The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-09-11

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for its continued existence, not upon the
continuation in power of any political
party or faction, but resting securely
upon It's natural foundation of superior
intelligence and fitness to rule.
In the coming campaign this false issue
will be used as already foreshadowed by
our opponents, for the purpose of con-
oealing the real weakness of their posi-
ton. Thinking men, however, will no
longer be misled into sacrificing their in
dependence because of the false cry of
| wolf when there is no wolf.
AlIusfon to Tennessee
With pride and pleasure we note what
has already been accomplished in our
sister southern state of Tennessee. In
| Tennessee a democratic governor finding
| himself securely in control of the party
machinery of the dominant party sought
to destroy the independence of the judici-
airy. He struck deadly blows at the
respect which is due to courts. I'm
aided by an independent vote and the
republican vote of Tennessee the judici-
airy of Tennessee would have been pow
erless to rebuke this arrogant governor
and maintain the respect due to the
courts.
Entrenched behind the same influences
which procured the nomination of EN-
NETT O'Neal in Alabama, Governor Pat
terson dehed the Independent judiciary
and tramp1ed under foot the views and
| opinions of the very best people of Ten
nessee The republican party of Tennes
see, true to its traditions quickly allied
itself with the elements which upheld
law, order, respect for the courts, and
| an independent judiciary, and the result,
so gratifying to all who prefer civic
| righteousness to party regularity, Is
known to all. Such tendency on the
part of the republican party to uphold
and maintain the highest, best and purest
ideals of civic righteousness is very graft
flying to those who would be glad to
see this party so strong and powerful in
the several southern states, as to bring
about better political conditions. The
republican party is party of high moral
ideals and to be dominated and controlled
by liquor interests would not be in keep
ing with the record and the antecedents
of the republican party In this nation.
| Continue Statewide Prohibition
In accordance with these tendencies,
the republican party of Alabama in the
platform upon which you have been
| nominated have chosen the highter and
nobler path, and disregarding the tempta-
ton to appeal to popular passion and pre-
judice, under the artfu plea of local
self government, the republican party has
- tofa NIL do
prohibition until the people of Alabama,
after a fair and impartial trial of the
statewide prohibition law at the hands of
its friends shall have calmly come to
the conclusion that something better can
| be done to promote the cause OF tenn
peranee. The course pursued by that
faction of the democratic party which
has secured control of its party ma
| chinery has been very artful. At nrst,
| this faction declared that it was not
| its purpose to disturb the existing state
wide prohibition law. This element craft
lily, step by step, by shrewd combinations
with those corrupt and corrupting in
1uences and interests which are ever
ready to seize upon any opportunity to
promote their selfish ends and purposes
worked it's way into complete control of
the democratic machine
Under obligations to the liquor interests
and to other interests that seek to con-
troll governmental agencies for their own
selfish purposes, there can be no question
about the purposes of, this dominant fac
ton of the democratic party to discharge
it's political obligations by the procure
ment of legislation, not only destructive
of statewide prohibition, but otherwise
harmful to the best interests of the
people. First declaring that they intend
ed not to disturb existing prohibition
laws, but to give them fair trial. they
thereafter artfuly declared that these
4 laws had already been tried and con-
demned and this faction forced to unmask
| itself now demands the immediate decap-
itation of this statewide prohibition law
as criminal already condemned and only
waiting execution.
In this condition of affairs. the republic
cans of Alabama have seen fit to NOM
mate as their standard bearer one whom
we all recognize as true and loyal
standard bearer of ''sure huff" temper
ance; one who will be approved as a
temperance leaQer not Dy tHose WHO are
engaged in violation or destruction of
/ prohibition laws, not by brewers and dis
tillers who are DESTROYS of creating anew
a market for their wares, but one whose
/ antecedents and record on this subject
will appeal to the real temperance people
who heartily and sincerely desire, seek
and pray for, the destruction of the liquor
traffic, and who are willing to vote as
they pray. In our platform will be found
many other planks which should COM
mand the attention and receive the ear
nest consideration of every thinking
voter. The breath of the republican is
such that it does not ask or expect of
every voter who may see fit to vote for
! its standard bearers. an unqualified in
dorsement of every plank in it's platform
with grateful consideration, 1t welcomes
every Independent voter, who, breaking
loose from the shackles which have
bound him in. the past. may see 1t his
duty, as the best thing to be done under
1.-THE present circumstances. to vote for
the republican standard bearers. Content,
II III the fight for good government. its