The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-07-09

u very necessary at such a moment We
should have our country anchor itsci'
upon the bedrock principles. so that al
we proceed upon the new ocean, there
may be no cratic helmsman to guide
the ship OF state. cloud applause).
AYE. when we face the great inter
national problems, when corporations
affecting vast numbers of workingmer
and corporations aggregating grea
quantities of capital. their Interest
seeming apparently to conflict, where
local peace is sometimes affected, 1t !!
| the utmost Importance that our public
servants should legislate wisely ant
Justly that no lawful person or combi'
nation of persons may be interferet
with.
AYE, there should be neither intimi'
dalton nor menace from labor nor prlD'
cry nor undue influence from capital
Aye, and when laws are enacted there
must be no wavering In their execu-
ton.
Should Execute Laws.
They should be executed impartial
ly and fearlessly. cloud applause)
And yet in the face of the situation W.
find the party in power afraid really
to take hold Of the questions of labor
Tell me what President has ever been
brave enough 20 enforce the law
against n labor union violator? 1t was
Democratic President. cloud ap-
plause).
Tell me what American stands for
the fairness and acumen of law. It's
the democratic American. Aye, at this
1uncture. 1t Is demonstrated that the
party in possession is playing politics
with this vital question that affects our
internal happiness"
"YaQ frr nth rnare1v
the question of our economic policies
they play politics and stand pat when
oppression Is overcoming our people.
and further when in the nature or
providence this nation is called upon
to take up the great problem of how the
white man and the black man can live
together and work out their salvation
with mutual helpfulness; when the
first of all laws is that ignorance must
not control in government. (Cheers).
Negro Question.
Aye, as shown by the history of the
white race. wherever it has touched
the yellow race. the black race or any
aboriginal or lower race, the one fun
damental law is II it does not commit
suicide II must remain absolutely dis
tinct. (Applause). When we are try
ing to solve this problem. we find the
executive at the head of this great
nation of the party in power overrid
ing the constitution of the country and
thrice forcing upon the people of South
Carolina a man who Is out of the class
that should dominate and thus injur-
Ing all the cordial relations Of that
people. (Applause).
Booker Washington.
I'm Alabama we have great negro
that we are very proud of. He has
been helping do the great work of up
lifting, and yet. in his last speech a
few days since, here in st. Louis
Booker T. Washington stood, he said.
for the whites and blacks together in
the schools and the churches. I ask
you to look at his earliest teachinga;
you will find nothing of this kind.
This great and good man has been use
full because he recognized the funda-
mental principle and yet today, under
the influences of the party in power
and their chieftain, he Is led away, and
IL he does not turn his usefulness will
come to an end. (Applause).
AT a recent convention at Chicago
1t was made an issue and put into the
platform of a party to Cypress the
Southland, simply because II is trying
to work out how intelligence can rule
and how the men who care for those
that are charged to them may work out
their salvation the best. (Applause).
shall the skeleton of sectionalisrn
be ever again raised in this reunited
nation of ours? l ask of the generous
North and the West. do they propose
to Cypress and prosecute the South? ]
ask. il while they will not allow any
one else to Cypress them. they will OPP
press themselves"
Broke Gavel.
In his efforts to secure order ut the
conclusion of Captain Hobsons speech.
Chairman Clark broke his gavel handle.
The committee headed by Representa-
tive Ollie James, which had been dis
patched to the rooms of the Resolu-
tions Committee presented itself and
Mr. James was introduced amid great
applause. His announcement was:
Your committee to wait on the Com
mittee on Resolutions report that they
have discharged that duty. The COM
mittee informs us that they will be un-
able to report to this convention until
8 o'clock tonight. at which time they
will bring TO you an unanimous report
signed by every member of the COM
mittee"
Great applause and cheers greeted
this last statement, and as soon as Mr.
James could be heard again he con-
tinues:
Unanimous Report.
New York, Nebraska, Virginia and
Wisconsin have all Joined hands, and
will bring in a platform that will carr"
us to a glorious victory in November "
Again the convention voiced its
pleasure at the news, and a mighty
shout went up.
Mr.. James followed his last an
nouncement at once with motion to
adjourn until s o'clock tonight. A
second was at once heard, and the
motion carried. the session closing at