The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1905-11-07

pay corporation taxes in Alabama
while he was filling the once Of Gov
ernor and he announced that ff the
tax was not paid he would call the
legislature together ana have 4 coi-
lect the money. The final fifteen min
utes OF DR.. Cuningham's time he gave
to an eloquent treatment Of environ
ment.
"Mr. Conner appeared some years ago
as shipper trying to get lower rates
on his goods" said Dr. Cunningham.
He evolved into the lobbyist; from the
for member OF the Constitutional Con-
vention. From defeated candidate
he evolved into candidate for Presi-
dent OF the Railroad Commission, and
now he has evolved into candidate
for Governor. ] ask you. my friends.
IL 1t IL not reasonable to suppose that
he Il going further ana evolve into
candidate for the United States SEN
ateTs
DR.. Cunningham told OF his early
days In Lawrence County spent on the
farm working by the side OF his father
in clothes woven and made by his
mother. He went on to his life as a
physician and told of the nearness and
the closeness with which the physician
gets to humanity and not only az 4
physician but as boy he had spent
his ME among the common masses Of
mankind
Cunninsham and Corporations.
He reviewed his connection with the
Tennessee Coal ami Iron Company and
his efforts to have law passed estah-
fishing the present convict system and
OF the final establishment OF that sys-
tenn by Governor felix's. He told, tod.
that on the day that law went into ef-
feet, January /. 1908. he lost his place
with the company and since that time
he had never received dollar from
the company.
when ran for Lieutenant Governor
got every vote In the county but
thfrty-nine. represented this Crank
LIND county In the Legislature and It
cast all of its vote for me except twen-
ty-nine. had lived in fillmore coun-
ty and although II went for Governor
Johnston / carried 1t. / carried Jsf-
ferson County. my adopted county.
every time ran by handsome majori-
ties, and = ask you, Mr.. Conner. why,
was It that In Jefferson County. where
you are best known, you have been de-
feated every time you have offered for
Officer
You here In Franklin County cave
me my nrst gun, and showed you how
! fired 1t. Jefferson County gave me
my second gun, and they know In that
county how / fired 1t. I have shown
how I fired the guns Of Lfeutenant-
Governor and Governor.
have answered this issue OF en-
vironment. and, my friends, 1 say to
you. you know would appreciate the
vote Of any man, whether he does or
does not work for any railroad or any
corporation. but do not want the vote
OF any man who expects me, on ac-
count of 1t. to turn aside from nv duty
to the people of Alabama for any spe-
ciai interests"
Mr.. C0aer Closes. 3
In his closing remarks. Mr. Conner
went back to 1870 when he began busi-
Mess left on a six-mule farm In Bar
bour County and followed II up TO his
Birmingham career, and early In this
career when he got to Admission haf
came up against the question OF en-
vironment and had been lighting 1t
ever since.
Replying to DIR. Cunningham's guess
ton. he said that he had been defeated
for the Constitutional Convention be-
cause the corporations had opposed
him. saying he was not safe. and he re-
peated his statement that DIR. Cunning
ham had not fought for the cause.
In charging that the corporations
were assisting DIR. Cunningham, he
said: Every railroad attorney in the
State is for you"
Name one." broke In DR.. Cunning
ham.
Name one that isn't" was the reply.
While arguing that only the people
were behind him, Mr.. Corners time ex-
rirad