The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-21

twenty-three years of active service, as the
representative of the state, Jhe great gov
ernor himself says that he only finds one
thing to crbisise in his official career. This
being true, he felt that he might safely let
the people take the words of the governor
and say well done, good and faithful serv-
ant"
He said he was in sympathy with the
plain people of whom THE governor loves to
speak, for he grew among them and knows
them, not as the governor, from traditions,
but from having always lived among them
lie was not here to compare records with
the governor, but If he were he would have
nothing to lose. He had not bought his Of
flee. He had not gotten it by intrigue Had
never asked representative or senator
to vote for him. Had never asked a citizen
of Alabama to use his influence or vote for
him for senator. He believed the office
one far above the button7holing methods
resorted to. He never laid any subteranean
wires nor made house to house canvass
for the great office.
Had Never Bought a Vote
Vice-President Hobart had asked him
how much 1t cost him to come to the sem
ate When he told him that he never spent
a cent or asked for a vote, the vice-presi-
dent was surprised.
''Mr. Hobart you don't know my people, ;"
said Senator Morgan. 81 represent the
greatest people on EARTH
Governor Johnson may be nearer the
people than |, but they are nearer to me
than him. l lay my head ON the breasts
of my people and hear the pulsatons Of
their hearts and regulate myself according
ly." When a governor brought accuse tons
against him he could still lay his head en-
the hearts of his people and note the pulsa-
lions of their hearts and take his bearings.
1.-THE governor seems to stake his all on the
constitutional convention question and the
had taken large number of offices to stop
the leaks and exterminate the thirst and
drip suckers
''When he comes to make up his show
window of captured murderers poor old
Lott of Mobile seems to be the show" said
the senator.
The governor had the senatorial disease
a long while before 1t broke out The
question of negro suffrage seemed to be an
issue between Them He considered 1t a
disgrace and as such and for-such purpose
was forced upon us.
The governor had proclaimed la the world
that no negroes held offices in Alabama, but
failed to tell how 1t was done. If, by per-
jury, etc., he did not want to leave this for
the incoming generation to combat with.
The governor asked If the negro could be
excluded under the constitution.
Eyes" replied the senator 1.-THE powers
of the constitution say that the fourteenth
amendment did not cover the question, for
no state could be tied to the whipping post
for any action regarding the suffrage ques-
ton and they had added the fifteenth
amendment which took the question out of
the courts and put 1t In congress. No state
could be meddled with for any action 1t
might take regarding the suffrage question
without the action of congress and the
great democratic party would see to 1t that
no state was molested for this cause. The
private ambition of the governor found 1t
necessary to have the Legislature repeal its
act. When the great fight comes UP in con-
gress over the admission of the electoral