Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-22
TOR WAR.
Selma Times Tired of Preaching Peace to
 Those Who Will Not Hear.

The Selma Times, after having advo cated conciliatory course in the dem ocratic party in Alabama, has finally lost patience with the followers of the Mont gomery Advertiser, and declares in the following editorial that it is ready for the fight
 "The Times, which the Advertiser says is closer to Captain Johnston than any other paper outside the State Herald,' came out a few days ago and for 'har- mony's sake proposed that the two fac tons in the democratic party bury their differences by one side. taking the gov ernorship and the other the senatorship. This suggestion was made without con sulting any one and upon our own re- sponsibility, in the hope that the lead ing papers would take it up and that the factionai fight inside the party would be stopped.
 Captain Johnston had already an- nounced that he was a candidate for gov ernor. He, then, would have had to stand for that office, and the senatorship would have gone to the gold men. But how was this proposition received? The Advertiser accused the Johnston men of trying to make dicker with Oates. Our article was alluded to as an attempt to
 shin up to Governor Oates The Mobile Register said here's another soul wish ing for a bargain and a great many other expressions of this sort.
 The Advertiser admitted in it's Sun days edition that the governorship had nothing to do with the silver question. That is a fact. The governor of Ala bama would be poWerlesS to effect na- tional legislation. The senator would have a voice in that matter and his vote would count as much as any other sen ator's from the strongest state in the union.
 We had hoped for peace. The Adver- n olive branch, but Spurn it from them as they would a viper. They seem deter mined to ruin the democratic party of Alabama. For years they have been en- gagged in this work of pulling down the institution that redeemed Alabama from republican misrule. These papers would have their way at any cost.
 "We have said peace, but they do not want it. They are determined to force fight. A man will be brought out to op- pose Joe Johnston, who has ever been as loyal and self-sacrificing as any living democrat and factional war will be waged in Alabama beside which last years battle will be like the popping of a firecracker compared to the roar of cannon.
 "If nothing but war will suit them. we accept the challenge. Let it be war to the knife Raise the black flag, and let's go at each other and succeed in strang- ling the life out of the party. If nothing but war will suit them, let slip the dogs of war We had hoped to get along with out the fight-we have appealed for uni- ty and harmony-but if fight we must, no one will strike a harder blow than those who feel that they are contending for the time-hopored principles of the democratic party
 "We receive the challenge reluctantly sorrowfully-and with dread for the future welfare of the party, but the post master editors must have had instruc- tons from Wall street to push the fight. The men in Alabama who believe in both the coinage of gold and silver are not | arrant towards. They will accept the | gauge of battle. and if the Register and | the Advertiser don't look out they will l take both the governorship and the sena- | tor. Joe Johnston only lacked thirtytwo | votes of being nominated last year; he | will have twice that number to spare | next year. "Trot out your horse, and let's see what | kind of move he has"