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OLD ORDER IN THE
SOUTH IS PASSING
Hobson's Nomination Marks Re
tirement of Confederate Vet
erans From Politics.
By W* W. Jermane.
Washington, May 28.The success of
Captain Hobson in carrying off a con
gressional nomination in Alabama is
significant of the passing away of the
old order of affairs in the south, and
of the tact that a new generation is
coming into action, a generation whose
tace is turned toward the future and
not toward the past. This is the very
generally accepted lesson of Captain
Hobson *s defeat of Representative
Bankhead.
Mr. Bankhead has been in congress
twenty years. He is an ex-confederate
soldier with a fine record, and his popu
larity in his district and state had been
supposedly of a character to make him
invincible. Two years ago Captain Hob
son ran against him in the primaries,
but was defeated. Now he runs a sec
ond time, and is successful.
Captain Hobson had a personal griev
ance against Mr. Bankhead. There was
a bill before the naval committee to
transfer him to the retired list of the
navy as for disability incurred in the
line of duty Mr Hobson charged
that Mr, Bankhead prevented a favor
able report on this bill, and that, it is
said determined him to oppose him in
his district. Upon the failure of the
bill Mr. Hobson resigned from the navy,
where he had won enduring fame for
feat of daring at Santiago, which has
few parallels in naval history.
Confederate Veterans Are Passing.
Captain Hobson therefore thought
Bankhead had injured him, and his
desire to retire to private life was per
haps natural. The strange thing about
it all is that the sixth Alabama dis
trict, which cared nothing for the per
sonahties of the controversy, should
have decided to retire Bankhead, whose
history and ideals fitted so perfectly
into southern prejudices and political
SoliciesJones,
In Arkansas, two years ago,
K. a private soldier of the
confedeiacy, was retired from the sen
ate in favor of a man who was a mere
child when the war broke out, and I
only a few weeks ago Senator Berry, a
distinguished confederate veteran, who
lost a leg at Corinth, was retired in fa
vor of a man who was scarcely born at
the opening of hostilities. The sixth
Alabama district is therefore not the
only place in the old south where the
memories of the great conflict are fad
ing away, and where vounger men, with
more up to date ideas and aspirations,
are coming into prominence in public
affairs.
There will, of course, be many at
tempts to belittle Captain Hobson as
a cougressman. His platform is ex
treme, being no less than a proposition
to spend $250,000,000 in building up the
gieatest navy in the world. It is sig
nificant of change that this proposition
should please a southern constituency.
The fear of ridicule will probably tone
down some of Mr. Hobson's radical
ideas when he gets to congress, and at
first there may be some attempt, as has
aheady been predicted, to haze him.
But that he will be able to hold his
own against all comers, no one ac
quainted with his real ability and cour
age can doubt. Mr. Bailey of Texas
was subjected, when he first entered
the house of representatives, to a good
deal of "guying," ridicule and hazing.
In a few years he has become the lead
er of his party in the upper house, and
has established a reputation of being
one of the wisest members of that body,
and, perhaps, its ablest constitutional
lawyer. It seems but yesterday when
Charles A. Dana, editor of the New
York Sun, -was writing'' Bailey
"up in that peculiar style foT which
the Suii has long been famous, and re
feiring to him as jobailey.'' But all
that has passed and gone, never to re
turn. If Captain Hobson should achieve
one-tenth of the success achieved by
Bailey, he will honor his district, the
south and the entire country.
Change Is Widespread.
Alabama is this year to hold pri
maries for the purpose of determining
who shall succeed Senators Morgan
and Pettus upon the retirement of these
gentlemen, by death or otherwise, and
it is significant, as bearing out the
point made in this article, that the
choice will almost certainly fall upon
men who have no war records, and
were born too late for such records.
Tennessee is another state in point
Upon the expiration of the term of
Senator Turley. in 1901, it elected as
his successor Mr. Carmack, who was
born in 1858, and when Senator Bate
died in office, Mr. Frazer, also born
in the late fifties, was made his suc
cessor. Turley had a brilliant con
federate record, and Bate was a con
federate major general.
Kentucky has within the past two
months decided to retire Senator
Blackburn, another confederate vet
eran, from public life, and give his
place to a man of the younger gen
eration.
