Birmingham state herald., 1895-11-29
NEED ONLY THE POWER.

SonsclentlOuSly DeleNlng that demo- cratic supremacy should be the desire of every citizen of Alabama, and especially of every democrat, the State Herald is forced to admit its surprise at the course now being pursued by two of the leading newspapers of the state. Had the Mo- bile Register and the Montgomery Ad- vertiser that influence with democrats in this state which they are vain enough to think they have they would by the tac- tics they are now using pretty soon bring about such state of affairs in the dem ocratic party in this state as would make the democratic nomination a prize not much to be sought after.
 Their course is really astonishing. For a democratic newspaper to announce in advance that a certain democrat, if given the party nomination in Alabama and that man a leading candidate and in fact, the only candidate for the place. could not be elected is species of dem ocratic journalism heretofore unheard of in these parts.
 Has it come to this-have we reached the period in the history of this state when democrats will tolerate such treachery on the part of journals at- tempting to pose as leaders of demo- cratic thought and democratic sentl- ment?
 Heretofore only republican and popu- list papers have prophesied democratic defeat in case this, that or the other man is nominated
 The State Herald will give It's earnest undivided and most loyal support to any man whom the democratic party or Ala- bama in convention assembled shah see proper to nominate. The oCdte Herald takes occasion further to state here and now that whoever secures the nomination of the democratic party III Alabama for governor can, Will anu should be elected. :.
 Alabama is a democratic state and It is not within the combined power ol 'ne Montgomery Advertiser and the MopAe Register to make it a doubtful state.
 The State Herald hastens to deny the charge made by the Advertiser anu .ne Register that Alabama is not souhoiy and safely democratic.
 In the hope of getting some one to oe- come their candidate against Captain Johnston for the nomination of the dem oeratfc party for governor the AdVer- tiser and Register have grown frahtic 
 onstrate their madness. If tendered the party nomination without a contest any single democrat cannot bear his partys ebanner to victory in this state, pray tell us what inducement there is for any oth- CT democrat to enter into contest TOT the nomination? Would victory come any easier after a heated contest TOT the nomination than it would after the party had gathered together in convention ana unanimously delegated one of it's lead- CTS to bear the flag?
 If no other democrat enters the con test. or if another should enter and cap tain Johnston becomes the party nom- nee is he not to have the hearty, earnest and loyal support of the Advertiser ana Register? If the answer be yea then pray tell us why two papers claiming the right to name the candidate of the party have not the power to procure the election of a party nominee? If captain Johnston, a man with an unbroken dem ocratic record a man possessed Of private character of which any man might feel proud and absolutely unas- sailable cannot be elected, if given the party nomination, tell us, pray, what man III the party to victory? Where is the man willing to stand up and say, Johnston. you can't be elected, but I can?" That is what the man, should one be found to heed the cry of the Advertiser and the Register, would have to say.
 If the Advertiser the Register, the News, the State Herald and all the other democratic papers of the state, aided by the democratic party, could not procure the election of Captain Johnston we see no reason why just two of the papers should say who shall and who shall not be the party nominee. If the element in the party represented by the Adver- tiser and the Register would not join those papers in the hearty support of Captain Johnston as the nominee Of the party they have no right to call on the supporters of Captain Johnston for any thing In fact, they have no rights in the party and are really not loyal demo- s crats. Of course, more-much more along this line could be said, but it is not necessary. We have said enough to put democrats to work analysing the posi- tion-the ridiculous position--taken by the Advertiser and Register
 No true democrat, after a careful anal ysis of the position taken by those papers can reach any other conclusion than that they are mad, reckless and lack only the power and influence to destroy the party, having, as they evidently do, the will.
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