The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-09-14
STAND BY THEIR ACT
COLONEL oARBER APPROVES
COURSE OF HIS FRIENDS.
Alleged That Some Counties Which
are Expected to Give CARRIER
Hajorities Have Insult
Gent Tickets for Election.

Birmingham, Ala. Sept 13.-The follow
ing has been issued by Colonel Alex NJ.
CARRIER:
Mr. Wilson has published a statement
In The Birmingham Age-Herald, The
Montgomery Advertiser and The Birming-
ham News in which he takes occasion to
criticise me on account of a card issued
by my friends at Talladega in which
portion Of the opinion Of the Supreme
Court OF Alabama 10 quoted. In the case
Of Scotch Lumber Company VS.. Sage. and
in his statement he says that he IL sorry
the second primary ID not beine conduct
ed on the high plane upon which the first
campaign was made, He also calls at
tention to the fact that he received more
votes than I did in the FIRST primary.
! In reply. I desire TO say that accept
the Responsibility for the acts of my
friends in this campaign. knowing. as. I
do. that they will do nothing which Is not
consistent with honor honesty and truth.
These wl,o, are managing my campaign
are Incapable Of an yother action and I
would not ask them to do anything else.
The cayd only quotes a portion Of de-
scision ~ our Supreme Court. II the
card be Incorrect, then the Supreme Court
Of. Alabama IL in error. and has done Mr..
Wilson a grievous wrong. and even denied
an application ,r a rehearing in the case
on June Is. tbs emphasizing their errsr
and injustice Heretofore. however, We
have generally acquissced in the decisions
OF our highest court and have conceded
that the Judges Of that court have always
attempted to give out even handed justice
to all litisants and parties before he
Court. Have we any reason to suppose
that they have departed from this rule in
the case Of Scotch Lumber Company vs.
Sage? At least prima facie, their decis-
ion, IL correct aud presumably the decis-
ion Is based upon the facts. Does Mr..
Wilson object to the matter being made
public? He has no reasonable ground to
mai r"y such objections. 1t 10 q mats
TER Of fG;u. d in the courts in this state.
1t is public property. a man who runs
for a public Office has no right to COM
plain If his public record Is discussed. OF
course there might be serious objection
to private Attacks on him. but certainly
not to attacks upon his public acts or his
public record. In this my friends have
not In any way lowered the plane upon
which the first campaign was conducted,
but Mr.. Wilson Is in the unfortunate po-
sition of being subject to the criticisms
by reason Of the comments Of the Court
in the case referred to-
/ As 20 the fact that Mr. Wilson was in
the LEAD in the first primary, have only
- f9sAAnu sfso pupAC 'tlot tihS E0lo VI thO
State Democratic Executive Committee
requires the nominee to receive q major
ity of the votes cast. Mr.. Wilson did not
get a majority by about 12.o0o votes. Con-
sidering, the votes cast. the race between
hin and myself was very close, and IN
this second rrimafy am confident viii
get q majority of the votes. II the Ex-
acutfSe Committee had intended that a
plurality vote should nominate, then they
would have said 90 and no second pria
mary would have been provided for. The
nomination to the once Of Attorney Gen.
eral in this States does not belong either
to Mr.. wilson or to myself and we have
no right to trade 1t Off one to the other
by agreement between ourselves. The Of
nee can only be bestowed by the people Of
lAabama and the nomination to the office
by the Democratic party can only be
given under the rules laid down for the
government of the. party. by its supreme
kathority T ain making The race IA this
primary as directed by that authority.
In this race as there are only two Of US
| rpnning. every. Democratic voter in the
state can have a voice in the Nomination
| II he so desires.
r In conclusion, desire TO say that so
far as I am concerned. whatever may be
! the result of this race, there will be no
| i'll feeling between Mr.. Wilson ana my
self. / desire, also to thank by friends
| for the generous support given me In the
| first primary and to request them to as
sist me on Monday in the second primary.
| Alexander NJ. CARRIER.
Adv.