The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-17

serves hoarse after the parade, when the vast, swaying masses shouted their ap- preciation of the speeches made by the outgoing executive, Citizen Conner. ana the speech of the new governor. Emmet U Neal. The applause of the populace was a reverberating one which swelJed through every office of the historic cant ,ol, and echoed it's way down the city
 Governors Conner and O'Neal stood in oenvering their speeches almost on the Identical spot where Jefferson Davis stood apout DO years ago. when he was inaugur- ated as President of the Confederate states of America. In addressing the crowds each took occasion to point to the hiseorlc confederate monument which rears itself in the capitol grounds.
 Aho the same spot on which Iovernor V Neal stood in addressing the people was the spot on which his illustrious father the other Emmet O'Neal, once stood when he' too, was made governor of the neo- pc Of Alabama. and guider of the des- tinies of the state
 Governor O'Neal's inaugural addr.ss Will be found in full on page 6 of this is- sue In introducing tho new governor. Governor Conner said:
 Tn his speech introducing incoming governor O,Neal, the outgoing chief ex- eeutiVe, B B. Conner. spoke as follows:
 JSoiS dSO, when | LOOK the 0a th or office as governor of the state. I called upon the God of my father to he with me ana guide me in the accomplishment or l. ose things which were best. At .he end or my administration, without mental re- serVe' assure you, citizens of the state t'at nave done what I could to nro- mote the advancement and prosperity of our state and to build for 1t a higher and better citizenship. The reveille of educa- tion and civic righteousness was sounded. the old democracy of Jefferson and Jack son was practiced. As far as the state me extended the lesson of personal and iholVloual rights was taught and the pro- lection of the law was guaranteed The 'ailacy Of the claim that asserting these rights and carrying out these laws would hurt business has been abundantly shown. Open, free political discussion has been encouraged. Every matter has been put primarily up to the people and am con- hdent that from this great good has re- suited. At times it may have appeared that harm would be done but the itares can be eradicated and good grain will be garnered. That political discussion hurts business and should stop is the reverse of true Class laws, conservative inaction. standpatters, allowing the transgression ana suppression of the rights of the peo- ri'N' iioNS III cNSiy dsc DTOuknI aDOut e. 1uences that destroy. This great Amer ican republic commenced but a little over l0O years ago with state sovereignty and the right of a state to dominate and con- trol it's own affairs We believe such a. system absolutely necessary for our citI. zens and our property. The so-called allied interests, or large business, are at tempting to coerce the functions of gov erhments into centralized power at Washington Unquestionaply this is heing done in the interest of special busi- ress, meaning thereby the business .in- terest which gets by law preference over ether business and other people. Such policy is most hurtful. If this process cf centralization continue to evolute as it has done In the recent past 1t will be a question of only short time when it will be at Washington as it was at Baby Ion. the satraps from the provinces will be gathered at Washington and the power will be greater than that of czar
 Both in Congress and before the federal courts at Washington there is now going cn gigantic struggle to wrench from the vitals of the government and the peo- pie the grasp of the strongest combina- tion of allied interests ever formed. and against which every party platform, whether republican or democratic. gives the fullest condemnation Never before In the history of the nation has there been such an insurrection and revolution against their selfish insatiate rule The states. from the extreme east to the ex- treme west.--whe.her republican or dem- Ccratic, are aroused as never before
 Maine, New Hampshire, New York New Jersey, Ohio Wisconsin. Minnesota, Michigan. Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Okla homa,, Oregon. Washington and Califor- nia afl under democratic principles, have rut on the defense of the people and de- olared that the rule and government of the special interests should cease. and the people must have protection.
 '.In New Jersey, the rookery of the trusts the Hon. Woodrow Wilson, one of the most nnenvironed men Of the dem- ocratic side among the leaders in Amer ica, was elected governor by an over- whelming majority and is now before