The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-24
|HOBSON AND
 RICHARDSON
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party in power. Always in the North they support the Republicans; in the South they stand by the Democrats, and the only way man can hope 70 hold ofice in Alabama is to stand in with ths railroads. They always back the ins. They have their candidates for every office and they go out and pretend to stand for railroad legisla- tion until they get elected and then they show their hands. It Is up to you to detect them You ought to be able to tell a real sheep from wolS dressed In sheep's clothing.
 If fellow has been in power ror
 some time, has held office. make him prove up before you trust him. It Is time for the outs to have chance. The people are the outs. All the cam didates are honest and want to dc right but they have to fight against a tyrant-e The eyes of the world are on Aiabama. It Is holy cause of liD- erty Won't you serve? Surely you are patriot. If my father or brother were on the side of the railroads would cut my arm off before I would vote for him - you have tho weapon. the lallot, It is an army of volunteer patriots. Remember your forefathers. It IS the same Blood, the same bone, and same sinews that fought the fight of llto. Shall we be robbed of the liberties that have come down to us7 Come out and learn the battle field. Your ene- mv. the railroad, fights by stealth. when you come to the polls put your hand on your heart and draw your head and take a dead aim. ,,. In conclusion Mir. Hobson saio: | am a friend of Dr. Cunningham. de- sire to bear testimony of his high char | - ' nj d fn hear record for his high services. He ought | to be given credit for being sincere. | He said Conner spent $10,000 of his own money to be elected President of the Railroad Commission. He has sacri- feed more than $30.000 serving his people If he is elected Governor, the | four years will cost him more than $f00, 1000, but 1t Is money well spent, TOT he is educating the masses"
 I He said Conner was @ brigadier now and 1t was the determination to make | him commander in chief. Hobson said l he spent $7,000 of his money In his ef- | fort to be elected to Congress. but it
 was a good thing to be able to make money and then spend 1t in wise | cause He spoke of the pitiful object of Mir. Conner standing at the head of
 the Commission pleading for reforms and the two associates refusing to sup port him while the Speaker of the House of Representatives stood among the head attorneys of the railroad l fighting the people. Dr. Cunningham, he said. had tried to get on the plat form of MT. Conner, who saw success after twenty years continuous strife nghting for the cause now about to i win, but the people would have none of 1t. A desperate effort is now being
 made to override the people. Conner is your friend, Cunningham Is your friend. | but Conner will carry sixty-five out of | sixty-seven counties.
 | Judge Richardson Speaks.
 l Judge Richardson was introduced
 and at once began his speech which
 brought applause of the heartiest kind.
 He poured hot shot into Conner and
 spared not. He safd he would be less
 than a man were he not to appreciate
 the presence of so many cultured and
 handsome ladies who showed their in- terest in the political affairs of their
 State by being present. What differ
 ence 1t presented since the odorifer- ous son of Ham had ceased to be a
 menace to the States politics. The
 ladies are all for Cunningham. "Who
 Is the better man, Conner or Cunning
 ham2 A voice replies. Conner"
 'If Conner quits ais present job he | is a deserter," said Judge Richardson. i eff Captain HoCson had charge of a
 company of men aud sent them out i'd
 execute a piece of work and the leader
 quit. he would have him shot. Mir.
 Conner made a great sacrifice. he says, to be elected President of the Rail-
 road Commission, and yet when just
 fairly started, ha wants to go higher. He wants to quit his post. Ninety per cent of the orders of the Railroad lCommission have been compiled with. Mir. Conner has been given relief. Is
 relief or personal honor what he is | seeking Mir. Conner lobbied for the bill he now says is unconstitutional | Yet Captain Hobson says lobbying IS | criminal Conner owes his position to | Cunningham. But for his vote Conner
 would never have been named as
 President of the Commission.
 | "Captain Hobson sHys the old soldier tax is a mere incident. I deny this. lCunuingham was for twenty-six years
 working and voting for the old sol diers. Where was Conner? He was
 down on the Central of Georgia Rail road of which his brother was Presi- dent, getting favors not shown others | in freight rates. While Cunningham
 was working for better pensions for
 the old soldiers, for better schools,
 where was Conner? Lobbying for the
 exemptions of cotton mills from tax
 ation. Cunningham worked and fought
 for the elimination of the negro from
 politics. Where was Conner? Work
 ing for his own interests.
 Conner says that the orders of the
 Commission are not obeyed. He can
 not show where one order was not
 obeyed. Conner said he did not want
 to be President of the Railroad Com=
 mission, did not want to be Governor,
 but the people would have nothing
 else. If you over heard of czar just
 think of Conner sayinC I must have
 the House I must have the Senate. 1 must control or will not be the Gov ernor. I must have my men ekecte,. to the various Stnte offices
 Comparison of Candidates.
 For tweaty-six years Conner has been getting money. For twenty-siX years Cunningham has been fighting for his country. For two years Co.,
 mer has been going around in prl- vate car drinking and eating at the expense of sthe state. He failed and
 refused to discharge his sworn Guty
 in making a report as the law requires at his hands.