Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-09
WHAT'S THE D1FFrRENcEp

Realizing as they do now that most of
| the men who voted for the Kolb or Jeffer-
| sonian ticket In 1892 and again In 1894 are
not willing to be delivered over to the re-
| publican party, the leaders of the opposi-
| ton to democracy in Alabama are en-
deavoring to stem the tide that has most
assuredly set in against their ticket by
contending that Goodwin is in reality a
| populite and that the charges that he Is
a republican are not well founded OF
| course they will not be able to make
! many men outside of the lunatic asylum
| pelleVe that Goodwin is still populite.
Everybody who knows when election day
comes around knows that no true popu-
| lite would accept nomination on the
same ticket with republicans No true
p2pulfte would give his support to a re-
publican any sooner than a true demo-
cfat would. Goodwin has accepted a
nomination on a ticket with Tom Grim
NETT OF Macon county and w. II. Smith,
Dr., OF Walker county, both lifelong re-
publieans. The acceptance of the nomi-
nation pledges Goodwyn's loyal support
In the effort to elect Tom Grimmett and
w. IL. Smith, Jr., to state offices. Be-
sides, he Is speaking, and will continue
to speak, in favor of their election.
Now we say no true democrat would do
that; neither would any true populite be
thus engaged. However, just for the
sake of argument, let us for the time be-
Ing admit that Goodwin is really popu-
lite, and inquire a little further into mat
tiers and see what the people would have
a right to expect of Goodwin were he to
be successful in his effort to become gov
ernor of the great state of Alabama. In
order to get at this matter fairly it be-
comes necessary to ascertain what the
republicans and the republican party
have done for Goodwin. Let's see: In
the first instance, they Endorsed his can
didacy and voted for him, thereby elect
ing him to the state senate; in the second
instance, they Endorsed his candidacy and
voted for him to represent the Fifth Con-
| gressional district of Alabama in con-
gress. Failing to get the election by the
aid of the republicans and the republican
| party in the Fifth district Goodwin ap-
pealed from the verdict of the people of
| that congressional district to a republi-
can congress, and that republican congress
| OVERRIDE the will of the people. of the
| Fifth Alabama Congressional district.
| who had declined by their ballots to COM
| congress, and gave him the seat that he
now occupies in that body. Is that all?
| Not yet. The republican party of Ala
| bama has Endorsed his nomination to be
| the governor of Alabama, and Is furnish
| ing to him and to his cam
| paign such men as Moseley and
| Parsons to go upon the stump and
| appeal to the members of that party in
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| t!rely reasonable to suppose that the re-
| publican party will also supply some of
| the sinews of political warfare other than
| the wear and tear of the lungs of Mose>
ley, Parsons. ct al Now who can be heard
to deny the correctness of these state
ments in regard to what the republicans
and the republican party have done and
will do for Goodwin? Upon the other
hand, who has the temerity to assert that
Goodwin is not under many and lasting
obligations to the republicans and the re-
publican party, and that he would not be
under still more obligations to them were
| he to become governor of this state as a
| result of the present contest? These men,
who are trying to mislead the people and
thereby get them to vote against the
best interests of themselves, their coun-
proclaiming that Goodwin is not re-
publican, but a populite cannot be heard
to say that their man would disregard
| his Obligations to the republicans were
| he to be elected. If they say that, they
| thereby brand their man as being utterly
unworthy of their support and conf
| dence. Such an assertion would brand
| Goodwin as an migrate, and an migrate is
a l..
| of anybody The fact remains, however,
| that GOODWIN is really republican, but
| were he, as these leaders are now claim
| ing him to be, populite, 1t is only too
| plain that it would be a complete republ-
can victory for Goodwin to be elected
| governor of Alabama. If really popu-
| lite heswould, by reason of his obligations
to the republicans, be completely in their
| control, and If their history in this state
| proves anything, and we are pretty GER
| tain 1t does, it proves beyond question
| that the most dangerous members of
| that party in the state to good govern
ment prefer to do their dirty political
| work through men whom they have in
| their control rather than do it them
| selves. There is no possible chance to
| dodge the question. If Goodwin should
| become the governor of Alabama it would
| be nothing more nor less than the re-
| turn of the republican party to power in
| this state. 1t can't be figured out other
| wise, and every man in this state who
| favors the following declaration by the
| last democratic state convention will
| cast his ballot If he can reach the polls
| on election day against the republican
! ticket headed by Goodwyn:
| 1T is our purpose to maintain a gov
! eminent in this state fair and just to all,
| under control of the white men of Ala
| bama.
| GUATEMALA