The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-22

| who In ordinary times senu Ahe "Vlu
| out TO the precinct bosses. Governor
/ johnston let's the world know mat ne
stands between the organization ana the
peonle This attitude Of tn Democratic
| e;ov.rnor in his second term, with the
| phenomenon of a third term well de-
| ve,oped by common consent for him, Is
| tho real and the vital obstruction 20 any
| uolitical purposes OK Senator Morgan and
| Representative Baukhead. Both Of these
| eminent men are adhercnts OF the or
| sanitation which has time and again In
/ the last six months. measured lance
with the Governor only 10 be endorsed
| and irnomini0usly overthrown at each
trial OF strength,
Morgan returns 10 his own, acknowi-
| odgine his Washington interview and
| the essential correctness OF IT, lie cam
! not hope TO enter into any combination
with any candidate OF the Bryan school
who is I'D for Governor In the first place
d candidate Of HIS own independence OF
thought and untpined tongue IS not
avaiably socile as a running mate. Ut
| Cunningham. state Senator from JelIer-
son IS no doubt. the most worthy rival
/ OF Governor Johnston among the probable
/ candidates for the party gubernatorlal
nomination. Cunningham IS now rald
| 10 la inclined 10 exchange favors WIN
Bankhead but no one suspects tnat ne
| would enter into an alliance with sena-
tor Morgan. even II the Senator should
reverse his old time independent conduct
OF his own campaign and seek a swap
| ping Of benefits with any other man.
Quid pro quo
Briefly stated, no man can run Tor
| United states senator from Alabama, ana
no man can run for Governor Oh Ala'
hama. both officers 10 be chosen In lsD
I
nent as Governor Johnston. Tho Gov
ernor is not q candidate an all. He goes
! 90 his Office al A. NJ; at Z T. NJ, he IS
stiu there preparing 10 close up the day
which has been spent In labor without
amy lunch or drink or other retfe-h-
mont than an occasional Whit al uiS
pipe with n long briar root stem. / ne
Governor insists that he will leave ms
future 10 the people without begging
them He has held no office until now
lie has known no party and no Iactlon
Of party IN HIS administration on thl5
office. When he went I'm December, hsb
he read TO the Legislature cafeluiy
prepsred outline OF the work before MN,
as he then saw IT, The purposes be then
had I'm view were practical and he has
lived up TO them. as Tar as the Legs
lature permitted or accident, here ana
there. ala not check him. lie asked the
LEGISLATURE for a corps OF three STATE
! Examiners of public accounts, anu lot
corps of 50 ial Commissioners to revise
an tax books for five years back ana
r,.ctffv escape taxes. lie got both classes
OF fiscal AGENTS and he has so systematic
/ ally carried into daily practice tns. uses
contemplated of these fiscal agents that
the public treasury is enormously inc
beneficiary.
anv man familiar with tho springs OK
! human nature 70 believe that. as In every
| countv the new fiscal officers OF the
| state have found errors Of accounting Tor
public rronoy-errors all the way up from
| s. 10 sD60o-amOng the county officials,
that among the county officials there IS
naturally criticism Of the Governor in this
or that natter Each OF the county gov
/ ernmeuts has n weekly organ, fed on
county business. and tho editor Us hardly
an apologst OF the Governor whose
AGENTS unearth errors old and errors re-
cent. errors honest and errors not honest
against the officers. who are ms lnaia-
nensabre patrons. For example the state
examiner entered the courthouse of Jet-
| fers0n. tho richest and most potential
/ of uolitical factors. tho Governor own
county. What is the political RESULT The
present sheriff is the ant-Johuston can
did1te for the next state Senate 'hat
must elect % Federal senator. the judge
/ of probate Sc an active anti-Johnston proc
/ Morgan PARTISAN the four commissioners
| of roads and revenues who were removed
/ ut tho request OF the Governor for I'M
! efficiency. or. wor1e. are open candidates
/ for reelection and violent foes OF the
I Governor The feeling in court house cir
/ clcs that obtains ln Jefferson is naturally
| the feeling In an the COURTHOUSE circles
and these county centre az political in-
/ fuence arc devoted to Morgan or 10 Bank
I heads as rivals " Johnston. II ia neces-
slry 90 reflect upon these facts in order
! N comprehend that Governor Johnston
| hold On tho people is direct and not Cr-
/ cuitous. positive and not fortutous. The
/ Times removed from contact with tho
/ politician. in persona pwpria may draw
/ ioc!eai conclusions. Senator Morgan has
/ lived IN Washington for nearly qunrtar
! OF q century. Washington Us Immensely
different from Alabama. There IL cons.d-
| cradle commercial enterprise IN Alabama,
I but the mass are farmers on four cent
/ cotton. Senator AIOrgau's recent ventures
I in statesmaushlp do not appeal 20 farm
ers. Ills ventures 90 THAI direction are the
reverse OF an appeal 70 farmers IN Ala
bama In Alabama WE recognize that
/ there IS both an Alabama in the United
/ states and a. United States in Alabama
l We uav much out and get but small
returns from tho present government
! We were 10th 10 risk a change of issues
from Bryan 20 a successful leader 81!
/ foreign war. Mckinley. Aiger or Miles
We believe our Senator was In error
then. and we believe his error IS patent
now. and that he will continue 10 err
I'm the same disastrous direction for u.s.
When the question arose In the Phila-
dcphia convention OF 1877 relating 10 the
years that should constitute a senatorial
term, a wise deputy arose and said: II
am opposed to SIX years, make it three
only. II we give them six years. they
Will build themselves houses az the capital
and abandon their states; they Will be-
come senators for the nation and not rep
resentatiyes Of their States"
Alabama IS a democracy. a proof Of
the fact is no machinery has ever been
able TO control elections IN this state I'm
iSS the Democratic state convention
unanimously adopted resolutions refus-
inc 10 support any forthcoming candl-
dates Of the National Baltimore Convcn-
ton who were not Democrats. according
20 the Alabama view Of the Wilmot pro-
viso. In 1850 they went 10 Charleston with
the historic result not necessary to name
here.
Governor Johnston has behind him the
vote that elected Kolb Governor by 1000
majority in 1892 and again in 1884, pius
at least one-half OF the vote given 10
Jones and next 10 Oates in those years
respectively. lie has carried every contro-
versy ne has had with the party leaders
and party organizations and they are
many and great.
Who IS this recent political discovery
A North Carnlinlan BIZ hrth- OF SnlLch-