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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-15

stitutionaiism in the Russian empire. just so long will he be prisoner in palace and live joyiess life"
 That is easy to say. but perhaps not to carry out. Nicholas is ruler over very different people from the sub tects of England; different in their ways, their beliefs, their modes of life and in their very nature. Perhaps no nation of modern times has had such . variant and incongruous population as Russia now has Many of the tribes are but slightly removed from the most brutal and degraded state of savaeery; others hardly know the meaning of civilization and humanity. All of them for ages have been ac- customed only to the rule of brute force. In short. the population of Russia is a medly of almost every grade of humanity under the sun. and they have only been kept in the sem bianee of order by the knout and the bullet.
 Is it possible to suppose that Nicho- las or any other human being could establish and maintain over such people even the sembiance of such a government as that of Engiand7 It is not merely the people themselves but the nobility that will offer continued and insuperable obstacles to the forma- tion of a representative government. Russia has so long been an absolute autocracy that the people have had no opportunity to inform themselves or obtain any experience in the way of With them 1t has always been the unbending rule of the Czar at the head and the merciless tyranny of the nobles below him, and under this virtual slavery they have lived and suffered until they know nothing else and are lily prepared for anything better.
 Quite recently there have been ef- forts to establish something like a free representative government in Rus sia. but the most optimistic will hard ly claim that it has been a success. If the nobles, who own the land and the serfs as well. could all agree on e system of government something like that of the United States, or a constitutional and representative monarchy like that of England the people could be brought to under stand it and sustain 1t. and gradually attain a condition of comparative in- dependence. but that seems an impos- sibis prospect. We think The Globe is hardly fair to Nicholas when 1t in inmates that he can bring about repre- sentative government like that of Great Britain. He is virtually s prisoner Of state, and that is all.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-15
vEsrRr OF ST JAMES.
EufauIa Clergyman Granted Permits
 sion to Serve Trey and Union EmFfnRA.

the e C cali of Rev. Bertram Brown the Rector. an. interesting and important
 Church was held at his home last
 night. ,
 request from MT. Brown to serve the
 churches at Union Springs and Troy giving them one Sunday in each month. MT. Brown stated that the congrega-
 ton were not able to maptain regu- do a good work among the parishion- | CTS. He further stated that he thought | he could secure the services or good
 lay reader for the particular Sunday l here which would not necessitate the | church being closed at all, and upon this statement his request was grant
 MT. Brown will devote the third Sun
 day in each month to those cities. de- | liVering a sermon at Union Springs | during the morning and one at Troy
 during the evening of the same day.
 Browns o services were secured ex- clusively for this Parish, and 1t was | for this reason that he gave up his
 mission at Clayton and hence the
 The matter of the new church was
 also discussed when 1t was resolved
 to interview the citizens at large with Clayton and John B, Whitlock were | appointed a committee who will at once begin canvass to see what can | be done.
 Work on the new structure IS progressing every day and 1t Is hoped | to raise sufficient funds to keep 1t | up for some length of time. The
 edifIee will cost approximately $l5,oOO. Master Charlie Ham celebrated his eleventh birthday at his parents home
 on North Broad Street this afternoon. W. C. swanson formerly of this city but now connected with the depart
 ment of education at Montgomery, re- | gently presented the library here with | a handsome set of books
 A Horse swappers Convention Is | among the events announced at Cook 6 l Ford, twelve miles north of Clayton l on July 18th.
 M. NJ Beringer and brother, Abe | Beringer left last night for Rn | absence of several weeks visiting New York aud other points of interest.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-15

It is probable that Hon. John Worth Kern in tn midst of the applause and approval. showered upon him by a united Democracy remembers without a trace of bitterness that he and other honoFed leaders of the party were drowned upon because they had the courage to avew their sound money principles and raise their voices against free silver as a party principle and an economic policy. MT. Kern was one of the staunehest opponents of the free silver issue that the Democratic par ty has ever known. His courage is as high as his character and when the time came he was not afraid in the face of a storm of disapproval to avow those principles. which he believed best for his party and for his country. He made his own views subsidiary to those of his party. He accepted de- feat without resentment. laid aside personal feelings and labored zealous- ly for the success of the ticket. Mir. Bryan in Indiana had no more loyal supporter than Mr. Kern and he had few who contributed so largely to the big vote that he received in 1sss. Mir. Kern went into the campaign under the suspicion of the silver men of 1898. He came out of 1t receiving their hearty approval and gratitude for the splendid part he took in support of the ticket.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-15
This h My z2nd Birthday
wiliiana winter.

