The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-07


 E covernor--r don't wonder at it. bat if I he'd to eet either. would try the hymn book. Some of the missionaries do good. no doubt. but t would take e million of them, million years to repair nnd undo the injury the ras- cailys r,oney-ioving English did the chinamen In forcing opium. ct che cannon< mouth. into his country. The to make hin srnoks opium. and then they send mfssionerfss to hiIn to make him quit don't quite understapd U, and I douht if the chinamsn under stands tf.
 wailaes--I think he does. He knows that most people.
 ssT @ they sssy fss ssy. a sS Justice Harlan. who dissented in the
 oovernor-win you pray tell me if there Is no other subject worthy your attentionf
 Fort--What I was about to say. My. Liege, was that this same devoted lover of the doctrine of States Rights also dfssented In the Berea College case. m which All the other members of me &uuNk mSA0 AAt8t &ASAtA0ShS eAe-s- right to provide separate schools for whites and blacks.
 Governor--Weii, Fort. !. recall saying many nice things about Judge Harlan after his dissent In fhe---in the--con- found it--Minnesota Case, which, l think. I would have left unsatd had thought him capable Of his dissenting performance in the College Case. You can never know what . man will do, and I have made up my mind not to heap praise again on any man as long as he lives.
 Waiiace--You mean. Governor. as long as you live, do you not7
 Governor-No, I don't mean anything of the kind. mean as long as he, the man am talking about. lives. There Is no sense in saying won't do t as Ionx as [ live, for couldn't do it af- terwards, could IT Boys. suppose you noticed that in my Bessemer speech | said | would take my Nationsl Guard down to Mobile and enforce the laws!
 Waliace--Yes, I made Q casual ob- seryation of 1t. but Isknew you couldn't do 1t. Why, Governor. you have no more power to do 90 than | nave without a walking cana hung on my arm. and you know I couldn't do that
 Governor-Then what am I to dof The laws must be enforced.
 Wallace-If would suggest that you take your Brigadier- Generals and Colonels--all your staff-dressed Tn full uniform, and march them up and down the streets of Mobile. The si9n. would dazzle the eyes of the people and then they couldn't see to do wrong
 Governor---A capital idea, Wallace: and I doubt If any one but you would have thought of 1t, but thens come to think about it. the people would think, when they saw the gorgeous uniforms and the glitter of the brass--buttons. I mean--that 1t was Mardi Gras pro- cessioh or maybe an aurora borealts. doubt. Wallace, if under our laws, prohibiting, cruel and unusual, pun ishments, I have the right to dazzle the eyes of the people to the point or blindness. The Idea tH good one, Wallace, but too severe in its opera. tion. We win later on think up some. thing else.
 WalIace-weli, I have no further suggestion to make son that subject. I do not think the people would be permanently afflicted with blindness by gazing at your Generals and Col onels. but would simply have their eyes dazzled by the spectacular per- formance, and then, no blood would he shed as might to be the cases if you ordered the National Guard to go down with muBketGs By all means 8- void the flow of blood.
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 Of honest fame. then sheading seas of gore" fA '' ~ iet " Governor--ohi yes. uuite true. I do wish the people would. obeya the. laws I had My Legislature to pssB. But no! they won't do 1t, but must oonl tinually be posting of to some in- ferior Federal Court and have them dnjoined. Tn ten you boys, between the pleasure feel when consider my exalted station and the humiliation nH heinz. hnaind. hand and fnlf hY an