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The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-28

have evidently adopted this latest ex-
pertinent as the proper way to begin
a movement to forever eliminate him
from party leadership. and thus put 1t
out of his power to control the party
in future. For this. at least. the new
party Is to be heartily commended by
same Democrats.
Like most OF those which have come
UP In the past. the new party has
adopted catchy motto to start off
with. Men and measures, rather than
party loyalty" sounds well. but II
strikes us that adherence to the motto
will be a source of weakness. II men,
bers of the organizatino should decide
that some of the men ana measures
thereof are not such as they should
follow they win not feel themselves
restrained by any telling Of party 10y
atty from voting with another party.
To put It differently, II the men and
measures Of another party please them
better they win feel free to support
them.
We hardly think this new venture
into the restless seas of politics Is
likely to create a revolution; perhaps
not any appreciabIe disturbance. but
one never can tell. The Texans have
way OF going after what they want.
and getting 1t IL 1t be possible and they
may start revolution that will mix
things very decidedly in the next cam
paign. We repeat that one never can
tell what is going to happen in poll
tics. To tell the truth, this new or
ganization seems to us to be, or in
tends to be. something like DR.. FL
lots new religion; a sort of free-for-
all business.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-28
How About Alabamas

Chattanooga Times.
Col. r. M. Howard is a leading citi-
zen OF Columbus. Ga, and. having been
accused of being a member OF the
Georgia Legislature, he wrote the edi-
tor so accusing him. mot" denial, in
which occurred the following: IF /
owed the devil a complete mundane
nonentIty, and he would not accept the
present State Legislature in full pay
ment coud claim exemption from
further payment by pleading legal ten
der" This will appeal very strongly
to a great many people, and the fact
raises the question: Why do the peo-
ME elect men to the Legislature against
whom such a challenge as this may be
made without arousing any wonder or
protest from any quarter? The Ma
con Telegraph boldly asserts that "Col
Howard inspires respect" 1t would
seem that our existing qualifications
as a people for government need a
thorough overhaulinE.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-28

In The Advertisers editorial COM
ment Yesterday morning upon the let
ter of Rev. ]. B. Cumming. the trans
position of word in one paragraph
of the editorial made 1t appear that
the Wetumpka meeting was against
constitutional prohibition when II
should have been FOR" prohibition. But
the context was so clear. and the direct
statement was made so positive in an
other part of the article that there
was no possibility of misunderstand-
ing the purport of the paragraph. But
for fear some jealous constitutional
prohibitionist will rush In to claim
credit for taking part in the fight by
attacking the fairness Of The Adver.
tiser this explanation is made in ad.
vance OF any complaint.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-28
Die IL Cast.
Mobile Daily Item.

With the Objectionable Advertise
ment Clause eliminated, the Fuller
prohibition bill was adopted in the Sem
ate and the amended bill ratified by the
lower house of the Legislature of Ala
bama on Friday afternoon. The die
is cast and one of the most dramatic
laws ever foisted upon an already suf-
fering citizenry is now In operation.
AS a mater of fact, so sweeping is
this law that q man doubts If he is
the owner of his own thoughts, far
less his actions. The bill Is sweeping
in nature to the extent that mankind
in general Is put on the defensive when
he walks abroad in the State and II
he is one who enjoyed in the past
the luxury of toddy or glass of beer
he must forget this fact and not even
mention 1t to his neighbor. OF course,
this Is stretching the blanket just a
little, but as matter of fact, the Full
Ter law Is one which has created COM
ment of a most unfavorable nature in
try. The Carmichael prohibition meas
ure Is put to blush when placed in
comparison with Mr.. Fuller's ideas,
which have been enrolled upon the
as a part of It's laws.
With this last law enacted the prohi-
bitionists have accomplished all they
had hoped for from the Legislature of
tentiop to the voters of the State with
the hope of securing sufficient votes at
the polls to have a constitutional pro-
htbition fastened upon the people.
Whether these prohibitionists will be
successful remains to be seen. While
the bill placing the matter in the hands
of the voters receive a large majority
in the Legislature, there was a fear
on the part of the agitators of the
movement that they would not accom-
plish their purpose. But they did and
now 1T will be up to the voters to say
If the action of that body, dominated
by the man in the executive chair at
Montgomery and his followers, shall be
ratified The Item does not believe the
action will receive sufficient support to
make 1t a law, but there is no dis
putting the fact that those who think
and doing. They have fight on their
hands.
AS matters now stand and accord
ing to the attitude of the law-making
body at Montgomery, there Is wide
gulf betwene the country and the cities
of Alabama. The latter. according to
the views of many In that body and
those who coached them during the
present session. there should be no
cities. In other words, theA cities
should be merged into the country gen.
orally and be governed by one great
executive head-a prohibttionist-who
would have the people to think as he
thinks and to do as he dictates. Such
is the attitude at present according to
all appearances and unless those who
believe in local self-government and
not in one-man rule, rise up and de-
fend their rights they will find this
one-man rule fastened upon them In
ment should not obtain at the polls
and It is for those against whom the
present fight has been waged to say
IL 1t shall.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-28
Keep Politics out of tina Pulpit.

