The age-herald., 1898-07-11
THE STATE TICKET
 IN NO DANGER

"The state ticket of the democratic par ty is not now, nor has it ever been since its nomination in any danger,'' said Robert J. Lowe, the chairman of the state execu- tive committee, and who is also in active charge of the campaign. yesterday. 'The efforts of the campaign committee are now and will be directed towards retaining from the populist and the republican par ties certain counties in this state. Under the control of these parties there are now about twenty-two or twenty-three counties, and the committee thinks that less than twelve will be the number controlled by the opposition to the democratic party af- ter the first Monday in August.
 "The trouble that engages the attention of the committee is that everyone seems to think that there is no political fight in Ala bama. All seem to think that the demo- crats will win without work. As far as the state ticket is concerned there is no danger. but, as stated above, the demo- cratic party intends to have every county reclaimed to the democrats, and this can be done only by the democrats in those doubtful counties doing all possible for their counties and by receiving moral as- sistance from those counties in which there is no danger. The doubtful counties are in what is known as the white belt of Ala bama, and it does seem that if any part of this great state should be democratic, aft tlay yfa nxx,i,ft people are in the majority. The white peo- pie of Alabama are the intelligent people of this state, and there is no principle of the democratic party that does not appeal to the intelligence of people.
 "The management of state affairs under the administration of Governor Johnston and his assistants cannot be criticised, and must be commended. There is not, nor can there be, any criticism of the state admin istration. What is sad of the state gov ernment can also be said in marked de- gree o the management of affairs in the different counties of the state in control of the democratic party.
 Tt is certain that after this election there can never more be a division in pol itics among the white people of Alabama. They must hereafter stand together, and the old democratic party now stands ready to receive all her wayward children and take them back into the fold in full fellow- ship
 "There is no hope for populism to suc- ceed in this state, and to all sensible peo- pie the one motive In keeping the organ ization together is the hope of county off, fee and for such spells as come within the reach of the hungry politicians who lead losing fights.
 What is said above of the democratic party in this state is to show that the position of the democratic party now and in the future cannot be assailed. It is foolish for some white men of Alabama to fight the organization that must necessa- rily win. The doors of the democratic par ty are wide open, and we want all who believe in good government to enter. We | want every white county in this state and every black county controlled bv democrat ic ofioisls. There l. noises ia uHr pas- form, nor is tleia arr principle of our pa# l ty to which anv good citizen does r9t ..} assent; and therefore t is foolish 10. -u1 | intellie ent man. in honest effort. io be l guided by tHs views of selfish politicians who seek their os.. gains, caring rot hat becomes of the people who aid them.
 "Now that all who believe that the best | interests of the people of Alabama can be l subserved by the reins of government in | this state being in the hands of the white people, come to the front and vote the full 1 democratic state ticket"