Birmingham state herald., 1895-11-23
ECHOES OF THE PRESS.

It is with extreme pleasure that the Progress mentions that Capt. Joseph F. Johnston, yielding to the requests of his friends and his own inclinations, has an- nounced his candidacy to the democracy of Alabama for the nomination of gov ernor of Alabama before the next state convention. It is simple justice that he should be nominated without any oppo- sition and by exclamation by the next convention. There is no man in Alabama whose lifetime record as a democrat is purer and more without blemish than Captain Johnston. There is no one who has labored more faithfully in the dem- ocratic vineyard than Captain John ston. There is no one who labored more faithfully to secure the election of Gov ernOr Oates and the state ticket last year than Captain Johnston.
 Governor Oates has shown himself a full grown man in declining to be can didate for a second term after his oft repeated declaration that he desired only one term as governor.
 No man has labored more faithfully for the redemption of the state, the black belt and Wilcox county in the dark days of reconstruction and carpet bag rule than Captain Johnston. He deserves the nomination, he will be nominated for governor of Alabama by the next state convention, and he will be elected governor of Alabama by the old-time democratic majority. Our readers will rejoice in Captain Johnston's candidacy for governor. and to the old Stonewall democracy his candidacy is recommend ed.-Wileox Progress.
 The Advertiser plead with Johnston to stay out of the race and intimated that it had the information that he would not oppose the governors request for a sec ond term, simply out of party love and harmony, and it would now seem to us hot ter~r. w11k to do what it was so anxious for Captain Johnston to do that; that is, support him Johnston) in order to avoid a wrangle over the nomination. Governor Oates is out of the race and Captain Johnston is the only avowed candidate that we have before us, and if the Advertiser wishes to do the graceful thing and show It's sincerity and love for the party, let 1t now come out for Johnston and save a contest.
 We do not agree with Captain John stons ideas of financial legislation no more than the Advertiser, but we do know that there are thousands of good democrats all over the state who do, and we think 1t is as near right for the sound money democrats to sacrifice their views for party harmony as it is to ask the sil- yer men to do so. If it was proper that Captain Johnston should have sacrificed his personal ambition for the sole pur- pose of party harmony. as the Advertiser requested and implored him to do, then it is eminently the thing for the Adver- tiser to do, to place aside its personal spite and hatred for Captain Johnston and support him for governor for the sake of harmony. Especially Is this the case since Governor Oates has declared himself unequivocally as being out of the race.
 If the Advertiser can do what it asked Captain Johnston to do 1t will rise higher and mightier in the esteem of the people. If, on the other hand, 1t should fail to do so. then it will be justly classed as attempting the role of demagogue of the worst stripe. Which shall it be? We await the result with interest.-Tuska- loosa Gazette.