The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-19
ADDRESS TO VOTERS
ALABAMA REPUBLICANS ISSUE
A STATEMENT.
Chairman J. Carter Cooke of State
Campaign COMMITTEES Cans At
tention to the Policies
Of His Party.

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To the Voters of Alabama:
The Democratic party having no plat
form has up to the last few days Pc
scented 20 issue whatever. to the voters
of the State. Judge that the Democratic
speakers will endeavor to keep In line
with the address issued by thsir Chair
man Hon. z. X. Campbell, and publish
ed throughout the State in the newspa-
pers of the 18th instant. This address Is
for the greater part a reinstatement of
the Bowie interview, 1t appearing that
Mr.. Bowie anticipated Mr.. Campbelfs
views. The Bowie interview was fully
answered by the Republican nominee for
Governor, Hon. John Anthony Winston
Smith, in his speech delivered In this
city on the night OF the 18th instant, and
which will be published in full and cir
culated throughout the State. Since Mr..
Smiths speech was delivered one new
issue is presented, however; Mr.. Camp
bell, in speaking of the Republican party
of Alabama, among other things said:
1T had absolute control of the State
government during the period elapsins
between the end of the war and 1874"
1t is certainly a little strange that Mr..
Campbell should ask intelligent voters to
believe the above statement when 1t Is
common knowledge to all well informed
people, and a matter Of history, that
Robert NJ. Patton, a Democrat, was In
augurated Governor of Alabama in 1866,
and held that Office until some time in
1861 during which time the General As
sembly of Alabama was Democratic. And
upon an examination Of pages S07 to 81
Acts of Alabama. 1S66-1s67, will be found
as composing the General Assembly OF
Alabama at that time. such representa-
tive Democrats as Walter H. Crenshaw Of
Greenville, w. Fl. Ashley of Sparta, Will
liam II. Barnes of Opelika. William II.
Forney of Jacksonville. c. T. Huckabee
Of Newberne, r. b. Lindsay of Tuscum-
bla. NJ L. Stansei OF Carrollton. M. J.
Bulger of Dadeville, E. H. Moren of
Centerville, 7. B. Bethea Of Montgom-
cry. j. B. Goldthwaite of Troy. William
c. Houston of Valley Heal j. w. Bran
don of Gaylesville. A. c. sMabry OF Sell
ma, F. s. Fergerson of TuskeBee. John
H. Bankhead Of Moscow, e. J. Manasco
OF Holy Grove ]. L. Sheffield of Mar
shall, Francis J. Clark of Mobile. John
Moore of Marion and James A. McLester
of Tuscaloosa, 1t was under this admin
istration that the law creating the In
debtedness referred to by Mr.. Campbell
was enacted. The debt referred to was
the first mortgage bonds of the South and
North Railroad of the Alabama and Ten
nessee Railroad. now the Alabama Great
Southern and probably some other rail-
roads.
do not intend to enter into discussion
of these ancient things but l simply de-
sire to call attention to the fact that the
Democratic leaders are not correctly In
formed about the history of their own
State. William H. Smith, a Republican,
administration succeeded the Patton ad-
ministration in July. l believe, OF 1867
and this administration In turn was sue
ceeded by another Democratic admins
tration when r. B. Lindsay was inau-
e1irated Governor in 1870. David T. Lew
is. a Republican, succeeded Lindsay IN
1872 and he was succeeded by George s.
Houston in 1874. Mr.. Campbell being so
clearly in error as to what political party
administered the affairs of Alabama du-
ring the time stated, his efforts to fix
the responsibility of the States indept-
edness as surety can hardly be cohVlhc-
ing. A thinking people may well ask, In
view of these statements. whether the
other statements given out by Mr.. Camp
bell in his address to the citizens OK Ala
barna are equally correct.
Mr.. Campbell lays great stress upon
the increase Oh llle S-N-
under the Republican administration ana
among other things States that the army
bill shows an increase of over $6S,UO.Ooo
Acknowledging that Mr.. Campbell
statement in this respect Is true. ana IN
spite of the hundreds of millions for war
expenses; in spite of the other millions
expended in laying the founoatioh IoE
future wealth in our dependencies We
nnblican administration has paid II ALL
and in addition. and at the same uIne'
actually reduced the national dept DIV
900. 600 and so refunded the renalhuei
that today the American people pay a.
600 900 less interest annually than theS
maid before the war began with SPAIN
And in addition, STILL and at the same
time. accumulated the heaviest surplus
In our treasury of any nation In the
world. Voters Of Alabama. think of the
contrast Six years ago Democracy dis
aster and a deficit Today, In spite Oh
an expensive war, we nave he-
publicanism, prosperity and sur
plus And again, during the period from
March 4, 1897, the inauguration OF the "a
ther of Protection, the late and much be-
loved William Mckinley, until March t.
1902, a period Of just five years. tne
American people sold the rest OF the Worl1
six billion six hundred and thirty million
nine hundrcu anu lnlIty-Ioui lhO"osN-
four hundred and sixty-two dollars, and
bought three billion nine hundred and
twenty-five million nine hundred and
twenty-three thousand five hundred and
s,xty-six dollars. In these years the bal
ance of trade in favor of the United
States reached two billion seven hundred
and eight million ten thousand nine nun
dred and six dollars. In these five years
of Republican rule, under protective tarIn
and in spite of an expensive war. the
favorable balance of the trade was more
than any in the entire history of the re-
public before. Yes, six hundred per ceh'
more.
From the foundation of the governm mt
70 the beginning Of the present Repro
lican regime. March 4, 1897. the balance
of trade in favor of the United States W as
ony three hundred and eighty-three mil
lion twenty-eight thousand four hundred
and ninety-seven dollars. Since Mckinley
was inaugurated the balance of trade in
favor of the American republic has reach
ed the unthiukable sum of two billions
seven hundred and eight million ten tho
sand nine hundred and six dollars. VIII
YOU. citizens of Alabama, reject party
which administered the business of ths
entire nation with such results even un
der the conditions of peace? Fellow cit.-
zens this is the record of the Republican
Party under the trying conditions of war.
The difference in the Republican and
Democratic appropriations by the nation
al government Is easily explained and
requires no deep thought to see that un-
der the Democratic administration there
has never been any money in the United
States trea surv to aDDrODriate. And I'M