Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-10

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Johnston is sure winner
Johnston and victory in August!
It's regular landslide for Johnston.
Johnston nominated is victory assured.
Mr.. Clarke, like the fellow in the play,
lis sorry he spoke
AS Morgan county went, so will the
state go-2 to / for Johnston.
The laboring man can no more be bull
dozed than he can be bought.
And still the betting offers continue
to in favor of Johnston, with no takers.
The Clarke boys will fight as hard for
Johnston as they have for their fayorite.
1t is amusing what consideration is
shown the la boring man by some about
election time.
The nomination of Captain Johnston
means a reunited and victorious demo-
cratic party in Alabama.
So desperate is the Advertiser that it
continues to publish well-known John
ston men as supporters of Clarke.
A bet was made yesterday that John
ston would have over 400 delegates out
of the 500 in the state convention.
II blowing could win a political contest
the Clarkeites would be strictly in It,
but then, alas for them. 1t will not.
Money is being spent freely in the
Clarke campaign. 1t will be shown that
Jefferson county cannot be bought.
The boys at the Johnston club yester-
day were greatly amused when Bob Beck
and II. II. Brown went up the street.arm
Yin arm.
There was mutiny in the Clarke clique
yesterday because it was intimated that
j. w. w. had more brains than the
Klarke Kolumn.
The gubernatorial ticket containing the
names of delegates to the county con-
vention will be. In Jefferson county, on
a separate piece of paper.
At Solomon & Lewis in this city a bet
of $500 to $3.50 has been posted for more
than month that Clarke would not
carry Jefferson, with no takers.
Free men will not tolerate any inter-
ference with their right of suffrage from
any 1ource. nor will honest men barter
their votes or influence for money or po-
sition.
The Clarkeites here have given up the
fight, except few of the faithful who
continue to beat the tom-tom hoping
against hope 1t may serve the forlorn
hope in the rest of the state.
The Clarkeites are advised by their or
gan to be conservative In their ante -elec-
ton jubilation. This is WELL Excessive
joy followed by dire disappointment not
ipfrequently results disastrously.
The idle vaporings of the Clarke or
gan to the sweeping victory the blue
eyed son of destiny is going to win de-
ceive no one Nothing but impulsive
and extravagant claims need be expect
ed from that source.
A fewMays ago the Clarke people were
claiming East Lake and Woodlawn sure
Now they say the vote will be Close 1t
is always wise to fall by degrees. They
are easing down. Well this is better for
them than to fall with a thud.
Republicans and the irreconcilable op-
at the defeat of Captain Johnston. With
him as its candidate for governor they
know that the democratic party would
achieve signal victory in August.
The Clarkeites must think our people
gullible indeed wnen they try to make
us believe that the election of Clarke will
have any effect upon the establishment
of a steel plant. If the steel plant will!
pay it will come; If not, 1t win stay away
The News says the Clarke fight Is won.
We suppose. then. they are bringing Mr.
Clarke back into this county and import
Ing speakers from Mobile and Montgom-
cry simply for their health 1t must be
great pleasure for some newspapers to
blow.
Aside from it's inherent weakness, the
fatal trouble with the Clarke campaign
in this county is the support of ]. w.
Worthlngton. erstwhile the champion of
a republican candidate for congress and
now a most ardent advocate of the COM
missary system.
Corporations are creatures of law, and
have only such powers and privileges as
are granted them by charter. They can
not run a commissary store, unless
granted that power and privilege. What
can be granted can be revoked, and
should be when there is an abuse of the
powers granted.
The mechanics lien law of lS90-9l was
not repealed by the last legislature. but
simply amended ia some of it's details.
The law of 1S90-91 was declared uncon-
stitutional by the supreme court in the