Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-11

soldier to need comment He will be nominated by the democratic state con- vention and elected by an overwhelm- ing democratic ajority.-Wilcox Prog reSs.
 In a short visit to the two Decaturs yesterday the editor of the Tribune found a strong sympathy and following for Captain Johnston. It is true the Deca- tur News is against him and for Clarke, but the Decatur News belongs to the boss crowd, the element that believes in maintaining boss rule whether it's meth ods are just or unjust. We found Editor Hildreth of the New Decatur Advertiser in strong sympathy with the struggling masses. He is a solid peoples rule John ston man.-Huntsville Tribune.
 Richard H. Clarke, the blue-eyed con gressman of Mobile, has come out an- nouncing his intention of making an eff fort for the gubernatorial nomination Now 1t will be nip and tuck as to who will "get there" Johnston or Clarke. Our choice between the two is Johnston. as we believe he is the choice of majority of the people of the state. He stands pat for bimetalism, and for that reason the goldbugs claim they do not want to see him the chief executive of the state, just as if the governor of the state of Ala bama has any say-so in regulating the monetary system Let the majority rule, it matters not if he>be goldbug or silver loon.Walker County News.
 The Herald favors sound money, and is unalterably opposed to the free silver fal- lacies. but the Herald cannot see the necessity for dragging the financial issue into a gubernatorial contest which per- tains to state matters only. The Herald believes Captain Johnston to be safe man and a good democrat, despite his free silver views. We favored allowing him an open course for the nomination because we believed it best for the party that there be no contest. We still be- lieve this, and we still favor Captain Johnston as harmony candidate. The governor of Alabama has nothing to do with regulating the finances of the na- tion and whether he be for sound money or for free silver will make no difference to the country at large.--Florence Herald. pure and simple, does MT. Clarke implic- itly indorse MT. Cleveland upon:
 1. The continued bond issues?
 2. The administrators position on the repeal of the 10 per cent tax on state banks?
 place the currency of the country under the exclusive control of the national banks, allowing them to contract and ex- pand 1t at will?
 4. The retiring of greenbacks and treas ury notes to the amount of nearly $500,- COG. 900, thus destroying about $S per cap ita of the circulating medium and plac- ing absolutely nothing in lieu thereof? Surely Mir. Clarke and his mouthpiece, the Montgomery Advertiser, will not al- low these plain questions to remain un- answered.
 If Colonel Clarke is not in touch with the administration on these points why should he arrogate to himself the high sounding distinction of administration candidate?" With the sole exception of free coinage his position is identical with that of Johnston. Hence the congress- mans inconsistency is apparent. The position of the democratic party upon these principles has been time and again enunciated in no ambiguous terms Believing that the success of the dem ocratic party is assured only in the tri- umph of MT. Johnston's candidacy; rec ognizng hisrloyalty and fitness for the position. and esteeming party success the paramount issue in the approaching