The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-29
LETTERS TO EDITOR
A Man of Destiny,

To the Editor of The Age-Herald.
 For several years we have been a regu- lar reader and subscriber of The Age Herald. Whilst editor of the Oakman News of all the daily exchanges received The Age-Herald was the first to be open- ed, and its editorials carefully perused. We not only regarded The Age Herald as the leading daily of Alabama, but we admired its fairness, independence and consistency. No intelligent reader of The Age-Herald could for a moment doubt the position taken by The Age-Herald as to who is the proper person to rep resent the Sixth congressional district of Alabama in congress. It is for Hon. John H. Bankhead first, last and all the time.
 We do not question your right in the premises, but we do ask that his dis tinguished opponent, Captain Hobson, re- ceive fair play at all times, and more especially at this time whilst he is sick with fever at his home in Greensboro and unable to defend himself. We are aware that The Age-Herald Is not responsible for the views of its correspondents. or the opinions of others expressed in it's columns yet it can make those views and opinions it's own by coloring the same with glaring head lines. This mornings Age-Herald, with glaring head lines, con- tains a very wonderful opinion of Repre- sentative Burton of Ohio, chairman of the rivers and harbors committee in con- gress. He says, "The locks in the War rior are among the most perfect public works in the country" We have no idea Chairman Burton of Ohio ever saw the locks in the Warrior, or the Warrior river.
 Chairman Burton says, 'I do not wish to take any part in any contest for the nomination, but l should be greatly sur prised If the people of Alabama should allow themselves to displace MT. Bank head for a new and untried man." Chair man Burton is trying to take a part In this nomination. His opinion published in The Age-Herald Is sufficient evidence of the fact We. the voters of the Sixth congressional district of Alabama, resent this interference by an Ohio congress- man. Some of us have seen the locks in the Warrior, and the majority of us have seen the Warrior river, and we think that we are competent to decide who will be our choice for congressman on the 11th of April from the Sixth congress sional district of Alabama without the advice and dictation of Representative Burton of Ohio chairman of the rivers and harbors committee in congress
 The politicians are for Bankhead, but the people are for Hobson, and mark this prophesy Mir Editor, just as sure as the sun shall rise on the morning of the 11th of April 1904, just so sure will the voters elect Richmond Pearson Hob- son, the hero of the Merimac, congress- man from the Sixth congressional district of Alabama
 We would regard his defeat a calam- ity. He is the man of destiny. We be- lieve that he is the political Moses to safely guide the democratic party over the breakers, and lead it through the will derness of discord. contention and dis sension, and finally let it rest in peace and unity in the promise land of hope, love and success. Hobson Is, indeed remarkable man. He possesses in a high degree four characteristics that are neces- sary to make a great statesman, viz: magnetism brains, courage, physical and moral and unquestioned moral character
 When he takes his seat in congress the old Sixth congressional district of Ala bama will be no longer in the back-woods but will become known and recognized as some of those northern congressional dis tricts represented by great statesmen. Respectfully,
 w. T. McELROY. Carbon Hill. March 26 1904