The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-08
Free And UntrameIIed.

Fletcher Conner. sons of the Governor, wayiaid Hon. Frank E. Glass. editor ot of the postoffics Saturday afternoon. and made . vicious and unprovoked as. Isault on MT. Giass MT. Glass had never met the Corners and the Comers wsylsia nas sG enSsle %as the 'n victim they were Issekins. Upon being answered In the affirmative, they stated that they were tired of the abuse of their father Tn bis damned newspaper. and Jumped on promise from Mr. Glass that no men tion would be made Of Governor Conner lin The Advertiser in future. but MT Glass informed his waylayers that the to criticism for his official acts and that he would exercise his pleasure In making such criticisms.
 The contemptibie action of the sons is condemned by all decent people everywhere. The governor is bring ing Impeachment against the sheriff of Mobile county for his failure to en- and assault the leading newspaper man lof the South for standing out for law and order and against confiscation and anarchy in Alabama.
 The action of the sons of Governor lMontgomery Advertiser and the other decent citizens of Alabama over the broken down, discredited and discard ed Conner machine: c.. car,.- |against The Advertiser. and which re- suited Sin practical victory for. The Advertiser. the Governor only receiving damages to the amount of one cent. is believed to be the cause for the das- ltardly wayiayfng and assault,
 The press of Alabama is free and luntrammelei either by fear or favor lof Conner The Advertiser and all other Icomsr and his henchmen. and if the Governors sons attempt to assault every one who differs with their father, they will have their hands full for is %fhs ts pssr ysars of SnS S0ms sn in a Aia hama. he Is game, courteous, genteel land fearless in expressing his opinions. The mission of the waylayers, in att pfo%ninsnt sni eitisen a into s1a aSmirssion So for their father, has signally failed.
 Cseverner csmer,s Esd Boys. lPins Apple News.
 that Governor Conner has been too busy fighting the railroads and doing other lthings to properly train his boys. The assault which his sons, Donald and Glass of The Montgomery Advertiser. was as brutal and uncalisd for a pro- lceeding as we ever read Of
 Freedom of the press Is guaranteed under our constitution and any public official Is subject to criticism and any man may expect It when he enters poii- tics. However, The Advertiser has not published any criticism of Governor Conner recently. and the Governors bitter feeling toward the management of that paper for sometime. The truth of the matter seems to be that the gubernatorial family were .piquei on the libel suit of His Exceliency against The Montgomery Advertiser, and took their spite out on Mir. Glass because they did not have the courage So at- tack the twelve men who rendered the
 When 1t comes to a point that an editor cannot express his opinion of the acts of public official, or publish the that Is of interest to the people of his community or state on account of fear Of Injury to this person. 1t is time something should be done.
 Tn this case we think the court was entirely too lenient. Fletcher Conner was aiding and abetting his brother. Donald, who did the lighting. The testimony showed that he urged his sEothsr to 0d ns SaYs have done both of the young men great deal more good to have worked them on the BLTcSbb l9 lew uhyS huo would certainly have been no more than they deserved, and probably no less than they would have gotten had they belonged to less prominent family.
 A Rare Opportunity For Showing chxis- ttcn Manhood.
 The Clipper does not believe in set ting greet political questions with portance can thus be properly deter mined.
 The Advertiser toward each other cuts of the Conner boys on MT. Glass of The Advertiser, with another Conner boy standing by, at least presumably not for the purpose of defending MT. Glass.
 Governor Conner had sought redress from The Advertiser in another man ner. Then neither he nor his friends could expect such radical policies as he has used not to be met with similar policies on the part of those who iif- fered with him; if there had been less of the sort The Advertiser manifested Governor Corners success would heve been immensely more diff flcult of +tainment. It was all In the game. if at tImes the rules were ignored
 The Clipper Is Ioath to believe that |GoVernor Conner, who Is the head of InG IaW SnEOECink e6taplAbtlHlcAt OL <Alu- bama. approves of the violence of his son or sons. It takes good man to publicly admit hat his child has done wrong, especially when that wrong was against the parents bitter enemy Is Governor Conner that big a man?
 The Clipper, never aligned political ly with Governor Conner, has found many things to admire in him. It has believed him sincere and manly. It would be delighted to see him, after cooling time, acknowledge his humilia- ton that his sons, reared Tn cultured. Alabama home. had adopted Kentucky feud district methods of evening up political differences. Such action could friend M of him; on the contrary itswouid meet with general approval. It would reflect credit on the Governor of a civilized Christian state.
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 A Source of Pride.
 Hartford Times-Herald.
 Donald Conner a son of Governor B. lB Conner of this state. brutally as- and honored editor of The Montgomery Advertiser, on the streets of Montgom- cry last Saturday afternoon. The at- tack was cowardly. and entirely un- Iangered over the result of the suit for damages that Governor Conner had brought against The Advertiser recent fly. in which a verdict for one cent was rendered against The Adyertiser' with him when he attacked the white haired and aged editor of The Adver- ltiser. Besides a bruise or two, MT. Glass was unhurt from the attack. father should be proud of CD.
 The Corners On The Rampage. Trey Herald.
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