The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-23

A dozen young ladies of Montgomery made the headquarters of the stale Campaign Committee the busiest piace i,. Montgomery yesterday. They were engaged in sending out Democra.lc literature to the voters of those coun- ties in which there Is any considerapie opposition to the Democratic nominees
 Vice Chairman William E. Fort. who was in charge of headquarters. was v.sibly proud ,of the working toree which ornamented the office throughout the day. The enviable honor or neao- ing such a forcet carried with 1t us own responsibilities. and these the ce-Chairman bore with his accus- toned grace. MT. Fort has had con = siderable experience in politics. TOT young man. particularly in Jenersoh County politics. but he never had the cooperation of a handsoner set Of as sistants than were busy yesterday with the Democratic literature.
 Without disparaging Birmin gham.but merely stating a patent truth, Birming- ham could not get together so hand. some a force. The city Is rich ana powerful in some things. but then IL has certain deficiencies which can not be glossed over when compared to Montgomery And everybody knows that if campaign headquarters had been established in Birmingham. the man. agers could not possibly have collected 60 fair force.
 It would do the cause of Democracy no little good If the voters who re-, ceived this campaign literature could see the people who were sending IL to them. If the voter up in the hills could look in and see just who 1t was that was fixing up the nice little pack age, he would take 1t home in his in- side pocket and never put it down un- til he had read every line of the Demo, cratic argument. Some Of the nii county voters would be as proud oi their Democratic package if they could see who sent it to them, as a 16-year- old boy with his first love letter.
 This literature, if 1t were only known to the recipients how fair and attrac . tive their unknown correspondents are, would play havoc with any Populist or Republican hopes that continue to ex- ist in the State. Col. E. l.. Higdon made his first spectacular campaign for . moving picture machine. which vastly entertained the voters, their wives and the children. If the Democratic Cam- paign Committee could, by any possi- ble means, send a biographic machine around in the counties where there are still some antiDemocratic voters. showing the Democratic headquarters
 
 Forts twelve fair assistants at work, there wouldn't be a ghost of a show for any anti-Democratic candidate in the State.
 If this should fall under the eye of any of t..e voters who receive packagts of literature from State headquarters. he may know by it that the communi- cation was bound up by fair fingers. and sent him by the rrettiest sort of T oorracoonAapt And apy popr,l}Qt nr Republican aggregation think they cali beat this Democratic collection of ef- ficiency and good looks. just let them try 1t.
 The literature sent out yesterday went to such counties as Shelby, Walk CT Marshall, DeKalb and Geneva. Somn of the unregenerate in those counties refuse to see the light. In each Of the packages sent out there was a copy of the platform adopted by the recent Democratic Convention as well as the address to the voters of the State. is- sued by Chairman J. Craig Smith
 Chairman Smith yesterday issued the following letter to the Democratic Press of Alabama:
 Montgomery, Oct. 22. 1906 -~
 "Gentlemen-The Democratic Cam pafgn Committee takes pleasure in calling on you for your pro rata share of service during the present State campaign. Our committee. at its re- cent session. October Is. at Montgom- cry. laid down a general line of policy that we would use no campaign funds fl. this fight except such as may seem absolutely necessary for disseminating literature and meeting the expenses of speakers in various localities and main- taining headquarters for the commit tee at Montgomery.
 We are specially In need. however. of the columns of your paper for the publication of the literature we are sending out. This literature will con sist only of the Democratic platform and an address issued by our Cam paign Committee. We hereby enclos" copy of this literature. and trust you will find space to publish the same