The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-19
LIKE THE ANCIENT CITY OF ART AND EL0QUENCE
ATHENS RANG WITH BURNING WORDS OF ORATORY

my duty to them-for the first time in my
Nfe-to say l was a candidate for office.
l did so because I knew that Governor
Johnston had made up his mind that he
was going to run without giving me any
notice; that he was laying the pipes and
underground wires for the purpose. He de-
cHned to name himself as candidate. In
my letter to Dr. Taylor said If there was
any democratic candidate in Alabama for
the senate I would gladly welcome him in
joint debate.
Fired Smokeless Powder
'"Tlre governor. instead or coming out
Ptsblicly, placed one of his secretaries, Mr..
Chappell Cory, In the office of the Mont
gomery Journal, and has fired smokeless
powder at me, in which he attacked me in
every way possible. I knew he was having
the records ransacked for the purpose of
seeing IL at some time 1 had not made
stumble In a speech or vote. For some
time hds employees in the penitentiary farms
have been investigating my record as
United States senator. He has assumed
upon himself land what is there he does not
assume when 1t will further his own inter-
estsO the task of informing the people of
Alabama as to the mistakes I have made
HE is not content with that, but sits in
his office in Montgomery, with which had
more to do with putting him there than
any other man in Alabama, and justifies
himself by saying that there is a senator
that requires looking after, and that mas
much as the people were not advised upon
the aforesaid things, he must take it upon
himself to instruct them upon the subject.
I do not think that he has a right to think
that everybody who is in any way opposed
to him is opposed to the best interests of
the public.
81 am forced to come here at great ex-
pense to my health to meet him for the
first time that he has ever put his foot
upon the stump to proclaim himself can
didate. l have nothing to conceal, but
have many things to regret, none more
than that man who has been my friend
for years and years, when he got the bee
of ambition in his bonnet decided that It
was best for him to become a critic of his
friends. I knew this gentleman when he
was young man, a nephew of one of the
best friends ever had"
The Governors Career
Here the senator outlined the governors
career briefly from the time he became
political factor until he was elected COVER
nor, saying that he had stood by him in
all things, recognizing that he had at times.
however, made mistakes. but that he con-
tinued his friend
Regarding the constitutional convention,
the senator had much to say. He explained
that it was a duty to humanity to rescue
the Cubans and Filipinos from their ty-
ranny.
"I knew" he said, "that Governor John
ston was opposed to aiding those three
hundred thousand men, women and chill
dren and that their appeals had made no
| impression uupon his indurated heart
knew that he had no human sympathy un-
less he could profit thereby. I do not differ
with him because he was opposed to me.
do not turn my hand upon him now be-
cause he was opposed to freeing these op-
pressed people from the yoke of bondage of
Spain and the Philippines. We have said
that 1t would have sbeen better for us to
have left the Cubans and Filipinos alone:
that it has been a great expense to us.
regret this. The flag of the United States
today represents a humane and Christian
government. supplanting the terrible ban
ner OF SPAIN.
Hot Coiloquy
Senator Morgan then took up the consti-
tutional convention matter He said before
the governor had set about to repeal this
bill which he had aided in bringing into life
he had spoken of him as 'our beloved
Morgan" HE seemed to love me more
than he now loves his new fiance, Mr.
Bryan. I am inclined to believe the COVER
nor is fickle," he said, and the crowd
laughed and applauded The governor, who
sat behind Morgan, to the left, smiled and
blushed '"The governor" continued Sena-
tor Morgan, Jumped the fence to sign the
constitutional convention bill. He had
publicly declared that he was In favor Of
placing the ballot in the hands of the
yirtuous and intelligent voters of the
state"
Here Senator Morgan turned to the ne
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