The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-22

arA,enca there several days ago by ahout eIgthy-five voters. After speak l ing at Hurtsboro, Dr. Cunningham went | to Scale. where he addressed an au- dience of about 200 persons, which ex- ceeded MT. Corners audience there py about forty voters.
 l Dr Cunningham reached Girard yes- l terday afternoon about 5 o'clock and met with a fine reception, spending the remainder of the day in meeting the | the people of Girard. At o'clock pr. Cunningham entered the hall, and found an audience of 200 people waiting to l hear his address and as he advanced
 to the stand was greeted by burst of l applause If Dr. Cunningham felt any | fatigue from his strenuous day of cam paigning his appearance and spirit, did not disclose the fact, for from the first to the last of the address he held the attention of his audience without a sim gle interruption, with the exception Of
 an occasional outburst of applause.
 The thing that was noticeable and char acteristic of the audience was that it was a thinking audience and that they were eager to hear Dr. Cunningham's s side There was no wild clamor as of intense partisans worshipping dema- gogue, but it was sane audience, an impartial and unbiased jury, hearing the plea of a citizen asking political
 
 complimentary to the people of Gfrard
 and Russell County and to pr. Cum
 ningharn.
 pr. Cunningham was introduced by
 Captain E. P. Coulter. who. in few
 clean-cut sentences. without compli-
 ment or fiattery. recited a part of the
 doctors record while Governor and
 asked for him an attentive hearing.
 Dr. Cunningham's speech was entire
 ly free of mud-slinging and personal ities. He stood upon his record. and his record on the questions or Issues he advocated are the State records at
 Montgomery. He discussed the present convict system of which he Is the ac-
 knowledged inventor, and the question
 of education, stating that he had never failed when the opportunity presented itselR to cast his vote for appropria- tions for educational purposes. He elie- ited applause by expressions on the use
 of the pardoning power, saying that al- though he had made free use or tne poW CT while he was Governor In the ap
 sence of the chief executive. he 1eit
 that he had not used it freely enougp' and if elected Governor he would exer-
 else that power when 1t appeared 70
 him that mercy ought to be shown.
 The doctor also discussed the ques-
 tions of immigration and labor ana as
 many of the auditors were worklhS
 men the presentation of his views on these subjects had the protouno
 attention of all present pr Cuh-
 ningham claimed that he Knew, ps
 contact and experience, the workihs-
 man and referred to his record 1o show that he was the author Of plll regulating the payday of laoorers ana in other ways looking to remedyihs the condition of the masses
 Lastly. the orator took up the gues- lion of railroad rate legislation and disposed of 1t seemingly to the satis- faction of his hearers. He indig- nantly denied the allegation of the manager of MT. Corners campaign. MT | Frank S, White of Birmingham, that he is a wagon-c climber, and showed that he had voted for bill to create railroad commission with power 10
 regulate rates. He alluded to the et- forts of The Birmingham News and 1 The Opelika News. to try to decelVe the people by not telling all the truth l in regard to his record on this ques- | ton. by saying that he, Dr. Cunning | ham. opposed a bill to create rail-
 road commission The speaker admit 1 ted that he did oppose one bill to create "a commission without power,
 but added in forceful language and | cited doubters to his record that he had not only voted for but had espous- l cd bill to create a commission with power to regulate rates. The
 candidates views on this question
 were warmly applauded.
 Concluding. the doctor remarked