The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-13

were limited to 1--WE minutes. during the
sc ssIcn Mr.. Corners repeatedly unloosei
his overburdened heart 20 full OF love for
the common masses Of the common peo-
pie. of immune able remarks, all OF which
PORTED towards the resolution We are
unable to recall all of the points made
against the adoption of this resolution.
but we can recall few that we made
in a five minutes speech. We presented,
that the resolution was of a political ma
ture. that il, was fit only for the plat
forms Of the political parties, and that II
was before the wrong tribunal. that an
industrial association vas lot the place
for politics, and that II should rightly
eschew politics and attend to CONNER
cial and indus trial matters only. was
there any undue influence in that; was 1t
not sound and in keeping with the object
of the association? Next we presented
that it was asking a legal impossibility;
that to the legislators was delegated pow
ers to make laws but that there was
neither authority nor precedent for the
legislators creating a board and grant-
ing them legislative arbitrary power? to
regulate, to confiscate, to destroy at
their own sweet will and pleasure. Is
not that sound? Is that not an intelii-
gent view of the law? Is there any evil
Cerce of undue influence in that? Is
there a faint of corruption about our
reasoning? We then presented that an
indr strial body, was the last. the most
improper place on earth 10 inaugurate
war of obstruction and confscation
against the most potent developers OF
the land. the railroads of the country.
that the proposition in plain Engish
meant to elect the Commission by pref
udiced people: pay them by an unprej-
udiced people: and implicitly instruct
them by a pIejudiced people to destroy
and confiscate by arbitrary power the
great railroad interests of Alabama. and
that such a movement would prove
curse, a damnation 10 Alabama. That
the resolution secured between its lines
the two hideous despisable politi al "
pers demag5gy and communii m. we
presented that our first visitation to
Cad den was in tehalf of the building OF
the old Tennessee & Coosa railroad. the
lin. of which ;hen was barren waste.
hut that when We passed over the road
Yesterday that we realized that this rail-
road had transformed the idle waste In
to a prosperous, growing and far more
civi' ze1 country. That there the
hoary frost stood fifteen years ago. that
beautiful little cities now stand. that tall
church spires now point their silvery tips
to the source of all blessings, and that
school bells on every hand ,chimed the
progressive march of higher civilization
on Sand Mountain. Was that unsound;
was there any undue influence in that!
Then we said. and with emphasis. that
1t was not only the duty of this body OF
progressive, enterprising public spirited
men who had the business interests Of
Alabama at heart. to repudiate, crush
defeat that resolution. but that they
should cast their moral influence in be-
half of the railroads and urge the great
State Of Alabama, not only to shield these
potent factors of material development
from the knife of the internal demagogue
but that we should urge the State TO
put it's strong arms around railroads ana
say, we will protect thee from thine en-
emies. for in you we recognize Alabama
greatest dependence for future prospect
~. progress, development and civilization.
Is there anything unsound in that: any
evidence of undue influence that Mr..
Henderson could kick at? We now beg
to give two reasons for reference to our
own speech. The first was that We were
chairman of the Committee on Resolu-
lions and had the opening and closing,
hence we had about two shots to about
ten Mr.. Conner got in. Secondly, We
have Mt a note of anything that was said
in the able speeches Of other gentlemen.
We have assigned these reasons as the
logical cause for the action of that body.
With great disgust at the insinuation.
we deny most emphatically that the %
business men who voted against lot Of
low demagogy were influenced unduly,
and we regret such political rot should
have been brought there, and we are
more than delighted that 1t was kicked
as high as 1t was. but we deplore the
g. 4lNnk La 81 h,tct O
men. men looking to the material devel-
opment of Alabama, cannot assemble
without being invaded by the tiresome,
we say undesired. unlimited politician,
men who are willing to debauch every
body with politics. and then when they
fail, they go off bowling that body of
gentlemen. like body Of fox-eared bob
tail politicians. were operated upon by
undue influence.