The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-05-25

have not all the resources In Iowa. we
raise hogs. cattle, grain and great men
Applause and laughter at the reference
TO Mr., Shaw. This latter industry has
however, lately been very much depressed
by the withdrawal of our great men to
Washington" (Applause)
He then spoke of Secretary Shaw When
running for Governor of Iowa against
himself and several others and beating
them.
1--WE have now got even with him for it,
for 1t made him Secretary of the Treas
ury and he now has to lie awake at night
irving to save the surplus and keep the
members of Congress from getting 1t all.
Uaughter).
He spoke of Alabama's great develop
ment, and said it had all the resources
to make 1t the most independent portion
of this great republic. He referred TO his
visit to the Capitol at Montgomery and
seeing the spot where Jefferson Davis
took the oath of office, and said that he
would not forget the past-it had too
many glorious memories for both sides,
and mentioned Forrest, Logan, Grant
and Wheeler
Not Forget the Past.
1--WE will never forget the past, but we
will work on as a united people to solve
the problems of the future (applause).
I hese are way beyond our precedent,
and the mind Is appalled, to think of the
conditions which will arise in the next
hundred years IL the present rapid de-
velopment of the country continues.
Let us not take that old motto of the
French revolution" he said in conclu-
sion, liberty, equality, fraternity, but
rather let It be fraternity, then will fol-
md xrn uytl
meet you, Governor Johnston, on the
broad ground of fraternity"
Here he walked up to the governor and
shook his hand amid great applause.
Congressman Smith Of Iowa followed in
short speech.
"There was no need for the Confederate
| or Federal to cover each other in days
| gone by" he said, referring to a remark
| In Governor Johnston's speech for they
both were covering themselves with
glory. (Applause). We were told this
morning that at the point on the mountain
where we stood the iron ore was forty
feet deep I was glad to hear this as
Shaw and Littleheld usually make the
earth tremble when they get to speaking.
1t reminded me of the old familiar hymn,
How firm a foundation, the work of the
Lord (Applause).
''Before the war the South was agricul-
tural and feudal, the North Industrial
these Emergencies brought on the conflict
but now Industrial and fraternal ties are
binding us all together
Prosperity of People.
''The prosperity Of the people depends
upon the amount of work they have to do
and no nation ever enjoyed fair meas
ure Of prosperity which simply produced
for itself things of current consumption.
1t must produce them for other people
We of the United States are now doing
this Last year we sold abroad one-tenth
of all the product of America. Our fac
tories now In seven months manufacture
what we would consume in twelve
months What we need Is more foreign
trade.
The speaker said he was not in favor
of the ship subsidy bill In its present
shape. He referred to the vast trade
which should exist with Centeral and
South America, and said that there were
no ships running there from American
ports We needed not more ships to Eu-
rope but to South America and the ORR
emit These should be subsidized until
made to pay. That's my idea of ship
subsidy bill-one that will aid Birming-
ham and other cities and bring more
work to America" (Applause)
Mr.. Roden then said that the party
must be returning to the city but called
ON Capt Frank s. White for farewell
speech. Captain White began by saying
Mr., Chairman" but added that he could