The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-11
MANNING SPEAKS OUT.
ALEXANDER CITy MAN DIRr
 CUssEs ROULHAC's SELECTION
Applauds Roosevelt and Scores Ala bama ofice-holding Republicans.
 Says Dimmick and We'll man are Dummies.

Alexander City, Oct. I0-(special)-The following signed statement relative to the appointment of Judge Roulhac as United States District Attorney was given out today by Joseph c. Manning;
 ''The appointment of Judge Roulhac to the position of United States District At- torney for the Northern District Of Ala bama Is fully in line with the policy that has before been announced by President Roosevelt. It means that the President intends to give the people the best pos- sible public service and that these import ant Federal offices shall not he used as political footballs in the game of ma chine Republican scrambles in Alabama.
 Julius Davidson, the candidate backed up by Wellman and by Dimmick. the Bingham and Vaughan combine leaders. was repudiated because of his activity in the recent notorious offlceholders State Convention. To say that Weliman and Dimmick represent the Republican voters of Alabama is farcical. They are the creatures of an offlceholder's convention the delegates to which were worked up by machine postmasters, deputy mar shals, whiskey guagers and deputy col lectors. Bingham, Vaughan and Eavid- son were the direeter-generals of the of- ficeholder's convention. Dimmick and Wellman are the political dummies that Vaughan and Bingham have put in front of themselves in the hope of continuing in control of the Alabama patronage.
 President Roosevelt has seen the sit- uation. just as any sensible man can see 1t, and he has dealt with 1t just as any other sensible man would deal with 1t.
 ''The treatment of legal colored deie- gates was had enough. but the pernicious activity of officehelders in seeking to ma nipulate offices by controlling the ma chine was even verse and the President in turning down Wellman and Dtmmick is repudiating the whole miserable af- fair.
 Republican voters throughout Ala bama, who really want to see the party come into repute in Alabama, approve of the course pursued by the President There Is no longer a premium put upon the State Craftsmanship, inasmuch as Wellman has been turned down. and Re- publcans will not make the Chairman the issue in this State hereafter. It Is only by crushing this machine and call ing down the off1ceholding mob that non officeholders can accomplish anything to- ward recognizing the party. The Pres ident fully sees this fact.
 T would prefer. ten to one to see men like Judge Roulhac named to the offices in Alabama than to see the old harnacles and patronage manipulators selected. This is the sentiment of Republicans throughout Alabama outside of the few in the officeholding trust,
 Vaughan and Bingham were able to whip the Alabama offioeholders into line because it was believed that WellmaH and Dimmick would dictate the patron- age and men were coeroed into getting In line. Now that 1t Is known that these men have no standing with the admins tration they cannot rally a dozen fol- lowers in Alabama,
 "The Advertiser. I am sure. will give the President credit for the steps he has taken to give the people of Alabama able service in these important Federal offhces and it is important that this position he understood ta the people that they may uphold and encourage the good work he has inaugurated and cause a continuance of this splendid policy"