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Birmingham age-herald., 1894-07-29
HELP US SAVE OURSELVES.

There is only one possible argument against the Birmingham tax amendment. ''The bond-holders are better able to lose their money than the citizens are to pay it.n
 By the same argument every poor man who owes money to rich man, every debtor to bank night default and refuse to pay. Such debtor would be just as hon. est and just as fair to his creditor as the city of Birmingham in refusing to pay her bondholders. Birmingham owes S1 ,630,- 900. She got that money and spent it. How she spent it was and is none of the lender s business. Her people are honest and debt paying. They have got in debt, but are able to pay out. They want to pay out. But the constitution of the State doesn't allow them to levy taxes to meet the interest on their debt. They ask the people to help them amend the constitution so that they can levy the small additional tax of 2b mills for the special purpose of paying the interest on their debt and pro- viding for the principal.
 Now, Birmingham was enabled to hor- row this money, selling nearly all her bonds at a premium, not merely because she was city of resources, but because the investing world had faith in our char acter as an honest and debt paying people. It was the reputation built up by the whole people of this State and the State itself that gave our municipality and others credit of the highest sort.
 Now, if we default and go into bank.
 ruptcy, what will be the result? The credit, State, municipal and individual, of this whole State will be seriously injured The credit of every merchant, of every corpora tion, of every farmer, of every human be- ing, will suffer.
 ''If Birmingham, the great center of the
 mineral region and famed as the richest and most progressive city in Alabama, de- faults and cheats her creditors, things in Alabama must be rocky, indeed. Money there is unsafe.o That is what will be said all over this country and in Europe.
 It will simply ruin the prospects and the hopes of the fairest and most promising city ever built in the South. Not because we are unwilling to pay our debts, but be- cause the constitution doesn't permit us to do it. Help us to amend the constit ution.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-07-29
ALMOST FORGOT.

The State Alliance will convene at Calera Tuesday, September Il. This is conv enient ard well chosen place of meeting. It is cen- trally located and accessible by rail from every portion of the State.-Calera Sentinel.
 This little item will be surprise to a great many people,. It will revive for gotten memories. How many people in Alabama have thought of the State Ali
 ance for the past twelve months? It was once power in Alabama, mum bering its adherents by the thousands and able to dictate their beliefs on politics and finance, and aspiring to grasp and administer the State government itself. It's last meeting of importance was at Brunddge, in Pike county, in 1891, if we recollect aright. It then, falsely, as was afterward demon- strated, declared itself non partisan. At
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-07-29
EDUCATIONAL.

Vernon Courier: We are asked about the constitutional amendments to be voted on at the next election There are two amend ments to which the attention of voters should have been called in the official notice of election. One is to give each township the right to levy small tax for educational purposes. The other Is 10 allow the city of Birmingham to levy special city tax of A of per cent to create a sinking fund for payment of it's bonds. Every one should vote for the Birmingham amendment. As to the school amendment the electors can only vote as seemeth them best, as there are advocates both for and against. A strange thing about it is that some men who would pay no tax and be benefited by the change are against 1t. Upon the large tax payer who has no chil- dren to educate it would be somewhat of burden. But even then he might be com pensated by the improvement 1t will effect upon society in the community.
 Cherokee Sentinel: We think, however, the people of this county will vote for the amendment. The Sentinel is heartily in favor of the proposed amendment. It urges it's readers to support the measure when they vote next month. The amend ment looks to~an increase of the school funds, which would enable everybody to give their children a better education. The Sentinel, unlike Mir. Oates, believes that it Is to the interest of the state to edu- cate the children whether they ever work another day in the sun or not. For this reason we say vote for the Hundley amend- ment
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-07-29
(. ROGAN G co.
STATE CAMPAIGN.

Lafayette Sun: All the democrats of this county ask of the Jeffersonian officials is to be treated as fairly as our officials treated the Jefferso ians two years ago. Our com mittee recommended one democratic in- spector for each beat this year and the officials refused to appoint them. Two years ago the only change suggested to the democratic officials was of an inspector in beat 12. They had appointed MT. K. l.. inspector in that beat. The chairman of their committee, MT. Caleb Dean, came to the then probate judge, J. J.. Robinson, and asked that MT. John Mathews be ap. change was promptly made to satisfy the Jeffersonians. Judge Robinson Is now a candidate for the legislature. They ought to have treated him as fairly as he treated them. But they have not done it. Yet they say they want fair elections, and whine around like lot of sick kittens for a "free ballot and fair count.''
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-07-29
JEFFERSON,S SHERIFF

The Jefferson county sheriff doesn't need any newspaper commendation to let the world know that he is the right man in the right place. His acts speak for themselves. And he is supported by as active, vigilant, courageous and duty loving set of deputies as any sheriff was ever blessed with. For over three months Sheriff Morrow has been carrying a load of responsibility and anxi- ety that has been imposed on few men. He has kept his head and his temper through it all and looked to his duty.
 The achievement of Sheriff Morrow and his deputies in arresting the Pratt mines rioters and getting the great body of them in jail within forty- y-eight hours has never been equaled anywhere by an executive of the civil law. All honor to the sheriff and his deputies. The great law and order loving people of Jefferson stand by him.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-07-29
ONE MORE WEEK.

