The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-02
NESBITT TO
 BE APPOINTED To Sucgsd Conner on
 Commission. AN DDREss TO THE PEOPLE Successful Candidate Asks for Harmonious Action. Says All Talk of Hurting the Railroad Interests Are Idle as They Are
 Amply Protected by
 to the Law.

Birmingham. Sept. 1.-(Srecial)- )-- The following statement was given out today on good authority:
 B. B. Conner. who will become Gov ernor of Alabama next January. will not resign as President of the Railroad Commission. but will simply vaeate | that offce when he Is sworn in as Governor. He will appoint hist own | successor on the Railroad Commission. W. D. Nesbitt of Birmingham will be- come a member of the Railroad Com l mission under the Conner administra- | tion.
 MT. Nesbitt is senior member of I the firm of W. D. Nesbitt & Co. of this | city He was one of the pioneer lead-l CTS of the rate reform and railroad reg- ulation movement when 1t first began several years ago. He has managed
 the practical part of the several cam paigns including the last campaign when Mir. Conner ran for the guherna-I | torial nomination.
 Hon. B. B. Conner, recently nomi- mated by the Democrats of Alabama for the Governorship of the State, is | sued an address today expressing hfs thanks to the people for the hearty en- dorsement and outlining to certain extent some things that may come up during his administration. He adds that all talk of hurting the railroadl interests is idle since they are amply protected by law.
 Foundation for Prosperity. The foundation for general prosper ity Is the farmer, manufacturer, labor CT and consumer, so that at all haz- ards they must be protected. After de- cIaring for better education, liberal treatment Of the old soldiers, against the importation of cheap labor and for local option laws, Mir Conner closes his address with an appeal for harmonious
 action. extending to his opponents,
 without exception or cavll," the right hand of fellowship. The address in full follows.
 1 barna:
 "Agairl thank you for your hearty CO operation and endorsement of me in I the continuous and extended endeavor to secure for the people the forever democratic principle Of the States gov ernment, founded on the peoples rights and the preservation of that govern ment. it's policies and politics to the l people and to their interests.
 T will call your attention that this is the third great victory won by you In your efforts to break the railroad and corporation domination of the State: four years ago a legislature pledged to make the Railroad Commis- sion elective and to give it adequate power: two years ago in my election as President of the Railroad Commls- sion on the issue-lower freight rates equitable car service rules and prompt payment oi claims-and now a gover-
 nor, a State administration and the Legislature on the distinct platform of the Georgia classification and the Georgia rate: the lifting of the rail- road boycott and suppression Of the
 use of those greatest assets of the State-the port of Mobile and our nav igable waterways; the States control of the express, telegraph and telephone companies and the making of adequate laws to govern same and limit their
 charges; the absolute suppression by law of the practice of using corporate money and all forms of corporate kind nesses, no matter under what name, to interfere with or influence our electo- rate and our legislation.
 Cannot Be Tolerated.
 'Tt has been repeatedly shown in our transactions with these carriers that there is no competition or law to limit or interfere with their charges and rules. and every production and con- sumption of our people is subject to a private interest-made rate; to the car rier's cupidity. and that cupidity limited only to what the trafflc will stand, and final adjudication of even this, sub ject only to the desire and Judgment of an absentee landlord. This is a condi- tion of affairs that the Anglo-Saxon has in no age tolerated. In tba settle ment of this great question. 1t must be remembered that the constitutions, both State and Federal, guarantee protection tn the carrier, and the talk of hurting the railroads Is idle. No. opa knows better than the railroads themselves that the constitution absolutely pro- Vides for them safety against unrea- sonable regulation. Our own statutes and our own administration sbnuId un- der every circumstance secure protec- ton to the shipper, otherwise 1t will be as the mother abandoning her off, spring to a cupidity, which has never been measured.
 The foundation for general prosper ity Is the farmer, manufacturers, labor er and consumer At all hazards pro- tect them and you lay an indestructi- ble foundation for prosperity to every other class
 q would call your attention to the fact that Alabama has been too liberal in her laws and conduct to the fran chised public carriers, so much so that out of this liberality has grown burden some, inequitable and extortionate con- ditions for the people, We should fol- lew the leadership of such States as Texas, Illinois. Iowa. Wisconsin. Vir- ginia, North Carolina and Georgia in most adequately protecting the inter- ests of the manufacturer. producer. la- borer and consumer. for out of this pro- lection. as stated, will grow the well fare of every other interest.
 These are the Fundamental princi- ples of a sound political economy and have been found by every experience and In every age to furnish Ahe only safe erection of prosperity to every species of business and to every species Of interest.
 Care of old Soldier.
 The old soldier should be cared for; We should be as liberal to hfna as our finances will admit Our educational facilities should be greatly increased, particularly the common schools in the rural districts. Alabsma stands very low in the sisterhood of States in the education of her citizens. Every one should join in saying that there must be a distinct improvement
 Immigration facilities should be en- couraged. but I will reiterate the sem timents of my every speech--the bring ing in of a low class of cheap labor should not be thought of. Statistics show that twenty per cent of our pop