Birmingham age-herald., 1894-08-05

sires our intellectual, our political and our material prosperity, to say 10 the demo- cratic party, so long the great and domi- nant party in Alabama, though perchance not all our day dreams would make it, as said Ruth to Naomi: "WheFe thou goest, ' l will go, where thou lodgest, l will lodge, thy people shall be my people, and nothing but death shall part me and thee.o
 We cannot afford a division in our demo- cratic forces. The very life, not only of our political but of our industrial interests, depends upon our remaining together for the purpose of wise aud patriotic govern ment in our state and our union of states.
 Danger foreseen is half avoided. But they tell us there is no danger. Nothing is more easy than for men to deceive them- selves, as the buman affections aud pas- sions are ever most subtle persuaders. It was the philosopher and statesman Frank lin, who said: "Who hath deceived thee more often than thyself.'' But let not the democratic and conservative people of A la bama listen to this siren song: "There is no danger.p Like the siren song of old it deludes but to destroy. Our political ene- mics iu the north readily see and appre- ciate the probable effect of our division as shown by the free contribution of money to promote the same here in Alabama. All those "vulturss and birds of bad omen' that, during reconstruction days, preyed on the very vitals of our state, are again Tapping their wings and vitiating our po- htical atmosphere, by the hutterings of their dirty plnmage.
 This seems to be time of universal tur bulent agitation in many parts of our country. The credit of the country and of the people may be said to be suffering and below par, both in our state and else where; and, without the concentrated un- Ion Of the great masses of our people, for the good and safe government here in Ala shama, wise and conservative supremacy, sfor the time may and will be endangered Among us, and with that in peril, though 70 second Moses should strike the rock of our resources, abundant as they are, the streams of prosperity would not burst forth and there is no one beneath the sky whose magic touch upon the dead corpse of public credit under such condition could cause it to spring upon it's feet again.
 It has been said "that in the dark our fortunes meet us.'' But let us not, in this dark hour in, the industrial, business and financial affairs throughout Lnis coun- try, forget a danger that may, if not guarded against, lamentably prevent the glorious rays of the sun of prosperity soon to rise again from reaching us in their full benehcient force, and again imparting life and vigor 10 our varied interests. In a republic good government is especially essential to the prosperity of every other interest. True, we may diffor on minor questions, and in those things we may be and remain 'separate as the bilows,' but for united, prudent democratic suprem- acy let us hope that the great body of the intelligent and patriotic people of Alabama and the entire country may ever be and re- main "one as the sea.'
 " "Breathes there man with soul so dead, Who never to himself hath said,
 This Is my own, my native land.'
 l.. c. DICKEY.
 Birmingham August l.