Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-28
ECHOES OF THE PRESS.

land, because the alkalinity of his pres ent defense is neutralized by the acidity of his former utterances.-Opelika News.
 In 1890 the state committee was com posed of majority of anti-Kolb mem bers. In 1892 Governor Jones had a ma Jority of the committee. In 1894 Governor Oates had majority of the committee Montgomery Journal.
 Capt. Joseph F. Johnston will be the next democratic nominee for governor of Alabama. and we fear that his nomina- tlon will cook for the Montgomery Ad- vertiser a greater mess of crow than the old lady will be able to odigest.-Jackson- Vile Republican.
 From the most reliable information to be obtained, we are confident MT. Clarke will not carry a county in this congress slonal district. Captain Johnston carried the district overwh elmingly in the last race and he is far stronger with the peo- pie now than then.-Sheffeld Standard.
 If MT. Clarke had put off his announce ment until after the meeting of the state executive committee the Times does not believe he would have announced. We think MT. Clarke has been fooled into en- tering the race. He will be defeated, but he will have no one to blame but himself. Selma Times.
 Not only is Captain Johnston an hon. orable, worthy democrat, but he is one who has been found in the thickest of cNeIy iSHt III AldDdfnd TOT nunDef or years. Probably no man in the state has done as much work for his party without receiving any reward as has Captain ohnston.-Jacksonvill Repub- 1ican.
 Instead of being happy over Captain Johnston's b1underS the Montgomery Postoffice seems to be very wretched What ails the Postoffice, any way? It defied Captain Johnston and invited the contest, went into the scrapping match with it's own eyes open. and now that 1t IS licked 1t goes off mouthing about 1t like pouting school boy.-Montgomery Journal.
 So that after Captain Johnston is nom- mated for governor the old boys of the old Stonewall democracy will have an- other midnight, moonlight dance, as did the Johnston and Oates men when Oates was nominated two years ago. The few Clarke men that are in the county will be cordially welcomed, because they are good democrats as are the Johnston men. Wilcox Progress.
 We regret to see the Montgomery Ad- vertiser bite itself in it's helpless wrath. It seems not to hesitate to indulge in un- founded statements in order to bolster its poor arguments. It begins to look a little like the Advertiser is preparing to quit the democratic party. We repeat that we regret this; but the old ship can stand it, if it must, and not spring a single dangerous leakLHuntsville Ar gus.
 "The blue-eyed man of destiny'-Hon. Richard Clarke-should have read the gospel injunction before going to war with Captain Johnston. Let us quote the text: "Or what king going to make war with another king sitteth not down first and consulteth whether he be able with 10000 to meet him that cometh against him with 10000, or else while the other is a great way off, he sendeth an embaSsage and deSireth conditions of peace. ."-Leighton News l
 Congressman Clarke will discover that he made a mistake when he allowed the Montgomery Advertiser to drag him into the race for governor He is just as sure to be defeated by Capt. Joe John- ston as he goes before the convention. We are not talking through our hat about this matter, but have reached the above conclusion after close observation and reading of the papers of the state and the opinions of the leading demo- crats of Alabama.-West Alabamian.
 The Montgomery Journal says that one of the Advertiser men went home on the 21st and shut himself up in the ice box to keep cool. He seems to have left the box too soon, or else the heat has melted the ice If the latter be the cause. we hereby authorize the Journal to keep good supply of ice on hand at our ex- pense. We want him to live long enough to see silver remonetized at a ratio of 16 to 1 and to witness the wonderful pros perity that will follow in spite of his pessmism.-Opelika News.
 There should be no growing oyer the victory that the silver men had in the state executive committee. We need a united party and harmony in the ranks. Alabama Is for the free coinage of silver, and every we'll posted man knows it, but that is only one issue and 1t is almost settled so far as Alabama is concerned. The News has recognized the situation after stubborn fight, and the Montgom- cry Advertiser and Mobile Register will see the inevitable after while and fall in line.-Birmingham Independent.
 The Advertiser says "Kolb advocated fair elections, and where is he now?" Intimating, of course, that men who ad- vocate honest elections will have no showing in Alabama politics. It Is using this poor argument to try to injure Cap tain Johnston. but the people are utterly sick of the wholesale fraud such as we have had in this state, and they want honest elections. paper that will point the finger of scorn at the man who says he is for honesty in elections as In every thing else, deserves the utter contempt of all good people.-Brewton Gauge.
 MT. Clarke Is already supposed to be holding down a seat in the national house of representatives where he may in reality if he gives strict attention to business, at least do a faithful duty to- wards unrayeling the tangled skein of finance. But MT. Clarke having read of himself as the "blue-eyed boy of des- tiny" has put forth two further claims. He asks to be governor and Is very far from foregoing his prospect to be sena- tor Moreover they say he recently read floating newspaper jetsam that all of our presidents have had blue eyes! We'll these places are all open for some body and the party must harmonize-on Clarke-Huntsville Argus.
 Captain Johnston's friends in Lime stone are very enthusiastic for him, and while they were outnumbered in the mass meeting two years ago, they have never grown weary and their number has steadily increased. and democrats from all sections seem to realize that he is far more fitted for the place than his oppo- nent, Colonel Clarke. Captain Johnston is fine business man, and as that is what Alabama is sorely in need of in the executive chair, he will find the nomina- tion awaiting him at the coming conven- ton and, like his distinguished opponent of two years ago, will be nominated on the first ballot.-Athens Courier. !