Birmingham state herald., 1897-03-05

cabinet, but will play full part in run ming congress.
 The Montgomery Journal thinks the Advertiser ought to have modesty enough to remain quiet on broken re- cords" But how can 1t, when it is wind- broken? .s.~~-
 Tho Montgomery Journal says Tom Clark ought to come back into line. Yes. Tom is more unfortunate than criminal. Come along home. Tommie; with all your faults the democrats will forgive you They know the bad boys influenced you to go in ''a- washin'," when the creek was muddy, and caused you to soil your Sum- day clothes. The mud is dry now and will dust out, but if you want a new suit you must promise mamma not to play in the dirt any more, nor turn your shirt and tell little fibs about not play ing in the creek. Mamma has raised too many boys to be fooled.
 The Montgomery Journal asks the question, "Why can't Montgomery have an exposition this fall?" Truly, brother. we can't tell you; it would be no trouble for Birmingham to have one but Bir- mingham and Montgomery are two diff ferent cities.
 The Stevenson Chronicle says southern republicans think that Mckinley might have come further south than Maryland for cabinet officer if he intended to rec ognfze the south.
 Birmingham is simply beside herself
 
 commsndable feature Is the practical unanimity with which the people of Bir- mingham pull. Such practical efforts cannot fail to rebound to the credit of the Magic City."-Huntsville Mercury. Jim Corbett- fell asleep the other night and dreamed that he had knocked Fitz out in the third round. but when he awoke he found 1t was all a dream.
 
 MT. Rockefeller and other rich mag mates might devote their time to an ad- vantage by endeavoring to enlarge that needle eye and contracting the hump on the camefs back. The road might also be narrowed little and strengthened. The drop in wages with the drop in steel is shaking the confidence in the Mc- Kinley prosperity.
 
 And now comes the information that the Michigan republicans have served notice on the gold democrats of that state that their services are no longer needsd. Such information will be common during the next four years.
 Since the mothers congress proved so successful it is suggested that we have fathers congress. A Savannah Judge has declared vote buying illegal, which leads the Macon News to remark if the edict is enforced Savannah will lose a large part of her voting strength. Not necessarily so; are there no up to date election mana gers in Savannah?
 Some of the Tennessee papers think H. Clay Evans ought to have at least been allowed to see the presidential parade. The Times made the statement several days since that so far as had come to it's notice, there was not paper in the state which favored the back tax law. Our attention has been called to the fact that there are several papers in North Alabama which favor the law, among the number the Birmingham State Her aid. The law has it's good features, but when law is enacted which will touch an editors pocket, you can but expect | to hear him howl. Guess those North | Alabama editors have nothing to fear | from the law.-Tuscaloosa Times. l No. we have nothing to fear. Like the poor husbandman, our little all is in | plain view of the tax gatherer and it's ] value cannot be unestimated or lost in | the aggregate of a great heap. We have | to pay our tax and therefore have no | fears of being Fetched" of for falling to tote our part of the burden. Did you 1 ever seriously consider whose OK will be gored by this tax commission law? If not. try serious thinking awhile and then pray loud and long for all sinners, especially those who would evade paying | their just tax under a most sacred oath. l The law is to bring sinuners, not the righteous, to repentance.