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sent to the Editorial Rooms.
Trade In the Magic City continues to
Improve. „
Congress meets In a few days, and the
nearer the time comes the lower the gold
reserve gets.
Birmingham Just grows steadily on.
Scarcely a day passes that does not add
to our population.
Read the advertising columns of the
State Herald today. In them you will
find the leading business houses of the
olty soliciting your patronage.
Nearly every newspaper Is In favor of a
reformatory for young criminals. When
the jury is all one way It does seem that
the verdict should be'returned.
The Chicago Journal has the statistics
to prove that the new civil service law in
that city has been demonstrated to be a
detriment to democratic party prospects.
There Is need of uemocratic harmony in
the east as well as in the west. The re
publican plurality In New York state,
large as It was, fell 80,000 short of the
stay-at-home vote.
There will be services at all the
churches today. Go out and hear the ser
mons and you will feel better by having
done so, besides you will be setting a
good example for your children.
Librarian Bpofford, after a full investi
gation, comes out on top, as the people
believed he would. If all officials were
as efficient, as faithful and as honest as
Spofford the public would have small
cause to complain.
Travelers returning from their sum
mer outing in Kurope report good times
beyond the sea. Those who were in posi
tion to know how the old world has beeni
faring for several years generally add
that times have greatly improved, espe
cially as compared with four or five years
ago.
Vice-President Stevenson passed
through Pittsburg Monday night on his
way home to Bloomington, 111. He
thought the recent republican victories
would not affect democratic chances next
year. He said that President Cleveland
will be accorded a renomination if he
wants it. __
The Dadeville Herald, an advocate of
the single gold standard, an opponent to
any proposition looking to the strength
ening of the democratic party, and a con
secrated follower of Governor Oates, an
nounces that Governor Oates will not be
a candidate for governor again and calls
loud, lustily, lonely and pitifully to Gen.
George P. Harrison to come to its rescue.
Fine Havgna cigars may become scarce
in the next year or two If the present re
bellion continues much longer. The in
surgents are neglecting their tobacco
crop to a large extent to fight against the
Spanish troops. So-called Havana cigars
will be sold in the United States just as
freely as ever at 10 cents apiece, but the
amount of true Havana tobacco in them
will be doubtful._
The Troy Democrat, administration,
says that Captain Johnston is too ambi
tious. Captain Johnston has never held
an office and never been a candidate but
twice in fifty years. Will the Democrat
kindly let an anxious public know who
is Its favorite and how often he has been
a candidate and how many years he has
held public office, and whether he wants
any more offices?_
The Montgomery journal
lowing pointed question to the Mont
gomery Advertiser:
■•To test the Montgomery Advertiser’s
pretended admiration for governor
Oates the Journal asks, if the Advertiser
is a supporter of Governor Oates for
TTnited States senator? In plain words,
will the Advertiser support Governor
Oates for United States senator? Yes or
no?” _
The announcement is made that out of
the $10,000,000 which Miss Conseulo Van
debilt will receive as her dowry, she in
tends to give $2,000,000 to the former Mrs.
Hamersley, now Lady Beresford. This
is to reimburse the duke's stepmother for
her expenditure in restoring Blenheim
castle and settling the liabilities of the
estate. This step has been prompted by
pure sentiment, for the young lady who
has Joined her fortunes with the Duke
knows to what length Mrs. Hamersley
went in clearing the Marlborough estates
of indebtedness. Knowing this, the kind
ly feeling existing between the dowager
duchess and herself has led Miss Vander
bilt to insist that this money shall be re
turned to the stepmother of her husband.
With a very few exceptions that Por
tion of the state press opposed to Captain
Johnston's financial views are ready to
concede to him the nomination in the
event Colonel Oates stands by his declar
ation that he is not a candidate for a re
nomination. Be it said to the credit of
that portion of the press of the state that
there are less than half a dozen papers
among them preferring a contest to party
unity and party success. With two ex
ceptions all the papers reaching this of
fice since Captain Johnston's announce
ment that are not for Captain Johnston
out and out show no disposition to want
to Sec any one in. the race for the nomina
tion except Captain Johnston, provided
Governor Oates declines to run again.
