Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-05


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 The People Are All Right.
 Yes, the people are all right. The near CT you come to the people the nearer you get to the right lines. The people are de- termined that the rule-or-ruin few shall not, by their contrivances, prevail over the wishes of the many. This means the nomination and election of Joe John ston.-Huntsville Argus.
 No Successful Opposition.
 The Herald does not agree with it's able contemporary. the Ashville Aegis, in it's prediction that Captain Johnston will have successful opposition in the race for the nomination. We do not be- lieve now that there is man in the state who will enter the race for anything fur ther than establishing name in political circles. hoping that the future may bear him fruit.-Union Springs Herald.
 The Mobile Register Should Take Notice. The Journal is waiting for the Mobile Register to discover that on the occasion of Captain Johnstons recent visit to the city that the captain called on the gov ernor in company with his friend, State Treasurer Craig Smith. The governor had his private secretary, Captain Vai- den, present at the little seance. This ought 10 1urDiSn the fteSlSIeT Wltn SulH- cient circumstantial evidence to make out its case against the governor and the captain that they are in a combne- Montgomery Journal.
 Doubtful fit Finds Its Man.
 The Advertisers coup d'etat, which came out after the late elections, has been sidetracked Governor Oates Is out in a speech declaring he will not be candidate for governor, and will not ac- cept the nomination. So the Advertiser must nominate some other man. Here tofore the people have had their candi- date and the Advertiser has had it's can didate, and it has always triumphed in the fight by forcing by diplomatic skill its candidate on the people. But all good things must have an end as well as evil ones The Advertiser has great reason to rejoice over It's former triumphs. It speaks volumes for the power and in f1uence of that great newspaper organ, but 1t ought to be satisfied with it's former victories and follow the people in the coming contest; otherwise 1t may lose it's prestige, which has been of so much value to it in the past. It may press it's claims a bit too far and fall very hard. Indeed, the little fall 1t has just experienced in pressing Governor Oates claims to a point where most of it's gold allies left 1t alone ought to be a warning. The Mobile Register, the Birmingham News, the Anniston Hot Blast and the
 
 Advertiser in pressing Governor Oates claims after Capt. Joseph F. Johnston announced his candidacy. But, notwith- standing this, the Advertiser says the gold standard men must have another candidate another demand for harmony. we suppose such as the Advertiser is accustomed to making. We doubt if this great organ can find its man.-Progres- sive Age.
 The Advertiser Ingenious.
 The Journal has never doubted the ability of the Montgomery Advertiser, but has always questioned its methods and judgment. It is quite ingenious in its methods and effective in it's assaults upon opponents because of its ingenious methods. Here Is fair illustration of its methods of attack. In today's issue 1t says: ."rhe Cherokee Sentinel, one of the most radical populist papers in the state. proposes honest elections as the first and foremost plank in that party's platform. and the free coinage of silver as the second. The State Herald. Cap tain .Johnstons mouthpiece. proposes to make free silver the first, and a fair and honest vote the second. The difference between the two papers. It will be seen, is merely the relativ importance of the two blanks: they are really together" Now, to a person--even person of more than ordinary intelHgence-this looks like a center shot, and is calculated to demoralize Johnston's friends and put them to rout. But let the reader stop minute and think. and he will readily see how illogical and how very ridiculous 1t is, and how absurd the position In which the Advertiser has placed itself. Now, really what harm can there be in the free silver advocates having two such blanks in their platform as one de- clarng for free silver and the other for honest elections? Both of these blanks have been inserted in the state demo- cratic platform by former democratic state conventions. and the esteemed Ad- vertiser has hitherto regarded them as very good democratic blanks. If the populsts chose to take two very good blanks in the democratic platform and adopt them. mores the credit 10 them and to the democratic party, from which 1t steals its two blanks But let's take another view of 1t. Suppose the demo- cratic state convention declares for the single gold standard and dishonest cleo tions. and yet this is what the Advertiser. by inference. would have the party do. what would be the result? No one douhts what would be the result. And this Is not what the Advertiser would have the party do unless 1t sought and invited it's defeat. How many people are daily mis- led by just such ingenious assaults upon all opposition. simply because they have not got time to stop and think-Mont- gomery Journal.
 The Registers Inconsistency.
 The Opelika Evening News thusly handles the Mobile Register without gloves:
 The Register says:
 "One needs no gift of prophecy to ena- ble him to foresee that if Captain John- ston be nominated by the democratic party for governor of Alabama the dem-