troy Herald.
We have seen one or two feeble et.
forts put forth in defense of the
preacher. or politics in the church. The
effort was of necessity weak, because
there Is no legitimate argument that
can be made in defense of that kind of
performance, for the very nature and
make up of the human family is sucn
that we are not all agreed on hardly
naturally mixed and differ on most
questions of even church polity. So II
II were allowable under the teachings
for though large majority of the
church might have one idea on govern
mental policy the Views of the minor
ion the preacher would have the same
rights to defend the tenets Of the Dem
ocratic party from the pulpit IS he
does the prohibition party, which he
does every time he speaks for prohi-
bition You can't dodge the question
by saying this is a moral question.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-28
MORE INTOLERANCE.

MORE fNTOtERANCE.
The Advertiser few days ago de-
MED that 1t had refused to print
statement from @. L. Jones. OF Clio,
In reply to one made by DR.. Williams.
of Dothan. A charge to this effect was
made by Rev. Mr.. colley at wetump-
la on SUNDAY night last
Mr.. A. C. billiard of Clio. in q let
ter which Is so incorporate In temper
and language as to forbid it's publica-
ton In our columns. holly denies the
truth OF The Advertisers assertion
that 1t did not refuse to print Mr.
Jones's reioinder. The night editor ac-
cording to Mr.. billiards. letter. asked
me lover the long distance telephone)
IL the meeting was for prohibition or
against II. 1 replied that 1t was for
prohibition and he fiatlv said that he
retoinder. he first said that he would
not print a signed reioinder from Mr.
Jones and the best that he ever did
was to saw that Mr. Jones could write
1t up and they would decide after SEQ
ing what he had to saw"
Let the facts about this matter be
stated clearly. The night editor of
The Advertiser did not talk with Mr..
billiard or any one at Clio. One OF the
assistant editors the night of tho meet
ing talked with the party at Clio. II
he asked about the character OF the
meeting he sought personal informa-
ton. 1t was not his purpose to take
the news OF a mass meeting of anv
kind hv telephone at the expense Of
The Advertiser. Mr.. billiard admits
that he was told to send the card OF
Mr.. Jones to The Advertiser and II
would be considered. This has been
and will always be the rule of The
Advertiser and all well regulated news
papers. The rule has been applied to
Mr. billiard himself. No newspaper
publishes open letters unless thew are
couched in parliamentary words. De-
spite the invitation to send the letter
OF Mr., Jones It has not yet come to
this ONCE. Certainly in these days of
Incorporate speech and action The Ad-
vertiser will not make a promise to
orint any communication until its cor,
tents are known.
In all fairness. The Advertiser has
published as much or more news ia
v"rable to the prohibition cause than
any other newspaper in the State. 1t
has an tnvariable rule In its news de-
partroents not to pay for telephone or
telegraph charges on news matters
that are not OF emergency value. Time
and again The Advertiser has publish
ed the news of prohibition meetings
aud expects to continue to do so. Read
ers OF The Advertiser no doubt re-
member the publication by The Adver-
tfser OF prohibition mass
meeting at Evergreen several
tiser was sharply criticised In resoIu-
tons Dassed. The resolutions REQUEST
ed that The Advertiser ana two other
newspapers designated by the resoiu-
tons should print them. The resolu.
lions were telegraphed to The Adyer
tiser at our expense and were pub
lished by us. The other Two newspa>
pers, perhaps out OF resp ct for this
paper, did not publish them.
This explanation is made for the
beneht OF our readers and not for Mr.
billiard. whose letter is Of such a char
acter as he must have known would
not permit its publication In The Ad.
vertissr.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-28