The two exceptions are papers wlriah, if
we are not seriously in error, will not suc
ceed in making the world wabble no mat
ter what side they may gear up with.
VIOLENCE.
Nopoiitlcal party ever won Us cause by
violent talk and violent action. The peo
ple demand and insist that law and order
shall prevail at elections and that the
result as declared by the constituted au
thorities shall be recognized and obeyed.
If we are to permit self-constituted lead
I ers of factions or parties to take up arms
whenever elections go against them we
may as well abandon organized govern
ment and remit ourselves to the condi
tion of the lawless faotions which have
made a mockery of ropobllcanisnr in the
Central and South American countries.
The evil spirits which incite the lawless
methods of those feeble republics Is to
be avoided, and will not be tolerated by
these states in which the calm and just
reason and the oool blood of the Anglo
Saxon controls. We are led to these re
marks by the blood-thirsty attitude of
Mr. Crowe and Mr. Bowman In the recent
meeting In this city. The speech of Mr.
Crowe is one unbecoming a man of intel
ligence. We quote the report of his re
marks in order that the people of Ala
bama may see what kind of a man he is
who offers to lead them at the approach
ing elections.
“Dr. G. B. Crowe was called for, and
mounting the stage began his speech.
"The chair appointed Jerry Fountain
and Jerry Dennis as sergeant-at-arms.
"Dr. Crowe resumed his speech, saying
there should be more work and fewer
resolutions. He said he hoped bpfore the
conference adjourned an organization so
compaet. so well drilled and, If need be,
so well armed, that should the rape of
Alabama be attempted again in 189G the
ballot box stuffers would be swept off
the face of the earth.
"Heurged a cessation of this talk of fu
sion. of boodle and such things. He said
he didn't care who was nominated by the
populists he would vote for him. But un
less it be such a man as will fight for hid
lights, he will not go around over the
state making an asa of himself as he had
done in the past.
“Last fall, he said, as an adjutant un
der Governor Kolb, he went around over
the state and organized a militia. He
said he begged and pleaded with the
leaders to let him go to Montgomery am)
capture the capltol. They said the presi
dent was against them and would not let
them do it. Next year, he said. Cleveland
will not be president, and in his stead a
man who favors them will be president
Give him a man who will fight for his
rights and he (Crowe) will lay down his
life in the cause.”
It this speech stood alone it migm. ue
passed by as the fulmlnation of a disor
dered Intellect, but It happens that It
agrees In spirit with the resolutions
brought in by the chairman, P. G. Bow
man, and enthusiastically adopted by
the piebald convention. The first resolu
tion reads as follows:
“Viewing with distrust the methods
and practices of the dominant party in
Alabama, in tha criminal manipulation
of elections within the state, we declare
It to be the sense of this conference that
the election franchise Is the right the
exercise of which justifies the employ
ment of any means that may be neces
sary to protect that right, and that we
pledge ourselves to the maintalnance in
the use of any force that may be re
quired to that end.”
Reading between the lines we find in
this resolution a repetition of Mr.
Crowe’s speech.
The gist of that speech is that Mr.
Crowe will vote for any one nominated
by the populists, no matter what plat
form he stands upon, and that he is ready
to go around the state making an ass of
himself if the man selected will only fol
low him at the head of anssimy and
seize the capitol at Montgomery. He as
sumes that his man^wlll hecessarily be
elected, and that'he must move with his
organized militia upon the seat of gov
ernment and capture It. He is sure that
the capture will be successful, because
in his opinion there will be a republican
like Reed in the presidential chair and
that stalwart czar will see to It that
the Crowe and Bowman militia shall
march in triumph.
As the ballot box frauds are charged
mainly against the black counties, it fol
lqws that the Crowe-Bowman militia will
be composed most largely of the negroes
whose rights they say are not being re
spected. These negro troops, armed by
Crowe and Bowman and fed by them in
some way not revealed, will no doubt con
centrate in the neighborhood of Selma,
and crossing the river there will take the
Benton road for Montgomery.
