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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-21
TWO FACES.
A BLoW Aimed at a Sacred and
 Vital Spot Says MT. Mcintyre

Hon. c. P. Mcintyre. of Montgomery. has written the following open letter to Manager J. Lee Long:
 October 18th. 1909. J. Lee Long. Esq. Chairman. etc" Bir-
 mingham, Ala: recent date. beg to say that I am op- posed to the proposed amendment to the Constitution for the following req
 lst. There is no necessity for the amendment. Experience has demon strated that the people through their legislature should at all times have the of intoxicating liquors. There have been several Constitutional conventions held in this State composed Of our most conservative. matured and able men. At none of these conventions was It ever suggested. even. that such matters as are embodied in the proposed amend ment be put in the Consultation of the State, and this fact is conclusive proof. that the wisest abelest and most patrio- tic statesmen. of Alabama have con demned. under conditions imposing the ton into The constitfti6a of any pFc- vision like the. propnsed amendment. This is the policy that has been adop- like New York Illinois in the North and our own Virginia and Georgia in the South. The amendment is unneces- sary, introduces into the Constitution ma atters that have no place there, takes us out of the company of such States as Virginia Georgia and New York and puts us in a very small class made conspicuous by the presence of Maine and Kansas.
 End: The amendment is subversive of one of the oldest. most settled and wiseSt principles of government. The second section of the amendmeDt Is in this language. s"Sectton 3: Nothing in 1. the Constitution of Alabama shail be construed to prevent the Legislature under the police power from designat- . ing places where such liquors may not
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-21
THE TAX PAYERS DEBIT.

The tax payer of Aiabama should cooiy and dispassionateiy consider the figures contained in the report of the State Auditor which shows that there is today for the Treasury of Alabama deficit of sI.455,s2s.s5. The State of Alabama, if ft should go out of bus mess today would owe ti.4s5.s2s.s5, which 1t could not pay. But the State Of Alabama will not so out of busi- ness owing that sum. The taxpayer of Albama will have to pay 1t.
 This deficit of approximately mill lion and half dollars is squarely be- fore the Alabama taxpayer What ever scheme may be conceived. what ever plan may be worked--the im- movable fact will remain that the bur dened taxpayer of Alabama win have to bear the additional burden of that great deficit No moral issue' will remove It. No appeal to prejudice will replace the money that is gone. No violent denunciation of political opponents will serve. Political am bition and political issues can not re- place the money that is gone. The taxpayer of Alabama will have to pay 1t over the counter to the tax coliec- tor. The deficit next year will be even larger. and this. too. the tax payer must meet. Neither teeth grit ting. denunciation. nor yet so-cslled moral issues" will pay the debt.
 A deficit of a million and half dol- lars might be reasonably expected as the result of the noise and reckless ness which have characterized Ala bama affairs in the past three years. The taxpayer may be pained. but he need not be surprised.
 Governor Jelks when he went out of office in January of 1907 left an overflowing treasury. There was enough money and more than the State needed. That money was spen, like water. Alabama had come upon violent and incoherent era. When the State administration acted as though the Alabama taxpayer had pocket like the man in the fairy story who had gold piece in his pocket every time he put his hand in it. Taxes have been heavily increased in Alabama and as heavy as has been the increase 1t will be insufficient to wipe out that deficit of million and a haf dollars.
 In the Governors pet issue before the people the voters of Alabama are asked to endorse his administration. Tine issue now before the people of Alabama was shaped to perpetuate the politics of the past three years. VIII the taxpayers vote aye?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-21
As It Is in EtOwah.

uhubuGu llIltG-ENsWcs
 The amendment leaders in EtOwah county made strenuous efforts to cap ture the meeting Monday when ONeal and Weakley engaged in joint de- bate at the court house. They had called a meeting of their big commit tee and urged their friends from every part of the county to attend and hear the debate. And, In fact. many did come from the country precincts to help yell for Weakley. But even with these strenuous efforts, the crowd was about evenly divided, both sides claim Ing the larger part. The anti-amend- mont people had not made single ef- fort to get q man to attend. No com mittee meeting was called. No word was sent to the country to rally the forces but Gadsden alone turned out enough antIs to offset all the efforts of the amenders to pack the house. This is significant of the situation as it stands in EtOwah today. The Timoa- News has made no prediction as 10 the vote that will be cast m Etowah. because tremendous cam palRn has been. and will continue to be wnEed by both sides in the coun- ty. But now our belief is that the county will give Q majority of 40t against tho amendment
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-21
WHY FERRER IS MARTYR.

