The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-12
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No Lack of Suckers-The government is |sounding alarm, about the small visible supply of sea food such as oysters, salmon, etc. Nothing ever happens to the sucker crop though, for lone is born every minute.- Albany-Decatur Daily.
 Contempt For Lease System.-A few years hence we shall look with contempt upon the time when we permitted the convict lease sys- tenn just as we now look with contempt upon the time when convicts were housed in brick hot boxes.-Montgomery Journal
 Should Go Ahead With Roads.-Plans are maturing for the building of an hundred miles of paved roads in Madison county. The thing to do is to go ahead and build them and in less than five years the entire cost of the construction will come back in saving to wear and tear on vehicles, saying nothing for the matchless comfort and general benefits to the people and county-Huntsville Times.
 Should Have Legion P0st.-With as many World war veterans as are in Alexander City and surrounding territory, Alexander City could and should have a progressive and active post of the American Legion. During the World war Alexander City furnished one of the best fighting units in the famous Rain bow Division. Quite a number of these vet erans are now either living in the city or adjacent erritory.-Alexander City Outlook.
 Government and Efficiency.-Governmenta economy is a good thing, if wisely admin istered and the saving is given to the public in the form of reduced taxation, but govern mental economy unwisely administered and initiated more for political advantage than to T hovs fhoyH good, especially if the reductions in expendi- lures are to cause a decrease in efficiency of governmental agencies and public service.- Anniston Star.
 Public Needs Steady Service.-Mr. Coolidge speaks for all the American people when he says that the requirements of the situation will not be met if amended rail legislation fails to recognize the right of the public to uninterrupted transportation service, and that the interruption of operations by labor dis putes may cause great injury to the nation. The interests of the 'voiceless multitude" are frequently lost sight of when congress, yield ing to pressure -exerted by a powerful class or group, undertakes to legislate in behalf of a minority.-Mobile Register.
 IaFolIette and the Shoals-The quarrel between the LaFollette group of senators and the regulars has to wait on disposition of the Muscle Shoals question. That ought really to make these progressive conservatlonlsts have friendly feeling for those who are holding the Senate to its agreement. It will give the accumulated wrath against the ln- surgents a chance to abate or spend itself in another direction. LaFollette and his friends ought now to join in the Shoals settlement as mark of appreciation if nothing else. It may ease their troubles considerably.-Flor- ence News
 ChiIdren's Respect For Law.-It is time for parents to get right themselves and then see that their children do not think and speak lightly of the regulations of the household and those who have the execution of such regulations Let the teacher see that he, himself speaks in proper respect Of the laws governing the schools as well as the laws or the land, and gives proper consideration and due respect to those in authority in all walks of life. And let the leaders in all organiza- tions strive for a greater respect for the law and for those in authority and we will see less crime and less need for multitude of laws to prevent crime.-Oneonta Southern Democrat.
 Conditions Are SOund-We have had enough of the Harding and Coolidge nor malcy," goodness knows, and if Mellon ana his trustees can do the country any good ln- dustrially there is nobody who will welcome such action any more than democrats and the saner element of other parties The country should really return to better and more consistent business basis as we get farther away from the readjustment following the World war Conditions are fundamentally all right and our financial system is the best in the world, if it is handled with the view of benefitting the whole people instead of few
 republican trusts. It is up to the republicans whether we have good times or bad times- Gadsden Times