The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-28
THE END OF IT.
Johnston To Longer Needed in Ala
 bama Affairs.

Mobile Register.
 The moral of the election is that no one
 can run well who has not platform
 And Johnston had no platform. He sim
 ply did not want to be forgotten. He ask,
 ed for a vindication, because ne coui9
 not think of any other excuse ne coulu
 offer for running. He could not come out
 fiatly and say that he wanted the once
 for fear some other man would hold 1t
 so long and so well that he Johnston
 would be relegated to the old hoss oe,
 partment in State politics. That Wouiu
 have been little too bold aitnoushs sn ~
 we had the curious spectacle of a canol-
 date for Governor running on platform
 labelled My Administration, and teinhg
 us what great things he had CJne m the
 past. but without showing us ;Gat there
 was the slightest need for his services Tn
 the future He had gotten out or touch
 with his party on the great issue or con.
 stitutional reform and ne was thus snu. out from saying much about policy that
 was adopted against his protest ana car
 ried to success in spite of his opposition
 Forced, therefore, to talk of pack nun
 Der" topics, 1t is not surprislng Una. ne
 should have been classed by the voters
 as obsolete-not belonging to this day or
 the vital interests that affect us .-
 This defeat of the former Governor IS
 more pronounced than any that has ever assailed his fortunes It should be thor oughly satisfying. It should give nm thoughts upon the pleasure of duiet life. far from the worries of politics. IL is evident that the party people nave about decided to get along without the advice and assistance of Governor Johh- ston They have no troubles that they cannot overcome unaided, no woes that should cause them to call him In as their physician The moment the Democratic 2 Committee adopted the primary plan that moment the former Governor was put or his commission. There was no longer a reason for hls existence in political ire. He had opposed reform of the suffrage and suffrage reform had been adopted. | That shut him out in relation to this great and perfected party policy He then stroVe | to live again by adopting as ms cam paign cry the call for primary-a policy I that was the unavoidable consequence oi the suffrage reform The party adopted l that cry as it's own and left him without a voice in the proceedings. The fact that he fell back upon his past record and made no suggestions as to the future was proof that even a man so fertile Tn re- sources as he could not invent a reason | able plan of assault upon existing condi- tions In constitutional reform we had 1 learned to do without him; in party man. agement we had learned not to lean upon l him for support. and now in state admin l istration we were confident that the serg- | ices of Joseph F. Johnston were not only no longer needed but would be detri- mental to our best interests. Therefore as the representatives of white suprem- acy.. good government and the genera | honesty of purpose, the Democrats of Al abama, in every county in the State save | four. have declared that the former Gov ernor's leadership is at an end so 1ai I as they are concerned.