The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-19
Chairman Cook PrOnuIgates a
 Campaign Address
REPLY ID HON. E K CAMPBELL
A Discussion Of Party Administrations From Republican Point of View.
 Correctness of Democratic
 Statements Questioned.

The republican state campaign commit tee has promulgated the following ad- dress:
 ] To the voters of Alabama
 The democratic party having no plat form has up to the last few days pre- sented no issue whatever, to the voters of the state judge that the democratic speakers will endeavor to keep in line with the address issued by their chair man, Hon. E. K. Campbell and pub lished throughout the state in the news papers of the 18th instant. This address is for the greater part re-statement of the Bowie interview, it appearing that MT. Bowie anticipated Mir Campbell s 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 eulated throughout the state Since MT. Smiths speech was delivered one new is sue Is presented however MT. Campbell in speaking of the republican party of Alabama among ether things, said: Tt 1 had absolute control of the state gov ernment during the period elapsing be- tween the end of the war and 1874"
 It Is certainly q little strange that MT. Campbell should ask intelligent voters to l believe the above statement when it is common knowledge to all well informed people, and matter of history, that 1 Robert M Patton, a democrat was in- augurated Governor of Alabama in 1865, and held that office until sometime in 1S67 during which time the general as- seinbly of Alabama was democratic. And upon an examination of pages S07 to Sl1, 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. H. Ashley of Sparta, Will | liam H. Barnes of Opelka, William H. Forney of Jacksonville, C. T. Huckabee of Newburne, R. B. Lindsay of Tuscum- bia. M. L. Stansel of Carrollton. M J. | Bulger of Dadeville, E. H. Moran of Centerville, T. B. Bethea of Montgom- cry, J. R. Golthwaite of Troy, William c. Houston of Valley Head J. w. Bran don of Gaylesvile, A. G. Mahrey of Sel- ma, F. s. Furgerson of Tuskegee, John H. Banlxhead of Moscow, E. J. Manaseo of Holly Grove. J. l.. Sheffield of Mar shall Francis J. Clark of Mobile, John Moore of Marion and James A. McLester of Tuscaloosa. It was under this admin istration that the law creating the in debtedness referred to by MT. Campbell was enacted The debt referred to was simply that of the state as endorser of the first mortgage bonds of the South and North railroad, of the Alabama and Tennessee railroad. now the Alabama Great Southern, and probably some other railroads
 do not intend to enter into discussion of these ancient things but ssimply desire to call attention to the fact that the democratic leaders are not correctly informed about the history of their own state. The Hon. William H. Smith republican administration succeed 4i.. TDo aa,t ,f,-t,, 44, T..I.. believe, of 1S6S and this administration in turn was succeeded by another demo- cratic administration when R. B. Lind say was inaugurated governor in 1870. David P. Lewis. a republican, succeeded Lindsay in 1872 and he was succeeded by George s. Houston in 1874. MT. Campbell being so clearly in error as to what poll teal party administered the affairs of Alabama during the time stated his ef- forts to fix the responsibility of the states indebtedness as surety can hardly be convincing. A thinking people may well ask, in view of these statements, whether the other statements given out by MT Campbell in his address to the citizens of Alabama, are equally correct.
 Appropriation Bill.
 MT. Campbell lays great stress upon l the increase of the appropriation bills under the republican administration and among other things states that the army | bill shows an increase of over sixty-eight million dollars. Acknowledging that MT. | Campbelrs statement in this respect be | true, and in spite of the hundred of mill l lions for war expenses; in spite of the | other millions expended in laying the | foundation for future wealth in our de- | pendencies, q republican administration has paid 1t all, and in addition and at | the same time, actually reduced the na- tionsl debt ten million dollars, and so | refund the remainder that today the | American people pay seven million dol | lars less interest annually than they | paid before the war with Spain. And In addition still and at the same time, ac- cumuated the heaviest surplus in our treasury of any nation in the world. Voters of Alabama think of the contrast: Six years ago democracy, disaster and deficit Today, in spite of an expensive war, we have republicanism, prosperity and a surplus. And again, during the period from March 4, 1897, the naugura- ton of the Father of Protection. the late and much beloved William Mckinley, until March f. 1902, a period of just five years, the American people sold the rest of the world six billion six hundred and | thirty million nine hundred and thirty | four thousand four hundred and sixty | two dollars, and bought three billion nine | hundred and twenty-two million nine | hundred and twenty-three thousand five | hundred and sixty-six dollars In these | five years the balance of trade in favor | of the United States reached two billion seven hundred and eight million ten | thousand nine hundred and six dollars. In these five years of republican rule. un- | der protective tariff and in spite of an expensive war, the favorable balance | of the trade was more than any in the entire history of the republic before. Yes six hundred per cent more.
 Balance of Trade.
 From the foundation of the government to the beginning of the present republican in favor of the United States was only $3s3, OPS, ,497. Since Mckinley was inaugu- rated the balance of trade in favor of the American republic has reached the l unthinkable sum of g. 70S,010 960. Will you, citizens of Alabama, reject party which | administered the business of the entire nation with such results even under the conditions of peace? Fellow-citizens this Is the record of the republican party un- der the trying conditions of war.
 The difference in the republican and democratic appropriations by the national | government Is easily explained, and re- auires no deep thought to see that under the democratic administration there has | never been any money in the United | States treasury to appropriate And under | the last democratic administration, when | the senate and congress were in perfect ,,artv accord with fha exaciltiva- tha hon.