The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-22
Out of His Own Mouth.

Columbiana Sentinel.
 Commissioner Conner, in his explana- tfon and attempted justification of his candidacy for Governor, exemplifies a clear case of elf-condemnation, and demonstrates his utter unfitness for the duties of the high office to which he aspires. Patriotism, Integrity, fidelity to trust are unknown quantities in the doctrines of Comcrism. He is a pes- simist of the rankest type, where hu- man nature is at all involved, and has no conception of any higher influence over the purposes and acts of men. Not only are other men governed in all they do and attempt to do by self interest and overruled environment, but he, confessedly, falls in this universal class. If for instance, Legislation be pro- posed, to regulate cotton factories, looking to the health, material we'll being and lives of the unfortunate chill dren therein employed, Conner would be, according to Comerism, so "envir-
 oned' as to lead him to prevent the ex- ecution of the laws that might be en- acted on that subject notwithstanding the imperative call of justice and hu- manity If, for instance, legislation
 should be adopted looking to the ame- Iteration of the cotton planter and cal
 culated to enhance the value of his
 raw product, the same "environmenty
 of Conner would cause him to raise his hand and stay the operation of the law. Has he not said out of his own
 mouth that his wish as manufactures
 is to buy cotton at cents a pound and sell his osnaburgs at 20 cents per yard? Does he not announce this as true Conner business principle, regard- less of the public misery 1t involved?
 Comerism, boiled down to it's last an- alysis, is the broad and bald assertion that all men, without exception. are actuated by greed, avarice and ra- pacity. and controlled absolutely by "environment.' Railroad corporations, he says, wrest unfair tolls and charges from the people. Conner would, admit fndI nnI four-fold value for his goods, but would deny them half value for theirs. How
 unerringly does Comerism condemn Conner; how inexorably does the judg
 self upon Conner; how prophetically does his own condemnation pass out of Corners own mouth.
 Conner. out of his own mouth, judg- eth his brother-his own flesh and blood. He would not vote for his brother. he says, to represent the peo- pie, because he is in the employ of railroad company, as attorney. The clear implication is, according to Co., merism, that his brother, who bears reputation as just and upright man. would forego his manhood. his-integ- rity, his honor and his patriotism, to oblige his soulless employer. Doubt less Conner, the Commissioner, would admit that he is no better than his brother, the lawyer.
 If, from greed and avarice, men seek and corporations offer, "environment, and environment" prevents the exer- else of the principles of fairness, jus tice and equity-and these are the car dinal premises Of Comerism-then may the graces of a righteous people never advance to the highest seat in their councils a subscriber to such doctrine For given the announced susceptibil- ity, the all-powerful environment would. most probably, be forthcoming
 The Sentinel would respectfully com mend to the inward digestion of the Commissioner and his adherents, the unanswerable logic of the Apostle Paul. to be found in the second chapter of Romans, beginning, Therefore thou art inexcusable, o man, whomsoever thou art. that judgest; for wherein thou judgest another thou condemnest myself; for thou that judgest doest the same thing"