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Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-25
NOW JUMP ON THEM.

When it daWned upon the Advertiser that a good large majority of the mem- bership of the state democratic executive committee favored the nomination of
 Captain Johnston that paper was very
 much rattled. It at once set out to abus-
 ing the committee. It openly charged the committee with closing their eyes to
 the good of the party and acting as mar row-minded partisans in the interest of Johnston for governor and against the interests of the great party they had been selected by their fellow-democrats to represent. In it's fury it jumped on the chairman and several members of the committee, seeking to show that they
 were so lacking in honesty and patriot
 ism as to be looking out for some place
 or office for themselves, and not for the success of the party they represented. With only a very few exceptions every paper in Alabama opposing Captain Johnston's candidacy joined in the re- frain and talked very ugly about the duly constituted party authority in the state. For a time this disgraceful performance was continued and to the utter astonish- ment of all good conservative democrats Candidate Clarke, when he opened his campaign, followed suit and let into the committee selected by the convention I over which he had notwithstanding heretofore unheard of except in 1892
 when Kolb was making war on the party committee while running for the party nomination.
 It is now in order for the Advertiser it's yepers and it's candidate, MT. Richard H. Clarke, to turn loose on the -Montgom- cry county committee and the Rev. Sam P. Jones, both of whom, it now develops
 are in favor of the nomination of Captain Johnston. The bitter war being waged
 on the state committee by the Advertiser and it's candidate in the meantime will | likely go ,on while the state committee and the Montgomery county committee | pursue the even tenor of their way and | Captain Johnston continues to gain | ground and the Rev. Sam P. Jones to | tell sinners of their meanness
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-25
WAGES IN GOLD AND SILVER CoUN.
 TRIES

Under the heading, Wages in Gold and Silver Countries the Commercial Ap- peal shows the falsty of the claim made by the goldbugs that wages paid laborers are higher in the former than the latter by quoting from official statistics to show that in most of the trades the reverse is true. It says:
 Thus the tables show that in Mexico bricklayers receive $10 per week, while in Germany they receive $4.12 per week, in Belgium $4.5S per week, in Holland $4.S9 in Italy $4.20, in Spain 4,S0, in France $5.7. In Mexico masons get $10.S0 and in Peru, also on silver standard, they get $14.76 per week The same class of laborers in England get $7.6S pei! week, in France $5.33, in Germany $4.67, in Belgium $522. in Holland $4.S0. in Italy $3, in Spain $S.3O. in Switzland $5.5. II In Mexico the wages of a carpenter, range from $1.50 to $475 per day. In Peru $9 per week, and in Venezuela, which was on the silver standard when the table was prepared, they are $9.S4. In Germany carpenters get $4.11 per week, in Belgium $4.O7, in Holland $4.S0, in Italy $4, in Spain $3.90. Brass founders in Mexico get $10 per week, in Germany they get $43Ss in Holland $4, in Italy $4, in Denmark $4.S2. In Mexico the wages of cabinet-maker are S10 per week, in Peru they are $t4.T6 per week, in Venezuela they are $14 AS, both of these latter countries being class ed in the table of silver countries. In Germany a cabinet-maker gets $4.25 per week, in Denmark $4.58, in Belgium S5. in Holland $4.S0 in Italy $40, in France $614. Tinsmiths get $750 per week in Mexico and $14 week in Venezuela. In Germany they get $3.55, in Holland s4, in Spain 8, in Belgium $4.40, in France $5.50. in England $6.50. Tailors get STA per week in Mexico and $12.50 per week in Venezuela. In Germany they get $3.31 per week, in Italy $4. in Spain $4.90 in Holland s. in France $5.62. What is there in these figures to justify the claim that high wages go with the gold standard and low wages with the silver standard? Reduce these wages all to their gold value and 1t still appears that the earn ings of the workingman in these despised
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-25

