The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-09
THE CONSTITUTION WINS.
Talk of the Newspapers in the
 Wind-up.

Talk of the Newspapers in the
 Wind-up
 From every section of the county the good news comes that the cause of rai- rication is steadily growing. The white people of the County regardless of past political affiliations. will vote for It. Ozark Star.
 We are for ratification from head to foot-and a little more-because We be- lieve the new Constitution is far supe- rior to the old one. and also because 1t is non- n-political.-Winston New Era.
 We have not heard of single white
 man in Sumter County that opposes the ra atifcation of the new Constitution. majority of 2,500 can be safely counted
 upon in Sumter County.-Sumter Sun. All in all there is no difficulty in com | ing to the conclusion that the new in strument offers the greatest inducement for its adoption; and that these induce ments appeal to no particular party but | to the patriotism of all good citizens for their adoption-Ashville Aegis.
 | The Roosevelt Washington dinner will | make hundreds of votes for the new Con | stitution in this County. People who | have been opposing 1t are changing and | the anti-ratlfiers are wearing a long | face. If We opposed the new instrument
 we would keep it to ourselves.-Centre- |
 There is one notable fact about the big | bugs who oppose ratification Of the new Constitution-nine-te of them have | had political reNerSeS-been beaten badly
 for some coveted piece of pie. When
 man is beaten for office he should not 1 turn Ishmaelite and oppose everything
 which comes along.-Attalla Mirror There can be little if any doubt that 1t
 will be ratified by a large majority. Let every white man cast his ballot with the | full assurance that we shall in future | maintain white supremacy in Alabama l without having to resort to questionable
 methods to do it.-Evergreen Courant Next Monday the great white hosts of | Alabama will march 10 the polls to cast | a ballot that will forever assure the peo- | pie of Alabama white supremacy. Is there
 white man that will line up with the | negroes on that day and cast his stain
 less ballot against the white women and
 children of Alabama-Athens Courier.
 the new Constitution now. There is nc
 serious objection to the new instrument,
 and The Slftings has failed to find one
 thing about it which is not really supe-
 rior to the old. If there be a single arti-
 cle or section in it inferior to the old, the opposition have failed to point it out; ant our search and researches have failed tc ; make any such liscovery.-Dothan Sift-
 ings
 | It is a reflection upon the intelliGenct
 of the country people to claim that from 7 them will come thc strongest oppositiof
 to the new Constitution. No class of peo.
 ple know better than the farmers what it is to come in contact with the low de r pravity of the negro in great numbers
 and none wish to perpetuate the present Constitution which gives them an. unlim ted and an unrestricted franchise.-Ens ley Herald.
 Opposition ao the new Constitution ap.
 pears to be gra a1ually subsiding in this
 section As its good features are brought
 to the attention of the people by dis l cussion and comparison the few objec . tionable points are lost sight of. Those tics and at the ballot box are asking 2 r little more than the world is prepared l to give.-Columbia Breeze.
 We entertain no doubts as to the i'm . measurable superiority of the new Con stitution over the old. If we though for one moment that one solitary whit' man in Pickens County would be barred from the privilege and right to vote. w l would protest against ratification mos 7 Vehemently. We are not alone in ou f belief, but the great mass of the very | best people in Alabama favor the new ! Constitution.-Pickens County News.
 We notice that the Republican anti  the Methodists to vote against ratitica V ton on the ground that "all Methods |, ministers will be dSfranchsed. The Constitution makes provision for all sol t diers and sailors and all persons who's, g business is such that they have no per . manent place of residence. Of cours Il this argument was intended to prejudc II some one who might not be posted, bu | We trust there is not a Methodist in Ma It rion County with little enough sens II to believe any such stuff-Marion Count. IS Democrat.
 The anti-ratihcationists, led by dis ,r gruntled politicians, disappointed office # seekers, and obstructonists, have indus 'i triouslv lahored to mislead the people b h false representations, and interruptions ,s ly appealing to their fears and prcju
 dices But the perverted labors and dc l. vious methods of these malcontents hay ,r been vain The plain people, honest i d their purposes. and looking only to tn o common good and welfare of the countr! " may be mlsled and deceived by th ,p demagogue for awhile, but not long q e time. e.-TalIadega Mountain Home. le Again. we caution the white men nc s to be deceived. Pay no attention to mi, s- representations. There is only one in in portant issue in this campaign. It is tn ,d lo-Saxon against the AfriCan-th ,h white man against the negro, BofoI 'h you line up on the negro side of tn Id question. think of your families. you
 homes your firesides, your wives an es little children Do not let a few d. Ill feated politicians, who would sacrfc ,s their State for their own self aEGrant 19 izement, misead you into voting aEain' ct your race and interest, ,-Opclka Post.
 Some men are small enough to OppO' 7i such d great reform movement as tf 1t new Constitution represents on the sin o pie ground that the Convention didn 7 do something they thought ought to 10 done. while at the same time the ol
 Constitution does not incorporate the
 pet idea any more than the new on' y We would dislike very much for me !, so ruled by prejudice to sit on Jul
 when our life or liberty was at stake. 'r Roanoke Leader.
 it St Paul was not "a fence straddlor u either as a relentless perseCutor of II 'e saints. as a bold, uncompromslnG u 1t fender of the Christian faith. after 1T st scales, of prejudice fell from h '' eyes" Wherever he saw duty he d to not whine and haggle or cry out Tit ,, unconstituttonaI!'- fearlessly Wel a prison and to death Don't you be ut ''fence straddler,' nor a stay at home . next Monday but be a man, and 'o to the polls and vote to ratify the n" iy Constitution You will never regret d . ing So-yOu will never cease to regret |" if you fail to do so.-Centreville Pres ill Knows Nothing About It. 1t, Chattanooga Times.
 ,r Lowell Mass ], Mail.
 This wholesale condemnation of Pre- Tn ident Roosevelt in the South seems h. be beneficial to the health of the negrot
 There have been no lynchinEs and bur IS. ings since the Washington dinner, on Which shows you don't know anythil
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