Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-31
OUR LETTER BOX.
Mr.. Lawson States Why Sound Money Men
Should Support Captain Johnston.

Mr.. Lawson States Why Sound Money Men
Should Support Captain Johnston.
To the State Herald.
The Montgomery Advertiser continues
to ask why sound money democrats
will support Captain Johnston l pro-
pose as sound money democrat to an
swer this question, and l propose to DEM
onstrate that the Advertisers policy, If
successful, Is the worst enemy to the
cause of sound money that there is IN
Alabama; that the cause of sound money
is in more danger from its policy than
from Captain Johnston. Mr.. Yancey and
those acting with him in the Charleston
convention believed they were subserv-
ing the best interests of the south by
their action in said convention. The re-
suit is well known to us all-the election
of Mr.. Lincoln, the war and the abolition
of slavery.
Intolerance is admissible only in war.
From intolerance in the church new de-
nominations arise; from intolerance in
politics new political parties spring up.
The Advertisers policy is intolerance,
abuse, misrepresentation and SANDER OF
the free silver democrats and the sound
money democrats supporting Captain
Johnston. 1t keeps standing upon its
editorial page the charge of fraud
against the democrats of Morgan coun-
ty, and by insinuation attempted to con-
meet Captain Johnston with being par
ty to it. 1t used a jocular remark made
by a citizen of Montgomery in private as
a basis of a-charge of conspiracy on
the part of Captain Johnston's friends
to commit wholesale fraud in the prima-
ries and denominated it "the Johnston
plan." IL there is no such conspiracy,
and no one believes it, the Advertiser
not excepted, then the charge is an in
famous SANDER upon the supporters of
Captain Johnston. The logical result of
campaign of intolerance, abuse and
SANDER, if successful, would be the dis
ruption of the democratic party in Ala
bama.
If the Advertisers policy is good in
Alabama for the cause of sound money,
1t is good in all the states. What would
be the natural logical result of the adop-
tion and success of this policy by the
democratic party in all the statesY 1t
would drive the free silver democrats out
of the party in every state. If the Adj
vertiser's policy is good for the cause of
sound money in the democratic party, 1t
is good for the same cause in the repub-
l1can party in every state. Then we
would have all the free silver people
kicked out of the old parties Into one
party and the sound money people d.
vided between the two old parties, with
the chances In favor of the free silver
people sweeping the country and elect
ing congress and president: This is
the logical and inevitable result of the
Advertisers policy. This is the policy
the sound money democrats to support.
Whatever good may come to the sound
money cause in this campaign will be
due to the sound money men supporting
Captain Johnston. They are the tie that
binds and holds together the two factions
Of the party. If the sound money men
supporting Captain Johnston were to for
sake him and go over to Mr.. Clarke the
party would be rent in twain.
= 1t is in the interest of the cause of
sound money that the free silver demo-
Gratis be held in the democratic party in
every state, IT they are in the minority
they should be accorded such treatment
as will make 1t their interest to remain
in the party--at least treated decently
If not respectfully.
Every friend to the cause of sound
money should condemn the Advertisers
policy by supporting Captain Johnston
and secure the electoral vote of Alabama
for the national democratic ticket. This
is the cream of the whole business
w. H. LAWSON,