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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-10
Wnat aaage Parker says.

When Alton B. Parker was nomi- mated for the presidency of the United States he had to face many handlcaps' One was the then divided and quarrel some condition of his own party An other was that the republicans were united the trust magnate and the rad teal the rich and the poor all support ing MT. Roosevelt then in the full flush of an underserved and transient popularity.
 still another was the fact that Mir Parker had spent many years on the bench, and had had little experience in active campaigning or in sharp glve.and-take political speaking. Toward the end of the campaign, he began to find himself, and gave us number of remarkably strong and viz orous speeches
 One of these was the never-to-be- forgotten utterance in which he told the truth, calmly and temperately, as to the manner in which the great trusts were filling up the republican campaign chest, under the threat whether expressed or implied. it makes no moral difference--involved in the selection of MT. Roosevelts sec retary of commerce and labor to be the confidential manager of the Roosevelt campaign.
 The country did not then have be- fore it the sickening revelations of the insurance inquiry. and the Harriman letters. winch subsequently far more than vindicated every word that Judge Parker then said, MT: Roosevelt promptly declared that his opponent was a liar; and the campaign ended with the defeat of Judge Parker, who was left in the plight of being believed by many to have told deliberate un- truth. From that day to this, MT. Roosevelt. to his lasting shame be 1t said, ll~e lever cleared Judge Parker from the false charge he flung at him; but the facts have done so, thousand times over.
 It may be remarked, in passing. that Charles E. Hughes as the insurance in quisitor never called, and never dared to call. George B. Corteiyou or Cor nelius N. Bliss as witnesses in that in- vestigation to tell under oath the facts as to the moneys which they had taken from the insurance policyholders of the United States, and which were used to debaueh the election. For his silence. on that occasion, MT. Hughes has twice had the support of Mir. Roosevelt for the governorship.
 It Is not to be wondered that as per- manent chairman of the democratic state convention at Rochester yester- day Judge Parker made the facts as to the operations of Roosevelt Sher- man. and Hartman, in the raising and using of corporation funds for cam palgn purposes, his most telling point, or that he emphasized the interesting fact that the Roosevelt administration did not stir 8 hand against the busI- ness methods of Malefactor Hartman formerly My Dear Harriman-until after the latter had refused to come up with. the dough" again. In 1908, at the solicitation of the present republi- can candidate for the vice. presidency, who was at that time Mir. Roosevelt 8 campaign fund solicitor In Wall street,
 What he says about republican ex- travagance, In state and nation, and the abuses and corruption of the pres ent tariff system is full of truth and vtgor. All in all, 1t Is a pregnant speech; and every reader should digest every word of 1t, for himself.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-10
w-her. tbe Negro Prospers.

U That the negro who is disposed to work is better off in the South than anywhere else on this continent Is snpIv proven by the statement contained in this papers correspon- dence from Columbia, published yes terday morning. This eorresponoence stated that In twenty-eight out of forty-four counties of this state tnere are rnore negro farmers than whites; that according to the census of 1900 the negroes at that time were working nearly O00 GOO acres of land and pro- ducing 87 per cent of the States agri- cultural products. This Is indeed a fine showing. and should prove to agitators at the North that the negro has got here a better chance Tn tGct than he has on the other side of the line.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-10
proat on the purchase price of the

pront on the purchase price of the land.
 am looking for the man who is as anxious to rent his waste land to q flock of sheep and goats or mild eyed Jersey or e few mule colts. as he ts to have land worn out trying to make a big crop of cotton.
 I am looking for the, farmer. who will not be satisfied until all the loar. ing land on the premises is hard at work both night and day growing to feed the stock which Fuminate at will on all untiliable acres at least.
 Land thus employed would grow richer every year. profits would in- crease as the land grew richer also.
 believe 1t was Roman poet who said In the long ago that the feet of sheep "thread the farmers gold with golden hoops"
 If the wise husbandman will develop and husband the resources of the farm. an independent living is assured hin. beyond any doubt.
 If you have the man. MT. Editor. point him out want to visit him.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-10
MORE nACE SUICIDE.
Tendency Toward Lower Birth Rate
 in New Zealand.

