The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-13

speakers being Capt Charles H. Scott candidate for governor: Maj. w. F. Teb- oetts, candidate for lieutenant governor and J. c. Manning, known as "the boy orator of Alabama"
 The remarks of the speakers were cen tered mostly on the regular faction of the party, which was termed an organ ization of officeholders under the domi- nation of the Postmaster General. Cap tain Scott was the chief speaker, paying his respects to J. o. Thompson, his op- ponent of the regular faction, whom he
 gave more attention than he accorded
 Emmet O'Neal, the democratic nominee. Captain Scott was stationed in Annis- ton during the Spanish-American war, and Major Tebbetts formerly resided here, where he married Miss Hattie McKleroy. Due to these facts they were accorded a very attentive hearing by their acquaintances and friends, despite the fact that many in their audience were democrats and regular republicans They went from here to Jacksonville,
 where they spoke Wednesday night
 Thursday night they will speak at lief lin
 Manning Talks
 A feature of the meeting was the dec laration by J. c. Manning, who claimed
  had given when summoned to Washing ton by former President Roosevelt in regard to conditions in the south; that any man who votes for Joe Thompson | for governor of Alabama will indirectly
 vote to perpetuate the power of Booker T. Washington as political factor in | the south Thompson was belabored by l the speaker for the alleged employment of A. N Johnson, washingtons S nephew, | as private secretary his speech being applauded by the democrats present. Major Tebbetts' Speech The address of Major Tebbetts is as | follows:
 "In my opinion, the most hopeful signs which appear in the political heavens at | this time are those which point to the
 great and general interest on the part | of the American people in the govern
 ment of their towns, cities, states and | the nation; the awakening of the citizen | to the fact of his individual responsi- | bility for existing conditions. Higher ideals are demanded of those
 who would serve the public. Ballot box | stuffing and other forms of election 1 fraud have become the exception and not
 the rule. The public conscience has been I educated to a higher degree in these days than at any previous period in the | country's history. Machine rule and ma | chine methods have alike been success fully attacked by political idealists of all parties Only here and there, in iso- l lated cases, Is the noxious fungus of | corruption in office seen to exist when once the light has been turned upon it. | "It is my purpose and privilege and | the purpose of the progressive party to
 turn the light of publicity upon those unhealthy spots which have retarded the growth of the republican party in Ala | bama and in the south generally nrOSnpritV finder | cessive republican administrations has | been reflected here as elsewhere in the | country Prejudice based upon false statements made against the south and Tits people has been overcome by the mighty forces of truth, and men from | to make their homes upon the hillsides | and in the valleys of this God-favored land
 .'Who in the south, be he democrat or republican, has not rejoiced at the fall of those men in power who have been raised to high places by their fellow men but who instead of taking a broad view
 of the duties and responsibilities imposed
 by a sacred trust, have descended upon
 the spoiis of office like some foul bird of prey to feed and fatten upon all that fell beneath the grasp of their talons? "The entire country owes these in surgents' or progressive republicans call them what you will, debt of grat- itude Their work has just begun, and
 no force on earth can stem the power
 of the tidal wave which righteous purpose has created in the political seas of this country
 I've now come to the question of pro-
 hibition What was the purpose or ex-
 cuse for the cowardly straddle of the of fceholders' convention at Birmingham July F on this important subject? @Ix fI,<.A A,,fx T IL sign of the inward timidity and insin- cerity of creatures who live but in the
 sunshine of the smile of the man in
 power Anthropodal, calling themselves republicans, yet trucking to democratic officeholders and prohibitionists who
 might have that mystical and often myth teal thing, worshipped as influence "Why should party, calling itself re- publican either avoid this issue or att tempt to condone present conditions? "Why can they not be honest with themselves?
 .Young men of Alabama, appeal to you to join the progressive party and throw the weight of your vote and infiu- ence to that movement which will one day exert a mighty influence and create new balance of power in this great state and country.
 "In the democratic party you may be hut a cog in the wheel of the machine which supports the load for the county
 courthouse ring the city hall ring or the state capitol ring.
 "In the old republican party in control in this state you cannot enter the holy of holies if you would except by fasting and prayer.
 "The progressive party offers the only
 way open for independent action and in dividual opportunyt. It is built upon a firm foundation and arose from great