Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-24

democracy really differed only slightly from those adopted by the populist party After division had once occurred within the democratic party, then popullstic the ories were promulgated by men whose discomfort with certain points in the ex- istent state of affairs led them to rebel; but those same men might better have considered the wisdom of an old saw which says, Better endure the ills we have than fly to those we know not of Working within the democratic party to cleanse it of accumulating filth would have left those seceding democrats still with some degree of self-respect, and en- titled them to the respect of other men; They needed not to desert their own oid ship, but could have struggled manfully to guide it off of dangerous rocks; and today any populist can return to his home fold and be there cordially welcomed without being exposed to the least degree of humiliation or contempt. Joseph Y. Johnston endured. fully as, trying an or, or, deal once as ever did Captain kolb; st1ll Johnston bore that test with true demo- cratic fidelity, nor did he contemplate the suicidal act of deserting the principles which had been handed down to him rom valiant forefathers He has mooestiy and faithfully awaited his turn when ms actual merits should render him an ac. ceptable and widely trusted nominee Of his cherished, long-serVed party.
 At length the hour has arrived and his character will be consigned 10 honor or infamy by the verdict of Alabama voters He fears not to leave that char acter to the umpirage of public opinion in the confines of a state whose truest interest and dignity our trusty John- ston has ever subserVed, even at utter sacrifice of temporary individual amol- tion. True populists are not fools; neltn- CT are they demons, and true popullsts may therefore safely return to the sup orf nf Han1 nominee is the always to be relied upon Joseph F. Johnston. Slight difference Of opinion on points not vital need not nave eternally divided those gallant men, who once bravely stemmed the tide or repup- Iican outrage in Alabama. Sage old Thomas Jefferson once remarked, in letter to John Randolph: "I see too many proofs of imperfection in human nature and reason to entertain wonder or intolerance at any difference or .opln- ion on any subject; and acquiesce Tn that difference of opinion as easily as on dl1- ference of form and feature; eXperlence have taught me the reasonable ness of mutual sacrifice of opinion among those who are to act together for any common object, and the expediency of doing what we can ado,-when we can not do as we would wish" Genuine Jef- fersonian democrats could not be guilty of treason to principles once instituted
 
 democrat of the staunchest Jeffersonian type, therefore will the late combine of rank republicans and disgruntled pop ulists meet with signal and richly mer- tied defeat at the polls in August, when an election conducted in accordance with the rigidly righteous principles of usually honest republicans CD has been conclud- ed and returns certified.s The "hand- writing is on the wall' for that repub- lican monster which has only dared to rear it's head again In Ala abama-after taking willy precaution to attach to it's own hideous body such deserters as it could glean from the populist party.
 Will white men who claim pure white mothers, sisters, wives and daughters dare go to the polls and there betray those trusting, stainless women by cast ing votes for ticket the election or which must assuredly inaugurate reign of horror, wherein white women may be readily subjected to even worse indign1- ties than have already been suffered at the hands of negroes, who were tutored insidiously to insolence and deeds Of Vio- lence by republican instruction and incl tation? Immediately after the war re- publican attempts to incite the negro to bold insolence were generally abortive, simply because the negro race retained still fitting idea of it's proper subordi- nation to the white race, but such he1n- ous crimes as were occasionally commit ted by negro brutes were due solely to the VileSt type of instruction received from master republicans. For all such outrages are the white women of proud Alabama duly grateful to those gallant republicans who would have had them ingulphed in irretrievable shame had not such one time dishonest CD democrats as Messrs. Goodwin, Kolb ct al. not boldly dared all dangers in protection of their fair section and it's chaste women with helpless children. Can any populist for get those old days? Can even republican white men be willing to utterly give over. white womanhood to the tide Of horror now being drawn upon the women or Alabama by the late action of the hybrid party, which offers a certain ticket for ratification by votes of negroes ana white men? God move the silent re- sponse to these queries which may bound in the bosom of any white man whose eyes fall upon them! It is a woman who propounds such vital questions, and thousands of other women in Alabama will wait with bated breath to hear the public, proud reply, which shall be thun- dered at the August polls from the very depths of truly manly souls-souls or men whom no amount of party spirit will induce to see imperiled the honor and safety of women dearer than life 10 those men. 1 know whereof speak, ana many former republicans now say that "they will vote for Joe Johnston before aiding in Goodwyns election, as they at least feel that Johnston is an honest democrat. Populists say that they have nothing to bring against Joe and will not consent to be driven into union with the republicans"
 So the gallant, trusted Joe has but to yell "On to the heights!' and To! good ly band of white men will follow him to joyfully participate in his victory, which implies also the political and do- nestle salvation of Alabama. Dark are the evils that have threatened us, but "silver lining" is now readily discerned to the cloud lately lowering over Ala bama. The republicans-white republi- cans--long ago mounted the back of an ignorant negro race and thereby were enabled to grasp many fat offices. Now those same republicans again dare to order proud white men down on their knees, in the dust of humiliation, in or der that the already conglomerate mass of negroes and republicans may perch upon the humble populist body, and be borne through the coming election to a port of official powers. Woise schemers, those astute politicians. If the republi- can ''lion could not win" then they must sew on A certain amount of the ponlllst