The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-08

He was quite excited and wrought up when he WAS inviting Dr. Cunningham ito strike hands with him in his great work"
 hunter who was advised by the Wes-
 tern countryman to hunt prairie chick ems with "A small dog and scatter | gum" he suggested to Dr. Cunning ham that he should start and follow such campaign. But I say to you, Doctor" said Mir. Conner. If you don't come and join me in this fight. can't
 say what the people will do on the 27th of August This is Jeffersonian Democracy It is not Hamiitonian Democracy. Some of the crowd you are training with are representatives of Hamiltonian Democracy, and not the sort of Democracy that I have been standing for"
 Tt Is the greatest fight since the time of Houston. when he came down from the mountains and led the fight for white supremacy against the car petbaggers and scalawags. The fight In 1874 was for liberty and white mans government. The fight in 1soS is for liberty and white mans govern ment It Is the greatest fight the world has ever known"
 Mfr Conner quoted from the address of Judge Roulhac before the last State | bAE A4SOclHtlOn, WHfCu tnc cpcdhci declared that "a railroad attorney should be classed as g brakeman or a conductor, a servant of the railroad and that he should never be elected to public ofice Drawing his thin lips close together and raising shaking finger above his head. Mir Conner stamped his foot and asked in loud shriIl voice: Would you appoint railroad attorney to officer
 se xrr,srS hp the right man. I believe Tn looking at what a man is not who he is." said Dr. Cunning ham quietly.
 The quiet reply aroused the enthu- siasm of the Cunningham men and they chsered Justify. When 1t was over some. man wanted cheer for Conner and he got one.
 Tn closing Mir. Conner said that pr. Cunningham was trying to prove him self poor man. His opponent. Mir. Conner said, has been contract physi- clan for twenty-five years and that right now there wasn't q physician in Alabama who would not swap places with him.
 Says Cunningham Is Rich.
 Why. doctor, you are a rich man." said Mir. Conner. How much are you worth?" es
 What will you give me for ity' ask cd Dr. Cunningham and mingled ap- plause and cheers greeted the reply
 Hearty applause greeted Dr. Gun ningham as he stepped to the speakers table. If one judged by the cheers and aplause. the crowd had in 1t a majority of Cunningham men. So clear did thi sseem that MT. coner's rural friend in the background again called for three cheers for "B. B. Conner, the next Governor" but the Conner men had to take second place in the noise mak- ing
 T appear before you felIew citi- zens. as candidate for Governor said Dr. Cunningham, for you have the right to know of candidate for Governor his public record if he has held office and that shall explain to you. Tn my opinion the canvass for Governor should be pursued with the same dignity and the same fairness. with which the duties of the office should be discharged. I shall attempt no oratory. no skyscraping. The Gov- ernor of Alabama should be a leader of the people and he should lead them in lofty thought and dignity"
 Dr. Cunningham drew splendid picture of tho great prosperity of Ala- bama achieved since 1876. That prog ress had been achieved, that prosperity had been fostered by the administra- tions of Democratic administrations.
 And I for one" said Dr. Cunning ham. do not believe that these Dem ocratic Governors have been recreant to their trust. and to their duty" The problem of increasing the white pop ulation of Alabama Is one to which the leaders of the State should se- riously and earnestly apply themselves" 4aid the speaker, He favored the en- couragement by the state of immigra- ton which would bring to Alabama im- migrants who would have O fellowship of language and a fellowship of cus- toms
 The Treasury Surplus.
 He explained the great size of a surplus in the State Treasury which he said was surprising In view of the reduction in the tax rate made by the constitutional convention. He favored the division of this treasury surplus between old soldiers and the common schools of Alabama. That such a sur plus was possible, Dr. Cunningham de- clared. because of the change in the convict system by which the State was receiving $S00,ooO a year more than 1t had received under the old sys- tenn. ,-A
 Dr. Cunningham stood for supengis- ion in some degree that would be ef- foctive of labor conditions In the State.
 T am aware" said pr. Cunning gham,
 
 conditions Is in the nature of pater- nalism. But, fellow citizens, unless so- ciety organizes in. it's cooperative oa- pacity to protect the children of this the generations which come after will suffer.
 Now, MT. Conner. do not think that I mean anything personal by this, be- cause you are an employer of cotton mill labor. As far back as 1899, I left the chair of the president of the Sen ate and took the floor to help Senator Hurst pass his bill forbiddinG child labor in Alabama and Senator Hurst sitting there will eubstantiate this 
 Dr. Cunningham denied that he was more radical than MT. Conner stated. He said that statemeits made by him had been misquoted so taht the asser- ton reported by MT Conner could be made Because he had said that condl- tions for rate making in Alabama were superior to those of Georgia. he did | not say that he would favor a maximum i rate lower than the Georgia rate
 And in this connection pr. Cunning | ham twitted MT. Conner with inconsis- tency. He had. so pr. Cunningham declared. announced in the opening of | the campaign that he favored making the Georgia rate the maximum rate and he was now claiming in his Tus- caloosa speech that he favored mak- ing the Alabama rate the maximum rate As for himself. Dr. Cunning ham said, he would never consent to make the Alabama rate. which had been proved to be too high, the maxi mum rate.
 struggles to secure an education for the medical profession Dr Cunning ,.a,,, saiA. "I am neither rich nor poor