The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-26

the right of labor to organize in the same manner that he recognized the same right in capital
 T have said the railroads have cer- tain rights" he continued. "and be- cause have done so, MT. Conner has said was unfit. The man who says tho railroads have not any rights is demagogue (Applause.) I have un- dertaken to show. on the other hand, that the people have rights. I stood for the law which brought the Rail- road Commission Into existence, which has the authority to regulate railroad rateas
 pr. Cunningham said he had been pictured as a representative of the corporations
 But I say" he declared raising his voice until 1t could be heard on the l outskirts of the Square, "that not a corporation has contributed cent to my expenses during this campaign. I | said at the beginning that I had cer- be brought home defeated. with those ideals draped about my hearse. than to lose those ideals"
 I For Man and Rich Man. He drew a picture of the manner in | which he had sent out the only cani- i paign literature which had been is- sued In his interest. A committee of | | record He had referred them to his record, Sas 1t touched child labor. as l it touched rate legislation. education | and the administration of the State Convict Department. Ten thousand lcopies of letter had been printed at & cost of $i00. he said, for which he had paid. and these had been sent nut | in envelopes addressed and sealed by his wife and his sister at his home l Compare that picture with the Co., l mer headquarters in Birmingham" he said. There you will find Frank s. | White, formerly a railroad lawyer, and l who may, after the election, again be- | come & railroad lawyer. They have
 sent out thousands of circular letters l to every part of the state. They have | flooded the State with literature. If | MT. Conner is elected it will cost him
 between $25,000 and $30.0o0. How | many in this crowd could afford to
 spend s25,ooo to be elected Governor?"
 There was no response.
 '"rhen. he said. you are, none of | you, qualified for the office. If 1t takes l money to elect a mnn Governor of Ala
 baJna it means one Of two things | either that man must devote his time
 to amassing wealth. to the neglect of
 his fellow men ar he must go to the | corporations for money. And either
 one of those things is something which | I refuse to Ao."
 Speaker Is Intercepted. At this point the speaker was in l terrupted by a voice from the crowd
 why haven't you? You have been | trying for the last fifteen years"
 My friend" responded the Licuten-
 ant Governor unruffIed. you are mis-
 taken. In 1900 my friends urged me
 to run for Governor, but to do so they
 said I must drop the cry for the Con-
 stitutional Convention. I believed m
 the CohAtitutional Convention, and I | would not bc taIse to what 1 believed
 to be my duty. refused to run. and l my record both in that case, and fin
 everything else I have ever done, will
 show that I have always put the good I Of the State before my own prefer ment."
 Dr. Cunningham referred to unfair treatment he had received from some
 of the newspapers of the State during his candidacy The Birmingham News, he said, had the day previous
 come out with an editorial. intimating that he would resign at the last mo- ment. My friends" sai6 the Doctor,
 T am not a quitter, and I shall be in
 the race until the fnish.'
 During the campaign. he said, MT Conner had repeatedly referred to his
 environment. He compared the en- vironment of the two men. His boy hood had been spent in comparative poverty; Mir. Comors in a home of
 opulence. He had started in life healing the sick: MT. Conner had
 started in the counting room where
 ne learned the methods which had en- abled him to amass his fortune
 T have given thirty-one years of
 my life tc the people. while Mir. Co.,
 mer has made a million. Put the fig-
 ure one and six naughts after it. and
 you will see what MT. Conner has done
 for himself" he said. Remove the
 one ana you will see what he has done for the people,"
 He spoke feeIingly of the great dor.
 onstration which had been accorded him m Bfrmingham the night before. That meeting, he declared, was worth more to him. showing as it did, the confidence the people who knew him had in him,
 than 1t would mean to lose Jefferson County. and to win the election bv means of misrepresentation. The meet
 ing had meant much to him, but more
 because it showed the indignation of the people against methods of misrepre-
 sentation, and a protest of the people gainst money
 Referring to questions which had been put to him in regard to his stand on the
 liquor traffic, he said he favored local , option.
 In conclusion, he said there were two types of man, the one who worshipped Manmon, ana the one who served Man The history of the world from the be. . ginning had always indicated an in- creasinE betterment in the condition of man, the wisdom of the sages had . always had as It's object the beneft of
 man.
 God being my helper" he concluded 3 T shaI; stay by man, the handiwork of / God. rather than by Money. the creation of Man"
 Reception at the Close. 3 It was at the close of his speech l that the crowds gathered about the . stand to shake hands with the candi- 9 date. Fully a quarter of an hour ? pa ssed while the informal reception ! continued Finally Dr. Cunningham was freed from the press of the thronC and proceeded to the New Exchange Hotel, where he spent the remainder O!
 the evening, meeting more of the friends who came to congratulate him : and to express their interest in his sue
 cess.
 To hear the Doctors last speech oi the campaign, small party of his rel ! atiVes and friends came from Ensley ! Among these were Dr. M. E. Cunning ham and wife. his son and daughter | in-law; F. G. Moore. E. Stafford and ; Miss Irene Cleere. They were quarter . ed at the hotel with the Lieutenant- Governor.
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