Birmingham age-herald., 1894-07-31

l and will be read as long as interest in hu- | man kind endures
 THE Kolb papers and speakers are mak- ing big blow about circular alleged to have been sent out by General Shelley, asking Federal office holders to contribute to the campaign fund. We have never seen any such circular, but we did see one two years ago when the Kolb party were trying to elect Weaver President. It's all right in their view to get contributions for an Republican Populite candidate for President, but awful to get up a little money for the legitimate expenses of the Democratic campaign.
 OUR German American fellow citizens are too liberal and just 10 allow grievance at the hands of newspaper to affect their political action toward great party. The action of the officials of the German. American Club in postponing any expres- sion of resentment on account of a recenA grievance at the hands of local paper is conservative and proper. The Democratic party has fought against prejudice and dis criminations against foreign born citizens from the time Thomas Jeff ferson whipped the old federalists on that issue.
  JAPAN is a land of civilization, although it Is q civilization that differs from ours. ln some respects they are more gentle an" refined. Edwin Arnold says the Japanesn women approach nearer to angels than the women of any other nation. The Japanestr like Americans very much, and many of their ablest men have been educated in th is country ill preference to Europeeh colin- tries. In art. especially. do the Japanese excel.
 HE keib party arc charging the Demo- crsts with purpose to commit all kinds of frauds. Yet in Pickens, whose Populite Probate Judge recently declared in the AGE HERALD that the Democrats should have an absolutely fair deal in his county they have selected iiliterates, par alytics and deaf men as Democratic in- spectors. Look out for the biggest sort of frauds in these Kolb counties.
 
 IDA B. WELLS, the young negress who has been slaudering the South in England. was no doubt paid to do 1t by somebody who is interested in preventing the tide of imni igration and investment from turning in thls direction. But it's too late. That racket used to work, but the South has got a start now aud can't be headed by any blood and thunder racket.
 THE Koib papers in the State are pub- fishing strenuous denials of the fact that Colonel Oates had the crowd at Salem, in Limestone county. Now Captain Kolb has been adopting Ben 1illman's plan of call ing for show of hands at political meet ings. He was urged to do the same thing on this occasion, but declined. Be knew how the crowd stood.
 
 THE remark attributed to K olb leader, "We don't want the vote of auy G- d--n nigger,' is no doubt the common senti- ment of that party. They showed their contempt for the ''nigger" when they kicked Hon. W. J. Stevens ignominously out of the wigwam last February.
 
 IF Birmingham goes into bankruptcy through any fault of her own in failing to get the tax amendment adopted, her de- fault will be equivalent to voluntary re- pudiatlon. She can t afford that. It will destroy this town as business community. THE Kolb campaign has gotten so low in islander that they are charging that Pro- lessor Turner, Democratic nominee for Superin tendent of Education, is drunk ard. The islander is out of the whole cloth. VOTERS have in previous elections crossed out the names of the candidates they voted against, but in this election they must put cross opposite the names of those they intend to vote for.
 FIVE more days of appeal to the reason, patriotism and self respect of the people of Alabama, and the victory is ours by such a majority that even Captain Kolb will quit running for Governor.
 A MAGAZINE article tells us s'how to take liie." The best way is not to take life at all, but appeal to the courts for pro- lection.
 ALL correspondents should be careful of their facts in giving the size Of crowds. Overstatements and understatemepts both do harm.
 IT s exceedingly important that nobody lose his temper in this fight. Getting mad doesn't make votes.
 FIXED TO ROB.
 HOW THE PoPULITEs TREATED THE DEM-
 oCRATs IN PICKENs.
 CARRoLLToN, July N.-[Special Corre- spondence. l-In this county it has been as- certained that one of the inspectors ap- pointed cannot read or write, one cannot hear unless you talk to him in tone that can be heard far beyond the limits of the booth. one is very old and paralyzed, and his hand trembles so much that he cannot make cross mark opposite the name of a candidate, and one can barely read and