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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-03

Iishment of country and suburban homes. such as he can enjoy cnly when he fig assured that the condition CT the roads will be such as tc enable him to reach his place of business promptly in all kinds Of weather.
 I think 1t may truthfully be said that there are few matters Of such general importance to all the peoplee good roads. and believe thereLore. that all of us who have the progress and prosperity of the South at heart the creation of a public opinion favor able to road Improvement. The sys- them that should be adopted in. any locality is one on which 1t wouid not even if were qualified to do sc. It is necessarily matter that can best be determined by the people directly in their neghborh oods. The interest Of this Company in good roads as means of aiding in Southern develop cal way when. a few years ago, in CO., operation with the National Good Roads Association and the Depart; ment Of Agriculture. 1t sent a special ryIng road-bullding machinery and ex- pert road builders. who built sh ort stretches of object-lesson roads and delivered addresses at central points held The Land and Industrial Depart ment of The Southern Railway Company is keeping in close touch throughout the territory traversed by its lines and will be glad at all times to cooperate with the people Of any locality by giving information. or any other practicable and reasonable way.
 Yours very truly
 w. w Finley.
 President Southern Railway Co.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-03
Policies and Projects

There is no country on the globe favored with rivers navigation at cer- tain seasons of the year and which could. and should, be made navigable at all seasons of the year as this CT vaiieys drained by Waterways than the valleys drained by the waterways of the United States--yet there Is no country which has been neglectful of That such is the case Is shown by the fact that less than seven per cent of the navigable rivers of the United provement.
 There are many reasons for the fact of neglect. Appropriations for the in- country were sporadic. inadequate and misapplied in the sense that their ap- plication was for local projects. with provement and with railways claiming had passed.
 The results of the neglect are ap- hitting their inability to keep8up with the marvellous increase in freight of- ferings and the question of waterway cal. It has become an economic ques- ton forceing itself on the attention of the, government by the. demands of that the two great partes have taken the question out of policis in. their respective platforms. Therein is a great step taken to the adoption of a policy as against appropriations for
 If the Federal government had adopt ed a policy in the earlier days not seven but seventy per cent of the waterways of the United States would be navigable today all the year round. It was the plan of projects that re- tarded the improvement of thA water ways so disastrously. Thee was neither definite plan nor unity of action on the question. The project which received an appropriation was the lucky. project. but the result was half way Improvements abandoned or car ried on as the influence of the Repre- sentative or the Senator might reach. It was piebald system under which seven percent of the navigable water way of the country found greater or less improvement with ninety three per cent neglected.
 It Is only in. the definite plan-the fixed policy--of the government that the waterways can be improved. To ask or expect leglsiation for a special project today would be to go back to the sporadic plan-the pork barrel nothing could could be done; The sdo9Ptlon Rivers and Harbors Congress would be W waterways cantinued until fnisheS with adequate appropriations under which the work could and would he prosecuted and trade and commerce relieved of congestions.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-03
The Effects of a Policy
The Effects of a Policy.