These are but some of the instances
in recent southern political history
showing that the south is getting an
tirely new point of view, and that
something more than the fact that a
man served in the confederate army
is now necessary in order to equip
him for high political office.
Captain Hobson, it will thus be
seen, is by no means an exception to
a general rule, for all over the south
that rule is coming to be noted for
the exceptions it includes. It is very
evident that the sixth Alabama dis
trict made up its mind that Mr. Bank
head had ceased to represent advanced
ideas and was living on his record.
This perhaps might have been found
out a number of years ago, but it
wasn't The discovery now, in com
mon with similar discoveries made as
to representatives from other parts of
the south, is significant of that
changed attitude to which attention is
called in this article, and which Wash
ington believes is an indication of bet
ter things, not only for the south, but
for the nation.
Opening of Ceded Lands, Crow Indian
Reservation.
By the president's proclamation the
ceded lands of the Crow Indian res
ervation in Montana, except those un
derlying the Huntley irrigation project,
have been thrown open ito entry under
the land laws. This area embraces ap
proximately 1,000,000 acres of land.
Registration office open at Billings,
Mont.: Miles City, Mont., and Sheri
dan, Wyo., from June 14 to June 29,
1906. Drawing for lands will occur at
Billings, Mont., July 2, 1906, contin
uing until lists have been disposed of.
Through fast passenger service over
the Northern Pacific Railway between
St. Paul and Minneapolis and Billings
and Miles City. For information about
character and area of the lands sub
ject to filing. Northern Pacific passen
ger trains, and rates, call at once
upon C. F. McNeill, City Passenger
Agent, 19 Nicollet block, Minneapolis,
Minn., or write to A. M. Cleland, Gen
eral Passenger Agent, St. Paul, Minn.
One Fare for the Round Trip to Can
non Valley Points via Great
Western Railway.
Every Saturday and Sunday during
May, June, July, August, September
and October. For further information
apply to R. H. Heard, Gen'l Agent, cor.
ffieollet avenue and Fifth stret, Mia
BpnnnllS
PROBLEM FOR NORTHWEST
ASSIMILATION OF MIXED RACES
IN CANADAWINNIPEG SPEAK-
ER SOUNDS AN ALARM.
Special to The Journal.
Winnipeg, Man., May 28.''Do you
know that there are b00,000 people in
the west who speak alien tongues that
every hundredth man in Winnipeg is an
Arabian and that every twelfth man in
the three western provinces is a Gali-
cian?" asked Rev. D. B. Harkness, su
perintendent of the non-English mis
sions of the Baptist churoh, in the.
Course of an address at the Young
Men's club of Grace church yesterday
afternoon.
Mr Harkness quoted these significant
figures to emphasize the diversity of
nationalities to be found in the west
and the gravity of the problems which
the country is facing. He pointed out
that the people of the Canadian west
could no longer claim to be Anglo
Saxon that they had an admixture of
almost every race under the sun. The
characteristics of the various peoples
were bound to make their impress upon
the Canadian citizen of the future.
The speaker showed the seriousness of
the problem which the country was fac
mg and the efforts that should be put
forth to imbue the newcomers from
Europe with high ideals.
Low Rates for the Teachers
to all
Eastern and Local Points.
Also don't forget the ''Bass'' you
can fish May 30
For further information call at ticket
office, 119 Third street S.
Reunions of old friends and com
rades will be the great features of G. A.
R. week in Minneapolis.
From all over the United States the
most attractive railroad rates of the sea
son will make Minneapolis the center of
travel. The visitors will be not only
veterans of the civil war, but thousands
of others who have heard of Minneapo
lis as a beautiful city.
Every veteran who comes will want
to know who of his old regimental com
rades will be here at the same time.
Nearly every visitor will want to see
those of his old town associates who are
now residents of Minneapolis or the
northwest.
It will be a busy week with the city
full of strangers and unless some spe
cial means are provided for getting to
gether, many happy meetings will be
prevented.
A Get Together Plan
It is to fill the demand for such an
agency that Thejournal offers the
FOR MINNEAPOLIS RESIDENTS-
I am a former resident of
Minneapolis (week of Aug. 13).
Name
Address
RAILROADS TOO
SLY FOR BANKERS
Story of the Way In Which They
Prevented Passage of Bill of
Lading Bill.
By W. W, Jermane.
