The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-06-24
ALABAMA PRESS


Gadsden Times News: From the Cars
viewpoint d-o-u-m-a spells revolution.
Sheffield Reaper: A Homecoming to
old Alabama would mean 'Home-stay
ing"
Hartselle Enquirer: The Anti-Saloon
league is exploding large bombs in North
Alabama.
Scottsboro Citizen: Jefferson county is
getting better. Only about 100 people were
killed there last month.
Florence Times: The peach crop in
North Alabama is a fine one this year. In
South Alabama 1t is almost total failure
Gurley Herald: They have found thirty
boodlers in the Arkansas legislature but
nobody knows how many others got
away.
Montgomery Advertiser A man may
have a great deal of Jaw. physically and
colloquially. and yet not be much of a
statesman.
Lamar Democrat: The law creating the
railroad commission being invalid, gives
to Mr.. Conner one of the strongest pulls
in the campaign.
Cullman Democrat: For the first time
since he appeared on the stage, we are
for William Jennings Bryan for President
OF the United States.
Conecuh Record: Something's wrong
when mothers hands are brown and
drawn. while the daughters never lose
their snowy whiteness.
Mobile Register: Events of the past two
weeks must have convinced woodrow
Wilson that presidential candidates are
not discovered by the weekly papers.
Bullock County Breeze: Undoubtedly
Senator Smoot is feeling sorry for some
OF the men, who are married to some OF
| the women who are after him all the
| time
| Troy Messenger: When President Roose-
welt inaugurates the Noble Order of Muck
rakers, he will have to issue the first
decoration for discovering embalmed beef
| to General Miles.
Carbon Hill Enterprise-Democrat: The
gubernatorial fight is now waxing warm.
Most of the daily papers and the towns
seem to be for Cunningham. This is pretty
good evidence that the people are for
| Conner.
Tuscaloosa Times Gazette: One good
way to get even with or rather to be-
come Independent of the packing houses
is to do a little canning ourselves.
few more vegetables and fruits, ETC..
| canned at home would make the demand
for canned meats less pressing at any
time.
Sheffield Standard: After an experiences
of several years the city Of Richmond
| Ind, has sold its gas plant. having found
municipal ownership Improbable. The
main discovery about public ownership
so far is that it depends on the manage
ment.
Dothan Eagle: Birmingham thinks it's
high time that Cunningham and Conner
were speaking in their home city. She
has watched them go out and scrap In
joint debate, and has grown uneasy fol
them, as COW sees her calf cutting q
caper outside. Birmingham should just
let them run now while they can. They
| can speak at homo some rainy day.
Sumter County Call: There are toe
many candidates trying to ride into office
on somebody's elses coat tail Some mer
| have no ideas of their own and depend
| on some one else to do their thinking
This kind of candidate Is a mere figure
head. and II one of them does harper
to get in office. some one else will con
tinue to do their thinking. We want tt
see men elected who have convictions ant
backbone. Be at all times what you are
stand on your merits II you sink int
oblivion.