The age-herald., 1901-11-18

AoT us OenocraLS 10 do IS 10 pull our selves together and to remain joyous and happy family.
 Greensboro watchman: Those who op- posed the ratification of the new con stitution have gone way back and taken seat. in order that they may shed tears freely and unobserved.
 Southern Star; The Democratic party is doubly pledged that no white man will be disfranchised under the new constitu- tion. That these pledges will be carried out to the letter we haven't the slightest doubt.
 Southern Star: We are certain that the registrars to be appointed for Dale county will be men of the highest char acter, and who will do their duty faith fully, and who will register all of the white nlen now entitled to vote.
 Covington News: The adoption of the new constitution last Monday means the elimination from the ballot box of the ignorant, vicious negro vote that has so long been a menace to our politics. The State of Alabama is to be congratulated on the splendid showing she has made for white supremacy.
 Clayton Record: We congratulate the ''ratihers" and say to them that on Monday last they made history for their State that will keep her In her high place in the sisterhood and they did honor to themselves by assisting in a movement that will promote the cause of honor, honesty and white supremacy.
 Abbevllle Times: We think the consti- tuition adopted last Monday ought to be a good thing. The reason why this is since the beginning of time only two documents have been written that could not be understood by man. One is the new constitution. To the average man the new constitution is as much puzzle as the book of revelations is to the most carnal minded creature.
 Morgan Enterprise: The new consti- tuition is ratified The people have spoken of ballot! We hope and believe that the cry of election frauds will cease. No more buying and selling of votesi No more manipulations of the election re- turns by the ins to keep the outs out! This is what has been promised. Now for a verification of that promise. We believe it will be kept Let us all re- joice in this hope.
 Gadsden Journal-Tribune.
 The next session of the Legislature should pass the most stringent laws to protect the ballot and insure beyond all shadow of doubt honest elections. Bal lot box stuffers and those making false election returns should be given a term in the penitentiary All good people, re- gardless of political views, stand as one man to insure honesty in elections. The Journal will be found doing it's duty along this line regardless of who it may offend. Let the leading idea be absolute ly honest elections.
 From the Marion County Democrat: The election has resulted just as we expected and has given a safe majority for white supremacy and the new constitution. In this county we did really as we'll as we expected, for we thought if the "meat and bread' organ at Hamilton had any influence at all, backed by a solid Repub- lican and negro vote, that the ratification cause would not have any show at all but we are proud to know that the Dem ocratic party in old Marion still stands as solid as a stone wall, and so far as the party is concerned, gives an over whelming majority for that cause which means a purely white mans government honest elections better public schools and saving to the taxpayers of the county. We do not censeure any person for voting against ratification; that was your privilege. But as the constitution has been ratified and will effect all citi- zens alike, we hope that all who voted | against it will soon see and realize that they made a mistake. We all have our views and differ upon questions, which is right, but since this question of rati- 1 fication has been submitted to all the | voters of the state for ratification or re- | jection, and large majority has said that it should be ratified, let all become | reconciled with the result, and trust that | we may live long and prosper, and that the new constitution may prove bless | ing to us all.
 i From the Stevenson Cronicle: New 1 constitution ratified. The white voters | of Alabama declared in no uncertain | tine for white supremacy, and the purity 1 of the ballot. It is impossible as we go I to press to get anything like the correct | returns of the election held Monday. But | the State chairman of the campaign | committee, Hon. O. w. Underwood. has | received an estimate from a sufficient
 number of the counties to enable him to | make something like a correct estimate l of the result The question before the | people was whether they would ratify or reject the new constitution, as framed | by the recent constitutional convention. | The estimate is made that the constitu-
 tion as framed has carried by about 30,-
 GOO majority. This is satisfactory to the
 most ardent supporters of the new in ] strument
 l The Chronicle has advocated a new | constitution for about ten years The nAy. ta axfxr IA1 kt1..