There may be trouble in laying down a
pontoon bridge for crossing, but such a
little thing as that will not disturb the
great militia leader. The delay might
enable the state troops to reach Mont
gomery ahead of him, by railroad, but a
great general like Crowe would antici
pate such an event by having the railroad
bridges burned in every direction and the
tracks torn up. His colored army will
have trouble in passing through Big
Swamp, especially as Judge Pet Caffee
and others will tear up the bridges and
defend the approaches to the swamp. In
our opinion they would never get out of
that swamp.
While this black army led by Crowe is
moving up from the south, we may ex
pect to see Bowman’s army moving
down by Plantersville and seeking to ef
fect a junction In the neighborhood of
HaynevlUe. If he were to move by way
of Rockford and Wetumpka his army
would have to try conclusions with quite
a little army of whites In the hills who
do not agree with him as to the remedy
for political wrongs. He would, to save
himself, be compelled to move rapidly
and get down into the black belt before
the hue and cry could Intercept him. If
we were In command we would advise
him to make a night march and cross
the Alabama river about Dutch Bend.
He could then make his Junction with
Crowe’s army of negroes before Pet Caf
fee could strike a blow. When once
united nothing would be in the way of
letting his troops prey on the country.
The army could be fed on early corn,
chickens and hogs. Of course, there
would be no discipline among such raw
recruits. They would be a motley body
of half starved and badly armed men
like that which followed Monmouth and
were cut to pieces by King Charles in
the swamps and ditches before they got
into martial array. The officers would
have no control over them and the scenes
of arson, robbery. rape and murder
would be such as usually accompany (
frays of African hordes. #
Crc-we and Bowman are simply talking
through their hats. If it were the killing
of old men and ohllUxen powerless to re
sist, we could understand the tactics of
these great lenders, but the scheme Is to
kill men who are Hkely to have guns in
their hands, and wUno are just as ready
as they to, and, perhaps, a little more so,
to maintain their political rights.
The whole thing is vulgar gasconade.
It alarms nobody, anti it will deceive no
body. The people of Alabama are a
brave and law-abiding- people. If there
are wrongs to redrnss we Intend to re
el nan them in. the methods provided by
law.
The populists aa a body will not follow
such leaders. Most of them will return
to the democratic party and aid the ma
jority of that party to secure the very
results of fair elections and sound cur
rency which they profess ,to hold para
rrrount to all other questions. Self elect
ed leadens, who hy tihetlr own admissions
go around the state making asaes of
themselves are not the men to whom the
people should look in grave emergencies.
MORE INDUSTRIES.
NO questidh Should awaken deeper In
terest jn the mind of every citizen of Bir
mingham at this time than how the won
derful resources of this district can be
brought to bear more practically on the
growth and development of the city. On
the proper solution of this problem rests
the future of Birmingham. Merchants
who wish their trade to expand; real es
tate owners who desire their property to
become more remunerative, as well as
professional men and mechanics who
come here expecting Birmingham to be
come a great city, and consequently grow
up with It Into prosperity—all these
hopes and expectations hang on the
growth and development of Birmingham.
It should be an easy matter, therefore, to
bring all these Interests tdgether and se
cure from them sudh co-operation as
would obtain the realization of their just
expectations. Some of these say that the
city will grow anyway on the natural
growth of the district, but that fallacy
had as well be dispelled at once, since
Birmingham and her interests are not
considered by those who are developing
the district, and besides purely pig Iron
production and coal mining will not build
a city. There Is a mutual relationship, It
is true, that should not be lost sight of,
but It Is equally true that Birmingham
needs and must have more manufacture
ing establishments to work up these raw
products before she can expect any great
growth over what now exists.
This Is a plain, simple statement of a
fact that no intelligent citizen who un
derstands the conditions surrounding
Birmingham can gainsay. Some of the
distinguished visitors who were here dur
ing the past week were heard to express
unbounded surprise that a city with such
resources as were here seen on every
hand could still have so few industries
contributing directly to its growth and
development.
it must Become a deep-seated convic
tion In the mind of all our citizens that
Birmingham must have more industries
before the city can take another step
onward in her march of progress. When
that conviction is backed up by a spirit
of pride and enterprise we shall soon have
a great city. Birmingham is endowed by
nature to become the Industrial metrop
olis of the south. Surely we will not let
that possibility escape for want of proper
effort to secure its realization.