Tendency Toward Lower. Birth Rate h New Zealand.
 There has been much talk or race suicide In connection with the statistics of population in France, and consider able tsndnor ssr has been sps ssmss in this country. Large families, It IS said. are found almost exciusively among immigrants. The children Of erican in their dislike of the responsi- bilities which large families bring as well as in other respects.
 It should be noticed at the same time that the conditions of life in FranSs and the United States are different, We have a much smaller population Tn proportion to territory--are, compar- ativeiy spsakinE. new .Soua SountTy; IT wtIn stII newer country in which there Is the same tendeniy toward race suicide. We refer to New Zealand, where the birth to s7,es per Ssp i,ooo Ii'H ih isos, Complaint ls made in report of the governments labor department because of the de- crease in the supply Of laoor that Is has been a falling off in the supply of factory girls, and there Is lament over the loss of reserve power, because there are fewer girls than there should who might develop into factory girls. :. In summing up the report says: the difficulty may not be evaded or shriked; either our industries. instead of ex- banding, must shrink and disappear, or the workers to carry on those lnons- tries must be found.
 The argument would seem to be that children should be born in order to work in factories, that the life Of the individual is intended primarily for the expansion of some business which is treated as a national asset. This will affect the indiviaual about as deeply as the thought of the dlsappear- race stands for some fifty-seven var ieties. The tendency which is noticeable in so many different lands is not likely to be influenced in the slightest de- gree by departmental reports or the |. o4
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-10

Taft is scheduled to visit the soath- ern States. we are informed. We can assure him of courteous treatment. es- pecIaily if he will take off the collar before coming. If his object is to ex- ploit Roosevelt and his policies he can make more votes by remaining in his own domain.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-10
SATURDAY., ocTonER 10, 1908.
pEMocRArs SHOULD

HELP THE PARTYs The Advertiser appeals earnestly to the Democrats of Alabama to come to the aid of the party's Campaign Fund. Other States are responding lIberally. If every Democrat in the State would give s1 1t would help nightly. The Advertiser pledges itself to work un- eeasingly 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 1t to the National Committee.
 The campaign fund received by The Advertiser to date is as follows: John G. Thomas Montgomery..$ 100 Previously acknowledged. =. .. 50 TotSl.. 's s'SoAe 'oV Money should be sent to Campaign Fund, care The Advertiser" All con- trtbutions will be acknowledged in the paper daily.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-10

They call him the Sick Man of Tur- key. end now Prince Ferdinand is try ing to force dose of Bulgarian In dependence down his throat
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-10
The Raleigh Evening Times can't understand 1t. It remarks:

Now and then the president removes some federal office holder for per nicious political activity" What the ordinary mind can't understand Is why the President who is ahle to discern this fault in others cannot see 1t in himself.
 Well. but don't you understand. the President don't want the small cattle to be graving on his private pastures. He wants to do all tho "pernicious political activity business himself.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-10

And now old Georgia has done gone and done it again with the usual big Democratic majority. No chance to put Georgia out of the family
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-10

It is now Bryan against Taft. or against Roosevelt and TAft; we are not sure which comes first.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-10

Our man Kern seems to be doing some warming up business himself yhsrever he goes in this campaign
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-10
SWORN CIRCULATION.

The Montgomery Advertiser guarantees ttH advertisers (and makes 1t a part of the contract when requested) that its daily eir- cu.ation Is larger than that of any morning newspaper printed in Alabama-and that itn Sunday edition has the largest ctrcuia- ucn of any edition of any newspaper print cd In Alabama without exception.
 Tho figures for September printed below represent the actual net circulation, all re- turns having been deducted.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-10

Many an operation is due to the fact that the doctor needs the money.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-10

A Big One When It Did Come. Gadsden Journal.
 The political storm was long time coming, but when 1t came, it was a regular good one.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-10
SEPTEMBER 1908.

