The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-18

Capain Walker then discussed pro- lection as opposed to free trade and quoted campaign statistics and con- trasted Republican and Democratic administrations.
 President Roosevelt, Captain Walker declared. had done more for the South than any President in the history of the world by making possible an Isth- milan Canal. He illustrated the vast amount of commerce to be diverted from the transcontinenta1 railroad to the canal and the incidental advantage to the South which he said would prac- l tically reverse the commercial condi- tions of this country.
 The COOsa for Manufacturers. Captain Walker declared that one of | his first propositions, If he was sent | to Congress. would be to give the Coosa | River over to manufacturers instead of the money that had been drawn from | the treasury to work on that river by | Democrats who were not sincere in the project.
 He said he did not propose to buy his way to Congress. He would leave it to | the people to act calmly and choose for | themselves whether they would have a | Congressman going about singing | songs and telling dirty anecdotes" or | a man who knew something of business l affairs and who was in line and close touch with the Republican administra- | tion.
 Captain Walker closed at 1925. hay | ing spoken exactly forty-five minutes. There was no applause as Captain | Walker resumed his seat. MT Thompson then introduced Oscar R. Hundley, narrating the history of MT Hundley's conversion to Republican principles in 1896.
 MT Hundley. like the other speakers. referred to his regret at the absence of Mir. Hefiin, and his letter to Captain Walker which he criticised mildly.
 He spoke of his personal regard for Captain Walker and his pleasure at having the opportunity to speak for him and the policies he represented, HundIey's First Speech of Campaign.
 This was his first speech of the cam paign, MT Hundley said, and he plung- ed into what he conceived to be the issues dealing mainly with national questions.
 Mir, Hurdley went over the we'll known Republican campaign argu- ments, criticlsing the Democratic plat form and extolling the principles of Re- publicanism. He told one or two an ecdotes which raised the good humor of the audience.
 MT Hundley said that the Republican platform meant the fair thing without regard to race, creed or color
 T ask you in all fairness, he eN- claimed. if the intelligent the nom est. the property owning negro, should be discriminated against in favor Of the anarchist?'
 This question was received with some applause by the negroes in the audience.
 The Philippine policy of the Govern ment was defended by Mir. Hundley and he also paid some attention to the money question, crittcising the St. Louis convention.
 HefiIn's Absence Regretted.
 MT. Hundley here again referred to the absence of MT. Hehin. He said he regretted that any man in the public life of Alabama was not willing to stand up and speak for his principles With sarcasm he excused MT. Hefin by saying that 1t was probable the Congressman was so enamOred of his own speech making that he did not care to hear any one else speak
 Closing, MT Hundley entrusted the records of Judge Parker and President Roosevelt and appealed to his hearers to support the candidates of his party "a party that was standing pat and whose record would be endorsed at the polls in November.
 At 1:15 o'clock Mir. Hundley closed, having spoken fifty minutes. He an.