ALABAMA WANTS IMMIGRATIOIf.
The Birmingham Times publishes a let
ter from Mr. Banks, recording secretary,
in reply to criticisms of that paper on
Governor Oates, in which he says,
amongst other things, that Governor
Oates has directed him to say, that he
"has no authority to direct the commis
sioner of agriculture to expend any por
tion of money to Induce immigrants to
come to Alabama; nor does he unider
stanid the philosophy by which the editor
(Dr. Moseley) supposes that the farmers
are to be benefited by Inviting more farm
ers Into the state to rival them In their
productions."
It seems to the State Herald that an
influx of substantial and intelligent farm
ers into our state would be a blessing to
all classes and Industries. If our farmers
could dispose of some of thedr lands at
fair prices and Inonease the number of
their neighbors, thereby getting better
school and church privileges and making
rural life more attractive. It would seem
to be a desirable thing to do.
LANE’S DEFEAT.
It is alleged that the defeat of Judge
Lane in the Eighteenth Illinois district
was due to the fact that he was a sil
ver man nominated on a silver platform.
There is no more ground to believe that
Lane’s defeat is to be attributed to his
silver view-s than that Campbell's defeat
tn Ohio is to be attributed to his gold
views and to the gold platform upon
which he ran. As to Judge Lane's de
feat, Hon. William Morrison, who is a
gold standard man and did not agree
with Judge Lane, Is thus reported by the
Jfc'W York Press:
"As the chosen candidate of the demo
cratic party he should have had the
support of every democrat. I do not see
any occasion for discussing the matter
at this time. Lane would have been
beaten on any platform. Any democrat
would have been be«ten on a New York
platform In that district on election day.”
“Why?" asked the correspondent.
"For the same reason,” said Colonel
Morrison, "that the democrats were
beaten everywhere.”
HE SHOULD EXPLAIN.
Captain Kolb's Tribune which appeared
last week had the following to say regard
ing the proposed fusion of the populist
party with 'the republicans. In spite of
the Tribune’s promises and predictions
to the contrary the fusion took place, and
It may be expected that the next issue of
that paper will indorse the fusion, as Cap
tain Kolb indorsed it on the day and at
the time it occurred. We hope It will also
contain an explanation as to how he saw!
things Wednesday after the scales had
fallen from his eyes. The common masses
who read the Tribune last week will de
mand and should be given an explanation
if it should turn out, as it no doubt will,
that these are not Captain Kolb's senti
ments now:
"The white farmers, now or
ganized as the people’s party, found
no fault with the democratic and
conservative party until that party
began to assimilate th$ doctrines
and take upon itself the practices of the
republican party. The white farmers
overthrew the republican party in 1874
and again in 1878, and Instituted a new
constitution instead of the republican
constitution of 1868. They had repudi
ated the republican party and they did
not propose to be reduced to the govern
ment of a party surely and perceptibly
merging itself into the republican the
ories and practices.
"It seems a plain case, if the people’s
party Is to represent the people's move
ment against plutocracy, first taken up
against the republicans and next against
the ’organized’ democracy as lineal suc
cessors of the republicans, then the peo
ple's party must fight its own battles or
surrender its own issue.
"How long has it been since Bill Ste
vens formally resigned as chairman of
the state republican executive commit
tge? Did Dr. Moseley say 'scat' to Bill
u$i that occasion? By no means. Dr.
!t oseley wrote a congratulatory letter to
‘i Ion.’ Bill, recognizing him as a bright
II rht about the throne. How long has It
h >en since a lot of negroes went to Cleve
land, O., to represent the republican par
ty of Alabama? Last February they
went on this mission, chaperoned by Dr.
Moseley. Did not the last republican
president three years ago, and the last
republican speaker of the house, whom
the Alabama republicans want to make
president in 1896, do their best to restore
military control at the polls in Alabama,
knowing that would mean negro supre
macy here?
