The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-05-21
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PROBABILITY, q candidate Iof state senator
from Jefferson county in 1900. Nothing in
politics being certain. 1t is needful TO
qualify any statement as to a public mans
action year hence, but that Captain
O'Brien will ask the democratic party to
elect him as successor to Senator Cunning
ham is very reasonably certain. 1t Is gem
orally understood that the present senator
will be a candidate for governor, as has
been already stated by the newspap erss
but whether he should seek the governor
ship, 1t is altogether improbable that he
would desire another term In the senate,
for the reason that he is the president OF
that body and would not be likely to con-
sent to occupy seat on the floor of the
chamber.
Captain o'Brien has had several years.
experience as a member of the house of
representatives, and in many essential
ways he is eminently qualified for tho
most useful work in the senate. He is
man of ability, learning, courage, and use
full experience in the important affairs of
business life. as well as in the public ser
vice. He is one of the Oldest four resi-
dents of Birmingham, and there is no citi-
zen more highly honored or esteemed than
he. His friends are numbered by
thousands; those who pay him the
tribute of respect as a good, useful and
patriotic citizen are all the people of Jeffer-
son county He is now an honor to The
county as sheriff, he reflected credit upon
1t In the lower house of the legislature, and
he would increase its prestige in the
senate.
Hon. Francis L. Petus, of Dallas, who
has been spending two or three days in
Birmingham, is well pleased with the out
look for the organized democracy. He WIS.,
tied several of the countless and received
reliable information from many others:
and he Is disposed to take very optimistic
view of the situation. The democrats all
over the state are aroused to practical re-
sentiment by recent legislative occurrences:
and they are in no humor for trifiing with
the party organization. They are in the
mood to make hot fight, and the struggle
is already begun. Mr.. Pettus is especially
gratified by what he hears from Chiffon.
Elmore, Coosa and the adjoining counties.
They are practically solid for the party
organization, and will remain so. Words
of good cheer and pledges to win come
and Mr.. Pettus insists that the situation
is really encouraging to most gratifying
oegree. There Is no detection anywhere
apparent amongst democratic voters. Cam
didates for next year are already beginning
TO announce themselves, and they may be
trusted to keep interest from tagging.
There was funeral in Birmingham the
other day which would have been of deem
and enlightening interest to our New
England friends" said John L. Parker.
The little child of former slaye-owners.
members of an old southern family. died.
and at the religious services the little
ones old black nanny sat and went be-
side the white mother, whom as a slave
she had also nursed. In the procession To
the cemetery the sad old NANNY rode II,
the carriage Immediately next to the fa1ri-
ly, and at the graveside she stood with rho
mother in paying the last riDute to the
little sleeper. 1t was a striking evidence
OF the affectionate good will that subsisted
IN the old times, and still subsists. between
the OLD slaves and those who owned them.
IL serves to enforce a real truth in the his
tory of slavery in the SOUTH
was walking home the other night"
said clubnan, land just ahead of mo
on the same side of the street were two
sWells of colored society, who were evil
IDENTIFY going to their homes from a oarty
oil some sort, for they were discussing So
c1al occurrences Of the evening.
Did you see dat yellow niger dressed
so fine and dancin' SO nimbleY asked one
of the other
. g Yeh, seed im,' answered the other.
Dat was sho a fine lookin' Niger and
he was suttenly weerin' nice clothes. Some
o dem gals was crazy bout dat niger,
ne dressed SO fine and danced SO purity.
and looked so handsome like
'Yeh, I spec So, was the non-con-
initial remark of the man who evidently
didn't fancy the yellow masher.
" But OATS all right declared the tallxer.
very cheerfully. I'm glad we's black.
cause We can get US some white suits,
white shirts, and white neckties and col
lars and fix ourselfs up purifier dan any
yellow niger ever was. In white clos
black niggers like us sho' do look purity
with that comforting speech the purity
ones turned corner and heard no moro
of them"
THE weakness and general incapacity OF
our various state governments make one
look to Washington with almost sigh for
centralized government" said notable
constitutional lawyer. THE United States
government commands public respect, but
no observant or thoughtful citizen respects
the government of his state for it furnishes
him little protection. and often Expresses
him. There are thirty United States liquor
licenses in the prohibition county of Bib,
and fifty in what was, until the recent
opening of q dispensary, the prohibition
county of Lowndes. These are two excel
lent cases in point. Citizens defy the state,
but none dare defy the national govern
ment. The state is not respected for the
principal reason that its good laws arc
rarely enforced, whilst its numerous vicious
enactments are made to Cypress and out
rage Any man with few dollars or pow