William Winter. the dean of Ameri- can critics, was born in Gloucester, Mass, July IS. 1886, and went to school in Boston and Cambridge. He studied law at Harvard and was admitted to the bar, but he never practiced his profession. He began to write at an early age, and his first volume oI poems was published when he was only IS years old. MT. Winter remoxeo from Boston to New York in 1858. For some years he wrote with more or less regularity for The Saturday Press ana other publications. Tn 1885 he became dramatic critic of The Tribune, and he stills holds that position. During all these years his literary activity has been remarkable and he is still one of the most industrious workers in professional service. In addition to written A number of books relating to the stage and several volumes of poetry.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-15
BRYAN ECHOES.

What Some of the Papers are Saying. Philadelphia Record.
 Under deep sense of the responsi- bifity therein involved. The. Record has determined to support the Democratic party. There is a drift in both par ties away from safe constitutional moorings. But of immediate and vital issues that divide the political opin- ion of the nations the Democratic par ty is most firmly roted In the faith of the fathers. For thirty years. The Re- cord, day tn an day out, has striven for tariff reform. It will fight on under the lead of Bryan. who believes the protective principle not only unjust but Unconstitutional. It will light on for unfettered trade and equal rights un- der whatever leadership the war is the masses is deeply involved in the result,
 lThs Record opposed Bryan in 1896 and ls0o.l
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-15
aiIitin Gunris nnrouder.

Russellville, Ky, July iA-Rufus Browder the negro slayer of James Cunningham. who escaped lynching at the hands of a mob last night by the vigilance Of the sheriff. was brought back to town this morning, accom- panied by a company of militia. The sheriff had his prisoner secreted in the woods near town all night. Brow der is in jall. but his hearing does not come up untIf September.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-15
:. asss s.,sa on !. the he w.gsn: va. E n,

CharIeeton News and Courier
 bandswason. the pest % seats having been taken by the earliest adventurers. but this year especial accommodations will be provided for all sorts and con dftions, the circumstauces being such that the master of the show feels that the patriotic part would be to take a full load" We do not know, of course, what others may do, but as haunt us this morning shall be real ized, we shall take the seats reserved for us in the front row on the right prochecy that If the Blind lead the blind both shall Iall into the ditch" for Is 1t not written In the gospel ac- cording to St. Luke: Which of you shall have an ass or an OK fallen into a pit and will not straightway pull him out on the Sabbath Dav."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-15
DUEL IS FOUGHT.
Count Penhh-Garela Receives Wound
 In Fourth Baut

Lisbon, July 1A.-rheFe was a violent scene in the House of Peers today du- ring the consideration of the advances house. which resulted in the sending and acceptance of a challenge to fight a duel. Alfonso Costa, the Republican leader, charged 1t was impossible to probe these scandals to the bottom SC ieng as certain ministers who had been compromised in the past, were sitting as judges.
 He named Count Penha-GaFclA AI such a minister. wheFsupon the chal, lenEe followed.
 The duel was fought today. During the fourth bout the count was wound ed 10 the arm, but his injury 10 not serious. There has been no reeoneilla, ton between the meus
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-15
Bryan's Confidence Justifled.

