Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-23

says lHe 1OOSh INlfcI 4NcWo.
1--WE are too much of an optimist to be-
lieve that little fist argument between
Messrs. Corbett and Fitzsimmons would
corrupt the morals Of commonwealth.
Let the row proceed"
The Russell Register thinks Captain
Johnston still has the floor:
Captain Johnston still has the floor.
Captain Johnston ought to be satisfacto-
ry as candidate to the free silver men on
account of his free silver views ana TO
the gold bugs on account of his party
service in the past"
Congressman Bankhead, says the Mont
gomery Journal. hits the nail on the head:
Congressman Bankhead denied the
proposition that free coinage would drive
gold out of the country and circulation
for three reasons, one of which was that
there was no gold in circulation to drive
out Congressman Bankhead hit the
nail squarely on the head. Gold is too
arstocratic to mix up with common peo-
pie"
Selma Times to Wallace and Jess,
Darn our fool souls. head u.s.
1.-The race for congress in the Second
district between Wallace Screws and
Jess Stallings reminds us of a story. A
yearing. Another boy gave the yearl-
ing a sharp cut with a whip, when off he
went down the lane, the boy hitting the
ground about once in every 10 feet. Ev-
cry now and then he could be heard to
exclaim. Head us! head u.s. darn our
fool souls. This is about the way it will
be with Wallace and Jess. Before the
campaign is over Montgomery's genial
postmaster will be yelling, Darn our fool
souls. head u.s."
The Montgomery Journal thinks Con-
gresham Clarke an aristocrat, but was
in touch with the people when he and the
Advertiser were not on speaking terms
and before he went to Washington and
brushed up against millionaires and blue
bloods. 1t says: sr. ..t
Congressman Clarke is an aristocrat
by birth, education and association, in
manner and general bearing. He was,
however. in full touch with his people
the plain. common people of the First
district-before he went to Washington
and brushed up against millionaires and
blue bloods. He then became convinced
that the money of the poor man, the sill
Yer dollar of our daddies, was not fit for
association with the rich man, but that
gold was the real rich mans money and
therefore should be the only money of the
realm. Congressman Clarke has many
imitatorS."
Editor Rountree of the Hartsell En-
quirer and the popular secretary of the
Alabama Press association pays the
State Herald a nice compliment: ~
"The State Herald, Birmingham's new
morning paper, fairly sparkles with
brightness under the new management
1t has bright future and will no doubt
be a grand success. We can hardly pre-
dict anything else but success when we
look at the able staff of the paper. The
managing editorship is in the hands of
Hon. III. M. Wilson, who is a newspaper
man of ability. and will no doubt guide
the paper in a most successful course
The business end Of the paper is in the
hands of that able and successful news
paper man, Mr.. James H. Nunnelee of
the Selma Times. He knows all about
| running paper on a successful plan
for he has never run any other sort The
staff of the State Herald is composed of
such hustlfng, experienced and well
known newspaper men as H. ]. Boles
Charley Greer and Telfair Hodgson. Long
life to the State Herald"
The Blocton Intelligencer takes the fol-
lowing practical view of the situation:
The drift of sentiment among the peo-
pie in favor of Captain Johnston is so
strong that it would be sheer political
lunacy on the part of the sound money
wing of the democratic party to oppose
| his nomination and election. There are
many democrats who are so thoroughly
| convinced that the free and unlimited
| coinage of silver is absolutely essential
| to the continuous growth and prosperity
| Of the country that they would vote
against ''geld-bug' nominee; and there
| are many others who are not so aggres-
sive in their hostility to the single gold
| standard, who would remain away from
| the polls. Such course means defeat to
| the democratic party. "These be peril
Gus times
| The democrats who favor the gold
standard. as rule, are not so wrought
up on the subject as that any material
| per cent of them would either vote
| against or fail to vote for a man like
Captain Johnston. although they differ
| with him on this one rather subordinate
| question of party policy. The further
| fact will be considered by the sound
1 money wing of the party, that this is
but state election and will not necessa-
| rily affect national questions, and should
not be affected by them.
| 1t is all important that the best ele-
| ments of our people get in line and fight
| in solid cohorts and not waste their
| strength in a guerilla warfare among
| themselves while the common enemy is
| massing for battle
4 Manly III Lie lIfIlhlfs men Oh the DtO-
| pies party are ready to fall in line and
| fight under the silver banner of Capt.
| Joseph F. Johnston. They know and trust
/ him and are practically In accord with
| him. Their leaders deny this, but their
| so-called leaders are not so closely in
! touch with the thinkers of their party as
| they have been The populst leaders
| knows that only in democratic discord is
| there any hope of his personal promo
ton. In strife and dissension he can
| raise his voice on high, and his slogan of
war will be heralded by the unthinking
and excitable. but when gentle peace
broods over the land there are none so
| poor to do him reverence" Then be
| friends; "Othello's occupation is gone"
! lifetime for strife over unimportant ques-
tons has passed aud for the best people
| of all parties to unite. The nomination
of Captain Johnston will be long step
| in that direction. fs