Washington, May 28.The Amer
ica^ Bankers' association is willing to
admit that the railroads have been too
much for it at this session of congress
in handling the matter of the uniform
bill of lading. The bankers say they
have no hope now of getting any leg
islation at this session. The way of it
was this:
When the bankers and the railroad
representatives met in New York to
talk the matter over, the railroads let
the bankers know that they were not
so very much impressed with the de
sirability of adopting a bill of lading
that would be safe for the bankers
to make loans upon, as it would add
that much to the direct responsibility
of the railroads on all shipments.
"All right," said the bankers, "if
you do not do this willingly we will
go to Washington and see if there is
not a way to make you do it whether
you want to or not."
So the bankers' committee came to
the capital and asked Charles E. Town
send of Michigan, pioneer in railroad
rate legislation, -what co-aid te done
and he told them that, with congress
and the country stirred up on the rail
road question, it would not be at all
difficult to pass a bill at this session
that would give the bankers just the
Th,6 JoUVTlCtUs Platl ^r
REUNION REGISTRATION COUPON
(town or city.) ~r
And -would be glad to meet friends from that place during A week in
To Old Soldiers(Minneapolis Residents,)
Fill in the above and also the following: I served in
(No. of Regt.) (State.) (Inf., Cavalry or Artillery.)
Cut Out a Coupon Today.
Send It to The Journal
Monday Evening,- THE MINNEAPOLIS^JOURNAL. May
kind of a bill of lading they wanted.
The railroads also came her and soon
found that what1
Townsende had told
the bankers was, alas, too true. Town
send had already prepared and intro
duced a bill and they knew he could
pass it if allowed to go ahead. So
the astute railroaders changed front
and adopted a temporizing attitude.
They told the bankers that there would
probably not be any trouble in fixing
up something that would be satisfac
tory all around, and to please call off
that man Townsend until they could
meet and agree. The bankers complied.
They called off Townsend by giving
him to understand that they had very
strong hopes of getting an arrange
ment with the railroads that would
obviate the necessity for any legisla
tion. Then the railroads and the bank
ers met and talked and could not
quite agree and adjourned to meet and
talk and adjourn again. Finally, when
the bankers' patience was about ex
hausted, the railroads said: "Now,
just wait until we have a meeting
with the shippers' associations at Chi
cago, about the 1st of June, and
then we will know exactly what we
can do." To this the bankers ac
quiesced and now they are confronted
with the announcement of Senator
Aldrich that congress will probably
adjourn about June 10, which they
know means that "all hope for their
bill has gone glimmering. In fact, Mr.
Townsend has told them so.
Of course they can bring it up at
the next session of congress, but that
will be after election, and the chances
are that no such disposition to do things
to the railroads will be as apparent as
there has been at this session. The
Taanlters lost the opportunity of their
lives, and it will not be surprising if
they never get their Trill thru. At any
rate, they will not likely soon again
to see another chance to get it thru so
easily.* An anti-railroad atmosphere
have Pleasant Reunions during the G. A. R. Week.
free use of its columns to an unlimited
extent to the residents of Minneapolis
and those from the northwest who will
be here during encampment week, thus
affording the opportunity to inform
their friends where they may be found.
The plan is to b^egin at once compil
ing personal information embodying
such facts as are indicated on the ac
companying coupons. This information
will be carefully classified and tabulated
and the whole list of names and ad~
dresses will be published in one issue of
The Journal, which will be issued
early enough to reach every part of the
country well before the encampment.
This edition will be made especially at
tractive in many ways and will give
every one a clear idea as to just what
and who he wants to see when he comes
to Minneapolis.
The city has invited the G. A,. R. as
an organization. This edition will be
the personal invitation from every per
son whose name is on the listsoldier
or civilian, to the old friends whom he
(state.)
Defective Page
does not manifest itself in congress at
every session.
There is a bill of lading provision
in the rate bill as it was passed by the
senate, but it deals entirely with the
liability of the carrier for loss of or
damage to goods while in his keeping.
This is all right as far as it goes, but
obviously it doesn't go so far as the
bankers have thought it ought to go.
It was their purpose to have such a
law as would make the bills of lading
negotiable, and therefore of such value
as would lead the interested parties to
pick them as soon as they had served
their purpose.
WOMEN BURN A SALOON
Had Appealed in Vain to Owner Not to
Sell to Their Husband*.