Brooklyn Citizen.
 When we look the whole field over, it looks clear, we believe, that Bryan may well hope to be the next occupant of the White House. With the Demo- cracy solidly on hts side, with an ex- ceptionally strong claim on the conf- dence of non-partisan reformers. with nothing, as we have shown, to fear from any honest conservative, and with much more than the usual democratic share of the labor vote, he ia abun- dantly justified in the confidence he has repeatedly expressed, that under his leadership the Democratic party will be restored to power iB the nation this year.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-15
WEDNESDAY,, JULY IS, 1908.
rba New Haven R.v,.,sr .r.,,s. .b.,

The New Haven Register argues that Mfr Kern was nominated by the process of elimination. There was no other man qualified for the place, 1t says. upon whom all the delegates could agree. so they eliminated all of them and left only him. Well, if he proves to be the right man in the right place the manner of his selection is not so important. after all.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-15
MAY SUE FOR INSURANCE.
Adjustment of Loss on Colbert County
 Court House.

Tuseumbia. July 14.-(special.) )-The sixty days in which the insurance com panies, represented in the fire loss of Colbert county's court house, expired yesterday, and as yet there has been no offer of a compromise from any of them. The loss on the building wss estimated at S6,440, and the three com panIes carrying the sio,000 insurance. Hanover of New York, Western of To- ronto, and Phoenix of Hartford, have each tendereG checks for their propor- donate loss, which were promptly re- turned them by the commissioners, who are holding out for the full amount of damages. which they claim to be tlo.- 0e0.
 It seems that the commissioners will bring suit for the collection of the less.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-15

Do the Republicans really think 1t necessary for the success of their cause 10 pose MT. Taft as the greatest states man the country has produced? That Is about what some of them are doing, encouraged by the example set them by the President.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-15
Time for Party Loyalty.

HIchmonQ NeW9 LBaueT.
 The Anti Bryan Democrats, looking to the future and to permanent results, ought to be foremost in this fight to give an example of loyalty to the cause, of fidelity to comrades, of good faith. Our interests and the interests of the by a split in the democratic party which might mean it's destruction.
 So far as we can judge by a neces- sarily nasty reading the platform com tains nothing objectionable or violent, and much that will commend 1t to real Democrats and to thoughtful men or all parties. It is imnleasurably su- perior to the republican platform.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-15

Suppose 1t were possible for all the newspaper men in the United States to come together and agree on a prssi- dential ticket and platform to receive the support of all the newspapers in November; would there not be lively times for somebody?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-15
Let ByEOnes Be ByEones.

It Is worthy of note that in all the proceedings of the big and enthusias- tic assemblage at Colorados capitol there was manifested what ex-Gover- nor Francis. of Missouri, expressed a desire for when seconding the resolu- tion In memory of Grover Cleveland namely, a disposition to let bygones be bygones. That temper is apparent in the platform.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-15

That scientific fellow who announced that the sun is gradually cooling off was too previous. He should have waited till the end of this summer be- fore making such a statement.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-15

The Pittsburg Sun is of the opinion that each future national convention will be under the necessity of appoint ing a yellmaster with leathern lungs and an unlimited supply of wind. Maybe so. but we think they may also need muzzlers.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-15

Now the procession can proceed to proeesa without further delay. since we have the authoritative statement from a Richmond contemporary that the Old Dominion is satisfied over the result at Denver. Is anything further required?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-15

Wouldn't 1t be real jolly if Bryan and Taft would make a joint oanvass in all sections of the country? We bet they would draw the crowds, what ever else they might do.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-15

The close of this week will see the Prohibition national ticket in the field. and the end is not yet. In fact, we can't remember how many presidential tickets there will be in all.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-15

The proposition to give Georgia's electoral vote to Watson, to be held in trust for Bryan if he needs 1t. is a funny one, to say the least of 1t. Suppose Tom should decide to keep fta
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-15
Brxan TIaa Grown stronwer.

