The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-01
0'NEAL IS GIVEN
GENUINE OVATION
IN THE FINAL RALLY
Speaker Reviews Events of
Campaign and Tells What
Victory Means
OTHERS ARE SPICY IN
THEIR BRIEF REMARKS
Smith, Bowman, TomIinson and Glenn
Makes Short Talks and Con-
siderable Ginger Is Put Into
| Their Remarks

| While 500 people wildly cheered hi.
every sentence, and on several occasions
broke into a continued demonstration
Col. Emmett O'Neal made the last speech
of his campaign last night at the Jeffer
son theatre. With the stage crowde'
with prominent people. every seat and al
| the standing room occupied on the firs
floor and some 200 in tho balcony, Colone
O'Neal found bountiful inspiration and
made the most telling speech that he has
yet delivered
they hung upon his every word, and ap-
piauded him repeatedly. The meeting
demonstrated the great interest in the
campaign, and every reference to the
defeat of the amendment in it's effect or
the crowd, proved that people are ready
to confirm their victory of last year.
Colonel O'Neal drew the line closely
declaring that the election Of Mallory
meant the Endorsement of "that thing
which has caused and disgraced the state,
Comerism, Brooks Lawrenceism and all
the other isms."
He invited everyone to laid us in
gathering the fagots for the funeral bier
which we will erect with our ballots Mon
day, when we are going to cremate the
dead corpse of the amendment and the
spirit of radicalism which gave 1t birth.
After Monday Colonel Mallory can say
Of the amendment, In life We were in
separable, and in death we shall not be
divided"
Denies Campaign Canards
One Of the greatest demonstrations of
approval followed denial of the campaign
canards of the past few days. "If the
amendment is dead, why, at the eleventh
hour. when they know they are defeated,
do they bring these campaign lies which
the people of Alabama stamped with their
contempt on November 29?"
At another time wave after wave of en-
thusiasm swept through the building
when he stated hts intention to recon-
mend to the legislature to repeal those
sections of the Fuller bill that strike
down the right of trial by jury and
legalize perjury in Alabama.
He made the issue the defense of the
constitution, declaring that in his desire
for high office Mallory's judgment was
overcome, and he lost his reverence for
the constitution. HE obeyed the high
priest of fanaticism and Joined the COM
bined cohorts of intolerance to destroy
the sanctity of the home"
After telling the story of the mule
which '.blew fust," he declared that Nal
Tory is politically salivated, and the senti-
ment was Endorsed with shout Nal
lcry was held up as the heir apparent
of Comerism and Brooks Lawrenceism,
who would be controlled and dominated
by the same forces. Mr.. O'Neal did not
speak in complimentary terms of Gov
ernor Conner. II thank heaven we will
never be afflicted by the same legislature
and the same executive" he said.
In sizing up the result of the amend
ment fight he said: THAT election was a
decdlaration that in future ham sand
wiches and hot coffee will have no voice
In our government. that the minister
must point us to heaven, and not die
tate our political actions, that there is
still a separation of church and state
Reply to Jelks' Card
| In reply to Jellss card in which he
stated that Mallory is the one man COM
petent to fill the office of governor, Col
onel O'Neal said that he is yelling to
put the Endorsement of John T. Morgan
IN the scale against the word Of 1000 such
men as Jelks.
The speaker referred touchingly to the
! Confederate soldier, promising him relief
and promising equal protection Of the law
to capital and labor alike.
The meeting was a stinger in many
ways Col. p G. Bowman, who spoke
In reply to a popular clamor. used the
most cutting language. referring to O.
p. Gautl Walker Percy and Mr.. Mallory
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