Birmingham age-herald., 1894-10-21

Senator John T. Morgan spoke to large audience at Erswell's hall last night, ex- pounding democratic doctrines and de- nouncing in no unmistakable terms those principles inimical to free A merican insti- tutions ard American liberty.
 Several minutes before he began speak ing the hall was filled with an intelligent audience of whit e men who had gone there to be instru cted by Alabama's senior sena- tor. >-s =AA> 1@
 His remarks were frequently interrupted with applause. Senator Morgan began speaking at 8 clock, and for two and a half hours held the strict attention of his audience.
 At the conclusion of the senator's speech Governor. elect Oates and Congressman Clarke of Mobile, who were on the stage, were called for and they came forward amid the greatest applause, but declined to speak at that time.
 On the stage during the speaking were Governor elect W. Q. Oates. Congressman Clarke, Capt. w. A. Walker, MT. B. K. Campbell, Solicitors James H. Little and Charles w. Ferguson, Col J. w. Bush, MT. J. O.. Carmichael, Mayor D. J. Fox and Mir. J. L. Meade. o".s'l',S
 Senator Morgan was introduced by Capt. w. A. Walker, and said:
 FELLOW CITIZENS: l have been intro- duced to you so often during the past few months that we are well acquainted. If not acquainted then we are friends.
 Phe senator began his speech by saying he had been of these people all of his life.
 This campaign is not like the one in Au- gust. That was to prevent an overwhelm- ing calamity befailing the state. This is to consider matters relating to the federal government and what we are to expect in< the near future.
 Ho spoke of the feeling of unrest bitterness that prevailed in the sts paign and he expressed tue fear [ere as a.s sS.iiie % iie of that left which would infu- ence some of the people in the present cam- paign. He spoke Of the battles fought by the democracy of the state for the past quarter of a century to overcome the evils threatened by negro supremacy.
 The embarrassment of hard times and the differences that exist among us, he said, had created schisms. More than twenty years ago the3 stateawas grasped from that great mascot people who had been so powerful for'svil government. We were not prepared for such power solidi- fled and under the influence of scheming men. s.,e ss.
 We find today the solid negro vote un- der the control of a few white men, claim ing to be populists aud Jeffersonian demo- crats, prepared to draw this section in direct hostility to not. only the state, but the federal government as we'll. This power about to be used will be used to the detriment of our state and our country.
 can't permit myself to overlook the things that oppose those splendid princi- pies that have done so much for our coun- try. No man who has the love of his state at heart can go back to that party that was so destructive to our section. Time is not sufficient, and were 1t, my strength would not permit me to dwell upon all the acts of these demons yho have caused us so much trouble. These men are under the guidance of scheming republicans.
 We came home from the war to find des. olate homes and families driven into aban- donment. We didn't go about whining, but every man connected with the Confed crate army went to work aud did all he could to restore the country to prosperous condition.
 The republican party was not satisfied with this; it was not that they could not stand to see negro in the hands of his former owner, but they saw in it chance here. Then we had the same things that now beset us. They raised up "a few men who, wanting power, rode in on this wave. ~e
 There were few men in Alabama who of Governor Shorter and others, who ran the blockade and went to London and placed it to the state's credit.
 The carpetbaggars ran the debt up to $32, 900 ,OO0. They issued bonds. The re- publican party did that, and you are now paying $500 day as the result of republi- can rule in Alabama. Another thing was the raising of Dick Busteed to the supreme court bench, who with his federal soldiers went about collecting every dol lar they could get their hands on. The satrapy was formed and the military or ganized. Alabama and Georgia were formed into one military district. In the town of Jacksonville Borwell was in charge and soldier going out on the street struck down citizen. The sheriff took the soldier to the probate judge, who fined him. A lieutenant went before the judge and said the fine should not be col- lected and tbe judge fined him. He ordered the soldiers to draw their bayonets and had court adjourned.
 They stranded several counties by their railroad projects. The history of Alabama at that time Is full of incidents of that kind. Many men who are haunfing the banner of republicanism in Birmingham now were silent witnesses to these acts. These men stood silently by, waiting for g chance to