The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-24


Monday and cast his ballot for Governor
Jelks, progress and prosperity.-Washing-
ton County News.
The people of Alabama owe no man
big or little, red-headed or bald-headed-
eight years in the Governors ofice.-Al-
exander City Outlook.
Jhonston has been running for office
for twelve years. but the white people
OF Alabama are going to put quietus on
him this time.-Choctaw Advocate.
The people admire a leader, but not
one of Johnston's calibre, who marches
up the hill and then retreats without
firing a gun.-Winfeld Democrat.
The business and political conditions in
Alabama are in perfect harmony. If you
want them to so continue. vote for Jelks
for Governor.-Anniston Hot Blast.
Let all true and loyal Democrats turn
out Monday and cast their ballots for
William Dorsey Jelks for Governor. The
new Constitution must and shall survive.
-Tallassee Weekly.
So far We have failed to understand
what excuse Ex-Governor Johnston Of
fers for asking the party to break
strict rule and give him a third term
Dsmopolis Express.
mary to come off, and we hope every
voter in the county will go to the polls
and vote for w. ID. Jelks for Governor
F1orala News.
Every true mother prefers to nurse her
own baby. So 1t is with our new Con-
stitutioc-those in whose arms 1t was
born. prefer to nurse it until 1t can
stand alone.-Moulton Advertiser.
A few not many, however of Mobiles
best citizens are supporting Governor
Johnston from the best motives. but his
campaign is being made by the same old
gang of professional politicians.-Mobile
Herald
One of the strongest Johnston papers
in the State says the new Constitution is
not running for any office" Nor will 1t
run for anything else il it's btterest op-
ponent, Johnston, is elected Governor
Edwardsville News.
A vote for Jelks next Monday means
vote for the maintenance of the new
Constitution. A vote for Johnston means
a vote against the maintenance of the
new Constitution. No intelligent man will
deny this.-Thomasville Echo.
Mr. Johnston's special plea why the
people should elect him Governor is that
he may be vlndicsted. The people will
hardly turn away from Governor Jelks,
simply to crafty Johnstons personal
ambition.-Fort Deposit Reflector.
Our faith is still mistaken. Jelks will
carry Colbert and the State of Alabama,
possibly with the exception of a dozen
counties. In these counties, Johnston Is
very strong. but the issue is the new
Constitution; its supporters will win
Tuscumbia Dispatch.
The people of Alabama may compel
Johnston to accept third term as Gov
| ernor-a position that he says he doesn't
want and is working like beaver for
| but we will have to see ii demonstrated
before we can believe it.-Elba Clipper
Governor Johnstons campaign commit
| tee at Birmingham claims practically
| everything in the Tennessee Valley. II
he gets no more votes in other sections
of the State than he will in the Valley,
| Governor Johnston will be permanently
retired from politics on the 2th.-Hunts-
vile Mercury.
1t will be a long. cool day in July
| when the people will turn over this stats
| and Cullman County to Joe Johnston and
| stitution and retrograde this county and
| State to negro suffrage asain.-Cullman
| Democrat.
| The Democrats of Alabama will. on the
| 25th. speak in thunder tones with their
| ballots and once and for all relegate 10
| political Oblivion Mr.. Johnston-the most
| blatant dsorganiZer and strife breeder
| that has ever bu7dened the Democracy
of our commonwealth.-Br ewton News.
! The last issue of The Alabamian, Joe
| Johuston's paper. owned and edited by
| him in his interest in his canvass for Gov
ernor, contained enough falsehoods to
send the State to perdition, and Joe along
with 1t. Johnston is running on priev-
| auce and backing it up with falsehoods
/ III. l.. oil frto
| vote and work for him.-Gadsden News
| The "Red-Headcd Rooster Of Jefferson"
| (Joe Johnston has ''croWed'' over his last
| of Alabama will pull his tail feathers
/ out. cut off his spurs and conslSn MN
| for all time to come.-Sumter Sun.
| But in the close of the campaign it
| would make one last appeal to the Dem
| ocrats of the County to vote for the re-
| election of Governor jerks. His admins
| trotion is worthy of an endorsement, and
| we feel that no one need fear that he
| would not continue to give Alabama one
| of the best Governors the State has ever
| had.-Russell Register.
| Colonel Stanley realizes that this is a
| critical time inthe States history and
| that it is encumbent on all those who
| love their commonwealth to come out ana
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and white supremacy by law. The Lord
| hates a coward" anyway and this is the
| time when the fence stradler should re-
| ceiVe neither affection from the Deity or
| from men.-Selma Journal
| Johnstons election would mean to rend
| the Democratic party in twain and to
divide the State against the best interest
| of her people and to ieopardize capital
| in our bounds. Vote for jerks. political
| peace and prosperity in Alabama and let
| Us once for all time settle the strife and
| contention in the Democratic party
| Rockford Democrat
| Jelks Is every whit Johnston's equal in
| everything except the arts and cunning
| which Johnston has acquired by twenty
years training in the political school of
the candidate for office, where he com
| pleted his course and graduated in his
contest for Senator Morgan's seat
| Suottsboro Age.
1t is claimed that Johnston does not
| hope to be nominated for Governor, hut