♦it is amazing beyond all bounds of ex
perience, it is preposterous beyond all
fb^tits of reason, to call upon populists of
Alabagia to reform our government by
an alliance with the republican party,
tvilioh Is rapidly gathering into its fold
alt the anti-reform, plutocratic sentiment,
bf the whole land for one final grand
Struggle to enslave the people."
AS TO MB. OATES AGAIN.
The Russell Register, a paper friendly
to Governor Oates and an Indorser of the
Cleveland administration, has the fol
lowing to say, under the above heading:
“Some of the newspapers of Alabama
are having a great deal to say just now
about Governor Oates standing for re
election to the office of governor, and
some even try to show the actual necessi
ty for such a course by him.
"The Advertiser of last Friday came
out In a leading editorial with the start
ling Information that Governor Oates
would accept the nomination if tendered
him by the party. If Governor Oates or
any other democrat should refuse the
nomination for the office of governor he
would prove himself an unfaithful ser
vant of his party and would not merit
the nomination to any other office. Of
course Governor Oates would accept the
nomination If it were tendered him. No
good and loyal democrat would do oth
erwise. Suppose ' the nomination was
tendered Senator Morgan or Mr. Clarke,
what would they do? If they did not ac
cept it they would live toseetheday when
they would wish they had accepted it,
that Is, if they did not wish to retire from
politics.
In favor of Mr. Clarke as the successor^
of Mr. Pugh In tha senate, and that the*
necessity to sidetrack Governor Oates is
apparent in order for Mr. Clarke to be
elected. This necessity doubtless brings
forth the imaginary necessity for Gov
ernor Oates to stand for re-election.
"Those friends of Governor Oates who
Vvould like to see him go to the senate da
not see any necessity for him to run
again in order to insure a democratic
victory in Alabama. On the other hand,
though it is a democratic precedent that
a faithful and competent democrat is en
titled to a second term, when Governor
Oates made his race for the office he
made it for one term and he does not
want the second term now. Under the
circumstances he put himself outside
ofithe precedent, and no man is bound in
any measure to stand aside and have the
nofnination go by default, as it were,
fot! Governor Oates says he will be a can
didate for the senate, and although he
shbuld be elected governor he would re
sign if ho could be elected to the senate.
'jThe Register believes the people will
condemn the scheme and it further be
lieves that Governor Oates will refuse
to jallow himself to be butchered In any
way by the friends of his opponent for
th$ office to which he really aspires.
Ilf Governor Oates allows the Adver
tiser's scheme to be carried out it will
be political suicide on hlk part and po
litical murder and robbery on the part of
the Advertiser and the friends of blue
eved Dick."
TO BUY CUBA.
The talk now is that Spain may be will
ing to' sell Cuba for a good round sum.
Speaking of Spain's fipanclal troubles
and the difficulty to get money to prose
cute the war against the Cubans, the
Washington Post says:
“Under these circumstances the out
look now is that the United States will
undertake to bring about a settlement
of the trouble. This will be done, If the
programme now under consideration is
carried out, by suggesting to Spain that
she allow the Insurgents to purchase
the island. Should she agree to this
proposition, the Insurgents would at once
form a de facto government, assume pos
session, and begin to raise the necessary
money by a system of internal and cus
toms taxation. The debt would probably
run along for several years unless the
Influential friends of the insurgents, in
cluding American corporations with
large Interests at stake in Cuba, should
agree to advance the money in a lump
sum. Under no circumstances would
the United States assume responsibility
for the debt, nor would the annexation
of the Island be contemplated. The Uni
ted States would simply act as a go-be
tween and endeavor to bring to a happy
conclusion a war which otherwise prom
ises to drag Its slow length along at great
cost of money and lives.”
State Questions.
Selma Times.
We believe that political harmony In
the democratic party is far more impor
tant to the prosperity and the material
progress of Alabama than the questions,
who shall be governor or who shall be.
senator?
The governor-elect, whoever he may be,
will have little to do with national finan
cial legislation. His chief duty and con
cern will be to look after the fiscal and
the internal affairs of the state and to
preserve its social order. He cannot leg
islate.
