Birmingham state herald., 1897-04-28
OArEs AND TH1g .ADvERrrsFR.

The Selma Times has been deyotirS spare moments ta figuring how Coy. Oates get even with the Montgom " Adveu iser for placing him on the politi- cal sideboard and at the same time re- in9tate that venerable and at one time influential paper as an exponent of dem ocFadc principles, which it so success fully fought for in the days gore by. The Times says:
 A repon. comes from Montgomery that ex-Gov. Oates owns $l0o00 of the cap- tai stock of the Montgomery Advertiser, and iz hclding out a faint hope that pos s.bly he may sscura enough of the s'tcck some day to become it's edIor. That is the only way that Gov Oates can ever gat even with that paper for the harm tt has dOY4s him. Posing as his friend, ir has thrust a javelin in o his political carcas. That paper induced Congress man Oat5s to run for governor. He ran, and now he has the title of governor only that and nothing more. If Gov. Oates could got control of the Adver fser and become its editor, and turn it iT1to @ denc,c.atic sheet again, he would at once Tellain the position he has lost | i her through tne tree ehery or friendship of that sheet-a question not yet exac ly clear to Gov. Oates friegis, and we have our serious doubts as to what the eX governor thinks of the mat CT. AL any rats we hope he will get control of the paper. He would make capital editor and would injsct some democracy into the Advertiser, something that i. has not had for long time past.
 Even tha State Herald bears no malice towards it's republican contemporary. but rather regrets C'1 see a rpper we have read for years and learned to respect and almost obey smite the breast that nour- ished 1t a I'd discredit an established and honorsd history.
 A newspaper in time forms personal fly within ltself and it matters rot who may direct its policy or eortaol it's col umns, the reader expects to see that same character shine out as boldly as when it lead the forces in hard fought cont. s; and when 1t deseuts its principles and changes its character the brand of traitor assumes almost Q. personal character.
 fThe people of Alabama had fea.-ed to love he Montgomery Advertiser Some loved it fer the principles it advocated and the efforts 1t made tc redeem the state to democracy and upbuiid ths shat tered fon.unes,- the result of a civil war. Others loved it because it was around the fregide when prattling children they listened to their parents read it and dis cuss its conten.t., still others loved it because 1t aided in honoring those whose names, while inscribed in history and ingraf ed in the hearts of the people. have long since passed to that great beyCrd
 With such admiration, not only general but, we might say, unanimous throughout a great state, could people be charged with ingratltude who would brand as a traitor worse than Arnold peasonified oiharac. .er who would enter the camp of their enemy and attempt to build bulwarks of defense cut of the seasoned and well preserved timber from the old and honored homestead?
 It Is to be hoped that ex-Goy. Oafes may gain possession of the Advertiser and make of it claan ard leading morn- ing democratic journal that the capital Of the state stands so much in need of, and voice the true sentiment of those people and protect misguided public from fur ther imposition.