The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-22

be left in position OF semi-offlc iousness:
that Alabama did not want to go foot on all
! the important committees of THE senate,
and that the governor might not be put on
any committee at all. ,
Now is the most important time almost In
the history of his senatorial career. I all
ways dislike to oppose Oates The senator
said that he went to war as a private;
that there were brave men in both armies,
but he esteemed a confederate soldier above
| all othrs, because he was the only man that
ever walked into a battle to defend his in
terests, his honor and his rights from negro
rule; the first white man to be called upon
| to defend his rights as against negro
/ domination.
81 loved Oates" said Senator Morgan.
| Love him yet, love the arm he lost on the
battlefield. He opposes me, but he comes
| out in the open and opposes me like a man.
| Few men can afford to run after they are
| 70 years old, but few men are as hale ana
| hearty at 70 as he and none are better
democrats"
"rhe Senate is Delighted"
Though he loved Oates, he had opposed
| him when he sought to be governor to help
Johnston. Johnston had telegraphed him
| that he was nominated, and he perpetuated
| that joke of replying by telegraph, senate
| is delighted.
The governor was mistaken then and will
| find himself mistaken many times. The
governor could at all times be found ans
| wering to the roll call of the candidates.
"W7hen the governor ran against that
grand and excellent citizen whom esteem
| most highly but who differs from me III
| questions of currency, r. II. Clarke, came
| to Alabama to help the governor Inc
| senator said he had helped to draw up
| clause that allowed the county committees
| to manage their own affairs unless nrsl
| directed by the state committee; that ne
tn fnXr n
When the governor was first elected ana
when he first urged a constitutional con-
vention, he supported him. for ne hao ho
reason then to suspect him.
The senator then took up the goVerhol. -,
message and explained what Intelligent
meant. as applied in the message the IN
| telhgent and virtuous." The governor
thought 1t a great condescension 10 spear
| of you as plain people, that the mnse
| people of Alabama, If 1t were possioie 70 &c
| duce them to one hundred would iisn, re
| gro suffrage This great question wiil n ~,
! bear temporizing with. we want ~, .ne
curse of negro suffrage done away "i'h'
| and don't care how. -
The governor had said that IL Wouiu ps
| impossible to get a two-thirds majority III
| the legislature; why does he then insist ON
| amendment instead of a constitutional coh-
| vention. The governor Is always prasSiiis
| about his administration and GAZING upoi,
| united humanity to admit IT, he cpine :,
"Wrno are the rilbbin stealers? he
| brags about his great detective aolllty'
Most men would shed a tear for fallen hu-
mainly, and he thought 1t much more APP
propriate than a braZen smile
He said that in his state paper the GOV
ernor had gone out of his way to MT tne
senator. and hit him hard. not because II
was just, but because 1t was unrlgntsous;;
7 knew the bill to hold constitutional
convention was right because the governor
I = oath Knew 1T WAS All
right because it was passed by oemo-
cratic legislature and signed by a oe"no-
cratic governor
The governor spoke of it as party meas
ure ''What made it q party measure!
| law that the governor'had approved.
The convention was necessary to noml-
nate candidates that they might have their
! names on the official ballot as ordered by
| law. After going this far in sight OF the
enemy the governor got scared and ordereo
| a grand retreat of the democratic hosts
without firing a gun. Then he got into the
game. Then came the first breach between
| him and the governor.
"I would not agree to wear the governor >
| collar, The governor had turned MS Ia
| NOUS somersault in the face OF the Woriu ~:
| GLOW does he expect to recommend hlinseil
| to the people of Limestone. He both ported
| and repudiated the action of democratc
convention. / was asked ana oecnheu W
| address the legislature and yet he accuses
ii
the LEGISLATURE and this accusation repei'
| for the high commission with wnich you
entrusted me shall never be scahdaiiHeo,
even by a governor Then VINO separateo
us? When he advised me that mus m, coriI
NIT suicide to keep company with NM l
| said: mo, governor in death we must De
| separated
An Unmanly Attack
After keeping quiet until 1 had MADE
| +bs-tv-six speeches he could stand II no
| longer and jumped before the pubic Win
his museum. - ,-,oa
The governor severely criticised my MICA
| ragua canal position -.
| the state legislature had passed very eulo-
| CYSTIC resolutions about my loyalty to thal
| great movement, more than deserved
| "A more unmanly, and, If you Will allow
me TO say it, a more indecent mtack "aS
! never made against gentleman. S an
| here to defend myself against sucn
| charges" -..
| II have been able to secure for the state
University of this state 46,O0O acres OIL ldno
| and for the Montevallo Girls Industrial
| School 5000, and there is now great
| scandal about the sale of lands whieh were
| turned over to the state authorities.
| .Whether these rumors are true or not
| am not here to say. but II IN uhe twenty
| three years of my senatorial Career nave
| the people found much to say adverse
| to it as of the three years service oil Gov
! crnor Johnston, and, thank God no scah-
| dial has ever been attached to my name as
| senator. l have always stood for free silver
1 and do endorse Mr.. Bryan. For fifty years
| 1 have fought the BATTLES of democracy
and never was cent contributed TO me
| for expenses. Because l don't believe MI
! Bryan was foreordained, ule governor mas
| fallen out with me. i fear to refer to MI
| Bryan in such terms, for If he should be
| nominated and defeated next year, 1T would
be hard on both MIR. Bryan and tGae Al
| mighty.
| 1.-The governor maybe does not Know the
| Bible Moses only reached the promised
| land with three of the thousands that
| started there with dhim and 1t might Zoe
! that the governor wanted to be kept out of
| the promised land. 1t has been frequently
| charged that there were men who were
| professedly great lovers of Mr.. Bryan WHO
| simply warted to his political neck