great leap
He bounds to the bare. damp. ics-coiS
Thinking mayhap he 10 free once more.
Aud springs at the binding glare of
light
Where down through his window the
moon shines bright
AS the hopes that once in his bosom
dwelt.
When down at mothers knee he
knelt
Only to grope at the iron there.
Grasp and pull with his hands all bare
Only to know that never again
He'll taste such joy; for the ball and
chain,
The terrible. clanking, cursed chain.
With Its old, monotonous, sad refrain,
or the awful. dreaded, steely cling
On the cold, bare floor, Is the iron link
That binds his soul to his earthly hell
Twill do its duty and hold him well.
Hold him there till that soul has flown
Out In the awful Great Unknown.
Where his case with the Heavenly
Judge he'll trust,
Who'll render verdict that's right
and just;
Where he'll never hear that sad refrain
OF the rattle of convict ball and chain
--Phil H. Armstrong in New York
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-28

That fool anti-cigarette law enact
ed by the State of Washington has
been declared by the State Supreme
Court to be unconstitutional, as should
have been done, for some of Its pro-
visions were too outrageously unjust
and oppressive for any legislative body
to try to put on the people of State.
1t is well that there is always a pow
.er to check the excuses OF fools,
freaks and fanatics.
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Minister Wa.
MIMHBNNN W"
New YORK Globs.

New YORK Globs.
He rs handsome chinaman-so far
az any chinaman can be handsome TO
occidental eyes. A man OF wide read
ing and culture. he Is without ques-
ton the best liked man in diplomatic
circles at washington. He has tried
his best to introduce reforms in China,
ana has especially fought for the in-
lroduction OF newspapers on the West
srn plan. IF my people learn TO read
they will learn TO think" Is one of his
savings. And he has tried to REFORM
the administration OF Chinese justice,
10 prevent the continual interventIoEl
of the Western powers. AS to his plan
OF action on returning to China one OF
his own proverbs may be quotedi
''If you bow at all. bow low
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-28
Bucked One Time.
Alabama Courfer
The Word was "sauat. p

Troy Herald
The word was ''saunt." As proof or
that fact while the amendment bill was
hanging fire in the Senate, numbers of
letters were written to friends of nuI
Senator. asking them to wire the col
onel. urging him to work and vote for
the bill. The. word was saunt" anu If
not by an Ohio rarpetbagger, 1t was
done at his suggestion. ana those were
the tactics employed in every instance
where 1t was needed. Men who fought
the political battles of the '7Os have
no taste for a return Of those times.
Has the salt lost its savor?' Have
the teachings of reconstruction days
been lost or forgotten? Where are we
heading? Come ana fet's reason to-
gether" not on political questions in
the churches, but let's got out on the
musings. and appeal TO the common
sense and not the prejudice of tho
voters. And we will as cneerfnlly az
possible acquiesce in the results though
they be against our contention. Ana
we beseech you who shape the policy
OF the churches to drop politics entire
ly out of the church services or Sunday
School conventions.
Let's come out of this night with our
churches untarnished, and the member
ship a unit so far as the church Is con-
cerned,
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unjust Not BE Denled."
Chattanooga Times.

When Governor Conner will have got
ten busy with his pen, 1t will be a
crime 10 use the word saloon" to des-
OF course. good citizens will not speak
this horrible word and If perchance
the phrase. Mr.. So and SO was "a sa-
loon passenger in the Articatic" must
be published, the circumspect Alabama
newspaper will print 1t "s-n." That
1t will be expurgated from the diction-
aries and spelling books in the land
where the Indians rested, goes without
saying. Verify, the mouths of Ala
bamians shall not be detiled.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-28
A Blind Man Suggested.

