The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-28
THE PASSING THRoNc
The chsnge in sentiments,

ing place over the country i'm regard to railroads in their management and policies" said one of the leading law yers of Georgia yesterday, lis really remarkable. l mean the reaction of public feeling agamst railroad corpor- ations caused by the fierce and unreas- onable attacks made on them by dem- ing recent political campaigns,
 The night was given it's first decided impetus in North Carolina, where the authorities carried 1t to the extent or arresting and imprisonIng innocent and unoffensive depot and ticket agents, and taken up in Alabama where in some respects the attacks were almost as extreme and unjust. It was played back and forth between these States till Hoke Smith caught it over in Geor- gta, and then it went in the hands of a man who, knew how to use 1t like a
 "A few men landed in high ofice on the anti-raiiroad platforms but when the benefits promised the plain people Sss stssa aan oiq n0t hess staghation and financial depres- sion. the people took a day off so to speak, and did little thinking and sion tfey reached was that the rail roads were not near as bad as they had been painted nor. their enemies near as good: in short, that they had been f.ubdubbed with political chan and stung wifA an aching void in the re-
 "The anti railroad dope was passed over the :Ine. to MlssissippI,, which is supposed to be ultra radical when l: cbIats to reforms of anY. kind. but a few level headed leaders of public sent iment over there had made close called for and iII-considered fights on railroads by their neighbors to the east and when the Magnolia State Legisla- ture met few months ago all the zling anti-railroad bills offered were quietly saited down on the table and held fast by a good safe and eonvinc- ing majority till adjournment. In- stead of following the example of some other Southern States by 'confiscation or regulation ieEislation the wise and worthy Miasissippians called the rail. roads into conference and said In CT, little too greedy and neglected several adjustments that the people are entt- tied to: let's get together and straight en thinss out amieabfy and. equitably. The railroads gladly consented to this proposition and Mississippi got all that was coming to 1t without any fuss or demoralizing consequences
 gia and the Carolinas are thinking over ing themselves for following the re. form phantonis of the demagogues ana ulations to a decent business level. This statement of the existing situation is fully borne out by expressions of the people wherever one travels and talks with thSm."
 Mir. Roberts q Visitor.
 Among the prominent visitors to Montgomery. to attend the Grann Goun- t formerly a well known citizen of Mont gomery, and now a prominent contrac- tor of New Orleans. .. ... ..a.r directly after it's formation fin Ala bama, and he was one of the nrst Grand Sachems that Alabama had. He came all the way from New Orleans tp meet with the Alabama Red Men.
 Mir Roberts was connected with the City Water Works under the admtnts- trations of Mayor John H. Ciisby He left Montgomery nine years ago TOT New Orleans. where he has been sue cessful In the contracting business. He is member of company wnich naS the big sewer contract for New or- leans.
 MP. Bugg'H Success.
 The many friends of MT. l.. J. Bugg in Montgomery will be pleased at tho news which comes from the First Con. gresslonal District that he has been nominated as Congressional dele gate. to the National ., pemoeratic Con. show that Mir. Bugg is loading MT. !. q Grenade of Washington County in inc race for delegate. Unless the ot- fcial count develops something unex@ pected Mir. Bugg and George J. S1lii- van of Mobile will represent the First District It Denver.
 Mir. Bugg lived number or years in Monte4,mtr whore he was clerk in the office of the Western of Ala. hama. Tn his spare moments he read law IJpor his admission to the bar four years ago he began the practice of law at Monroeville. in Monroe Coun- tv and was successful from the out set The vote he received In his adopt ed county shows the esteem in which he Is held. He received a majority oF practtcslly 700 over both opponents in Monroe. out of a vote of about 300.
 W. R. Cunningham, one of Dothan's AnterprisinE business men, registered at the Summers yesterday morning.
 MT. J. A. Wallace. prominent Red Man of Langdale. has been attending the Great Council in this city.
 prominent 1 n efMaar' Citizens of weSumpka. are at the Summers.
 R I. MoKissck. a leading Hunts vile business man. is stopping at the Exchange.
 H. W. Ballard et Trov was among the arrivals at the Summers yester- day.
 R. P. Brown. we'll known eitisen of Dothan. Is a guest of the Mabson. ~
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