Boone, Iowa, May 28.Robert Dpn
can's saloon was burned by a fire sup
posed to have been started by women
whose husbands had been frequenting
the place. They had appealed to Dun
can to prohibit the sale of liquor to
them, but he failed to do so. The police
say they have evidence against the
women
Your guests are entitled to the best.
Better serve Pickwick Rye, they all
know it is the best.
More cases of sick headache, bilious
ness, constipation, can be cured in less
time, with less medicine, and for less
monpy. by using Carter's Little Liver
Pills, than by any other means.
Go to New Tone on the Lehigh.
Double TTack Scenic Highway, Con
nects at Buffalo or Niagara Falls with
all lines from the West.
Write Passenger Department, Lehigh
Valley R. R.. 218 South Clark St., Chi
cago. HI.
Give Your Old Friends an Opportunity to Visit You
FIL I N A COUPON, SEND IT TO THE JOURNAL, AND
HAVE YOUR NAME PLACED I N THE REUNION BUREAU
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wants to see some time during the great
reunion.
As will be seen, the coupons provide
for a special classification of old sol
diers by the regiments in which they
served. This will promote the meeting
of little knots of comrades who might
get together only by chance otherwise,
or not at all.
About the Reunion Bureau
Inhere will be many northwesterners
who would like to avail themselves of
the privilege of registration who have
not yet selected their stopping places
in Minneapolis and will not' do so until
the last minute. The plan here offered
provides that even these may receive
valued service by sending in their cou
pons at once, indicating that when they
do select their Minneapolis hotel or
boarding house they will register the
address with The Journal's Re
union Bureau. These belated addresses
will be placed on record and as the pub
lished list of names will indicate this
FOR NORTHWESTERN RESIDENTS-
(Outside of Minneapolis.)
I am a former resident of
(town or city.)
Name
Present address
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1906.^*'
SASKATCHEWAN
SOLONS ADJOURN
Parting Shot Is Fired at Govern
ment by Former Premier
Haultain.
Speoial to The Journal.
Regina, Sask., May 28.After a thir
ty-eight-day session, the first legislative
assembly members of Saskatchewan
were relieved from further attendance
on Saturday by his honor. Lieutenant
Governor Forget. Before bidding fare
well to the members his honor gave as
sent to seventy bills, but the house was
not allowed to prorogue without a part
ing drive from the opposition. Haul
tain moved an amendment to the motion
for the adoption of the estimates, as fol
lows:
"The salaries paid to the ministers
and the elaborate machinery of the gov
ernment proposed to be credited, are out
of proportion to the area to be adminis
tered and the current income of the pro
vince.
'"The cost of legislation, more es
pecially the amount of cessional indem
nity and the allowance to the speaker,
is unnecessarily high.
The grant to the Western Canada
Immigration association is not warrant
ed by any information furnished by the
government to this house, and it is an
unnecessary contribution from the
funds of the province toward an organ
ization which was formed in the inter
ests of large land-owning companies and
individuals.''
The motion, however, was defeated.
OMSoWiers and Civilian Residents
of Minneapolis and the Northwest to
REUNION REGISTRATION COUPON
And will be in Minneapolis during G. A. R. week, Aug. 13-18. Old friends
may find me at
(Give Minneapolis hotel or boarding house if selected.)
Or may communicate with me thru the MINNEAPOLIS JOURNAL'S RE-
UNION BUREAU.
To Old Soldiers (Not Minneapolis Residents)
Fill in the above and also the following: I served iri 1 i
(No. of Regt.) (State.) (Inf., Cavalry or Artillery.)
FINE CUTLERY
fact, visitors can quickly secure the in
formation they lack upon their arrival
in the city.
Send in- the Coupons at Once
Those wishing to avail themselves of
the service of the Reunion Bureau are
urged to send in their names and ad
dresses at once, as the work of tabula
tion and classification will be heavy.
Remember that the whole idea is only
that while you are here your friends
will know where to look for you. There
are thousands of people coming who
want to see thousands of people who
are here and talk over the old times for
a little while. Such meetings are among
the pleasantest events in lifethey
show that one is not forgotten by the
old friends in the old home and they
enable old acquaintances to check up
their experiences in a way that may be
beneficial to all concerned. If The
Journal's Reunion Bureau shall
serve such a purpose, it will feel well
repaid for the time and space required.
(state.)
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