Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-09

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F. THE STATE HERALD,
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NATIONAL TICKET.
FOR PRESIDENT.
William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT.
Arthur M. Sewall of Maine.
The sage of Buzzard's Bay seems to
have retired to the shades of his own in
nocuous desuetude.
Captain Kolb is not tearing his shirt
over the election. The Advertiser is now
where he was four years ago.
If a single man who attended the Mont
gomery boiling convention had to plow
mule one day he would have the lock-
jaw.
Hon. Oscar Hundley went over to Nc
Kinley and Madison county increased its
majority nearly 1000. Bring on more
boilers.
The Georgia populites nominated the
Hon. Seaborn Wright for governor and
have made prohibition the leading issue
in their platform.
1t appears now that Mr.. Underwood
will have no opposition in the democratic
primaries for the nomination for con-
gress from this district.
Corporations will not attempt to coerce
their employees in Alabama in the COM
ing election. There is too much political
dynamite going around loose.
The largest gains for our ticket were in
counties controlled by populite officials.
The greatest losses were in black belt
counties, controlled by democrats.
Ex-Governor Smith can bring more
voters to Bryan by one speech than the
Advertiser can drive from him in three
months. And the governor will speak.
H. Clay Evans has positively declined
the republican nomination for governor
of Tennessee. Evans don't care to go up
against that gallant democrat, Bob Tay-
lor.
Johnston lost 5000 or 5000 in the black
belt and gained $4,000 in the white coun-
ties. Goodwyn's vote for Murray worked
well in the black belt, but got tangled in
the mountains.
The. men who are engaged in organic
ing new party in Alabama should stop
long enough to apologize to the men who
bolted in 1892 for the many hard things
they have said of them.
Any man who dares to criticise a de-
cision of the supreme court is an an
archist Why not make this rule also
apply to justices of the peace? The same
power created both
Goodwin said repeatedly on the stump
that If Captain Johnston received one
majority in the white counties he would
never cry fraud, but send his congratula-
tions. The mail must be out of joint.
Already four candidates are mentioned
for speaker of the house of representa-
tives of Alabama-Hons. C. e. Waller of
Hale, b. L. Ribbard of Monroe, N. M.
Clements of Tuscaloosa and r. B. Barnes
of Lee.
''They call that man statesman
whose ear is tuned to catch the slightest
pulsation of pocketbook, and denounce
as a demagogue any one who dares to
listen to the heart beat of humanity
William ]. Bryan.
If the Sound money" boilers from the
democratic party nominate congressman
in each district in Alabama and the mid
die of the road populites do the same, the
race for the lower house will be a four
cornered affair this fall
The railroads can find more profitable
business in it's results by attending their
legitimate functions of carrying passen-
gers and hauling freights than they can
in undertaking to control the political
views and actions of their employees
The democratic congressional conven-
tions throughout the state will meet on
September l, that date having been fixed
by the state committee. The county con-
ventions or primaries to select congress
sional delegates will be held on the 22d
of August.
Evidently Ex- Mayor Grace is delighted
at the course of his organ at Montgom-
cry. Failing to mislead the party in Ala
bama, 1t is now attempting to stab it I'M
der the fifth rib, but the edge has been
taken from its dirk and, like the blind
adder, 1t can only sting ITSELF
SO long as railroads, banks and other
corporations discharge their legitimate
functions they are entitled to due consid-
Grafton and proper protection of the law,
but when they begin to NEEDLE with the
Do1itinal or civil rights IF their aronlax,sav
they become a menace to republican in
stitutions and the proper subjects of
judicial or legislative investigation and
punishment.
The notification meeting of Bryan and
Sewall will take place in Madison Square
Garden on next Wednesday, August IL.
Alabama will be represented by ]. ]. Will
lett of Admission, who is the Alabama
member to notify the president, and J. A.
Rountree of Birmingham, who is tho