New York Times.
 What is the reason why such men as Maeteriinek, Haeckel. Anatole France. and Kropotkin have worked themselves up into of Ferrer? Why are the scientists the men of lear ming. the cultured class generally, leaders in movement of protest which ex- tends downward from them to the humblest classes? Why Is 1t that the throne of Spain ia shaken over the execution of one man? simplest forms of justice which Spain has shown in killing Ferrer virtually without trial; it is partly because of the sympathy of cultured men with the man who has done more than any one else to introduce mod ern education into benighted Spain 1t Is these efforts of his for modern education. and not because of any anarchistic doctrines he may have professed that Ferrer has been done to death
 In Spain education is such as the Middle Ages would have prescribed. Efforts to bring in a more modern system have failed. failed. at least until Ferrer made them successful. But in making these efforts successful-in founding fully 100 modern and secular schools throughout Spain, and carrying them to fruition in spite of the established order. and in promising that this system would be extended beyond the primary of the university course-Ferrer won thd enmity of men too powerful to be long resisted in Spain Twice they tried to get him, and failed. and the third time they succeeded, and Europe Is mourning.
 It is remarkable and significant that when Ferrer died his last words differed from those of every anarchist who has died for armed resistance to the established or der. They have all died crying. Long live
 But Ferrer died crying. Long live the escuela moderna" (The modern school)
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-21
CRANE INCIDENT A LESSON.
It Emphasizes the Nations Need of
 Trained IJif,Ionatlc Service.

It Emphasizes the Nations Need of n
 Trained Diplomatic Service.
 New York Press.
 The Minister Crane controversy rages una bated. though we are unable to see what good this Is going to do the United States government or anybody. Mr. Crane has been forced to resign by Mir Knox, the Secretary Secretary Knox. as. under any circumstances. he must have done. MT. Crane, whatever he or his friends may do. cannot be re- stored 10 his vacated ministership.
 Let us not forget however, one truth that Is impressed upon us by this unfortunate incident This affair could not have hap pened If the United States, like every other great nation In the world had trained diplomatic service. We take a merchant from hIs office, an editor from his desk. A banker from his vaults, lawyer from his briefs. and place him at the very top of diplomatic responsibility when he has never given a thought to the primary principles of his new work and most important duty. The powers of Europe spend ten years mak- ing a minor diplomat in actual service from the bottom up, twenty years in making major diplomat. and forty in making a dip- lomat of maximum rank. We turn out the highest as well as the lowest. reedy-made, in thirty seconds; We don't train diplomats; declare, by writ of appointment. that they are diplomats.
 No better argument of concrete. specific example. has ever been submitted in favor of regular diplomatic service. with train ing and schooling in experience from the bottom up. than the melancholy breakdown estimable but quite unsophistlcated minis ter. appointed to China and removed for his undiplomatic conduct before he was well started on his Journey to his post
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-21

be stored or kept" Tn the first Consti- tuition of Alabama. adopted In 1s1s thsre is ths section son under Ar r. secure in their persons. houses. papers and possession from unreasonable seiz. ures or searches; and no warrant to son or thing. shall issue with out de- scribing them as nearly as may be. nor without probable cause. supported by been inserted in every Constitution that the people of this State have adopted since that time and In he Constitution of 1901 appears as section i've. There is no prlncipie of government that civi- iized people of the world over revere more than thist and 1t alone, from dis French and German especially. has evoked the highest praise upon the good sense of the English people and upon their constitutionai government The English people and their descen- -ti8n without embodying in 1t. this prin-. .1ns si9ls Eyery ssste m ths gnian s9n of the United States. for it's own off, scers. conains 1t as article four. It Is the first and greatest principle of free civil government and has been acknowl- edged as such by all English speaking people for more than seven centuries It invests the houses and homes of the citizens with a sancttty, privacy and dignity that Is conducive to law, order and happiness and which under no pre- tense and for no reason whatever sh ould be modified or surrendered. Sec tion two of the amendment aims direct ly at repeating this clause of the Con stitution as far as the prohibition laws of the State are concerned. and thus strikes at our Constitution in It's most sacred and vital point. The amend ment Is unnecessary. is vicious and should be rejected by every intelligent voter Of the State.
 I remain,
 Very truly.
 c. P. Mcintyre.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-21
TIME or RECOVERING kS NOW AT HAND
wetumpka. Ala.

