The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-06


election of Governor Houston to two
terms and Governor Cobb to two terms
next following, removed the carpetbag
gers and the sca1awags, servants of
conquerors and accidents of strange
conditions. But the achieved white su-
premacy was none confronted with the
energies of bold and hopeful elector-
ate, which presented questions of prac-
tical government
The foundations of the ballot box
had been the prime victims of the re-
construction usurpation. 1rrepressible
political movements within the achieved
states of white supremacy were now
pressing upon the ballot box whose
foundations were yet uncovered, were
yet disturbed and uncertain.
The biennial state election of 1880
that brought Governor Cobb into a
second term also introduced into the
state new political questions that had
become national. relating to measures
and policies of the federal government
very near the people.
The year 1880 was an epoch marker
IN the political history of the United
states The order the Patrons of Hus-
oandry.' had attained to great strength.
mere were 1000 chapters of the order
IN Alabama, embracing many of the
most influential men of the state The
order was essentially upon political
lines. The natural effect was to es-
tablish centers of political influence
apart from If not directly in conflict
with the political party.
From the year 1880 dates a division
OF the white vote of the state to be
considered In the future. The general
august election of that year is made
notable in the high character Of the
| Judiciary that was thus nut in office
me incident becomes specially sig
hlhcant in the evidence 1t offers of the
tone and balance of the public mind.
The supreme court chosen in 1880
py the democratic and conservative
party was composed of r. c. Brickell.
chlef Justice; Amos r. Manning and
George w. Stone, associate insticas
Manning died 80 days after his cleo
lioh ana Governor Cobb put in the va
cancy Henderson NJ. Sommerville 10
serve the term. No stronger bancb
could have been made. The eight cir
cut judges chosen at the polls were
tlenry Iouimln of Mobile, John p. Hub
pard OF Pike, Henry d. Clayton of Bar-
bour, John Moore of Perry. Jamas u
Sopb of Macon, William S. Mudd of
JeHerson l. f. Fox of st. Clair and
| H. Z. Speake of Madison The three
chahcellors elected were n. Slyraham.
'onh r. roster and Thomas Cobb. All
were IN ardent and effective sympathy
WIN the political redemption, which
| mad brought them into Office
| Inc month luna 1QQo l.,
gulshed in the annals of American pol-
leics as the season of assembling of
! iour national political conventions. The
| presence of so great a number in the
pending campaign for President and
vice president may be explained in the
sdilety ana reach of the platforms of
| principles set forth by the conven-
tfons. We shall state the controllinp.
proposition of each platform in emit
ONE:
Republican party: on June 2 the na.-
t1onal convention met at Chicago and
nominated candidate for President and
vice president and adopted platform
rounded upon the following proposi-
uon to-wit: THE constitution of the
United States is supreme law and not
a mere contract. Out OF confederated
states IL makes a sovereign nation
The boundary between the pow
ers delegated and those reserved is to
pe determined by the national, and
not by the state, tribunals"
On June the greenback- labor party
met In national convention at Chicago,
nominated candidates for President.
vice president declared tho followine e
proposition as fundamental to the
ialth OF the party, to-wit: THAT the
right to make and issue money is a
sovereign power, to be maintained by
the people for the common benefit. The
delegation of this right to corporations
is the surrender of the central at
tribute of sovereignty. void of consti-
tutional sanction, comforting upon a
subordinate irresponsible power, abso-
lutte dominion over industry and COM
| merce. All money whether metallic or
paper, should be issued and its volume
controlled by government, and not by
or through banking corporations, and,
when so issued, should be a full legal
tender for all debts, public and pri-
Vate"
The prohibition party: This party in
national convention at Cleveland on June