 C l. Finigan, Circulation Manager of The Montgomery Advertiser, being duly sworn, says:
 The foregoing statement of The Adverti- ser's circulation for the month of Septem- ber 19os Is true and correct, and compiled after ai1 returns from news boys, news agents. spoiled and leftover copies have have been deducted.
 C. l. FINIGAN,
 Circulation Manager. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 9th day of october, 1908. -
 RIGA ALEXANDER,
 Notary Public.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-10
.. 4 Long Time on.

Athens Courier.
 The State has already paid out thous- ands of dollars of the money paid In by the people to satisfy Governor Co. mer's whim and yet we are no nearer reduced freight rates than when he was a private citizen of Birmingham. The matter will not be settled until after he has been retired to private life where the State and the people would have been much better off had he remained.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-10

Stevenson Chronicle.
 Those of our readers who have not for gotten the Arabian Nights Entertainmeuts'' of their younger days will call to nlnd the old Man of the Sea who rode poor Sindbad almost to death Whenever we re- call that old story We think of poor Taft with Roosevelt on his back It is a more intolerable and persistent burden than Sind bad had to carry.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-10

Don't you hear old Uncle Moses des thumpin' ob his banjo. Don't you see dc darkies film to- wards de house? We'se gwinter shake de hoof ternight and sachet down de middle. All de niEgers Ewinter carouse. Chtle-des heah dem banjo chunes a ticklin' ob yo' feet. Goodness-aint dat music out O sight? Ans ez happy ez kin be; all de world looks good to me, Fer we gwine ter have de Harvest
 ' "PHII Fl. ARMSTRONG.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-07-09
Travelled CANDIDATES

1t is said of Grover Cleveland that
he had small sympathy with the west
because he had never paid a visit to
that part of the country this side OF
Buffalo. After he became president
Mr.. Cleveland looked occasionally
into the richness of the Mississippi
valley, but most of the atmosphere
of this vast central region was un-
familiar to him. Taft and Bryan
know the country from Maine to
Mendocino, from Seattle to Savannah.
They have made speeches in every
part of it. Oklahoma, the newest
state, has had visits from Taft and
Bryan within the year. California
has seen both within the same time.
Within two years Bryan and Taft
have dined with potentates in the
orient. In that time Taft has visited
the Philippines as q representative
of this government, and in a capacity
semi official in character, Bryan has
addressed a peace conference. Thus
will we find in our two candidates
for the presidency men who know
the world and the people who make
1t up.-St. Lous Times.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-07-09

memberad as the man who was a cam
didate of the stalwarts against La Fol
lette four years ago, but withdrew
from the ticket after the Supreme
Court declared the La Toilette ticket
that of the regular Republicans and
entitled to that place on the ballot.
Mr., Cook never has recovered the sup
port of the ultra La Toilette people.
For this reason many politicians argue
that his support in this campaign must
come largely from the stalwarts. Mr..
McGovern always has been a LaFol-
lette man of the ultra type. Owing to
local jealousies in the half-breed camp,
it is claimed by all the other candidates
that he cannot carry Milwaukee coun-
ty. However, owing to the adver-
Using he received from his anti-graft
campaign, he appears to have consid-
cradle following in some parts of the
state. His friends naturally are among
the half-breeds or La Toilette men.
Whatever votes he secures must come
from the same source as that the Hat
ton forces are counting upon for their
greatest strength.
From this it will be seen that the
Wisconsin idea stands in grave danger
of being lost among the personal am
billions of the four candidates. The
legislation which Wisconsin has enacted
has many friends among the stalwarts
who fought La Toilette on personal
grounds. For this reason it is said the
alignment this year will not follow the
old lines of La Toilette and anti-La
Toilette, but that it will be along the
personalities of the four candidates.
Ultra La Toilette men have expressed
some fear that in the scramble for
Stephenson's seat the Wisconsin idea
may be lost sight of, and that the move
ment may this fall begin to disinteg
rate, or at least lose it's identity and
soon have it's force dissipated. Chi
cago Record Herald.
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JENKINS OR LENROOT, WHICH?

