The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-29

is now up to congress to dispose of this val uabe property in way that will be of bene- fit to all of the people without further poiiti- cal squabbling.-Slocomb Observer.
 Ford Not Obligated To Republicans.-R publicans, who made political football out of the Ford offer, think Mir. Ford might at least waited until after the election to with- draw his offer. Mir Ford is under no obliga. tion to snare the feelings of Republicans ae this or any other time.-Mobile Register. Flames It On Underwood.-As this journal expressed it, and exactly expected, when the interests placed Oscar Underwood ia front l to lead (and sidetrack) the Ford bid 1t was their best stroke to paralyze and disgust Ford To the best of his woefully overFated ability Oscar has been one of the interests's best weapons-Coosa River News.
 Keep It Out Of Politics.-The question of government operation is being strongly ad- yocated. But do we want government opera tion? Do we want this immense project to become the plaything of politicianss We be- l lieye not We believe the vast majority of the people would prefer having it placed urr der private control with proper restrictions and kept forever out of politics-Moulton Advertiser.
 l Should Keep Saving Wood-When the Ford bid was first offered, public speaker said on the streets of Tuscumbia: Keep set ting the old hen blow your ground and grow crops, Many people did not heed this ad- vice, thinking the speaker was preludiced. How much better off we would have been had this sound, logical advice been adhered to- no one knows.-Colbert County Reporters TTns years now the Republicans have been in charge at Washington in all departments oS the government but have refused to listen to any and all offers for the Shoals property.
 Yet some Southern farmers will continue to
 forget their best interests and hang to l party that has no interest in their welfare. Why should the Republicans turn down any reasonable offer when the property IS 2 liability so long as the government retains control ?-DeKalb County Herald.
 Excites No Favorable RespOnse.-Senatoe
 John Craft of Mobile, wants an extra ses-
 sion of the legislature called to take up the
 matter of having the state enter bid for Muscle Shoals. The suggestion does not set in motion any very strong currents of en- thusiasm in fact the general election IS one of silence, which is more eloquent than words. Alabama is not yet ready to fill the role of those folks who rush in where angels fear to ltread-Selma Times-JOurnal.
 I It's Lowest Bidder.-4The New York World
 concludes that there are better ways or
 utilizing Muscle Shoals than giving it to
 Henry Ford for less than nothing. The sens
 ate has bids from other sources. It has the
 Norris plan for government operation, con- | servatiye enough to win the support of some | of the most conservative members of the EenH
 ate. There are various plans for nitrate pros
 duction and electric power accessible to cons
 rress. and in losing Mir. Ford it has only lost its lowest bidder.-Talladega Home.
 "Not Half So Bad As It Looks. To read
 some of our exchanges since Ford withdrew his Muscle Shoals bid, one would think that the world had come to an end, the whole bot I tom had dropped out, or some other greater calamity But the sun was still shining this morning, the birds were singing in the trees, and, so far as this scribe could observe, things were going along about as usual. Smiles
 brothers, smile; an apparent evil is oftentimea
 not half so bad as it looks.-Demopols Times
 Have "Had Enodgr''.-Senator Heflin
 thinks that Mr. Ford would still accept the
 Shoals if it were offered to him. The sena. 1 tor may be right, but so far as we are cons , , lcerned he will never have an opportunity We know when we have had enough: And Mir. Ford has satisfied us that he isn't es- sential to our welfare if the district is to De
 ignored whenever Henry finds 1t convenient
 to ignore our interests. We are against let.
 ting J. Tom string us again. To forget MT.
 Ford and his offer, quickly and completely. , is the best thing this community can do.-'
 Florence News. s
 South Bitterly Disappointed.--Many peos
 ple throughout the country have all along
 expressed the belief that Ford really did not
 want Muscle Shoals, passing their opinion
 largely upon the fact that he refused to make
 any changes whatever in his bid. Be that as if may. the South as a whole will be bitterly disappointed if he finally decides to withdraw his bid, notwithstanding the practical cer~
 tainty that it has little or no chance of be- ing accepted. Our people will naturally teel
 that they have been cheated out of one or
 their greatest opportunities by the Republic
 an party-Gadsden Times.
 Action Not Unexpected-Henry Ford has T withdrawn his offer for Muscle Shoals His < action was not unexpected. Henry Ford is
 n business man. He submitted a business nroposition that should have been accepted :, or reflected within few weeks time. Con- gress has had his bid for the Shoals before
 it for more than two years ana nao oonO
 nothing with it. So Mir. Ford withdrew his bid. and will find other investments for his idle capital. Congress can now proceed 70 Emake the water power trust a gift or tho
 Muscle Shoals property--a thing that many people believed they planned to do fin the
 beginning. If there ever was body that needed a change-a radical change-in tS nresonnel that body is the congress of the limited States.z-Abbeville Herlad.
 win Find Small FavOr.-The idea of com mission to dispose of Muscle Shoals is pOlitlr
 caI nronaganda in the interests of the prcgi- dent. 1t will find small favor in congress and especially with those who have fought for
 prompt action. Tho fight so far has been out
 in tbe open and there will be little encourage
 ment for the proposal of secret methods as this late date. The friends of the Ford ofteEs who are in such tremendous majority In tnS