Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-22
THE ADVERTISERS INSANITY
Is Denounced by the Press All
Over the State.
FOLLOWING KOLB'S METHOD
at Has Done the Democratic Party of Ala
bama More Harm in Five Years Than
1t Can Ever Repair.

demonstrated they 8ClC a1i6fAtSo'
Montgomery Journal.
The Journal must insist on knowing
where the Montgomery Postoffiee pro-
poses TO hold it's boiling convention
Montgomery Journal.
Things may not have gone off to suit
all people in Decatur at the primary last
week, but no one is justified in yelling
fraud. fraud.-Troy Democrat.
When did the Montgomery Advertiser
become the investigator" of frauds in
Alabama, and by what authority did it
become such?-Russell Register.
The Montgomery Advertiser has done
the democratic party of Alabama more
harm in the past five years than it will
ever be able to repair,-Selma Times.
For our part we would say go slow in
alleging frauds The party unity can
only be weakened and destroyed by such
groundless charges.-Brldgepor News.
The information furnished Chambers
smelling committee by the Montgomery
Advertiser is being published in all the
popuIst papers.--Jacksonville Republ-
can.
Let the democrats make Johnston's
nomination so complete and oVerwhelm-
ing that the Montgomery Postofltce will
be lonesome in it's bolt-Montgomer
journal.
VIII the Montgomery Advertiser hold
fits convention in the opera house or
Montgomery theater? 1t is we'll enough
to understand these things in ADVANCE
Montgomery Journal.
The victory for Johnston in Morgan
county was a great one, and plainly
shows that the people resent the dicta-
ton of the Advertiser and other goldbug
papers.-WilcoX Progress.
The song of fraud" is quite familiar
On Alabama. 1t was set to music by Prof
r. f. Kolb and is now being pathetically
sung as a solo by the Montgomery Adj
Vertiser.-Roanoke Leader.
It would be just about as consistent for
the devil to say that he is sincere and
honest as for the Montgomery Adver-
tser to say 1t is in favor of fair cleo
tions-Jacksonville Republican.
The Advertiser is preparing to bolt. 1t
commenced by abusing the state demo-
cratic executive committee and is now
crying fraud. This is the way in which
X alb went.-Jac ksonville Republican.
If Morgan county was satisfied, and it
seems that it was, as no effort was made
to contest before the proper authorities,
it would seem that the Montgomery Med
dler ought to have been.-Russell Regis
ter.
The Montgomery Advertiser ferreting
out fraud in north Alabama by the aid of
McIver, is enough to shock the sensibili-
ties of the Clarke-Jones-R Randolph combi-
nation. Old grandma deceives no one
Blount County News-Dispatch.
When the old Montgomery Advertiser
begins to cry fraud and attempts to
show that Morgan was illegally and
fraudulently carried by Captain john
ston, it is high time it was joining the
republican forces.-North Albanian.
We presume the Montgomery Regu'a-
tor will have to get out mammoth ex-
ira edition on April u to report the
frauds practiced in the various counties
,Stl,1 Inx, re Il1fu 10 fhn
party will demand thls-Roanoke Lead
er.
Johnston swept Morgan and the Mont
gomery Advertiser is crying fraud. Take
your medicine, old lady; of course it is
bitter but you have it TO swallow. If it
throws you into fits we will give you
more Johston and free silver.-Hamilton
Appeal.
. The Montgomery Advertiser, whether
Intentionally or not is preparing to do
The democratic party more damage than
anyone ever claiming allegiance to it, if
we except the genial Reuben" and we
are In doubt about the exception
Roanoke Leader.
The Montgomery Advertiser has been
putting itself close to the jumping off
place, getting ready to bolt the inevitable
nomination of Joe Johnston, but its UNI
Just and utterly unfair course is being
held up to the public in its true light
tuntSN1lle Argus.
There were a few people who didn't be-
iieVe the Montgomery Advertiser intend
ed to bolt when the Journal first charged
it. but they are changing their minds
now very rapidly. The recent develop
ments show conclusively it's purpose
Montgomery Journal
If the Montgomery Advertiser really
thinks it's cry of fraud in the primaries
of Decatur will have any effect in the
party it ought to get its hired man to
take it out in the rear of the county jail
and kick it to death. 1t hasn't got sense
enough to ive.-Montgomery Journal.
The Advertiser would be happy, we
believe il Ii could see John T. Morgan
unseated. 1t looks as if it were working
hand In glove with Warren s. Reese to
that end. 1T dislikes Reese and hates
Morgan. Which of the two had it rather
see represent Alabama Selma Times.
The Times Moseley's republican paper
at Birmingham, in glowing headlines
cr.es fraud and balot-box stuffing by
democrats in Morgan. We don't blame
the Times. because the Montgomery Adj
Vr3 tiser has furnished the cudgel.-Cull-
man Gazette.
The Advertiser has been hooting at
Johnston because he advocates fair cleo
lions Now 1t thinks Mr.. Clarke has been
tiefra uded out Of his votes up in Morgan,
and proposes to investigate the matter.
The Advertiser is anything and every
thing to carry a point-Brewton Stand
ard Gauge.
Yes the Montgomery Advertiser is now
unGiushinely laying predicate for a
but One might readily suppose, in
ancing over it's editorial page, that
Jaltzen. The editor of the Alliance Her
aid. was al the helm of the Advertiser
w III kolb at his elbow.-Huntsville Ar
gus
The Advei Users Decatur Search
light" editorial and Senator Chambers
Icsolu tion to investigate Senator Nor
cams elec don were both born on the
same day. We wonder if there was any
connection between the two. 1t looks
kinder suspicious To say the least of it
Selma Times.
Why did not the Mobile Register or the
Birmingham News or any other demo-
cratic paper Investigate" the Morgan
county fraud? Any of them had as
much right to do so as the Montgomery
Advei tiser. which had no more right
than they. And none of them had any
right The Advertiser has lost it's use
fulness. 1t will not do to tie to any
lcnger.-Russell Register.