The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-20

be candidates once in a while I know of nothing more potent to develop the lat ent good qualities of a man than candi- dacy for office. He becomes "one of the boys," and, if possible, is more thought full and tender to the hill billy than the old she-goat, herself can be. There's nothing pessimistic about the candidate. He distances the mustard seed variety of faith. He has charity for all men and will abate his zeal for party to get more votes. I am almost persuaded that, oc- casionally, a candidate cares more for the office than for his Party's principles It may be, however, that very fre- quently, he doesn't know what are the principles of his Party. Old Dr. Posey heard some neighbors discussing the i'm possibility of certain mans getting to heaven and solved the problem with: "Oh, yes. He'll be excused cn account of ignorance" He was charitable man, the Doctor was. The people are equally char itable and the candidate Is not required to provide himself with a superabund- ance of information. And this reminds me of an interesting conversation be- tween a candidate and a school teacher, who is a politician In embryo. The school teacher was young, but a reader and seemed to have sense enough to know that one can be a Democrat and have every fool political notion under the sum-" but the Simon purity of his faith Is evidenced by opposition to pro- gross and prosperity. The candidate had lately escaped from the lilly white" fold. and couldnt t. exactly. "divest himself of what he had been invested"
 I have had occasion to remark that, in political discussions (down here) between a Democrat and a Republican, the Re publican is at a disadvantage for he has to speak to people who have been politi- cally trained to vote for stagnation and diversity.
 In fact, our Southern leaders have taught us, as much as in 'em lies, to pray (vote) like the nigger keep us poor and humble"
 Do you reckon 1t will be that way to the end of the chapter?
 The school teacher. of course, was for Cleveland. The candidate was reticent, for he didn't know, but an expression might cost him a vote. He vouchsafed. however. the information that. under Cleveland. we didn't have but -four dol lars per captious and now we have nine." That's a pretty considerable increase of the per captous' and ought to go to proper credit, but lots of people are even now seemingly anxious to get back to the smaller per captious." specially school teachers.
 I suppose they have discovered that hard times from a small~ per capita cir culation are conducive to education.
 They talked of the Sixth district con- test. The school teacher has great res pect for dotage and gray hair. The can didate admires virility and good sense. And thus they divide on the Sixth district candidates The teacher charged the can didate with hero worship. which he ad- mitted. l was little prepared for the out burst as the candidate. growing eloquent commended the people of New York for honoring its hero with the governorship because of that glorious charge on Saint Julius hill. l couldn't help but applaud have often thought if Alabama were patriotic rather than Democratic our young heroes would not go unrewarded But. there's a better day a comtn'." and the young fellows are not going to wait for the natural taking off of the Methuselahs of the Party. When Joe Taylor got religion and joined the church he besought his brothers to do likewise. Joe took em one by one hut Zach corralled them in the gin house and gave 1t as his opinion that "Joe's agwine to be troublesome" It begins to look like the young fellows, In the Par ty ,are going to be troublesome to the old ones who've sucked the public teat till their teeth fell out
 It looks like we're about to have some thing on the Flying Brigade order. We already have the "mucous'' (as I once heard it for nuceus). If 1t grows in like material when finished 1t will be some thing like the addition to Bro. Buncus' church.
 Fffty-seven happy converts had been down into the "lckorish grave and Jim Skinner told me You might rake hell