The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-05-19

influenced by anything except a desire
which should be uppermost in the heart
of every true American to exert the
earnest of our American greatness and
manhood. 1t has been truly said that
America was only another name for OPP
portunity,' and with united effort, look
ing honestly to the best interest of all
our people we can continue to lead all
the nations OF the world.
Control Local Affairs.
General Hancock said the tariff ques-
ton was a local question, and not po-
litical question. There are other local
questions, and l believe Alabama like
Massachusetts,, has the right to settle
and control her own local affairs. If she
has violated the constitution of the Uni
ted States, the courts is the place to
test those questions, and no state or peo-
pie Will bow more cheerfully to the edicts
of the courts than Alabama.
"A revival at this time of a bitter dis
cussion of the race question would I'M
settle, In large degree. the business in
terests of the country, and would have
tendency to destroy all the friendly feel
Ing and good-fellowship which has come
to us under the glorious American leader
ship of the almost universally beloved
William Mckinley. an American of
Americans.
For these reasons. l have cherished the
hope that Mr.. Crumpacker could be in
duced by the conservative, thinking m en-
at the hea- of affairs to let this resolu-
, ton to investigate the suffrage question
slumber and die, and, looking to this
| end, have invited a number of the lead
| ing and influential members of Con-
gress from the New England and
| Western states who have no practical
| Knowledge of the real conditions in the
| c.,uth, to take a trip with me through
| Alabama, state which has recently
adopted a new constitution regulating
| the suffrage and mix and mingle with
| people who have striven and struggled
| under difficulties and hardships since Lee
| gave his sword to Grant at Appomattox.
There Is naturally some prejudice still
| lurking in the hearts of the people both
north and south of Mason and Dixon's
line and 1t can only be eradicated by
personal and friendly intercourse, and L
| am constrained to believe that calm, dis
| passionate and mature reflection will
| eventually cause all good and patriotic
| American fellow-citizens to adopt the
| views Of those who believe with Lin
coin, with Grant with Mckinley and
| with Roosevelt, that we are In very truth
nation of brothers, and that brother
/ ~ 1--WE 5Houlu De the lmpelllnB force IN
all mutual transactions. do not hesitate
| to claim that the grandest, lost beauti-
full. most touching event in the worlds
history since the Gospel story was told,
| is the reconciliation of the North and
| the South and the reunion of these Uni
ted States of America. Hence have in
vited these distinguished men. to whom
| the nations welfare and destiny have
! been largely committed, to go with me
to the Land of Dixie and let us talk with
each other in a friendly and dispas-
| sionate way. as man to man and friend
| to friend The whole world is akin, and
each section of this great country an
| integral part of the whole
lie trip is necessarily limited on ac-
count of pressing matters pending before
| Congress. but l am constrained 10 feel
that great good will come to both the
people of the North and the people of
| the South by this movement I think 1t
will act as little lesven to leaven the
| whole"