The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-07
70 the Electors Of the Ninth District Of Alabama

In announcing my candidacy in the primaries of August 13 next for the democratic nomination for representative from the Ninth district of Ala bama, it becomes me to state where and for what stand in public matters
 I am democrat and have always voted the democratic ticket l am prohlbitlOnlSt and have always lined up in that interest whenever 1t was an issue; and favor the adoption of the pending amendment.
 I am ar American by ancestry, and hold those principles and institutions peculiar to our nation are of priceless worth to us and to the rest of the world whenever, by their own choice, they shall make them theirs.
 I hold that the complete separation of church and state is the only cure for religious perse cution and the only safeguard for religious lib erty for the individual, and that this boon should be preserved nviolate among us and commended to the world as the way of relief from massacre and frightfulness for opinions sake. I believe that our public shools are the pantbeds of our life of liberty and democracy and that only those of unquestoned Americanlsm should teach or of- ficiate therein; that the Bible is the peoples book and should be in the peoples school, freely opened and accessible to al
 I deem it wise that immigration should be linn tied to those who are competent and willing to qualify themselves for the responsibilities of cit izenship in American life.
 hold that free speech and free press, as these phrases have meaning in our laws, are essential to the culture of full life of liberty I believe that our flag and our country should take prece- dence among us over every other emblem and jurisdiction.
 believe we are fighting righteous war to ar rest a menace to all that makes for a democracy in truth. Our supreme present duty therefore, is to prosecute this war to military victory that shall destroy the aggressor. To this end we should follow our cOmmander-n-chlef and cor dially and unstintngly back him in his every eff fort. This isno time for complaining nor carping criticism of responsible leadership, but one when every consideration calls for patient and cour- ageous cooperation and support to our armies and their leaders and for the present we should hold in abeyance and subservience every other n- tereSt.
 hold that the aborers brain and brawn is the economic source of productivity and he should re- ceive the net profit of his product and that cap- tai should receive safekeep for it's investment with reasonable rental and surety of return. That the time is near when s'the workers must rule the world" is proven by the loyalty of labor in this war vindicating it's competency for this high serv- ice; that in the reorganization of the world which must inevitably follow this war, these principles of human equity, social justice and economic truth must be given full recognition.
 I hold that it is the duty of representative in Congress to faithfully represent the sentiment and all the interests of his constituents, even against his own personal Whims and ideas; and. if entrusted with this office, promise to do this to the best of my ability.
 A. J. DICKINSON. Paid Political Advertisement by A. L Dickinson as.