The age-herald., 1900-01-14
NED BRACE TALKS ABOUT
 POLITICS AND OTHER THINGS

Senator Morgan charges Governor John- ston with using the patronage of his office to secure a seat in the senate. He also charges the governor of Alabama with an open defnace of the rightfu authorities of the democratic party. The contest be- tween Senator Morgan and Governor John ston is growing pithy and personal. The letters exchanged between the two gentle men are interesting. People read them be- cause it is human nature to quicken ones steps to see fight. It is likewise human nature to applaud your favcrite in a con- test Even prize fights draw crowds Sen- atorial fights draw larger crowds The en- tire United States Is interested in the Ala bama senatorial prize fight. Morgan is a national character. The contestants are stripped to their waists and it is a hard severe, and a bitter contest They fought in the arena in Limestone county and Nor gan was declared the winner Morgan is now attending to his duties in Washington. Johnston is hurrahing the people on the stump. He drops into Montgomery occa- sionally to sign his name as governor to papers of state. Johnston is fortunate in having private secretary of ability who can represent him in Montgomery. Morgan apparently has no one to represent him in Washington.
 The newspapers of Alabama are over- whelmingly for Morgan. But Alabama is an illiterate state. It is the second most illiterate state in the union I doubt if the newspapers reach forty per cent of the voters of this state. A vigorous personal campaign, with sufficient lieutenants, can 1 ha xrnf T,l,,
 to this. Johnston is a shrewd fellow His business just now is politics, and he knows his business.
 senator Morgan can win this contest easily, provided he comes down here organ izes his lieutenants and gets into the field himself with his army of followers. But no general can command his troops from a. distance He can command them neither by mail nor by wire.
 Personal encoura cement and personal plaudits are required to bring out the pa- triotism, the energy and the enthusiasm of human creatures. That which Senator Morgan most needs in Alabama is Senator Morgan A week of Senator Morgan now, a week of Senator Morgan four weeks hence, and a week of Senator Morgan four weeks thereafter, would mean to the peo- pie of Alabama, and to the distinguished senator himself, another term in the sen- ate. Otherwise-there is no use in mincing words-Alabama s senior senator is in dan ger. Johnston is no toy politician. He is active, agile and alert.
 The English army, one hundred and twen- ty thousand strong, is in South Africa. This army was sent there to enforce the will of Great Britain. Many of us hold different opinions as to whether or not Great Britain was right wrong in the cause which brought about hostilities. That is however, thing of the past. The English army is in the South African field. It is attempting to get into the Transvaal to defeat the Boer army. The Boer army is only about fifty thousand strong But that fifty thousand is very strong. The Boers are natural born warriors. They have before demonstrated their marksmanship their bravery and their courage. They have doubly demon- strated these attributes since Generals Methuen and Butler and other English war