Savannah NeWs.
Mr. Bryan is not going to attend the
meeting OF the reorganizers Of the New
York Democracy that is to be held in Alba
ny on September 2, He possibly doesn't care
TO align himself with any factionel move.
ments before he Gees which way the poIiti.
cal cat is going to jump. Still. he is to be
represented at the meeting. He will send
the blind Senator Gore Of Oklahoma to
make a speech for him. wouldn't 1t b
interesting If Senator Gore were to speah
for himself? The Democratic party has new.
er had a blind candidate for the presi-
dency and there has never been a blind
President of the United States. There car
be little doubt that blind man could run
pretty nearly as well as Mr.. Bryan has.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-28
Ball ana Chatn.

Clink, clink. on the cold stone moor,
Ever the death song DER and DER.
Ever the rattle and steely clink;
Rhythmic music OF ball and link.
Echoing OIL with hollow sound
The long dim corridor adown.
Its walls that are naught but a living
tomb,
Where his hopes lie buried; his certain
A vile and rortuous living DEATH
A cankerous, dank, polluted breath.
Ewes red-rimmed and lashes wet.
Adrip with the hearts dew drops, and
Never an upward look. but what
The head falls dropping. the cheeks
Ever the downward, vacant stare,
On to the hard floor. cold and Dare.
Cold and bare as his empty heart
Invulnerable to Remorse's dart
Never the mock birds plaintive lay,
Never the laugh of a child at play.
Never the sad voice. sweet and low
OF her he knew in the long ago:
only the death song, hollow, clear.
Sad, monotonous, ever near,
Bringing oft to his fevered brain
The thought, mayhap, 1t Is not the
chain,
The terrible, heavy. ice-cold chain,
That cuts till the red blood runs like
From heaven that falls on the blooru-
ing flower,
Runs from his bare feet many an hour
The shackles oft in the Silly night
He pulls and tears till his lips grow
white.
Till his fingers, bleeding and bruised.
REBEL
And he grovels down in his filthy cell,
| Burying his face in his hands. ghost,
! white,
His face death-pale. that revealed to
light
Would loom like that OF "a corpse; so
| thin.
So roughly kneaded and sunKen In.
Where the knuckles of fate had left
their dent.
Where the fingers Of crime had made .
print
| And over aud over the old refrain,
| The rattle of convict ball and chain.
Outlines he wakes from his fever sleep
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-28

The Albany Herald remarks that
1.-The Alabama Legislature has adjourn
ed and Governor Conner hasn't" Well,
the effect that half a loaf is better
than no bread. so we are feeling good
anyhow
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-28

John W. Gates tries to encourage all
of US by telling US that prosperity Is
ahead of U.S." Well we sincerely hope
that Miss Prosperity is not skittish,
and will not try to keen ahead.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-28
The Headland Post doesn't think tn

The Headland Post doesn't think the
Constitution is "the place for police
regulations" OF course not. and we
have so much faith in the good sense
and fairness of the people of Alabama
that we believe they will put an en-
phatic dIsapproval on the effort to
adulterate the States organic law.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-28

The figures for June printed oe,ow s,uyns.
sent the actual net circulation. al ie'-'
having been deducted. ~.
The Montgomery Advertiser gueLan, con
advertisers land makes Il part OF tne .s,is :
tract when requested) that It's daily SnsnIng :
ton IL larger than that Of any rnol a a., ?
newspaper printed In Alabama-sno e
Sunday edition has the largest cnS.sS ~
pf any edit on Of any newspaper printed In
Alabama without exception.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-28
We take this little skit from The
wavnesboro IN. CO. Enterprise:

QuizzA"what's the meaning OF ali
these blanks in this prohibition argu-
ment?"
Pith-"It's copied from a paper pup
lished in the grand old State of Ala
bama where it's a nangin' crime to
print the word 'whiskevr"
Well. If the remarks made on some
of the prohibition legislation by SEN
sible members had been printed the
dashes would have represented Ian
guage that might have barred the
papers from the mails
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-28

