Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-26
PRESS lNDORSES THE COMMITTEE.

The Courier believes that the action of
 l the committee will do more to harmonize
 and strengthen the party in the state
 | than anything else that could have been
 done.-Clayton Courier.
 For some time we have advocated the
 | plan adopted by the committee of invit- ing white men who have gone out after
 false gods to return and be part of us.
 The committee has offered the olive branch and 1t now remains for those who
 went away for different causes to re- turn and remain in the party.-Selma
 Mirror.
 The Montgomery Advertiser puts up a
 very mournful editorial Tuesday over the result of the state committee meet ing. It and the Mobile Register and
 some others found in that list of papers styled by the Register The Old Guard,''
 can huddle together ard console each
 other, and may the Lord temper the wind to the shorn lambs.-Brewton Standard Guage.
 We think the idea advanced by some
 that If the democratic primaries be left open to men who voted for Kolb in 1892
 and 1894 it would result disastrously for | the party, is preposterous to say the
 least Men who will voluntarily come
 out boldly and pledge themselves to sup port men and measures will not desert.
 There may be exceptions, but very few
 Alexander City Outlook.
 The state executive committee decided
 to let down the bars and invite every white man into the primaries who will agree to support the nominees of the party. From those whom we have heard discusss the matter, say that 1t is exact ly what should have been done. Many men will now come back, and will here after stand where they have always stood. barring the past few years, with the democratic party. We don't be- lieve 1t can hurt the party, but that it will be the cause of bringing many men back to fight under the old flag in the
 democratic ranks.-Abbeville Times. It will be seen from the action of the state executive committed, which ap- pears elsewhere in this issue, that the committee sat down on the old lady Ad- vertiser and its cuckoo following by re- fusing to pursue course which would drive men from the party. The eXecu- tive committee, it would seem, is try ing to build up the party, and they in vite those to take part in the primaries who will support the nominees John B. Knox of Anniston, a Johnston man, was elected chairman of the committee, and the. vacancies have been filled by Johnston men. Johnston comes out vic- torious in the first engagement.-Gads- den Tribune.
 The most important work of the demo- cratic state executive committee at it's meeting in Montgomery, as reported in another column, was to define and fix the qualifications of participants in the democratic primaries. In this they "let down the bars" so low that everybody who so desires may participate in the
 primaries, provided only they agree to support the nominee and principles of the democratic party" While the wis dom of this action is doubted by many, the committee had full authority to act in the premises, and its action will be submitted to and upheld by all good party men. The committee was doubt less moved to it's action by desire to win recruits for the party from that class of voters who, though voting against the party during the last four years, now desire to return to the fold. It is to be hoped that all such will avail themselves of this opportunity. Surely no honorable man will take advantage of this liberal invitation and use the priv ilege extended towards disrupting the party.-Opelika Post.
 Notwithstanding the state executive committee of the democratic party of Alabama has incurred the displeasure of the guardian of democracy in Alabama by inviting "all conservative voters, ire spective of past political associations or difference who can unite with us in the effort for pure, economical and consti- tutional government, and who will sup port the nominees and principles of the party to join with us in sending delegates