The question whether Mr.. Jenkins or
Mr.. Lenroot should be sent to congress
from the Eleventh district is a simple
one. 1t should be determined upon the
issue of whether or not Mr.. Jenkins is
in harmony with the sentiment and
judgment of the people of the district.
In arriving at conclusion there are
several things to be considered, but
they are things about which there can
be no doubt and about which there
should not be any controversy.
Mr.. jenkins is the sitting member and
his experience would entitle him to a
continuance of tenure if he has done
those things which the representative
of the Eleventh Wisconsin district ought
to have done.
Has he done these things? When
Mr.. jenkins claims continued tenure on
his record he ought, if he says anything,
to outline at least synopsis of that re-
cord. Does he do so?
We have read columns about Mr..
Jenkins long service, about his being
chairman of the judiciary committee,
but nothing about his record, except
mark the exception the rate bill
had first passed the house, and when
other matters were under consideration
he delivered speech on the rate bill
advocating it's passage.
What else has he done?
What measures has he championed?
What reforms has he opposed?
These are fair questions. They go to
the bottom of the issue. Mr.. Jenkins
wants to be returned because of his ex-
perience-his experience in doing things,
or in not doing things? Which? 1t is
up to Mr.. Jenkins and his supporters to
supply this information. The people
want to know and he is running. on his
experience, which in the popular mind
means his record.
But, they say, he is chairman of the
judiciary committee, and they assert
that that is the first committee in con-
gress. Of course it isn't; everybody
knows it isn't. 1t dosen't amount to
much. Bills don't go there usually ex-
cept to be smothered and the supreme
court records indicate how we'll () that
committee has done it's work. But how
did Mr.. jenkins get to be chairman of
that committee?
The term Judge" has been attached
to Mr.. Jenkins name by his supporters
so industriously and fluently that many
are led to believe that it was because of
long and eminent judicial experience
that he was selected. Now the fact is
that Mr.. Jenkins judicial experience
consists in having been county judge of
Chippewa county at a time when that
office demanded no legal learning. This
fact is stated neither to help nor hurt
Mr.. Jenkins, but merely for better
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understanding of the situation, Then

understanding of the situation, Then
How did he become chairman of the
judiciary committee?
Just as Tawney and Payne and others
obtained more important chairmanships
by supporting Joe Cannon for Speak
er. That is the reason and the only
reason. They supported Joe Cannon
the opponent of everything in the way
of progressive reform. Mr.. Lenroot
says that if sent to Congress he will not
vote for Cannon for Speaker.
We have heard much thus early in
this campaign about the value Of ex-
perience j n securing chairmanships.
MIR. Jenkins friends are long on the
topic because they think it will go with
the voters. They all cite Maine as
state that keeps her congressman term
after term. But what important chair
manships did Maine draw under Joe
Cannon? Payne, who has the best
Craftsmanship, he is from New York.
Tawney, who got second prize, is from
Minnesota; Marin is from Illinois and
Hepburn is from Iowa, and Jenkins,
who got about sixth or seventh prize,
is from Wisconsin. How about Maine?
Is it long tenure or support of Joe Can
non that gets chairmanships? Honest,
now, how about it?
Mr.. Lenroot will have no chairman
ship under Joe Cannon-the opponent
of reform legislation, but maybe the
people will elect enough progressive
congressman to retire Joe Cannon. To
get craftsmanship under Cannon is to
be Cannonized, and if the Eleventh dis
trict wants a Cannonized represent
ative they should go about it advisedly.
Other Wisconsin congressman have re-
belled against Cannonism; the people
of the Eleventh district have a chance
now.
What will they do? Do they want
the national house of representatives
ruled by standpat Gar? Do they
want all reform and progressive legis-
lation blocked? Do they want all eff
fort for better things neutralized by
Joe Cannon? If so they should send a
Cannon supporter to Congress. What
is the use of having Robert M. La Fol-
lette in the senate, if the house is to be
ruled by Cannon? Why all this effort
for better things, if we are to neutral
ize it all by enabling the Cannons,
Tawneys, Paynes, Dalzells and the rest
of the standpatters to control the house
of representatives? The Speaker names
the committees, including the chairman,
and the committees rule. No matter
how many issues may be talked about,
they all center at the question of Speak
ership, the Czarship of the House, and
remember
Jenkins supported Cannon.
Lenroot will not support Cannon.
PROGRESSIvIST
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THE SENATORIAL SITUATION