The Alabama Legislature after hav.
Ing done its do" has adjourned and
gone home. Now will come the test
Of the efficiency of the laws il passed
one of the results will be the thor
ough test as to whether a Legislature
can defy local sentiment in widely
separated communities and force con
duet majority Of the electors do not
approve.-Chattanoo Times
And the result will be a dismal fall
ure, we predict.
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This from The Manchester Union is
vsrv near the limit:

vsrv near the limit:
Wish our cave-dwelling editorial
brethren of Houston. Chattanooga,
Montgomery and other houseless ham
let's might share in the joys of this
gladstone Old Home week In New
Hampshire. They would certainly be-
come permanent residents of the
Granite state, and, once having be-
come accustomed to living in houses,
would be splendid additions to the
number of her good and able men,
To refer to the people of Montgom-
cry as cave-dwellers shows how little
people W among the rocks and scrub
oaks of New Hampshire know about a
fine climate II. the editor of The I'm
ion could come down and spend a week
in Montgomery he would know what
living is--even with prohibition as a
drawback.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-28

The cry OF play BALI will soon be
heard no more. but as the theatrical
season is near at hand there win be
something to amuse lovers of sport
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Net Daily Average, July, 1909 $500. 1881
C. L Finigan. Circulation Manager OF The
says:
'srhe foregoing statement of the Adver-
feoe. is true and correct, and compiled after
all returns from news boys. news agents,
spoiled and left over copies have been de-
ducfed c. I. FINIGAN,
Circulation Manager"
sworn 70 and subscribed before me this
1~' RIGA ALEXANDER,
Notary Public.
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Through the Mail Bas.

Montgomery. Ala, Aug. 26, 1909.
MI Phil H Armstrong, City.
Dear Sir:--Two or three years ago
there was published in your column OF
The Advertiser what Is in my opinion
you masterpiece entitled I think, THE
Ball and Chain" II you have a copy
of it will you kindly print 1t as early
as possible? And you don't know how
much you will please
Brown Eyes"
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The Sweetest Time O. the Year.

What is the sweetest time o. the year?
Why the fall. o. course, when the leaf
is sere,
When they bind the sheaves of golden
grain.
And sweet comes the harvest songs
refrain.
oh give me the fall time. 1t is best.
When tired old Summer lies down to
rest
The golden CLEANS of the autumn
dreams.
When earth and heaven are friends it
seems.
Gimme the fall time o. the year.
For the other seasons ! don't kere
Gimme the days when the crops laid
by.
And the harvest dance shakes the
earth and sky.
.-P H A
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-28
Keep Eyes ON Him

One Alabama Senator said he would
not only regulate" the advertising OF
newspapers, but would regulate" the
news columns OF the papers as Wen.
Keep both eyes on the fellow who
would muzzle the press.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-28

Bread cast upon the water will re-
turn after many days and SO will Wal
ter Weiiman cast upon the Icy plains
IN a balloon.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-28

There isn't much comfort In discov-
srfng that some other fellow Is teach.
Ing the girl how to swim that you
taught last summer. Eth?
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-28
Hard Times tor Candidates.

Talladega Mountain Home. -s'-
Talladega County candidates are
wise. They are laying low. and say
Ing nothing" these days. Plenty OF
time after the constitutional amend
ment election when the air will be
clearer.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-28

Why do all motor cyclists sit In ex.
actly the same position? They all look
alike. too. Ever notice it?
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-28

The Opp Messenger says THE Jour
nal II talking in Its sleep" and ask
US to wake up" The Messenger hai
Us down wrong. We do not oppose
prohibition. But we do oppose sucf
men as Brother Harry Martin draggine
the church with It's purity into politics
God forbid that such should be ENDORSE
by the press.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-28

Has Hea Enough.
Sumter County Sun.
The Legislature has adjourned with
out passing any anti-railroad bills.
Even Conner knows when he has
enough.
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PInms and More Plums.

walker County News.
The Governor is offered another OPP
portunity ito reward Cofnerism at tht
expense OF the tax payers of the State
by the enactment OF the Jury commits
sion law, authorizing him to appoint
three jury commissioners IN each coun
ty. Plums, plums, plums. with wh!cf
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-28

Marriage is the appointed end Of
every woman" says Ella Wheeler viii.
cox, 1t is also the end Of many q