The age-herald., 1901-04-08
WITH THE EDITORS OF
 THE STATE PRESS
Analo-saxon Must Rule.

From the Lafayette Sun.
 The time is near at hand when the Anglo-Saxons of Alabama shall have an opportunity of asserting and establishing their right to rule 1t with clean hands, void of that corruption which has dark ened our recent past.
 Our doctrine was asserted by Alexander Stephens when he proclaimed the great truth, "The negro is not equal to the white man; subordination to the superior race is his natural and normal condition" That great Southern statesman said fur ther that the trouble with the Northern people was that they assume that the negro is equal. and hence conclude that he is entitled to equal rights and privi- leges with the white man. Their promise being wrong, their whole argument fails They were warning against principle They were attempting to make things equal which the Creator had made un- equal"
 We are willing to grant the negro all rights to which he Is entitled and for which he is qualified. We will protect him in his personal liberty, private property and the pursuit of his substan- tial happiness" But when it comes to the sovereign right of ruling this country. that belongs in the eternal fitness of things to the white race. Surely we Of the South need go no further in our solic- itude for the negro than Abraham Lin coin, who said: 'I did not at any time say was in favor of negro suffrage. l declared against 1t. I am not in favor of negro citizenship" This opinion he never changed. Negro citizenship is a crime which should be avenged on the 2sd Inst Let all white men put their perl sonal feelings aside, and do their duty as patriots-as white men!
 Public Schools for Demopolis. From the Demopolis Express.
 The item we published last week on the importance of adopting public school syestem for this place has met with gen eral approval. Every one who gives the matter any thought at all cannot but re- alise that such a move is necessary to the progress of our town and the sooner we get 1t the better for us. We are pleased to learn that one of the recently nomi- naISQ COuDCltIucll nus SOOA S~AA SSf~->-- with the officials of Uniontown and that they state they have no written rules governing this system but will be glad to explain 1t to him or any one If they will go there. We suggest that one of the first things for the new council to do be to appoint committee to go to Union- town and investigate their system, and if the incoming administration desires to perpetuate themselves in the esteem and admiration of the community. let them establish first class free school system
 Proud of Birmingham.
 From the Ashville Southern Aegis.
 We are all proud of our own Birming- ham. She Is second to no other town when 1t comes to enterprise and liberal ity. We clip the following from the Man ufacturers' Record of Baltimore, which is nothing more nor less than the plain truth:
 '"rhe authoritative announcement that the sufferers from the storm at Birming- ham, Ala, are not in need of outside contributions Is typical of the spirit which has made Birmingham the great indus trial city that it is. The storm of last Monday which swept through part of the city and some of the nearby towns. killed eighteen persons and injured thirty five others and wrought property dam age of between $25o,0Oo and sS0o,oo0. The Birmingham people Immediately started a relief fund for the sufferers. The same prompt action may be expected for the recovery from the damage to property, so that nothing shall impair the prestige of the thriving iron center.
 6elled Buxzard.
 From the Ashville Southern Aegis
 T. H. Kitchens of Partlow called this morning to see about his subscription. While here he reported the descent of four buzzards in Jim Sanders Beaver Mountain field, one of the birds of which was belled with a bright bell. apparently about inches in diameter at the lower end and shone like a bright star The sight was witnessed by himself, Jim Sam ders and Mrs. Julia Sanders The birds were in shotgun reach of the observers.
 Holding Her Own.
 From the, Prattville Progress.
 While much talk is being indulged in about tho growth and prosperity of other towns around us, our town is easily hold ing her own and pushing away to the front We are not trying to do 1t all in one day nor are ws trying to gst the cart before the horse. The finances of