New 1Ork EVening EOel.
 No intelligent survey of the nation defenees against Bryanism can blink the truth that they have been greatly weakened during the past four years. It is not possible to-day to rally the he opposition to Bryan so splendidly as in 1sSs. Everybody knows the reason why. You cannot revile man whom you have initiated. A party that has appropriated Bryan's Ideas cannot, with good effect. attack his person At the very beginning of the. Tepubli- can campaign, 1t is the part whether of fTankness or sound generalshtp, to ad- init that power of resistance to Bryan has been much broken by four years of yielding to him. President Roose- velt's avowed and deliberate purpose has been to head off Bryan by stealing his issues. The argument. or threat. which he has constantly used, has been If you do not go half way with me, you will have to go the whole way with Bryan" Well, we see now what comes of the plan of fighting danger ous enemy by surrendering. to him. Tke Bryan who was to be extinguished Is exalted higher than ever.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-15

If all the newspaper pictures of Bryan could be made into a composite picture it would be a wonderful thing to look at. and about the same can be said of Taft.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-15
RocKEFELLER CONGRATULATED
Celebrates sixty-ninth Anniversary oi
 Hia Birth.

His Birth.
 New York, July 14.--John D. Rocke- feller was the recipient of many con- gratulatory messages on the occasion of his recent ssth birthday anniver- sary. Among them were some lines from the pen of Rev. George Thomas Bowling who was for twelve years pas tor of the Euclid Avenue Baptist Church in Cleveland, which Mr. Rooke- fsller attends. Mir. Dowling's message was as follows:
 Cling to the habit of still being
 young;
 Cultivate leisure without being lazy Garner all Joys that the poets have And prove every year pr. osieE ls
 crazy"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-15

Mir. Roosevelt says he is firm be- liever in women's clubs. Somehow ol other Teddy always manages to he or the woman's side of it.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-15
PnrfInnn RooseyeIt.

It may be said, we think with truth, that no occupant of the White House has been so extreme partisan as Theodore Roosevelt While appropri- ating a large portion of the Democrat ic program. he has lost no occasion to disparage and denounee the great party of his fellow citizens from whom he borrowed It. The Republican plat form reveals the literary traits of it's conference of importance is held with
 out consulting the party President as
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-15
DRIFT " OOD nY rUIL V. ARMSTRONG.
REVENGE.

REVENGE.
 Did you ever hear of the way Jim tThe richest an meanest man in town) Got sweet revenge on an enemy7 You didn't? Well listen while to me: Jim got sweet on the Wilder Green Short and fat (Jim was long an iean.) funny couple they made yum On Sunday even'in's waiiin hum. But Jim didn't love her--no--not he. She lived next door to his enemy. The houses warnt moren' ten foot An Jim thinked of scheme that joysd
 his heart. He bought the widder .graphophone An they set on the porch--them two trhat is except for the sraphaphons) An 1t made his enemy moan an groan. For the enemy'd been sweet himself . On the widder who'd laid him on the
 shelf.
 So the widder played nearly all night Jim look so tiekled an full of giee Now. warn't that revenge on an enemy Said a practical Montgomery woman yesterday: a young man giving his best girl nve pound boxes of candy. jeweiry and perfume, which is no actual use to her, to walk briskly up the front steps with a new pair of shoes in one hand a new hat in the other, and a nice canvas ham. Shed appreciate those sort of gifts a heap more. but of course. society would hold up its hands in horror.
 However, it set us to thinking. VIII some of our fair feminine readers kindly drop us postal as to their opin. ion of this suggestion and we'll print It if available.
 Keep away from-a a-banans." :" muttered the Dago as he eyed the small boy in dangerous proximity to hts choicest bunch.'' But the boy paid no heed--in fact grabbed three inc spec linens and started to flee down Monroe street. The swarthy son of Italy grabbed . decayed banana and punched him in the face.
 "Ha, ha,S laughed q bystander. what "Why," replied his companion face tiousiy, "Td call 1t fruit punch"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-15

Some of our Georgia brethren con- tinue to preach the hog and hominy doctrine, than which there can be nothing better for the South.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-15

whether you are tickled to hear 1t or otherwise we pause to inform. you that MT. Rockefeller is getting In better health every day.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-15

An Indiana man claims to be able tc use more adjectives per minute than any other man living. Must be a re tired circus-bill ad writer.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-15

If Taft will do his campaigning in good earnsst he may be able to work off some of his overplus of fat.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-15
: Not Q waIk Over Coatest.

