessons of experience.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-22
GeorEla Polnts the way.

ManuIaCluTefS ftecOT0.
 Georgia has spoken, and in no un- certain tones. She has said to her sister States of the South. and to the world at large, that her people have grown tired Of agitation, weary or poll cies which placed them in a false light tn em to be regarded as willing to deal unfairly with the outside investor whose money had been placed in that State because of faith in it's people and ingness and ability to protect property rights from destructive and conftsca- tory legislation. This. and this alone, we s sos was m hs n yofs w0s what they believed to be destructive policies and in favor of what they De. lieved would prove constructive ana
 No political movement for many months has attracted so wide attention as the vote in Georgia last Thursday, and more. probably none for many feet than will the decision of the people of Georgia. That State has led the way. Others must inevitably follow. No Southern State can afford to con leads so pre-eminentiy for the upbutid- ing the constructive policy which Its people have so emphatically demanded. Georgia's lead. the investing public an extent that the State would rapidly surpass any others In the South which preferred to follow in the lead of the agitator whose policies make for de- sIruction of public confidence and of prosperity.
 The verdict of Georgia must ineyi- tably seriously affect the political dis- cussion of the day. It will tend to turn the thoughts of the people of all sections and all parties back to sane and conservative treatment of corpor- atfons. and at the same time prove to the world that though the people of this country may at times make great blunders in the handling of economic questions, they may be depended upon in the long run to right their own mistakes by an overwh elming verdict against the work of agitators by whom they have been naisled. Georgia has quickened the thought of the peo~ pie of the whole South. They see what can be accomplished when merchants, manufacturers, farmers, laboring nen, clerks and all others band themselves together determined to do the right and to down the wrong. Every up- building force in the South Is strength ened. Every man whose work means the enrichment of the South as against the impoverishments wrought by the agitator has his hands strengthened by the result in Georgia. Georgia calls the people of the South to united ef- fort against the agitator and unto vic- tory in the upbullding of this section, which is as yet has scarcely conn menced its real work of development.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-22
mn. mALLonY.s ANNOUNCEMENT.

The announcement by Mir. H. S. D. Mallory. of Dallas that he will be a candidate for, the Democratic nomina. ton for Governor in 1910 will be pleasant information to thousands of Alabamians. The announcement is the direct result of a petition signed by practically every white man in Dallas County, but the action of his neighbors is only the reflex of what is thought of him throughout the state.
 MT. Mallory is not of the class known as self-seekers. He has done enough work for the Democratic Party in years past to have justified him in seeking positions at the hands of his fellow democrats. This, however. did not accord with his views and he contented himself with doing valiant service without fee or reward or the hope thereof.
 It is not often that men turn in such numbers to one of their fellow citizens and ask him to become a candidate for high office. Usually the people are burdened with appeals from men who put themselves forward and ask for support. A highef compliment could not be paid any man than for the friends and neighbors of life time to go to him and ask the privilege of voting for him for the highest ofice in their gift. And here. we wish to add that the ofice of Governor of State is higher honor than that Of representa- tive in either branch of Congress. We sincerely hope that we are to have an era of peace in the political world of Alabama. There has been enough of dissension and of propaga- tion of ideas which have not rebound ed to the good Of State or people. If the announcement of Mir. Mallory for Governor in 1910 will have the effect Of so centering the public mind on him as to lead to his being the unanimous choice it will be blessing of untold proportions.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-22
MONDAY, JUNE a2. 1908.

'"rhere are" remarks The. Kansas cisy Journal. commenting on the ac- ton of the late unlamented conven- ton. "thousands of good Republicans in all parts of the country who would have preferred that Taft had seemed to be more the free choice of the party and less the nominee of President Roosevelt. The spectacle of a presi- dent naming his own successor snacks too strongly of royalty to be entirely agreeable to plain American citizens" Possibly there are many Republicans who have not lost their political man hood and independence who feel out ragged at the manner in which Roosevelt bosses his party and the convention, but few of them, so far as we are in- formed dared to protest against such unseemly domination. They were so thoroughly hypnotized or astonished by his impudent assumption of power and authority that they could do noth- ing but submit like a lot of political slaves with no will of their own and no courage to protest against their master. For the good name of the American people it is to be hoped that there will never again be such an ex- hibition of autocratic assumption on the one hand or Of humble submission on the other. One is enough for all time.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-22
THE AyyuAL cRy.

