The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-07
ETCWAH MAN SEES
SOMETHING WRONG
THINKS ABUSE OF COURTS AND
ABUSE OF OFFICIALS is BRING
ING STATE INTO DISTRIBUTE
IN EVERY QUARTER.
To the Editor of The Age-Herald:

To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
There must be something very wrong
somewhere in Alabama. I never heard
as much confusion among the people
about so near nothing. When about half
the people say a thing Is wrong the
other half say it is right, and I do
not know. I must conclude that there
isn't much to it.
I never heard so many people abuse
a governor. His name is used in the
most absurd way. Very few people say
Governor Conner but "Old Conner"
Does he deserve SO much criticism? If
so, he ought to be impeached; If not
then there Is something wrong with a
people who will criticize their governor
SO unjustly. There are more people in
Alabama today who will go into court
and swear lies than ever before. Is
this building up the moral character of
the country?
There are more people in Alabama
today who will speak disrespectfully of
the preachers than ever before. 1 do
not think this is the fault of the preach
ers, but unless they can command the
respect of the people their influence for
good Is nothing. There are more people
in Alabama who don't go to church than
| ever saw before. I have heard the
courts and juries abused more this year
than ever before. Now, when you take
into consideration all of these things,
do you believe there is any good result
ing from the fanatical legislation of the
last two years?
Remember, that this criticism of the
courts was started by Governor Conner
and a gang of his followers when they
publicly and shamefuly criticized and
threatened to disregard the orders of the
United States court for what I believe
to be the honest discharge of that courts
probably unpleasant duties. Whether or
not the decision of Judge Jones was
legally right, does not figure in the case
and does not justify the shameful con-
duct of so many people In their dsre-
spect for that court and as a result,
we have in Alabama today a large per
cent of the population who believe they
have a perfect right to ''cuss'' a court or
jury for all 1t is worth whose verdict
does not exactly comply with their way
of thinking. Some of our people here
in Etowah county have gone the limit
In the abuse of courts and one of our
Judges is spoken of by a great many
people in this side of the county in
the most shameful way, and have
heard the most absurd language used In
speaking of that judge. Does he de-
serve it? If SO, he ought to be i'm
peached. If not, something is wrong with
the people.
/ believe that Governor Corners admin
istration has done the state more harm
than good. He criticizes Judge Jones
shamefuIly, but says he feels like send
ing a man to the insane asylum who
criticizes him or his administration. Now,
IL this great political disturbance is do
ing the state no good. why keep 1t up?
We will not. We will vote the amend
ment down. We will vote Governor Co
mer and his crowd to the rear and put
our state government into the hands of
different set of men, And I have no
fears for the future Of Alabama.
VICTOR WADE.
Altoona, Ala. November 4. 1909