The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-31
What the State Papers
Are Saying and Doing

Selma Times.
The Montsomsry Advertiser served
Of the Legislature In commendable
style yesterday. II was In truth a
symposium Of all the happenings Of
the day among the law-makern
net They Do weigh.
Limestone Democrat.
| A mans politics or religion ought
Hi to S xs Ss Snsn Ssssr than nS
one else. To reject or persecuts .
man simply because he opposes US, or
does not think as we do
Candidates Need an Issue.
Gadsden TimesNews.
Why should the state of Alabama
be put to the heavy expense OF voting
on constitutional prohibition. when 1t
already has prohibition in every coun-
| ty in the slater A prize will be CIV
en- for the best answer.
whars In Name.
I'D In Nashville It is called beer:
ette." over in Atlanta 1t is called
near beer" Up at MONTGOMERY they
cola they call 1t "schiitz,"' but here
at Andafusia they call 1t freight
and express"
wAere It Feels Comfortable. =.
Having occupied the lowest possible
position In the percentage coiumh Los
SO long, 1t was somewhat naturai tnas
the Birmingham baseball team should
have felt bit out OF place anywhere
else. and hence 1t dropped back where
It would be more comfortable
n. q. Prof,tably employed Now.
A roundabout rumor Is current that
Judge Sam weakley will be In the
Senatorial fight. Another report Is
e erne n" ana still III another that he pre-
fers to be Chief Justice OF the SUI
prems Court 1t appears that Judge
Sam Is anxious but aimiess.
Hypocritical Cotton.
At q distance 1t looks good, but on
closer nspssOn y grSgSss to b BE s1n
In wednesday morning a cotton stalk,
six feet, four inches in length, with
twenty-five squares and one bloom on
It. Alb says he has three acres .. tne
IT, TO see what that win do for it. Il
has been we'll cultivated, but III
weeds grow apace." as Alb has found.
much to his discomfiture: others re-
port cotton as Joing we'll
A Happy Section.
Ozark star.
vest in Southeast Alabama were new.
er better than they are today. Tns
corn, ground peas. cane ana poLato
crop Is the best the county ever hed.
dict finally as to the ultimate out
come, 10 doing just as well as u u
possible for 1t to do. and the prospec..
are now that we will make the best
numher Of years. Peace. happiness
and prosperity are evident on every
hand throughout Southeast Alabama.
A Political saddle.
Centerville Press. |
The Press IL in favor OF statutory |
prohibition. but we have not thorough
iv made up our mind as to what we
on putting it in the constitution. This |
paper has always tried to line up with |
the moral side OF this issue, and we
are not exactly sure yet when rs
die from this distance, and we are go
ing to hold off little while ana be
sure and see which side the moral ele-
h hs"e been ,s riding the Church and sup
posed moral Issues so long that 1t Is /
confusing to an ordinary man.
How II Affects Negroes
Huntsville Mercury Banner.
We have noticed for the last sever |
Sav weeks that bs ss Sso tSsy
Of staying in town until after dark on
Saturday nights. This was the Gus
tom while the saloons were open, but
during the dispensary term the ne
groes began leaving town early and IT
square at Z o'clock. Negroes under
the influence Of whiskey, or beer, were
seen on the streets in buggies and wa
e er thew t had patronised some OF the
fifty-od places that have a revenue
license, or got their liquors from the
express ONCE we are not prepared to
say.
Time for Common Sense.
Marshall Banner.
Hon. Leon McCord of Montgomery Is
the leader of what is known as the |
safe and Sane Business Mems Move
ment" of the state. which has for its |
object the overthrow OF fanaticism
snd sws Fhs 'n SPIRIT * fsna
icism and demagogism was conspicu-
Gus in our law making bodies at the
last session Of the legislature and |
believed that the extra session of the |
Legislature. which convened Tuesday, |
will be more conservative body than |
the the previous one ana concerted concerted &C,
of the state in behalf of sane legisla-
ton will, 1t is hoped, 10 much to les |
sen wildcat legislation at the present |
session |
The Country Editors Progress.
Union Springs Herald.
Speaking of the country editors |
coming along all right" The Anda-
lusia Star retrospects a little about
Andalusia, and says the old Washing
ton hand press was followed by q
power press and small steam en-.
CINE" 1t will be recalled that that
steam engine was at that time more
mr. less A. foke among Brother JOnes'a |
friends Of the press, because 1t was
anything but small in power for
printing office. It was full five horse
power with q ten horsepower boiler
sufficient to run almost any ginnery
plant then in Covington county. It's
operation was SO expensive that we
well remember, Brother Jones would
let his job work accumulate and run
1t off on regular press days" when
ever he could. But now The Star. like
The Herald, runs all Its machinery
with the Juice" from the electric mo-
tor. Comm. amt we. brother?
The Governors Message.
Tuscaloosa Times-Gazette.
The Governors message to the ex-
traordlnary session of the Legislature
Just convened, is hardly what might
have been expected under the circum-
stances. 1t is usual. we think. for a
Governor to offer for consideration the
reasons which have prompted him to
attention of legislators such measures.
have made their assembling necessary.
NOTHING NJ the kind with a OOssiblo