The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-07
KNOX APPEALS FOR
 PARTY HARMONY
Voters Are Urged to Support
 the Ticket Unitedly
ELECTION IS IMPORTANT
Democratic Majority and Help in Fight for Democratic
 President

NlbiSAfis 4NbNtiilbtl ffpfftdl laHN Dt. John R. Knox Of this city, who has prob ably done more than any other one man in the state to relieve Alabama of the menace of the negro In politics. consider. ed au ominous factor in the present cam paign. by eliminating the negro ballot through his services al president nf the late constitutional convention. took na- tional view of the election on Tuesday when seen at his office Saturday evening. It would be little short of a calamity. he said, If Alabama should fall short in it's vote, or if Tennessee should be lost to democracy entirely, as he says this elec- tion will have marked effect on the next presidential election.
 MT. Knox said:
 q regard the election on Tuesday as one of great importance. not only to Alabama, but to the entire south.
 ''The republican party has for years been looking to break In the democrat tic ranks in this section If our people could see in the success of that party any re- lief there might be some excuse for de- lection, but there is none. The republi. can party stands for everything which ia to LIS most objectionable. With that party in power we are without any voice in the government; we are like Ireland tied on to a strong government which neither consults nor cares for our in- terests.
 "The prospects of the democratic party were never brighter than at this time With strong men, like Harmon in Ohio, M. s. New Jersey. and Judge Baldwin in Con necticut, not to mention others. there is an enthusiasm all along the line which promises success not only in these states on Tuesday next. but presages democratic success In the next presidential election
 With such prospects in view, 1t would be nothing short of a calamity if Ala hama should fall down in her vote. or il We should lose Tennessee altogether
 "I trust that our peopue will forget their late differences. and unite 10 roll up slpendid majority for O'Neal and the entire state and congressional tickets
 Taylor for Vice President J. M Slattery, a native of Tennessee but who has for several years been al active factor in the democratic party ir this city, being regarded as one of the best political students in this section as the result Of an extensive apprenticeship served under William Jennings Bryan has just returned from a visit to Chicago and he says that political leaders in H. linois are watching the contests in tn, south with unusual interest this year and particularly is this true of the stat, of Tennessee, as it is believed that l Bob Taylor succeeds in saving the demo cratic party in that commonw alth, h' will be the nominee for Vice President O in, ratf campaign.
 The national democratic leaders, Mir Sattery says as a result of his trip fl the east and west. have come to the con clusion that the south must be person ally reckoned with In the next presdentia campaign, and that this section mus hereafter have a vote in affairs per talning to the conduct of the party, al well as be represented on the nationa ticket The negro has been eliminated to large extent. he says, and the party leaders are realizing that the south VII no longer go democratic by necessity, oi willy-nilly. and that they are being taker into consideration. This was evidenced he ayers, in the selection of Henry Clay ton of Alabama to preside over the las convention; and if Bob Taylor is success ful in his efforts he will almost un doubtedly be regarded as the most ex pedient man In the south to make tho race with the democratic nominee fo president.
 MaIIory's Speech n Masterpiece
 Solicitor w. C. Tunstall of the city ant circuit court in this county says tha the address delivered at the Calhoun county courthouse last Saturday after noon by Col. H. s. D. Mallory of Selma in the interest of party harmony, wal the masterpiece of the democratic pa triarch and this view is shared by Judg' H. D. McCsrty. who introduced the speak CT: Dr. ]. w. Stagg, president of the Ala bama Presbyterian college. and other who have heard the eminent Selmiai make several jury speeches. and politica addresses in this city. When he said, am a democrat and pleaded for the CT ring ones to come back" MT. Tunstal says, ''his heart was in it, and his words were telling. A +f
 Intensive Farming Fruitful
 Capt. w. P. Howell of Iron City, wh' was in this city last Saturday evening related an instance of intensive farming in his neighborhood that shows the pos sibilities of southern land when scien fife methods of cultiva tion are applied Frank Martin, a young man of chosei Springs he says, has just cleared a plo of land about four-fifth of an acre ii size. from which he has already growI about 2000 pounds of seed cotton this year and the picking has not yet been com nieted. The plat in question was re deemed from broom sage and has no yet been fully developed.
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