Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-03
CoPPER-PIATED GALL.

In a double loaded editorial article
which appeared in the Montgomery or
gan of the republican aid society yester-
day morning dealing with the question of
the appointment of election managers we
find the following paragraphs:
This is a matter of profound moment.
1t involves much more than the mere re-
suit Of the November election in this
state. Upon / t devolves in no little de-
gree the integrity and harmony of the
party organization in Alabama in future.
Hence the great Importance of the proper
adjustment of the matter at this juno
ture."
Now for genuine unadulterated double
and twisted, copper-plated gall we pit the
above against the world "Hence the
great importance of the proper adjust
ment of the matter at this juncture."
Why important? To preserve the Gin
tegrity and harmony of the party organi-
cation in Alabama in future"
Isn't that rich, though? The Adver
tiser seeking to instruct county officials
how they should discharge their sworn
duties in the interest of the Integrity
| and harmony" of the democratic party
in Alabama. The Advertiser, a news
paper that has bolted the party's plat
form and nominees, worked up an organi-
cation in the state that now has candi-
dates running against the democratic
nominees in every congressional district
in the state, save where by contract it
has been agreed to support the republican
canddates-a newspaper that is support
ing ticket for president and vice-presl-
dent of the United States nominated pur-
posely-eXpressly so, toto aid in the
election of the republican candidates.
prating about what should be done in or
der to preserve the wntegrity and har-
mony' of the democratic party in Ala
bamal
Has, even the proverblal oldest inhab-
liant ever read or heard of such gall? A
newspaper whose columns each day fair
ly TEEN with abuse, yituperation and de-
nunciations of the democratic nominee,
the platform on which he stands, and the
men and papers supporting him rises up
and remarks that certain consideration
should be shown it and those 1t repre-
sents in order that the "integrity and
harmony" of the democratic party in Ala
bama may be preserved!
If what the Mckinley organ has been
printing is true, when did there appear
il. Alabama any trouble in the democratic
party likely to make it necessary to go
slow in order that the integrity and har-
mony' of it might be preserved? Time
and again, since the Chicago convention
the public in Alabama has been Informed
by this organ of the republican aid So
clety that the only democratic party in
the State is that party of which Thomas
Hallaluiah Clarke is the chairman and
the Advertiser the organ. Is it possible
Ey,,+o In
of that thing is getting in danger? The
popocratic party, as the Advertiser terms
the party that so everIastingly repudiated
it and its teachings this year, is getting
along all right There is no need of
threatening the county officials of the
state in order to preserve the Integrity
and harmony" of that party. o, no, the
"popocratic" party is all right. So 1t must
be that unless the county officials call on
the Montgomery morning organ of the
republican aid society for instructions as
to how they shall discharge the duties
they have already sworn to discharge
there will be trouble with the integrity
and harmony" of the party fathered by
the Advertiser and now being fostered by
Mark Hanna. That is the only party we
know of in Alabama the harmony of
which is likely to get disturbed.
Now as to its "integrity." 1t may be
within the power of the county officials
in Alabama to act so as to affect the lin
tegrity" of party which was organized
to aid in the election of Mckinney ana
assumed the name of democracy, but we
shall not believe it until we see the thing
demonstrated by an actual trial.
The Montgomery Advertiser prating
about the Integrity and harmony of the
democratic party. Bah!