The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-19
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graes on the left of the audience and said:
BLACK men, Governor Johnston has spoken
to you. and tell you l am in favor of tax
ing away from you the right of suffrage"
Turning to Governor Johnston the sena-
tor said, Are you in favor of it, sir?''
q am in favor of white supremacy ans
wered Johnston.
ANSWER my question" said Senator
Morgan, pointing his finger at the governor.
You can't do it under the constitution
said Johnston.
Eyes we can," said Senator Morgan.
you evade the question"
The Govern IT Sat Down
AT this the crowd applauded. There was
some confusion and Governor Johnston sat
down. Turning to the audience Senator
Morgan stated that he was opposed to the
negro exercising the right of franchise, that
he was not In favor of the most inferior
race ever created having any supremacy
over his country, and he was anxious to
relieve the state OF the charge of larceny
of the ballot, and for this reason he was in
favor of a constitutional convention, and
amending the constitution accordingly.
He was very biting in referring to the
governors policy of calling together the
legislature to repeal the bill which he had
signed: he had killed his own offspring be-
ing like the cannibal who ate his own child
rem. He said that the governor had paid
$3.50 for an opinion on the matter, whicn
was not worth cents; that he knew what
the opinion would be before 1t was asked
Senator Morgan said he would not have
gone to Montgomery to oppose the repeal
had it not been that he was urged to do SO
by kilograms sent him, and for the 1act
that he was attacked without reason or
Justice. He was lengthy in discussing this
matter. quoting the messages sent him TO
Washington and explaining his right TO go
10 Montgomery to advise with democrats
Senator Morgan declared that Governor
Johnston had been a bolter from the demo-
cratic party in his action upon the consu-
tutional convention matter
He then referred to the governor acuoh
in getting up a negro regiment known as
the .rrbird Alabama" upon tine preteNt tnat
re could not get enough white men In Ala
baaaa 20 make up tine regiments called dor
in t1ds state.
"I don't believe this was necessary, saad
senator Morgan, and the crowd appiauded.
Here he read a telegram from the gov
ernor. asking him to use his influence with
the war department to have the Third resa-
ment retained in service. He had ignored
tihe telegram. He would soon have put
a rattlesnake In sds shbrt as to have done
so.
Tribute to the American Soldier
Here he paid tribute to the American
soldier and declared that he was opposed to
negro soldiers in the army. He would Of
fer a proposition at the next session of com
gress Il ',at no negro should hereafter be
taken into the army.
.Would you do unis?" he asked. turning
to Governor Johnston.
YES" answered Johnston.
'sIhen WAY were you so anxious to keep
the negro regiment in servace?" Again
there was applause and confusion.
Senator Morgan took up the message
which Governor Johnston sent to the spe-
caal session of tine legislature. in which he
and Senator Pettus were referred to. He
denounced this message and denounced the
governor for attacking him without either
reason or justice. Under the senotor's sar-
casm the governor WINGED several times
and then he would laugh.
Senator Morgan took UP ithe silver ques-
tdon. Regarding 1T, he said he was in favor
of free coinage of both metals; that God
had made gold and silver to use in making
money.
'Wthet sort of a silver man is this man,
this converted bank PRESIDENT" he asked.
"ae mas never gotten closer to Mr.. Bryan
than swing upon lhis coat tail. He was a
stakeholder and a large one In company
which required borrowers ito pay in gold
and yet, swinging on Mr.. Bryan's coat tail
me pretended to be great silver man."
while Johnston was attempting ito hang
on behind ne CMorgan) was walking arm-in-
arm with Mr.. Bryan in his advocacy of free
coinage, and indeed he had advocated and
spoken for free silver when Mr.. Bryan was
a mere boy.
Denied u Letter
He tpen read letter Governor Johnston
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