The United States senator-elect will
have but little power to direct or change
the current of financial legislation for
some years to come. The republicans,
having both branches of congress, will
pass just such laws as they please to
pass, in spite of the democratic party
and the veto power of President Cleve
land.
These being stubborn facts. It ts the
duty of our party and our people and
ought cordially to unite and elect a
thorough business man for governor. In
! the present condition of the state’s finan
ces1 it would be wise—without at all re
flecting upon the present administration
—to select a man conversant with mon
etary affairs.
We honestly believe that no one better
fills the bdll Chan Capt. Joseph F. John
ston of Birmingham. He has made a
splendid success in managing his own
affairs, and ts willing to devote his time
arwi energies to the service of the people
of Alabama. We believe he is honest and
competent, and would reflect credit upon
the people and the position. If he is not
the man. let us find htm.
The most Important • duty devolving
upon the people Is the selection of wise
and competent senators and representa
tives. Law-making is a science—largely
a gift, whicih every “clever fellow" does
not possess. It is a grievous mistake to
send merely “a clever fellow" to make
laws. He ought to be a main of good edu
cation, of sound sense and practical judg
ment—familiar with the needs of the peo
ple. He should be quick-witted, clear
headed—knowing what to vote against,
as well as what to vote for.
These are matters that deeply concern
the people in the coming election. As far'
as possible let national Issues be ellml- '
nated from the state campaign. Our com
mon enemy boast that the "solid south is
broken.” Let Alabama prepare to take
care of herself the very bestafie can.
Bigger Than the Tariff.
WW Tork Sun.
We can't see that the colossal size of
the republican victory goes to increase
the chances of the Hon. William McKin
ley of Ohrfo. It was a bigger thing than
the tariff.
• ALABAMA EDITORS.
Old Winter’d Coming
'Ole winter's finin’ mighty close,
'Taint no great shakes away, t
Ton kin feel It gittln' nearer
Ebery night and ebery day.
'De wild geese done gone 'way down south,
'Do eottpn flels am bare,
'De rabbit gittln’ mighty sleek,
'Cause winter's In 'do air.
'De city fok'a burns coal in grates,
'De country folks bums wood,
'De nigger steals An old fence rail, ,
An’ de fire feels mighty good.
—Florence Herald.
Reports Bay Not.
Says the EaFayette Sun:
“Governor Oates says he Is not a candi
date for a second term, but the Adverti
ser says he will be. We wonder if the
Advertiser has hold of the seat of the
governor’s trousers?"
Will Make a Gallant Fight.
*The Birmingham State Herald of last
Sunday announces Capt. Joseph F. John
ston’s candidacy for the democratic nom
ination for governor of Alabama. Cap
tain Johnston will make a gallant fight
for this office.—Guriy Herald.
Bay Tea or Nay.
To test the Montgomery Advertiser's
pretended admiration for Governor Oates
the Journal asks. If the Advertiser is a
supporter of Governor Oates for United
States senator? In plain words, will the
Advertiser support Governor Oates for
United. States (senator? Yes or Jio?—
Montgomery Journal.
Gold Bug Democrat* of Recent Origin.
The Marengo Democrat remarks:
“If a party doesn't mean principle,
then what does it mean? If the demo
cratic party doesn't Indorse silver, why
should the gold bugs have voted the tick
et for these many years, for no one can
deny that it did not indorse that princi
ple up to Cleveland’s advent.” _
Horse Sense Demanded.
Alabama must have political horse
sense enough to profit by the prostrated
democracy In Kentucky and unite—Eu
taw Whig and Observer.
Brother, you are playing on the right
key now. Division in Alabama now
means something is going to “drap" and
“drap" hard.
10 to 1 the War Cry.
Says the Birmingham Independent:
“The democratic platform of tills state
will declare unequivocally for free silver
at 10 to 1, and will nominate Joseph F.
Johnston, whose devotion to the party
has never been suspected, and whose fi
nancial views are known of all men for
years; and, like old Mississippi, we will
get there."
The Fire of 1874.
