The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-19

came in defense of his honor, in defense of his integrity and manhood. which
 had been assaiIsd py his Republican op- tested by the frequent outbursts of ap- plause He also paid his respects to the Republican party and it's nominees,
 Judge Parker and the Democratic
 In their order, MT. Hefiin took up the charges made against him. and charac- their perpetrators as falsifiers; and said | that the assaults made upon him here were .the sffusions of cowardly scal- l awag." and the audience applauded. Referring to his refusal to meet Mir. | Walker on the stump. he said: T re- fused to meet my opponent in joint de- bate because to have done so would be
 to to recognize ra,gn him s,ss as my equal 2 don,
 equal I am your nominee. the Demo- cratic nominee, and will not lower my self to the level of a black and tan. who mingles on terms of social equality He said that he had consulted vari- ous citizens of the county, and they had told him that there was no use in
 he had only decided to speak when 1t
 became necessary to refute the mali cious islanders" that were being perpe-
 trated against him; and the audience
 He referred to the Jacobi case and
 other charges against him: and, judg-
 ing from the applause he received, his
 explanations must have been satisfac-
 The speaker said that MT. Walker had no hope of being elected. but is counting on contest and having him
 unseated by Republican House. as
 was done by Judge Cobb some years
 MT. Hefiin is a brilliant speaker. and
 his impassioned eloquence found a TO- sponsive chord in the hearts of his hear CTS. s
 When Mir. Hefin said:. There they
 sat, Roosevelt and Booker; and if some Czolgosz, or one of his kind, had thrown
 bomb under the table, no great harm
 would have been done the country" the
 remark was greeted with laughter and
 clapping of hands, and yet no people
 revere the memory of our martyred
 President more, nor do any people de- test and despise the methods of anar chy more than those same people; and had the incident referred to by MT. Hef1in actually occurred, every man
 who applauded that remark and Mr. Hefiin himself would have eagerly turn- ed their thumbs on the criminal and voted the extreme penalty of the law. The remark was not intended as in- cendiary and was not so received. al- though it was considered as indiscreet enemies.
 The cold types do not always repre- sent a statement exactly as 1t Is. The l infections of the voice, together with | facial and eye expression and connect | ing remarks, may change entirely the meaning of sentence as pictured m | printers ink; and. knowing this the
 incendiariism of the remark must be | credited to the correspondent who did not even report any of the speech l directly connected with this remark
 and no newspaper loyal to it's party
 would have so reported it, except under
 certain peculiar circumstances which | existed in this case.
 | The Advertisers report of the speech | will. no doubt. cause a ripple in the North, ard perhaps do the National
 Democracy no good; 1t has set Northern | newspapers on the trail, and there will
 be great hue and cry; but that papet
 can claim greater portion of the | credit to itself.
 | Now, in conclusion, If The Advertiser | which is very powerful In Alabama pol I itics, cannot support Fifth District De- mocracy, the people will thank it to hands off, and not aid the Republican | in his attempt to arouse some interest | in his campaign. to which its fight on
 Hefiin amounts. There Is no ''heated campaign" and the congressional race Is almost as seldom a topic of animated | conversation In Tuskegee as spoulins whales in the Alabama River.
 MT. Hefiin will be elected by major | ity of 12,000 or 15,000, and not only be- cause he is the Democratic nominee, but
 because the light that is being made
 against him is giving him popularity.