Birmingham age-herald., 1894-11-18

the honest man. and l think the largest part of the best element in Birmingham Is supporting Mir. Warnock. Split the dem ocratic party in Birmingham end the re- pubicaps will get control of the county. The police commission of Birmingham is appointed by the probate judge. Let the probate judge be 8 republican aud you will have republican commission and negro policemen. That's what your division in Birmingham may lead to. l can't con- ceive of greater monstrosity than a man who fought bolters to Captain Kolb and is now boiling for MT. VauHoose.
 JOHN W. ToMLISsoN.
 MT. Tomlinson was introduced and said he felt highly honored to be invited by tie Birmingham Democratic club to speak to this large and intelligent audience. It eiyei me pleasure to speak to you Of MT. Warnock as a gentleman and as demo- crat. I have no favors to ask Of MT. War nook or his board of aldermen if they are elected. am tax payer. It isn't neces- sary to defend MT. Warnock's character. Everybody knows it to be of the best. MT. Warnock has his faults; every one has. He does not hide his faults under cloak nor does he get ou top of the house and pro- claim, ''I am saint; you are A siuner.' Jefferson wasn't a democratic county when l came here. A democratic club was or ganized and Bob Warnock was placed at it's head. Under his matchltss leadership the county was redeemed. The republi. cans using these ''reformers'' an entering wedge. Wheu they come at us straight we have no trouble in downing them. You can't be a county democrat and not city democrat.
 CONGRESSMAN ELECT UNDERWOOD.
 There isn't a man who is willing to look at this in an unbiased way that will say Robert Warnocix is not the democratic nomlpee for mayor of this city. They know that regular primary was held last
 
 for, and no man can say the nomination was not regular. Will you falter in your support of democracy because "reform' has become popular in the northern cities and because we have lately met defeat? That ought to give every democrat courage. Is there 6 nan in Birmingham who will stand up and impeach the character of Robert Warnock? Not one. l have known him for years and will vouch for him. Can any mpeach of the democratic nominees for aldermen? Not one. Then why not support them since they are the candidates of the democratic party and of nobooy else.
 have heard it said that the present ad- minstration had robbed the people. Can you put your finger on place where they have swindled any one? A man should not make a charge of fraud unless,he can substantiate it. It is his duty 10 point it out if be knows of any wrongs.
 Some of my friends said there had been frauds by the administration, but they couldn't point out even one. went to the mayor and auditor aud both said they had never refused to let the ''reform' crowd nor any one else inspect their books, and that their books were open to the in- spection of the s'reform'' candidate for mayor or any man or committee he might send at any time. l told the 'refofmers' they should go there and look for them they could prove it. We have had admin istrations before that were approved by my friends in the ''reform' movement.
 Here MT. Underwood read from slip of paper receipts and disbursements of pre- vious administrations, the same which were approved by the reformers. The bonds 1oated and the total receipts during the present administration have been much less than in previous administrations. The disbursements were about in the same pro- portion. We all approved those, then why not this? This administration went into office with $50, ,000 and had to pay $50, ,000 of indebtedness. Can you say this has been an extravsgant administration when it has spent less than any other in recent years? These figures are taken from the books at the city hall, and unless you can prove them false you should quit charging city officials with extravaganza.
 Mir. Warnock has guaranteed you fair election. Can you doubt b is honesly2 The democracy of this city and MT. Warnock are ready to challenge inspection. Democ- racy has always been ready to meet the enemy. and it is ready to meet 1t now. If you have charges to make, democracy is ready to meet them. Isay Robert Warnock is the nominee of the democratic party, and should have the hearty support of every democrat. When your standard bearer is bearing your banner it is trying to him to see democrats fatering. This is no time for democrats to falter. l call on you as democrats to close your ranks and march on to success.
 COL. G. W. HEWITT.
 Dr. Cunningham said twenty men had asked him how he was going to vote. Not one mas asked rne. My democracy is too well known for any man to ask me such 8 question. A good democrat will always support the democratic ticket. You can't have success without organization. The idea that organization is good thing for congressional and state elections and not can't understand. 1 must confess l am too stupid to understand it, although my big friend Rhodes made 1t and my young friend Johnston also. 1 would like to have seen that scene when Rhodes embraced natsa 'SssS s nto o''ss tSs sspubcsa aas running the thing. It's good thing, they say, to keep up the party when you come to legislate for the federal cans will do to legislate for the city. If democracy is good for federal and state legislation, why is it not good when you go to legislate right here at your home? They say Bob Warnock was not nominated. They say it was never announced. Sup pose it was not. The people announced it at the primary. l tried my best to get 'municips" to come into the primary. Rhodes, Warnock and myself, in order to satisfy those people, got the executive committee to put the primary off and re- open the registration. They said they wouldn't come in because they would be cheated. That executive committee was the mouth piece of the party and had a right to say when the primary should be held Euaru damacrat familiar with dem.