What a geijtleman who heard Senator
Morgan's speech at Greensboro has to
say:
“A gentleman passed through Selma
yesterday who heard Morgan's speech at
Greensboro. He says there was a large
crowd and he spoke with the vim and
fire of the 1874 days.”
Life Convictions vs. Office.
Says the Marengo Democrat:
“It must be grand to hold a federal
office, but Is It not humiliating to have to
give up life long convictions in order to
hold them! But Cleveland gold bug of
ficeholders, who have been for the good
old doctrine of free silver, are doing that
very thing, and the worst of all, they
pretend to say that it is democratic.”
Get Together.
The Alexander Outlook so advises:
“Senators Morgan and Pugh in their
canvass of the state are shelling down
tfle hot stuff. We don’t exactly agree
with the federal representatives on all
questions, but we can Join hands with
them and rejoice that Alabama and the
other states that held no elections are
still democratic. All democrats lying
around loose should get together.”
This Should Settle the Matter.
Says the Fort Payne Journal:
“Governor Oates is reported to have
said in a recent speech In his home coun
ty that in no event would he be a candi
date for re-election to the office of gov
ernor, but that he Is a. candidate for
United States senator to succeed Senator
Pugh. This is in accord with all his ut
terances on this subject, and should cer
tainly settle the matter.”
Outgeneraled by Tricksters.
The great conference, which was ex
pected to do much for the populist, was
had here Wednesday. It was a failure as
a representative body purporting to speak
for the state. It was a misoarrlage of the
predictions of the People's Tribune, and
a disgraceful wrangle of discordant ele
ments, finally outgeneraled by republi
can tricksters.—Birmingham. Independ
ent.
For Democracy’s Sake.
The Evening News of this cl^y tn its
issue of yesterday under the caption,
“For Democracy’s Sake,” says edito
rially:
“The News has been given to under
stand that Governor Oates stands
squarely upon his oft-repeated declara
tion that he is not a candidate for a re
nomination.
“Governor Oates is a supporter of the
democratic administration in Washing
ton and so is the News. Governor Oates
was entitled to another term under party
usage, had he so elected. The News, in
order to have a nominee for governor in
line with its views on national Issues, and
to avoid the peril of a personal contest
for the nomination and its consequent
bitterness and antagonisms, had hoped
that Governor Oates would announce his
candidacy and be placed at the, head of
the state ticket next year without even
serious protest.
"Captain Joseph F. Johnston has made
formal declaration that he is a candidate
for the democratic gubernatorial nomi
nation. The News does not and cannot
agree with his views as to silver. There
are thousands of democrats in Alabama
whom the News holds in higher personal
esteem.
“The News, however, is very confldent
that Captain Johnston would better serve
the people of Alabama in the governor's
chair than any man the conglomerate
opposition to democracy, which was
hatched in this city last Wednesday, can
put in the field. The News therefore
earnestly hopes that Joseph F. Johnston
will be the only candidate for the nomi
nation and that he may take it by accla-t
mation.
“If there shall be a bitter factional
fight ip the coming campaign for the
larger honors at the disposal of the par
ty. or radical orators and newspapers
shall not yield something to party har
mony and unity, democrat^ nominations
tn 1896 will indeed be empty compli
ments.”
No Silver in the State Issue.
TTnder the above headlines the Hunts
vflle JJally Argus says:
“Senator Jones of Nevada, who is re
garded by many as the ablest of all the
advocates of free silver, thinks that there
will be a separate silver party in the
field next year. It looks as If there will
have to be, if the advocates free sil
ver are to have a chance to vote for their
hobby Nothing in politics seems surer
than that the democratic party In 189*
will adopt a gold standard platform, and
the sentiment of the country on this issue
has become so manifest that It Is proba
ble the republican party will for one*,
not attempt to even half way straddle th^l
financial question. In fact, there Is no
substantial hope for free silver through'
either of the two great parties. But sf
tyro in political economy would see at af
glance that this has nothing to do with
internal matters to which state govern^
ments alone relate, and in which os citi
zens of the state we have first and deep
est concern.
"Alabama needs a progressive man for
governor. She needs a much more thor
ough and serious looking into things
pertaining to the state.at Montgomery.