Trouble is brewing in Wisconsin. The
Wisconsin idea, which was exploited
with oratory in the Republican national
convention, is to be given an endurance
test. If it can survive a four-cornered
fight over the nomination Of Republi-
can candidate for the United ST. ties
Senate at the primary election to be
held Sept. /, it may make an appear
ance in the next national convention.
If the Wisconsin idea does not survive
this fight, then Wisconsin may lose the
place La Toilette Republicans claim for
it as the leader of the reform pro-
gramme in the country at large.
Four candidates are in the field for
the Republican nomination to succeed
Senator Isaac Stephenson. Former
State Senator William H. Hatton,
author of the Wisconsin railway COM
mission law, was the first to announce
his candidacy. He came within two
votes of the election two years ago and
is referred to by his supporters as the
s'man who wrote the Wisconsin idea
into good, sound law" Senator Ste
phenson, who is candidate to succeed
himself, was the last to enter the field.
Mr.. Stephenson is reputed to be one of
the richest men in Wisconsin, and en-
joys being mentioned as the man who
financed the Wisconsin idea, including
La Toilette and the entire reform pro-
gramme.
Two other candidates are Francis E..
McGovern, district attorney of Milwau-
kee county, who won his spurs in the
fight against graft in Milwaukee, and
former Congressman S. A. Cook of
Neenah, who through all the fourteen
years of political strife in this state has
attempted to maintain pleasant rela-
lions with all factions.
This is to be the first time in the his
tory of Wisconsin that United States
senators are to be nominated by direct
vote at the primary. Naturally there
is all manner of speculation as to what
sort of campaign the candidates will
conduct, with some suggestions of
''barrels" and "easy money!" Even
thus early the campaign gives evidence
of becoming intensely bitter. While
there is no alignment at this time
which would warrant any sort of pre-
diction as to the outcome, it is gener-
ally conceded that the fight must even
tually settle down to one between Hat
ton and Stephenson. This looks plaus-
ible inasmuch as it is known that
LaFollette and Stephenson are at outs.
Old politicians say that naturally the
La Toilette people will pick Hatton as
being the man who, owing to eight
years experience in the legislature, is
recognized as competent and tried re-
former, and would necessarily enjoy
the confidence of the half-breeds.
Stephenson, on the other hand, while
not admitting for moment that Hat
ton is any more of a reformer than he
himself, is making an open bid for
stalwart or reactionary votes.
Mr.. Cook, while attempting to steer
an intermediate course, is re-
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WHAT THE KIDNEYS DO
Their Unceasing Work Keeps Us
Strong and Healthy

All the blood in the body passes
through the kidneys once every three
minutes. The kidneys filter the blood.
They work day and night. When
healthy they remove about 500 grains
of impure matter daily, when unhealthy
some part of this impure matter is left
in the blood. This brings on many
diseases and symptoms-pa in the
back. headache, nervousness, hot, dry
skin, rheumatism, govt, gravel, dsord-
ers of the eyesight and hearing, dizzi-
ness, irregular heart, debility, drowsi-
ness, dropsy, deposits in the urine, etc.
But if you keep the filters right you
will have no trouble with your kidneys.
George Rubesch, carpenter, living at
% Grand Ave-, Chippewa Falls, Wis,
says: "For several years was suffer-
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