The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-06

 Georgia in naming their choice for that exalted position.
 The editorial referred to is here quoted in part as follows;
 We contended for certain princinIes which we believed and still believe rep resented the highest interest of the state and of the party.
 We are eminently satisfied, even as A loser, to have fought for such a stand- ard Throughout the campaign the Jour nal has uttered no censure or criticism upon Congressman Underwood the man. We have none for him now. In all our allusions to him we have credited him cordially as we do now, with whatever he has done in the House of Representa- tives, and we trust that his future will be as useful as his past. We have pro- tested against the methods that were em- ployed without the sanction. we truf t and believe. in behalf of his candidF In this state. Our opinion of these nf l. ods IS not different today from the / a. Ions we uttered a week ago. They ref certain principles of good governmef .h political cleanliness which must h< al tained regardless of issues of 2 Nv ticular contest These princV x
 been disregarded and the good nam
 the st2te has been degraded in the rex < camp gn. N
 humiliating to Georgians that ally maj particularly one occupying the high pos on of United States senator from an- other state, can dispense foreign money With prodigal hand for the purpose of debauchng the electorate of the states. In the name of the manhood of Georela the Journal has protested and still pro tests such disgraceful methods. The de- feat Of Wilson is unimportant compared with the importance of maintaining the purity of our electorate. We have con- demned all methods which have been re- sorted to for the purpose of corrupting the electorate of Georgia and we shall continue to condemn such methods We shall cordially support the nominee of the party whoever he may be, and shall lend our best efforts to secure his elec- ton.
 should it~turn out that the party has thrown away its only opportunity to elect It's candidate. Georgia has materially con tributed to that folly
 In the first place, 1t Is difficult to un- derstand for what principles the editor of the Journal is contending since the peerless leader--Oscar W. Underwood has for more than F years ably and honestly represented in the national Con- gress the best interests not only of Ala l bama and Georgia, but the highest ideals of American civilization as well. and he Is today the very embodiment of highest ! principles of honest and economical gov ernmental' affairs. It is these noble quail itles manifested in a great service to the American people and his peculiar fitness for the highest honor in their gl1f that the voters of Florida, Alabama and Geor- ga were quick and eager to recognize and upon which the great majority of the people of Mississippi will place the stamp of their approval next Tuesday As former Alabamian, I also resent for the people of that state the Journals in situation that certain senator eve pres sume Senator John Hollis Banlshead) would even countenance much less en- gage in any questionable methods to se- cure the election of any man to pubifo office It has been my high privilege ot support Senator Rankhead a number ot times and he has held office for many years in Alabama, and I have always j felt proud of the opportunity to support \ him. Tn all of his long record as ono I of Alabama's most distinguished states men, the Atlanta Journal has offered the first intimation ever heard that there was the slightest doubt or question as to tho purity of his political methods, and to say the least, 1t is very unchartable in It's editor to print such insinuation with out a semblance of truth or naming any particular Instance. All patriotic Ala bamians resent the insinuation upon the fair name of that state. In fact the editor of the Journal seems to be nurs- ing sore toe, and great pity 1t is since the south has the first real oppor- tunity to elect a President in the last . 50 years. It Is a lamentable fact that the most honored position in the gift Of the American people has been debaucheC and made a political football by bolt Colonel Roosevelt and President Taft. and never before had the dignity of the of flee of President been lowered until MT Bryan. Colonel Roosevelt and Presidem Taft became candidates for that office. Since that time they have been parad- ing over the country like ward headers making political speeches in their own In terests. We have in Mir. Underwood strong and refined presidential material a man who is not seeking the office. iIf is broad. clean and statesmanlike. homes and in every sense capable of leading tn American people back to the old time dif nihed Jeffersonian democratic principle
 As to the methods employed to carr election in Georgia, Mississipplans are familiar, but to say the least a serior- reflection has been cast upon the honest toilers of that great state, when indeed the class of citizens who supported Mfr. Underwood have ever been labeled The incorruptible. unpurchasable sovereigns upon whom the nation depends for honest elections and to maintain a high stand- ard of civilization. These are the toilers who bear the burden of taxation in times of peace; this is the class of brave men who faced the cannon in times of war and many of them are the veterans who led the greatest battles for the cause of justice in the south from 1861 to 1865 Would Ct be folly to say that these men can be depended upon to preserve the sa- cred ballot and that they will protect it against the Journals alleged question: able methods?
 Would 1t be folly to say that these me who are the guardians of the sacred pre- cincts of our home and are the embodi- ment of all that is pure and good. would 1t be folly to say that this is the class of men who build our churches and main tain a high standard of society? IT. Journal can feel consoled / ar the f. that 1t will be for honest nle.s cle and fair elections, return to the bt rock principles of democracy, a revisi of the tariff downward, and an econoi ical administration of all government affairs that an overwhelming majority all patriotic Mississippians will regis their votes for the Honorable Qsaaa.- Underwood for the nomination for Pi ident on Tuesday. May :.
 "It is cowardly to shirk and bad DO
 to twist and s9uirm,
 There is plenty of me if he will dc