The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-07
MIR. F0NVILLE OFFERSCO WILEY
 ONE HALF TIME IN JOINT DEBATE
He Sets Forth Some of the Questions Which He Will Ask Col. Wiley and Promises That
 Their Discussion Will Be Interesting.

great virtue in Democrat. I hope the Coolnel will not weary in well doing," but will as he closes his Con- gressional career this winter. continue f" vot" right. (''Mordecai" may be excused for obeJinE ;he orders of the king.D
 It is to be hoped that a good Con- sressman who persistently votes for good Republican bills will never find 1t necessary to tamper with bills in | the hands of enrolling. recording or
 expressing clerks. Because, the church people regard that as wrong
 bill which was absolutely ineffec- tive to protect homesteaderS is somc-
 thing to be proud of and 10 charge
 an innocent man with "despoiling" | worthy settlers Is also highly com
 mendable and a matter to boast of.
 Mir. Charles H. Scott. am reliably ! informed, has not and never did have, particle of interest in the nome steads," which the dougtly Legislator
 so Intellectually saved to the worthy settlers"
 f"Mordecai" is going 1t strong against
 the Republicans whom he is about .u supplanD.
 Persona grata" to the President is good. But the President is held up as very bad mana Republican, How happens 1t that a bad Democra; is hand in glove with a man whom h..
 maligns to the people?
 I wish I could recollect some little | poetry to match Under the sod and
 under the dew etc. but I scorn % go
 to q book. This brings me to the Con federate Veteran part of the Coloners article.
 In tho days Us92-94) when the Colo- nc1 was doing all he could against us the old Confederate soldiers voted for me. They knew ] was elected by the | white people of the State to an import ant State office. They know how i was prevented from performing the duties
 or the office. They were injured in their rights. They recollect me. Bless. | them. bless them forever. they mean to honor me now with their votes and support
 An! men who voted for the Colon el in that illegal. condemned March pri- mary nave voluntarily assured me oi their votes--Dcmocrats, at that Banish, banish the thought that 1 am running to annoy my friend or pu; him to expense. I am running that an old Confederate soldier may go to Congress from this district that d farmer may represent the farmers, for once; that one may go who believes that poor man can tcld office as well as vote: that one may represent the pSpPAC "Ho DeIIeVeS that a tnOuSanQ dollar tax on candidates is prohibitivc and smacks of the rule of the rich that one may go to Congress from the district who Is an earnest advocate of the rights of the people. Equality of citizens in the right to hold office as well as vote Is the very cornerstone of our Government; upon this Is built our free institutions. It should be well guarded against candi- dates with machines ,t dollar fees of a primary l stand for the right of poor men as well as rich in this great principle Of our Government. I'm inclined to be- lieve the Colonel will keep down op- | position to himself. in the party, If It
 takes the suggestion of an exorb;tant | tee.
 He that let his country live | Lets all things live, =. i And all things living bless him. | He that let his country die | Lets all things die
 And all things dying curse him." U. Culpepper" Fonville. | LuVerne. Ala. Oct. 9th, '06.