The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-27


 TT HE Nashville Banner waxed ex-
 ceeding wroth with the Louls- vile Courier-Journal for reproducing an editorial credited to the Banner ana setting forth some facts rather dam aring to Nashville's pride. Comment
 ing on thi s Retribution Has eoleorlai V Overtaken the Banner Courier = Jour-
 nal suggested that prohibition might account for the ,arge number of vacant houses III Nashville, demoralized city finances and business stagnation.
 The Age-Herald reproduced the Courier-Journal's editorial and the Montgomery Advertiser made some reference to the matter. Both papers thereby incurred the displeasure or the Banner, which vented it's spleen, not only on the Courier-Journal, but on the two Alabama newspapers, and de- manded a retraction forthwith lm- mediately, if not sooner, stating that the editorial credited to the Banner was a base fabrication, inspired by the liquor interests, etc., and had never appeared in that paper. The Nashville Tennessean and American was also roundly scored for daring to take the Courier-Journaps word. It IS really surprising how soon good manners go bv the board in an argument over pro- hibition.
 Later some inquisitve person searched the sacred files of the Ban- ner and the editorial which it had so heatedly disowned was found in the issue of May "A, 1916. While on the subject of "ethics of journalism, "common decency" and such matters, in the light of this revelation would it be too much to hope that the Ban ner will forget it's past bad temper and join us in bottle of soda pop! vArHILE Robert Bacon is backed WV by many of the most proml- nent men of New York as senatorial candidate in the republican primaries, his rival for the toga, William M' Calder, is making a determined fight,
 and, having New York's Senatorial the support Race Becomes Exciting of a large
 contingent of the machine element, he expects to win.
 MT. Bacon is not only the scholar in politics-he is graduate of liar vard-but he has had experience Tn high finance and also in the diplomatic service. For several years he was a member of the banking house of J. P. Morgan 6 Co. and afterwards assist ant secretary of state, Secretary of State and ambassador to France. He is well fitted, therefore, for senatorial honors, and when he first announced it looked as though he would have plain sailing. But he has struck a snag. The Kaiserbund is against him because his svmpathies are with the allies. And those aggressive hyphen- ates will probably be able to carry out their threats and defeat him for the nomination.
 In the meantime MT. Hughes chances in New York are suffering be- cause he and his closest friends are believed to be committed to MT. Bacon, and MT. Hughes is the Kaiserbund's s candidate for President.
 Mir. Calder Is successful contrac- tor, but without any claim to being even a near statesman. Neither does he pose as a humorist, but he can, on occasion, make himself entertaining Without intending to be funny he gave out an interview few days ago in which he said with an air of rare in- noncence: "Why Mir. Bacon should de sire to run against me, cannot under stand" Most men who run for office are in the race because they yearn tc serve the "dear people," Isn't that