The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-06

rate that has been purged of its worst element.-Alexander City Outlook. ...
 A State primary is being discussed, and the prevailing idea seems to be for the primary. We can never get rid of fraud. But we are for the best possible thing and the primary in our opinion will do as much toward eradicating tricks and maninulations of the professional poli- tician as any one thing. All the people will not be as easy to herd. buy or ma hpulate as a few delegates. Any way after the people are allowed the priyi- lege of expressing their choice at the primary the voter can blame no one but himself if he is duped.-Coosa Democrat.
 The demand for 8 straight white Demo- cratic primary for the nominal tion of all State officials is growing. It is the fair and right and just thing and is bound to succeed. There is no longer any justice in one white Democrats vote not being worth as much as any other Democrats s vote. The Montgomery Advertiser. The Mobile Register. The Birmingham Age Herald and The Birmingham Ledger fla vor the proposition and the other daiIes will fall into line when they realize that 1t Is the popular thing.-Greensboro Watchman.
 There are some that favor Aa primary for the selection of officials to be voted for at the coming election. The Argus is hhAiouS Aoh A put II 0FdWS the line when 1t says let the bars down and allow those to participate that have been against the Democratic party the last ten years. Let the white Democrats name the candidates. and those that have in the past been opposed to the party who can and will participate in elecling the nomi- nees. can in future have voice in all Democratic primary. The Democracy of Coosa has been stabbed in the hack once, and the wound is not healed.-Coosa Ar gus.
 So we sec that the old convention plan which has obtained for years in the State of Alabama has been an utter fail ure so far as carrying put the will of the people. For these reasons together with others we might mention, we are decid- edly in favor of tho primary and hope the Executive Committee will so decide when it meets to consider the matter, not be- cause Dehson, Johnston, Caffee and oth- CTS say so. for we never did like to hear the kettle call the pot hack These fel- lows have "wheedled" themselves out of line.-Enterprise Weekly Enterprise.
 From a special in The Age-Herald from Montgomery we learn that only five of the thirty-three members of the State FX- ecutive Committe announce themselves in favor of the general State primary plan for nominating candidates to fill the State offices this year. Not a great many of them have openly expressed themselves. but twenty-eight out of the thirty three are put down against a State primary or course, they may be induced to vote for a primary if sufficient pressure is brought to bear upon them by their con stituents. but the history of committee men generally is that they vote their in- dividual views instead of the wishes of their constituents. We hope, however, that this will not be the case this year We believe the Democrats of Alabama want d straight. clear-cut. honest State primary and if they express them selves their wishes should be needed by tce Executive Committee e.-Greeaville Ad- Vocate.
 The primary will be given the commcn- dalton of all who believe in justice and equity. and fair elections The battle now IS between white men. and it should, it must be an honest one. The cause which made an election frauds in some localities an almost absolute necessity has been re- moved. therefore let future elections be fair and absolutely honest. A State pri- mary will cone nearer bringing this about than any other nominating system.
 The Sentinel believes that the friends of the new Constitution need have no ap- prehension as to the result. It will re- ceive stronger endorsement from the peo- pie than in the election when 1t was adopted. for it has made honest elections d possibility in our State.
 We trust and believe that the State Committee will declare for d primary and one in which Democrats only will be permitted to vote.-Shelby Sentinel.
 Alabama is now beginning a period of political history under d new Constitu- ton. d newly qualified and elected cleo torate. and every means looking to the maintenance of d free and undefiled cleo tion system should be adopted. The peo- pie want q free ballot and clean election methods. and to this end the primary sys- tcm is essential--a system which gives to the people a voice in the selection or the candidate. as we'll as in the final cleo ton. And the adoption of the primary system would contribute largely to arouse the people to a new interest In public measures and affars-matters in which they now manifest almost criminal lndit- ference The new Constitution recognizes and encourages the primary. The people should demand 2 Demncratic primary T4lladega Mountain Home.
 One of the strongest argument III favor of 3 primary far nominating State officers Is the unity of the party and the eppor-