Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-11
ECHOES OF THE PRESS.

 | he declined to engage in a heated dis cusson with Colonel Clarke, thus saving | the people a bitter campaign out Of sea- | son and out of reason.-Standard News l. MT. Clarke says he is a democrat, yet l he is the figurehead of the royalists, aris- | tocracy of the state, and the same man | who said in a speech at Mobile, at the | same time shaking his finger in scorn at | the audience, which exhibited displeas- l ure, 'I conquered you once, and I'll do it l again" If they are freemen he will never warm a governors chair. If they are | servile minions they deserve the shackles Sheffield Reaper.
 The people of Alabama have two seri- | ous objections to the record of Hon. R. H. Clarke The first is that he voted for free coal iron and lumber, our main sta | pies. when Senator Morgan and other | leading representatives of the state voted | for a tariff upon them. The other is that | when the question of allowing the work | ing man in the arsenals and navy yards of our government the efght-heuf Sys- | tenn, the same as was allowed the clerks and officials in the offices, MT. Clarke voted against it-New Decatur Adverti- ser.
 Capt Joseph F. Johnston came up to Decatur to meet his friends and support CTS last Monday evening" and held re- ception in the Bismarck hotel pariorS which were crowded the whole evening
  spects to the future governor and to | promise him their support, and then take | their leave to make way for others. The captain was at his best, and received his | guests with affability and cordiality. Judging from figures and facts brought | forward in regard to Morgan county, l there is no doubt that he is the favorite here. and that he will surely get our delegation.-New Decatur Advertiser. In Alabama the leading political issue this year will be the money question-De- tween the single gold standard and free silyer-with Clarke representing the for mer and Johnston the latter. But there IS much more involved. Johnston represents the progressive element of the state, free ballot and a fair count, education, immigration and the bending of every energy of the state government to the upbuilding of its material interests; he represents broad and liberal ideas po- litically,-and stands squarely on the solid platform of democracy as enunc1- ated for generations past. Johnston Is the man for the people to vote for.--Flor- ence Herald.
 MT. Clarke spoke his piece at BirminS- nam Friday night. Captain Johnston most courteously offered to introduce him, but Clarke's inharmonious friends seem to have been afraid of even this momentarily concordant appearance of things MT. Clarke, in his piece. labored hard to set up Johnston as an assailant Of Grover Cleveland; he then turned his ef- forts to a still more unnecessary defense of our worthy president. He thus made for himself a little man of straw. and then slew him. many times and oft. with his own great battle ax, carrying his auditors to the terrific conclusion that, therefore he (Clarke-Richard H. Clarke of Mobile) and congress must. even at great personal sacrifice, be compelled to accept the office of governor-that is. un- &n tnr iC Huntsville Argus.
 If JeemS now fOregone concluSion- that Captain Johnston will be nominated for governor MT. Clarke's candidacy IS both foolish and farcical. Captain John ston is a democrat to the core: ana pe- l;eyes in the free and unlimited coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to l. and has advocated this since 1874. He believes in
 the pure simple, honest democracy as
 taught by the fathers. He will be nom mated and elected. "Old Granny not withstanding. Captain Johnston believes
 in the rights of the people. the rights of
 the poor and oppressed, and instead of the pops uniting with their traditional
 enemies the republicans, they should unite with the free silver democrats tbose who are their friends. and who
 would defend their rights and interests al all hazards and at all costs. VIII they do If. or will they be led off by dsma- gogues and anarchicaf sheets. and thus deyout their real friends and their own interests ?-Russellville Idea.
 | The incessant laudation of Congress- man Clarke's candidacy for the govern orship by the populists is suggestive | The venom and malice of their attacks l an Johnston's candidacy and prospects | carry out the simiiitude. An illustra- | tion ef this is shown in MT. T. A. Me- ! Laughin's department in this paper, in l his encomiums ons Clarke and his slurs 1 and 'gloatings at Johnston in this and 1 nrevinns issues. It is suggestive of