Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-29
TO BIRMINGHAM DEMOCRATS.


| the hub of Alabama. 1t is the pride city
of the state whose progress and develop
ment is applauded by city, town, village,
hamlet and every household in all Ala
bama. 1t is the center of gravitation for
numbers of people who wish to feel the
impulse of push and pluck and they will
risk their means which it has taken years
| to accumulate and take chances with
! others who can but see wealth in the
| many advantages here presented.
By common consent it is the accepted
| point fer nearly every gathering Of state
| Importance of a religious, political, indus
| trial or social nature and the influence it
| eXerts over other sections of the state
| in every conceivable way can but be ap-
! preelated by each and every citizen.
Now, Alabama Is a democratic state
| from. "a to lizard" She has selected
| her Governor from our midst who was
| elected as a representative OF the whole
| people. In the legislative chambers her
representatives are looked upon as lead
| ers, men of ability, of pronounced DEM
| oeratic convictions and who have pledged
| themselves to champion laws for the best
! interest not only of their people at home
| but the entire state. The clarion voices
| of these representative were heard from
| the campaign stump all over Alabama
! declaring for Joe Johnston for Governor,
| and the Inauguration of the pure democ-
| raey Of the fathers.
With these facts staring us in the face
| can the democrats elect as the chief mag
| istrate of this city q man who poses as
| the candidate of a back-room clique, who
| declares over his own signature that he
| cast his vote just one month ago for the
republican candidates for President and
| Vice-President against the principles of
| your Governor. your senator and your
representatives from whom you can only
hope for local legislation that may benefit
your city and county.
And we also claim with pride and pleas
ure that in our midst are some of the
brainest and most talented men in the
entire south. Men who have been hon
ored by other states, and whose char
acters, public and private, have lent lus-
tire to their states and made history that
will live as long as this republic lives.
Birmingham has q coterle of talent that
could fill any state office with credit and
ability and leave enough to take care of
| the city, the county of jefferson and 9TH
| err counties in like able manner And
these men are democrats. Such being
true, it is but natural that the city should
take front rank, as she justly claims
But suppose we place over this city
a chief magistrate whose politics would
circumseribe the influence of these men
with their party in the state? What
will you accomplish? Instead OF honor
ing these men as their merit deserves
and bringing to the front talent lnnt
would be of worth and give credit to Ala
bama you will relegate them to the rear.
Let Birmingham republicanize this city
and the State Herald assures you that
the democratic districts of the state will
not sustain g. George Washington should
you raise him up. For years to come the
democratic party will control this state
and will not go outside of her ranks to
select leaders or to bestow honors.
And, as before stated in these columns,
what legislation can you hope to OBJ
| tain from a democratic administration
with republican at the helm of your
| city? Do you suppose the democracy
would trust his pledges? Do you sup
| pose they would risk laws for his execu-
| ton that might tend to put the great
white masses of Birmingham at the
mercy and dictation of Bob Moseley and
| his ilk? They will never do 1T.
| And do you suppose the state democ-
racy will recognize as democrats
| those who claim there Is no politics In the
municipal contest when more than
thousand democrats participated in the
primaries that made these nominations?
Would not any political party recognize
as a party organization a congregation
of O. thousand or more voters in munic-
ipal contest against handful of oppo-
nents, when many counties in the state
seldom ever poll as large party vote In
making state and county nominations?
If you do, you are reckoning without your
host.
If you are democrat you will stand by
your party at any and all times; II you
are not a democrat be- not deceived, your
sins will find you out.