sas, Maine, Massachusetts Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri. Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont West Virginia, Wisconsin-22
 Silver-California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, North Dakota, North Carolina, South Dakota Utah. Washing ton, Wyoming-11
 Democratic-Alabama, Arkansas, Flor ida, Georgia, Kentucky Louisiana, Mis- sissippi, South Carolina, Tennessee, Tex as, Virginia--11.
 Maryland is omitted from the forego- ing enumeration. it's delegation being a tie. The result would not be changed if it should be left out or each side given half vote
 Apparently hopeless as the present prospect is of any coalition as result of silver bolt at St. Louis. the silver leaders have convinced themselves that the salvation of their faction depends upon making the play. They are thor oughly convinced that the sentiment of their respective states will support them in any movement they may inaugurate to compel recognition at the hands of one or both of the great parties.
 In the event of failure to elect pres ident by the usual methods next fall the election of successor to MT. Cleveland would devolve upon the present house. As the house now stands, the very best that would seem possible for the success of a boiling silver programme and possi- ble democratic coalition would be to tie the sound-money republican states. In reaching this conclusion the silver repub- licans are given every state to which they lay claim eleven in all, and it is as stunned, as they do that the entire num- -ber of states now represented by dem ocratc majorities will join with them. In this calculation half of vote is given to both the republican and the democrat ic columns from sMaryland, the delega- tion being evenly divided. This makes the sound money republican vote in the house 221s to 221A Leaving Maryland out, as would probably be done, there would still be tie-22 to 22. The silver men have, therefore, not only to control every state which they now claim is rep resented by a silver majority, but also every democratic state.
 In the event of no election by the house the vice-president who is to be elected by majority or the senate rom the three highest candidates for the Vice-presiden- cy, becomes president after the 4th of March. The senate stands, democrats 39, populists and republicans 43. The republican senators could not elect the vice-president. That gentleman would be either a democrat or a populist. It becomes therefore, quite an important thing for our democratic convention to nominate for vice-president an able and an available man. How would Morgan do for that place? He could be elected by a majority of the senate
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-25
REPUBLISH IT.

The man of all men in Montgomery county who was first and fiercest to de- clare that Capt. Joseph F. Johnston was not a good democrat and ought to be beaten for the office of governor, because he had not always agreed with the presi- dents policy was the defaultng ex-pro- bate judge, F. c. Randolph, now in jail in South America under the charge of murder The Advertiser and it's editors always dominated by this aggressive poli- ways dominated by this aggressive poli- tician, sneezed whenever he took snuff For the sake of principle" both the pa per and its editors declare that Captain Johnston must be defeated because he does not indorse as right, democratic and patriotic everything MT. Cleveland does officially. Let us turn on the lights and see how the record stands. Eight or ten years ago, during President CleVelands s first term, disasters came upon the party. Morrison of Illinois, Hurd of Ohio and others were defeated for congress. Car lsle was reported to have been beaten in Kentucky and for several weeks his fate hung in the balance. In this dark and dismal hour of the party's history F. c. Randolph rushed into print and published a card in the Advertiser, endeavoring to explain why this misfortune had over taken the party. He denounced Mr. Cleveland as a 'mugwump," and in sub stance attributed our disasters to the fact that he had retained republicans in office and left out in the cold working democrats who had borne the heat and burdens of the conflict. This card was published without word of dissent from the editors and propretors of the Adver' tiser but then neither of them held a postoffice at that time. The record will not lie, and the public wants light. We therefore dare the Advertiser to repub- fish Randolphs card. Will it do so, and explain why it always supported Judge Randolph for office, when it had knowl- edge of the fact that he had abused the president? Perhaps its principle" will not apply, because it liked the man. It has shown in Captain Wyly's case that it's principle" does not apply where it diSlikeS man.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-25
 THAT BAID-HEA JOKE.

