The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-07
WHERE DEMOCRACY RINGS TRUE.

WHERE DEMOCRACY RINGS TRUE.
 The vote in Alabama proved that De- mocracy in this state has suffered no loss in either numbers or intensity. The people are as loyal as ever to the party beliefs and to the. principle of white supremacy in the South, for which the party has ever inflexibly stood. Even in Jefferson county, where the contribu- tions to, the Republican fund were chiefly made, the Democratic majority mounted to higher total than ever before and also revealed the ratio of Democratic to Republican votes greater than in 1920, the previous high mark of local Republic an voting. And throughout the state, where the Harding vote was almost one- third the total vote cast, the Coolidge vote was less than one-fourth. The total Democratic vote for Alabama increased and the total Republican vote decreased, giving strong evidence that the trend in this state is definitely towards and not away from the Democratic party. Coun- ties that in 1920 went for Harding, on last Tuesday came back into the Demo- cratic column.
 This result is proof that Democracy in this state is hale and undepleted. That when the tocsin of alarm is sounded and the party sends out the call for tangible evidence of popular sentiment, Democrats go solidly to the polls and rebuke those elements seeking to make it appear that the party is losing ground in this state. Whenever any dependable voice in this state makes itself heard in no uncertain tones sounding the party call to colors and warning of efforts to destroy the party from within, then the people of Alabama in most gratifying and reas- Isuring manner respond and record them selves as ever loyal adherents to the party, because they believe that party to be right, and because they will brook no weakness or lukewarmness within the party organization. The Age-Herald is deeply gratified at this cordial vindica- tion of its belief in the loyalty of Ala bama Democrats to the party integrity, belief that has never been shaken, and, we are sure, never will be.
 The vote in Alabama, showing com- plete party accord throughout the length and breadth of the state, warns the lead CTS chosen to protect the party in this state that the people will tolerate no in- decision when party interests are at stake, and will endure no disposition within the party organization to dilute feaftv in national affairs. Those who head the party in this state are given in- |disputable proof that the Democratic rank and file in Alabama demand an undl- vided concern for the party welfare and an aggressive alertness to defend the party from boring within processes as we'll as from outside attack.
 The people of Alabama are now awake to the fact that many of those who seek to win for themselves legislative and executive favors in Alabama by an ap- pearance of allegiance to Democratic nominees in Alabama, turn to the Re- publican party in national elections. Hereafter the Democrats in this state shall demand that all those taking part in state politics shall sail at all times under their true political colors. The laws of this state give the same oppor- tunity for Republican organization and tickets as they give to Democratic or qanization and tickets. Let those who possess no fealty to the Democratic party seek no preference under Demo- cratic standards.
 Neither in the party councils, nor Tn the Democratic state tickets, nor Tn the guise of Democrats in any party actlvl- ties will the people of this state counte- nance those whose sympathies are found to be with the opposing. party. Those who are Democrats in Alabama because thus they hope to, win favors from tms state, but are adherents of the Republic an party nationally because they hope for similar favors nationally cannot be nermitted to exercise any further influ- ence within the Democratic party in Ala bama. The people of this state have spoken on that point, not only by thelr unprecedented total vote on last Iues- day, but also by greatly increasing the voting ratio in favor of Democrats.