The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-17
DR. ClJNNINGHAM'S
 SPEECH IN SELMA
fccntlnued from Page Twenty-three.,

fGOnftnued rFOm fNdSS A"S"ss net he scared that gentleman aovo- rafes class legislation who has renit, ted to him $1250 on every sloo worth oi cotton mill stock that he snt owns, to nfess up.v The first law that was passed up- on that subject I voted for, ana r jr n the one thing that have got to expiaiT sn all of my political record, put I will not take time to do that nov. 1t I want to ask you this, as fellow si'sasIo si seriousIy. E what are the 100 itemse Mr Conner, I believe. gives ug fitty ifsms is in his very able orinion. and I am not talling. funny about .ia,. TouhtIess 1t is his very aole opiihe.',f3 and I am sorry he has abandoned l. New. gentlemen, he tells us that lns other 3.10S items could De nnl.Sus which he dec,ared sonigns sYsr 'S Seer M of the like of that? I want that to sinh III Now. fellow citizens. I want to ask MT Conner ln his tha hssolnese present nailroaa Sn,, Sslv n1sissior law is unconstitutionnL how can they adjust the otner o,is. ,t,, items. and if 1t Is eons.ituttionsi ttsrns with can't they adjust all the iteins Wie" ont law made rate? hc
 Now he tells us in his speech ns uant out the other day in The NeWs. and believe sent G copies rnpst tn have had state. Myf srs in the Conner headeuar- fers to have gotten out docuuiieehs iiNo that. Tn that he says tnaI r,, ,r- annhtsvl utiiity and that we may go ih dougeiu 4 ,3 tna far, MT. Conner puts me in .,e,nd of a story I heard the other day' There was coachwhip2sv 2vs 3 rtI' Ii1tis let rf the bit and a black snak'- .n we eeaslroaS. M the gI y,3aia rabit the rates, and the oiaeK ,s, a. wr Corner. Now the Icoacnwniu caught the rabbit and. eh eh. resIroad .na,ps ,,ss inc rate and, of course. It F 4haSr race: the black snake dlspu.sa she rtebt of the coachwhip to tnat fau s.ot bit. and while the coaSnwth,o,. tnn,. him at Z,s na5,s and each continued to sWaI lew until finally the black snaNe Npw ripht ur, tc, the coachwhips neaa .n 1a, .r.t ,vas time for the coachwnip .o lt ,na. , w ar inc black snake to let loose, hut they didn't, ana all of a soaoen n,,.ne ,te z
 nnnus..hwhir grabbed the black snaRt h and swallowed him. ,,1 all bndi pus aVo
 as rnx friend to tell me why ne dion swallow him all He said he Just kepe lr, that much out SC he coula sor,a' sh,rg snpsss as serious as those Georgia rates. event the i0e items. and MT. Ceine ss wagring tlIcse 100 ftenns at us. ]us. 10 keep up appearahheenst ,I nhont that It is a necr1liar legislative propositlon MT f.onner makes. You know ne IS not f legislator nor a governor. and don't baiieve he ever will be, or not until pane he5 the reward tG whica I am en- filled as compared witA him. or untll he earns 1t. .I.
 Now. fellow citizens suppose tnose Ms tbe Senator from Mobile will insist on cabhage going into 1t. the Senator from TairmfnRham would insist that gopherS go Into it. and so aieng tnr tne iine from ah here would want something that the whole sale merchants shin out. Don you catch the idea? Why, fellow cltlzens' ,ns items until kingdom-ccme and fellow did not want to agree ne wouia not agree Now you see the dinerence between NIT. Corner and me am ao
 Now. fellow citizens. just want to answer some of 1on MT snd Somf the first Is as to leadership in the matter or ITS chte iegislation. Now I confess 1eiloW c,si, gems. that am net jack ,of all traces Isa- | confess that I have not been leader in this question. not have l ever sald eo. nor do say 1t In my heart, nut have been a follower. had con viction to wait and see what was right I was not too dense but that I cruld learn, and when did learn my lesson. learned it riFht and stuck to It. That is my proposition. N3w 1t is true that l have never stirred up a row in the State of Alabama among the people. l have not been running as President or the Railroad Commission and am not going to. The man of superior know ledge, who put that question. is proper ly hitched up. and believe, fellow citi- zens. that it is going to be your 1udK- ment not the railroads. and that you are going to nominate the right man for your Governor sn the 27th day of Au- gust
 Now. fellow citizens. as to my poltti- cal following. General Pettus, the Governor and ex Governor of this State. and the member If Your legislature. that was my political environment. and I have never vet held an office that was not elected to bv the people, and it Is impossible to have been elected with out tn people.
 Now as to sincerity and knowledge of the subject. Mir Conner. I say tn you. that you have no right to question my sincerity. ani say n you I a m sin cere, and you should prove to the con frary and not mer"'v assert it. ..ow as to the knowledge. I leave It to others. But when 1t comes to q ques- ton of honor and sincerity of motive. fellow citizens. claim that have evil derce to show what I am. and not rnHrelv an assertion.
 Now. as 10 the letter from Frank Glass. Ii Is true that he sent me q