Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-05

principle, are just now engaged in try
ing to proselyte the entire democratic
party of the south. But this task is not
practicable. A great civil war may have
modified some notions of party people,
but IL did not convert the democratic
party. So it is not likely that the demo.
cratic party of the south will be con-
verified, this year at least, by Colonel Jo-
siah and Blue-E Eyed Dick. And suppos-
ing these gentlemen had the dispensa-
ton of them all, there are not enough Of
fees to go around If every one was va
cant.
But to return to party prospects this
year. = 1t lacks a good deal of being
bright outlook for democracy. But let
no democrat be dismayed. His party has
had but one kind of try at running this
government for thirty-six years. The
servants chosen to make the try seem
not to have comprehended either the i'm
port or the sincerity of their masters,
the people. The servants, instead or
obeying their instructions, have been
acting all along of their own notion and
have sought to rise above their creators.
Discontinue must overtake the creature
who scornfully uses his creator. Sooner
or later truth and honor will win. Let
no democrat feel sick at heart because
the highest of party virtues, fidelity to
pledges, has been furnished. There is
no time so miserable but man may be
true" There is yet reckoning for those
whom the people have honored. The
people have a friend in Time-and
Time hath, my lord, wallet at his back,
Wherein he puts aims for oblivion,
great sized monster of ingratitude.
Those scraps are good deeds past, which
are devoured
AS fast as they are made; forgot as soon
As DONE"
In four southern states tremendous
war has been waged against old fash
toned democracy by the John Sherman
faction, which maSquerades under the
party to which Thomas Jefferson gave
glory. They are Kentucky, Tennessee.
Georgia and Alabama. In Kentucky they
succeeded in electing a John Sherman
governor, william o. Bradley, He didn't
call himself a democrat, but it suited
John @. Carlisle and the other Sherman
ties because Hardin beat Bradley, a
slverloon. They nearly beat Blackburn
for the senate and will do 1t yet IL they
can; but they have got to go before the
people of Kentucky stripped of all pre-
tense next time. And IL Kentucky doesn't
rebuke the Sherman crowd and re-elect
anti-goldbug everything at the first OPP
portunity hereafter you might as well
say she has lost forever the wisdom
that shows how to brew strong liquor,
breed fast horses ana grow fne man
hood. Kentucky will send free silver
delegation to Chicago. And Joe Black
burn and Wat Hardin, the sacrificed can
didate for governor, will lead them.
In Tennessee your Uncle Josiah, the
most rampant of the goldbug converts.
has about run his course. The informa-
ton from east, west and middle Tennes-
see shows that the straight fight made
by the free silver democrats has won,
as it always will win before the southern
people wherever the fight is made in
straightforward. manly fashion. Nu-
merous county conventions have been
held in the state and every one of them
has declared for the free and unlimited
coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to l..
Tennessee will send an out and out sill
yer delegation to the national convention.
$50
In Georgia Secretary HolSe Smith is
having a very lopsided joint debate with
Ex-Speaker Crisp. Great crowds are
listening to the leaders There Is no
doubt about where the masses OF the peo-
pie of Georgia stand. They have never
been wrong in their democracy. They
have always made their politicians hew
to the line. And Mr.. Crisp has been one
OF the most faithful. Hoke Smiths con-
version is too peculiar, too absurdly re-
cent to do any harm. see in a recent
New York Sun soma goodShumored