The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-28

Talladega Reporter: If a southern man is wanted so badly for President, what's the matter with Tom Watson and Hobson
 Our men would at least be heard from, if not elected.
 Walker County News: If you want 10 know how to appreciate Jasper, just make trip off to some other town Outside of Birmingham and the other cities, we doubt if there is another place in the state half as pleasant and comfortable.
 DeKalb Record: There is strong talk of Speaker Cannon placing Congressman Hobson on the committee on naval affairs. This would be quite compliment to one so young in public service, but we feel that he would distinguish himself in this capacity
 Florence Herald: Hon. A H. Carhnich- ael,, the talented speaker of the house of representatives, has announced his candi- dacy for governor of Alabama. This means a hot contest between him and Lieutenant H. B. Gray. Both are good men and the fight will be warm one. Huntsville Banner: In the opinion of all persons interested in our National | Guard, Alabama needs a permanent camp ground for her soldier boys. Isn't it a fact that those states that have the most ef- fcient militia are the ones which have permanent camps. and 1t will be only a short time before Alabama will have hers.
 Gadsden Journal: Time was when to call | a man a liar in Georgra meant mortal combat, but the solons of that great commonwealth in the good year of our Lord. 19o7 are indulging in such allega- lions against each other and nothin' doin The once vlrile race of Georgia aris' tocracy has dwindled into collection or modern mollycoddles.
 Baldwin Times. The great reform gov ernor of Alabama is not so much for re- form when 1t touches his cotton mill prop ertv. as was evidenced by hls position in regard to the child labor bill just passed. He did not even object to strong lobby doing work against the measure as at first proposed. It matters very materially whose OK is gored
 Gadsden Times-News Some of the acts of the present legislature have been such as to stamp 1t as an epoch maker in the history of the state. And for the good they have done let us overlook some other things the legislators in their travail have brought forth. However, it Is not knock ing too hard to say that slogan for the next political campaign will be: Repeal for Gods sake, repeal!'
 opelika Daily News: The report that the Louisville and Nashville railroad turned over $1O,0O0 in one lump to news paper in Alabama must be canard' IT IL were true, and the paper receiving the lift" got three weeks behind with its pay roll inside of month after the wind fall. the management of that journal must have some extravagant ideas. If the cor porations have to keep up that rate to keen an extra organ grinding for them they ought to have first-class service.
 Fort Payne Journal: Friends of the in- sane asylum have attempted to break the force of the charges against the man agement of that institution by declaring that they were made by persons having grievances against the institution. That may be true, but 1t does not make the ac- cusatlon any less true, if they are true- The point the public wants to know Is, are the matters true as charged, not the motives actuating the parties making them. The Investigating committee should get at the truth of these reports wiuh- out regard to the question of motive. The public wants to know about them and ought to know about them.