The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-14
What fhe State Papers
 Are Soytng and Doing

What fhe State Papers Are Soytng and Doing
 Have to Make Showing. Mobile Item.
 The Republican municipal ticket looks reality. But whats the differ- ence. The boys have to make front. Hot Ar Dispensers. Hearst and Watson should have been placed on a ticket together and they could have made John Temple Graves a great team and create furore in dispensing hot air. Claiming Is Easy. Birmingham News.
 Vorys claims ohio will give the Re- publican ticket 100000 plurality, show ing marked self-restraint in allowing the Democrats any votes at all. It's to carry 1t.
 Hot Talks Proposed.
 Thomas E. Watson and John Tenn pie Graves have the financial oppor- tunity of their lives. If they will ad- vertise joint debates, they can fill all the halls they engage. They are hot
 sumter's Crop. Sumter Sun.
 Sumter, and if no great damage occurs after the recent heavy rains this county will raise more than 25,000 bales of cotton. This should pay all debts and leave money in the farmers hands.
 Wheat at Good Price. Huntsville Mercury. s@ Wheat has reached the dollar mark and the next thing we hear will be the Republicans, who claim even prosper ity In crops, announcing that 1t is all due to the present administration. Rather say maladministratloh'
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 A HInt 10 Farmers. Andalusia News.
 In looking over the Good BOOK we find 1t recorded that Solomon had, for ty thousand stalls of horses S9Io- mon was wise man, but if he had to buy feed at present prices. he would raise more corn and less cotton'
 AInbama's Better Way. Selma Journal .....,,,- The trouble that Georgia iS sa. naViSI aiSI Alabannians to ascribe neWscredit and honor to Judge Carmichael and Ex- Governor Jelks for the spienold s!s tenn which they inaugurated Tor Ala bama.
 Cheerful. Tuscaloosa Times-Gazette. People who walk about In the ousi ness district of the towns are forced in several instances to take tne sS[eeSs on account of the tearing down ana putting up of buildings. This is an m convenience that is suffered with the utmost cheer, however.
 Stone Would Have to Get Out. Birmingham Ledger. The people of the country would like to see Governor Folk sent to the sen ate. He Is Senatorial ssn.tor sise and stone is went from the gubernatorial office to the Senate and Missouri should be as good to her greater son.
 The soIoist.
 The Nashville Banner says that Tom Watson and John Graves are ,rh rhe Banners simiies are III chosen. Tom Is the brick thrower of the political az rreFation, while John is the cornet solist of the Hearst combination.
 Sign of Prosperity. Birmingham Record. ,. l., Brundidge has been full of life ln- surance men for the past week an or sts0a tw0; would seem to indicate that they are writing insurance. and 1t IS 2 misnty good sign that prosperity reigns' de- spite reports from some sectlohs thaC crops are poor
 Good Roads Suggestion. 'FS Every man that owns an automobile is an enthusiastic good roads" advo- cate Therefore. we would suggest that the iudicious distribution or few hundred automobiles would be good way to make popular the Over ton amendment. The campaign com mittee will doubtless be pleased to act on this suggestion.
 
 Mobile steps pretty spry in the lime light A Knights of Columbus conven- ton. two prizes at the Boston Uniform federate feSnH reunion. and the announce ment of the coming of the Hotel Mens Association in 1909, make pretty good showing for one week. don't you think?
 Will Have Hands Full. Anniston Star.
 as has been announced. to make wig orous efforts to break the solid South, 1t is more than likely they VIII have all they can well attend to in pre- venting a big slump, from the solid North There is much to indicate that MT Taft is a good deal worried over the political situation in Indiana. IllI- nois and Wisconsin
 The Way to Settle It. Tauadega Mountain Home.
 There is a wide discussion about the condition of the Alabama Treasury. Tn ere are two views to the matter: one side has it that 1t Is empty. while the other that 1t Is well filled with money. The only way to settle the matter is gests. print a complete and compre- hensive Treasury statement.
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 SeIma's Growth Steady and Sure. Selrna Journal.
 Tha great and sudden growth of some ,of It's sister cities of Alabama has caused people to think that Selma would lose its place as fourth city of the sta te Such is not the case. how ever and despite sudden booms and pc liods of prosperity in other sections. tbe Central City has forged quietly and steadily ahead and holds it's own. No man can read the future. hut It is a safe prediction that Selma will al- ways hold fits place and that the fu- ture gives promise of securing a much stronger hold upon it than she has ever had.