The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-02
MONTGOMERY AUDIENCE HEARS
TWO ELOQUENT SPEECHES

| would not, he said, like a fellow-towns-
men, who had on that stage introduced
two Johnston speakers, begin by apollo
giving to q Montgomery audience for the
company he was keeping.
81 have not nor do intend to apologize
for the company am keeping and which
l will continue to keep until this cam
paign is ended" declared Mr.. Richardson
and the audience cheered.
He described the dramatic act Of the
lamented Governor w. j. Sanford in
holding up a silver dollar in his cam
pa: IN and saying. 'If this dollar would
buy me the Governorship of Alabama
would not give it,
Through the nobility of character of the
beloved Governor Sanford, Mr.. Richard
son said politics were cleansed and placed
upon a high plain. The campaign OF
Governor Jelks, he said was a campaign
to keep Alabama high and clean where
Governor Sanford had placed 1t.
Mr.. Richardson introduced the first
speaker of the evening, Hon. Eli 8.
shorter Of Barbour County as business
man who had left his business to tell OF
the Clearly and noble character OF Cow
ernor William D. Jelks.
Mr.. Shorter was given an enthusiastic
reception. For a full minute the audi
ence cheered.
He paid an eloquent tribute to the city
Of Montgomery, "the Cradle of the Con-
federacy and the Capital of Alabama.
At the outset he said he wanted it I'M
derstood that he would not deal In per-
sonalities. Two gifted sons Of Alabama
were aspirants for the high office.
One of them was nominated. he said, by
clique, a caucus In the Morris Hotel.
The other was fairly before the people
in his candidacy and his nomination
would come from the people OF Alabama
on the 18th of August.
He spoke of Governor Johnston as one
who was asking the people to honor him
as no other Governor of Alabama had
been honored. George 9. Houston, the
patriotic Governor OF Alabama was
not so honored. he said.
Third-Termism Criticised.
Mr.. Shorter asked what right former
Governor Johnston had to override his
tory, overthrow party precedent and en-
danger party life by demanding from the
people of Alabama a third term.
Not even Grant" he declared, 1.-THE
idol of his party could secure third
term"
He paid his tribute to the purity and
the cleanliness Of the administration Of
Governor Jelks. Not even his most viru-
lent political enemies have had the hardi-
hood to cast the slightest breath of sus-
picion upon its purity and its honesty.
He refuted the charge that Governor
Jelks was an accidental Governor" He
| said the Governor rose on his own merit
to the next highest place to the Cover
norship. He became Governor through
the death of that Christian Governor
Sanford, a man whom the speaker said
he supported as loyalty as he was now
supporting the candidacy OF Governor
Jelks.
"And, fellow citizens continued Mr..
Shorter, Governor Samford's death was
not an accident. He was removed by a
decree of Providence. 1t was accidental
| that the State was so fortunate as to
have a son to succeed him and fill the
office so ably and so honorably.'
The speaker said that had Governor
Sanford lived, he would now be before
the people of Alabama for endorsement
But his eloquent voice is forever still
ed. His son." Mr.. Shorter continued,
upon whom falls the honor of his name
and fame, stands for the right of Gov
ernor Jelks for an endorsement and an
nounces his support of his fathers success
sor. He has gohe even further and has
had his name placed upon the campaign
committee Of Governor Jelks"
Mr.. S-orter's Sarcasm.
Mr.. Shorter sarcastically alluded to the
egotistical claims of what he termed the
erstwhile business Governor of Alabama
He spoke of the plentitude of big IT that
interspersed the campaign efforts of the
Jefferson candidate.
'One would think" said Mr.. Shorter,
from his speech that Alabama had never
had a son qualified to fill the office until
he assumed 1t. 1 have trembled to think
of the condition of Alabama during his
minority until he reached his majority.
He said that in his famboyant self
laudatory speech. Governor Johnston had
reminded him of the mock stump speak
er who had eloquently said, Look at
Demosthenes, look at Napoleon, look at
George Washington, and look at me-
and the speaker declared that Governor
Johnston would use the closing words OF
that same speaker very truthfully when
the returns come in on the 18th OF Au-
gust. "Demosthenes is dead, Napoleon
is dead Washington has gone to his re-
ward and l am feeling indisposed my
SELF"
In eloquent and impressive words Mr..
Shorter pictured the remarkable and
successful career of Governor Jelks. He
told of the surroundings of his boyhoood,
reared as he was in a family of Christian
AMI lofty sentiments. He spoke OF the
Governors college days and said that
with MS INQUEST means hC vas $3.50
PEELED to borrow the money to pay for mis-
course in Mercer College.
AS a young man he bought Inc Eu-
faula Times, giving purchase notes lot
the paper The Eufaula Times had been
edited by some of the most brilliant men
that Barbour County had produced, men
like E. C. Bullock, Gen. Alpheus Baker,
and Junius Macon. None of them had
made a financial success of the paper.
Governor Jelks had done more. From the
profits of the paper he paid the debts he
had incurred in securing his education; he
paid for the paper and he amassed
handsome competency.
With the same intelligence and with the
same success, Mr.. Shorter said, Governor
Jelks had managed the affairs Of the
State of Alabama.
A Brilliant Peroration.
Mr., Shorter's peroration was particu-
larly beautiful. He described the true
patriot, who was to his people in times
| of peril as a light house to mariners In
| time of storm and of danger and in the
crisis when the fate of the new Constitu-
tion hung in the balance, William D.
felix's had shown himself a patriot and
statesman.
Az the voice Of the eloquent speaker
died away the audience rose and cheered
him again and again.
In behalf of the audience and of the
Montgomery friends of Governor jerks,
Chairman Richardson thanked Mr..
shorter for his splendid effort assuring
him that his eloquence and earnestness
would he remembered on election day.
Mr.. Richardson was happy in his intro