The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-06

A great moral wave is sweeping over the country and the south is giving force full impulse to the movement Alabama is now the center of attraction, and as Bir- mingham is the hub of Alabama natur- ally the eyes of the world are centered upon Birmingham. This moral wave is touching every phase of human life and endeavor, and from the home of opulence to the far-away farm hut, all feel it's electrifying influences, and each and all wherever 1t comes finds the practical philosopher, the philanthropist, the jour nalist, and last but not least the legis- lature and the executive branch of the government, ever ready to squeeze out the last drop of the precious article, for the benefit of the dear people, who; like the baby with the collie, knows some thing is hurting it, but don't know what. and dies, while the learned doctors roll out high sounding phrazes in a vain attempt to tell its parents what Is the matter with 1t, and diagnoses the case, after the child is deadl
 We may not admire the elegance of expression, but we do give full weight to the rugged honesty of purpose of an awakened east Alabama farmer, who on noting in one of the Alabama rural pa pers great travail of spirit on the part of the said paper and its correspondents fin not being able to divine the mysterious reason why mules were so scarce, and that notwithstanding their miserable quality, came so unreasonably high and difficult to obtain, when the aforesaid farmer gently ventured the modest opin- ion that 1t was because the people had elected their daddies to the legislature!
 If such a condition of affairs isn't Aran aarl, fl 1.v.- ket it is simply because the base upon which the market rests Is so firm that it can withstand almost any fool thing which reckless, thoughtless government sees fit to affliot a state with, and then have the gall to claim, that all this clum- sy, blundering business is being done for the dear people. adding insult to in Jury in not giving them credit for being able to see where the real trouble Is located.
 The above mentioned marvellous seer has not yet with all of his deep inspira- ton drawn sufficient from nature and the Great, All Ruling Spirit, to search Into the mysterious and wonderous depths of recent past history and announce to an impatient and waiting world out of the intricate laboratory and mysterious meanderings of "cause and effect" the origin of the Birmingham city govern ment crazeology. but the opinion is gain ing ground that there has been alto gether too much spirits" at the bottom of our uncanny municipal affairs, yet with the growing conviction that Bir- mingham has elected good, strong, safe mayor, backed by a goody portion of "The Salt of the Earth" that are able to discern and decide questions as intri- cate as those that were submitted to the wise King Solomon of old, not show ing any hesitancy whatever in choosing as to whether they should obey an i'm provised pencil and post spiritual rap pings, or the good old-fashioned gavel, with firmly seated mayor in the chair (elected by the people, on a call for or der. There is danger of Buffalo Bill' sweeping down and capturing the whole outfit as an escaped portion of his wild west show.
 "Deerly Beluved. Frens and Fellah Cit izens" let us have order; (even if there isn't any) and while the wonderful rural prophet has not proceeded sufficiently with his incantations to venture an abd- ing horoscope of the future, or discern