In 1905 "Derricks British Report" rightly declared that the Mancnester snip canal. which had made seaport oI the cIty, was one ot the greatest hCAeMe. nrst preached Tn lo4o, not onIy met with opposition from the great seaport of Liverpool, but with rldlcuIe from members or Parliament who couId not bring themSelN es to seq the possl- UlIlty o1 bringing tue sea 10 Manenes- Ter. regal dlnR tie scnelne as chAmerlcaI as the taking UI Manchester to Ihe sea would nave been.
 1t took years to overcome the oppo- sitlon ot tue exporters ot Liverpool and lhe rldieule of the opposition, but the backed by the pluck and the perseVer- ance of the merchants and the cotton spInners of Manchester Cvercame both and, as DerrlckS' Report states:
 Today in or near What a year ago were stately park lands. there are Gu. paclous dockS ana basins for ocean going craft. Huge warehouses, gram elevators. electrical and other works are rising adjacent to the marsh land. The ship canal is superb example of audacity. Nature made Manchester an inland town. It's natural outlet to the world and the supply of the staple on which it liVes-cotton- the great port of Liverpool at the mouth of the Mersey. But Manchester was not con tent to pay tribute to Liverpool and the IrW ell was ploughed into deep and broad channel which has turned Man chester into seaport and enables steamers oS ten thousand tons to sail quietly past the port of Liverpool and discharge upon the wharVes of Salford and of Manchester
 While the work was magnificent and while the profit to Manchester neither diminished the business nor the profits of LiVerpool-for increased avenues of transportation mean increases general Canal, opened a few years ago. is now found to be of depth inadequate to fulfill the expectations formed of its capacity. As in the United states, the volume of freight offerings has far outstripped the carrying capacity of the railways. so did the volume of Manchester outstrip the capacity of the great canal and in 1905 the work of deepening it to uniform depth or twenty eight feet was begun, Accord ing to u recent report of Consul Church. at Manchester, the work has just been completed and nOW-as Consul Church says-"Any steamer afioat can now come up to Manchester--tn nlrty- hvs miles from the sea--with safety and
 inc enterprise of the British gov ernment in the construction of the canal was most commendable: The cost of the work was a nothing in comparison with the benefits resulting. But waterway improvement IS matter trade, industrial and agricultural de- mands, that 1t requires a definite plan in the first instance, accompanied with annual appropriations Tor the Work- as part of the settled policy of the government-with the work eontinu- ous until completed. Such Is the plan urged by the National Rivers and liar bors Congress, avoiding mistakes in plans involving the most careEul con sideration not alone of present but Of future volume of trade and commerce tions and classes of trade and com marco by ita acounprehanstVeness
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-03
SHOWING UP ITS PARTY.

The Springfield (Mass.) Republican Is q sort of independent Republican news paper which supports Taft but is by no means blind to the faults and fall, ings of its party. day or two ago it had this to say:
 , Governor Haskell out and Herman ". But who knows what Hearst may now say about Mir. Ridder? Who knows what he would say about an archangel, of the Democratic National Committee? {? And whatever Hearst might charge President Roosevlt could. no doubt, be adepehnded d ho upon to endorse. But It Is to goes after Ridder. under the Hearst leadership, he will attend suitably to the case of Treasurer sheldon. of the Republican committee. It is painful to recall the fact that Odell, a few years ago forbade Mir. Sheidon's nomf- nation as Lieutenant Governor of New competitor with some notorious trusts made him impossible as a party candi-
 Of course no one knows what Hearst may say about Mir. Rider but in our Judgment he will be somewhat more careful than he was in talking abvit the Oklahoma man. Mr. Riders selee- tion was an excellent one from any point of view, as Is generally agreed on all sides. What is more, he has shown himself a good fighter and Hearst will be more careful about ma- ligning him than he has been about some others. He is on the spot and we predict that he will make 1t warmly interesting for the yellow journalist if proyok ed by him. We also predict that Hearst will not be so free to read and publish purloined letters about Ridder as he has been in the case of others.
 Treasurer Sheldon, of the Republican committee has more than once been pointed out as shining instance of the Presidents habit of belaboring the Democrats for honoring men who have the taint of the trusts on them while some of his own pets and favorites are far more badly tainted than Democrats are even accused of being The Repub- lican is evidently having a hard time in the effort to keep it's party gown on straight.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-03

Concerning Lewis stuyvesant Chan Ter, the Lieutenant Governor of New York. The New York Sun feels forced to admit: "It Gthe Democracy of New Yorl) has put up against Governor Hughes a dangerous contestant in the person of the honest gentleman and honorable public officer whose peculiar destiny it was to be elected as Lieu tenant Governor two years ago in the very shadow of Hughes plurality of about 6O,OOo over Hearst. MT. Chanler is likely to command the full strength of the regular Democratic vote. If he has made any enemies in politics they are not noisy. If there is any reason for distrusting him it is not conspic- uous. Hence candor compels the state ment that he is an adversary not to be despised."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-03

suits obtained. In this case we are very much of the opinion that Taft's positive declaration is inspired by Roosevelt himself. That official has re- gently shown decided signs of un.as- iness and wants more ginger and red Ire injected into the campaign. Fol lowing his mastering instincts he snp- poses that brag and bTuster will take the place or deserving fitness, and thar the way to get votes is to t-lrthe peo- pie that you already have them.
 We'll. our opinion is that this sort of campaigning will not elect a man. The people are beginning to see and under stand that the election of Taft means a continuance of Rooseveltism. and they are tired of that brand Of statesman. ship. Taft may boast that his election Is assured but it lacks very much of 1t. as he is destined to learn.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-03
POLITICAL
 POINTERS