Our esteemed candidate for governor from Mobile, whence no candidate for governor is ever elected even when nom mated, has been telling a joke up at Bridgeport that is hoary with age, bald headed, decrepid and debiltated by hard usage. The Bridgeport News reports this ancient joke as follows:
 He said one of the best illustrations he had ever heard of was that given him at Wooderile by the Rev. MT. Bullwan, one of those Baptist preachers whose good sense is as hard as the rocks of their hills, and whose honesty is as sound as they want the country to be. MT. Bull wan says that a moneyed man who had loaned some money to his neighbor be- came uneasy when the time for payment was drawing near, fearing his debtor would not be able to pay. The day 1t fell due he rode over to his neghbors after an early breakfast and found him just saddling his horse. As soon as he saw his creditor he said: I am mighty glad to see you. I was just going to your house to pay my note. 1 suppose you have it with you, so I can pay you here and be saved a long ride His creditor said: Have you got the money to pay me?' oh, yes; here it js.' We'll if you have got it I am willing to extend your note another year, but if you haven't got it then I want it."
 MT. Bullwan, the reputed author of this joke, must be very old man, a kind of antediluvian as we all know 1t was cur rent in the days of Adam. Philologsts tells us that it was because of the con- stant repetition of this threadbare joke that Cain slew Abel. Abel was always taking Cain by the coat sleeve and re- galing him with old chestnuts and Cain wouldn't stand it any longer The yer dict of the jury was, Served him right" We must protest. however. that MT. Bull wan did not claim to have heard his neighbors engage in that conversation It was Mr. Clarke who put on the trim mings and made it apply to a Baptist minister When he gets in a Methodist beat he will make the conversation occur between two good old Methodists, and when he gets to Mobile he will have the joke between two Roman Catholics un- less the A. P. As scare him off If there is a society in this state for the preven- tion of cruelty to animals we call upon them to make MT. Clarke stop torturing that old anecdote
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-25
POUNCEY BROS.
Have Opened Handsome SaIesroom- Some
 thing About Them.

Pouncey Bros. have opened a sales- room at 11s1s Nineteenth street, in which they have attractively arranged a com plete line of dry goods. hats, shoes, caps, groceries, etc, etc. The gentlemen con- posing the firm are Messrs. J. B., s. E. and J. R. Pouncey, and they are well known throughout the length and breadth of the state They have fitted up the most complete salesroom in the state and have left nothing undone that will improve their facilities for handling the trade of their customers. Having travelled the state for number of years, the Messrs. Pouncey enjoy the friend- ship of the merchants in every section, to all of whom they extend cordial n- vitation to their rooms.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-25
craze Monthly Wages tWithout Food,

The Philadelphia American says: "The Japanese yen of 416 grains of silver is now worth but 52.9 cents in United States gold coin. Before silver was demone- tized the yen, which contains 31s grains more of silver than our dollar, was worth in gold a fraction over 100 cents, and then of course the equivalent of Asiatic wages in United States gold was nearly double the figures given in the second column. Chinese and natives of India work for even less As they are paid in silver the further silver depreciates as measured in gold, the smaller is the gold cost of producing goods in Japan, and the lower the price at which the Japanese merchant can profitably sell his goods In America for gold. Thus protected by this divergence in the value of gold and silver the Asiatic will be enabled to underbid the American workman in every branch of industry"
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-25
OUR SPECIAL INDUSTRIAL ISSUE.

Owing to the large and immediate de- mand for-copies of the State Herald from various points in the northwest, and the fact that the winter season. when the eye of the northwesterner is turned toward the south, is coming to a close, the man. agement of this paper has determined to publish it's industrial edition on Sunday next, March 1.
 The issue will not be of mammoth, spread-eagle proportions. but will be large enough to present in concise form a fair picture of Birmingham and vicin- ity and a general view of Alabama as it is Many thousands of copies will be distributed throughout that section of the country from which have come ex- pressions of so much interest in the south; and the paper will seek to show that Alabama is the most inviting field in the south for the investment of capital and the establishment of homes.
 Quite a number of our business men have manifested an interest in the en- terprise by liberal subscriptions for extra copies and for advertising space, but there is room for more, and orders will be received up to Saturday night. The issue will be valuable not only for distr- button abroad, but to keep at home, and every citizen of Birmingham and Jeffer son county who feels an interest in his home should literally subscribe for copies of the edition.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-25
A POSSIBIr,TpV