In the great wheat growing regions of the West and Northwest there is the annual complaint of lack of help. Kansas" says The Indianapolis Star ''has big wheat crop. but is wonder ing If it can get it cut. Harvest hands 10000 of them, are wanted, and scat tered over the country are any mum Der of unemployed men who could serve. but to get them to the harvest nelds--that's the problem. Few of them can afford to pay their own way, and though good wages are offered $2.5o day for ordinary hands and ss,5o for stackers--the season Is short, and the profit left after a long jour- ney would be small. A good many students from Eastern colleges have signified their intention of coming out to work. but not 10000 of them, and Kansas is becoming distressed in mind"
 The Star does not state all the diff. faculties in the way of obtaining ad- equate help. It is true that the army of the unemployed is still large. not withstanding the improvement that is going on in the field of labor. This labor, as The Star points out. is most- iy long way off and it would not pay many of the idle men to journey to Kansas for the short time they could get employment in the wheat fields, and 1t would be difficult even if this reason did not exist, to get them to the destination in time and num- bers to i'll the needs of the farmers. When the wheat is at the proper stage to be harvested every day of de- lay is menace, and may mean much loss. The well known saying that delays are dangerous" applies with especial force to fields of wheat fully ripe and liable to be at any time de. stroyed by a storm.
 But there is another dificulty not al. A0dSu No 0y T h@ OtAE. A man may pc good carpenter, mason. shop or mill hand. willing to work, and at the same time be wholly inefficient in the har. vest field. There are many who can do good and steady work in shops and mills and factories and other indoor work who could not stand the hot sun of the wheat region, and could not do efficient work at harvesting. even if he could bear the heat. Each year just about this time we hear the same call for help from the wheat country. As . general thing the farmers manage in some way to save their crops, in which they are greatly assisted by the wonderful Improvements in harvesting machinery. How they do it is a mat. ter of wonder. but they manage in some way to accomplish it. A won- derful storehouse of wheat is that great region, and 1t is to be hoped that needed help will be procured in time to save the crops.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-22

all that his warmest admirers claim for him. and may be the ideal Cover nor. as some insist. but there will be found others qualified to take his place. else the State would be in quite a serious condition. Hughes himself plainly does not think he is the only man 1t to be Governor or he would probably be willing to sacrifice his own private interests for the public good. The question is perhaps one of ethics which each will answer according to his own idea.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-22
This Is My 62nd Brtkdoy
Julian Hawthorne.

Julian Hawthorne. the well known writer and journalist, was born in Bos- ton, June 22. 1e46, the son of the fa- A large part of his early life he spent in Europe, principally in Germany. He studied civil engineering and was for time employed in the New York de- of the work, however, and in 1872 re- signed his position and returned to Dresden with his wife and child. Soon after he published his first novel ''Bres- sart," which met with considerable success both in England and America. During the past fifteen or twenty years Mir. Hawthorne travelled much in vari- ous parts of the world as a newspaper correspondent and between his travels he has held important positions on va- rious metropolitan newspapers, Though this. work kept him very busy he has found time to write several success rieS.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-22

Speaking of Frank Hitchcock, the man who helped to pack the Chicago convention with Taft delegates, The Hartford Times says: Occasionally Hitchcock is a lawyer; usually he is an ofiee-holderi always he is a politi- clan" These attributes. connected with hls service at Chicago. ought to insure him a good place in Taft's cabi- net, if that candidate has occasion to select a cabinet. We should say that the position of Attorney General would be the very least that could be offered him. It will be an evidence of base and shameful ingratitude if he is not suitably rewarded for his services. To say that his character is not all together of the kind to it him for irn- portant position Is to throw stones at the present occupant of the White House. for there's Cortelyou.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-22
Wade Hampton,s Seat.
Charleston News ana Courier.

Charleston News and Courier.
 Colonel Irby succeeded Wade Hamp- ton in the United States Senate, but he lost strength so rapidly tfslt he was not candidate 10 succeed himself in 1896, when his term expired. Colonel Irby died in 1900. However. the gentleman who did win in 1896. went Into office due to the strenuous campaign through which he had gone-and Judge Earle died a few weeks after taking his seat, having entered the Senate chamber only once or twice. John l.. McLau- Tin was appointed as his successor and the appointment was confirmed by the people. SO to speak, In the following summer, 1897. His service in the Sem ate was one long I sapDfls r tlr,art t0
 faction which had put him there, and that service ended in disappointment to himself, for he, like Irby, was not even a candidate for a second term, so useless would ifs candidacy have been. It semed that McLaurin's successor would be sure of a second term, and the hardfhood of those who announced as his opponents was more startling than wise. but on the eve of his en- try into another political contest, Sem etor Latimer was stricken and within few days was dead. Since then. in succession, three of the candidates for his place have. for one reason or an- other. withdrawn from the race, and the field is greatly changed from what year ago. If any of the present can- with out a superstitious shudder. 1t may not be an omen of success. We wish them all well, politically and physi- cally.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-22
Roosevelt the Power.

Hartford, Conn. Times.
 The Republican Party organization so greatly changed already under the Roosevelt regime. suffers another vio- lent wrench by the action If the Taft boomers. acting under orders, who have gone into the Republican Ns11'HnaI Committee on proxies representiSz no electoral votes. and are taking part In the decision of the question whether Taft delegates or anti-Taft delegates shall have seats in the Chicago Con- vention. = Today Theodore Roose- welt is the Republican Party, with Mir. Taft as his agent. It Is a remarkable develonment Of one-man power, and there is only one other instance of 1t on the continent--the rnle of Diaz in Mexico. Mir. Castro of Venezuela. and the general ruck of dictators In South America probably hold their places more insecurelY than Mir Roosevelt holds his at the present time. and yet we do not believe that the people of the United States asIa whole are yet conscious of consentine to the estah- lishment of the dictatorship as 8 meth- cd of government in the United States of America
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-22
Hss Hos. .y..; Y; 4; neaaer.oa.

