The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-06
|GnCHRIST
MAKESA HIT:
Florida Governor ,5peaks
to Tammany.
DISCUSSES RACE PROBLEM
Letters Read From Williams and
Harmon.
Patriotic Sentiments ~ Ds@scrsts
Arc CAesreS Durins TIE rs~rsA
- Juay csissr.ts. ..
.@4i-- New Ysrk.


~
New York. July E.--with its trsdi-
tional enthusiasm the society OF Tam
many held its annual Fourth Of July
celebration today, q throng OF MEM
bers fi1ling the elaborstsly decorated
audience chamber In Temmany Hall
and cheering the patriotic sentiments
OF the speaker.
Governor Albert w. 0ilohrist, OF
Florida, orator Of the day, who In de-
iivering the Tong talk" awoke by
gone echoes Of the historic edince and
aroused the enthusiasm of his audi
ence with his pronouncement Of re-
newed faith In traditional Democratic
doctrine. Governor GiIchrist devoted
considerable attention to the race
problem. defending with fervor) the
south's course with regard to the me-
gro and abiding pointcdiy to the
newer race questions which are agi-
tating other sections Of the country.
After paying high tribute to the or
ganfzation, Its accomplishments and
services. Governor Giichrist turned tc
National issues. declaring that. great
L - $50 R0~esDAhhAc1 okC AVE- thG kutuE<
growth and development of this coun.
try. yet its greatness would be but a.
q white sepudcher. beautiful with
| out, but within full of dead mems
bones, II the policy of the present
ruling power in this nation 10 to con-
tinue.s
Governor Giichrfst referred to the
tariff question. and pointed out what
he declared to be fallaoies and absur.
4 dfttAa ~ IA
promises and assertions. expressing
wonder that the Republicans had moi
claimed credit for all the natural ed.
vanteges OF the country. He asserted
! that every financial panic or crisii
which the country has suffered has
started while the Republicans were In
power When the high protectivs
said. for the benefit OF infant indus
| triess
| AFTER forty-eight ysars. ana aftel
they have become shle tp&cosnpetl
successfnily with the world, DO 70,
still consider them infants2''s be asked
Thea they E&ia THAI enc 96rsi&n
| paid the tariff. DO you suppose thai
| the American Newspaper Publishers
Association believes that, when they
unanimously Resolved. that II II the
sense OF this meeting that the duty
ION printing paper. wood pulp and other
material entering into the manufac-
ture OF printing paper be Immediate
| ly repealed?" The Democratic party
very properly. styled this ss per tor
| not tax upon the foreigner, but a
tax upon the spread OF knowledge.
Thanks to the protest Of the press and
the Democratic party. IL ~ now pro.
posed to revise downward this particu.
| lar tax.
Then the Republicans claimed thai
| owing to increased protection in oui
\ country, that thereby competition
would reduce the prices at home
With the establishment of the man.
moth trusts and consultations, uoes
| any one now believe that statement,
Now they cannot fool the people or
these points. They now say that tbs
laborer 10 the principal Beneficiary.
Does any one believe that nows The,
tell US In their platform that abuse OF
wealth and the tyranny of power, and
all the evils Of privileges and favorit.
isms have been put to scorn by the
simple manly virtues OF justice anc
fair play. You would think the word
was getting 80 good that Gabriel wal
| about to blow his last horn.
Tyranny Of Power.
"As to the abuse Of wealth and tyr.
amy Of power growing out OF III
abuse, during the last campaign, die
you not hear OF notices being posted
in the shops that they would run a,
| half mast II the Democratic party sue
| ceeded7 That they would throw ths
financial and industrial interests of the
country to the foul winds IL q party
succeeded to power which would pass
laws so that the evils. privileges and
favoritisms' would not assert them
selves In securing twenty-four PEI
cent to 100 per cent more than they
should receive in the annual distribu.
ton OF the wealth OF the country
They practically threatened the coun.
try with ruin II their privileges wers
cut down. It 10 the same old tactica
which were used when Tammany wal
successful in fighting for tho election
of Andrew Jackson"
Governor Gilchrist condemned cen.
tralization OF wealth by 'Iegalixed rob-
berry" declaring at Is bound to result
in the elimination Of the middle classes
of the country and the draining Of the
wealth of the masses into the hands OF
the beneficiaries Of the lsgaiized com.
binations."
Can any one wonder that the bene-
fciaries Of such excessive tariff rates
do. every four years threaten the peo-
pie with ruin II an attempt Is made q
actions shall cease?" he asked. "Du.
ring the last campaign they threaten.
ed ruin and destruction In case OF the
success Of the Democratic party" said
he MANY men quivered In their boots
for fear of such disastrous conse.
quences. But when viii the people b
stronger? Will the people be stronger
to assert their rights after twelve OF
fifteen years more of Republican rule IN
the so-called interest OF the laboring-
man? VIII they be stronger when no,
| 8, 900 will own one-fifth Of the property
of the United States. but 1000 men
shall have owned rs per cent or 50 pes
cent of the wealth Of the country"
Responsible for Slavery.
Continuing, the speaker said:
"The New England ancestors OF the
Republican party were largely respon.
sibie for slavery and Its inception. The
Republican party. in its platform, now
talks about having freed the slaves.
They never did any such thing. Their
freedom grew out of a war incident
to secession. the seeds Of which they
had themselves sown. They simply
make this claim in order to have and
control the negro vote. They assured
~ need all Of them they can get In
stead Of the Republicans claiming that
they freed the slaves. their statement
would have been more accurate had
they claimed that In open defiance OF
the Constitution they enfranchised the
negroes"
Governor Gilchrist said he was OPP
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