No man who looks on the situation with majority of William 0. Oates at less than 20, ,000. If the election were to come off to- n1orrow the AGE-HERALD entertains not the slightest doubt that Colonel Oates ing of the campaign, when the one- armed . hero made his first speech in Pickens county, the Democrats who had been de- ceived by Captain Kolb two years ago be- one by one. When Morgan came and joined his eloquent voice and grand pres. ence to the issue the wool hat boys, who know him and love him from of old, began to rejoin their old party by twos and threes. The camp fires were lighted all along the line. The Democrats blazed into one mass of enthusiasm. Every Democrat has become living, fighting host within good government and honest rule. Ala bama shall not bend beneath the rule of the adventurer and tbe Republicans, united for the spoil of her fair fame and her high places. h these great and numerous white communities of the north and the far south two years ago the large negro vote went almost solidly for the party of confusion and general overturn, and gave to Captain Kolb marjo1ity in forty coun- ties. Now that vote is crowding every day into the Democratic column.
 The white Democrats are coming back The negroes in the white counties are di- viding. Kolb is beaten. But shall it be a vic- tory of good government in this grand State by beggarly 25,000 majority, or shall the enemy s defeat become rout? We can make it so. Let but the individual Democrats from the Tennessee to the Gulf fight one more week as they have fought for three weeks past, and we shall barely miss those old time majorities when all was peace and love. It is worth the effort. Every man to his post for the final tusslei
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-07-29

Cullman the next year the mask was thrown off and it became bodily Populite political machine and has been rapidly disintegrating ever since.
 In the old days the Alabama State Alliance was the theme of universal news paper comment and its proceedings went forth through all the press associations and over all wires. But now it's annual meeting is heralded by five line notice in a local newspaper and is hardly worth that space. Killed by bad and selfish men who led it into politics that they might get officeI
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-07-29

man would deny them. Their requests are modest and proper. Surely no Democrat can fail to agree that the negro is entitled to equal railroad accommodations for equal money, that their women shall be pro- tected, and that they shall be protected in their right to labor. The Democracy has given every proof that it is the law and order party of Alabama, and that the negro is entitled to the laws protection. This movement of the colored ministers will inevitably quicken efforts to enforce ex- isling laws and 10 pass new ones, and will accomplish much Tor their people.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-07-29
Democratic County Ticket,
THE DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.

The democracy of Alabama, in conven- k tion assembled, reaffrm the principles of U the rest the paIsy at T Cbicaro in m 1sgs @ ome that ano e6iate the country upon the suo- sthose principles in the triumphant Mrs. ,ection of Grover Cleveland who, sv his 'eturnee enc rous treatment of our people, has lear shown that he is the president of the whole Ie< country, knowing no north, no south, no We recognize the wisdom and patriotism of our president and believe in his fealty to the principles of our party, and indorse his administration of the federal govern ment. While some of us may differ from him in matters of policy, we are agreed In the belief that he is actuated by motives of highest patriotism and by an unselhsh de- votion to the highest good of the whole people, While there are differences of opinion among us in matters of detail, we all believe in the free coinage of silver whenever it can be done consistently with the maintenance of sound and safe cur rency
 We earnestly urge upon our senators and representatives in congress the speedy re- form of the tariff and the speedy repeal of the 10 per cent tax on the issue of state banks.
 We heartily commend and indorse the present administration of the state govern. ment, headed by Governor Thomas G. Jones, who bas so wisely and courageously discharged his great trust, and we com mend his impartial and fearless execution of the laws.
 We pledge to the people of Alabamaa continuance of the good government of our state affairs inaugurated by the election of George $. Houston in 1874.
 The election law enacted at the last ses- sion of our general assembly is in accord ance with the principles upon which are based the laws regulating elections in a large majority of the states of this union |, without regard to party, and intended to obtain at the ballot box a full and free ex- presson of the popular will. We believe in giving it a fair trial, and should it fail to accomplish the end which it was intended to effect, we pledge ourselves to make such changes and alterations therein as may be necessary to effect that end.
 We pledge our party to the maintenance of system of free public schools and to increase the appropriations for that pur- pose whenever the financial condition of the state will permit
 The party is pledged to continue it's ef- forts to remove all the evils of the present convict system, and to enact all appro- priate legislation to prevent it's working Injustice to any class of our people.
 We extend a cordial invitation 10 all voters of Alabama, who believe in the principles of democracy and are in favor - of the maintenance of good government, to unite with us in the election of the ticket nominated by this convention.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-07-29

If not asking too much of them, will our contemporarias all over Alabama publish, for the sake of a great city In desperate straits, the appeal to the voters of Ala bama, issued by the Commercial Club and City Council, asking for votes for the Bir- mingham tax amendment? It will be found in another column.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-07-29
COMMISSIONERS COURT.