Wetumpka, Ala.
 The amefders are cabling the peo- pIe. and usinE all the sophistry at the.r command to throw . veil over what the LeEislAture has done, and by that the rel and true issue.
 The majority of the Legislature have aone aomethtng, that we believe mey or some of them. regret and they are gre tnere. Well they may be, for the oeo- pie are becoming aroused as to toe tson stitutional amendment. The Lsgfsia- shot on the special election and icauga. the people mapping, hoping to carry the siecuon for the amendnent. ana they may. but It won't be the voice of the dear(?l people. Oh! what political subterfuge, the special call for an eiec- ton to get the amendment adopted so as to set Judge Weakley elected gover- aDs Ans in aefSeG w,sa know the rest But Mir weakley Is not elected yet by several thousand votes. Those that have not voted in years are and 1t does me some geou 10 know that some of the wise "Solons" will be laid In their political graves with the., come to pass in those days. that tnYse same people shall say unto them. de- part from us you a.lenders who nave depleted plethoric state treasury. have raised the old soldiers taxes, rais- ed officers salaries. given the gover- nor power to appoint jury cominis- sion to suit his own desires In every county. (which he was not slow to dcl and have a special call when it suits his majesty, and done many wonderful things. Yes, they. the people will nsv, CT know yon any more for ever. and they will say amen t9 their own politt. cal damnnation: and many. very many shall seek office and shall not find it. by reason of their political sins; and there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth from the highest. to the low est, and the big preacher from up m Ohio, will laugs his Legislative gang to scorn." Three cheers for old Ala bama, anfsold Fillmore for she is in the lead yet for the Constitution and far and honest elections, Selak.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-21
IMMERSED IN MID.

Whoever gets to be Mayor of New York will reach the goal immersed In mud" sapientiy remarks The Nebras- ka State Journal, and we may well believe it. That great city has long been noted and notorious for the bit- terness and often indecency of its mu- nicipal campaigns and this will hard ly form an exception. Practically it will be a triangular fight between Democrats. Republicans and Inde- pendents, with a number of small par ties under various names to add to. the interest of the occasion. These small fragmentary organizations are not likely to cut much figure in the campaign, for the three named will manage to enlist the main voting crowd of the city.
 We may rest assured that the fight will be hot one. It matters little what the platforms may proclaim or what the candidates themselves may say. the main thing In the fight is to get possession of the city govern ment. with all that such a victory im- plies, The patronage of the great city. direct and indirect, amounts an nually to an immense amount in dol lars and cents, to say nothing of what it means to either an ambitious or interruptions man to hold the power that the Mayor of New York wields With that great weapon in his hands he can make himself rich or he can render himself almost invulnerable.
 It Is no wonder that with such ob- Jects and rewards in view the cam paIgn is bound to be an exciting and bitter one from the beginning. It would have been so if there had been but the two old parties fighting for the prize. but with Mir. Hearst at one corner of the triangle we may expect something even more acrid than usual MT. Hearst has never been noted for modesty. propriety or toleration when speaking of thoso who displease him, and in this case he knows he has a fight on his hands that will require all the resources at his command. not emitting a liberal use of money, for he is very rich.
 g, .4 abuse. vituperation and mud-slinging to be unlimited. and we need not hope that one side will be the only offender in this respect. We suspect that Judge Ciaynor will be the recipient of more of this kind of opposition than eith- CT of the others, but he also has sup porters who are pretty well versed in that sort Of thing themselves. and they are not likely to be moderate or squsamlsh about the way they handle such weapons.
 We repeat that a bitter. dirty cam paiEn Is reasonably 10 be expected. Each of the three great parties wants 10 control ths~immsnse patronage and the many millions of dollars that arc annually expended on the munlclp8l affairF Of tho city Even if every dol lar is honestly Speut. and syery posi- ton filled with an eye single to the good Of the city and the people. the office is one that is well worth fight
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-21

ing for. and if resort Is had to unfair and unciean methods 1t will be neither new nor surprising. As our Nebras- ka contemporary puts 1t. the man who gets the office will be immersed in mud" and he will need to give the city clean and reputable administra- ton If he wishes to go out Of office with unsettled reputation.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-21
THURSDAY. OCTOBER Fl, 1909.
UNMERITED HoNoRs.
, chattanooga Times says:


 A public man may so live in ono way or another to get monument erected to his memory by his surviv- ing countrymen of his way of thinking and doing. but the memorial that fur nishes text for the following obs~r- walton, admitted by an overwhelming public opinion. made by The Boston Of sensitive seif-respect: "The much talked-of statute of Senator Quay has been placed in its niche in the Penn aM. 1t Is appropriateiy located in that lavish temple of graft" A few more monuments of this character and the VII to adSe aS y;pns. othss sns deeds of their distinguished pubiis servants.
 Mathew Stanley Quay was one of the most thoroughly malodorous poll ftical statesmen of the last century and why Pennsylvania should honor him as 1t has done Is 6 mystery. It can be accounted for only on the theo- ry that his methods. unsavory as they were known to be, were pleasing to the people of the State.
 This habit of erecting monuments to public man is getting to be over worked in this country. and 1t would be the better for some of the men thus honored if their names and memories had been allowed to be buried with their bodies. It is easy to raise mon- ey to erect monument. but 1t Is not SO easy to eradicate the memories that may cling to the one thus hon. ored. If Quay had any real friends name prominently before the public.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-21
THE CHANGE FOR SPITE WORK.
One View of situation That ls Unde- niabIy Dnngeroas.

