The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-03
KERN SPEAKS IN BIRMINGHAM Great Audience Hears
 Candidate. GIVEN A WARM VEL COME Democratic Candidate Pays Short Visit to Alabama. introduced by Chairman Mallory. Who Refers Briefly to Issues of the campaisn--Party Leaves
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v,-n,tnrham. Oct. 2.--(SpeciaL )-Ine
 -,ach of John w. kern, DemocfaetS 5orainee for Vice President al the 1eA ferson Theatre this afternoon Mas 1ocical' exposure of the source ol 1ns swollen fortunes about which so liuen sii has been said by the leaders or Do'A great parties. a.d ,o know what more Theodore Roosevelt on A tiger hunt in Africa, couiu oo through Taft, whose feeble cry IS me too" than he has done when hoiolhs the reins of government m ms own hand. .
 s.Roosevelts messages to the iast Congress sound like caged lion. oe- ciared MT. Kern, and then he went on 10 describe the call of. John Snarp williams for thirty Republicans to overthrow the despotism of the House of Representatives where i've men were blocking the destiny of nation
 The amassing of fortunes through the wrongful taxing of the people un- der the protective tariff and the TUT ther growth of those fortunes by the intricate machinery of combination in restraint of trade was explained in painstaking detail.
 MT. Kern demanded to know what the President has done to curb these trusts. He demonstrated that the iIn-
 
 imposition of fines upon the people and declared that the struggle must con- tinue until the same sort of punish ment is visited upon rich criminals as upon the poor.
 In his. peroration he eulogized will liam Jennings Bryan. a man who has never compromised with unla@1ul monopoly. but who is heartily in Sympathy with legitimate business.
 sHe Is man who has never feared to acknowledge the name Of his Saw lour." added MT. Kern.
 Reception in Birmtnmham.
 With cheers as if the election had already been held and the result in favor of the Democratic wicket an- nounced, Mir. Kern came to Blrming- ham to-day. J1e was received at the Aote1s E3lilman by largo delewafion of prominent business men of Bir- ftlinghal1i and various parts of the yate. was tendered a lunch con at 1 o'clock, delivered an address at the Jefferson Theatre at o'clock and left at o'clock for Georgia. His next speaking place is Macon.
 The distinguished guest was shown every attention in Birmingham from the time he arriysa1pntil he left in the, afternoon! sa ts eal committees and band were aeea "A depot Lieu tenant Governor s Y.{ Is Gray who is also presidens @aAaq, local Bryan Kern Club, and JeSt@ c. King secre- tary of the Bryan-Kern Club. and sew eral others were on hand and greeted the vice presidential candidate.
 At. the hotel warm welcome was extended by the business men. MT. Kern was assigned to room No. S. to which he retired at once to look over his mall and telegrams.
 Among those at the hotel to offer a welcome were Hon. H. s. D. Mallory, former chairman of the State Demo- cratic executive committee. Selma; sam Blaca. well of Decatur; J. $. Moortng. Anniston; Chambless Keith, Selma; O. V. CrRbtree. Tuscaloosa; Adjutant General Bibb Graves, Mont gomery; State Senator John F. Will son, Hon. John W. Tomlinson. Bir- mingham;. John w. O'Neill, Birming- ham. and simon Klotz, Birmingham.
 MT. Kern was accompanied by W. c, Whihen. of Chicago, a representa- tive of the Associated Press and J. II. Lewis. well known Chicago Dem- Ocrat joined him here.
 Introduced by Mallory.
 sea of faces greeted MT. Kern at the Jefferson Theatre. where he was introduced by Chairman Mallory of the. State Committed.
 Mir. Mallory was cheered when he arose to present Mir. Kern. Mir. Nal lary himself made a good speech
 MT. Mallory said in part
 The presence of this great audience witnesses to the importance of the election soon to occur, and the admira' tion we entertain towards our candi- dates.
 When 1t is considered that in Nov ember next, the electors of the several States will determine who are to be the Constitution, governors of more than eightly millions of Americans and the governmental policies that shall guide them, the overwhelming magnitude of the event is seen.
 The Democratic party has under taken the task of restoring our Nat. ional Government to its true Constitu- tional functions and Limitations. It is warning the country that the Republt- can party. during its forty or more years of almost uninterrupted control, has been faithless to its trust: that in- stead of administering the affairs of the government in the interest of all the people. it has devised and carried out policies for the advantage of spe- cial and favored classes; that taking advantage of the wonderful prosperity and growth of the country, due to it's unexampled resources, and to the il. telligence. industry and vigor of our citizenship. 1t has deceived the people, and made them believe that thIs pros parity is the fruit of Republican poli- ctca and rule.
 We are giving warning of the breakers so near that it does not re- quire the skilled eye of the statesman to see them. We are pointing out the sxtravagance of the ruling party. an extravagance so reckless. that appro- priations of more than billion dollars were made at the last session of Con Gress, and which, if not checked, will become still more reckless and de hauch the public service and oppress the people. We are pointing out the enormous and unnecessary increase in the number of office holders, forming a class of government adherents apart from the people, removing them from the industrial occupations of society, and maintaining them at the expense of the tax payer; the insidious colon ial policy. which Is tugging at Constl- tutionaI limitations. with all the force and power Of Imperialism; the rise of Cannonism, the exaltation of Commit lee rule, by which Congress has ceased to be a legislative and deliberative body, and has become the unwilling instrument of a small coterie of Re- publican bosses: the degradation of home Fuie-.SO