The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-06


 crush such as that out. then say stop these free white schools of ours be- cause we don't deserve a Caucasian Eaiins En ana then black .c our faces o,s. aTa fo1 thirty cents.
 All because some people might not think as he did about what happened in 1904 and especially as to an expenditure of s50o.ooo to de- feat him.
 At Anniston. on March 24th. at the conclusion of MT. Corners address. Mir. Bell addressed MT. Conner as follows: The report comes to me that in your speech at Piedmont. you made some remark comparing those opposed 10 railroad rate reform to negroes. would like for you to state what yon did say at that time" To this Mir. Co., mer replied:
 It Is so easy to take part of mans talk and twist 1t around so that 1t will mean nothing at all. There Is nothing that I have got higher re- spect for than the people of AlaS:mA nan.,a men of Alabama and Calhoun County, 1t was you and such as you that saved me two years ago and I want to thank So1 AOt its
 In this fight. you went into your common sense and sifted 1t around ike an old negro sifts the water ground meal to get the pure good meal It's this. In this treat question before the people of the State. it's two sides. whether the railroads shall take us and tax us as long as the people will bear 1t, and the other side Is whether the people believe the thing should stop; that you believe their rate should be a law made rate. Those of us who believe we can continue to have our law made that way had better go 10 Tuscaloosa and have our heads examfn- ed or black our fec
 and go to a negro school because 1t ap- peals to the common sense of any man what that thing means.
 At Geneva, on March s0th. making his usual references to the cupidity of man, Mir. Conner said:
 And yet gentlemen here is a power that taxes taxes you e.ery year more than county tax all combined with no re- striction and no limit. You see you yourselves will have to do it. If you at Tuscaloosa. because 1t shows there is something in there that ought to come out
 At Cullman, March lsth. he said: I am declaiming everywhere that In sh9 man bv tbs snogip rs,Ipoad n 5sf Ss 1 is the use of sending railroad lawyers | or railroad environed men to make your laws? 1 say to you, gentle. men. if you are going to send railrcad lawyers or railroad environed men down there to make your law. to work with me, if you please, then I say to you in all candor go to Tuscaloosa and have your heads examined.
 Is not that choice language to be applying to people who may disagree with MT Conner as to what he thinks about railroad restrictions, taxation and class of men they want to send to the Legislature
 A few days ago The Birmingham News, which is a supporter of Mr. Conner made this wholesale assault on Dr. Cunningham and his supporters:
 The whole fabric of Dr. Cunning hams campaign is a sham. There are 1t is true, great many good men en- listed in his ranks. On the other hand, every member of the machine that is endeavoring to o~-perpetuate railroad
 
 working day and night in his interests He is the candidate of every traitor to democracy principles, who despises popular representative government | and believes that public office Is a | private snap He is encouraged and sustained by every trickster, who rev. | els in star chamber caucuses and snap | judgment methods. who chuckles over usurpations of reckless partisan cont | mittees and disloyal officials who com placently sneers at honesty and cour- age in private and public station and | pie should imagine they may enjoy l anything In politics except to be taxed bamboozled and fleeced: Of all the l deceived Is Dr. Cunningham himself | Of all men in Alabama, could he be elected governor, he himself would be the most embarrassed. disappointed and humilated
 Here is A cropping out of the malev- olent spirit which has characterized MT. Comer-all the rascals supporting the other fellow. The News knows that there never was campaign in which all the evil influences were arraigned on one side and there never will be- l We commend to our readers these pa | triotic. thoughtful words of The Sell ma Journal, which referring to the above extract from The Birmingham News says;
 Does such an appeal to passion and l prejudice strike a responsive chord in | the mind or heart of any reasonabla 9, l clear thinking, right minded lover of l fair play In the State? Does sucn a way of urging the claim of a candidate ? appeal to men who desire to see dig- l nlty courtesy and reason prevail Tn l ho nnaa sale attack upon a great body of men who are exercising their legal consti- | tutional and reasonable rights in se- lecting q candidate for their support | appeal to men who have done the same ! thing and selected the other man? Has MT. Conner. even in his great zeal .lnd | enthusiasm. ever made such a whole sale onslaught on the integrity of tnen who are supporting his opponent? It of the Democracy of the State must go Into battle with such ammunition as this and must begin to fight in such a style Doubtless many men are sun porting Dr. Cunningham through seI . l Ash and evil motives. Will any man assert that there are not such men sup | portinn MT. Conner? We protest rot so much because we support Dr. Gun . 1 ningham, but because we desire to see | fair play and reason rule in Alabarla politics against such incorporate, vio- l lent wholesale and unfounded charges i against the personel of Dr. Cunning hams supporters Let reason tsY1 . Derance. charity, truth and calm con l Alteration rule in the selection of a governor When that is done, whetker | it be Cunningham or Conner the Demo-