The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-11
POLITICS ~ ALARAMA.
Alr. Jahn y. MAJ sA Ms ueesionseTinR
Hahles and ms OpPsaensa.


To ran Enron or THB sUN-Siy: 90.
In THB SUN Of April ~ q oommunioa,ioo
slgned John Modaf.- which b an attain
entially be would lead some 10 believe ,h,,
Mr. white was . fugitive nom Justice IN
Misaiaslppi I would like 70 defeat M
white a. well a. Mr. Bankhead for ire sen
ate. but 10 accomplish this would no, b
/ willing 10 sanction an &C; e la!rs.ses ssssss.
either ne charges against me are equally
without foundation.
! have looked through the tslspAsas lis,
and the city directory Of Birmingham and
( and no such name upon the list Mr. MOI
/ fat. n there h such q person. h not known
there, 30 far a. have been able 10 ascertain
after d1lgent inquiry
This seems 10 BE- Senator RAnkheads
method Of conducting HE campaign. He
does not speak for himself He doea NOT
assume the responsibility Of such utteraness
e. this. but which are made In hia inieres, All
the same.
The record discloaea but one perfect ma,
who has ever lived or walked upon this sarih
Perhaps Il - true that neither my public nov
private life has been all that Il should have
been. but there has never been q time and
there never will be time when would mo-
be pleased 10 have both laid side By side
with that Of the Hon. John u. Bankhead
senior Senator from Alabama. and nvrs
the closest scrutiny.
4 country editor told ne the other dav
that he received a letter from Senator RAM
head asking him 10 indorse him edhorialIv
Ne did not reply 10 the letter or comply NHh
the request A few days later no recriysi
another letter from senator hankhead Ell
pressing surprise that he had not indorssd
him ediiorially and requesting that be please
do 80 a. once. and send him the bill a. he
was preparing 10 issue an EXTRA 10 the
DeoDie % Alabama containing hla editoris
Endorsements When this extra Il issued II
u Il issued. hope for the honor u the press
Of Alabama. that u will contain no editorials
paid for az 80 much line
ON sunday, April :. At Choccolocco in
Calhoun county. In this State, the Rev y T
Black. Methodist minister. stated In nj.
pulpit that a prominent AlnbAmian had In.
formed him that he had heard a represent.
alive from . wealthy corporation IN New
YORK offer Mr. Bankhead 800. 90 10 put bin
In which he was interested through Congress
hut that Mr. nankhead refused 70 acceni
The prioe. My comment upon the Incident
when Il was repeated 10 me was that u such
exposed the marty In the senate ~ the United
States and endeavOrsd 10 convict him on an
effort 70 bFibe public oficlal
Referring now - the alleged John Mof-
charge that before issuing any public state
ment 10 tho people Of Alabama u n nv habit
TO retire to my library 20 consider and pre-,
mare the same. ! VIII say that confess
the ChhrRe. albeit ] am sure the Hon John
" nankhead. the senior senator from Ala.
hama. could never suffer from a like accuse.
ton. The incident Of the imrenetrahla
forest referred 10 by him Il pure hetion ard
has no foundation In fact upon which % rest
IN other words, using a language which per.
hapa he miEht he better able 70 understand
the alleged incident IL lie made out Of whels
cloth. My situation and the attitude o. nv
detrsctors remind me Of q speech made b.
Mr. Lamar, 70 whom YOU make such nohle
reference In the senate Of tho United statss
Giving the incident - related 20 me. {,
seems he vas defending Mr. Davis. the presl.
dent 0f the Southern Confederacy, against
q fierce attack which had been made upon
him IN the senate presenting the Just view
that Mr.. Davis was not more responsible
than other Southern leaders for the source
taken by the Southern States In withdraWing
from The Union.
In the course Of dramatic passage in he
speech he paused and asked with great en-
phasis. Who was u that waa chained 10
the rOckF- One Of the Senat0Fa Who had
made the attack upon Mr. Davis arose ard
answered IL was prometheua' @Yes'
replied Mr.. Lamar. ~ was prometheus
and shaking his finger % the Senator N
quest Ion he said I want 20 Nay 70 the seha.
TOR that u vas a yuiture and not an eagle
that gnaWed AZ his vitals''
ANNisrov. Ala Mays