The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-25

the Fourth of July celebration by the
American society, at which William j.
Bryan delivered an address. In conversa-
ton with Mr.. Morton on that occasion
Mr.. Bryan said that he was glad that
the American public at last recognized
him as a conservative.
ernor in August. So all around I believe
l am the most august man alive.
Mr. Conner has the advantage of mo-
He is permitted to go on tours of inspec-
ton on a private car, and when he goes
on these inspections he incidentally talks
about railroad rates. There seems to be
hanging on his coat tail every office seek
er in Alabama I am basing my candidcy
on what l have DONE
The speaker then reviewed his record.
Comparing Records.
white supremacy was necessary" said
DR.. Cunningham, land / worked for 1t
with all my powers and energy did not
cease my efforts until the constitution
was ratified by the people. What is the
record of my opponent? goose egg. Not
solitary thing except perhaps one vote.
stood by the principle of making the
county instead of the district the unit.
What is the record of my distinguished
opponent? There WAS not an effaCt on
! his part in the interest of education until
he became a candidate for governor. More
than fifteen years ago I saw a little boy
who had been cut nearly in two by tram
car. 1 said to myself that when had the
chance l would do what l could to rem
der this condition impossible.
Turn to the senate records of SO and
&c. and you will find me supporting
bill to regulate child labor in mines and
manufactures. What is the record of my
! opponent? AS a lobbyist standing for
! of he
labor 1t is my purpose 10 Increase the
/ age and shorten the hours or Hnlidren en-
gagged in the cotton mill business. l have
asked Mr.. Conner to tell me in our joint
| debates what he paid children to work In
| his mill | wanted to know as matter OF
education, but he has never told me.
don't know anything about cotton mill.
but 1 do know something Of children. AS
| a physician and a man of science l know
| that girls under the age Of 10 nave no
! business being in the environment of
cotton mill.
Mr. Conner wants the present railroad
rates, which l consider too high and un-
fair, made the maximum ratts. He does
not permit the monkey to climb up the
pole, but he does not do anything to
make the monkey go lower. If he is elect
! ed governor he will still be railroad COM
missioner Why did he not submit TO tho
people the opportunity to vote for his sue
| cessor?
About Bugs.
| Mr.. Conner puts me in mind of bug
carried to the great Professor Darwin.
Some of his students had taken the wings
of one kind of bug, the legs of another,
| and so on and pasted all together. When
asked what kind of a bug 1t was OAR
win said, Gentlemen, 1t looks to me like
humbug.'
| IT am In favor of increasing our white
population and the ethical and gradual
7 elimination of the negro
To-day you have charge of the destiny
| of the state and into your keeping has
fallen the care of the old soldier have
a record in the journal of the constitu-
| tional convention on this point.
| ~ am opposed to sentencing convicts
to hard labor for trivial offenses.
| Speaking of the Birmingham News.
when there is brigadier general with
out an army and doctor of laws with
out any knowledge of laws there is some
thing wrong. The executive committee
has given that editor a conclusion of his
| ambitions"
The speaker quoted the News, which
said some time ago, Senator Cunning
ham is the bravest man in the politics of
! Alabama, That paper used to be sound.
sane and truthful
Convict System.
II introduced a bill to ABOLISH the lease
| system of convicts and 10 Put that sys-
tenn in the hands of the slate. The bill
provided that the state of Alabama could
lease and operate coal lands upon its own
account The bill went over to the house
and was defeated. Recently the Bir-
mingham News revived the SANDER that
| had never denied voting against this bill
yet in 1900 ! published letter in the
Birmingham News not only denying that
/ voted against the bill, but I gave the
name of the man who did This one vote
killed 1t.
"On January 1, 1908 Governor Jeks
established the system in accordance with
this bill. Since that day more than a
million dollars has been put in the state
treasury and Is now awaiting the action
of the legislature to go to the old soldiers
and the schools AS a result of this bill
over 100000 has been paid to the state by
the Tennessee company in one year for
coal dug by convicts. against less than
$1o0, 900 a few years before. And yet they
say 1 am backed by the corporations. 1
am not the enemy to corporations. L am
an enemy to evil doing. If / am elected
governor I shall not be pledged to any
corporation.
There are two types of men. those who
| work for money and those who work for
men. Bishop Adkins said that there is
but one issue and that is man. Socrates
never said anything greater than that. 1t
was for man that God constructed this
universe. 1t was for man that God call
ed Abraham. 1t was for man that the
KEY of curiosity unlocked the bosom of
natures mysteries.
"It is for man that would rather stand
and fail than to be elected governor by
advocating the omnipotence of money
Dr. Cunningham was in fine form
throughout his speech and his peroration