The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-14

u cess and rendering 1t possible for an,
 candidate in sympathy with the Rspub lican party to be elected. fs no friend C | his country, but on the contrary is ar | enemy to the best interests of the peo' | pie of Alabama; and all such effortt should be frowned down by the people and in view of the great interests a' stake the people individually and col lectively should harmonfze all such diff | ferences, so that on the day of election the full strength of the Democratic and
 Conservative party may be voted for all its candidates. That the issues which led to the disas- trous war between the sections of our common country have long been set tied, and any attempt to arouse sectional
 animosIty on either side could only ope-
 rate as an impeachment to that higher pros
 gress and greater development of the
 American people which all good citizens
 look forward to as following this cen-
 tenniai year of American independence
 and leaving to the historian the divis-
 ions of the past. all patriotic citizens
 owing allegiance 10. and claiming the
 protection of a common government,
 should move forward into the next cen-
 tenniai period, determined that the un-
 paralleied progress of the first hundred years of your existence as free people shall be surpassed In the second.
 Seventh That in view of the momen- tous issues involved in the approaching campaign. between honest white mans government on the one hand. with pros perity. official integrity, and assured con-
 fdence to all the people in the protection of their rights of person. and of prop erty, and negro government on the other with it's frauds official corruption and
 destruction of security and prosperity, no patriotic citizen ought to hesitate to sacrifice his individual opinions or pref erences on minor questions or his per- sonal ambition Of prior claims to office when necessary to advance the cause of the Democratic and Conservative party. and when In any county or district diff ferences may exist. as to candidates or upon local political issues. which the par ties concerned cannot adjust to their mutual satisfaction, we appeal to all such parties to refer such local contro- versies to the State Executive Commit tee with power to act and that all par ties to any such controversy shall abide the decision of the State Executive Com mittee. Thus we can present an un- broken front to the enemy: and the peo- pie in future election will correct any injustice. should injustice be done by the committee in adjusting such controversy and we thereby will avoid such conse- quences as resulted in the canvaas of Is5s
 Eighth. That we regard 1t, as essential to that confidence which should always be reposed in a party nomination, that delegates selected to nominate candidates for ofTice. in any county, district or State convention should be left free to discharge the high trust committed to them accord ing to their best judgment for the good of the people, untrammelled by any pro- mise. pledge or assurance, and we con demn the practice heretofore too com mon of personal solicitation by candidates or their friends for nomination to office and the still greater evil of obtaining from delegates to nominating conventions promises or pledges to sup port a particular candidate for offiee. The inevitable effect of such conduct in tol bring about personal antagonisms and to impair that confidence in the fairness of a nomination so necessary to the har-l mony of the party.
 Ninth. That the Democratic and COn- servative Party of Alabama is a party of law as well as of progress. and as in the past. 1t has faithfully kept it's pledges of protection to the colored citizens of this State, we now renew them and
 
 State the protection and maintenance of all their rights to equality before the law, and we are glad to recognize that the more intelligent and better class of them are awakening to the fact that their best friends are the white people of Alabama.
 Tenth. That if in the adjustment and liquidation of the finances of the State, complicated and bankrupted as they were by Radical frauds and incompetency. any of the just obligations of the State to its own citizens have been overlooked, such for instance, as the payment of the teach CTS of public schools, we pledge the Dem- ocratic and Conservative party to pro- vide for their payment at the earliest day compatible with the financial ability of the State, giving them that priority. if need be, which their merit and justice may demand.
 Eleventh. The Democratic and Conserv- atlve Party. representing the land own- CTS and tax payers of the State, hereby invite immigration to the State. and ex- tend hearty and cordial welcome to all good people of whatever cline or na- tionaiity. who will come among us as citizens.