If the trans Mississippi states refuse to vote for gold standard republican, it is possible and very probable that the re- publican ticket will fall short of ma jority in the electoral college. In that event the election of president would go into the house, where the vote would be taken by states between the three high est candidates. The present house would be called upon to act on this matter, and, singular to say, upon the money question the house would be tied. The states, as grouped by the silver men, under the heads of sound money republicans, silver and democratic, are as follows:
 Sound money republican-Connectic Delaware, Illinois. Indiana, Iowa, Kan
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-25
INDIAN SCHOOLS.

The house yesterday, by very decided vote refused to permit the secretary of the interior to make contracts with the schools conducted by the Roman Catho- lies for the education of Indian pupils Heretofore appropriations have been voted by congress to support such schools, and one of our candidates for governor, MT. Clarke, incurred the oppo- sition of many people by voting in con- gress for such appropriation in the last congress. Their opposition was based upon the impolicy and injustice of appro- priating government money to sectarian schools. Mr. Linton of Michigan moved on yesterday to strike out all appropria- tions for sectarian education, and the motion was adopted. He said in his speech that the defeat of the democratic party last year was due to the sentiment of the country against the appropriation of public funds for sectarian schools or institutions. This is questionable, as the matter was not debated or alluded to, so far as we at the south know, in. the press or on the hustings, but it may be that certain secret society, which claims to have an enormous following, made it an issue quietly at the polls. We are not in- formed as to the merits of the question, and cannot say whether these schools and charitable institutions among the Indians and in the District of Columbia, under the auspices of the Roman Catholic church, are entitled to peculiar favors from the federal government Evidently, however, congress will no longer vote appropriations to any sectarian schools or charitable institutions.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-25

gressional Record for general distribu- tion throughout the country. In making the request for the publication of the speech MT. Stallings said:
 MT. Speaker: I desire to avail myself of the opportunity of making a perma- nent addition to literature on the sub ject of finance. I will ask to be allowed to have printed in the Record, in the or dinary type, the speech of the Hon. J. z. George of Mississippi, delivered al Vino ma, Miss, in July, 1895. I do not desire to take up time, MT. Speaker, in having this speech read but there have been so many men who have come to congress in recent years who talked one way to get here and another way afterwards-in other words are educated after they reach Washington-that I want to put this able and philosophical treatment of the financianl question where it will ed- ucate them after they get here and keep them right after they are properly edu- Pa tod
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-25

Senator Quay is candidate for pres ident simply to hold his own state in line in the convention so that he can throw the vote of the state to the man that he can make dicker with after the election. The friends here of Senator Quay well un- derstand this and make no secret of the intentions of the Pennsylvania boss Boss Platt is playing the same game in New York, only that he will name Nor ton delegation, who will desert the gov ernor after a few ballots and go to Reed or the candidate that Platt prefers.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-25

There is every reason to believe that there will be contesting delegations from Illinois to the democratic national con- vention in July. The silver men in con- trol of the state organization will proba- ply succeed in electing a full delegation of white metal enthusiasts. The oppo- nents, consisting of democrats who de- mand a sound money plank in the plat form, are determined to make a fight, and, led by Ben Cable, have already laid plans to drag the contest into the con- yention
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-25
ANOTHER JOHNSTON BLUNDER. '

On last Saturday the democratic execu- tive committee of Montgomery county met Judge Winter resigned and there upon the Johnston men in the committee proceeded to elect Hon. William s. Thor ington a nephew of Senator Morgan and a strong Johnston man, chairman by a vote of 10 to G. Judge Thorington is one of the ablest and purest men in the state. He has the unlimited confidence of all who know him, and his election will strengthen our party in Montgomery and other counties. If Johnston does not stop capturing everything in sight the race for the nomination will cease to be even interesting. It is significant that the men put forward and honored by the Johnston men are men who have the confidence of the people and are demo- crats without spot or blemish.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-25
"A GOOD CAMPAIGN DOCUMENT.

