The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-19
Twenty Thousand AfkandeS COngegaBd al EscOut VIII Wg-
uOS Resist Any Attempt at Relief

had wrs5ten to the Huntsville Mercury in
1896, In which he said: IF we could get free
silver from the populist or republican party
l would not have it,.
Did you not write tlnat?'' asked Senator
Morgan.
Il did not" responded the governor
'Then," facetiously remarked Senator
Morgan, "the issue is between you and the
Huntsville Mercury"
1.-THE governor has way of denying
things" continued Senator Morgan land
have observed that the friends he makes
have way of deserting him very soon.''
Senator Morgan then declared that he had
always been in favor of the free coinage
of silver at 16 to l without the consent of
any other nation in the world. "Any i'm
pugnment of my loyalty to free coinage is
untrue, unfounded and unjust"
How much time have I?'' asked Senator
Morgan, turning to the time keeper.
''Six minutes"
IT can't say anything in that time. As
old and stiff as I am, 1t will take me six
minutes to make a bow"
"You have said enough; we are all for
you Yon can sit down." yelled a voice in
THE audience.
The senator sat down and the audience
applauded enthusiastically.
The Closing Argument
Governor Johnston then took the stand
to conclude. "I am sorry" said he, that
my friend is ruffied He lost his temper.
My chief offense is that l want his seat in
the senate" Here the governor told story
to show that the senator was dissatisfied
with him because he had announced for the
senate.
''Never did he find any complaint against
Johnston" said the governor. until he
found his seat was in jeopardy. The sena-
tor says he favors the Acknowledgement of
the negro. He never said that before. He
knows he cannot do it under the constitu-
tion which he is sworn to support
At this point Mr.. Robert ]. Lowe, chair
man Of the democratic executive commit
tee, arose in the audience and said: Gov
ernor, were you not the author of the plank
in the platform of "a stating that the virtue
and intelligence of Alabama should Gule?'
"Yes. I was, and 1 say so now re-
sponded the governor.
What do you mean by the virtue and
intelligence?" esked Mr.. Lowe.
81 don't care to be interrupted any fur
ther," responded Governor Johnston.
"Will you not answer-my question:" said
Mr.. Lowe.
YES" responded the governor, II will.
I mean by the virtue and intelligence of
those who know what is right and those
who know how to do the right
At this there was applause and several
cries of "Sit DOWN.
The governor then referred to the tele-
gram Senator Morgan had read asking the
senator to aid in keeping the Third regi-
ment in service. HE criticised me for
this" said the governor, 'yet he has been
voting every year to keep negro troops In
the army. He complained that had en-
ployed Judge Brickell to give an opinion
on the repeal of the constitutional conven-
tion act He says that 1 knew his opinion
before l employed him to render it. deny
it, 1t Is not true. Let him ask Judge
Brickell Let him be fair. I know the sem
ator is pinched He says the opinion is not
worth two and half cents. Well, the ma
jority of the democrats in the house and
the senate said his opinion was worth $3.50.
and 1 paid it, and by the authority of the
constitution of the state"
ernor said: Il thought if we were going to
send troops to Cuba to fight for the free
dom of the negro there, nobody could bet
ter go to fight for them than the Alabama
negroes. The senator says now, after
twenty three years of service in the SEN
ate, that he will never vote for any more
negro troops. If it took him twenty-three
years to reach this conclusion, we had bet
ter send somebody else to the senate"
VIII Divide Time
At this point the governor announced that
he would be glad to have Senator Morgan
meet him in every other joint debate, and
the senator arose and accepted the chal-
lenge.
Governor Johnston then said the senator
had said In his speech that if the legisla-
ture instructed him not TO vote for the
interna tional American bill he would not do
so. II want to say that If I go to the sem
ate 1 will not need any such instructions
1 have got it in my heart to vote for the
interests of TIE people. My friend says he
is silver man. He says he puts his arm
around Bryan's neck and walks with him,
and yet when he does it he stabs him In
the heart with the other hand"
Here the governor bIanIned off and said
that some curious things had happened in
ain.s country
For the first time in his recollection the
chairman of the democratic state commEttee
had come from his nome to interfere in the
contests for the Legislature, pulling down
one candidate in favor of another.
Mr.. Lowe, chairman of the democratic ex-
eoutive committee, arose in the audience
and said: 81 suppose you refer to me?'
"Yes, do" responded the governor.
81 shall expect Ito have an opportunity ito
answer" said Mr.. Lowe.
~ said Mr.. Lowe came here" continued
the governor, land attempted to pull down
two candidates in order to leave the field
clear for third
81 want to reply ito that" saad Mr.. Lowe.
An Exciting Incident