The age-herald., 1898-03-29
About A, Y. Glover,
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| To the Editor of The Age-Herald: Is the Hon. A. Y. Glover a bimstallisit Does he at heart stand upon the financial | plank in the democratic platform adopted l at Chicago? If so when was he converted | Read the following and decide: In 1896 the democratic convention at Chi cago adopted platform containing plank in favor of the free and unlimited coinage of silver and gold, independent of the action of any other nation.
 In 1896 Hon. A. Y. Glover was nominated and elected by the democrats of Greene | county to represent Greene county in the legislature of Alabama.
 The democrats in the presidential election | in 1896 advocated free silver.
 | In August 1896, the democrats Of Ala | bama elected a governor who was a pro- | noalnced advocate of free silver. In November, 1896, the legislature Of Ala bama convened at Montgomery and the | Hon. A Y. Glover took his seat as mem- Der from Greene county.
 As scon as the legislature convened, every l democrat was greatly interested in the elec- ton of Unitd States senator from Ala bama The candidates before the legsaa- ture for that office were Edmond ". Pet tus, John H. Bankhead, William c. Oates and James l.. Pugh.
 Pending said election, and while the l friends of each of said candidates were en- deavoring to electioneer for their respective candidate, the correspondent at MontgoTn- | cry of the Mobile Register wrote 10 his | paper and the Mobile Register published A. l. ' | would vote for General Pettus for United States senator.
 Ib seems that in so doing the reporter of the Register made a mistake, for on Mo- vecnber IA, 1896, said correspondent sent the | following special telegram from Montgom- cry which was publtshlsd in the Mobile Register.
 | advocates Pettus was an error. MT. Glover | is a practical farmer and lawyer He said | to me tonight: I have authorized no oare r. for | who represents the Cleveland or sound money democracy. I was elected to the | legislature distinctly as Dick Clark man; | If Clark was candidate would take or my coat and work for him. " The F,utaw Mirror of date of November | 1s 1896, contained the following editorial: "Hon. A. Y. Glover contradicts the report | thEait he Is a supporter of either General | Pe.,tus or MT Pugh He says he was elect ed as a Dick Clark, sound money man. and intends to stand up to his election and calling. The democracy can never win in confusion with such ntscordant and un- sound elements as free silver. free riots and ponufstic fallacies They must get back on the true democratic principles of 1892 and | 1896 as propounded at Indianapolis, or they | can never rise to the stature of great
 national party nen There s s ior3v n9 fe aeain ia 1t, settles it for all time. And | there is no more. life in the | And to do this successfully and surely, the l first and foremost thing to do Is to defeat | every free slve1itc for office" | Tn 1896 the Tiitaw Mirror was warm | ard earnost supporter of Hon. A. Y. Glover. | Ii is fair to presume that the Mirror then spoke in ea.d editorial ass, the friend of and | in fact cor Hon. A. Y. Glover.
 | The above article in the Register has
 never been publicly contradicted by MT. A. Y. Glover. He has never, to this date | disSea;ted from the right of the Mirror to snool- for him in the above editorial. The | Tutsw Mirror Is now the warm friend and supporter. Of Hon. A. Y. Glover in his can | didaoy for state senator from Hale api | Greeite coursttcs
 | In November, 1s9G, the Hon A. Y. Glover, | from the above seems to have been a | Clevland, "Dick Clark sound money demo- | crHt.
 Now, 1t is said, he Is bimetalllst When 1 was he converted? In 1S96 neither Pettus,
 Bankhead. Pugh or Oates seemed to have l sufficHefyt party claims on A. Y. Glover in | order to got Mir. Glover to take off has coat | and work for either of them.
 The senator elected from Hale and Greene