Chicago, Oct. 2.-(Special.) )-The embarrassing reception accorded Judge Taft on the occasion of his re- cent visit to Chicago. where he began his present Western tour. was an en- thusiastic affair cotnDared with the fri gid greeting that awaited Vice Pres- idential Candidate Jim sherman and Son-in-iaW Longw orth during their ap- pearance in this city last night: As Tn the case of Judge Taft. ali auditorlnm with very small seating cApacity was selected for the meeting.
 Newspaper men present report tieat fully one-fourth of the seats were va cant and that at a subseauent meet ing attended by negroes the Republi- can Vice Presidenial candidate was hssed when he mentioned the name Of President Roosevelt.
 ing card to fill n hall seating 2.0oo per- sons to whom ticket invitations were issued. Sunny Jim" sherman with card was not so exclusive as the head of the ticket and did not employ the card system. yet he could only muster an audience estimated at l:seo m the
 The failure of the people to hear their candidates is worrlyng Republican leaders. It has been suggested that one of the parlors Of the Annex be so- of their star orators who come from e distance.
 
 Democrats in East.
 Chairman Lloyo. of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. re- turned today from trip to the East, Washington. D. C.. and was much pleased with the good reports he heard.
 "The Bryan scare has settled down upon the East" observed MT; ti8yd. tSs; 1t is genuine. Democrats in New York and adjacent States are greatly encour, aged. We will make Congressional Alleghanies. The situation has im- proved very much in Maryland and Democrats are now confident or car tions are much better than at the be- ginning of the carnpaiEn. New York Democrats talk confidently of victory.
 .'vice Presidential Candidate Kern Kern in the East. In New York and Mary land the Democrats whom I saw ex- pressed themselves as highly pleased said wlth his Mr visit ff did the peq partv good.
 Michigan Democrats.
 Hon. E. O. Wood, member of the Democratic National Committee from Michigan who has been at Democratic headquarters several days, says Mich igan is another state where the Re- publicans are having trouble. The and are confident of victory. Speak ing of the situation MT. Wood said:
 "The action of the Michigan Supreme Court yesterday in refusing the request of the Bradley managers to go, hack of the canVassers' returns and inves- tigate the enrollment leaves Governor Warner as the nominee and practically insures the election of Lawton T. He- mans, the Democratic nominee for Gov ernor by 75,000 majority. Governor Warner ran 162.006 behind his ticket in 1904, was reelected in 1906 by the usual Republican plurality, but for third term will be beaten without a reasonable doubt.
 ''In fact the complicated situation which obtains with the Republicans rent in twain makes 1t by no means certain that the Republicans will se-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-03
Incidents and Opinions Throwing Light on
 The National Contest

cure the electoral vote of the state Michigan is today an extremely oouDt. full State for Mir. Taft. lie antagonlzeo farmers, and hundreds Of Republicans will bolt him on this issue alone.
 lin Michigan. within fifteen yesrs, twenty three appointed SicssS Sf esee's itai,, the past year the Republican StAte Treasurer of Michigan has gone to the wall with hundreds of thousands of tue
 SAs showing that Michigan Is q Sts@necild Se reeeailsd that General Aiger only and antf'ed aid not aitsnpi WY reelection. In 1890 the Democrats elected the GOV ernor and every State officer. h lg0i fh FsrsRss ahead of Ss The State is alive with sentiment for Mir. Bryan. and Governor Warner and his bank commissioners have rushed to the support of the guarantee Of bank deposits which Is part Of the Democratic platform.
 Not only will MT; Bryan .ss be e,setsd ssssS q ssI ssns s votsmat %tsn os least the RspuSiican managers both State and national will tell you of their grave concern. Do not take Dem9craac n So,. stausmsn.s.ask srnars.
 Comes out for Bryan. Senator LaFellette. of Wisconsin, has
 
