The age-herald., 1898-02-12
JEFFERSON COUNTS REPRESENTATIVES,"
A Card of Timely Advise to the Democrats of
 Jefferson County.
rn tha Edltnr nf The Aee-Herald:

To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
 Your editorial of the 9th inst, with the
 above caption, was not only timely and forceful, but 1t has already received the cordial ndorsement of many representative and influential citizens. who are not can
 didates for any office, but who are deeply interested in the welfare of their state and county, and especially earnest in their
 desire that the great county of Jefferson shall be ably represented in the next leg islature. The writer has heard many com mendati of the editorial above men, toned, and the hope is general that The Age Herald will continue to use It's great influence in the democratic party to the end that the six candidates for the legisla- ture to be nominated and elected by the party be frst-class men, capable and cour- ageous enough to represent impartially all the interests of their county that may come before the next general assembly of Ala bama-
 often transpired that men have been chosen to the honorable and important office of representative from Jefferson county who did not fill the bill," and consequently our county failed to have the commanding in- f1uence in shaping the legislation of our state that it's importance entitled 1t to. or course, it is not meant by this to charge that we have not at any time, or many times, had men of ability and influence to represent us in the legislature; but com- plaint has been frequently made that Jeff ferson county could and should on the gen. eral average, do much better for herself in the way of legislators than she has been doing.
 It may be that the various and some times conflicting interests in Jefferson to be looked after in the legislature has been the cause of this weakness: but there is no ( 1- -t- -1.. lae 1,IA
 honest and fearless men can be found in this county, and elected to the legislature, who will be the peers of those from any other county in the state, and who will rep resent all the interests of the county; and if the democratic party is to increase and hold the confidence of the people, thereby maintaining and fortifying its supremacy, such men must be nominated and elected.
 It is talked around that great effort will be made-is being made-to have nomina- ted aspirants for legislative honors favor able, and possibly pledged, to this or that mans candidacy for solicitor, commit ted to legislation in the interest of this class or that line of business. If this be so, public disapproval cannot be too speedy and pronounced. No man elected for any special purpose, who would irrevoca- bly, commit himself to any special inter-
 est, is half broad and capable enough to represent the entire county of Jefferson in the legislature. On the other hand, men who have the ability and influence to materially aid in shaping legislation on the very important subjects of general in-
 terest to the entire state, named in your editorial, will have the ability and influ- ence, not only to elect first-ciass men as solicitors, but also protect and advance all the other interests of the county that may come before the legislature.
 In nominating candidates for the 1egis- lature, the democratic party should choose only those who will labor for the general and best interests of the people. That is
 the first and most important considera-
 ton. It will inevitably follow that purely local and personal interests will be at-
 tended to, with due regard to the public
 veal. .---.- CITIZEN.