The age-herald., 1898-05-15
THE JOURNAL AFTER THE NOISY ELEMENT Which Thinks Johnstoa's Sin hing Akin to Perpetual. ARE ENEMIES TO DEMOCRACY Rev. Andrews Stricken While on His Rounds of Duty and Is Critically lIl-Supreme
 Court Decisions Governor
 Grants Some Pardons.
Special to The Age-Herald.,

Montgomery, May 14.-The Montgomery Journal this afternoon prints this editorial which will be appreciated all over Ala bama. Of course, the noisy element res ferred to is the Advertiser and it's little coterie
 The Journal says:
 saThere is a small, but noisy, element of the population that will never forgive Gov ernor Johnston for being the choice of almost the entire democratic party of Ala bama for the position he now holds and in the eyes of degenerate he is committing black sin by proving himself to be one of the best of our long line of wise gover- nors.
 'The governor has been doing too well since the presidents call for volunteer sol- diers to aid in maintaining the honor and sustaining the glory of the republic. He had one well before that national crisis and had pleased the great mass of the people of the commonwealth.
 Blame Him for Doing Well
 For this the malcontents had abused him and sought by cheap sneers and senile ma- hciousness to cast reproach upon him. but they were to face his accomplishments as the chief of the Alabama National Guard after the guard was called upon to volun- teer as soldiers of the union.
 The governors remarkable success dur ing the past few trying and toilsome weeks has been quite too much for those who are blind to all good in the present head of the state. At the outset, when he was bending every energy to keep from the state any part of the burden of mobilizing the troops, and when he hadn't dollar to draw upon except the petty contingent fund, he was abused for being too slow, for not hurrying the troops to Mobile. Yet even after the army authorities had informed the gover- nor that the national treasury would pay all expenses they informed him that he was mobilizing the men too rapidly, Then, as if to make things worse for those who rage and are impotent, the governor did not make single unpopular or objectiona- bie appointment The officers appointed were those chosen by the troops them- selves, except as to the two army officers whom it was his duty to name one for each of the regiments. And altogether, he has given such full satisfaction that there can be no comfort for his enemies.
 His Desire to Please the People "It is the natural desire of the governor to please the people, of whom he is chief servant but the small and noisy element Is so vindictive, so unreasoning in it's hate that if he were clothed with the powers and virtues of a. saint. he would still be abused, because he is the leader of the democratic party, the great mass of the white population of Alabama. In the eyes of the turbulent few he was guilty of sin when he was chosen and another suffered to remain private citizen.
 "The governors success in dealing with military affairs is just as gall and worm- wood to those who haven't any love for the democratic party"
 Pardons Granted
 The following pardons have been granted by the governor:
 Frank Reid, Mobile; larceny. Judge's opinion that offense was petit larceny.
 Josephus lowers, Fillmore; murder. Prob ably no intention to kill; led mob; ex- emplary conduct
 Will Isaac, Jefferson; murder in second degree. Incurably i'll; served over half sentence; recommended by the judge.
 John Ghorum, Butler; burglary. Time ex- pires In two months; large petition.
 Robert State Weks, Marengo; rape. Life sentence; is 75 years old served sixteen years; colored girl 10 years old; convicted on her testimony.