 William Jennings Bryan.
 Mir: LaFollette emphasized bis decis- ion to vote and work for Mir. Bryan MT. IaFolistte informed Mir. Bryan that he knew the Senator was at heart psftcr Tsqy n St Tn ha ehef Blanks of which have been and still are ad- ySSsasa Sy sd Said pTsHgrfflSsi pT4 for the sake of party Tesuiarity in much the same way as Mr. Bryan Supported Mr. Parker four years ago. His heart, cipies for which he stands. Bob ought to be a Democrat; he stands for things which are Democratic. l know the o4 1ssng Of the my S4osen wao n are fse ssR and knew that they are going to vote for the Great CommonerF"
 News from California.
 Theodore "A, Bell. of California. who was the permanent chairman of the Denver convention, is making splen- did canvass of the Pacific Coast States. State my Judgment is that Bryan and Kern will get the electoral vote. was Ysssd tsa thers m 9s are GHs sSo KsgnS wH cans who are known to have declared for Bryan. If the drift continues in Salts M ss sd oups 1seg9th gwthoSa SG ddSS Much interest Is shown on the coast in the coming of Senator Gore. He will receive fine audiences every where."
 VIII Garry Idaho.
 4 telegram received at Democratic headquarters states that the Democrats of Idaho had agreed upon one set of electors, and are now con- fident of carrying that State. It will be remembered that the Democrats di- vided in the State convention and nom mated two sets of electors for Bryan and Kern. This fact has given the Democratic authorities much concern and they are pleased and highly grati- fled to learn that all diKerences have been settled and one set of Prestden- tiai electors decided upon.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-03

It was not a great while ago that MT. Roosevelt referred to Herman Rid der as 'ths limberger envoy" This was plainly intended as an insult to Mr. Ridder, and through him to all Ger man-Americans. They will remember the offensive epithet and many of them in Q way that will not help Roosevelt's candidate in any great extent. It is nothing new for MT. Roosevelt to make bIunders of this kind, and if they come back to his discomfture it will be what he deserves.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-03
This b My 54th Birthday
WiIliam Crawford Coreas.

William crawfSrd Corgas, the dis tinguished soldier and physician. was 1854, the son of General Josiah Corgas. of the Confederate Army. He was ed' heated at the University of 'he South, at sowanee Tenn t, and dg9Sn graduated ds froR Then he went to Now York. where he studied medicine and ETad1ated S,Gst doiisga iron in 1879, receiving hls degree os M D For short time he t9insd 9dgS,t the n9 h9usS S IegO he was appointed first lieutenant of the medical corps of the sn,sir Urited i6 1898 and by special act of Congress was made colonel for his distinsuisnedi aSS1, ser ic at Havana in 1908. He became member of the Isthmian Canal commis- sion on March {. 1907, and served as chief sanitary officer of the Isthmian Canal Zone He is an associate fellow of the College of Physicians at Phlis' delphia and has been honored oy otn' CT scietnifie bodies. On Septem1er D 1885. he married at CincinnaJ. o. MISS Marie Cook Doughty.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-03
This Date ia History
October 3Td.

October 3Td.
 1S0O--George Bancroft. the historian.
 was born in Worcester. Mass.
 Died in WashinEten. D. C.. Jan- ls2s-The Indian chief Blackhawk died at his camp on the Des Moines ls51-Great damage was done by a
 storm which swept over Prince ,..o Edward E;aw PI,Isi Isiand; df Wales visited AoOO Washington. D. c.
 Is6S-The Union troops thrHw Greek
 fire into Charleston.
 IsS1-Henry Fowle Durant, the tound.
 ar of Wellesley College. died at
 Wellesley, Mass. Was born in
 Hanover. N. IT.. February 20. 1922. 1 1seo-The Count of Paris arrived in 4soe-- William Morris. the English poet.
 died. Born March 24. 1884 1sae-David J. Hill was appointed As"
 sistant Secretary of State.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-03
Women Swimmers.