Black Hollis and Jerry Brock, two ne- groes from Lamar county, charged with being retail liquor dealers without license, were tried yesterday before United States Commissioner H. A. Wilson. From the evidence brought out the mmissioner deemed it sufficient for binding them over to the grand jury, which he did in the sum of $200.
 county, for perjury and presenting and col- lecting false claims from the government, has been continued until tomorrow.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-07-29

IT will be remem bered that few short weeks ago, when all the big cities of all our sovereign and United States were rest less under threatened paralysis of com merce; when thousands upon thousands of people fairly revelled in excitement be- cause brakemen ceased to brake and switchmen ceased to switch and the steady step of the soldiers resounded through out populous thoroughfares, the St. Stephen News kindled the fire with ker- osene, so to write, by publishing to the world that "great excitement was created in St. Stephen last week by the report that Mrs. Slaughter's buggy horse had the glanders.'' Had this startling news ap- peared in some small country weekly 1t Is altogether probable it might have been overlooked, but appearing in the columns of the leading journal of that erstwhile capital of Alabama it is not surprising that the AGE HERALD and many other metro poltan dailies republished it and awaited with anxiety the result of a confirmation of the report. This weeks issue of the News, published on Wednesday, has just reached our office, and we are glad to chronicle the fact that Esquire Bivins, who seems to be an authority on live stock, announces that Mrs. Slaughter's horse has not got the glanders, but has a severe running at the nose, which he has treated by smoking it with mixture of life everlasting and dried mullein stalks.''
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-07-29
THE COLORED MINISTER'S.

The colored ministers of this city and viz >cinity unite in an address to their race, urging that they vote for William c. Oates and the Democratic party. They were careful before advising their people to that course to inquire into their interests and seek for some pledges from the Democracy.
 What they ask is that which no law loving
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-07-29

SENATOR STEWART, no doubt, go. sick
 because he found out that Kolb is sure loser and he didn't want to drop on the . losing side at the last moment.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-07-29
WHEN TRAVELLING.

Whether on pleasure bent or business, take on every trip a bottle of Syrup of Figs, as it acts most pleasantly and effectually on the kidneys, liver and bowels, preventing levers, headaches and other forms of sick ness. For sale in soc and $1 bottles by all leading druggists. Manufactured by the California Fig Syrup company only.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-07-29

SENATOR HILL has won more just re. nown and honest praise for one speech ir defense of Grover Cleveland than from al his victories as New York politician.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-07-29

On August every voter in Alabama will have to determine whether he is a Democrat or Republican. Every Democrat will vote for Oates, and every Republican for Kolb. Party lines are sharply drawn, and there is no lodging the above proposi- tion --Gadsden Times News.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-07-29

CAPTAIN KoIB used to claim that he hat
 been as good ballot box suffer as tht best of them. Now he says he only sat by
 and "winked' his approval.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-07-29

WE must adopt the school amendment or see our public schools go down. The chill dren are increasing and the State is not able to increase the State appropriation.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-07-29

A KoLB parson by the name of Taul, over in Shelby county, has been making political speeches and got his foot in it. He was powerful wrathy against the negro and said in speech: "The negro is thief by nature, and to educate him only makes him an educated thief.' Parson Taul softens this down with explanation and denial, butthe Columbiana Chronicle de- clares that nobody believes his denial in that neck of the woods.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-07-29

STAND by the Legislative ticket. Don' let little things interfere with you an( cause you to help turn this State over tc the Populites.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-07-29

IF England wants to insure that the United States will build the Nicaragua canal, she can do tby arousing the ''Irish' of the American people.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-07-29

SOME of the Populite speakers are telling it that Governor Jones has issued $500, ,000 of bonds aud squa ndered the money. That is the weakest sort of lie. Under our constitution the Governor can't issue any bonds at all, nor can the Legislature. If they were to try, nobody would buy them, because they would bo illegal and voida
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-07-29

THE honest Democrats who voted for Captain Kolb two years ago can't stand the story of his barter with Hoar and the New England Republican protec- tion lists.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-07-29

BIRMINGHAM is certainly going through the rubs, With her striking miners, mur- dero us outlaws and destructive fires, her fate seems a hard one. But Birmingham Is here to stay, and when her present troubles are ended will be better place to live in than ever before. She is city and has to endure city misfortunes .-Greensboro Watohman. .-elLt .. U .l-
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-07-29

WHEN alsction day rolls around Col onel Oates will go to the Black Belt from each end of the State with clear majority. This is fact, not prophecy.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-07-29

THERE is nothing difficult or compli- cated about voting under the Sayre elec- tion law. Just put cross mark by the name of the man you want to vote for. That's all,
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-07-29

declined to answer. Captain Johnston was asked no such question and he doesn't believe Oates secured the nomina- tion by fraud.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-07-29

COLONEL OATES is now assured of ten or twelve white counties that went for Kolb in 1892. Many white Democrats of Ala bama were deceived once, but they can't be again.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-07-29
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A FAMOUS RESORT.

