The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-02
JUDGE RICHARDSON
TALKS OF POLITICS
ALABAMA JARED WELL IN LAST
SESSION OF CoNGRESS-RACE
FOR OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
POLICY.

| CONGRESSMAN William Richardson of
Huntsville stopped at the Morris yester-
day on his way to Montgomery, where ne
goes this afternoon to look after bust
ness interests Judge Richardson is IN
excellent health and talks Interestingly
of national and state politics. how Ala
| bama Jared at the last session of Con-
gress; the reduction of cotton acreage in
north Alabama; the probabilities of Pres
| ident Roosevelt calling an extra session
of Congress. and other questions now in
| the public eye.
| eve are not having any great amount
| of political talk in our section of the
state" said Judge Richardson. OF course
we are interested in the developing guber-
Material contest of next year, and take
a great interest in noting the movements
on our political chess board that are be-
| ing made by the gentlemen who are play
| ing for position. DR.. Cunnngham's letter
| has evoked variety of criticisms; some
very amusing. others of a more serious
character. / believe that the railroad rate
| question will truly be a live issue in
state and national politics next year. 1t
| is a question that must be met and settled
fairly in the proper spirit of conserva-
| tism to the people and the railroads.
I'VE have no announced candidate In
north Alabama for governor, and | do
not know that we will have a candidate.
| The name of Emmett O'Neal of Lauder
dale county l notice. has been frequently
and favorably mentioned in connection
with the honor. but do not know
whether Mr. O'Neal even contemplates en-
| tering the contest. Should he enter the
| race however ne will make a strong
and popular candidate.
alabama Jared splendidly at the last
| session of Congress- continued Judge
| Richardson. "In the rivers and harbors
| bill of the Fifty-seventh Congress Ala
bama had to her credit over two millions
of dollars. In the last Congress our state
received more than $1,S0O000. The rivers
and harbors bill of the Fifty-seventh Con-
gress carried almost double the amount
carried in the bill of the last Congress.
| So you will see. relatively speaking, that
| the reduction made In the aggregate
amount of the last appropriation did not
cut Alabama very much. The state Is
deeply indebted to Congressman Bankhead
| for this gratifying showing.
ut is evident said Judge Richardson,
that it is the policy OF the farmers'-in
our section to reduce the cotton acreage
this year. If the reduction plan is adopt
ed by the cotton powers of the south, the
result will prove benefcial.~
II believe" concluded the Judge, that
President Roosevelt is In earnest on the
railroad rate question. / believe that he
| is sincere in what he says about the
necessity of Congress comforting the
power on the interstate commerce COM
mission to regulate the rates of the COM
mon carriers throughout the country. He
impressively says that his party must
give the commission that power and 7
don't see how he can escape calling an
extra session. The House passed the rail-
road rate bill but the Senate killed It,
| This most assuredly put the question up
| to the President. 1t is my opinion that
he will call an extra session about Octo-
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