This is probably why some people grow
so frantic at the thought of making Joe
Johnston governor. This Is, too, the best
reason in the world why he should be
made governor and why he is sure, be
yond peradventure, to carry every coun
ty in north Alabama. The present out
look Is that he will carry every white
county in the state, and will begin to in
quire Into matters, as a governor should)
after his inauguration, which is more
than probable.
“So far as state matters are concerned.
It Is of about as much Importance to
know a man’s specific religious views
(so he is not an Ingersoliian pagan), as
It is to know his financial views. Neith
er is of first consideration, by a long
way.
“In the approaching gubernatorial con
test the Argus Is for Alabama; therefore,
the Argus is for Joe Johnston. We ac
cord every man his views on national af
fairs. But we steadfastly maintain that
a governor should hold the state of great
er Importance than himself."
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In Days That Tried Men’s Souls.
Says the Eutaw Whig and Observer:
“The State Herald says it is author
ized to state that Capt. Joseph F. John
ston will be a candidate for the dem
ocratic nomination for governor. While
we do not agree with Captain Johnston
in his financial view's, we recognize his
ability and honesty and the faithful ser
vice that he has rendered his party In the
’days that tried men’s souls.’ ”
North Alabamian: If our people will
examine their calendars and almanacs
they will perceive that in the month of
December this year there will be two full
moons, one on the first and the other on
the 31st. It is said to be a fact by the
scientists that such a thing has never oc
curred before since the birth of Christ.
The Other Fellow’s Game.
Mexican Herald.
England and the United States at war
means fun and profit for the other big na
tions. If the Anglo-Saxon race has gone
mad It will play the other fellow's game
for him, but we do not believe In the in
sanity theory Just yet.
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PUBLIC OPINION.
The future historian may write of re
publicanism as the party which Wendell
Phillips conceived, Abraham Lincoln es
tablished and Grover Cleveland perpet
uated.—Fort Worth Gazette (Dem.)
Republicans should bear in mind two
pregnant facts: First, great victories
bring heavy responsibilities; second, the
democratic party is never so dangerous
as when Its internal dissensions have
been paralyzed by an overwhelming de
feat.—Memphis Scimitar (Dem.)
Missouri is reasonably sure to go re
publican by a safe majority. Kentucky,
Tennessee and North Carolina are some
what less sure, but the democrats will be
frightened In all three of them. Dela
ware, Maryland and West Virginia ap
pear to be good republican ground for
1S96.—St. Louis Globe-Democrat (Rep.)
Armed with these arguments the ad
minlstrationists are making a very
strong fight for a-third term for Cleve
land. The late elections, as interpreted
by them, have helped the third term
movement. It means, they say, defeat
for those who oppose the policy of Mr.
Cleveland.—New Orleans Times-Demo
crat.
All tne goia mines or tne Yuaon would
not compensate for a single day’s war
between England and the United States,
as Canada should know very well, but
at the same time if the Canadian police
attempt to take forcible possession of
mining claims held by American miners,
somebody to going to • get hurt.—San
Francisco Chronicle, Rep.
The statement that Quay has decided
to make a determined .fight for the repub
lican presidential nomination Is not sur
prising. He has been doing work in his
party for a long time, and, despite the
number of votes he has controlled for it
at the right time, he has had to bear thei
odium of being the wicked partner of the
concern.—Richmond State, Dem.
Campos’ recommendation of home rule
for Cuba is virtually a plea-of nolo con
tendere. He cannot see much hope, for
Spain when he advocates the surrender
of everything but the semblance of her
authority. The insurgents must have the
whip hand, and "Libre Cuba" seems to
be at hand. What are we going to do
about it?—Detroit Tribune, Rep.
The completeness of the Gorman rout
Is indicated in the fact that only three of,
the twenty wards In Baltimore cast a
plurality for Mr. Hurst, while the demo
cratic candidate for mayor went down in
the general disaster, being defeated by —
some 6000 votes. The democrats of Mary
land will be foolish to trust themselves
again to the leadership of the senior sen
ator from that state. He and the in
terests he represents are responsible for
the overthrow of the party this year.—
Providence Journal, Ind. _
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