The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-24
|O'Nedl Wins New Friends
BY Vigorous Cullman Speech


Comersm, of Brooks Lawrenceism, and
all the isms which have disgraced the
name of the commonwealth of Alabama.
Colonel O'Neal denounced Mallory's an
swer to Senator Sprag letter. 1.-THE
great curse of the last four years has
been that the governor has dominated
legislation, but Mallory goes even farther
than Conner dared go. No. he says, you
are not the judge. l will oppose my Will
to the sovereign will of the people.
'As for me. the only voice l will obey
is the sovereign voice of the people. The
courts construe. the legislature makes the
law. and the governor should not inter-
pose his veto against what is the evil
dent will of the people l would go into
the office unpledged and untrammeled. de-
termned to return peace and tranquility
to the state and so discharge the duties
of that office as to cut off that legacy OF
an empty treasury and a PROSTATE credit,
which the state has inherited from this
administration"
Colonel ONeal did not fail to arraign
the opposition for its course In dropping
what five months ago they called moral
issue. How then can he tell the people
that it is dead? If the people of Ala
bama should declare against the desecra-
ton of the Sabbath, would he declare that
the issue was dead?'
He laid no claims to being infinitely
good. II am as human as other mon
are. II I was as good as they paint
Mr. Mallory, / would not stand here and
defile my snowy robes among you sim
cursed people. l would expect fiery
chariot to descend and transport me to
realms above"
Led Him Up to High Mountain
Colonel O'Neal convulsed his audience
with a description of 1.-The Fall of NAL
lory." There was hurried call and he
came to Montgomery. The Rev. Brooks
Lawrence carried him up into a high
mountain and stretching his hand out
over the state of Alabama said. Behold
what I will give you. Look below and
see his excellency the governor, In robes
of purple reveling In high places. Even
that will I give you. And Mr. Mallory
sacrificed his Judgment for what he be-
loved was political preferment.
"But the Rev. Brooks Lawrence had
no more governorship to offer than the
devil OF old had kingdoms to offer our
Master
Colonel o'Neal was introduced to the
audience by George Fl. Parker. Among
those on the platform were F. V. Tilford
]. r. Rosson, William Richards, c. Burk-
hart of Hanceville, John F. Dyer, A. j,
Casey, w. H. Waldrop Of Baileytown,
Father Ignatius, A. c. Sexton, Gen. Sam
Faust and DIR. Oden.
His campaign is being managed by a
committee of three, consisting of Frank
Tilford, John Dyer and c. Burkhart. They
all declare that Colonel O'Neal Will carry
the county by at least 1000 majority.
In opening his address Colonel ONeal
referred to the recent fight when Cullman
marched in the van, and said he was
gla6 to speak to a people who always
stood for law and good government, and
who fight for the preservation of their
liberties.
At the very outset he pointed to a
question more important than the am
bition of any man. The question is
whether the victory you won last No
vember shall or shall not be ratified;
whether the hosts of fanaticism we then
overthrow shall be returned again to pow
er; whether a triumphant majority shall
surrender to a defeated and discredited
minority"
He reaffrmed and Reimbursed every
principle set forth by the Montgomery
conference (which has been Endorsed by
an overwhelming vote of the people.
If there is any man here who voted for
the amendment. it Is his duty as a dem
ocrat under jefferson to bow to the will
OF the majority and enroll under our
standard tM
He laughed at the charge that under his
administration the saloon would be re-
turned in two months, and promised the
prohibition laws a fair trial, although he
EXPRESSED himself as opposed to those
provisions of the Fuller bill which deny
the right of trial by jury and legalize per-
iurv in Alabama. 'To have prohibition
I don't believe it is necessary to under
mine every principle of liberty-loving
people.