In another part of today's AGE- HERALD appears the advertisement of Hotel St. Si- mon. St SImon's Island, Ga., has long been a favorite seaside resort and this sea- son everything is up to the standard. The hotel is only fifty yards from the beach. The bathing and fishing unsurpassed.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-07-29

BEFORE Saturday night Kolb's defeat will have become rout.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-07-29

WHEN you go into the election booth don't forget to put cross mark down in favor. of the school amendment.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-07-29

CAPTAIN JOHNSTON pronounces as ut- teriy false the story that MT. Bowman asked him in joint debate if he didn't be- lieve Oates beat him by fraud, and that he
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-07-29

THE thing that undeceived the Demo- crats who were following Kolh was his dicker with old Hoar. That opened their eyes. They are coming back home to the good old Democratic party.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-07-29

SELMA defaulted and went into bank ruptcy once. Before she compromised and got straight she didn't move a peg. She stagnated. It twill take Birmingham longer to recover than it did Selma.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-07-29
THE LATEST FISH STORY

disciple of Isaac Walton says he was fishing at Village creek the other day and caught a tarpon which had brass tag on it's tail bearing the words: "Go to the Surprise Store for your dry goods"
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-07-29

IRON production for the first half of 1894 was 2,717 ,9S3 tons, an increase of 156, ,399 tons over the last half of 1898. Alabama s production has been less than for the last half of 1893, as a result of the strike.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-07-29

MUNICIPAL bankruptcy is individual dis honor. And the individual pays the pen- oIf
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-07-29

THE voters of Marshall county of all parties ought, and we believe will, vote for the school amendment .-Guntersville Dem OCrat.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-07-29
MARRIED A FORTUNE.

man married wealthy widow the other day and he ascribed his luck to the elegant shirts he bought at ''the Surprise Store.'
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-07-29
State Democratic Ticket.

State Democratic Ticket. FOR GOVERNOR, WILLIAM c. OATES, or Henry. SECRETARY OF STATE, J. KIRK JACKSO1J, of Lauderdale.
 O
 TREASURER, J. CRAIG SMITH,
 of Dallas.
 AUDITOR, JOHN PURIFOY, of Wilcox. ATToRNEY-GENERAL, WILLIAM c. FITS, of Tuskaloosa. SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION, JOHN 0. TURNER, of St. Clair.
 -O- COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE, HECTOR D. LANE, of Limestone. Democratic County Ticket, JUDGE OF CRIMINAL COURT, SAMUEL E. GREENE.
 O- REPRESENTATIVES,: FRANK P. O'BRIEN, SAMUEL WILL JOHN, JOSEPH H. MONTGOMERY, w. F. FULTON, l.. Y. LlPSCOMBE, JOHN M'QUEEN.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-07-29

YEARS ago Mobile defaulted on her deb, and went into bankruptcy. She has barely recovered now and begun to grow again.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-07-29

LAM Democrat, have always been one, and when die, which time 1 know cannot be far of, I hope 10 fall with ihe folds of the banner of Democracy wrapped around my body. Senator Morgan.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-07-29

IF every man in Cherokee county was a farmer the Democratic party would carry it by at least 1000 majority. Nearly all of our real farmers are Democrats. River News.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-09-29
ONE HARMONIOUS SESSION.
James Smiths Hot Blood Cools
a Little.
WILL GIVE SIMMONS A CHANCE
The Committee on Supervisors Will
Not Submit Its Report Until
Next Tuesday.

The blood that was on the face OF the
moon Thursday night was not visible last
evening when the Democratic convention
settled down to work. There were some
traces of it before the session commenced,
but as the hours passed it faded away en-
tirely and the night brought forth less
strife than any preceding one since the
no minating of candidates began.
When Delegate James F. Smith reached
the hall he was still fierce and hot on the
trail of James 81. Simmons. who had been
announced as candidate for Superinten-
dent of Schools. He said that he was con-
WINGED that Mr.. Simmons was member
Of the A. p. A, no matter what he or his
friends might say, and by the shades of
Thomas Jefferson he should not be norli-
mated in Democratic convention.
A little later Mr. Smith said that if Sim
mons was not member of tie hated or
gani7atiou he had intimate friends who