Edltor The Advertiser:
 While the people are looking around for a suitable successor to the late Col. A.. A. Wiley bi Congress from this district. allow me to suggest the name of man, who, think, is emi- nently qualified in every way to take up the work of the ofice where the distinguished Representative laid it down and carry 1t on to the benefit and to the honor Of the district and State cry.
 No man in the district was closer to Colonel Wiley, personally or politically; he mas been true and stsadfast and faithful in his service. and If his friend the choice.
 MT. Henderson is not a lawyer, but a plain, blunt man, of the people; en- dowed with the richest gifts of bright and fertile mind and fine physique, he IS in every way prepared to undertake the duties and execute them capably and with satisfaction to all the people --and without consulting him I take the liberty of nominating Hon. W. A. Henderson of Montgomery for the place. One of the People,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-22

The people of this country. without respect to party. section or creed. should feel an interest in the case of Senator Gore, of Oklahoma, who has been blind from childhood and is now under treatment with some hope of having his sight restored Though al- most a stranger to public life Mir. Gore made quite a reputation during the session just closed and won much conmendation from his colleagues and others because of his intelligence and wide information and his power as a speaker. Loss of sight has not im- paired his intellect nor prevented him from acquiring a wide store of useful Knowledge. It is to be hoped that the specialists who are treating him will be able to give him back his sight. for he bids fair to De a credit to the new State and the Senate.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-22
This Dale in History
snne 22.

l63o---Governor Winthrop and party of Puritans with, charter of Massachu- setts landed in Salem.
 lss6--H. Rider Haggard, English novelist, born.
 bassador Bayard at Windsor.
 1Se5-Portia sailed from Brooklyn with relief expedition for Lieutenant
 iss7-DIamond jubilee of queen vic- toria celebrated.
 lseS--cable communication establish ed between Washington and 0uanten- ano, Cuba.
 l903--Thirty thousand workmen went on strike in Barcelona.
 190T--The committees of The Hague Peace Conference began their sittings.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-22
Segre Bslng Eiiminated.


 Robert Lincoln o'Brien, managing editor of The Boston Transcript, today said; This Is the whitest Republican convention since the civil war. The small number of colored delegates ad- mitted by the National Committee to it's temporary roll will be the subject of considerable comment before the campaign Is over, not only by the col ored people themselves but by their There is something pathetic almost in the position Of the negro in this con. vention. Formerly, while he had little to do with the election, he was quite q factor at the convention; 1t was his one day of political prominence. The view Of the delegates as seen from the platform. in the old conventions, was striking by reason of it's cloud of dark faces over great sections of the hall. times. It marks the declining infiu- eree of the black man in American pol itics. This is not the work of any one convention but Is representative of a tendency which has long been in op- eration. A white Republican party is growing up in the South; Republican Ism has gained new strength in the border states and new and young cause. Doubtless the developments of this campaign contributed materially in this direction. The contAstinR deie' gations contained approximately 100 more colored men than the delegatlons of the South which have been seated. It was natural that this should be SO. Brownsvllle prejudiced the negro nralIY furnished material for the com testing business, as 1t spread through out the South"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-22
Old and New CoIiseums

New York Evening Post.
 Let him who doubts that the world is growing gentler compare CoIiseums old with Coliseums new. When Vespa- sian built his amphitheatre, the glad iators who fought in 1t were mostly slaves, bought and trained for combat by masters who thus gained a liveli- hood. Similar words describe those who meet in the Chicago arena; but there is a. difference. The Roman com batants were not hostile at heart, but they really battled to the death; the Chicago warriors act out a pantomime of peace while their hearts are smoid- ering with hate, with wrath over their servitude, and with fears of waning strensth. With them. coarse displays of brutality are suppressed. Thanks to the long distance telephone, the Em- peror no longer sits in the podium where all may see him rule the fate of his vassals with upturned thumb or a wave of his handkerchief. Public per- formances in the modern Coliseum are more closely restricted than in the FlaWian structure. We have even sur passed the humanity of Augustus, who forbade more than two shows a year Truly. the Roman Coliseum compares with the Chicago one much as the Ro- man Julius Caesar does with his harm less namesake who droned the Conven- ton to sleep on Tuesday.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-22
Fraud peflned.

bI. LOUIS POst-DI5pHICH.
 If the President in Washington with his eagle eye sees fraud in the steenth district of Panama. of course he should seize the little nation. Between seeing and seizinR. no smallest interval of time should be allowed. In this country a magistrate must not only see. but prove such fraud before he asserts his au- thority, but in the case of Panama the when the voters don't vote right