The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-12
0PsNS CAMPAIGN IN SIXTH DISTRICT  6apt. Richmond Pearson Hob- son Makes Speeches NO PERSONALITIES USED
  Speaker Confined Himself to Temper ate Statement of condItIons-He
 Wants Race Devoid of
 Personal Attacks.
BY SEYMOUR RANSOM.

Capt Richmond Pearson Hobson. cam didate for the democratic nomination in the Sixth Congressional district, opened his campaign In the court house at Jas per yesterday before an audience of TOO persons with an address on current poll tical issues.
 Captain Hobson's speech awakened lively interest and enthusiasm. It was pitched on a high plane, the tone of 1t enlsting the hearty commendation of his political opponents and political support CTS alike. The address was, as many persons remarked, quite different from the usual stump speech heard in political campaigns. It was a temperate statement of political conditions as Captain Hobson understands them. and a clear presenta- ton of the remedies which, in Captain Hobsons judgment, should be applied in order to correct certain evils in the body polite.
 A notable feature of the address was that Captain Hobson studiously refrained from indulging in partisan rancor, dis. agreeable personalities and demogogic appeals. His whole speech was addressed to the conscience and reason of his hear CTS and, attuned as 1t was to a patriotic key, evoked frequent and ardent applause. Not once did he mention the name of Colonel Bankhead, his opponent. or let fall any word that would tend to asperse that gentlemans personal character. He did, however, indirectly attack Colonel Bankhead's political record on the rail- way regulation question.
 Effect of Speech.
 The effect of Captain Hobsons speech upon the large audience that heard it might be summed in the word of an old Walker county farmer who had driven ten miles to attend the meeting. 'I didn't vote for Captain Hobson last time," said he, but Fra going to give him my sup port this year. He's got my confidence. I think he's got the brain power to do us credit In Congress"
 Captain Hobson spoke twice yesterday, first at the opening of the High school where he was given most hearty orva- tion by the pupils, to whom he made a winning speech on the duty and opportun- itlco Oh pdttlOllC tillZtlSt Hnu, SGCOlu, in the court house at noon where he held a large crowd for two hours. The court room was thronged with the people of Jasper, and with many persons from near and remote points in Walker county. Captain Hobson was to have spoken at Cordova at o'clock yesterday after noon, but the rain interfered with his plans. Last night at o'clock he ad- dressed a large and enthusiastic meet ing at Horse Creek. He will continue to deliver speeches throughout the district from now till October 20 engagements having already been made which will re- quire his speaking three times each day. | Captain Hobson evidently welcomes the | fight ahead of him. He Is in excellent health. and after his two speeches yes terday was ready and eager to take up the work last night. It was great disappointment to him that he could not keep the Cordova engagement. A date will be fixed for Cordova some Saturday 1 in the near future.
 In Fighting Trim.
 1 Captain Hobson was greeted heartily when he entered the court house to speak at noon. Every available inch of space | In the court room was filled. A large portion of the audience remained stand ing. There was a liberal sprinlxling of women in the audience, among them be- ing Mrs. Hobson. The speaker was in- troduced by L. B. Musgrove. who said that Captain Hobson was "n intellectual and moral attainments the peer of any man in Congress- and predicted his suc- cess In the coming campaign in the Sixth district.
 In beginning his speech. Captain Hob son referred to the fact that the last time he spoke to a Jasper audience was | in the closing days of the presidential campaign when he was on his way to the east where he had been ordered by the democratic national committee to go and make speeches. With this allusion he dismissed the subject of his failing to reg
 ster, though the audience was prompt to see that his Introductory words were in the nature of a reply to a criticism made in yesterdays Age-Herald by Jack Moore, one of Colonel Bankheads sup porters.
 | Captain Hobson said that a year ago | the civilized world was shocked by the progress of the far eastern war, but | that recently that war had ended and | peace had been declared through the ben efcent influence of the United States. He proceeded then to point out the stupen- dous power exercised for good by Ameri- ca In the family of nations. saying that the United States had taken the fore most position in the world, and that 1t | was called upon to exercise its power | in promoting worldwide peace. To do this 1t must and would cultivate friendly rela- | tions with all nations and permit embar- l rassins alliances with none. He felt sure l that America would rise to the full meas ure of her responsibility and hold the en- viable position which the genius industry and character of the people had wen for | the nation.
 Domestic Conditions.
 He then proceeded to discuss domestic | conditions. He said that since the close oi | the civil war the American people hat become somewhat insensible to their civi, duties. The patriotic aspirations caugh from the war had in a measure died ou
 at the north. and a government had beer established which was essentially selfsi government-that is. a government by
 which a few great families and a fev
 great fortunes had been built up at tn,
 expense of the people. At the south
 the terrors of reconstruction had com pelled the white people to unite, and fl
 uniting and fighting for white supremse, the mass of the ueonIe confronted uvitl