The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-10
terms for whte supremacy.


 He got back to Governor Johnston again. he said that before ambition nad seized him soul and body the former Gov ernor had written a message to the legis- lature and urgently advocated the very measures that have been placed in the new Constitution. He asked the, audience 10 LOOK on that picture and then pictured the negro audience cheering for the Gov ernor Tn an adjoining room.
 MT. Hefiin said that when the election was over Joe Johnston would simply smile and say he'd heard of the new Consti- tution; Jess stallings. he said, would come 10 montgomery, throw hiS arms around whole acre of fellows and say ne was glad of it, but sold man Bill Den son will continue to run at large"
 He took up the statement by the oDpo- sition to ratification that all of the poli- ticians are for the Constitution, and re- 1uted the idea that the word politician IS dishonorable term: It meant one who understands the science of govern ment. He said that the opposition in using the word politician meant the off, cials or Alabama who came fresh from the people; they meant the nine Congress- men from Alabama elected by the people and they meant the two distinguished and venerable Federal Senators from Ala bama one of whom, General Pettus was as old as the State itself. These officials are supporting the Constitution and they are called politicians, he declared
 He ridiculed the proposition by the Shelley Committee to submit the question
 
 bama: He asked if General Shelley had the right to bind the white Republicans Of the State to the action of white primary. He showed that the Campaign Committee of which Hon. Oscar Under weed is Chairman. was selected by the State Democratic Committee and that the Shelley Committee was self-constituted.
 Then Mir. Hefin took np some of the provisions of the new instrument. He showed that 1t reduced the limit of taxa ton for which Governor Johnston during his administration had clamored. He pointed to the clause disfranchising one who sells his vote and also disfranchises the man who buys 1t and dwelt upon It's regulation of corporations and the pro- vision made for the prohibition of lobby ing during the legislative sessions.
 When Mir. Heflin reached the suffrage clause he devoted some time to showing the value of the ballot to American citi- zens and declared that the negro had proved that he was wholly unable to ex- ercise the right of suffrage.
 With great passion he exclaimed that God Almighty did not make the negro plan of Almighty God.''
 The walls of the court room rang with applause at this declaration and the cheers continued for half a minute.
 Mir. Hefin paid a brilliant tribute to the Anglo-Saxon race and its genius and appealed to all white men within the sound of his voice to go to the polls
 
 mire of Africanism and put 1t back into the lily-white hands of the Caucasian race"
 The operation of the suffrage plan of the new Constitution was illustrated by Mir. Hetiin to show that no white man would be dsfranchised. He said that the suffrage plan was devised to enfranchise all white men and disfranchise negroes and 1t would succeed in doing it. This had been the declaration by the platform of the Democratic party and the Conven- tlon had observed the pledges of the plat form.
 Defeat this movement?' asked MT. Hefin. If this movement is defeated the negroes will laugh and their white asso- ciates will laugh. The negroes will laugh because it win mean that the white men of Alabama have failed in their ef fort to disfranchise them. Their white associates will laugh because in the dis tance they will see an office looming up. This is what defeat of this movement means and this is the way the historian would have to write it, But this move ment will not be defeated.
 He said that the speakers for the op- position were claiming Montgomery County. He had not found any one in Montgomery who admitted that this County was in doubt He declared that it was expected that Montgomery would do it's full duty and he believed 1t would return a big majority Cor ratification.
 Touching upon the refusal of MT. Stall ings to meet him in joint debate he said
  Montgomery before an intelligent audi ence. He run MT. Stallions" down in Barbour County, however, and spoke with him. While Mir. Stallings was speak ing Mir. Heain said he heard an old ne gro singing in the audience, and the old negro said: Walk about Mister Stallions ain't you our leader MT. Hefin said MT. Stallings asked the men of Barbour why former Senator Pugh had not advo- cated the ratification of the new Consti- tuition. Then he said he took from his pocket a letter from Senator Pugh and read it to the audience substantially as follows Men of Barbour. by all means you must vote for the new Constitution"
 The young orator from Chambers gave extremely clever limitations of General Oates and General Harrison as they de- clared in favor of the new instrument and paid splendid tribute to the citizen ship of Alabama which he said would turn out Monday and sweep before them the black cloud that has hovered over the State so many years.
 The Johnston meeting closed about 1O:30 o'clock and many of the white men came into the Ratification meeting.
 MT. Heflin referred to the Wilmington (N. CD riots and pictured the awful re suits that followed He again referred to the Roosevelt Washington dinner incl the woodpie to the White House dining room. He predicted that the incident would cause trouble in Alabama unless the negro was forever removed from State politics in the election Monday.
 In conclusion he drew a graphic picture of Alabama in peaceful repose just be- fore the war between the States the dire full result of the war the reconstruction period and resultant struggles for white supremacy. He said the letters would be stricken from the feet of Alabama Mon day.
 He spoke one hour and fifty minutes He closed at 10:50 o'clock and when he came down into the audience he was wildly Cheered.