The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-05
COL. MALLORY WAS GREETED BY 4 B|G CROWD LAST NIGHT Cheered Enthusiastically When He Said He Believed in
 Statewide Prohibition OTHER SPEAKERS ARE
 WARMLY WELCOMED Percy nnd JenrIes AppIauded When They Asserted They Helped Defeat
 Amendment-Meetlng Had
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 very large and unusually enthusiastic audience last night attended the frs demonstration of the Mallory strength d ! meeting held at the Jefferson theatre
 was past Il o'clock when walkei
 'ercy wound up a well-received speecl made extempore at the request of mem oers of the audience and adjournment was forced
 The distinct feature of the meeting was the address of Col H. s. D. Mallory who was heard for the first time in Sir mingham on behalf or his candidacy foi governor. Colonel Mallory's speech was brilliant and ststesman-lil5e. He out
 lined clearly and vividly the policies on which he stands in his candidacy for he gubernatorial chair. his position and views on education, good roads, the duty If the state to its old soldiers, the rail read question, the respective independ- snce of the legislature, executive and judicial departments of government. and, astly, statewide prohibition, conservatism and democracy.
 In the course of his address Colonel Mallory was frequently interrupted by vigorous expressions of approval on the part of the audience. When he ap- preached the paramount issue in the pres- ent campaign with the statement. "You know that l believe in the policy of state wide prohibition the applause was loud and long sustained.
 The meeting was many-sided and many lngled. Applause was given Colonel Nal .ory who declared his belief in the policy )f statewide prohibition and expressed
 ride in such efforts as he had put forth n defense of the amendment. Applause asserted he had never been prohibition ist ard stated with much satisfaction, I've defeated the amendment" Applause was given Walker Percy. who frankly stated that he never believed prohibition to be the correct solution of the liquor problem and added that he believed return to open saloons would be pathetic back ward swing of the pendulum. One sen- tinent was universal at the meeting that H. s. D. Mallory of Selma is the logical candidate for governor and should be elevated to the office.
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 Besides Colonel Mallory. the speakers of the, evening were Ray Rushton of Montgomery, who came for the purpose, as he said, of bringing good tidings from south Alabama; L. E. Jeffries of Selma, who expressed his intention of telling something about Colonel Mallory; and Walker Percy of Birmingham, who was introduced by the speaker after repeated calls from the audience that he might be heard. Each speaker had something .up his sleeve" and the words of each were attentively followed. Ad- sion, including the scheduled speech of W. H. Sanford of Montgomery. were crowded out for lack of time, but those in attendance received their full share of oratory.
 The meeting was presided over by Ad- dson c. Smith, known for his opposition to the constitutional amendment. The platform was occupied by a large num- Der of prominent Mallory supporters, many of whom came rom other than local points.
 The first speaker was Colonel Mallory himself, who took the floor amid great applause. The salient points In his ad- dress are included in the following:
 In discussing his position on the ques- tion of education, Colonel Mallory stated that he advocates the most liberal at- tention to what he considers the greatest of all causes touching the welfare of the state. "There is a call to the people of Alabama he said, "to give their best time and most earnest efforts to the cause of education. Those children of ours are not responsible for being brought into the world; they cannot shape their own lives and destinies. It is the duty of the people to contribute to them and to their interests. Their interests are the most vital of the commonwealth.
 'sThe prosperity, the growth. the very civilization of the state are vitally con- nected with the question of good roads '" said the speaker in treating the next point in his platform. There is no happier life than the life of the country. God made the country; man made the town In striving to accomplish that which will be of benefit to the farmers, the citizens of the country. we are but carrying out the will and purposes of the Cfeator. When we see the alarming g trend of population from the country to the city; when we take into consider ation the waste of time. energy and money in rough, rocky and uncomfortable roads, we cannot but realize the inn portance of providing decent roads and hence easy modes of marketing crops and allowing inhabitants of the country to n,ingle with and know one another.
 Confederate Soldiers
 "The duty of the government of Ala bama to the old soldiers of the state Is a subject which Is dear to my heart, and which I know to be dear to the hearts of everyone present. These feeble men were young when their country called, and they left the peace and comfort of home to suffer the privation of hunger and thirst and worse than all, the bitterness of defeat. Our country cannot afford to neglect such men when age has over taken them. What we give is not given in charity, but as their just and due re- ward. I believe in granting them as lib eral pensions as can be consistent with the ether obligations of government"
 The Railroad Question
 Colonel Mallory in .hlssspeech advocated giving the common carriers justice and fair treatment if the same Is accorded the people in the matter of fair and reasonable rates for passenger and freigh' transportation. He realized. he said. wha1
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