Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-24
SNrT <EF sRf- A GENERAL ENDORSEMENT
 A--i- yHf4a r@ 5s s. Popular Expressions Supporting the State Committee. WISE AND TIMELY ACTION Ex-Governor Cobb Says No Democratic State Committee Has Ever Done as We'll as
 That on Tuesday.

The more it is considered the stronger
 seems the popular .approbation among
 democrats. of, the action of the state dem
 ocratic executive committee on resolving
 to open the primaries on the 11th of April
 next to all voters who promise to sup
 port the nominees of the democratic
 party. Below are brief expressions of
 democrats given yesterday to State Her
 aid reporters:
 w. N. Malone-The committees ac-
 tion suits me exactly. We want to see
 white democrats working together again.
 Sheriff George Morrow-I fully indorse
 the action of the committee. It has al
 ready had a good effect. I know of in
 stances in which former democrats, who
 did not vote with the party last time,
 who say they are now ready to come
 back, not only to support the ticket but
 to work for it.
 Richmond Wetmore-It was the best
 stroke for Ala bama democracy in many
 day. It makes Johnstons nomination
 certain.
 Charles A. Senn, register in chancery-
 like the action of the committee from A
 to z. I believe it will very materially
 strengthen the democratic party in Ala
 bama.
 M. J. McAdory of Bessemer-I heartily
 indorse the action of the committee. Peo-
 y.
 Hon. l.. Y. Lipscomb-I am in entire
 accord with the committee.
 Tax Collector R. G. Hewitt heartily approve of the action of the committee.
 It will strengthen democracy in Jeffer son county.
 Fergus Mccarthy, clerk of the circuit court-The committees work will un- doubtedly add votes to the democratic party in this county.
 Samuel L. Robertson, tax collector-A large number of good, substantial farm CTS, especially in Jefferson. who have always been democrats will now come back into the party organization, and this will prove the wisdom of the com mittee's action.
 E. K. Campbell, attorney-I think the
 committee did the right thing. Whether those who left the democratic party in past campaigns were justified or not is not the question: Many of them believed they had just grievances and, protesting
 to be democrats. it is right to ask them
 to come back and join us in fighting the
 enemy: They want to join us and we
 need them. -
 c. G. Brown, attopney-I approve the
 action of the committee. With General
 Pettus I long ago advocated the Perry
 county plan.s We need to get together
 and fight the common renemy-the re-
 publican party-wfio have been en-
 couraged by dissensionsi in our own
 party. faerS2 ..~Qt rTc
 M. A. Porter, attorney-I think the
 best interests of thelpafty were served
 by the action of the committee. My own
 desire is to see the white people-the
 democrats-united and t1ie committee has done the best thing to promote unity and harmony. a 'ft Col J. J. Altman--I think. the commit tee did the very best, thing that could
 have been done for the party, es Congressman Bankhead--The action of the committee, I believe,, fairly repre-
 scented the sentiment of the masses of the
 party throughout the state There was
 really no opposition to Knox for chair
 man, and none to the action as to quail iflcations for voters,g for it was simply reaffirming the doctrine, of the national executive committee. The only difference developed was as to relegating the mat ter to the counties. On the whole, the outcome will prove good for the party, and of course for Captain Johnston. Charles w. Ferguson, solicitor-I am for the democratic party's success above that of any personal favorite, and, be- lieving that way, I support the action of the committee as having done the best thing to strengthen the party.
 Ex-Governor Cobb-The- committee has acted very wisely. It has shown confi- | dence in the honesty. and intelligence of | the rank and file of democrats that must | have good results. It places the machin- I cry or party management III tIle HdHuS | of the people, where it rightfully belongs. I once knew an officer under General Forrest who was reported to him as hav- | ing shown the white feather in fight the day before. Forrest ordered the man to be bucked and gagged until he had re- turned to camp from a ride. Brother off, cers, sorry for the man, deferred execu- ton of the order until the general re, turned. He called for the prisoner, and said to him as he looked him over: You are not coward, are you?" "No, gen. | eral; am not" 1T don't believe you are; | you don't look like a coward. You must have been sick" The officer whose cour- age had been discredted was really sick on the occasion that brought his pluck into question: General Forrest told me at the time that if you let 1t be known to him that you appeared to think a sol- dier a brave man he would fight like a devil Just so it is in this political emer- gency. We must cultivate and exercise faith as well as charity If you would make men trustworthy you must trust them, wisely Says the old proverb. be- lieve the action ofFthe, state committee will bring back many good men into the party, who, in order+tosprove the sheer | ity of their acceptance of the magnani- nous offer of the party managers, will | turn in and work. for tits success with | energy and enthusiasm. I think it is the | best thing any democra tic state commit