The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-10-08
Mr., INGALLS, MAKES
SOME COMPARISONS
Big Democratic Meeting Held
in indianapolis
COMPLIMENTS FAIRBANKS
Urges Voters to Bring the Country
Back From Imperialism and Elk
travasance That Are
Rife Today.
COMPLIMENTS FAIRBANKS


ingalls,. president of the Big Four Rail-
way company, was the principal speaker
at a democratic meeting In Tomlinson
tall tonight The speaker was escorted
to the hall by a procession OF railroad
men and democratic marching clubs. lie
said In part:
IF we are to make comparison be-
| tween the TWO candidates 1t Is all in Ia
vor of Judge Parker-calm, deliberate,
dispassionate-who can read his papers
without admiring the man?
"On the other hand, take the republic
| can candidate for President lie mas
been before the country Cor years. lie
| posed as a civil service reformer; he
| posed as a foe of the trusts, as zoe OF
the tariffs. as man who was for the
masses, and on these claims he was car
ried into office.
Has He Sustained Character.
HAS he sustained this character which
he assumed? What do you think Of his
record as civil service reformer? 1t
Is open to everybody-no man preached
SO loud as he in favor os civil service,
and yet # you will read the reports of
the commissioners of the civil service,
you will ind how in various ways he mas
evaded and nullihed the law. You Will
find that he has appointed some of the
greatest jobbers known to office. one
in particular was appointed to one OF
the best paying offices in the country in
the New York custom house. and entirely
by reason OF his ability and capacity to
aid the political fortunes of the Presi-
dent for reelection.
In the days when he was posing be-
fore the republic and before MAX
ing such a determined assault upon
the presidency, he was~the enemy OF all
bosses. Early and late he decried any
\ l~zAl l~~I. A.wV in
favor of "enthroning the people, and de-
throning the BOSSES" and yet today II
there is boss in the United States In
control of a republican organization that
he does not aid and whose favor he does
not court, am not aware of 1t.
You may take Pennsylvania, New York,
Ohio, Illinois, Delaware, whenever the
bosses of these states and there are some
whose manipulations have been as dis
| graceful as anything in American poll
| tics, whenever they come to Washington,
they are welcomed to the white house
| and coddled and fed with the crumbs
that drop from it's table.
1.-The honest and independent citizen at
| all times Is crowded to the rear, and
| the boss is put to the front in the con-
troll and management.
On ths Race Question.
1.-The race question, which had been
| laid to rest, wisely by Mckinley, has
been raised and intensified for the purpose
of getting few votes in some northern
states, and years of woe and sorrow,
chiefly to the black race will come from
this foolish and uncalled for stirring up
of the question.
Extravagant Expenditures.
Possibly the greatest trouble from the
excessive tariff is the large revenues that
come In, and the extravagant expenditure
it engenders. Already there Is a deficit
which the government must f~ce-chang-
ing their books and striving as much as
they can to cover it up until after cleo
ton day. but one that is growing.
Just thinl-no more statements until
after election day. A great government
like this! 1t would remind you of a
broken down railroad in Indiana that was
trying to fight off receivership.
1t is "a proof Of the need of a change
when the bookkeeper stops giving you
a balance sheet.
ut Is only twelve years since President
Cleveland and a democratic congress
came into power. In the four years that
they were in power their expenditures
were about s44O,OOO,OO0 year. The repub-
lican expenditures under Roosevelt are
over $1,000 900 today with no war, with
peace on eartn, and, as they claim, gooc
Will " lIlSll. expenditures dIc uteiI ~
double those Of the last democratic adj
ministration.
And the result is they have depleted
treasury.
Their money is gone, and they will
soon have to issue bonds. How long
think you. my friends, this condition car
last and not bring trouble upon the coun-
try?"
Contract Between Candidates.
81 have tried to- show you that as be-
tween the two candidates for the presi
dency, the advantage is entirely with ouI
candidate, Judge Parker.
1.-THE best thing about the republican
ticket Is my old friend and your fellow
townsman, Senator Fairbanks. He is q
good man, but what do you suppose he
will amount to in this school that the
Bold Teddy keeps, with his cabinet ano
his advisers-'the man with the big stick
Possibly Senator Fairbanks might be-
called In occasionally and told to do some
thing, but even this is doubtful. Wher
they have secured his subscription, anc
the few votes. of his neighbors, they will
be done with him-he is not of their kind
No, gentlemen, there Is but one thnf
to do IL you would bring the American
republic back to the simplicity OF ths
days of it's fathers: If you would save Il
from the Imperialism and extravaganza
that is rife today, there is but one thine
to do. and that is to elect our candidate
Judge Parker.