The Washington Herald.
 What of November? Nobody can tell He would be a rash prophet, in deed, who would venture to predict that William Jennings Bryan would now reach the White House. But this we do know: He has grown in wisdom grown in the esteem of his fellow men the country over; he is, next to Theodore Roosevelt, the best known of all great Americans to-day, and. next, most conspicuous1y for those progres- sive or radical policies to the carrying forward of which a large section of the country appears to be irreVocAbly committed. Therefore. by no means a one-sided campaign Is certainly ahead of us.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-15
sVORN CmCUL.ATION,

The Montgomery Advertiser gunrantess lcoAtract when reQuestedl that its daily cir leniation is larger than that Qt any mora. ing newspaper printed m AlnhaIna-ana that It's Sunday edition has the largest cr- cuIation of any edition ot any newspaper uzintad in Alabama without exception
 The figures for May printed below repre- nsnz the actual net circulation. an returns having been deducted.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-15

to the best means of defeating the Democratic enemy what, then. wss there to induce any Democrats to yosn in the hymn of praise intoned TOT rIes- es- holders and by the light h earted land iiEht-headed) admirers of his aroitra. " and dsspotic regime? That wou.a have been to ask pardon TOT p<lns M ing wronged. It was, then, most htfing and opportune in the chairman of the convention at Denver. Representatlve senerat tes the National Democracy from what is known as "Rooseveltism," and show the impossIbility of bridging II. Now, as ever, the Democratic parry stands upon its own history and pursues its own ways without seeking to bol- ster itself with the popularity or the policies of a Roosevelt
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-15

At the Gould de sagan wedding. thu organIst played Abide With Me- This was quite appropriate.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-15

We'll. the nomination of Kern was all right, and we are glad they didn't pick out a militia Kernel"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-15
-,, Personality tS be Considered.

The platform is like that of the Chi cry partisan conventien--in the care ful framing and shading of It's utter ances. Never this side of the millen- nium will expedIency cease to figure in such an equation. But 1t is compar- atively free from meaningless plati- tudes, nevertheless, and clear enough to be generally understood.
 party. it will, at least, not be hurt full to 1t.
 However. it may be truthfully said that the candidate, MT. Bryan, ana not vote getting or vote-repelling factor in this campaign on the demoeratie side, just as Mir. Taft, and not the Chicago platform, will be the controlling or de- termining factor on the other side. It Is the man and what he stands for that will make for victory or defeat al the polls four months hence.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-15

Cheer up--it will not be hot always get you a job on an ice-wagon or tel- agraph Peary to wait for you.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-15

One exchange is worrying it's head over who will regulate the speed of afr very cleverly says, 1t will be the "fiy copeH of course
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-15
(Pass the vatermslon.,

That man is a fair type of spelibind- er."
 ''Dldn't know he was ap orator" "E1e isn't--he's a book-binder and most of his work consists in sewing covers on speliing-b ooks.e
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-15
Don't Count Too Heavily on It. ohlla AlnhIa Raenr0.

Samuel Gompers. president of the American Federation of Labor, Is said to be as much gFatihed with the Demo- cratic anti-injunetion plank as he was diseusted with the trivial anti-injunc- ton plank of the Chicago Convention: But now, as before, 1t is doubtful whether this Democratic antl-tnjunc- ton plank will win an omnibus load of voters. The labor unions are in1- preRnated too much with the virus of tion autidOta
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-15
sizing up Bryan's Strength.

Mir Bryan undoubtedly owes ms nomination to the support of the grea. mass of the Democratic voters. These tism, and Bryan to any other possi- ble Democratic leader. Recogniziug this fact, The Tribune has never consla- date. He is obviously stronger as vote-g getter than Judge. Parker was m 1904, or than any other Democratic nominee would be this year who owed his section to conservative influences. Repubiicans will do well not to consid- CT the campaign of 1908 a walkoyer.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-15

How would you like to be the Mi- kado and have sixty phystciane m daily attendance upon you whom you are sick? If their bills correspond to those in America we would not like if bit.