The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-04
CO[. O'NEAL ATTACKS
 THOMPSON'S RECORD
Speaks to Crowd at Magnolia
 Hall
CONDEMNS "PIE EATERS
That the Only Fight Is Between the Lily Whites and Black
 and Tans

Characterizing Joseph O. Thompson as "a renegade to his race and a traitor to his people," Col Emmet O'Neal last night fired the large crowd which filled Magnolia hall at the meeting of the Young Mems Good Government club to high pitch of enthusiasm. It was one of the most appreciative audiences that ever listened to speaker in Bir- mingham and it was the general opin- ion that Colonel O'Neal made the best speech of his life. Every sentiment was every seat in the hall.
 Colonel ONeal made the first speech of his campaign for the nomination before the Young Mems Good Govern ment club and last night closed his part of the campaign in the Magic City. He speaks in Mobile tomorrow night.
 His condemnation of the black and tan wing of the republican party was vigorous and severe. q am ready, as the leader of the democratic hosts,' he said, "to meet the attacks from any source, even though they come from the protege of Booker T. Washington.
 
 of every cur that barks at the heels of the democratic party, but when the captain of the pie brigade of the black and tan party through corrupt violation of the criminal law, by an enormous slush fund from assessments of federal officials, secures the publication throughout the state of false and slan- derous charges, I feel that it is my duty to condemn him.
 T am glad" he said. "that here Is no longer any disaffection in the dem ocratic party. Colonel Mallory and I have pulled down our flags and united and have no feeling except that gen erous rivalry which seeks to most pro- mote our common cause We want no man in the democratic party who vio- lates the sacred, solemn pledge of hon. or and the clarion call of duty and principle"
 Maj. Joseph Scully presided over the meeting and pr. H. A. Elkourie de- | livered the first address. He said that the good government club, organized
 to defeat the amendment to the con- stitution will always be safeguard | against fanaticism in the community and always ready to come out on the
 right side.
 "In the east" he said, they have already unfurled the democratic ban
 ner and have declared that they, too, are ready to re-establish good govern
 ment in this country. We in Alabama
 will maintain our place in the ranks
 of free democracy which will ; soon
 sweep these United States.
 "If there were no other reason, we
 should be united against that internal in-
 iquitous autocratic tariff. which is grad
 ually making all the poor people of the | country into paupers and socialists. Even the dumb rock" he declared,
 has become oppressed and rises from
 the ground crying out to democrats. Re
 lieve me from the tyranny of republican l ism"
 | In closing, he said Now, when every thing is at stake shall we for the sake
 of few family differences, be found dis
 rupted? l know that we will, one and all, swear perpetual allegiance and devotion
 to the standard of democracy and soon
 the banner of victory will wave all over
 the United States"
 1 When Major Scully introduced Colonel O'Neal as "the white man, the next gov
 ernor of Alabama" there was a great demonstration In honor of the speaker.
 He took occasion in the beginning to re-
 fer to his having opened his campaign on
 that platform, and thanked the club for
 its faithful support.
 "I wish to congratul you," he said | that all the bitterness which past con- i tests engendered has been forgotten, and we stand ready to take our place with | the other states which are being swept by
 democratic victory that will restore our
 party to power in the government Though the night has been dark and the clouds of diversity have lowered low, | today we can see light and look forward | to the overthrow of grevfous burdens | of taxation, and the restoration of | all that stands for pure and good government. The ills which affect our body polite will be cured by those grand old democratic principles, founded | by Jefferson, sanctioned by Jackson and illustrated by Grover Cleveland. We will never lay down our arms until the re- publican party obeys the rule which was thundered down from Mount Sinai, Thou | shalt not steal '"
 | Then, taking up the local situation, he said: '1 congratulate you that there is practically no opposition to the demo- cratic party in Alabama. The little fight ! that is now going on in this state is be- | tween the black and tans and the lily whites for the position of referee of the | President of the United States
 | He then denounced Joseph O. Thomp-
 son as a renegade to his race and a | traitor to his people. His very platform attacks the suffrage clause of our const- tution,' he said "a barrier which we l erected against the menace of negro rule, | conceived in wisdom and ratified by the people of Alabama as a foundation of
 white supremacy forever Because we
 knew that the negro would never pay a
 debt in advance the poll tax was created. If anyone has injected the negro ques- tion into the campaign, 1t is MT. Thomp- son. l did not say that would vote for | a negro rather than MT. Thompson, for I never expected to be confronted by such 1 an alternative, but 1 would vote for the negro secretary before 1 would vote for | the man who promotes social equality by | putting the negro into such a position | Colonel ONeal then sketched the his | tory of Booker T. Washington from the
 humble teacher who asked for an appro-
 priation to open an industrial school for