DamkEEouBs Editor The Advertiser:
 Here Is the way I view the situation: Suppose I vote for the adoption of the amendment and happen to be one of the majority. Now my friends. the ''whis- key" man, feels that the law Is wrong. as his rights have been taken away. Because l invited such II condition of affairs. could l blame him ir he should cause my home to searched for unlaw- flu lliquor If the Legislature should pass such a law7 If prohibited liquor is found. My Governor" l?) may par don me. but, suppose there is none found. what will My Governor" do for the humiliation? Will My Governor" pardon me. Should use my old Spring field to protect the Invasion of my home? The very searche~s may I.e "whiskey" men. as every man Is term ed who Is against placing such a blot on the fair name of Alabama. 1 be- lieve, should I vote for the anne mendment. that I vote to repeal the bill of rights of the Constltution. and with 1t taken from the organic law. we make of our selves serfs. Shall we retrograde or progress. A vote against the amend ment means that can enjoy the fruits of my labor; therefore. I am determiu- ed to remain an American citizen and not become subject Of a ruler.
 w F.. R.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-21
Home MinnIonn ln Sout

Charlotte. N. C.. Oct. 2O.-Condftions among the people who work in the cotton mills of the South are much better than when they lived on farms. was the gist of reports made at the early session of today's Home Mission conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. Reports containing a careful analysis of the present condi- tons of mill employees were made by representative of the Board of Mis- sons of each of the districts of the five Southern States represented
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-21
He Overwerked 1t.

Troy Herald.
 When the Governor spoke at Spring Hill last week he made his usual declaration that your personal rights would not be curtailed. he said that one could keep on his premises as much liquor as he liked if it was much as five barrels. said he just buy you a barrel and roll 1t into your yard and invite your friends If you like and send them home gloriously drunk. T am your Governor so the matter Is settled. Your governor" has spoken and he is greater than any law. even the Fuller flicker law. But the Gov ernor overworked his favorite speech at Spring Hill for he lost the moral support of the ladies of that com munity or of some of them. as all ladies object to having whiskey In the house by the barrel. they can stand a quart or perhaps a half gallon. but they draw the line on a barrel But our Governor is certainly hard pressed for argument when he says, you can keep five barrels of whiskey if you desire. for I'm your Governor" but his candidate for Governor. Judge Weak ley, says we intend to stop the sale of liquor in Alabama and the shipping of 1t into the state from the north and from the south" so he proposes to have the legislature after the amend ment Is adopted? to assemble in an- other session and have them pass n law preventing the keeping of liquor in your residencp. 1t is not the ques- tion of liquor but of personal rights
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-21
Cost of Modern War.

phase of the question in which every nation. America included. Is vitaliy concerned. The impovarishment of the world by war--eyen hy war which Is never fought-ls the most imminent evil now threatening the race.
 IL costs Sl0.000. 900 to build & warship of the latest type. Each broadside fired bv such a vessel In practice or at enemy costs slO.O00, and her guns are capable of dlscharging six rounds a minute.
 The construction of these marine mon- sters ls proceeding at the utmost capacity of the doekyards and gun foundries of the entire world The peace taxes of the pres ent are already heavier in the aggregate than the burden imposed to carry on any of the great wars in history
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-21

When we use the word "typewriter" do we really refer to the machine or to the one who operates it? If we would say "typewritlst." as has been suggested. would that apply to an op- orator of either sex7 If not. why not? snd if so. how come? Perhaps some Of the language experts can elucidate. and we don't care if they employ a typewriter to do the expoundIng.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-21

Chief Engineer Goethals announces that half the work on the Panama Canal is done That would be a grat- flying announcement If we could be sure that his opinion is we'll founded. There have been so many changes of opinions and predictions about this project that the public has become wary.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-21
cn. InnfItute Officers.

Detroit Oct. 2O--officers of the American Gas Institute were elected al that body's national convention here today. W. H. Bradley of New York was chosen president. The other of ficers Include: new directors: Donald McDonaid. Louisville. Kya and R. (. Kongdon, Atlanta
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-21

Now we are told of a movement over in Germany to build houses out of glass bricks. but if they go at 1t we suppose they will not use trans parent glass.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-21

If 1t is true that opportunity knocks but once at any mans door" then 1t must likewise be true that man is often4 absent when the knock comes
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-21

We are told that French aviator has just made a successful flight around the Eifel tower. Flying around things seems to be the strong suit with all of them -t-..' '..-'. '.- -. ''-'as'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-21

not made an effort to have Aunt Car rife come across and give their cadse of campaigning some of them indulge In