New York World.
 Of the thirty-four starters in the lifesaving corps endurance swim from the Brooklyn bridge to Coney Island the two women swimmers went the whole thirteen miles. though most of the men quit. One of the women had never swum further than two miles before, but she finished fresh. Several of the men collapsed after finishing.
 Swimming Is vigorous exercise. If the water is not too cold it Ia the best kind of exercise. The chest muscles are developed and their strength helps the lungs. The abdomen and back
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-03

are strengthened. The support of the water lessens injurious internal strains
 Men have more strength than women but women have more vitality than men In swimming, the chill of the water tells more on a man than a woman. The same femine quality that enables women to be superior to- men in a dentists chair helped Miss Hurst keep cheerful for i've hours in the ocean.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-03
SATURDAY. OCTOBER 8. 1908.
DEMOCRATS SHOULD

HELP THE PARTY. The Advertiser appeals earnestly to the Denpocrats of Alabama to come to the sid of the party's Campaign Fund. otheF States are responding nberally. If eJery Democrat in the State would givd s1 1t would help nightly. The Advertiser pledges itself to work un- ceasingly to secure the money.
 Let every beat in the State organ ize. Every white man in every beat should be solicited. The Advertiser will receive the money and forward it to the National Committee.
 The campaign fund received by The Advertiser to date is as follows: R. A. Mitchell. Gadsden ... BOO Previously acknowledged .... 570. 75 Iotal s....-ss.s'' 90 TO- D Money should be sent to Campaign Fund. care The Advertiser" All con- tributions will be acknowledged In the paper daily.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-03

A Republican contemporary sees the beginning of good times already at hand, and of course attributes it entire ly to it's party. but it is mistaken. Bet ter times are beginning because the country sees hope of getting rid of Rooseveltism.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-03

The Indianapolis Star has picked out three great Americans for people to gaze on and admire. They are Roose- welt. Taft and Hughes. and we pre- sume that this trio represents The Stars idea of greatness. Truly tho supply of great men is running short when only three can be found-and they not overly great, for that matter.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-03

We sympathize with the poor G. O. P. elephant for the load he is carrying of late. The animal has had to bear many heavy burdens but nothing at all like Taft and Roosevelt.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-03

The Leavenworth Post gets off pretty good one when it says that the present campaign sounds like feeding time at circus menagerie."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-03

Wonder what would happen to a bar ber who would put oil on Roosevelt's hair. He would probably be scalped with one of his own razors.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-03

If Hasken gets much madder he will have to go to Washington and have 1t out with somebody. A few warhoops would liven things up thereabouts.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-03

Tn one respect the aviators have the advantage of the earth travellers; they don't have to worry about good or bad rosaI
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-03

c. Finignn, Circulation Manager of The Mantgomery Advertiser. being duly sworn. sAyss
 The foregoing statement of The Adyer- fiRsxss circulation for the month of August, 1908. is true and correct. and compiled af- ter all returns from news boys, news agents. spoiled and leftover copies have heen daducted C. I. F1NIGAN.
 Circulation Manager. Sworn to and subscribed before me this tth day of September, 1908.
 RIGA ALEXANDER.
 Notary Public.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-03
WOMAN'S
 BACKACHE

The back is the mainspring of woman's organism. It quickly calls attention to trouble by aching. It tells, with other symptoms, such as nervousness, headache, pains in the Joins, weight in the lower part of the body, that a woman's feminine organism needs immediate attention.
 In such cases the one sure remedy which speedily removes the cause, and restores the feminine organism Co a healthy, normal condition is
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-03
LYDIA E. PIN NkEHAM'S
 VEGETABLE COMPOUND

Mrs. Will Young, of 6 Columbia Ave, Rockland, Me, says:
 Twas troubled for long time with dreadful backaches and . pain in my side, and was miserable in every way. | doctored until was discouraged and thought would never get we'll. read what Lydia k. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound had done for others and decided to try it; after taking three bottles can truly say that never felt 90 we'll in my life"
 Mrs. Augustus Lyon, of East Earl, Pa, writes to Mrs. Pinkham:
 "I had very severe backaches, and pressing-down pains. Icould not sleep, and had no appetite. Lydia E. Pink hams Vegetable Compound cured me and made me feel like new woman.H FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN.
 For thirty years Lydia B. Pink hams Vegetable Compound, made from roots and herbs, has been the standard remedy for female ills, and has positively cured thousands of women who have been troubled with displacements, inflammation, ulcera- tion, fibroid tumors, irregularities, periodic pains, backache, that bear Ing down feeling, fiatulency, indiges- ion, dizziness, or nervous prostratioD.