The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-04

then concluded in an eloquent peroratlon on the advantages of a great navy.
 Captain Hobson was given a great ova- ton as he took his seat.
 Bankhead Replies.
 As Colonel Bankhead arose he looked every inch the old war horse he is He was greeted with both cheers and hisses. The misses continued as he began to speak and Captain Hobson arose and said that no friend of his would hiss and he re- quested that his opponent be given fair treatment. Colonel BanlNhead thanked him but said he knew the source from which the misses came and regarded them ac- cordlngly.
 Colonel Bankhead said that when he was invited to a joint debate he was busy in Washington and his duties in congress would not permit his absence.
 q am here now" he said, "and am ready for the fray" He repeated his for mer quotation: Lay on, MacDuff; lay on Mac Duff. and damned be he who first cries, Hold enough3
 On a High Plane.
 ,''I had hoped and expected that Captain Hobson would pitch his campaign on a high plane, but I was amazed to find that he had pitched it on the lowest possible plane He has made many unjust, unfair
  I an here to answer them. I will attempt to clear myself of the charges made by this national figure" The last two words were uttered with a distinct tinge of sar- casm.
 Colonel Bankhead then took up the charges against his record and unmerei- fully scored Captain Hobson on his man ufactured record" He said this concern had made out a speech to suit Captain n facts. Hp show ed at length what he had done for his dis trict in the way of soil surveys, rural de- livery routes and river navigation.
 Causes Much Amusement.
 Colonel Bankhead caused much amuse- ment by changing Captain Honson pro nunciation from root to trout" which, he said was Sixth district English. He also raised many laughs by insisting on nronouncing 'China" as if if were spelled s.chinv" He would invariably accent the laat letter, causing much laughter.
 He showed that he had been always mindful of the people of the district. lie said he had been among these people all his life and knew their needs, while cap tain Hobson did not even know the peo- pie. eation and showed that he had gotten more appropriations for that purpose than all the state combined Colonel Bankhead produced figures and records to show that the locks on the Warrior were wider than those on any or the great coal producing rivers, such as the Monongahela and the Kentucky and even the Tennessee. He said all experts had said they were amply wide.
 To Blow Up the Locks.
 "cantain Hobson has said he would like to be elected to congress to blow I'D these locks with dynamite he said
 What he wants" the congressman con- tinued, Ifs to have them wide enough 10 admit his big navy; that battleships might come up the Warrior and take on coal at the mines" This ludcrous state ment brought forth peals of laughter from the audience.
 Colonel Bankhead then took up the matter of Captain Hobson's failure to register and again described that now famous bathing suit which he says the captain wore at Narragansett Pier or Atlantic City.
 That's the way they do up there" he said. "You boys down here go in wash ing in the creek He then described the belles who were with the captain. caus- ing much fun. He told about "the cap- tain," as he insisted on calling him, get ting $200 a night for featuring when he couldn't come to Alabama and register.
 Grew Very Eloquent
 As Colonel BanlShead proceeded he grew very eloquent and his friends were as-