Birmingham state herald., 1897-03-17

all the time Surely if our people. who cling to primitive methods. can make a living. the man who farms on the most approved methods can grow rich and happy here.-Sheffield Reaper
 A special to the Montgomery Adver- tiser from Washington says President Mckinley will allow the gold democrats recently appointed by President Cleve- land to serve out their full terms. Should he do otherwise, President Mckinley would prove himself basely ungrateful both to the appoirtees in question and the republican party.--Iiuntsville Mer- cury.
 We saw a. man the other day whom we marked as a sure recruit for the cause of free grab and free transportation. ]" He was going to the field to blow. The hour was a. sm- He's ouT'n. When he harvests his crop, we will just cuss con- gress, free gold, free silver and free gov ernment. and fall into line for free grub and free trarsporta tion," because the sun rises too soon i'm the morning. Sheffield Reaper
 While at present there is no active de- mand for real estate in this section on account of the unsettled financial condi- ton of the country, there are constant inquiries in regard to the same which show that South Alabama, and especially Evergreen and vicinity have already at- tracted and received more than passing notice, and will in the near future come in for a full share of desirable citizens who have resolved in their own minds that we have the best climate and most desirable country to be found in the south.-Connecuh Record.
 The Toiler is not experimenting the farming operations of Randolph county. If it were, there would be more fine grass spa stupes, improved stock and poultry, fruits and berries, hog and hominy, and other good and useful things to eat and carry to market than were ever heard of in these ends of the earth before. Five or 6-cent cotton! We would draw the line right there. True we prefer to work for nothing rather than to play for no pay, so lorg as we can do so on lines thak will clear the conscience and satisfy the elemenEs of the inner man; but when it comes to toiling in a cotton patch thir- teen months in a year for the sole benefit of gamblers and spectators. who curl their lips and turn up their noses at you for being such a chump, then surely one ought to be excused, even for going to the legisFa ture. if necessary to escape such puntshment.-'RandoEph Toiler.
 A nice troop of ducks to come to Eto- wah county to see to it that the law was enforced in execution of Daughdrill. This White-capped deputy contingent of drummers know perfectly well that no threats had ever been made. They had been here-scme of them-during the trial of Daughdrill and had been made acquainted with the facts that his family, friends and relatives in Gadsdcn and Etowah county were all hgh-toned Christian gentlemen. If there had been the least possible probability or reason to believe that an organized mob would attempt to rescue DauEhdrill from the sheriff, there isn't money enough in theiv association to have hired one of them to risk his cowardly ca rcass in twenty miles of Gadsden last Friday.-Gads Trfb- une.
 Daughdrilps victim was member of the Travellers Protective association. That body, out of respect to the dead brother, had assisted in Daughdrill,s prosecution and merelyswent as an escort from Birmingham to Gadsden whichst they had a perfect right to do. They would have shielded the prisoner from violence regardless of his assailants, and we think the Tribune does them an injustice in reflecting upon their courage and man. hood.
 The Masonic order, the oldest of secret societies, has frequently conducted pros cautions where members thereof have been murdered. and we have never heard that such action indicated that they were towards; neither do we believe the dele gatien- of travelling men who accompa-- nied Daughdrill were towards. 1 Their presence on that occasion was prompted by fraternal regard for their dead com rade and was more cOmmenda ble than otherwise.-Huntsville Mercury.