Senator James z. George, Mississippi's 8 grand old man, received a compliment in the house of representatives the other day. During the debate on the senate substitute for the bond bill Representa- tive Stallings of Alabama had the fa- nous speech of the senator on the finan- cial question delivered at Winona, Miss, July 13. 1895 printed in full in the Con-
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-25

silver countries are higher than they are in nearly all the great enlightened gold standard countries of Europe. When among the great enlightened nations or Europe, despite the blessing of gold standard you find laborers working for from 20 to 30 cents per day, as the reports accompanying these tables show to be the case in Italy and Switzerland, when skill labor can be had in the German textile industries for AS cents per day, what ex- cuse is there for all this howl about low wages in silver countries?'
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-25
inclusive

If the Advertiser does not jump on Rev. Sam Jones for declaring his preference for Captain Johnston for governor it will be because it is afraid of him. but we are pretty certain the Advertiser would run no risk along that line, as the Rev. Mir. Jones would in all probability take the same view of the matter that the OK took when the fly lit on his horns.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-25

Two Mississippi congress- men who have been suddenly converted and have cast their votes for gold monometallism after being elected as free coinage democrats by free coinage constituency must make the most" of the fame that New York papers will freely give them.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-25
JAPAN

MT. Clarke has good deal to say about the low price of labor in silver using Japan. If the gold standard was there the price of labor would be still lower The following table giving the average rate of wages obtained in different dis tricts of Japan as compiled by the statis- tical bureau of Japan will afford the American workman much serious matter for reflection:
 A ,ro,,n ro Monthlr Waoas (WithOut FOOQ.O ]
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-25
FOR COUNTY TREASURER.

The State Herald is authorized to an nounce the name of J. T. Mcknight as a candidate for County Treasurer subject to action of the Jefferson county democratic primary election.
 The State Herald is authorized to an- nounce the name of Kenneth F. Hawkins as a candidate for reelection to the office of Treasurer of Jefferson county, subject to action of the democratic primary election.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-25

According to the February statement of money and currency in the country, the amount in circulation February l was $1, ,5SS, ,720,607, against $1,61s.657, ,515 at the same time last year, aecrease of nearly SEA, 100000. The circulation per head of population is stated at $22.47, or about g less than it was July 1, 1892.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-25

MT. Dingley of Maine, who is chairman or the ways and means committee Gen. eral Wheeler made one of the best argu- ments in favor of free silver that has been heard in the house this session.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-25

Within the past week nine cotton fac tories have been organized or projected in the south, and one of them, backed large ly by New England capital, will be a $500. 900 mill
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-25

Cuba this year will furnish only one- sixth the usual exports of sugar, but the production of the beet sugar in Europe last year was greater by 100000 tons than in 1894
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-25

''Wisconsin is computed to receive an annual income of $1O,OOO,0O0 from it's dairy industry. It is such magnificent indus tries that constitute states most legit- innate pride," says the Milwaukee Sem
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-25

During the recent debate on the silver bill in the house Gen. Joe Wheeler was selected by the silver people to answer
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-25
JOHN J. ALTMAN,

The State Herald is authorized to an- nounce the candidacy of MT. A. J. O'Keefe for the Lower House of the General Assem- ply ofAlabama from Jefferson county, sub ject to the action of the democratic prl- mary.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-25
FOR TAX ASSESSOR.

The State Herald is authorized to an- nounce the name of Samuel L. Robertson as a candidate for reelection to the office of Tax Assessor of Jefferson county, sub ject to the democratic primary election.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-25

The bill to extend the jurisdiction of the federal courts over the Indian territory is in the interest of civilization and ought to be passed as soon as possible.