Things have come to a pretty pass
if the president's recommendation that
congress enact a law to prevent and
punish bribery and corruption in
federal elctions is to be opposed and
denounced as "an attack upon the
south." Such a law will not affect or
injure anybody but bribes and cor
ruptionists, and these the honest peo
ple of all parties and every section
will be glad to see brought to account
and suppressed. - *
You have no idea what a delicious
supper will be served at the St. Mar
tin House tomorrow evening for 50
cents.
Mrs. Cassie L. Chadwick was placed
under arrest in New York on the
charge of aiding and abetting a bank
official in an embezzlement. Two in
dictments, one for forgery and one
for uttering forged paper, were re
turned against Mrs. Chadwick at
Cleveland, 0., and she was taken to
that city for trial. Andrew Carnegie
and a number of prominent bankers in
various cities are mixed up in the
case.
Pay your poll tax before the end of
December, or you will not be allowed
to vote at the town election next year
or the congressional election in 1906.
The New York Sun tells a story on
Congressman John Sharp Williams
that is good enough to be true. While
tae eloquent Mississippian was making
a political speech a man in the au
dience cried out, "I've been robbed by
pickpockets!" "I didn't know there
were any Republicans present," said
Mr. Williams, and there was great
laughter. "There ain't," replied the
victim. "I'm the only one," and the.
crowd laughed some more.
The vote in Maryland was closer than was
comfortable for Roosey and he only got one
out of seven electoral votes.-People's De
mands.
